Pulsing, he drove into her repeatedly, his breath so fast he could barely swear.

“Holy shit,” he gasped as he came with one last convulsive wrench. He collapsed on top of her, his sweat-soaked skin hot to the touch.

Still shaking from the residual aftershocks of his passion, Georgia wrapped her arms and legs around his body, holding him close as he softened inside her.

* * *

Rainer was still trying to recover from the hardest, most intense orgasm of his life when he realized he was crushing Georgia. Flipping over on his back, he pulled her on top of him without breaking their connection.

They lay that way together for long minutes, touching and exploring until the fire ignited again and he urged her on top to ride him for what he promised himself would be the first of many times. She was hesitant at first, requiring guidance. It made him think that his initial guess of her being inexperienced wasn’t that far off. There hadn’t been too many lovers in her past.

But where he led, she followed, utterly responsive.

Georgia adapted to him like she could read his mind, and when her tight little pussy clamped down on him, the smooth globes of her ass rubbing his thighs, he exploded with enough force to make him nearly pass out.

Spent and sated, he pulled the covers over their rapidly cooling bodies. Georgia nestled against him, fitting like she’d been made for him. She soon dropped off to sleep. He cuddled her to him, feeling happier and more at peace than he had in a long time.

But the feeling didn’t last. Try as he might, Rainer couldn’t sleep. He lay next to Georgia, holding her, a sinking feeling in his head and stomach.

Something was wrong.

CHAPTERFIFTEEN

Georgia was a little surprised to wake up alone. Telling herself that it wasn’t a big deal, she got up and dressed. Perhaps Rainer’s laptop still had some battery and he’d gone back into the office to do some work. But when she checked the office was empty.

Feeling chilled, she went to dig through the pile of clothes they’d pulled out for the night. Adding a second sweatshirt to the one she’d pulled on, she found Rainer in the master bathroom, rubbing his glorious pecs with a wet washcloth.

“I think the pipes may have frozen over or they’re in the process of freezing,” he said with a teeth-bearing grimace as he swiped under his armpit with a dry towel. “Only a trickle is coming out.”

The bad news was tempered by the sight of his beautiful body.Damn girl, this is serious shit. You gotta focus.

“We should start gathering fresh snow in buckets and bowls,” she said, after shaking her head to clear it. “If we have to, we can melt it in the fireplace.”

“Maybe we should fill the tubs, too.”

“That’s a good idea.”

She shuffled her feet, intending to get to work immediately, but his hand snaked out, snagging and pulling her to him.

“Hey.” The full force of his gaze pinned her to the spot.

“H-hi,” she stuttered, heat inexplicably creeping up her neck.

A corner lip quirked up. “Not so brave in the daylight, are you?” he teased.

“I…”

“Close your eyes.”

Startled, Georgia hesitated—until Rainer brushed his fingers over the top of her lids, a gentle nudge. When her eyes were closed, he took her hands and put them over his chest. It was still bare despite the cold in the room. But he didn’t shiver. Rainer’s skin was hot to the touch. And it felt like heaven.

Moaning a little despite herself, Georgia rested a cheek against him, rubbing it against the muscled landscape of his chest. Her breath fanned across his satin skin, and he tensed.

Ever so slowly, he peeled her hands off his chest before taking her shoulder and setting her half a step back. She opened pleasure-drunk eyes, satisfied to see he was breathing as fast as she was.

“First, we gather the snow. Then we pick up where we left off.”

Lips parted, she nodded before turning to leave. But she was unsteady on her feet. Chuckling, Rainer wrapped his arms around her from behind, pressing a kiss to the hypersensitive spot next to her ear. “Georgia, you are so good for my ego.”