Page 31 of Starts With a Bang

Sven

I stretched my arms over my head and surrendered fully to whatever Dom wanted to do to me. He began with a trail of kisses that started behind my right ear and snaked down my neck. The softness of his lips and the rasp from his scruff made me squirm. “I’ve dreamed about having you on top of me.”

“Bet you never guessed I’d be this heavy.”

Though his words sounded muffled against my skin, his insecurity came out crystal clear. And I was having none of it. “The reality of you is so much better than the fantasy.” His lips paused, and I braced myself for a deflection or another jab at himself, but Dom continued his trek down my body, workinghorizontally over my collarbone. “I can’t imagine how sexy it will be when we’re skin to skin.”

Dom lifted his head and met my gaze. The worry in his green eyes made my heart ache. “You say that now, but you haven’t seen me without a shirt in two years. I’ve gained some more weight since then.”

I cupped his handsome face and held eye contact, willing him to see my sincerity. “You are absolutely perfect, Grizz.” I lowered my hands to the bottom of his sweater and gently tugged. “Take this off, and let me prove it.”

Dom’s expression remained uncertain, but he eased up onto his knees and pulled his sweater over his head. I sat up before he could drop it on the bed and nuzzled my nose against his stomach. Dom didn’t sport a thick pelt of fur on his torso; he had the perfect amount of dark hair covering his belly and chest. Dom oozed masculinity from every pore, and it drove me insane. I cupped his ass and alternated between rubbing my face against him and kissing his skin as I unbuckled his belt.

Dom growled and cupped the back of my head. “I thought I was supposed to be driving you insane.”

“Already there.” I unbuttoned his jeans and tugged the zipper down to reveal black underwear. The scent of Dom’s arousal was maddening, and I needed more. I pressed my nose against the straining fabric and inhaled deeply.

Dom’s fingers tightened in my hair. “Fuck.”

I tugged his jeans and underwear down enough to reveal the top of his pubic hairline. I was getting closer to the treasure but stopped to nuzzle my nose in his neatly trimmed curls. The scent of his arousal was even stronger, and I slipped my tongue beneath his waistband to tease the rigid flesh beneath it. Dom gripped my hair and pulled me back. I tilted my head to meet his gaze and was satisfied to see no trace of his earlier insecurities.Naked hunger stared back at me. “If I don’t get your monster cock in my mouth in the next—”

Ping.Dom’s phone notifications were likely set at a normal volume, but the timing of the interruption made it sound obnoxiously loud. He glanced over at the bedside table and grimaced. “It’s my mom.”

I tried to tug his pants back up, but he stopped me.

“We can pretend we didn’t hear the phone. I’d rather have you than—”

Ping.

“Damn it,” Dom snarled.

Ping. Ping.

Dom scowled at his phone like it was his mortal enemy. “Christ, woman. One text message will do.”

Ping.

He lunged for the device and stared at it in disbelief as he read the texts. “Wow, Mom. She said, ‘We’re getting ready to make pizza,’ and then followed it up with, ‘before Janet passes out.’” Dom lifted his head and met my gaze. “She told us to come out if we’ve finished.”

I waggled my brows. “Finished what? You’ve only read three messages, and she sent four. What’s the last one say?”

Dom shook his head. “I’m too embarrassed to say.”

“Show me, then.”

Dom turned the phone around and revealed an eggplant emoji. Beneath it was a blue replay arrow. Dom tapped it, and dozens of eggplants swirled across the screen. I flopped back on the bed and covered my mouth to hide my laughter, but my shaking shoulders betrayed me. Dom tried to scowl, but his lips kept twitching at the corners. He wanted to give in to the hilarity of the situation too.

He set his phone down and crawled over to me, repositioning himself between my legs. Dom lowered his head, and I thoughthe was going to kiss me, but he stopped a few inches from my mouth. “You find this funny?”

“Hilarious.”

He smiled then, and I wanted to taste it.

“Kiss me,” I urged.

Dom captured my mouth in a hungry kiss. I wrapped my arms around his shoulders and urged him to lower himself until his bare chest pressed against mine. My hands explored his muscular back and ghosted over his ribcage. I bucked my pelvis upward, trying to align my erection against his. Dom gripped my hips to hold me still. “Oh no, you don’t.”

He rolled off me and stood up on the other side of the bed. “It’s bad enough I fell asleep on you. I will not make a bad situation worse by coming in five seconds again.”

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