They hadn’t had much alone time since getting back to the condo, and he’d let her have her quiet time to bathe and relax. But in a few minutes?

He’d be going into her room, joining her in the bathtub if he had to. Anything just to hold her close and make sure she was all right.

He took the last pull of his beer and rose, nodding at his buddy. “I’m going to go check on Bailey,” he said.

Mason nodded, his lips quirking in a smile. “You two are good for each other.”

Noah paused, glancing at his teammate. “Is that why you wanted us both to come down here on this fishing trip? To set us up?”

Mason chuckled. “Would I do something like that?”

Noah shook his head, grinning as he tossed his beer bottle into the recycling bin.

“Don’t forget that you’re the one who wanted to tag along with Taylor and me,” Mason said. “I had to keep you occupied, Viper.”

“Hell. I got a little more than I bargained for. Wouldn’t change it for the world though.”

He couldn’t fault his buddy for bringing him and Bailey together—not when he knew he couldn’t live without her in his life. He knocked lightly on her bedroom door, and not hearing an answer, quietly opened it, walking over to the attached bathroom. The door was slightly ajar, but he paused, calling out to her in a low voice.

“I’m done,” she said, pulling the drain on the tub. Noah peered in, grabbing her fluffy towel off the counter, and then she stood, nude and dripping wet.

She was beautiful, her long, blonde hair damp and hanging down her back. Water droplets ran down her body, dripping over her gorgeous, full breasts. She had a flat stomach, which gave way to the sweetest spot of all—those beautiful pussy lips he loved to taste and touch.

She was pure female perfection—but it was the look in her eyes that slayed him.

“You’re beautiful, sunshine,” he said, holding out a hand to help her step out of the tub. He wrapped her in the soft towel, pulling her close.

“I’m getting you all wet,” she protested.

“Then I’ll strip off my clothes,” he quipped. “Hold you naked in my arms all night.”

She pulled away slightly, wringing out her damp hair. She grabbed another towel from the counter and dried it a bit, then dropped her towel right in front of him.

“Take me to bed,” she said, gazing up at him.

“You’re kind of a bossy little thing, aren’t you?” he teased. He stalked toward her, loving the heat rising in her eyes. Before she could utter a word, he lifted her into his arms, holding her close.

“How sore are you, sunshine?” he asked, his voice gruff.

“Not too sore to prevent you from making love to me all night,” she said.

“Thank God,” he muttered.

He carried her into the bedroom and lay her down on the bed, stripping off his tee shirt. Her eyes raked over his muscular chest, and he felt about ten feet tall with the way that Bailey looked at him. His cock was already hard, straining against the confines of his boxers and shorts. He undid his belt, and then he was stepping out of his shorts, shoving his boxers down afterward.

His erection sprang free, and Bailey’s eyes lit up at the sight. “I want to taste you,” she said.

“Later,” he said gruffly. “I haven’t gotten my fill of you yet.”

He ran his hands down her body, caressing her breasts and skimming over her sides and flat stomach. She whimpered beneath him, but he didn’t kiss her yet, just teased her with gentle touches.

A moment later he was kissing his way up her inner thigh. Bailey smelled of sweet flowers and coconuts from her bath and shampoo, but it was the scent of her arousal that did him in. He spread her creamy thighs and ducked lower, kissing the soft petals of her bare sex.

She whimpered at his touch, and he slid one finger up her slit, feeling her silken arousal. Bending her legs and gripping each one in a muscular arm, he spread her wide for him, a feast he couldn’t wait to devour. Bailey gasped as he held her legs open, and then he was licking and tasting her. Savoring each moan and gasp from her lips.

He trailed his tongue through all her delicate folds, and then thrust it directly inside her core. She cried out in surprise as he lightly moved his tongue in and out, and then he licked her, hard, from her core up to her clit.

“Noah, oh God!” she whimpered quietly, either mindful of their friends in the same condo or too exhausted to scream.