Page 40 of All Along

“Arms up.”

Her whiskey eyes stare directly into mine as she slowly lifts her arms. My shy girl is a temptress in bed. Duly noted. And appreciated.

She bats her eyelashes. “Now what?”

I grasp the edge of her sweater. “Now I unwrap my present.”

I draw the material up her body, making sure to skim her sides as I go. Goosebumps follow in my wake. I love how responsiveshe is to me.

I whip the sweater off of her and throw it behind me, leaving Maya in a pink bra and a turquoise bracelet.

I tap the bracelet. “Is this…?”

She smiles. “Yes. I always wear it. I never take it off.”

She wears the bracelet I bought her for her twenty-first birthday nearly a decade ago? More proof I’m a fucking idiot when it comes to Maya. No more. I’m done denying myself.

Starting now. My gaze returns to her pretty pink bra. I trace the lacy edge with my index finger.

“Such a pretty bra. Does the pink match the color of your nipples?”

Her cheeks darken at my question but she doesn’t duck her chin to hide from me. “There’s one way to find out.”

“I do love a challenge.”

I flick the bra open and the material falls out of my way. I want to admire her bare breasts, but I can’t resist touching. I knead and mold the mounds until her nipples form hard points.

“Caleb,” she moans.

“What do you need, Bunny?”

“You. To touch me.”

“Am I not touching you now?”

“Not where I need it,” she pouts.

“You mean this?” I pinch her nipple and she moans. “Or this?” I lean forward and take her breast into my mouth. She writhes beneath me.

“Yes.”

She threads her hands through my hair and shoves my face closer to her chest. And here I was worried my Maya would be shy in bed.

My cock presses against my zipper and urges me to move things along. I release her nipple and kiss my way down her chest. I reach her jeans and don’t waste any time in unzipping them and shoving them down her legs.

“Shit,” I mutter when I realize she’s still wearing her boots.

Maya gets up on her elbows. “This never happens in romance novels.”

“Do their boots magically disappear?”

She shrugs. Her breasts bounce with the movement and my cock twitches. I need to get a move on before I come in my pants like a freaking teenager.

I unzip Maya’s boots and pull them off. Next, I remove her jeans and socks. She’s completely naked to me now except for a pair of pink panties.

She grasps the edge of the panties and begins to shove them down her legs. I stop her.

“Nuh-uh. I get to remove your clothes.”

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