Page 12 of Grump of Misty Mountain

“Minx.” I ground out as I held on to the last of my sanity.How’d I get so damn lucky to find this woman?

“Anytime now would be great.” She reached between our bodies and circled the base of my cock and I felt my eyes cross—and when had that ever happened before? I didn’t even know it was possible to feel it such a thing.

“That sassy mouth is going to get you in trouble.” I punctuated each word with a flick of my thumb against her glistening, swollen bud. “And by trouble, I mean exactly this.”

Her head fell back. I planted a kiss on her neck then sucked on the sweet spot at its base, between shoulder and her collar bone, my tongue and fingers in sync as I put everything I had into making her come again.

“What are you doing to me?” She collapsed onto the bed, then pounded the mattress with a fist as she peaked. “Yes,aah…” The rest of her words came out unintelligible. Until she shouted my name again.

With a low groan, the wait was over. I slammed into her. Going slow wasn’t an option. Over and over, I filled her, earning more of her sweet moans with every thrust. When the tightness in my lower back hit, signaling the beginning of my own orgasm, I mourned that my first taste of Sami was almost over because there was no holding back.

She grabbed onto my shoulders and shouted my name, matching my thrusts with her own. Her pleasure became mine as I gripped her waist, and with one more thrust, so deep I was fully seated, her walls clenched around me. I stiffened, roared her name, then fell over the edge into complete and total love with Sami Lynch.

EIGHT

FINN

I woke to find the bed empty. Yawning, my gaze roamed the room until I spotted Sami. “Where you off to so early?” Relief flooded me even as I noticed she was racing around. Had she been trying to sneak out before I woke up?

Last night, with Sami in my arms, I’d slept better than I have since I left the service. I’d wanted a leisurely morning with her, but she was doing everything she could to avoid my gaze.

“I’ve got the opening shift at the cafe.” She tugged on her jeans, then moved quickly to my bedroom door. Leaning against the frame, she yanked on her shoes, then ran a hand through her tangled hair.

I had done that. Mussed up all those silky waves. Her lips were still bright red and slightly swollen from our kisses. One night with her was not going to be enough. I suspected it before, but I knew it now. I was keeping her. Her declaration of it being otherwise? Challenge accepted.

“Okay, so when can I see you again?”

Finally, she looked at me, but the expression on her face was unreadable.

“You want to see me again?” Her question so unexpected that I threw off the covers, forgetting I was still naked, and walked to her. My morning wood was not one bit affected by the rush of cool air. Ignoring Sami’s gasp, she’d just have to deal. It wasn’t like she hadn’t become very familiar with that part of my anatomy. If fact, both it and I wanted her back in bed, now.

“Of course, I want to see you again. I thought after last night, earlier this morning, you felt the same.”

Sami tipped her head back and sighed. “Could you cover…” she waved at my erection, “that…please.” How can someone who was so enthusiastic and responsive, three times in one night, now seem so unsure of herself? It wasn’t adding up, especially since I could see her pearled nipples pressing against the top she wore. She was as turned on as I was.

Grabbing one of the pillows off the bed, I covered my mid-section. “Better?” I barked out sharply. Never had a woman had me all tied up in knots like this one.

“Yes. Thanks.” She still wasn’t looking directly at me, but somewhere over my shoulder. What had I missed?

“Tell me what’s going on, Sami.” It took all my self-control not to pull her into my arms. She obviously needed space. When she finally met my gaze, uncertainty filled her eyes. “I promise, whatever is going on, I won’t be upset.” Had my heart ever thundered so hard? Nerves like I’d never felt slammed into me while I waited for her to answer.

“I, last night, was great. Beyond great. And I don’t regret it. I just… you… know…” her left arm waved toward the bed, “you knew last night was all I wanted. I’m not looking to get into anything serious or even semi-serious right now. I know it’s a cliché, but I really did just end a relationship, and it was messy. All I have to give right now was this one time.”

The heartbreak in her voice was subdued, yet it set off yet another brand new sensation within me. I’d never been thejealous type, but I wanted to track her ex down and beat him to a pulp for hurting Sami. I didn’t care how it ended. She obviously was still dealing with whatever had happened. She deserved to be treated like the sassy, beautiful goddess she was.

And I needed to tell her I wanted to be that man. I’ve never been good at sharing my feelings, no matter what they were, or who they were directed at, but I sensed if I didn’t tell her now, before she walked out my door, exactly how I felt about her, I wouldn’t get another chance.

“Alright, I get that I really do. And this all happened quick, but Sami…there’s this…this ache I have for you. I wish I could explain it better, but from the moment I saw you. It was instant. Like a damn bell ringing in my head. A signal telling me you’re the one. That you could be the one, if you wanted to be, that is. God, I’m screwing this up. Tell me we can talk more later. I know you’ve got work, and?—”

“Stop. Okay? I’m not going to lie and say I didn’t feel an instant connection, too. But I’m so not in a place where I can commit to anything more than what we just shared.” She took a step into the hallway, and I thought she was going to leave without saying anything else and I reacted without thinking.

Moving as if I was on fire, I caught up to her and pulled her into my arms. But I paused before doing what I really wanted to do. Craved to do. After a short standoff, thankfully, she did it for me.

She kissed me. Hard. Her tongue pushed between my lips, and I moaned. Long and deep. Slow and soft, the kiss went on as the woman in my arms,my woman,melted against me.

Pulling apart was agony. I dipped my head into her neck and breathed in her scent. She shuddered, then pushed her hands against my chest.

“You dropped the pillow.” Her sweet smile and bright eyes shined up at me.

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