She snorted a laugh and wiggled a little, like she could spur me to finally touch her, but my hands stayed right where they were, linked with hers. “If anticipation could kill, I’d have dropped dead by now, Nico.”
“I told you teasing was all a part of it,” I murmured, then my lips replaced my chin on her shoulder, brushing lightly back and forth across her wet skin.
I released one of her hands to wrap my arm across the soft swell of her stomach. One tug brought her body flush against mine. Kat dropped her head back onto my shoulder as my lips traveled up her neck to nuzzle her ear.
With my arm supporting her, she shifted her ass backward to cradle my cock, drawing a groan from deep inside me. When I lifted her other arm to hook it around the back of my neck, allowing me the freedom to slide my hand around to cup her breast, pleasure purred from her throat. My thumb circled her nipple and she arched, filling my hand.
“Oh, Kitten,” I breathed against her ear.
This way lies madness,I thought, unable to keep from giving the same attention to her other breast.
Even as the hot water soothed my aching back, I didn’t think I was in any shape to take her here, like this. God knew I wanted to—no, Iintendedto, when the time was right. Her body, wet and soapy and so fucking perfect under my hands, was everything I’d ever dreamed of and far, far more.
Kat gave another breathless cry when I rolled her nipple between my fingers, then I released her to stroke both handssoothingly down her sides before gripping her hips. With a gentle nudge, I set her away from me. She spun, ready to protest, but I gave her a knowing smirk, so she simply glared instead.
“Not here,” I said, shaking my head. A spray of water droplets haloed my face. “If we’re doing this now, it’s going to be on that nice soft bed in the other room. This time, anyway. There will be plenty of time in the future for lifting you against this wall and driving into your hot, wet body.”
I just hoped it was true—that we’d find our way through this mess with the painting and come out on the other side unscathed, with the rest of our lives stretching before us, because I didn’t think any amount of time with Kat could ever be enough.
Chapter Ten
Kat
Isighedasmyneedspiraled higher, but then I nodded, taking the opportunity to let my gaze roam over Nico. Naked and dripping was an excellent look on him.
He was right about the bed, I would grant him that, so I kept my hands off him as I studied the way his sculpted shoulders topped that broad chest. His skin was dusted with dark hair that trailed down to the hard abdomen I’d stroked only hours ago.
And below that? The man was impressively equipped, no doubt of that. Desire flickered through my veins like electricity.
“If we don’t get out of this shower right now, I’m going to ignore everything you just said and jump you right here, Nicolas.”
There was no need to ask twice. Nico reached behind him to turn off the water, then caught the long strands of my wet hairin his fist and drew my mouth to his. I twined my arms around his neck, but after a moment he broke away, bundled me into a towel, and draped one carelessly around his hips.
“Now, this is a perfect look on you, Nico.” It was only made better by the fact that I knew exactly what was hidden behind the thin layer of fabric.
“Let’s go,” he growled, grabbing my hand to tow me into the bedroom.
I practically skipped along behind him, laughing. He turned so abruptly that I crashed into him, but his arms locked around my waist as he captured my mouth once more. When my body sighed against his, he guided me down onto the bed, stretching out alongside me.
I couldn’t remember anyone ever looking at me the way he did just then—intent, hungry, and utterly enthralled. The gleam of appreciation in his dark eyes brightened as he hooked his index finger between the knot in the towel and my skin, stroking in a teasing line between my breasts.
“This is what you want?” he asked, his voice low.
“Yes. Fuck yes. If your hands aren’t on my naked body in ten seconds or less, I swear I’m going to turn violent.”
“Only my hands?” Nico murmured.
He laughed softly at my scowl and tugged the towel loose, spreading the halves wide to reveal my skin, flushed pink from the hot shower. For a moment, his gaze caressed me, then he dropped his head to nuzzle the underside of one breast.
My entire body bowed beneath him when his teeth grazed my nipple. He grinned against my skin at the sound I made, something between a whimper and a moan.
“Should I take that to mean my mouth on your naked body is also acceptable?”
“Yes!” I gasped.
If I hadn’t landed on top of him out there in the woods, I would never have guessed the man had taken a tumble so recently. He moved over me with all the grace of a jungle cat, his muscles bunching and coiling under my hands as I clung, unable to do anything but soak in the pleasure he lavished on my breasts.
By the time he returned to my mouth, I was trembling, this time in the best possible way. All the discomfort from my little escapade in the forest fled under his touch, and I assumed he must have felt the same when he propped himself on his elbow and drew my knee over his hip.