Page 10 of Delayed
Chapter Five
Anna loved the way Rex handed over control.He had an alpha side. He told her what he wanted or how he wantedit. But he was willing to relinquish the reins for a bit.
She slid her hands up his chest and pushedhis quilted vest off his shoulders and down his arms. The garmentpillowed at his feet. She cupped the back of his neck, pulling himdown to her. Pushing up on her toes, she brushed her mouth againsthis.
He moaned.
She moved her hands to the hem of his shirt,skated her fingers underneath the fabric, and stroked the firmmuscles of his abs. His skin was warm and smooth but for the trailof coarse hair from his waist to his belly button.
He sucked in a breath. She liked that sound.That her touch elicited a reaction.
Licking at his mouth, she encouraged him toopen. He did. He parted his lips and she slipped her tongue insideand explored.
He went rigid under her touch, his abdominalmuscles rippling. But he hadn’t touched her yet.
She pulled back, breaking their kiss. Herchest heaved. So did his. A storm raged in his eyes. She glanceddown at his hands clenched at his sides.
“Touch me, Rex.”
“Sunshine.” He blew out a breath. “I wantthis to go slow. That we move at your pace. I want you to know thatthis is not about me. It’s about you. I want you to enjoy this asmuch as I do.” His voice was rough, gravelly.
She appreciated his concern, his chivalrousnature. Most men wouldn’t have thought twice about her. At least,that had been her experience. The few men she dated over the yearsnever seemed overly concerned with her pleasure.
She was amazed that she’d opted to have herfirst one-night stand with a man who was more worried about herthan getting off himself. How’d she get so lucky?
She reached for his hands and pressed herpalms to his, interlacing their fingers. Then she brought them toher hips at the edge of her red sweater. “I’ll enjoy it more if youtouch me.”
“Touching you is going to drive me crazy.”He scrunched the hem of her sweater in his fists.
“Maybe I want you to go crazy.” She swipedher tongue across his bottom lip, then pulled it between her teethand nuzzled the flesh.
He growled and hauled her against him, evencloser than they’d already been. He pressed his lips to her sohard, then dipped his tongue into her mouth, teasing her with softlicks. Deceptively slow given the way his fingers dug into herhips.
She loved the way he kissed her, like if hedidn’t, he wouldn’t survive.
He slid his hands under her sweater and overher lower back. She moaned. The feel of his hands on her bare skinsent a million shock waves through her. His dexterous fingersunlatched the hook of her bra, popping it open. In one swiftmovement, he pulled the sweater and bra off, breaking their kissand flinging the clothing to the floor.
The cooler air of the room skated over herbare skin. Her nipples hardened. His gaze dropped and he inhaledsharply.
“You’re beautiful. So damn stunning.”
His words warmed her. It wasn’t that shequestioned her looks. But over the last year, she’d been so wrappedup in her career and ascending the corporate ladder that she’dforgotten what it was like to be wanted by a man.
He cupped her breasts, his thumbs glidingacross her sensitive nipples. A shiver ran through her.
“Anna.” Her name sounded like a prayer. Thenext moment, his mouth was on hers, kissing her wildly.
His sandalwood and outdoorsy scent envelopedher. She breathed him in, trying to connect with all hersenses.
She gripped the hem of his shirt and pulledit up, breaking their kiss again. But she didn’t care. She wantedto be skin to skin. He yanked the collar from behind his head andtugged the shirt off, tossing it across the room.
She ran her hands over his skin, theunforgiving muscles of his chest. She traced a finger over thepeaks and valleys of his pecs and the ridges of his abdomen.
“Hmmm. You’re pretty stunning yourself.”
He grasped her wrist and brought it to hismouth, opened her hand and kissed her palm. “I’m going to rock yourworld tonight, Sunshine. You’re going to lose count of the numberof times I make you come.”
She pressed up on her toes again and kissedhim fiercely. “Or maybe I’m going to rock your world.”
