Page 87 of Stick Side
Melody whimpered. Ben was making her feel so good it was almost painful.
“I think,” Ben mused as he lifted himself up enough to better maneuver, “that you’re wearing entirely too many clothes.”
Melody was in complete agreement. “I see you’re coming around to my way of thinking,” she teased, parroting back his earlier words.
Ben laughed. “Touché.”
Eager to divest herself of what little clothing she was still wearing, Melody lifted herself up until she and Ben were both sitting upright, facing each other. Keeping her eyes glued to his, she slowly reached behind her back to unhook her bra. She didn’t get far before Ben’s voice halted her.
“Don’t,” he requested, his voice husky. “Let me.”
Her hands dropped to her sides.
He leaned in and placed a warm, open-mouthed kiss just below the hollow of her throat. “I’ve been dreaming about this for a while now.”
She shivered at his revelation.
Gooseflesh spread across her chest and arms as Ben moved in closer and traced the sides of her body with his large, masculine hands. She shivered when his fingers grasped the back of her bra, unhooking it with the ease of someone who knew what they were doing. He took his time, sliding the straps over her shoulders and down her arms with slow, sensuous movements that only served to wind her up more than she already was.
He groaned when her bra slid off her breasts, revealing them in their entirety. He caressed the undersides, gently lifting themup and pressing them together. “These are a work of art more beautiful than anything I could have imagined.”
Melody smiled impishly. “You certainly know how to make a girl feel good about herself.”
“Oh, beautiful, you can rest assured that I want to make you feelverygood,” Ben promised with a gruffness that made her shiver.
Ben’s fingers fiddled with the lacy scrap of her underwear. “May I?”
“Please do,” Melody entreated. She looked up at him from beneath her lashes, feeling bold but also a little shy. “Surely, you can tell how much I want you.”
Ben cocked his head to the side, the better to really see her. “I’m not taking anything for granted where you’re concerned,” he said as his gaze held hers.
Melody bit her bottom lip as the corners of her mouth quirked up into a smile. “So, you’re a naughty gentleman, it would seem.”
Ben’s eyes crinkled perceptibly as a smile lit his lips. “So it would seem.”
Melody reached her hands down her body until they were covering Ben’s. “Take these off of me,” she pleaded.
Ben curled his fingers around the sides of her panties and slowly slid them down her legs. “Your wish is my command.”
Her whole body heated at the way his appreciative gaze swept over her body. “Beautiful,” he said simply.
“Thank you.” There was so much tenderness in his eyes that she couldn’t bring herself to feel even a shred of self-consciousness. Maybe she would feel it later, but in this moment, all she felt was adored.
“Your turn,” she pronounced as she dropped her eyes to his belt buckle.
Ben didn’t waste any time, stripping out of his pants and briefs with impressive efficiency.
“Wow,” Melody praised as she took Ben in in all his naked glory. “I honestly didn’t think your body could get any better, but I’ve been proven wrong.” No wonder he was so confident.
“I can’t complain,” Ben said with a cheeky grin.
“No kidding,” she agreed as her eyes dipped back down to the impressive appendage flying high between his muscular thighs.
“I’m glad you aren’t disappointed.”
She snorted. She actually snorted.
“Are you laughing at me, Dr. McGuire?” Ben teased. “I take my clothes off for you and you laugh?”
