“I beg your pardon.” He spoke solemnly, but there was a twinkle in his eyes. Peeling the covers back, he lay back on the mattress. “Better?”
“Mmm,” was all she would commit to as she feasted on the full expanse of his chest. It was just as magnificent as the bit she’d seen several nights ago. She sat up to get a better view, then frowned at the sight of a few pale bruises on his torso. Gently, she brushed her fingertips over one on his left side. “What’s this?”
“From the fight last week.”
Of course. “Does it hurt?”
“Not anymore.”
“But it did.”
He shrugged against the mattress. “I suppose. I admit I don’t sustain a great deal of injury fighting.”
She arched a brow at him. “Because you’re that good?”
He smirked. “Yes, actually. But not last week.” His features sobered. “That was a bad fight. I was angry.” He shook his head and sat up, caressing her face and threading his fingers into her hair. “I don’t want to talk about that just now. If you don’t mind.”
She didn’t mind at all, not when her body was still recovering from what he’d done. “What just happened? Is that…normal?”
He grinned. “Yes. It’s called an orgasm.”
“Did I come?”
“If you had an orgasm, you came. You had a release. Those are just some examples of what to call it. You can call it whatever you like.”
“Absolute bliss. But shouldn’t you have that too?”
“I would like to.”
“Does that mean I should put my mouth on you?” She glanced down, where the bedclothes still covered him below the waist. However, she could see the clear evidence of his desire—his shaft stood stiff and tall, making a tent of the coverlet.
He grunted, clasping her to him and kissing her thoroughly. “As much as I would love to feel your mouth around my cock, not tonight. What I just did is one of many things people can do to give and receive pleasure.”
“That gave you pleasure?”
“Oh yes. I wanted you before, but after tasting you, after bringing you to release…” His eyes closed briefly, his golden lashes sweeping his cheeks as his lips spread into a lazy, seductive smile. His lids rose, revealing his gleaming blue-green gaze. “Now, I want to possess you completely. My body in yours, your body wrapped around mine.”
She shivered. “I want that too. You said it would hurt?”
“It might. I’ll be honest—I have no experience with virgins.”
“But you have plenty of experience. Or so it seems.”
Color tinged his cheeks, surprising her. “Plenty is a subjective word, but I am not a novice. I will go as slowly and gently as possible. You tell me when to move and when to stop.”
Nodding, she lay back down and pulled him along with her. He laughed softly. “I will treasure you—and this night—for the rest of my days.”
He kissed her, and she was rather shocked to find the same need kindling inside her. Only now she knew what was coming, what would set her free. His mouth found her breast again, and she arched up. “Ben,” she murmured, cradling his head against her as he settled between her legs.
He stroked her sex, teasing her clitoris. Then his…cock—she liked that word, she decided—was there. She bent her legs to better angle herself against him. Oh, yes, this was better. Lifting her hips from the mattress, she pressed into him.
“Pru,” he groaned, kissing her once more as he ground his hips over hers.
It wasn’t enough. She wanted more of him. She wanted him inside her. “Please, Ben. Now.”
She felt his hand around his cock.
“Ready?” he asked.