Page 42 of Greek Island Fling to Forever

‘I know. You don’t want to hurt me.’ She shook her head, smiling. ‘Haven’t you been listening at all? If you want to protect me, then you should make a start by respecting my decisions.’

She was right, of course. They’d already taken the step of wanting to find out where their friendship would lead, and they’d both known in their hearts that it would be here. He was fresh out of excuses, and he couldn’t pretend to himself or Arianna that he didn’t want her.

Her bag was hanging over the back of her seat, where she’d l

eft it after rummaging through it to find something for Lizzie. She reached into it, taking something out and concealing it in her hand.

‘This isn’t a warm night, or a sunset, or a glass of wine with dinner talking, Ben. I’ve thought about this and it’s what I want. I think it’s what you want too, but you won’t allow yourself to because you are going home in a week, and you’re too much of a gentleman.’ She held up a condom.

He was not thinking anything remotely gentlemanly at the moment. ‘Have you got just one of those?’

‘What do you think? I’m a doctor, and this is a very large bag. I should probably warn you that I’m fully prepared to take advantage of you.’

‘Come here...’ His head was swimming, with a desire so strong that it almost frightened him.

She got to her feet and walked over to him. Her gaze never leaving his face, she slowly sat down on his knee. Ben reached for her, pulling her close, and kissed her. Hard and strong, feeling her respond hungrily.

‘That’s what I really like about you, Ben. Underneath, you’re not a gentleman at all...’

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This was so much better than she’d thought it could be, which sent the feeling firmly into the realms of the unknown. Her whole body was alight with desire and when she pressed the condom into his hand, and he took it, a bright feeling that they could do anything they wanted together consumed her.

‘Shall I make the bed up here?’ She wanted to make love with him in the cool evening breeze.

‘I don’t think I can let you go for that long...’ His lips curled wickedly. She felt his fingers skimming the fabric of her dress and then his hand on her breast. He kissed her and the effort it took not to scream out loud seemed to concentrate her hunger for him.

‘Good thought. My bedroom, then...’ Her fingers found the button at the waistband of his trousers, and she heard the soft swish of the zip. A strangled groan escaped his lips.

He threaded his fingers through her hair, letting her just enjoy his kisses, and the feeling that he was all hers and that she could do whatever she wanted with him. He responded to her every touch, his body hard and his mouth possessive. It almost broke her, right there and then.

‘Arianna.’ It was his turn now, and he was working slowly and steadily down the buttons at the front of her dress. He lifted her to her feet, slipping the fabric from her shoulders and running his fingers over the lace edges of her panties and bra.

His grin told her that he liked what he saw, very much. And when he reached for her, running his hands along the curve of her waist, she began to tremble.

‘Ben... Now...’

He leaned forward, kissing her forehead. ‘Soon.’

He was tender, but she knew he could be passionate. And right now Arianna wanted passion. She reached forward, grasping the open front of his shirt. ‘Now, Ben. Don’t hold back on me now.’

He pulled her close again, and she coiled her arms around his neck. When he lifted her, she wound her legs around his waist and he carried her to her bedroom, a delicious friction zinging between them as he moved.

He laid her down on the bed, and she watched him undress. Beautiful. Pale golden skin, smooth and touched by the sun. The kind of body that a woman could worship, slim hips and long limbs, knitted together by the hard ripple of muscle. And he was looking at her as if she were the most desirable woman in the world.

When he joined her on the bed she goaded him, whispering in his ear to tell him exactly what she wanted from him. Warmth bloomed in his pale eyes and he pulled back for a moment, slipping her panties off. The condom took only a moment and then he leaned in again, kissing her mouth.

Passion fired between them. One hand curled around her leg, pulling it upwards so that he could sink deeper inside. The other slid behind her back, hooking around her shoulder so that there was no escaping the almost unbearable joy of each thrust of his hips. She saw him grit his teeth, making an effort to stay in control as the wild passion in his eyes built. And then she saw nothing, her eyes squeezed shut against the rolling, spreading pleasure as her body surrendered to his.

‘Open your eyes. Please...’ As the wild pulse of desire began to subside, she felt him nuzzle against her shoulder, whispering in his ear. When she looked up at him, taut muscle and tendon showed that he was near breaking point. Arianna wrapped her legs around him, feeling sharp aftershocks of pleasure pulse through her body as he reached his own climax.

They were both too breathless for words, hearts beating against each other’s chest. He kissed her, taking her with him as he rolled over onto his back. She felt him reach around her, unhooking her bra, so that she could slip it off and there was nothing to stop his skin from touching hers. Arianna began to doze, knowing that tonight was very far from over.

Then she felt his hand, smoothing her curls away from her face. ‘That was...beyond anything, Arianna.’

‘Yes, it was.’ He’d demanded a response that she hadn’t even known she was capable of. And the knowledge that it had shaken him too, that he couldn’t truly put the force of their passion into words either, warmed her. She kissed his cheek, and he smiled lazily.

‘Do you want to sleep now?’ The light in Ben’s eyes told her that he already knew the answer.

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