Page 39 of Playing with Temptation

“Gotta keep my focus, babe,” Nate responded between nibbles and kisses that trailed between her breasts. “Make this last.”

Can’t argue with that philosophy.

“Fine for now, but—” She inhaled sharply when Nate caressed a stiff peak with his firm tongue. The sensation traveled straight to her sex. “Not fair.”

Nate chuckled, the sound vibrating in her chest. He kissed his way across the valley between her breasts and swirled his tongue around her other nipple, causing a rush of dampness at her core. “Who said anything about this being fair?” He trailed kisses down her belly. Each one caused her breath to come quicker as he approached the space between her thighs. “I plan to use every trick in the book to make you reconsider.”

A shiver ran down her spine as he lapped at her hardened nub. She gripped the bedding and dug her heels into the mattress. “Nate, that feels incredible.”

She’d nearly forgotten how deft Nate Johnston was with that tongue. He hadn’t gone there the last two times they were together. Those incidents involved quick, hot, angry sex. This was slow and deliberate.

He wrapped his arms around her thighs, pinning her in place as his tongue grazed her clit and the swollen, engorged flesh surrounding it.

The higher she sailed, the quicker his movements. She was trembling, cursing. Almost there. Suddenly he slowed things down with deliberate laps of his tongue, heightening the sensation.

Kendra’s breathing slowed, though her heart still beat a mile a minute. She tangled her fingers in his hair as he worshipped her sex, bringing her to the edge again.

A jolt of desire ran through her veins as Nate plunged his tongue inside her, then slowly withdrew it. She moaned softly, her tense muscles quivering in response to the delicious rhythm. Kendra whimpered, calling his name and begging him not to stop, as she dug her heels into the mattress and clutched the back of his head.

His sly grin indicated he had no intention of stopping until he’d brought her over the edge.

And he did.

The orgasm hit her, hard and sudden. Her legs trembled and her belly contracted. She shut her eyes, allowing the intense feeling of satisfaction to wash over her like warm, soothing water.

Nate trailed kisses over her mound, up her stomach and between her breasts. He gently bit and sucked her neck, as if marking his territory like he did when they were in high school.

He pressed his lips to her ear. “This body will always be mine. No matter where you go or what you do.”

His claim was even more arousing than what he’d just done to her body. She wanted to contradict him. Make it clear that her body belonged to her and no one else. But she understood what he meant. No one will ever make you feel this way. Have you crawling out of your skin, calling his name.

If the past seven years were any indication, he was right. She’d been with a handful of guys in the time they’d been apart. She could sum up the collective experience with one word.

Disappointing.

Nate never disappointed her. He sent her soaring, shaking, calling his name. Their bodies fit together as if they were designed for each other.

As she stared into his handsome face, hovering over hers, she couldn’t deny his claim.

Her body did belong to Nate Johnston, as did her heart.

CHAPTER 13

Nate kissed the side of Kendra’s face, glistening with sweat. It was the middle of winter, but suddenly his sprawling bedroom felt intimate, the space sultry.

Kendra’s chest rose and fell as she tried to catch her breath. She hadn’t responded to his declaration that her body belonged to him, but had she disagreed, she would’ve told him so in no uncertain terms. Kendra’s silence indicated her reluctant concession to the truth of his words.

We belong together.

They would be again soon, if it was up to him.

“I love watching you come apart like that. It’s still the sexiest thing I’ve ever seen.” He kissed her neck and trailed a finger down the center of her chest. “You will always be the most beautiful woman in the world to me.”

Kendra’s eyes twinkled as she swiped a finger beneath them. A wide smile spread across her face.

Nate kissed her again, then crawled off the bed and dug into his bedside table and sheathed himself. He joined Kendra beneath the covers and kissed her neck, her shoulders.

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