Page 48 of Love Out Loud

“Not funny. Now we have to start the countdown all over again.” She set the opened condom still in its wrapper next to her knee on the bed.

Good, he thought. He wanted this time with her to last as long as possible. Her behavior was a complete surprise. No shyness. No looking away. She was completely present and focused. He loved it.

“Ten…” She took him in her warm fingers and caressed his length. He fought to not thrust into her hand.

“Nine, eight, seven.” She stroked in time to her countdown, and he gritted his teeth to avoid early launch.

“Six…” She lowered her head and gently touched her tongue to the head of his penis, and his body bucked.

Holy hell. He focused on remaining still as her breath whispered over him, her lips so close, he could feel their heat.

“Five,” she said, eyes meeting his briefly before taking him into her mouth, which was almost his undoing.

Heat traveled from her mouth up his spine until his ears began to ring. Involuntarily, his body rocked in time with her movements.

She paused and lifted her head, meeting his eyes directly. “Are all the rocket boosters firing?”

He didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Maybe both. “Fiona, we’re going to have premature liftoff if you keep this up.”

“Four!” She brandished the condom and removed it from its wrapper. “Three.” She rolled it onto him, and he groaned. “Two.” She maneuvered herself over him, and he thought he might die from anticipation. When she met his eyes, he knew he would. “One,” she groaned as she lowered herself slowly onto him. Her eyes slid shut, heavy-lidded, then opened to meet his. He felt her muscles tighten around him and couldn’t lay still any longer. He rolled her under him and thrust into her as she dug her nails into his back. This woman was so right. So…so… He increased his pace until he became mindless with the bliss of her body opening to him. Of his flesh pounding against hers. Until…

“We have liftoff,” she gasped. Her eyes squeezed shut, and her body pulsed around him, sending him over the edge right along with her.

It was a long, long time before Jake felt like he’d reentered Earth’s orbit.

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