Page 121 of Hard and Fast (Italian Stallions 2)

“I know. But, Gage, I understand why you did it.”

He reached for her, using his grip on the back of her neck to pull her forward, to kiss her. Penny moved without hesitation, returning his kiss, her tongue the first to seek more, her hands gripping his hair in that way that told him just how much she wanted him.

“I realized something else this past week,” he said when they broke apart.

“What’s that?”

“That you asked the wrong person for lessons on being good in bed.”

Penny shook her head, giving him one of her adorable grins, her eyes twinkling with mischief. “I’m pretty sure I didn’t. Because, despite the danger of inflating that oversized ego of yours even more, you rocked my world.”

“That’s not what I mean. The trick to being good in bed isn’t so much a question of ability. It’s in choosing the right lover.”

Penny tilted her head, clearly confused. “But—”

“Hear me out. I’ve slept with too many women in my life. Beautiful women who satisfied me sexually, who were competent, skilled, experienced. I made them come and they made me come…but not a single one of them made mefeel.”

“Oh.”

“Penny, I love you. But more than that, I trust you. Completely.”

He didn’t realize he was holding his breath until she cupped his cheek and said, “I love you too.”

Gage pulled her to him, trying to show her with his kiss exactly how sincere he was about the words he just spoke.

Penny, true to character, returned the sentiment, climbing onto his lap, straddling his thighs, her hands gripping his hair with that tightness that he was starting to find a turn-on because it was so very, very her.

“We have all night,” he murmured against her lips as she fought to pull his shirt over his head. Then he added, “The rest of our lives.”

His shirt gone, Gage started seeking the zipper on her dress that would help him strip her out of her clothing as well.

“I love the sound of that,” she whispered.

He slid the zipper down then tugged her dress over her head in one long sweep. She was wearing one of those sexy bras that pushed her breasts up, and given that she was straddling his lap, they were in the perfect position for him to enjoy.

He slipped the bra straps over her shoulders and tugged the lace down until it rested below her gorgeous tits. He started for the left then changed direction at the last minute, stroking his tongue over her right nipple before sucking it into his mouth.

Penny’s brief breathy laugh quickly turned to a moan. He played with her breasts, and it started to occur to him that forever would never be enough with this woman. His intention to take it slow, to savor her tonight, flew out the window.

Penny made him want too much, and when it came to her, he was a greedy bastard.

He unhooked her bra and tossed it to the floor, then he helped her stand for the few seconds it took to rid her of her panties. Once she was naked, he pulled her down onto her back on the couch. He didn’t have the patience to walk to the bedroom.

Gage stripped off the rest of his clothes and crawled over her, his knees on the cushion, between her thighs.

Lowering his head, Gage kissed her for several minutes more, driving the temperature between them up so high, he feared they’d both die of heat exhaustion.

“Please,” she pleaded.

“I love when you beg me,” Gage teased, making no move to give her what she wanted.

“Asshole,” she muttered, though there was no heat behind the words, just that twinkle in her eyes that told him she would always keep him on his toes.

“Maybe you’d get what you want faster if you called me daddy,” he joked.

Penny reached between them and took his cock in her hand. “Maybe you should be a little nicer to the IT woman in charge of your penetration testing.”

Gage laughed. “I love when you talk tech dirty to me.”

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