Page 13 of The I Do Over

Opening her eyes, Maddie stared up and noticed the thoughtful look on Knox’s face.

Not exactly the look she was expecting, but…

Slowly, he reached up and took her glasses off, carefully placing them on his bedside table.

Then he gave her a lethally sexy grin. “Now, where were we?”

And before she could answer, he was kissing her again and it was even more sensual than before. She let her hands roam over his shoulders and down his back and she couldn’t believe how muscular he’d gotten. He was all hard and hot and before she knew it, Maddie was tugging his shirt up and over his head.

Then she simply forgot how to breathe.

The last time she had seen Knox shirtless, he’d been on the verge of manhood. But the man straddling her hips right now was all lean and chiseled perfection, and she reached up and placed a hand on his chest in awe.

“Maddie, if you keep looking at me like that this is going to be over before we even get to the good stuff,” he said gruffly. But then he gave her another grin as he placed a hand on her stomach. “Now it’s my turn, right?”

All she could do was nod and then arch her back to help him slip her top over her head. She watched as he flung it over his shoulder and neither seemed to care where it landed. For a moment she felt a little self-conscious. Had she known where this day was going, she would have worn something sexier than her basic beige cotton bra.

But at least my panties match…

When he leaned back in and they were chest to chest and—almost—skin to skin, she moaned out loud at how good it felt. Knox shimmied down a little and began kissing her jaw and her throat as he cupped her breast.

Yes…

Her hands immediately went back into his hair and she wasn’t sure if she was anchoring him to that particular spot or guiding him to where she wanted him to go next. Either way, she was more than happy for him to keep doing what he was doing.

His mouth went from sweet and teasing to holy crap before she knew it. Her bra was peeled away, followed by her capris and panties. She wanted to be embarrassed—or at least a little shy about it—but Knox stood and finished stripping and all she could focus on was getting him back on the bed with her.

The way he looked at her made her squirm. Obviously, she knew her body had changed since he’d last seen her, but she wasn’t particularly as fit as she’d like to be and mentally cursed every blueberry muffin and salted caramel Frappuccino she’d ever consumed.

“I know I’m not…” She never got to finish.

Knox instantly bent over and silenced her words with a searing kiss that proved to her that he liked what he saw. When he lifted his head, he said, “You’re beautiful.” One hand skimmed down her body from shoulder to knee and then back again before cupping her jaw. “Perfect.”

Swallowing hard, she met his heated gaze and had a brief moment of,“Are we really doing this?”immediately followed by,“We’re naked. We’re doing this.”

He lay back down beside her and gently pulled her close. “Are you okay?”

She nodded.

“Are you sure about this?”

She nodded again and Knox laughed softly. “Maddie, I’m gonna need you to use your words here.”

Swallowing hard, she nodded one more time. “I’m fine and I’m very sure. I want this. I want you. Please.”

His smile was slow and so full of promise that Maddie felt like she needed to hold on to something to prepare herself.

Instead, she wrapped herself around him and let him take control.

And it was glorious.

It didn’t seem possible to be so thoroughly satisfied and yet loathe himself so much.

What the hell was I thinking?

Laying breathlessly beside Maddie on his bed, Knox closed his eyes and called himself every vile name he could think of.

They were on top of the blankets.

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