Page 28 of Keep Me Close

“You mean ‘us’?”

“Well, I don't know if we're going to work out like as a couple, but I think we can find a way to make things work either way. If this is just some really hot chemistry we need to burn out, we might as well go ahead and take care of that, right?”

I burst out laughing, and she giggled with me. “Fair enough.”

Her eyes took on a gleam, and she leaned up, tugging me down to her for another kiss. Just when I was about to lose myself in her, she broke away.

“I'm pregnant—” she began.

“I know that, Hallie.”

“I know, but my body is different than it was.”

Puzzled, I replied, “Uh, okay.”

“My breasts are a little bigger already.”

I waggled my eyebrows. “Iama guy.”

“Oh, my god,” she muttered.

Then we were kissing again, and it feltsofucking good. Whenever we were touching physically, Hallie shed the cloak of quiet subtlety, becoming bold and brash. Her hands mapped my chest. She slipped one under the hem of my shirt, her touch cool against my skin.

Breaking free, she murmured, “I need to see you.”

Reaching behind my neck, I caught the collar of my shirt and yanked it up over my head as I leaned away. Her lips blazed a trail over my skin, and I brushed her hair back, dipping lower to nip the soft skin on the side of her neck. I loved how she shivered and arched into me with a low moan. I shifted back, lifting her away as I stood. “I need a bed. There’s a bed somewhere, right?”

She giggled, turning and catching my hand in hers. She led me to her bedroom. “You don't want to make do with a couch?” she teased as she flicked the light switch and a lamp came on in the corner beside the bed.

“That one night was my best ever. After I get you out of my system, we can make do with a quickie in the living room on the couch. Right now, I want to take my time and taste every inch of you.”

Her eyes went wide, and the flush on her cheeks deepened. My gaze arced around her bedroom. She had a four-poster bed with pillows piled high and a big fluffy down quilt. There was a dresser to one side and a nightstand on the other. I brought my eyes back to hers, facing her fully and cupping her cheeks as I brought my lips to hers for another lingering kiss.

I unbuttoned her blouse, letting it fall from her shoulders. My body was clamoring with need. Our clothes came off in a rush with our hands and lips mapping each other until I was down to my boxers and Hallie in a pair of blue silk panties.

We were standing at the foot of her bed, and I turned, lifting her hips onto the mattress and letting my hands rest on either side. We stared at each other. I could hear the rush of my heartbeat in my ears as everything narrowed to this moment. To nothing but us.

“What?” she whispered as I studied her.

“Just making sure you still want this.”

Hallie's tongue darted out, swiping across her bottom lip. My cock, which was already swollen to the point of pain, throbbed.

“Absolutely.” She closed the distance between our lips, her tongue gliding in to tease mine.

She shimmied back on the bed. I followed and shifted to her side, propping up on an elbow and glancing down. “Fuck, you’re stunning, Hallie.”

When my eyes made their way back to hers, she was flushed all over with her breath coming in sharp pants. I lightly cupped a breast, teasing my thumb over her swollen nipple before leaning down to suck it in. Her fingers speared my hair as she arched upward and cried out.

In all honesty, our one night before this had been so intense it was a jumble of sensations in my memory. I hadn’t had time to savor her. I slid my hand over her belly, pausing to lift my head. Our eyes met, and it felt as if something shimmered in the air between us, a connection linking us. There was a baby inside her with our shared DNA. The moment was almost too intense. Her eyes broke free first, her lashes sweeping down as she took a shuddering breath.

I lost myself in her again, in need and sensation. I teased her other breast, swirling my tongue around her nipple and nipping lightly. She shivered underneath me. I cupped her mound, the silk of her panties damp against my fingers. I was impatient. As soon as I hooked my fingers to the side to find her hot, wet, and ready, I shoved her panties down. She kicked her legs, and they fell to the floor in a rumple.

Her arousal slicked my fingers, and she arched into me, her hips bucking against my touch. I shifted down, dropping kisses over her belly as she trembled. I smoothed a palm along the inside of her thigh, pressing one knee to the side. I trailed kisses along her trembling skin, and she moaned impatiently.

I dropped my mouth to the very core of her. She tasted just like I remembered, sweet and tangy with a hint of salt. With two fingers, I delved inside her, stretching her as I licked and explored every inch of her, teasing over her clit once, and then again and again and again.

I kept going until she begged, “Chase, you're teasing me,” between ragged gasps.

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