Page 43 of The Boss

“You can’t rush a good bath.” Her sizzling glance from beneath lowered lashes would’ve fried him on the spot if he wasn’t already near boiling point.

Standing back, she tapped her bottom lip with her finger and stared directly at his crotch. “Hmm…still too many clothes.”

However, as she reached for his cotton boxers, he grabbed her wrist. “Not so fast. Seeing as this is the first time for me, I’m a little nervous. I think I need my hand held in that tub.”

Her lips curved in a slow, wicked smile. “Bet that’s not all you need held.”

His chuckles died as she shimmied out of her denim mini and jade halter top in a second, leaving her standing less than two feet away from him in a skimpy lace thong the exact striking green of her top.

“Last one in is a rotten pterodactyl egg,” she said, peeling the lace down her long legs with the panache of someone at total ease with their body, before stepping into the bath and sinking below the waterline, ruining his view of the good stuff completely.

He shucked his boxers in record time and joined her in the bath, his sharp intake of breath having little to do with the hot water temperature and everything to do with Beth sitting up to make room for him and her nipples skimming the surface of the water.

“Turn around,” he commanded, eager to feel her flush against him, to fill his hands with her.

“Jeez, you’re bossy.”

However, she did exactly as she was told, settling her back against his chest and resting her head on his shoulder as they both lay back and let the soothing water overlap them.

“Comfortable?”

“Very,” she murmured, wriggling her butt against his erection to prove it.

“Good. I’ve heard it’s important to relax while having a good soak.”

He cupped her breasts as he spoke, savoring their weight in his palms, lightly pinching the nipples until they jutted.

She moaned, her head lolling back further as he slid his hands down her stomach in a long, slow caress until he slid a finger between her slick folds.

“Relaxed yet?”

“Getting there.” She gasped, her voice barely audible as her pelvis thrust upward in reaction to the leisurely exploration of his fingers.

Empowered by her soft mewling sounds, he grazed her clitoris repeatedly, touching her with the lightest of pressure, savoring the thrill of how much he turned her on.

“Aidan…”

Her escalating pants encouraged him to pick up the tempo and in a heartbeat she stiffened and cried out, her head digging into his shoulder as her body arched out of the water before sinking below the surface on a sigh.

“I’m really getting the hang of this bath caper,” he murmured, brushing a lingering kiss across her mouth, knowing he’d never be able to step into this room again without remembering the electrifying sounds she made as she came.

“This bath was supposed to be all about you.” She stared at him with wonder in her eyes, large, limpid, moss-green pools he could lose himself in forever.

“You don’t think I’m enjoying it?” He gave a little upthrust of his hips, leaving her in little doubt as to exactly how much he was enjoying it.

In response, she sat upright and flipped around, straddling him before he could blink.

Bracing her hands on his shoulders, she leaned forward until her nipples brushed his chest, her breath the barest whisper against his cheek. “I want you.”

With blood pounding through his veins and every cell in his body screaming for release, he forced himself to lean back and intertwine his fingers behind his head, a small part of him wanting to prolong the pleasure, vindicated by the hungry glint in her eyes.

His slow smile was designed to tease. “Then take me. I’m all yours.”

Beth’s breath caught as Aidan’s erection nudged her entrance and she cursed, darting a frantic glance around in the hope a condom would miraculously appear out of thin air.

“Ah…” He held onto her tight as he surged out of the water. “I think what you’re after is in the bedroom?”

“Actually, it’s right here.” Her hand zeroed in on his erection as she slid down his body to stand dripping on the bathmat. “But you’re right, the bedroom is a great idea considering what I’d like to do with this.”

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