Instead, she hesitates, and her teeth press against her bottom lip.
Grabbing the reins, I take a step back. “Too fast?”
“No…” She shakes her head. “I mean, I want to, but what happens in the end?”
Fuck whoever told her she wasn’t smart. She’s fucking brilliant, and she knows to protect herself.
I, by contrast, am completely off book. I’m so calculated and patient when it comes to everything. Except her.
She’s my kryptonite.
“Why don’t we worry about that when it happens.” I don’t recognize my voice.
Reaching for her cheek, I pull her mouth to mine. It’s a different kiss from the ones we’ve shared before. I don’t tease. I don’t lick her lips and nibble. I seal my mouth over hers and consume.
A soft noise slips from her throat, and her fingers curl against my shoulders, pulling her body closer to mine.
“Come with me.” Her hand is clasped firmly in mine, and I lead her down the short hall off the living room to where my bedroom is located.
Heat twists low in my pelvis as I pull her through the door. I’ve wanted this so long, and now it’s happening. Facing the door, I take a breath as I turn the lock, then I look at her.
Her back is against the wall. She’s breathing fast, and her hair hangs in messy waves around her face. Raking my eyes down her body, her breasts rise and fall rapidly, hard nipples piercing her white cotton tank.
She’s not wearing a bra, and I groan audibly. “I have to have you.”
My cock is an iron rod in my jeans as I close the space between us, grasping her waist. Our mouths collide again, tongues curling, and her body melts into me. She’s fresh air and sunshine, and I kiss her face. I kiss her closed eyes. I can’t get enough of her.
Moving my mouth to the side of her jaw, near her ear, she exhales another noise, and it stokes the fire in my belly. I’m ready to nail her against this wall.
“I love that sound.” My hands move along her waist, tracing the soft skin of her torso, rising higher to the breasts I’ve dreamed of touching since I was fifteen.
Lifting her shirt, they spill out, and her back arches eagerly.
“Your body is so beautiful.” I palm the sides of her breasts, sliding my thumbs back and forth over her hardened nipples.
I’m hypnotized, watching the way she responds to my touch.
She whispers urgently, “Kiss them.”
Leaning forward, I cover her breast with my mouth, sucking and flicking my tongue back and forth over the hardened tips.
“Oh, fuck,” she gasps, moving closer.
I trace my lips to the other side, repeating the process, loving the feel of her fingers in my hair, threading and pulling.
I lift my chin to take another hit of her luscious mouth. “I want to kiss every part of you.”
Her hands are on my cheeks, and she’s kissing me in a way she hasn’t until now. Her lips pull mine, and her tongue chases mine as if something inside her has awakened. She’s as hungry and eager as I am, and I love it.
Reaching behind her, I slide my hand down the back of her thigh, gathering her long skirt in my fist until I’m touching bare skin. Her body trembles as I trail my fingers higher, over her round ass, before catching the thin string of her thong and yanking it down.
“Rip it off me,” she gasps at my ear, biting and kissing.
I’m not sure it’ll tear without hurting her. “I have a better idea.”
Dropping to one knee, I catch the elastic waist of her skirt, and pull it down her legs, taking that scrap of nylon along with it.
For a moment, I gaze up at her naked body, so fucking gorgeous it hurts. She’s in only that white tank, her full lips parted, and her dark hair hanging around her cheeks.