Page 86 of Starcrossed Colorado

“Just making things easier for you. Hint, hint.” She draped her arms on the pillow above her head and arched her back invitingly.

Grinning, I licked each pert nipple again, then sucked, this time with no barrier between my tongue and her skin. Mmmm. Definitely better without it. I laved and sucked at each one until she was panting.

The last thing was her tiny pair of lace panties. Time for those to come off too. I sat back against my heels, hooked my fingers in the lacy band, and dragged them over her hips, not stopping until they were somewhere on the floor.

We were both naked, and I wanted to do so many naughty things to her.

“You’re incredible.” I pressed my palm to her chest, where her heart was fluttering like a bird, then caressed down between her breasts and along her stomach to the V where her thighs met. So pretty, every inch of her.

Her fingertips grazed over my cock head. “What do you want now?” she asked. Like she’d say yes to whatever it was.

I had some ideas. My dick was harder than it had ever been and craved some relief. But now that we were both bare, I didn’tsee any need to hurry. Why not make this last? My kid was safe and asleep. I had nowhere else to be all night. That was a damn good feeling.

Sometimes it was nearly impossible to banish all the worries from my head. Right now, they were quiet.

“There’s no rush.”

“I thought you were dying.”

“It’s true, but the waiting also makes it better.” I lay down beside her and got comfortable, keeping my hand on her softly curving stomach. Emma turned her head on the pillow to face me. I kissed her. Savoring her plump lips, the sweet way her tongue nudged mine.

I could’ve kissed her all night and all day without getting tired of it. Especially with that heavy-lidded, dizzy look her blue eyes got when I’d been kissing her a while, and she was breathless.

She tucked her head against my shoulder. “Tell me about your tattoos? I’ve seen them so many times, but I’ve never asked.”

“Sure.” I didn’t always think about them either. They were just a part of me. I lifted my left hand, glancing at the design of a mountain range and a sun on that forearm. “This one was inspired by the mountains here in Hart County. I got it just before my last deployment.” I hadn’t needed a reminder of what I was fighting for. Not exactly. But on the hard days, I’d needed that small piece of home to keep me going.

“And this one?” She traced the evergreen branches on my inner right forearm.

“Got that after Maisie was born. Her birthday is here.” I pointed at the stylized numbers inked between the branches, beside the words, so small you could barely read them:My love for you is forever. “I’m sure it’ll embarrass her when she’s a teenager.”

“That’s one of the sweetest things I’ve ever seen.” Emma grinned. “You’re blushing.”

“No.” I ran a hand over my beard. “My skin is chafed from rubbing it on your thighs.”

“Oh, sure.”

Growling, I crawled on top of her. Having her naked body up against me made my cock take interest again. My erection had flagged a bit, but now it swelled and pushed eagerly against her thigh as I kissed her. And for the record, the skin of her thighs was buttery soft. Pure heaven. I’d totally been blushing a moment ago.

I rolled us so she was above me and I could let my hands roam as much as they wanted. Cupping her round breasts, traveling down to squeeze her butt cheeks. Emma moaned into my mouth, and I ate up the sound.

I wanted more of that. Her sexy whimpers. The little sounds she made when she was getting close and desperate. I had to discover them all.

“Crawl up here,” I said, tapping my upper chest.

“What?”

“So I can get my mouth on you again.”

Now Emma was the one blushing. “Straddle your face?”

“Exactly.” I knew she wasn’t a virgin, and she hadn’t come on my tongue like a virgin either. But the thought that she hadn’t done this exact thing with anyone else before? A caveman part of me liked that thought. A lot.

Making her come made me feel invincible. Like it was my superpower.

I spun her around and maneuvered her so her knees were on either side of my head, her upper body draped over my stomach. My cock jerked as I admired the view.

Hold on. What was this?

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