Page 47 of No Reason to Trust

“You’re doing a fabulous job,” she said, her voice trembling with need. “But you’re way too slow.”

“Show me how it’s done,” Jake said, his voice uneven.

Livvy lifted his hands away from her chest. Kissed his fingertips, one by one. Jake swallowed hard. He wanted to rip the buttons off her shirt, but he managed to slide his hands beneath her ass. Wiggled his fingers inside her waistband, and she sucked in a breath when his hot fingers touched her still-chilled skin.

Moments later, he slid his fingers away from her perfect ass and went to work on the button and zipper of her pants. As he tugged her pants down her legs, she wiggled to make them fall off more quickly.

Once her pants were off, he went back to work on her shirt. Soon that was gone, as well, and she was lying in front of him, naked.

“You’re so beautiful,” he said, running his hand over her breasts, her belly, her thighs. “I could just stare at you all day.”

“Are you actuallytryingto drive me crazy?” she asked.

One side of his mouth curled up. “Am I succeeding?”

“Oh, yeah,” she said, bending to press her mouth against the happy trail of hair that disappeared into his waistband. “Tell me how crazy I’m making you.”

“On a scale of one to ten?” Jake swallowed the saliva that had pooled in his mouth. “It’s about a fifty.”

She nipped at his lower lip. “Good to know. For the future, you know?”

“The future?” he muttered. “Not sure I’m gonna survive today.”

Eventually, they both were naked on the bed. Jake had yanked the blanket and top sheet down, so they were lying on the bottom sheet. Jake bent to take one of Livvy’s rosy nipples in his mouth, and she moaned. Curled her fingers around his shoulders and held on tightly.

When he slid down and put his mouth on her, she cried out. Her hips jerked, and she screamed as she orgasmed. It seemed to go on and on, and he loved watching her. But she finally eased him away. “Do you have a condom?” she panted, her breathing still ragged. Uneven.

“Of course I do.” He reached into the drawer in the nightstand, and Livvy lifted onto one shoulder.

“You were that sure of me?”

“No. But I was hopeful. I’ve been watching you carefully. I thought you wanted me as much as I wanted you. I wasn’t sure, but I wanted to be prepared.”

“Jake,” she said. “Get that condom on right now.”

“Yes, ma’am,” he said with a grin, rolling the rubber down his length. “You ready for me?” he asked.

“If I was any more ready, I’d be orgasming again.”

“Can’t have you going there without me,” he said. He slid into her and groaned at the sensation of her gripping him.

“I want you, Jake,” she murmured, nipping at his ear. “Right now.”

“Might be pretty quick,” he said. “I’ve wanted you for a very long time.”

“That’s okay. We have all evening,” she said.

He moved slowly inside her, until she gripped his shoulders hard. “Faster, Jake.” she moaned. “Harder.” Her voice was rough. Uneven. Edged with desperation. He made sure she came again before he did, then he rolled them over so she was on top of him. He smiled against her mouth, nuzzling her neck, then stroked his hand down her back slowly, over and over, relishing the satin of her skin. “That was amazing, Livvy. I can’t wait to do it all over again.”

“You’re gonna have to feed me first,” she said, lifting up and grinning down at him. “I’ll need to keep up my strength tonight. I plan on wearing you out.”

“Good,” he said. “Because I have the same plans.” He grabbed the room service menu. “What do you want?” he asked, his voice rough.

“Salmon,” she said, and he swallowed hard as he fumbled for the phone. “Salmon sounds good.”

He pressed the button to connect with room service, and when someone answered, he said, “Two salmon dinners,” he said in a rough voice. When the woman asked for his room number, Livvy, snugged up against him, gave the woman the number.

“Thank you,” the woman said. “Expect your meal in fifteen to twenty minutes.”

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