Page 74 of This Feeling

He lost it laughing again, and I had to wait for him to calm down. With a shake of his head, he replied, “I don’t know.”

I popped a piece of cheese into my mouth and reached for my beer again. It was a new moon, so the sky was pitch black, and I could see the stars clearly. I drew in a deep breath and slowly let it out. “Wow. It’s a beautiful night tonight.”

Declan, who’d finally stopped laughing, looked up. “Yeah, it is.”

I wasn’t sure where my brazenness came from, but I said, “We could make a little bed out here if you wanted to sleep under the stars?”

Declan dropped his gaze and met mine. “You know what sounds better?”

“What?” I asked, as my heartbeat picked up in rhythm.

“If we make love for the first time under the stars.”

I bit down on my lower lip. “I like that idea much better.”

Declan stood, and I followed. He reached for my hand, drawing me to him. I wrapped my arms around his neck and was soon lost in the most beautiful, tender, toe-curling kiss I’d ever experienced.

When he broke away, he placed kisses along my jaw and down my neck.

“I want to make love to you, Harper.”

I felt my eyes flutter shut as I whispered, “Yes. I would like that.”

Declan’s hands moved down my arms, and goosebumps erupted over my entire body. He lifted my shirt and pulled it over my head, instantly kissing me when it cleared my head and fell to the floor.

My hands slipped under his shirt, and the feel of his muscles moving under my touch caused me to moan.

His mouth moved down to my neck and to my ear. “Should we go slow?”

My breath caught in my throat, and I shook my head.

“Words, Harper. I need you to tell me what you want.”

Dropping my head back, another low moan slipped free as he kissed along my neck and cupped my breast with his hand.

Opening my mouth, I tried to speak but nothing would come out but a small noise. Declan stopped kissing me and I attempted to focus on his handsome face.

Smiling, he asked, “Well?”

I held onto his arms. “I can’t…speak when…you’re…kissing me like that.”

Suddenly, Declan was gone and I fought to stand upright.

When my eyes met his, a rush of warmth raced through my body. I bit down on my lower lip, and I swore Declan growled.

“Do you want it slow or fast, Harp?”

My body was so wound up, I could feel the desire wetting my panties. Licking my lips, I whispered, “Fast.”

A slow smile spread over his face as he reached for my hand and pulled me to him. I gasped when I felt his erection push into my stomach. Cupping my face, he devoured my mouth with his in a kiss that was filled with passion and lust like I’d never experienced before.

“Can anyone see us up here?” he whispered against my mouth.

“I…I don’t know.”

The idea of anyone seeing us almost made me orgasm on the spot. What in the hell was happening to me?

“How do we turn off all these lights, Harp?”

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