Chapter Eleven

I feel wiped out, my body limp and lifeless. I just want to curl up and bask in the afterglow.

God, did I just think that? I stifle a groan.

And did he just say that was only the warm-up? What more can my body take tonight?

Shaun intends to show me, as he eases my legs off of him and makes his way up my body. He tenderly kisses my belly before lingering at my breasts. This reignites the fire as a slow burn begins again and I sigh. My skin is slick with sweat, goosebumps breaking out all over me.

I seem to have found a hint of energy as my hands work on Shaun’s back, feeling the coiled strength in his muscles. I bring a leg up, my foot skimming along his calf, up his thigh.

Shaun lifts up, his eyes meeting mine. “You liked that.” He smiles with all the confidence of a man who knows he just satisfied a woman. “You’re going to like what comes next even more.”

“I don’t know if I can handle any more. And yes, I liked that. Loved it, actually.”

He stretches out by my side, his fingers trailing across my collarbone, up my neck.“Have you ever…”

“No,” I interrupt, knowing what he’s going to ask. “I’ve never experienced anything like that before. Sounds cliché, but it’s true.”

His smile spreads wider.

It’s now my turn to trail my hand across him, starting at his chest, down his abs, gently teasing him. My hand grazes his penis, which is fully erect, and I feel a jolt from him.

“Much more of that and I’m going to explode in your hand.”

I look up at him, startled, fascinated. His eyes are sharp, determined. As I give him another light stroke, I hear him hiss while his hand stills mine.

“Abby, wait.”

It must’ve taken all the strength in the world to control himself. His eyes close briefly, as if steeling himself. He opens them again, kisses my forehead and rolls off the bed. I watch as he opens a drawer in the nightstand, removing a package. As he turns around, I’m blown away again, by his sculpted body, his masculine beauty. And I still cannot believe it’s me who’s lying here in this bed, having been pleasured by him. And more awaits.

I look to his face and see him watching me, eyes blazing, arms at his side, penis standing at attention. My, what a sight. The urge to go to him is overwhelming. I sit up and move to the edge of the bed, kneeling, suddenly unafraid of being exposed. I reach for him, my hands caressing the sides of his thighs, moving over the curve of his hips, across his perfect abdomen. My eyes follow the trail my hands are taking, up to his chest.

“You’re gorgeous,” I whisper.

Shaun lifts a hand to my chin, raising my head to look at him. “And you’re beautiful.”He leans down to kiss me, and it doesn’t even register he just had his mouth on my most intimate parts until I taste a hint of salty slickness on his lips. Gratefully, I’m not repulsed, but in truth, more turned on. My hand finds its way back down to his erection.

He quickly takes a hold of my hand to move it away before saying, “I don’t think I can last, Abby. I need to be inside you.”

My heartbeat doubles as I try to hold back a joyous sob.

“Lie back down,” he says quietly.

I begin to move back on the bed as I watch him tear open the packet, remove the condom, and cover his erection. He drops the empty packet and moves toward me. I prop myself up on my elbows in the center of the bed, my eyes never leaving his. His gaze is hungry, predatory, and my nerves jump again.

He straddles me as my back finds its way onto the bed. As he lowers himself, balancing on one hand by my side, the other streaks up my thigh, stopping at my pelvic bone.

“I’m going to try to go slow, but I won’t lie to you, it’s going to hurt at first,” he says.

All I can do is nod as I lie there. I know he won’t mean to hurt me, so I focus on the pleasure he’s already given me, and know there’s surely more to follow.

Shaun moves my thighs apart as he settles between them. His fingers tease my curls, my labia, my clit. A zing shoots through me again, causing me to gasp as my hips shake.

“You’re going to come for me again.” His confidence is enticing. His words are electrifying. He guides his erection to my moist center, swirling, teasing. He gently probes, testing. All I can do is watch as he patiently readies me for him. His restraint is amazing, and honestly, appreciated. His eyes lock with mine as he continues, “Hold on, Abby.”

The tip enters and he continues to press on, slowly. When he meets resistance, I give a weak protest, feeling the pressure, not wanting to feel pain. Shaun leans down so our chests are touching. He presses his lips to mine and softly says again, “Hold on.”

And I do. My legs wrap around the back of his thighs, as my arms wind their way around him so my hands nearly claw his back. He presses on and in, sheathing himself fully into my core. He groans and I cry out. The initial pain is brief. I feel moisture spilling down my bottom.As he remains still, allowing me to adjust, the pain subsides and a new force takes over.