Page 41 of Caught Looking

I backed into the water and let it wash over me as I admired the work of art that was Annalise Ryan. It was as if someone drew up every fantasy I’d ever had and brought her to life. I didn’t have a “type” like some guys. I didn’t care about breast size or hip-to-ass ratios. Tall, short, curvy, slim…none of it mattered. Women were gorgeous. Full stop. Everything about them was beautiful. I found every part of them attractive. There was always something to appreciate.

What flipped my switch was the way my hands fit them. Feeling them against my skin. Seeing the way our bodies molded together.

And Annalise was my goddamn dream come true. I wanted to touch hereverywhere.Over and over.

Once the water had washed away our playtime I went for her, pulling her into my arms and then under the water, washing away our pasts. We were starting this fresh, as ourselves. As the people we wanted to be.

“You’re being very careful with me,” she murmured as I washed the soap from her body.

“I’m having a moment.”

Her eyes flashed and her cheeks heated again, but this time they didn’t streak with embarrassment. Nope, if I had to guess, this blush was pure lust.

I swallowed hard, but my voice still came out rough. “You are so perfect, Annalise. Fucking hell, you’re a goddamned dream come true. I’m going to have a hard time keeping my hands off your gorgeous tits.”

Her lips parted with surprise but I pressed my finger to them, not wanting to hear anything right now. I was talking.

“And this mouth? I could kiss you forever and be a happy man, Annalise. But I’d be lying if I didn’t tell you I’ve already fantasized about having these lips wrapped around my cock.”

Maybe I was testing her. Telling her every fantasy flying through my head so there were no doubts what she did to me. Or maybe I hoped that she’d return the favor, let me into her mind so I didn’t have to guess if she needed me as much as I needed her.

I let my hands coast down her hips, gripping them tight. “Are you wet for me again, Annalise? Is your cunt as desperate for my cock as I am to feel your tight pussy squeezing me hard?” I threw out every word I could think of, pushing the boundaries, seeing where she cut me off.

But she didn’t. Her eyes grew darker with each filthy word until her lids fluttered shut with a moan on her sweet lips. “Seth.”

“Yes, gorgeous?”

“Keep talking.”

Fuck yeah. “Tell me what you’re thinking.” I pulled her lower lip down with the pad of my thumb.

“That your cock is huge.” She reached between us and palmed me, stroking up to show me how her fingers just barely circled me. “You might destroy me with this.”

“Only in the best ways possible,” I murmured against her ear. “But we’ll go slow, babe. I won’t hurt you, remember?”

She nodded once.

“What else are you thinking?” I pressed my forehead against hers, our gazes locked together.

“That I ache for you. That I want you more than I probably should.” Her lips parted with another admission but froze.

That hesitation was the last wall standing between us. Until we knocked it down it would hold us apart. So I sank to my knees. “Tell me, Annalise.”

She ran her nails through my wet hair. “Seth…”

“Yes, gorgeous?” I pressed a kiss to her clit. “I’m yours. I’m on my knees for you. I will hurt myself before I hurt you. You can trust me.”

She kept stroking those nails over my scalp, lulling me like a siren. “Is this real?” she asked again.

Fuck, how it hurt that she kept asking, that she was still wondering if some part of this was still an act. But it had only been days. We’d gone from practical strangers to lovers in the blink of an eye. Of course she had doubts. How could she fully trust me when she didn’t know why it had taken me eight years to let anyone into my life?

So I gave her something I hadn’t given anyone before. “I've never had another woman in this shower, Annalise. Or my bed. I’ve never brought a woman home or introduced her to my parents. I’ve never made a woman macaroni and cheese.” I nuzzled a kiss to her belly. “Not once in eight years have I gotten down on my knees for a woman.”

Her eyes flared with understanding.

“Only you.” I kissed her clit again. Stroked her slit with my tongue. Then I looked up into her eyes and told her the truth. “I had my goddamned heart broken and it hasn’t been worth it. No kiss has been worth it, no promise.” I parted her lips and sucked her clit gently because I just knew that’s how she needed it. “Until you.You’re worth it.Worth putting myself out there again. Worth…getting my heart stomped all over.” Fuck if I couldn’t explain it, but Annalise had burst into my life, leveling every barrier. And I let her because I was pretty sure it was better to be annihilated by her than to stay protected.

Annalise’s eyes softened. “Part of me is afraid we’re going too fast. But the rest of me wants to crawl into bed with you and never come out.”

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