Page 54 of Cowboy of Convenience
Grady jerked his chin toward her sleep shorts. "Take those off."
Never had she moved so quickly to do what someone else wanted. But, after spending her whole life doing exactly the opposite, she was starting to see it might not have actually gotten her anywhere.
And that wasn’t going to happen tonight.
Evelyn shucked her shorts and tossed them over the edge of the mattress, breaths shallow as Grady's dark gaze raked over her bare legs and pussy.
His eyes lifted to the silky tank she still wore. "Take that off too."
He didn't have to ask twice. The satiny fabric was sailing through the air as fast as she could wiggle it off.
Her heart raced in her chest as she waited to see what he would ask next. Or maybe, what he would do next. The possibility of him touching her again had a sense of urgency building in her belly.
But Grady made no move to reach for her. The only thing touching her body was the weight of his gaze as it made a slow, leisurely pass over her.
Grady rocked back onto his heels, adding distance between them. It was disappointing, but her disappointment flared to something much warmer when he said, "Spread your legs for me, Ev. I want to see all of you."
Just like she did before, Evelyn immediately did what she was told, parting her thighs as lust flared in his dark gaze.
But then Grady went silent, body tense and unmoving as the seconds ticked by.
Was he waiting for her to do something? Was she supposed to repay him by touching herself the way he'd done in the bathroom?
She inched her hand downward, arousal flaring as her fingers moved over her belly and brushed the short crop of hair on her pubic bone. She'd barely reached her clit when Grady shoved her hand away with a growl that made every part of her clench.
"That's mine." He rocked forward, giving her no time to prepare before his mouth was on her, hot and hungry. He licked and sucked at her like he was ravenous. Desperate to take everything she had to give.
It was shockingly abrupt and sent her back bowing off the mattress as her nails dug into the sheets, seeking purchase.
Grady’s mouth didn’t leave her flesh as he warned, “Pillow.”
Somehow she managed to drag one over her face as he continued offering up the sort of contact she’d never expected was possible. Sure, this was an act she’d participated in before, but not once was it like this.
This was intense. Powerful. Consuming. Just like the man offering it.
When Grady slid a thick, long finger into her body, dragging it across a spot that curled her toes and tested the muffling capacity of the fiberfill between her teeth, she was gone. Coming harder than she ever had as his sinfully skilled tongue dragged the climax out, making her body jolt with each decadent pass.
Then it was too much. She rolled away, flinging the pillow aside, as pulses of warmth and sensation continued racing through her lower half like a heartbeat of Grady’s making.
“Are you tired already?” Grady caught her around the middle and dragged her back, a smug grin splitting his handsome face. “I figured you’d have more stamina with all that yoga you do.”
“I’m not tired.” She wanted more. Wanted him to get the release he needed. “I just need a minute.”
Grady lifted a brow. “Then what?”
“Then…” She licked her dry lips, struggling to put it into words.
Getting men into her bed had always been easy. They came quickly and willingly. Grady did not. He wanted so much more than she’d ever had to give, and while she was more than ready to offer it up, this was one more interaction she was woefully inexperienced at.
“Then…” She swallowed, forcing the next word out. “Sex.”
Knowing Grady would be over her—inside her—was exhilarating. Intoxicating.
Terrifying.
Because this was more than sex. More than an act intended to earn freedom. This was different. Different in a way she couldn’t quite put her finger on.
Grady’s hand slowly made a path down her middle, tracing a line between her breasts and along her navel before skimming across her sensitized clit. The sensation was overpowering, and it hit her like lightning, making her whole body curl in response.
