Page 7 of Contracting with the Mountain Man
“It’s a secret.”
“The test is a secret? Sounds shady. I’m out.”
I laughed. “Wow, you give up so easily.”
“Yep.”
“What if it’s fresh cookies or another delicious treat?”
“Never heard of a test that gives out free cookies. But there is something I want to test out.”
“There is?”
“Yeah. Our chemistry in the bedroom.”
The worlds fellout of his mouth so easily and before I could respond or even react, his mouth was on mine, his hands in my hair, his tongue dueling with my own. Maverick was possessive, and when he wanted something, he wasn’t taking no for an answer.
Secretly, it thrilled me inside, to be so wanted and dominated by a man as sexy as him.
Should I let him carry me away? Should I slow him down? Or should I put a stop to all of this? Maybe it’s gone far enough.
But no matter how many times I repeated the word stop to myself, I didn’t stop. I fell deeper and deeper in Maverick’s kiss and down, down, down I fell, a rabbit hole of love I never truly believed existed.
Until right in that very moment.
Maverick’s large hands and strong arms easily lifted my curvy body and set me down on the kitchen island. This man could throw me around the bedroom and I was here for it.
He dragged his mouth away from mine, down my jawline, and over to my earlobe and neck. I shivered beneath his touch, the softness of his beard rubbing against my cheek.
When he moved down, I quickly slid off my chef jacket and tossed it to the side, leaving only a white tank, a sports braunderneath. I didn’t prepare for any sort of loving today and I wondered when the last time I shaved was. Oh well, too late now.
Maverick gripped both tits with his two hands and squeezed, his thumbs rubbing over my nipples and causing them to spring backwards. He leaned up and kissed me long and hard before moving back down to my breasts. He stuck his head between them and groaned, rubbing their softness against his cheek.
“Spend the night with me,” Maverick said as he continued to play with my breasts. “I promise, it will be a night you won’t ever forget.”
“I know I won’t. But…”
“No buts. Just let it happen.” He winked and my insides went haywire.
“How about we slow it down a little?”
“What’s to slow down? I like you, you like me. Enough said.”
“I know, but we’re both so busy with work and...”
“That’s all excuses, Genevieve. I’d put any of it aside to spend time with you.”
Stop. This man needs to stop.
Soon I’d be a puddle of holy swoon, a useless pile of hopeless love.
“If you don’t want any of this, please tell me right now. No hard feelings, no awkwardness. We can cut our losses and forget any of this ever happened. Or we can take a chance and see where this leads us.”
“Of course I want this. I’ve never wanted anything so much in life. I’m just…scared.”
“I get that. But we can be scared together.” Maverick fixed his steely gray eyes on me, his face kind and helpful.
I searched his eyes and found all the answers I needed.
