Page 55 of Deputies Under Fire
But then, Eden leaned in and kissed him.
Not a sweet peck on the mouth, either. She really kissed him, instantly making it long and deep. Instantly cranking up that heat and energy even more.
Rory was about to issue a warning that his resolve wasn’t that strong right now, but Eden didn’t give him a chance. Hard to talk when they were French kissing. And when things were escalating to beyond just this kiss.
Turning, Eden moved her leg over him and shifted her position until she was on his lap. That didn’t just amp up the heat. It caused it to skyrocket, and it snapped every bit of his restraint. It suddenly didn’t matter that sex could turn out to be a mistake.
Nope.
Because it was going to happen.
That was the problem, and the huge advantage, of being with someone whose body and mind he knew so well. Rory could feel this wasn’t just a kiss to soothe. This wasn’t about soothing at all. It was about feeling. It was about needing.
It was about them.
He slid his arm around her, snapping Eden closer to him, until her breasts were pressed against his chest. And he did some escalating of his own. The kiss went from hot to scalding. The need went from urgent to an absolute necessity.
Rory had to have her now.
Thankfully, Eden seemed to feel the same way.
She took those scalding kisses to his neck, doling out some torture and pleasure with the flick of her tongue over his skin.She knew all his hot spots. Hell, she’d been the one to discover them since they’d been each other’s firsts. They had a long history of torture and pleasure.
Needing to do some kissing of his own, Rory turned the tables on her and went after her breasts. Eden’s hot spots. He pushed up her top, shoved down the bra and used his mouth and tongue on her nipples.
Eden moaned, that sound of pleasure he knew all too well. A sound that shot through every part of his body. Especially one part that was urging him to move faster. To take everything she was offering.
Rory did just that, and he pulled off her top. Rid her of the bra, too. And the battle began. Because the clothes were obviously the enemy now, and they wanted each other naked.
Even then, the kissing and touching didn’t stop, and somehow they managed not to injure themselves when the battle of the clothing escalated. Eden yanked off his shirt, sliding some tongue kisses on his chest while she fumbled with his jeans.
Rory ended up helping her with that, which led to some rolling around on the floor while holsters, boots and jeans all came off. The frantic pace continued when they were naked—their mouths met again, and the kiss roared past the hungry stage. The pleasure and need consumed him, and he was ready to take her here and now, but Eden said something that got through his lust-hazed mind.
“Condom,” she muttered through her gusting breath.
Hell. He’d nearly forgotten again, and the last time, he’d gotten her pregnant. Since he doubted she wanted that to happen again, he forced himself to move away from her and locate his jeans. Then, his wallet. Then, the condom he kept there.
Eden made her way toward him, and the second he had the condom on, she straddled him, taking her inside him. Thepleasure wasn’t just a roar now. It was an avalanche of all the sensations that confirmed to him that this wasn’t a mistake.
Eden was the right woman.
And despite the investigation, it was the right time.
Eden started the maddening strokes, taking him deep inside her, and he could see the pleasure on her face. Could feel it in her body as he slid his hands down her breasts and stomach. She rode him, drawing out every bit of that pleasure. Building it. Making them both climb.
And desperate.
Because that’s what happened with great sex. The need became overwhelming, impossible to stave off. But Rory held on, savoring it. Savoring her. And when Eden’s body finally found the release, Rory let himself take the plunge with her.
Yeah, this was right.
Chapter Fifteen
Eden stood in the shower and let the pulsing jets go to work on her tight muscles. She was sore and bruised and had some scrapes from both the barn explosion and having to dive onto the road after the firebombs.
The romp on the floor with Rory had maybe added a few new bruises, but the sex had made that all worth it. In fact, the sex had made a lot of things worth it.
Including the doubts and regrets.
