Page 24 of Christmas in Comets Valley
“And where are my clothes?” She lifted her head to peek under the blanket at her half-naked body. Granted, she was wearing a strapless bra, so she wasn’t completely exposed, but the small garment left little for the imagination. “Wait, no. Please don’t tell me I…”
“Oh, you did.” I leaned back in my chair with a smug smile.
“How many people saw?”
“Half the town, maybe more.”
Aera dropped back against the pillows and expelled an exasperated breath. “I didn’t call my ex, did I?” She pinched the bridge of her nose. “I have a tendency to leave him strongly worded voice mails on nights when I’ve had one too many glasses of wine.”
I shook my head. “I take it things ended badly between the two of you?”
“He cheated.”
“Yikes.”
“With his secretary.”
“Oh, damn.” I winced, unsure if I should pry for more details or drop the subject altogether. But being the curious-minded person I was, the former won. “And you two were together for…”
“Ten years.”
I sat there staring at her with my mouth gaped open.
Ten years?
She mentioned he wasn’t good in bed, but how was she with a man for a decade who never once made her finish? More importantly, how the fuck did a man go a decade without realizing his girl wasn’t coming? Did he even know where her clit was?
What the fuck.
“I know exactly what you’re thinking right now, and I don’t know how it’s possible either,” Aera groaned, twisting onto her side.
“Do you need food or water?”
“No, I feel fine. I only had four drinks and the rest of Calliope’s beer, so you saw the worst of it. I might go up to bed and call it a night though.” She yawned, getting up from the couch with the blanket still wrapped around her.
“You coming?” She looked back at me, and the smile in her eyes held a heated flame as she dropped the blanket from around her shoulders and waltzed up the steps.
A wry smile came over me beforeI jerked to my feet and followed her up the stairs while doing my best to avoid the steps that creaked.
Before I made it through the doorway to her bedroom, Aera jumped into my arms and captured my lips between hers.
“Are you sure you want to do this?”
“Positive,” she moaned, claiming my lips once again. Only this time did I allow myself to drink in the sweetness of her kiss.
With a firm grip on the underside of her thighs, I walked us over to the bed and eased her down into my lap. Once settled, Aera instinctively ground herself against my length as her tongue teasingly danced against mine.
In one swift motion, I rolled us over so she was on her back, which gave me better leverage to work my hips between her legs. Our breaths grew heavy as each of our kisses held more heat than the last.
Warmth spread throughout my veins and my hands impatiently ached to explore more of her body. Gripping her waist, I skated one hand across the silken skin on her stomach before undoing her zipper. Aera helped by lifting her hips and wiggling down her pants until she laid before me in only her bra and thong.
I cupped her pussy and instantly felt her wetness through the thin material. My impatience grew explosive as I slipped a finger underneath the fabric at her waistline while simultaneously kissing down her body.
Shimmying her panties off, I licked up and down her center before sucking her clit between my lips. A shudder of pleasure erupted from her mouth, and her moans flooded the surrounding room.
I lined up two fingers with her opening and her body welcomed me into her tight heat. It wasn’t long before I curled them upward to that spongy spot that I knew would make her see stars.
As expected, her head flew back against the pillow and she let out eager cries for more. “Another finger, please,” she begged against my lips, wriggling beneath me.
