Page 13 of Let it Snow
When he turned back to her, his eyes held no contempt for the fact he would be stuck there for longer than anticipated.The sight pleased her, but the lights blinking out moments later did not.“Shit,” she whispered, blindly groping in the dark for the wall.She hit a wall alright, but it was not a wall made of brick or wood but one made of lean muscle encased in fluffy cotton.“Oops.Sorry about that.”
Max reached up and gripped her hand where it lay against his chest.“Don’t be.”He raised her hand to his lips and kissed the back before interlacing her fingers with his.“Do you have a torch or candles anywhere nearby?”
“I think there’s a torch in one of the kitchen drawers,” she told him.With little to no light coming from the windows and no lights on in the house, it was nearly pitch black.If she had been alone, the idea of being in that kind of darkness might have scared her.But here with Max, the thought was exhilarating.There were so many naughty things they could get up to in the dark, and if he was up for exploring them, she was game.They went to the kitchen and she found the torch.She flicked the button, the light illuminating the kitchen for a brief moment before flickering out again.“Well, that’s inconvenient.”
Max took the torch from her hands and placed it on the island.“I disagree,” he said before pulling her along behind him and leading her out into the living room.“I think there’s plenty of light in this room for what I have planned.”The light from the fire created a soft, orange glow around the room and sparks of color danced along the walls as the light was reflected off of glass ornaments and other bobbles from the tree.The whole place looked magical, and as Max led her over to the rug near the fire, she knew what she was about to experience would be magical as well.
When he stopped in front of the fireplace and turned to her, the look he gave her had her going from warm to scorching hot in seconds.Suddenly, even the robe was too much clothing for her, and she couldn’t wait for him to tear it from her body, lay her out on the rug, and make love to her.That is what it would be, maybe not for him, but definitely for her.In less than twenty-four hours she had fallen head over heels in love with Max Harris, her very own version of a man from America, blown in for a short time and giving her just what she needed, the sense of peace she had been missing all these months.
“What did you have planned, Max?”
He smiled at her adoringly as his hands skimmed up the sleeves of her robe and over her shoulders until he was gently holding her face.Hands that, God willing, would soon be exploring her entire body.“A great many things, my darling, but let’s start with this,” he whispered, his breath fanning over her face before his lips caressed hers.
It wasn’t as fierce as their earlier kisses, but it was no less heated.It was as if he was pouring every bit of passion he had in his body, in his soul, into the kiss.Apparently, he was averypassionate man because she soon felt her heart soar as the rest of her body lit up with desire.Max’s fingers tangled in her hair, the scrape of his blunt fingers against her scalp causing her spine to tingle.Lucy whimpered as he continued to sip from her lips, and when he drove his tongue into her mouth, she wasn’t sure if the husky moan that filled the air came from her or Max.Either way, it egged both of them on, and soon everything went from sugary sweet to ginger spicy in seconds.
Lucy’s hands grabbed for the ties of his robe, and when she found them, she nearly squealed with delight.When she pulled the ties undone, her hands snaked inside his robe, her hands finding the warm skin of his belly, the light dusting of hair tickling her fingers as they traveled north to his chest.He was lean, but strong, most likely from all his work at the bakery.Thinking of Max tossing around fifty-pound sacks of flour had her already fantasizing about him tossing her around the bedroom a fair bit as well, and she groaned at the thought of it.
While she was busy exploring his chest, Max had slipped into her robe and settled on her hips where his thumb was currently rubbing circles over the bone.Seconds later, they slipped around to the back and he cupped her rear, his large hands massaging the globes of her ass before he pulled her body into his.The evidence of his arousal dug into her belly, and she whimpered at the feel of his hardness against her.
“Please, Max,” she begged him.For what exactly, she wasn’t sure.Lucy just knew if she didn’t get more of him now, she might burst into flames and be reduced to ash in seconds.
“I love hearing my name on your lips,” he told her before undoing the ties of her robe.The soft material slipped easily off of her shoulders, pooling on the floor.Max stepped backward, his gaze raking up and down her body, leaving a trail of fire on her skin wherever he looked.“My god, you’re stunning.”
Lucy had never thought much about her body beyond it getting her from point A to point B, but as she looked into his eyes and saw a mixture of wonder and lust, she felt as though she was the most beautiful woman in the world.“I want to see you, too,” she told him, stepping closer and pushing aside the robe to reveal all of him to her.
Her eyes took their fill hungrily, and oh my, what a bountiful buffet his body provided.Long, strong legs topped with a long, muscled torso covered in swaths of lightly golden skin and light blonde hair.He was breathtaking, magnificent, but when her eyes zeroed in on a certain appendage, she thought maybe he might just be a little too much for her.
“Wow,” she breathed out before she could think better of it.
Max huffed and grabbed her hand.“Trust me,” he said as he placed her hand over his erection and gave it a tug.Lucy loved the feel of velvet skin over hard steel as she continued to work him.“It’s only like this because of you.”
“Then I suppose I should feel honored?”she asked.
When she rolled her thumb over the head of his penis, she smirked as she watched his eyes roll back in his head a little before he closed them completely.Apparently, she was a lot better at that than she remembered, every moan that escaped his lips inflating her ego to the point where she felt comfortable taking things further.“Or maybe I should kneel before you.”
Max’s eyes shot open, the jade green all but gone in favor of pupils blown wide with need.“You don’t have to,” he choked out, but Lucy wasn’t letting him off that easy.She wanted a taste of him, and she was going to get it.
Once she was on the ground in front of him, she looked up at his handsome face and winked before running her tongue up the underside of his hard shaft.Her hand continued to grip and pump the base as she swirled her tongue all around him, dipping it lightly into the slit at the top and loving the salty taste of him.As his breathing became heavier and heavier, so did her determination to get him as close to the edge as possible, if not tip him over it entirely.She bobbed her head over the top and took as much of him into her mouth as she could, his hands lightly stroking her cheek as she continued to lick and suck him.
Moments later, she felt him stiffen and braced herself for his release, but instead he was pulling away.“No,” he panted as he knelt on the floor in front of her.“Not yet.I don’t want it to be over so quickly.”His expression was meaningful, and Lucy knew he was talking about more than just sex.Still, neither of them gave words to the inevitability of his leaving, wanting instead to focus on this wonderful moment of their coming together.
Lucy leaned up and briefly kissed his lips.“Me, neither,” she confessed.Laying herself back on their discarded robes, she spread her legs, presenting herself to him.“I’m clean and I’m on the pill.”
Max crawled over her, running his nose up the side of her neck before nibbling on her ear.“Me, too,” he said.His head rested on her shoulder for a moment and he groaned before his face appeared above hers.“I meant that I’m clean too, not that I’m on the pill.”
Lucy smiled and wrapped her legs around his back.“I know what you meant.”She giggled lightly, letting her hands skim down the smooth planes of his back until she was groping his behind.Her smile faded into something far more serious.What they were about to do was as serious as you could get, at least for her.It would be the first time she slept with someone she loved, and while he may not realize the significance of that moment, she did.“Make love to me, Max.”
Lucy wasn’t afraid as she spoke the words aloud, knowing that Max wouldn’t shame her for her feelings, and of course, he didn’t disappoint her.He nodded and leaned down until his mouth was mere millimeters from hers.“Always, my darling.Always.”It was a promise she knew he couldn’t possibly keep, but she didn’t care anymore.Right now, she would take him at his word.
Max leaned down and kissed her, his mouth sealing over hers as his length ran up and down her wet folds a few times until he slipped inside.He was as big as he looked, and while it was a bit of a push, he was able to slide all the way into her, hitting a spot so deep inside her, she knew she would feel the stamp of him on her body forever.It wasn’t just her body that was marked, her heart and her soul would belong to him always.Just as he said.
As their lovemaking became more frenzied, Max’s lips trailed from her lips down her neck, his tongue running along her collarbone until he took one stiff nipple into his mouth and sucked.Lucy cried out in pleasure, her hands cupping his head as he moved from one breast to the other.Finally, when she thought she was wound as tightly as she could ever possibly be, he reached his hand between them and started to rub her small bundle of nerves.It had been pulsing harder and harder since they started, and now that she was so close to her release, it felt like it was beating in rhythm right along with her heart.
“I’m close,” she managed to breathe out as every muscle in her body tightened, every fiber of her being cried for release.
Max popped off her breast and came above her again, his lips moving over hers as he continued to work the bundle of nerves.“I’ve got you, love.I’ve got you.”
“Always,” she promised.Then her vision went as white as the snow that continued to fall outside.Her body shattered, lightning bolts of pleasure firing all through her body as he continued to piston his hips in and out of her.Her pleasure started to subside, but Max wasn’t letting up, his thumb continued to blur over her clit until she was coming again.“Oh, god.”The cry filled the air moments before Max’s own grunt of release came, his warmth spreading into her as his movements slowed and finally came to a stop.
