Page 39 of Bayside Heat
When she finally collapsed beneath him, gasping her way through a thick haze of pleasure, his lips curved into a smile she’d never seen on him before. It was so serene, it felt like she was privy to a secret. She barely had time to process the thought before his mouth came lovingly down over hers, breathing life back into her spent body. She groped at the waist of his jeans, trying to push them down, needing to feel his cock in her hand, on her body, buried deep inside her.
He captured her hands in his and rose up, shadows pushing that secret smile away and sending a wave of anxiety through her.
“But we didn’t…You didn’t—”
He kissed her shoulder, tender touches of his lips, and then he lowered his forehead there, restraint radiating off him.
“Drake, let me pleasure you,” she said, trying to ease the worry of whatever was holding him back.
“Shh.” He kissed her again, tender and languid, as if her words made it harder for him to resist. “I don’t want you to wake up tomorrow regretting a single thing we do.”
“I won’t,” she promised. “I could never regret this. I’ve waited forever to be with you.”
“And you’re leaving tomorrow,” he reminded her. “Embarking on an exciting new part of your life. I want you to be clearheaded when you start your new job, not distracted by me, or us, and wondering what if…”
She flopped onto her back and sighed. “Well, you already screwed that up. All these years and I never knew it was possible to have an orgasm without actually being touched down there. If you think that’s not going to distract me every minute of the day, you’ve got your head on backward.”
He laughed and leaned over her, kissing her again. “If you say orgasm again, I might have to change my mind.”
“Orgasm, orgasm, orgasm!” she said as fast as she could.
He pulled her against him, kissing and laughing as he tickled her. They both fell to the mattress smiling.
“You told me all the reasons you couldn’t be with me,” she said. “And now look where we are. You kind of suck at holding back.”
“Hey, I’ve restrained myself for years. I think I should be commended for my efforts.” He lay beside her, holding her hand, and said, “I couldn’t have held back more than I have tonight if my life depended on it.”
She grinned like a fool.
“I think you put some kind of weakening agent in my drink.” He leaned over and pressed a kiss to the swell of her breast. “Promise me something. If you regret this in the morning, text me and let me know instead of disappearing and never talking to me again.”
“How could I not talk to you again? You’d leave a hole in my life, and that would suck. You won’t do that, will you? What if you regret it? Ohmygod. What if you’re telling me this because you already regret it?”
“Stop,” he said with a smile.
“We need a code word,” she said hastily. “Delete. If either of us regrets this, we’ll text delete to the other, and then we’ll know that we can never think or talk about it again.”
“Yeah, that’ll work,” he said sarcastically. He touched his lips to hers and said, “You are all I’ll think about from this second on. Your intoxicating mouth…” His lips came coaxingly down over hers, taking her in another toe-curling kiss. “And don’t get me started on your body.” He sucked her nipple into his mouth, and she arched off the mattress.
“Drake—” She fisted her hands in his hair, holding his mouth there. “Don’t stop.”
He moved over her, his thick length pressed against her center as he groped and teased her breasts, taking her higher with every tantalizing touch. She clung to his head as he masterfully sent her soaring again. Holy cow. He was crazy if he thought she’d regret this. She didn’t even know what this was, and she didn’t need a definition. It felt too right to question.
He kissed her and loved her, making her feel cherished, sexy, and oh so satisfied. She melted limply into the mattress, and he gazed down at her, his dark eyes holding her captive. A slow grin lifted his lips, and he kissed the edges of her mouth, as if he simply wanted to remember the moment, to see her face. And holy cow, what that did to her hungry heart was overwhelming.
