Page 148 of Seduction Under the Southern Stars
My heart is racing, but I sit still, afraid to break the spell.
“Say something,” he says. “Are you mad at me?”
Slowly, I put down my glass. Then I slowly get to my feet.
He sits up hurriedly. “Shit… Lora… I’m so sorry… I know I didn’t tell you about Maureen, and it must seem like I lie all the time, but I…”
He trails off as I turn to face him. I move right up between his legs. Then I climb on top of him, straddling him and leaning on the back of the seat, the same way I did the very first time we had sex.
I lower my head so my mouth is over his. He doesn’t move; I think he’s holding his breath.
I sigh, so my breath whispers across his lips.
“I’m crazy about you,” I say. And then I kiss him, feeling his lips curve up beneath mine.
Chapter Thirty-Two
Linc
I’m so relieved I haven’t fucked up again.
Elora kisses me tenderly, and I fight the urge to slide a hand to the back of her head so I can deepen the kiss, and instead let her proceed at her own pace for a while. Her lips move across mine, exploring, tasting, and my blood stirs at her gentle but curious kisses, and the way she nibbles my bottom lip before sucking it. Then she touches her tongue to my lip and brushes it across before teasing my lips apart with tiny thrusts that give me an instant erection. Finally, she slides her tongue into my mouth, twining it erotically around mine, and at that point I’m done with her taking control.
Holding her tightly, I rise to my feet, making her gasp, and wrap her legs around me. Still kissing her, I go back into the cottage, being careful not to bang her head on the doorframe, close the door behind us, and carry her through to the bedroom. I unwrap her legs but don’t let her go, and instead slide my arm beneath her knees so I’m holding her in my arms. Then I toss her onto the bed.
She bounces and laughs, falling onto her back as I climb on top of her. “Careful,” she says as I lower down, “you could easily have broken the bed then.”
I snort. “You’re light as.”
“Light as,” she mocks, lifting her arms around my neck. “How very Kiwi of you.”
I lift up, take her hands, and pin them above her head. “If you’re going to mock me,” I tell her, “there’ll be punishment.”
She gasps, her eyes wide as she looks up at me.
“You wanted a hundred percent,” I remind her. “And I’m going to do exactly as the lady ordered. But we’re going to have a safe word. You understand what that is?”
She blinks, looking uncertain.
“We’re going to use colors,” I tell her. “Green is go. If you start feeling uncertain about something, and you don’t want to stop, but you want to slow down, or take a break and talk about it, you say ‘yellow.’ And if at any point you want me to stop, you say ‘red.’ Do you understand?”
She nods.
“I won’t be upset,” I say, looking into her eyes. “Good sex is about communication, and it’s especially true with you. It’s important that you tell me how you’re feeling.”
“Okay.” Her eyes are bright, excited.
“Right.” I release her hands and straighten, grab a handful of my tee at the back of my neck, and yank it off. I run a hand through my hair to smooth it down again, then lower back on top of her. “Now, prepare yourself, because I’m about to fuck you senseless.”
I smother her laugh with a kiss, and she murmurs something unintelligible and wraps her arms around my neck.
I kiss her for a long time, enjoying the softness of her mouth, and her eagerness. I love the way she sighs happily when I kiss up her jaw to her ear, and her light moans every time I do something different, like kissing down her neck and touching my tongue to the pulse that beats there.
After a while, I get her to sit up, and I take off her clothes, helping her peel off her top, undo her bra, and tug off her shorts and underwear, and then I push her onto her back again. I pick up one of her hands and begin kissing her fingers, then her palm, and slowly press my lips along the soft skin beneath her arm to her inner elbow, and all the way down to her underarm.
“Linc!” She twitches as I kiss there. “Don’t be gross.”
“What’s gross about it? It’s so sexy. All smooth and hairless.” I run my tongue over her skin.
