Page 63 of Close to Heaven

Eighteen

Avery was still reeling from her orgasm when she turned to face him.

“For the record, I didn’t intend for that to happen when I knocked on the wall.”

He smirked and rested a hand on her hip. “No?”

She shook her head and slid her hands up his chest. “But I’m glad that it did.”

“I kind of got that.” He squeezed her hip. “Question. Do you always sleep without underwear?”

She giggled. “Yes.”

“Oh,” he said, sounding somewhat disappointed.

“I read in a magazine that it’s good for women to air out their lady parts.”

He chuckled. “Sounds like sage advice.”

“Are you mad at me?”

“Mad? No. What gave you that idea?”

“I didn’t want you to think I lured you in here with the intention of seducing you. Not that it didn’t cross my mind…”

“I admire your honesty, and for the record, it crossed my mind too.”

She wriggled closer, bumping up against his very stiff manhood. “Since we already broke the rules tonight…” She slid one hand down his bare chest to the waistband of his boxer-briefs and paused.

“I don’t want to hurt your ankle.”

She gazed up at him with amusement. “What does that have to do with this?” She wrapped her hand around his erection on the outside of his underwear and gave it a gentle squeeze.

“If I move around too much, I might accidentally hurt you.”

She continued to touch him over his briefs, running her hand up and down his shaft and circling his tip. He watched her closely, his chest rising and falling more rapidly with every stroke.

He filled her hand, and she had no doubt he’d fill her innermost space too. However, she didn’t want to appear greedy, and it was awfully sweet of him to be so concerned about her well-being.

“I have an idea,” she said.

“Avery…”

“Please. I want to pleasure you too.”

He held her gaze for a few beats. “What’s your idea?”

“You’ll have to stand up.”

His eyes went wide. “What?”

“Just do it.”

He chuckled as he rolled out of bed and stood alongside it. “Now what?”

She scooted over and sat in front of him, her legs dangling off the bed. “Now strip.”

He hesitated for a moment. Then, locking eyes with her, he pulled down his briefs and stepped out of them.