by Virna DePaul
It was magical and sweet. Kat tilted her head back and their mouths met. His hands slid back to her waist, the weight and heat of them so right on her skin. His fingers slid her tank top upward, baring her toned belly to the night air, then her bare breasts. His tongue stroked the high peaks of her nipples while he squeezed the firm globes around them.
Kat buried her fingers in his thick hair. Her back arched and she whimpered as his fingers slid up the span of her ribs then down again before slipping under the edge of her yoga pants. Her breath caught and held as he moved his hand to the apex of her thighs and cupped her. She cried out, her head falling back farther.
His nails scraped along her waist and up to her chest. They ran along the curves of her breasts, bringing tingling blood to the surface and sending fresh sensation through her body, making her tremble.
Never breaking their kiss, Luke picked her up and carried her into her cabin, slamming the door behind them.
Chapter Twelve
Once they were inside, Luke settled Kat on her feet and wrapped his arms around her waist while she pushed up on her toes and put the palms of her hands against his chest. She could actually feel the pulsing of his heart through his shirt.
Her tongue traced along his bottom lip. He moaned and abandoned her mouth to sprinkle soft kisses on her neck as he caressed her back, then her shoulder, then her ass before trailing his hands up her body again and finally burying them in her hair. He tugged on her lightly, setting her nerve endings on fire.
Kat placed her hands on his shoulders, gripping him tightly even as her hips took on a mind of their own, grinding against his growing erection. He kissed up her neck and across her jaw before letting his lips hover just above her mouth. She whimpered and he grinned just before crushing his mouth against hers. His tongue thrust into her mouth, claiming her in a way that was perfect. The kiss went from hot to raging inferno in seconds.
When he finally pulled back, they both struggled for breath. The blood that coursed through her veins was so hot, she felt like she might spontaneously combust.
“Luke, make love to me, please.”
Smiling, he kissed the side of her face. “My pleasure.” He led her to the bed, then bent at the knees and locked his big arms underneath her, lifting her up off the floor. She wrapped her legs around his waist and they kissed again before he spread her out on the bed, stripped her to her bra and thong and then began removing his own clothes. She watched his beautiful, hard body come into view, pouting when he left his boxer-briefs on. But her pout quickly vanished when he leaned down to unfasten her bra. As soon as he had it off, he cupped her breasts. She found the elastic band of his boxers and tugged them down, setting his erection free.
His cock grazed her hip, and Luke sucked in a hard breath. When she moved to take him in her hand, however, he shook his head and moved away. He yanked off her thong and kissed her thighs before pushing them wide. She cried out as his lips and tongue began an all-out assault. He swiped his tongue expertly along her folds, dipping in between them just slightly to skim her swollen clit. Then, gripping her hips, he drew her down to his face as he plunged his tongue up inside of her in one long, probing thrust.
Kat threw her head back against the pillow, gripped the covers beneath her and dug her heels into the mattress. Sliding his hands underneath her ass, Luke tilted her hips up, angling them where he wanted so his tongue could delve deeper, and thrust harder and faster. Kat moaned in ecstasy, circling her hips against his face, unable to believe the sounds and pleas that were falling from her lips. Luke pulled his head up and ran his tongue across his lips, the look in his eyes communicating both his pleasure and possession before he delved back between her thighs, this time finding her clit and gently nibbling on it.
“Oh, Luke! It feels so good!”
“I love the way you taste. So sweet, baby.”
Just the sound of his voice sent another wave of desire crashing through her. Tonguing her clit, he slid a thick finger inside her. He crooked it slightly and found her G-spot, causing her to buck her hips. He never let up. Even when she was screaming out that she was going to come, he didn’t stop. As her body tensed and the orgasm ripped through her, leaving no part of her body untouched, he kept sucking her clit. It was only when her body stopped shaking and began to relax that he eased off. He kissed the inside of each of her thighs as he pulled his fingers out of her.
“Wow.” She’d never experienced anything like that before. Shakily, she pushed herself up on her elbows and he brought his mouth crushing down on hers, letting his tongue, still coated with her juices, dance against hers. She loved the way his taste mingled with hers.
But she wanted to taste more of him.
Pushing him gently until he was sitting beside her, she slid around until she was kneeling on the floor and between his muscular thighs. Wrapping her hands around his thickness and loving the way it made him shiver, she looked up at him. “Now it’s your turn.”
Luke moaned and buried his hands in her hair. She licked his shaft and he used his grip on her hair to move her head up and down, showing her where he wanted her lips and tongue and mouth.
She smiled. Then, without warning, she sucked him into her mouth as far as he would go, making him shout. While she sucked, she used her tongue to massage the sensitive underside of his cock. “God, you’re good at that,” he breathed out as he cupped her breast. He twisted and pulled on her hard nipple even as he stared down at her with a smoldering hot look that only spurred her on. Reaching up with one hand she used the tips of her long fingernails to lightly stroke his sac.
“Oh Jesus, Kat!” he groaned. “That feels so fucking good, but you need to stop…”
Kat gave him one last, long suck and the swipe of her tongue around the head before she pulled away. “Did you have something else in mind?”
“Come here and I’ll show you.”
With his help, she stood and he immediately took her down to the bed with him. He pressed his lips to hers and she slid her hot tongue into his mouth. This gorgeous man kissed so well that Kat wanted to do it all night long, right up until he started grinding that throbbing and hard erection into her stomach. The ache between her legs became unbearable.
When he lowered his head to suck at her nipples, Kat pressed her head back into the sheets and closed her eyes. She whimpered when she felt his teeth graze lightly across her skin and he moved his hips so that his cock repeatedly slid over her swollen clit. She moaned loudly, loving the way he just took what he wanted and didn’t treat her like she was breakable or fragile or “a star.” She was just a woman and he was just a man and they both wanted to fuck…badly.
He gave each nipple one last lick before pulling away. Quickly, he removed a condom from his wallet while she tried to catch her breath.
“You seem to have a lot of those on hand,” she said.
“Not a lot. Just enough.” He cocked a brow. “That a problem?”
“Absolutely not,” she said.
He grinned. “Good.”
He ripped the package open with his teeth then slipped the condom on with ease. Holding his shaft in one hand, he slid it along her folds.
“Are you going to put it in or not?” she gasped out.
He laughed. “Patience, pretty lady. It will be well worth waiting for.” He rubbed himself against her clit, making her arch up and moan.
Breathlessly she said, “I already know it is. That’s why I want it so badly.”
“Me, too, Kat. Always.” He slid just the head into her. She shuddered, hard. “You like that?”
“I want more of it.”
“How much more?”
“Everything you have to give me. Please!”
She arched her hips and he reached underneath her with a strong arm and pulled her up, thrusting into her all at once. She cried out loudly. “Yes!”
He held firm against her for a few seconds, just circling his hips slowly. It felt so good she thought she might lose her mind. Holding
her hips at the perfect angle, he began pumping into her steadily.
“That what you want, baby?” he grunted in a deep, husky voice that sent shivers down her spine.
"Yes," she cried out, feeling another orgasm building. “Don’t stop!"
Luke lifted her legs, holding them up and open while he pounded away. She could feel the full brunt of his weight each time he slammed into her. His muscles were all taut and his skin was covered in a shiny sheen of sweat. He completely let himself go, thrusting into her hard and deep. He wasn’t talking anymore and he wasn’t savoring, either. He was grunting and groaning and hammering into her, and her body was dangling off the cliff, ready to plunge headfirst into her climax. She felt her muscles tighten around his cock, squeezing tighter, coaxing him to come with her. “Don’t stop, baby! Don’t stop, Luke! Oh, God! Oh fuck!”
He didn’t stop and she screamed as the pleasure splintered through her body, taking with it any control she had left. With one final grunt and thrust, his body stiffened and then began to quake. As he fell forward, he let his teeth graze across her skin.
“Fuck!” he breathed out. “Unbelievable.”
He cupped her chin in the palm of his hand and drew her face to his. With a gentleness that hadn’t been there before, he sucked her bottom lip into his mouth. Their tongues pressed up against each other in a long, sexy slow dance and as they kissed, she clenched down around him. He shuddered and flexed against her pelvis. Her body convulsed as he struck her sensitive clit. Even when he withdrew from her, he gave her pleasure. Kat was far from inexperienced but this was like discovering sex all over again.
Luke rolled the condom off and disposed of it. Then he pulled her body against his and held her while they both recovered. “Where did you come from?” he breathed in her hair.
She smiled. “I was thinking the same thing about you.”
But as they reveled in the feel of each other’s bodies and drifted into sleep, there was another question on Kat’s mind.
Where would they go from here?
Chapter Thirteen
Kat woke up slowly. The sounds of birds in the trees made her smile, but not as much as the weight pressing against her. In sleep, Luke’s face was no less gorgeous. His eyes were closed, his lashes lying on his cheeks, and his mouth was parted slightly, a sexy little thing that made her squirm.
His lean leg was thrown over one of hers, and his strong well-toned arms held her tightly. It was the perfect way to wake up.
One of his eyes opened, and he said, “Good morning.”
She grinned. “Good morning. Did you sleep well?”
“I did. I was more tired than I thought.” He turned slightly and his cock, already stiffening, pressed against her upper thigh. She leaned into him and he hardened even more. “I believe everyone is awake this morning.”
“I do believe so.”
“Well, then…” She reached out for his wallet, which he’d left on the nightstand, and handed it to him.
He cocked a brow. “Just like that? No good morning kiss. No breakfast. Just suit up and do your duty?”
“Are you complaining?”
“I’m not crazy, am I?”
She laughed, and he went about protecting them both. Then he rolled over on top of her. His hands made leisurely sweeps down her body. Her hips rose to meet his as her legs parted. He found her wet opening and slid inside her.
Kat’s legs wrapped his waist and their mouths fused together. She moaned as he withdrew from her body then thrust into her again, his hips banging against hers and his hands tangling deep into the messy tangles of her hair.
The sex was hard, fast, and utterly satisfying. Kat came first, her bottom lifting off the bed, giving him a better angle to penetrate her swollen inner folds. His mouth came down on hers, hard and demanding, as his pumping grew more frantic. Suddenly, he stilled and every muscle in his body tightened. Eyes closed, mouth open, expression frozen between pleasure and pain, he shuddered through his own explosive orgasm. Finally, he lowered himself onto her, their breathy gasps and small moans like music to here ears. After withdrawing from her and disposing of the condom, he cuddled her close to his broad chest. His knuckles caressed her cheek.
“What do you want to do today?” Kat asked some time later as she stretched languidly, enjoying the brush of her breasts against him.
“Whatever you want.”
Kat chuckled. “I’d love more of this. Just spending time together. Playing and relaxing.”
His arms squeezed her waist. “Hmm, what kind of play will we be engaging in next? Because I am going to need a bit of time to refuel, you know.”
“Well, if you must… How about tennis?” She laughed at the loud groan and dramatic pout he gave her. “Come on. There’s a tennis court here, and I love to play. Do you?”
“Honestly, Kat, I just want to spend time with you. Whether it’s hitting a ball back and forth between us or letting you fondle my balls—Hey!” He grunted when she thumped him on the head with a pillow. “What was that for?”
“You know perfectly well what that was for. Just be grateful I aimed for your head and not your…” She paused dramatically, then said, “elbows.”
“Come here, you.” He lunged for her, but she bolted away with a squeal.
Standing naked beside the bed, she tilted her hip and shook a finger at him. “Now, now, none of that. No more of that kind of play until we do some exercise of another kind. Tennis,” she said.
He threw himself back on the bed, arms wide, before crooking an arm behind his head and grinning at her. “Fine. We’ll take Bella for a walk, then you can make me breakfast. Then tennis,” he said magnanimously.
“You’re on,” Kat said.
They parted ways. Kat hastily showered and put on a pair of shorts and a tank as well as running shoes and socks. Luke wore sweat pants and a loose t-shirt; even dressed casually the man managed to look like he was about to pose for the cover of a magazine.
Bella trotted happily beside them as they took a long hike. The towering pines and other trees were home to hundreds of birds and Kat watched them eagerly. After their walk, they ambled back to his cabin, and Kat whipped them up breakfast: a fluffy golden omelet laden with cheese and sautéed vegetables, toast with loads of creamy butter, and juice and coffee.
Full and happy, they walked to the nearby community center where they played tennis for an hour. Bella sat placidly on the sidelines, watching the ball streak past. The first game ended in a tie, and they played again, their muscles straining and their skin turning golden under the sun.
By the time they headed back to the cabins, Kat was both tired and invigorated. Luke held her hand as they walked and the affectionate gesture seemed so natural. At one point, Bella ran ahead of them, darting through piles of colorful leaves and stopping to smell every tree and pinecone she came across. Kat loved the way the cool air filled her lungs and gave her body that fresh, renewed feeling—the feeling of being alive. The leaves crunched underneath their feet, and every so often one would fall, lightly swaying as the air carried it to the ground.
“I love it up here,” she said.
“So do I. But only in small doses. The city stays under my skin and after a while I actually start to miss all the people and the chaos.”
Kat smiled. “Hmm, I haven’t missed it yet. I might after a while, but it’s been way too long since I’ve been away from it. I’m enjoying this too much.”
As they approached Luke’s cabin, he turned towards her and pulled her into him for a kiss. She felt the sizzle of his touch all the way to her toes, marveling over the fact she was enjoying this time with him every bit as much as she’d enjoyed sleeping with him.
“How about a fire and a movie?” Luke asked her when he broke the kiss.
“It’s a perfect day for it. I’m going to freshen up, and I’ll be back soon.”
He gave her another kiss, then stood in the front yard and watched her go.
Kat showered and change
d into a comfortable pair of leggings and a long t-shirt. She slipped her boots and jacket on and made her way back to Luke’s. She could already see smoke coming from the chimney and smell the sweet fragrance of the eucalyptus wood as it burned. Luke was waiting for her on the porch when she got there and she knew he’d been watching for her. His attentiveness made her feel cared for and cherished.
“It got chilly fast,” she said with a shiver. He put his arm around her and led her into the cabin. She could feel the change in temperature as soon as she stepped in and the smell of the roaring fire filled her nose like incense. Bella rested comfortably in front of the hearth and after Luke helped her slip off her coat she went over and sat on the bricks, holding her hands a few inches away from the flickering flames. The heat filled her, adding to her feeling of contentment.
He pulled her up, loosely wrapping his arms around her waist. “So what kind of movie do you want to watch? Chick flick? Action? Comedy? Something with a hot sex-kitten leading lady named…”
“No! Nothing with Kat Bailey in the credits!”
“Um, I was going to say Angelina Jolie, but okay.”
Kat elbowed him and he laughed. “Seriously, all I have are action films.”
“Action is good. What have you got?”
He named a couple she’d already seen before saying, “The Gambler?”
“Mark Wahlberg, right?”
“Yes.”
“That one will work.”
“Be honest. You’re just hot for Marky Mark, aren’t you?”
She laughed. “I wouldn’t kick him out of bed,” she said. Luke gave her a wounded look and she pressed her forehead into his. “Except for you, that is.”
