Risking Attraction Series (Contemporary Romance)

by Jordan, Lucia

  “What?”

  “You heard me.” He kissed her, dragging his body up hers, pressing his growing erection between her thighs. She spread her legs, granting him more access and he took advantage of the fact that they were both still naked. Grabbing a condom from the stand, he slipped it on, savoring the sound of her breath hitching at the feel of him entering her. “Please don’t close your eyes,” he said kissing each of her eyelids.

  Amy opened her eyes and Josh began to move his hips, slow and steady. It was no secret that Josh liked to fuck, but right now, he had a compulsion to make love to this woman. He wanted her to know that she was different, that she meant more to him.

  “Josh,” she whispered.

  The sound of his name falling from her lips was too much. He had to tell her. If his heart got broken because of it, then so be it. Having something with her, no matter how insignificant, was better than nothing.

  “The thought of someone else touching you…” He kissed her, being careful to keep his eyes locked with hers, his pace steady. “I want you all to myself.”

  “Shh,” Amy said, kissing him.

  “Oh, baby.” He moved a little faster until they both came, gasping for breath, sweaty, clinging to each other. Josh didn’t want to let her go. He couldn’t believe what he was about to say, but he didn’t over think it. He just did it. “Come away with me next weekend, Amy.”

  Risking Attraction Book 3: Hard Surrender

  “Who is he?” Beth asked.

  “Excuse me?” Amy gave her friend a strange look.

  “You’re blowing off the annual company retreat to stay home?” Beth shook her head and leaned up against Amy’s desk. “I don’t believe it. So, you must be seeing someone. Who is it?”

  Oh, crap! Amy searched for a reasonable lie that wouldn’t sound totally lame. When she couldn’t come up with one, she decided to stall. “Honestly, Beth, if I was seeing someone, don’t you think you’d know about it?”

  Beth studied Amy for several moments as if she were trying to determine if Amy was lying – something Amy was admittedly horrible at doing. “Well, if it’s not a guy, then why aren’t you going?”

  Amy shrugged. “It’s the same old thing every year. We go, do some lame relationship building exercises, have dinner, and then our boss gets drunk and makes a fool of himself.”

  With a laugh, Beth said, “That’s the best part of the whole weekend.”

  “Yeah, I know, but…I don’t know. I guess since I’ve called off my engagement to Chris, I don’t see a reason to waste time doing things that I really don’t want to.”

  “It’s just not going to be the same without you.” Beth stood. “So, are we still on for lunch today at least?”

  “Yeah, of course.”

  “Okay, see you in a few then.”

  When Beth left Amy’s cubicle, Amy blew out a nervous breath. She hadn’t told anyone about her two nights with Josh and she wasn’t planning on it anytime soon, either. And she sure as hell wasn’t going to tell anyone about her upcoming weekend getaway with him. But, she was definitely looking forward to it. After she’d ran into him at the bar last Friday and went home with him, she hadn’t been able to stop thinking about him, thinking about the way he made her feel, how his mouth tasted, how his body felt against hers. Thinking about him now made her warm and aroused – which happened every single time she thought of him. It was odd that she reacted to him the way she did. It was like she was having a sexual awakening of some sort and he was the catalyst.

  Her phone rang, startling her. She picked it up. “Thanks for calling McConnelly and Dawson. This is Amy Kent. How may I help you?”

  “God your voice is so sexy,” he said.

  Amy smiled broadly. “Hello, Mr. Hunter. What can I do for you today?” She’d given him her direct work number after he threatened to call Beth again in order to get ahold of her.

  “Well, for starters you can leave work promptly so we can begin our weekend early.”

  She laughed. “You know I can’t do that.” Even though the idea was very tempting, she didn’t have a good enough reason to leave work just yet. Plus, she’d already backed out on the company retreat this weekend and didn’t think ditching work would look very good.

  “Okay, then meet me for lunch.”

  “I can’t do that, either. I’ve got plans with Beth for lunch,” she said quickly.

  “So break them.”

  Amy rested her forehead on her desk and sighed. She couldn’t really back out on Beth either. Not after she’d left so abruptly at the bar last weekend. Beth was already suspicious. Amy didn’t need to add to that. “I can’t,” she groaned. She wanted to though. In fact, she wanted nothing more than to be alone with Josh.

  “I’ll make it worth your while,” he said. His voice was so low and deep, just like it was when they were having sex and he was saying some wicked things to her.

  She lifted her head and smiled again. “How?”

  Josh laughed and her heart fluttered. “You’ll have to meet me to find out.”

  “That’s not fair,” she teased.

  “What’s not fair is that I’m sitting at the café on the corner, the one near your office, all alone, with a carefully concealed erection that has your name on it. You’re not going to let it go to waste are you?”

  Amy swallowed hard and fanned her hot face with her hand. God, he was so damn sexual it was sinful. And he was close, too. She cupped her hand around the receiver of the phone and whispered, “I know you’re not suggesting we have sex in the café.”

  “No, of course not.” He stopped and Amy waited for him to say something more, offer some sort of explanation or alternative location for their little tryst.

  When he didn’t, she said, “Give me five minutes and let me see what I can do.”

  Josh flipped his cell phone closed and smiled. All he had to do now was wait. Amy would show up – he had no doubts about it. When he’d asked her to spend the weekend with him, he’d been prepared for her to say no. So when she’d said yes, he was beyond ecstatic. Waiting all week though, that had nearly killed him. And now that it was Friday, his impatience had gotten the better of him. He didn’t want to wait a moment longer. He wanted Amy to himself. Now. For the entire weekend…maybe even longer.

  That thought startled him. Just how long was he going to hold on to Amy? He’d never kept a woman around for longer than a couple of nights, and even then it was sporadic. But something about this particular woman made him want to have her and only her in his bed and his life.

  A few moments later, Amy walked into the café looking as gorgeous as ever. He stood and walked toward her. Her gaze raked over him, lingering on his crotch, and then moving back up to his face. “You lied to me.”

  He grinned and shrugged. “About that, yes, but not about making this worth your while. How much time do we have?”

  Amy smiled seductively. “All weekend.”

  He raised a brow and gave her a questioning look. “I thought you said you couldn’t leave work early.”

  “You’re not the only one who has a few tricks up their sleeve.” Amy glanced around nervously and Josh wondered why. She wasn’t embarrassed about being seen with him was she? Granted, any woman who was usually later regretted it because of the damage it did to their reputation, but he hoped that Amy wasn’t like all those other women. “So, are we staying here or going?”

  “What would you like to do?” If it were up to him, he’d drag her out of there right now and take her straight back to his place so he could fuck her senseless. But, he needed to know the truth; he needed to know if she was willing to be seen in public with him for any length of time.

  “I’d like to go so that we can officially start our weekend together.”

  Josh frowned, and then quickly hid it from her. Based on that answer, he wasn’t sure where she stood. Well, by the end of this weekend, he would. One way or another, he’d know. He had to. “All right, let’s go then.”

 
; “I have my car, so I guess I’ll just follow you?” she asked.

  “Leave your car. I’ll send Frederick to come get it.” Truth be told, he was afraid if he let her out of his sight, she’d change her mind and he would never see her again. That wasn’t a chance he was willing to take.

  “Okay, but I need to get my bag from the trunk. It has my clothes for the weekend.”

  He put his hand on the small of her back and lowered his mouth to her ear. “What makes you think you’re going to need clothes this weekend?”

  She blushed and he smiled. “Are you being serious?”

  “Maybe.”

  They walked to her car in silence. She got her bag from the trunk, and Josh took it from her. He flung it over his shoulder, took her hand into his, and walked her toward his car. Once they were both inside, he leaned across the seat, slid his hand behind her ear, into her hair, and pulled her to him. He slanted his lips over hers and took the kiss he’d been craving all week. Josh groaned when he felt her lean into him and roll her tongue over his. “Mmm,” he said, licking his lips.

  “Wow,” she breathed, resting her forehead against his.

  Josh smiled with satisfaction. He had an urge to get her in the backseat and take her right now, before they even got home, but he restrained himself, wanting this weekend to be special for her because he had a feeling this weekend was his only shot at convincing her that he was worth taking a chance on. And that was his ultimate goal – to get her to commit to a relationship with him. A real relationship and not one based purely on sex.

  ***

  “Wow, Josh, this is…” Amy turned in a complete circle, looking around with awe. Josh’s bedroom was on the top floor of the house. There was a heavy door made of stained glass that led outside to a balcony. She’d been in his room before, but had never noticed the door or this. For a balcony, it was large. At one end sat a fairly large hot tub and at the opposite end was two, plush lounge chairs, like the kind found at a swanky beach resort.

  “I’m glad you like it,” he said, coming up behind her and wrapping his arms around her.

  She leaned back against him. “I do. It’s breathtaking.” It wasn’t so much the balcony or the hot tub, but the stars in the sky and the landscape beyond.

  “Come on.” He took her hand. Amy dropped her towel, and allowed him to help her into the hot tub.

  The water was the perfect temperature. She got comfortable, rested her head on the edge, and closed her eyes. Josh got in and sat next to her. His close proximity made the water ten times hotter and she felt a sheen of sweat forming on the back of her neck. “This is as close to heaven as it gets,” she said dreamily.

  Josh chuckled. She felt him move, but made no move to open her eyes until she heard a loud pop. Amy sat up and looked over at him. He had a bottle of champagne in his hand, pouring two glasses. “Here,” he said, handing her a glass.

  “Thank you.”

  He settled beside her again and draped an arm around her shoulders. Then he held his glass up toward hers. “To us,” he said.

  Amy smiled and clinked her glass to his. “And to a wonderful weekend.” She took a sip and savored the sweet taste of the champagne. It went down a little too easy and she drank half the glass a little too quickly. She didn’t know why. She wasn’t nervous. In fact, she’d never felt so relaxed in her life. When they’d arrived, they ate some lunch, and talked a bit about her job. Then Josh had taken her on a tour of the grounds, which were much larger than she’d originally thought. Not once had he made any attempts to have sex with her. It was nice to know that wasn’t the only reason he’d invited her to spend the weekend with him. But, on the other hand, she wanted him to make a move. She was ready for him. Hell, she’d been ready since she left here last weekend.

  “Would you like some more?” he asked, holding up the bottle.

  “No, thank you.” Amy set her half-empty glass on the side of the hot tub, and then straddled Josh’s lap.

  Josh set his glass down and put his hands on her waist. His eyes sparked and the arousal between them was thick. “What’re you gonna do, Amy?” His voice was deep, husky. It was his sexy bedroom voice that she’d grown to love. And it was a rush to know that she was the one responsible for making him sound like that.

  “This,” she said, lowering her mouth to his. Amy nipped at his bottom lip, and then pushed her tongue between his lips, moaning softly at the feel of Josh returning the kiss. “And this.” She rotated her hips and pressed down on his growing erection.

  “Shit,” he breathed out, tightening his grip on her waist and lifting his hips to meet her downward motion.

  “Oh, and this.” She grabbed one of the glasses and poured some champagne on his neck and down his chest. Then she lowered her mouth and licked it from his body. He shuddered beneath her and she smiled against his skin. “Mmm…so good.”

  “God, Amy, what the hell are you doing to me?” His voice sounded strained, as if he were fighting some sort of internal battle with himself.

  She looked at him, confused. “You don’t like it?”

  “What? No.” He held her down and pushed his erection against her. “Do you feel how hard you’ve made me?”

  Amy smiled. “Yeah.” She’d done that to him. Her. No one else. It made her feel empowered, sexy, wanted. She slowly started to move her hips again, grinding and rotating on against him. “It feels pretty good to me.”

  “It feels amazing.” He blew lightly over her nipples and they hardened. “So pretty,” he cooed. Then he took one into his mouth and rolled the other between his fingers.

  The sensations shot through her body and pooled between her legs. Her clit throbbed for attention. When he’d first suggested getting in the hot tub naked, she’d been hesitant. Now she was glad. Clothes get in the way, and right now, she wanted nothing between her and Josh.

  “Amy, you are so beautiful.” He shifted beneath her.

  She blushed at his compliment, and then sucked in a breath at the feel of the head of his cock grazing along her folds. She moaned. “Josh, I—” She was silenced with a kiss that set her on fire. It was like her body was consumed with hunger; a hunger only he could satisfy. He reached down between their bodies and she knew what was about to happen. His finger brushed over her clit and she arched into his touch. It felt so good.

  “I need you so bad.” He grabbed his shaft and pressed his cock against her entrance. There would be no foreplay this time and that was okay with her because her need for him was too great.

  The familiar, delicious slow burn returned as he entered her slowly. She gripped the edge of the hot tub so tight her knuckles were white. “Oh…Ahh.” She winced at the feel of his large cock stretching her.

  Josh’s mouth was on hers again, every flick of his tongue only fueling her desire. And then with a final push, he was all the way inside of her. He groaned and moved his hips, pushing in and out of her with slow, controlled thrusts. His pace increased. Water splashed around them, falling over and out the sides of the tub.

  Amy put her hands on his shoulders and held on as he took full possession of her body – something she willingly allowed him to do, something she was growing to crave. Her fingernails dug into him as she fought to hold on to what little bit of sanity she had left. His mouth had barely left hers, his tongue exploring with erotic hunger. Her head fell back to her shoulders and she braced herself for her impending orgasm.

  And then Josh stopped. “I need more,” he whispered with a hungry demand.

  She had no idea what he meant by more, but she was going to do whatever she could to give it to him. She rocked on him, hard and fast, needing to feel the pleasure of sweet release, needing to feel him careen over the edge with her. Her hands went to his face, holding it as she assaulted his lips with the same fervor that she rode him. “Josh,” she moaned into his mouth. Her mind clouded and the only thing she could focus on was Josh and the feel of him inside of her, of his hands coursing up and down her back, of his lips working
against hers, stroking her desire to an unmanageable level.

  “Amy, baby,” he gripped her hips in an attempt to hold her still, “don’t rush this.” He nibbled on her bottom lip, eliciting a groan from her. “Slow down, please, I want to enjoy this, enjoy you.”

  But it was too late. She was past the point of no return and her body took on a mind of its own as her orgasm rushed through her. Amy was powerless in its grip, writhing slowly on his lap. “I can’t…I need…”

  She didn’t need to say anymore. He knew. Josh began to thrust, meeting each downward stroke of her pussy with a powerful lunge. “You feel so good.”

  Amy drove down hard one final time, taking all of his cock into her, and then she screamed his name, dropping her head to his shoulder.

  Josh hugged her tight to his body, making it impossible for her to move as he succumbed to his own orgasm. “Holy shit,” he grunted.

  She was physically drained, yet her pussy squeezed around him, wanting more, wanting to hold him right where he was forever. She drew a deep and shaky breath.

  Josh peppered her shoulder with feather light kisses and she sighed with content. His mouth trailed over to her neck, nuzzling her gently, making her tilt her head to the side. Nibbling and biting softly, his teeth sending shivers down her arms and through her body. “Please look at me,” he whispered.

  Slowly, Amy lifted her head and met his gaze, which was lustful and imploring. He palmed the back of her head and kissed her mouth in a tender and reassuring kiss that left her confused and wanting more.

  Releasing her lips, Josh held her face in his hands and hesitated for a moment before he said, “I want you, Amy.”

  She laughed softly. “You just had me.”

  “That’s not what I meant.” He kissed her chin, and then she felt him move inside of her again. It was a very subtle movement, but it was unmistakable. He kissed down her throat and she tilted her head back.