At the bedside she turned, placing him with his back to it. One gentle push of her small palm on his chest and he obeyed, falling back onto the bed.
His shaft ached, throbbed, his blood starting to surge thickly, hotly, through his veins.
Bracing both hands one each side of his head, Carly looked down at him. “Sam,” she said softly, “I love you.”
It wasn’t what he expected to hear, but he sure as hell had elation leaping upward. “Carly-”
“Uh-uh.” Placing one finger on his lips, she shook her head. “I’m not finished.”
Okay, he could listen, but no way could he stop his arm from lifting, his hand from falling to the small of her back and stroking slowly.
Almost immediately he was rewarded by the darkening of her eyes, the enticing way she arched slightly like a cat, the catch in her breath when he slid his hand lower to spread over one curved cheek of her derrière.
“Sam.” She lowered herself down so that those generous breasts were plumped against his chest.
Now it was his breath catching, but he forced himself to wait, to gaze up into her eyes, to let her take the lead.
For now.
“I love you, Sam,” she repeated. “The other night I realised how fleeting life can be, how precious, and I don’t want to wait, to take things slowly. I want you now. In my life, in every aspect.” Lowering her head, she brushed her mouth across his, light like a butterfly’s wings. “Marry me, Sam.”
It was the last thing he expected, and his mouth opened partly in surprise. “Marry you?”
There was no hesitation, fear, or uncertainty in her face. “Yes. Marry me.”
He didn’t need a second asking. His heart leaped, joy rushing through him, happiness exploding throughout his entire body.
Cupping the back of her head, he brought her face down so her forehead rested against his, so he could look deeply, so deeply into her eyes, not wanting her to mistake his feelings.
“Yes, Carly,” he said softly. “A thousand times, yes.”
Her beautiful face lit up with a smile, brown eyes warming, soft lips curving. Her palms cradled his face tenderly as she kissed him with the same love he could feel pouring through him.
Rolling, he reversed their positions, not breaking their kiss as he slid the thin straps from her shoulders, lifting his hips so he could push it lower, feeling the shift of her curves as she lifted her own hips. The nightgown disappeared.
Nothing separated them now.
He kissed her gently, savouring her, licking the strawberry flavoured gloss from her lips, delving deeper to get her full taste.
But he couldn’t wait, didn’t want to wait, his shaft so hard, so urgent, his desire to possess her, to claim her once more, filling him.
Breaking their kiss, he looked down at her. “Now.”
She nodded.
When he started to shift off her, she grabbed his arms. “Where are you going?”
“Condom.”
“No need.” Her cheeks pinkened enchantingly. “I’m on the pill now.”
Great news, but… “It’s not fool proof.”
“Nor are condoms, but does it matter?”
Her words had his heart picking up pace in an instant. “Carly?”
“You want kids one day, Sam, you said so. I want kids one day. We’ll take precautions, but does it matter if something happens sooner than planned?”
“No.” Sam thought his heart was going to burst with joy. “If the pill doesn’t work, I don’t care. Do you?”
“No.” She smiled. “Let’s bare-back it, surfie-boy.”
He couldn’t help the burst of laughter, just as he couldn’t help the huskiness of it, the raw need.
Leaning down, he kissed her again, deeper, revelling in the taste of her, the sensation of her soft curves beneath him.
The urgency to be inside her was tempered with tenderness, the need to go slowly, to savour every thrust into her tight heat, knowing it was going to last a lifetime.
Carly’s thighs parted willingly, her moist heat welcoming him, surrounding him as he slid into her tight sheath.
The sensation of her body against his without any artificial cover was mind blowing. Closing his eyes, he thrust slow and deep, the wonder of it filling him.
But he wanted her on this loving journey, wanted to watch her as she travelled with him.
Opening his eyes he watched, kissing her gently, claiming her with every tender invasion of her body. He saw it all, her darkening eyes, the growing desire, the carnal pleasure that sparkled deep within, and he felt it match his own.
Even when his tempo changed, became faster, more urgent, he kept his gaze on her, loving the way her throat arched, her head back against the pillow, the little sexy whimpers that came from her mouth.
The build up of heat surged inside him, his seed gathering, his sac tightening, his shaft throbbing.
He was only a man. A man making love to the woman he loved and cherished, and he couldn’t stop his body’s natural rhythm, his hips moving urgently now as he filled her, took her, claimed her, played her body as her whimpers turned to cries of prurience.
When he felt his seed start to come, he took her mouth, plundering deep with his tongue, swallowing her cry as he erupted inside her.
The primal satisfaction of knowing his seed coated the walls of her sheath, shot deep, entered her cervix and beyond, made him grip her hips tight as he gave her everything.
Not caring either way if she got pregnant. If a baby came, it was welcome by them both. If the pill worked, then he’d simply have her to himself for longer. But for now, it was just him and Carly.
And it was her name on his lips when he shattered in a glorious blaze of ardour.
Hours had passed. Lying in the bed with Carly nestled against him, so soft and warm and snugly in sleep, Sam knew he’d never been happier. He nuzzled the silky hair on the top of her head. She was his – her laughter, her seriousness, her very being.
SJ jumped on the bed and cuddled up on her other side. Sam reached out with the arm lying beneath Carly to pat the cat, and SJ head-butted his hand before closing his eyes and going to sleep.
Returning his hand to its previous position on her shoulder to hold her to him, Sam had to grin when Carly murmured, and without opening her eyes, she reached groggily behind her, patted SJ on his flank instead of his head, whispered, “Don’t wake Sam, kitty”, and went right back to sleep.
Yeah, life was great. He had his woman and his cat. What more could a man want?
The red of the lace nightgown that he’d thrown on the floor earlier caught his attention. She’d set out to seduce him today, and man, had she done an awesome job of it.
Many women had tried to seduce him, but the only one who had ever effectively done it without trying had been Carly. She’d seduced him long before she’d donned the red lace nightgown.
Grinning, he looked up at the ceiling.
Best seduction ever.
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BIO
Angela Verdenius lives in Australia, where she is ruled by her cats, adores reading, and thinks a perfect day is writing and drinking Diet Coke, followed by reading or a good horror movie.
To date, she has written numerous novels in sci-fi romance series and BBW contemporary romances, 2 novellas, and several short stories, one of which is a zombie story she had great fun writing. Her books have won many reviewers’ awards, as well as having been on the Fictionwise best-seller list and winning the Golden Rose Award.
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Other Books by this Author
BBW Romances
Big Girls Lovin’ trilogy: Doctor’s Delight
Cop’s
Passion
Vet’s Desire
The Lawson Boys duet - The Lawson Boys: Alex
The Lawson Boys: Marty
The Virgin Sex Queen
The Mackay Sisters duet: Call on Me
Lean on Me
Seducing Sam
Heart & Soul sci-fi/futuristic romance series
Heart of an Outlaw
Soul of a Mercenary
Heart of the Betrayed
Love’s Sweet Assassin
Soul of a Hunter
Love’s Bewitching Thief
Heart of the Forsaken
Soul of a Witch
Heart of a Traitor
Soul of the Forgotten
Love’s Beguiling Healer
Heart of a Peacekeeper
Soul of a Predator
Love’s Winsome Warrior
Heart of a Smuggler
Soul of a Guardian
Love, Heart & Soul Moments
Shattered Soul
Novellas - Operation Seduction (BBW)
Blast from the Past
Short Stories - Zombie Hospital
Perceptions
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