Adrian pulled her hard against him and kissed her. It was a slow but hungry kiss, as his tongue slipped inside her mouth exploring her sweetness. He wasn’t in a hurry this time and warned himself to take it slow. And he had all the very best intentions but when her hot body pressed against his cool, naked one, his raw desire for her frightened even him.
He hastily pulled her T-shirt over her head and traced his fingers over the rise of her beautiful breasts. Adrian needed to taste her again, playfully nipping her as he went along. As he moved up her body, Cory gasped in delight against the tiled bathroom wall. Her shoulders were next, her neck, her earlobe and then back to her lips again.
Adrian hurriedly removed her tights. So much for taking it slow! Her matching pink bra and panties went next, quickly landing on the shower floor. Finally, he could see the beautiful body she hid under those power suits. Even his imagination had been way off. In an instant, he was on his knees, making circles with his tongue on her flat, naked stomach, his eyes taking their sweet time admiring her enticing Brazilian wax below.
“Nice job,” Adrian murmured. He stopped and kissed her there, slowly. “No,” he looked up at her and smiled. “Really nice.”
• • •
“Um … glad you like it,” Cory wobbled slightly when Adrian’s heated kiss scorched her center. Thank God his big hands were firmly holding her slippery wet thighs still. The things this man could do to her, was doing to her, was just crazy. When he stood again, Adrian squirted shower gel into his hands and proceeded to lather her body with it.
Cory turned and leaned onto his strong chest for support and felt his hard-as-steel shaft pressing into her back. The small circular motions his hands made around her erect nipples sent her insane. Then his hands were moving all over her body, the firm movements massaging her flesh. Her shoulders, her stomach, her back, lower and lower. Adrian’s wet and slippery hands together with the silky smoothness of the gel against her skin sent maddening, erotic sensations throughout her body. Sensations she believed she never experienced before now.
Adrian spun her around and finally lifted her around his waist, his hands comfortably kneading her fleshy behind. He turned the shower on again, his tongue and the water worked in unison to wash the soapy bubbles off her body.
“I want you, Cory,” Adrian simply said to her. “And I don’t think I ever wanted to make love to a woman as much as I want to right now. Please tell me you want this as much as I do.”
“I do, Adrian. I want you to make love to me.”
With Cory still sensually wrapped around him and both dripping from the shower, Adrian carried her into his bedroom. He grabbed a towel and began to dry her off as he sat on the bed.
Cory rested her uninjured leg on his thigh so that he had better access to her more intimate body parts. No man had ever done this to her before and it was driving her into euphoric ecstasy. She was shivering from the coolness of the bedroom but the feel of Adrian’s hot tongue on her breast again instantly warmed her.
When he squeezed on her other breast, she felt the knots between her moist legs. Cory couldn’t think straight, she could hardly breathe. One look from those mesmerizing eyes, one touch from those skilled hands and she was lost. Adrian kept her yearning for more with every sensuous stroke.
Cory climbed onto his muscular thighs now. One by one, Adrian took her nipples into his mouth, lightly licking them at first. Then he intensified the heat. Cory arched her back as Adrian sucked on her, her nails dug deeper into the hard flesh of his back.
Adrian’s fingers lingered between her legs, gently massaging her sensitive flesh as moan after moan escaped her lips. Her skin hot and moist against his. Her engorged center felt the very same against his fingers inside her.
Cory closed her eyes and bit down hard on her lower lip, trying to conceal her cries. She wanted so much more of him but didn’t know if her body could take such pleasure any longer.
“Adrian?” It was a soft but urgent sound, a half whisper and half moan coming from her.
“Yeah, baby?”
Cory, giddy from his lovemaking, announced, “Adrian, I have to tell you something. I haven’t done this in a while.”
“Really?” Adrian asked her, a bit shocked.
“With a man,” she whispered.
Adrian immediately stopped everything he was doing to her and just stared at her. Now she had his undivided attention. “So … what exactly are we talking about here?” he asked smiling. “Are you into girls, then?”
“No! No! Of course not,” Cory exclaimed. “It’s just that after my last boyfriend I began using … um, toys instead.”
“Toys?” he asked.
“Yes. Toys.” Cory was waiting for him to explode into loud laughter but none came.
“I was never with a woman who was into toys before,” Adrian smiled. “Don’t worry, though. I’ll take real good care of you, baby.”
When Adrian lifted her up, Cory instinctively wrapped her legs around his waist again, clinging to him for dear life.
“I promise,” Adrian whispered to her.
Cory began kissing him hungrily, her moans becoming louder. Oh, she was definitely in the mood for some real loving now. “God, I want you so much, Adrian.”
Adrian laid her on the bed and parted her thighs.
“Lord … you’re so beautiful, Cory,” Adrian whispered as he kissed her toes, then calves. He moved up to her succulent legs and thighs as she eagerly spread them wider for him. “And way too sumptuous.”
Cory wasn’t holding anything back. She was offering her sensuality to him on a silver platter. She could tell from his enlarged shaft just how much Adrian really wanted her and begged him to finally take her.
Adrian uttered a profanity when he entered Cory for the first time. “And oh so delicious,” he moaned as he filled her.
Lying against the cool silkiness of his sheets, Cory felt his heat engulfing her body, scorching her all over. She begged for mercy when she felt Adrian’s true power. He was moving in and out of her with an increased, but measured, intensity and strength as he plunged deeper and deeper into her opening.
“Work it for me, baby,” Adrian urged her on as she gyrated to her own slow and sensual rhythm against every thrust.
Cory writhed in pure ecstasy, loving the feeling Adrian’s every stroke was giving her. She delighted in every flick of his tongue and the maddening sensations his hot lips brought to her body. With every stroke, her subdued passion was awakened. She grabbed the bed sheets between her fingers and moaned out aloud her satisfaction.
That was when she flipped the script on him. She was now the one on top, riding him hard. Cory was so deliriously hot for this man right now. Now, she was really working it for him, erotically bouncing up and down his shaft.
“Cory … I don’t think I could take this much longer if you keep that up, baby,” Adrian breathlessly moaned.
“Just a little bit more, baby. Pleeeease,” she cooed.
With her urging, Adrian rolled her over again, lifted her legs onto his shoulders this time and hammer-drilled even deeper into her, thrusting harder and faster.
“Ooohhh, yes!” Cory moaned. The man packed a serious hard-on, much better than any damn toy, any day. “Oh yeah, baby,” a now-sweat drenched Cory begged Adrian to offer her body some release.
Adrian obliged. It didn’t take long, as Cory screamed his name again and again. He grunted in pure pleasure as they exploded into each other, erotic spasms rocking their bodies.
She thought she knew what total and utter satisfaction was. Up until now, no man ever left her feeling so complete. Cory had to admit, this soldier could definitely handle the island heat. Her instincts were right on. Adrian Mendez was indeed an incredible lover. But even more incredible than she could have ever imagined.
“Oh my God. Tha
t was freaking amazing,” an out-of-breath Cory was the first to admit as she lazily rolled on top of him again.
“No. That was much better than freaking amazing,” Adrian grunted with labored breaths. He held her tightly around her waist so that she couldn’t go anywhere. “But I don’t think a word was invented yet to describe this,” he laughed, still breathing heavily.
After his breathing slowed somewhat he said, “I was supposed to ask you something.”
“Yeah? What’s that?” Cory was eager to find out.
“When I called you today, I was going to ask you to have dinner with me tonight.”
“Dinner?” Cory giggled. That’s right, usually the dinner came before the sex, Cory.
“Yeah. Well, I figure I can still ask you although I assure you we’ll be pretty busy for the remainder of tonight,” he added, playing with her curls. “So Cory, would you like to have dinner with me on Friday night?”
Cory was in total amazement. After just making love to her, Adrian was asking her out to dinner? “Well, after what just happened here, how could I ever refuse you? Adrian, I’ll love to have dinner with you on Friday night.”
Adrian playfully rolled her over so that she was trapped under his lean body once more. “So are you hungry now?” he asked in a more serious tone.
Cory cupped his handsome face between her hands. Looking him straight in those beautiful brown eyes of his, she responded, “Only for you, baby.”
“A very good answer,” Adrian chuckled. “Well, I did warn you that we’ll be real busy tonight.” He spoke against her lips as he kissed her. “Cory,” he paused, “the next time you plan on using your toys again, can I watch?”
“Sure.” If she ever used them again.
When Cory felt Adrian’s full arousal twitching and rubbing against her leg, she couldn’t believe he was ready and raring to go again so soon. And she knew exactly why. Men and their avid fantasies. That was when she naughtily suggested, “But why wait? How ’bout I give you a little pre-show right now.”
Chapter 14
Cory hobbled over to the elevator and prayed that she would make it through the rest of the day in one piece. She was in physical pain this morning. Besides her leg, all over her body ached. Maybe it wasn’t such a good idea to have wild, wanton sex after such a long time. She felt like she had been through a military drill after trying all those positions with Adrian last night.
She inwardly groaned when she saw Jay already waiting for the lift. He was his flamboyant self in a lime green shirt and matching tie.
“Good morning, Ri-Ri. You look lovely this morning. All aglow,” Jay announced in his usually disgusting and very chipper early morning tone. The caffeine junkie that he was always got his morning high from consuming way too much coffee. It was only 6:30 and the steaming cup he sipped from was already half empty and more than likely his second or third fix by now.
“Morning, Jay,” she sang sweetly.
“Slept well?”
“Like a baby,” Cory answered, smiling. Well, for the three hours she managed, anyway.
As she got into the elevator with him, he remarked, “You look shorter than usual this morning.” Jay towered over her, his six foot four frame of lankiness looked down at her feet and saw flat sandals, instead of her usual heels. At five-five and wearing flats, Cory looked like a midget standing next to him.
“What’s the matter with your foot, Ri-Ri?”
“Oh. I pulled a muscle jogging yesterday.”
“Mmm. And judging from all those hickeys on your neck, you pulled other things, too,” he grinned.
“God, Jay! Mind your own business,” Cory said. Instinctively her hand flew to her neck.
“You slept with him, didn’t you?”
“Leave me alone, Jay.” Cory again prayed for the elevator to reach the fourth floor quickly enough so she could make her escape. Jay worked on the fifth floor with the big boys. The chairman, CEO, CFO and finance department were all located there. Thank God it finally stopped on her floor and she hobbled out again.
“So how was it?” he shouted after her.
“In-freaking-credible!” Cory threw back at him. Knowing Jay for so long, only a retort like that would leave him completely satisfied. He was laughing hard when the elevator door closed.
Cory grinned herself. It was the truth. She did find out something last night. What an absolutely amazing lover Adrian was. And after assessing her fair share of sexual relationships, he was by far the best she ever had. The lieutenant was right at the top of her list. His sexual prowess made her spirit soar to new heights, orgasm after orgasm, sending her to the edge and back. She truly lost count of the many screaming ones she experienced last night.
Forget about the battery-operated stuff, where had this man been all her life? It couldn’t get better than the real thing Adrian delivered. This was the only time she ever allowed a man to take total possession of her entire being like that. And he certainly had no qualms about pleasing a woman in his bed. Adrian made her do things she never dreamt of. She had become totally enslaved in his passion last night. And how was it possible that she still yearned for him this morning when she awoke, alone in her own bed? Cory couldn’t quite get enough, the fire, the heat and that burning desire for him. And she wanted so much more of it.
• • •
And that was exactly what she got for the next couple of weeks. For the first time in a long time, she felt happy. After all she had been through, Cory truly felt like she was living again. She felt free. Adrian Mendez freed her soul from the grasps of hell. And with each passing day, it became even more magical.
The only problem was … it was starting to be more than sex she wanted from Adrian.
She was falling for Adrian … and fast. How could she really resist him? On the outside, Adrian was gorgeous, sexy, and physically fit. On the inside he was kind, caring, intelligent, respected her modern femininity, very protective of her, and appreciated her for who she was really.
There was only one problem. This incredible package came all wrapped up in a military uniform. With the guns and ammunition included. The man killed people for a living. Could she really be with someone like Adrian?
And she had no idea of his feelings for her. He certainly never said anything to her to ever suggest he wanted more than sex from her.
She was busy packing for her upcoming Carnival weekend getaway trip with her family when she realized she needed to talk it over with a friend. And Cory knew her friends well so she couldn’t possibly call Gabby. Gabby was the girlfriend for those hardcore, ugly truth talks. She’d call Kerry if she needed a psychoanalysis of something. When she was in the mood for a hilarious, laugh-out-loud perspective, she’d consult Jay. So she dialed Elisha’s number.
“Hola, chica! Como esta?”
“Ah, she speaks Spanish. That means she’s in a good mood,” Elisha laughed. “So does this have anything to do with soldier boy?”
“Oh yeah. It has everything to do with him. These past few weeks have been just amazing. I’ve not been this happy in so long.”
“I know. Well, I’m just so happy to see you happy and actually living again, Cory.”
“But I think I’m falling for him, Ellie,” Cory blurted. “Really hard.”
“Hold up. Are you saying you’re falling in love with Adrian?” Elisha asked.
There was a long silence before Cory finally answered her. “I think I might be.”
“Okay.” Pause. “So how does Adrian feel about all this?”
“I don’t know, Ellie. I really don’t know. I mean I know he likes me, we spend a lot of time together and we really enjoy each other’s company and the sex is just so damn good … but I don’t know much else. He hasn’t said anything to indicate his feelings in that department.”
“Oh. I see.”
“After Preston, I never thought I could feel this way again. In fact, Preston can’t even compare to Adrian. Adrian is so different. He knows what I need and he’s not afraid to give it to me. He’s kind and patient and humble. And he’s so protective of me all the time. He even introduced me to new things.”
“New things like what?”
“Like hiking through the bush.”
“No! Way! You hiking, Cory?” Elisha burst out laughing. “That’s something I have to see for myself. Wait till Gabby and Kerry hear this.”
“Don’t laugh. It’s actually fun. You all should come with our group sometime,” Cory suggested.
“Uh-huh, sure,” Elisha continued laughing. “I could see Kerry now, in her matching hiking gear.”
“By the way, how’s she and Gabs doing? I haven’t seen them both in a while. I called Kerry sometime but she never returned my call. I thought that was odd.”
“Well, you know Gabs is busy finishing up her culinary degree. And as for Kerry … I think you two need to talk.”
“Talk? About what?” Cory enquired.
“Well, I think since that time you introduced us to Adrian at that party … she kinda felt you were being a — ”
“A what? A hypocrite?” Cory asked defensively. “Does Kerry think I’m a hypocrite, Elisha?”
“Look, I didn’t say that. I think she was probably hurt by your whole antimilitary thing the whole time. Remember her brother is a cop?”
“I know that. It’s not like I don’t like him or anything. I do. Besides, I’m not like that anymore. At least, I’m trying to change my way of thinking, Elisha. And I have to thank Adrian for that.”
“Well, whatever it is, you and Kerry have to work it out between yourselves,” Elisha proclaimed. “Anyway, let’s get back to your dilemma.”
“Okay, so you tell me this,” Cory said. “What do you call two people who spend every other day together, who go out with each other, who have so much fun together…”
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