“Thank you, kind sir.Flattery will get you everywhere.” She sipped the pale pinkchampagne, the bubbles tickling her nose.
“And even morethrilling, she’s coming home with me.”
“Yes I am.”
“Aren’t you going toopen your gift?”
Chloe pried open the black velvetcase. A slim gold chain bracelet nestled in the cream satinlining.
“Oh, my goodness. It’sbeautiful.” Chloe said, unbelievably touched with the gesture. “Iknow it’s expected of me to say youshouldn’t have, but I am thrilled you did!Thank You.”
Todd reached over,removed the bracelet from its cushion of silk, and fastened theclasp. He held her hand across the table. “It’s a small token, buta meaningful one. I wanted to give you something to mark ourfirst real date asa couple. Something to make you smile and think of me when you wearit.”
She grinned back at him, withobviously delight. She admired the way the gold caught the lightwhen she moved her wrist.
“I guess weare a couple now, aren’twe? I can hardly believe it.” Chloe squeezed Todd’s hand,marvelling at the irony of the situation. A few short months agoshe would never have imagined she would be sitting across the tablefrom this man, holding his hand and sharing a wonderful intimatemoment, let alone anything else. This gorgeous man pushed all thewrong buttons the day they met. This same gorgeous man pushed allthe right buttons now and she had to admit she was enjoying thischange of fortune.
Exiting the elevator, a littleafter 10 pm, they moved apart, acutely aware of each other’sproximity but not touching for fear of setting off the fire alarm.They didn’t get any further into the apartment than the foyerbefore passion overtook them.
Chloe was drawn into Todd’s armsas ardour battled and won. He pushed her up against the door.Wedging her between the solid wooden surface and his hard torso,his mouth devoured hers, hardly giving her time to take abreath.
Chloe’s body had kicked into geara fraction of a second before her brain had begun to process whatwas happening. She welcomed his strong hands running over hershoulders and down her arms, then stroking her lower back before hecupped her bottom. She could not get enough of him, could not getclose enough. Then she lost herself in the kiss.
Her tongue danced over his. Hetasted of red wine and lust. Her hands swept up over his chest,revelling in the rock-hard muscles under her palms, before theytravelled down to grab his belt buckle. Flipping the clasp open,she tugged on the leather belt and brought his hips in tightagainst hers. Chloe experienced his excitement growing between themas their kisses became more fervent. She cupped him with her righthand and heard his quick intake of breath. She delighted inincreasing the passion to see where it took them. Sliding her handsup and inside the lapels, she eased his jacket off his shoulders.Chloe wrapped her arms around his neck without breaking the kiss.He eased his arms down and the jacket slid to the floor.
Todd’s hand slid in between theside split in her dress. He watched her intently, watched thechange in her eyes as he ran his fingers over her soft skin,watched as she arched her back when he found her. Her panties werethe only barrier now as he teasingly danced his fingertips over thesatin and lace. A sigh escaped her lips. Todd’s teeth gripped andgently pulled at Chloe’s bottom lip as she quivered beneath him.Then his mouth covered hers, kissing her deeply, hungrily. His lipssought a question only she could answer.
His fingers slipped beneath theedge of her panties. He stilled his progress just inside the laceas he waited for her response. Chloe’s heart hammered in her chestso hard he could feel the beat in her throat.
“Don’t stop.” Chloesaid, breathlessly. “I need you, Todd.”
Todd wanted Chloe so badly allreason had deserted him. Pushing the fabric of the dress to oneside and gripping the edge of the lace, he tore the flimsy lingeriefrom her with one hand as he hoisted her leg up and over his hipwith the other. It took but a second to unzip, a second more toplunge inside her. She cried out and tightly gripped hisshoulders.
It took all of her willpower notto swoon as Todd stilled, his body hard and firm against her own,his lips soft and nuzzling, his teeth nipping and exploring thetender flesh of her earlobe. He lowered his head to kiss the softskin at the base of her neck, and began to slide slowly in and outof her, drawing out the pleasure, heightening the tension. Thetenderness brought her undone, the orgasm building within herdemanded more friction. Torn between two powerful emotions, herbody trembled. He picked up the pace. Although surprised that theywere actually having heart pumping, up against the door, kneetrembling, down and dirty sex, she revelled in the undeniablethrill of knowing he couldn’t wait another second to have her. Sheclung to him, marvelling at the way her hips responded to his everythrust, in the way this man had entered her deepest darkestfantasies as well as her body.
The urgency, the abandonment ofdecorum, his obvious need for her, turned her on as she had neverbeen turned on before. She heard Todd’s whispered endearments inher ear, and it drove her nearer to the cliff edge. Her bodyliquefied as his teeth nipped her neck, and his moist tonguecircled her lobe. Her leg gripped him tighter, pulling him into heras wave after wave of absolute pleasure undulated over and throughher.
Todd had never known a time wherehe had harboured such physical and emotional need, or such primaldesire. Making love, still wearing his suit, up against a door,with a desperation bordering on madness, was something he had neverexperienced before. The exhilaration lifted him to heights ofpleasure which had until now, remained dormant. Chloe’s body pulsedand tightened around him, and he finally succumbed to the pleasure.He buried himself deep inside her, marvelling at the exquisitesoftness of her skin, her tantalising perfume and the emotions sheevoked in him. If this was drowning in pleasure, he
