“Steady on.”
“Sorry, I’m way past my bedtime. I’ll be all right in a minute.” She gazed at him with a dazed look on her face that ripped at his heart.
You need looking after. I’d willingly put my hand up and offer too but it might be a bit soon for you. Don’t hate me for this. Adam dipped his head and touched her lips with his. When he lifted his head Lena was standing still with her hands on his chest and her eyes closed, her lips parted. Unable to resist a deeper kiss, he dropped his mouth to hers again and gave himself over to the need raging through him. Her hands moved from his chest and he waited for her to pull away. Warm hands rested on his back and held him firmly against her.
His blood heated as he noticed the way she gave herself over to the kiss. It was almost as if she was desperate and in need of his body. Adam would be happy to oblige her, but against his better judgment, he pulled back, pecking at her mouth as she tried to lock her lips onto his again.
“I think I should take you home before we both do something we’ll regret.” Not that I would but I’m thinking of you.
Lena looked up at him, the hurt showing in her eyes.
It would be easy to throw away my manners but…“You, not me, Lena. I’d never regret making love to you, but I don’t think you’re ready yet. When you are, I’ll be waiting, I promise.” He kissed the tip of her nose and guided her toward the door. “For now, it’s time for bed and a well-earned sleep.” Sadly in separate beds.
Chapter 13
His lips travelled down her throat and grazed the soft rise of her collar bone. Lena arched her body into his, thrusting her hips to get as close as she could to the man building up the uncontrollable urge for sex through her body.
Adam’s hand cupped her breast and his lips worked their way down from her throat, the curve of her breasts, to take the tightened bud of nerves in his warm mouth. She cried out. The wave of pleasure that washed through her body shocked her in its intensity but she went with it, moving with the waves as they peaked and rolled through her. His teeth grazed at her other nipple and she tugged on his hair.
“What do you want, Lena?” His eyes burned into hers.
“I want you, now. Hard and fast.” She opened her legs and waited for him to fill her.
The slam of a door woke her with a start. Lena opened her eyes and looked for Adam. She was alone in her bed. She groaned in frustration and it was then she noticed where her hand was. Neatly tucked down the front of her panties. Seemed that the dream had achieved something after all.
Bonus without the hassles. She withdrew her hand and stretched. Lena was looser and calmer than she had been for some time. The joys of sex, even if it was only with herself. Perhaps one day she would take Adam up on his offer. That was if and when she got her life sorted out. If he invoked this kind of reaction in her, who knew what else he could do in the flesh. Could be interesting to find out.
Time for a shower and breakfast before she headed over to finish off the cleaning up. Lena threw back the blankets and grabbed her dressing gown. She wanted a long soak under the hot water and she was going to have it before she got hammered from the family. It was only a matter of time after they saw her in action last night. There would be some intense grilling over the breakfast table, she could almost guarantee it.
The steaming shower on her skin only intensified the way her nerves pulsed throughout her body. She would give anything to go back to sleep and try and revive the erotic dream that lulled her tired body into feelings she hadn’t experienced for a long time. Sadly, her family would be waiting to talk about last night and where she would go from here. As she toweled herself dry and dressed, Kyle’s voice could be heard from the kitchen.
Lena took her time drying her hair before walking out to the kitchen. She hadn’t even had a sip of coffee or made toast before he started.
“Mum, you should so do it.” Kyle slapped his hands on the kitchen table and glared at her as she popped bread into the toaster. Her hair was damp from the shower and dripped onto the shoulder of her casual button up shirt. “I mean, you really should. I saw you last night, it’s the happiest you’ve been since we got here.”
I was happy, I can’t deny it. “Yes, but—”
“No, stop with the buts already. I don’t want you to go and get a job in town when you could be working next door in your own restaurant. We all know it’s what you want so just do it.”
This wasn’t how she’d wanted to start her Sunday morning even though it was on the cards. After the dreamy kiss from Adam last night she’d started to believe life back at home didn’t suck as much as she thought it would. Gail had told her to get over it and make a life for herself, but Lena had held back deciding she needed space before even thinking of another commitment.
Besides Kyle needed her at home. It was the one thing missing in his childhood and she wanted to give it
