Eli hadn’t said a word, but he also hadn’t taken his eyes off of her. She could feel him watching her. He didn’t follow her into her room, but his eyes tracked her, still watching. The heat of his gaze sent a warm tingle to her core. She wanted him.
She’d never stopped wanting him, but she’d been able to put it aside and focus on their work. But now…she didn’t want to put it aside.
She pulled her jacket off, letting it slide from her shoulders. He took a step forward, holding onto the doorframe. Now, she let her eyes travel over his gorgeous body. She stopped at the bulge in his dress pants. He was aroused, and not trying to hide it.
But even with her subtle invitation, he still stayed in his room. She was going to have to be the one to invite him in. Even though they’d already crossed the line and slept together, he was going to let her set the rules.
“There’s a jacuzzi tub in this room,” she said. She moved over to the faucet and flipped it on.
He licked over his bottom lip. “Is that so?”
“Yes.” She began to unbutton her shirt, exposing her throat and chest to him. She could be seductive. Or she was at least going to try.
He swallowed hard. Now he was gripping the doorframe so hard she could swear she heard the wood creak. But that probably wasn’t possible. Then, he shed his own jacket, and she could see his strong biceps straining from holding on. He obviously had great willpower, because she was ready to jump right on top of him.
She finished unbuttoning her shirt and let it fall to the floor. Next, she unbuttoned her skirt and let that fall away, too. She stood there in her matching bra and panties. This set was lacy, and they were black. When she’d packed, she’d had the vague hope that they might go to bed together again.
“There’s one problem, though,” she said, gaining courage as he let go of the doorframe and started unbuttoning his own shirt.
“What’s that?” he asked in a low voice.
His deep voice sent a burst of arousal to her sex. She could feel her black panties getting wet. He ripped off his undershirt, and at the sight of his bare chest and his firm pecs, her core throbbed with need.
“I didn’t bring a swimsuit.”
“I can think of a solution to that,” he said.
She lifted her hair up off her neck and twisted it into a knot on top of her head. “You can?”
Now unfastening his pants, he took a step inside her room. “If you want me to sleep in my own bed tonight, tell me now.”
“I don’t want that,” she said.
He crossed the room in less than a second, sweeping her into his arms. “God, you’re beautiful. I thought you were beautiful at the charity event in that ballgown, but seeing you handle all of those people today, answering their questions…” He trailed off and kissed down her neck.
She moaned, letting her head fall back. “So, my competence turns you on?”
“God, yes.”
“I understand.” Eli was a nice, likable person and he was sexy as hell, but his brains and his work ethic were what made him so insanely appealing to her.
One of his large hands came to rest on her backside, squeezing her ass. “Do you still want to get in the hot tub?” he asked.
“Yes, I do.”
“I want you naked for that.” He stepped back from her and turned her around so her back was to him. “And I want to be the one to undress you.”
He took a moment to bury his face in her neck and inhale. “You always smell so good,” he murmured.
He ran his hands over her skin a few times and then went for her bra. He undid the clasp and tossed the fabric away, bringing his hands up to cover her bare breasts. He kneaded her flesh, rolling her hard nipples in between his fingers.
She gasped, knees nearly buckling.
He held her up, supporting her with one arm as his free hand continued to explore her chest. He rocked his hips against her backside, letting her feel his hard erection.
“I love how you react to my touch,” he said. “I can’t get enough of it.”
She pushed her backside further back, rocking her hips harder against his cock.
He put his hands on her hips, stilling her. “If you don’t stop, I won’t make it into the hot tub.”
She exhaled, panting, and quit moving. She wanted him in that second more than she’d ever wanted anything.
The jacuzzi tub was going to have to wait. She switched the water off. “I won’t make it that long either,” she said.
He groaned. “You’re going to be the death of me.”
He pulled back a little and went after her panties. He pushed them down, taking time to rub his hand over her backside as her panties fell to the floor. “I could stand here and rub your sweet little bottom all day.” He turned her back around toward him and kissed her. “But I want to be inside you even more.”
“I want that, too,” she said.
He shed his pants and his boxers, pushing them down over his strong thighs and his rock-hard cock. He moved to the suitcase and grabbed a condom, quickly rolling it on.
“You have no idea how much I want you,” he said. He pushed two fingers into her dripping wet core. He thrust them in and out, stretching her.
“I feel the same way.”
He removed his fingers and positioned his straining cock at her entrance. Her pussy throbbed, needy and ready for him. She arched, urging him on, and he obliged, pushing his cock into her in one swift move.
“Oh, God!” she cried out. She’d thought the first time was good, but having him behind her, filling her up from this angle, felt like heaven.
He kept one hand on her
