A smile teases the corner of my mouth, “Yeah? So I get to be your Schroeder?”
“Yeah, as long as I get to be your Lucy.” she replies, a smile lighting up her face.
I lean forward and tuck a strand of hair behind her ear, “Does that mean I get to kiss you again?”
Her smile widens as she leans in closer, “I’d be disappointed if you didn’t.”
My hand to the back of her neck pulls her to me, closing the distance between us. Our lips meet in a kiss that will leave Rose with no doubt as to who I will be thinking about while I’m gone or who I’ll be returning to the first chance I get.
I pull her into my lap and deepen the kiss. Rose wraps her arms around my neck, fingers tangling in my hair. My hand slides up her leg, and instead of stopping me, all I hear is an encouraging moan. When I reach the curve of her ass, my finger knead the soft flesh before teasing the sensitive spot between her legs. A shiver runs through her as she begins to move, as if searching for my touch.
I reluctantly drag my mouth from hers, “If you want to take this slow, then I should go.’
Rose’s hand moves from my hair to caress my bearded face. Her eyes follow the movement before they land on mine. Leaning forward, she presses a soft kiss to my lips.
“What if you didn’t?”
“If I didn’t go?” She nods confirming that’s what she’s asking. “Then this is going to move along a lot faster than either of us intended, because I can’t deny how much I want you.”
Her eyes search my face, dropping to my lips before returning her desire filled gaze to mine. “Then stay.”
Chapter 9
Rose
“Rose, are you sure?”
I rolled his question around in my head. Am I sure? No one had made me feel as beautiful as Alek did with just one look. Not that I had much to compare it too, I’d only been with two other men. When he walked into the room, all my senses went on high alert and I felt a deep longing for his touch. It was crazy to think that I had such deep feelings for him in such a short amount of time. My Grandma always said you can’t control what the heart wants, and my heart wants Alek.
My thumb traces across his lower lip, “Yes, I’m sure. You make me feel things I haven't felt in a long time, and I want to explore those feelings with you.”
Taking my hand, Alek kisses the inside of my wrist, “I want that too.”
I smile at his admission and wrap my arms around his neck, “Well, then it’s a good thing I took tomorrow off so we have all day to explore our feelings, each other, whatever.”
Alek grins as he pulls me closer, “That is a very good thing. When do you think we could start this exploration you’re proposing?”
My lips curve upward as I whisper against his lips, “I think now would be good.”
In one hungry motion Alek captures my mouth with his. His lips are firm against my softer ones. His tongue, demanding as he seeks entrance to my mouth, which I immediately grant. I moan softly into his mouth as his hands begin to roam my body.
He pulls his mouth from mine, trailing kisses along my jaw. “We should move this inside, before we give the neighbors a show,” he growls against my skin.
I hold his head in place against my neck, “Let them watch,” I pant in reply.
His husky chuckle vibrates against my neck, “Not tonight, tonight you’re all mine.”
The timbre of his voice sets me into motion and I crawl off his lap to make my way to the door. Alek follows me inside, his hands on my hips as if he’s afraid to let me go.
Alek turns me to face him, and our need for each other ignites as we work furiously to undress each other. Stripped down to just my bra and panties, Alek’s eyes roam over my body.
His voice is rough and filled with need, as he pulls me against him. “My God, you are beautiful.”
Sweeping me into his arms he moves toward the sofa but I stop him, “Bedroom, top of the stairs.”
Carrying me as if I weigh nothing, he quickly heads for the stairs. When we reach my room, he places me on my feet beside the bed. His hands never leave my body as they make their way around my back. With skilled fingers, Alek unhooks my bra and slides it down my arms leaving me standing before him in only my lacy black panties.
He reaches out for me and pulls me close, as his head descends I stop him with a hand to his chest. His heartbeat is strong under my palm as he pulls back, to search my eyes.
I feel the blush creep onto my cheeks as I admit, “I haven’t done this in a while.”
Alek’s hands cradle my face as he kisses my softly, “We can take this as slow as you want.”
The sincerity in his eyes takes my breath away and I shake my head in response. “No, I’m tired of taking things slow. I want this, I want you, us.”
Alek lifts me off my feet and places me on the bed, as he climbs on as well. Hovering over me, he kisses each corner of my mouth, his hand caressing my thigh. “I want you too.”
His blue eyes darken with desire and my breath catches as I pull his mouth down to meet mine. A fire lights inside me as his tongue plunders my mouth, teasing and tasting while his hand moves to my breast. Dragging his mouth from mine he leaves a fiery trail of kisses down my neck and across my chest until he captures one hardened nipple between his teeth.
He nips, sucks and licks as
