“Isn’t it obvious?” He planted another soft kiss on my thigh while rubbing the beginning of a stubble against my sensitive skin.
What the hell was I doing? My sex clenched, and not in a bad way.
“I can’t give you what you want, Chase,” I whispered, mortified at the fact that he was settled between my legs and I could smell the scent of our arousal in the air.
“I know you’re a virgin.” He tilted his head up, his eyes locking with mine. His lips parted in a slow, delicious kiss.
A notch in his bedpost.
I shook my head, unwilling to believe what I knew to be the truth.
How do you know that I’m a virgin? I wanted to ask, but my lips remained glued together as he planted another kiss on my inner thigh. “I don’t mind your lack of sexual experience. I find it enticing. In fact, I’d love to be your teacher. I promise I won’t ever hurt you as long as you trust me enough when I push your boundaries.”
What the heck?
Those weren’t the words of your usual guy. How much experience did he have and what did he mean by ‘boundaries?’
“Chase, I think this isn’t—”
A good idea? Damn right it wasn’t. It was the most stupid, careless move I had ever made. So why couldn’t I just say it? I swallowed and tried again, “I’m not ready. I can’t sleep with you.”
And never would.
“Relax,” came his reply before he lowered his mouth between my thighs. His hot breath hit my clit a moment before his tongue began to circle it in slow motion. My heart slammed hard against my ribcage and waves of pleasure fired through me. In my mind, I knew I had to be strong, but strong was the word to describe my ever-growing lust.
Chase’s grip around my thigh’s tightened, keeping my legs parted. I couldn’t have clenched them shut even if I wanted to.
“I said relax, Laurie. I’m not going to do something you’ll regret,” he whispered, his voice almost forceful. “Beside me fucking you, there are other ways to make you come. Other ways that don’t involve anything of mine inside you, though I must admit it’s a tempting thought. But, like I said, I’m a patient man. I can wait until one day you’ll ask me for it.”
I stared at him. “I won’t ask.”
He let out a deep throaty laugh. “Life is full of surprises. You never know where pleasure takes you, or how far you would go to get more of it.” His fingers moved between my legs in soft circles, sending delightful shivers through my body.
I wanted to ask what he meant. I wanted to draw my conversation away from topics that involved intimacy or sex—do anything to keep my mind busy, but somehow…nothing mattered anymore.
I didn’t want to feel anything, and yet my traitorous body began to respond to his touch. My breathing came heavy as his breath caressed my skin and his tongue brushed the thin fabric of my panties, the motion almost unravelling me.
Before I realized what was happening, his hand tugged my panties aside, exposing my soft flesh. I whimpered when the cold air hit my sex. And then I realized it wasn’t the air but his breath on me—inhaling my scent.
I had to put a stop to this before things spiraled out of control. The knowledge was there, but my body didn’t move to follow my brain’s command. All it wanted was Chase’s lips on my skin, doing things to me that no other man had done before.
“Don’t,” I whispered so low I wasn’t sure the words came out of my mouth. Chase ignored me. He flicked a finger over my clit, once, twice, and then replaced it with soft short kisses, each one sweeter than the others.
Sucking in my shaky breath, I gazed into the mirror on the ceiling to regard Chase’s dark shadow between my legs. He seemed focused to the point of total oblivion, unaware of the hurricane of emotions spinning inside me.
I gasped when his tongue began to swirl in slow patters while his hand roamed over my inner thighs, sending a cluster of electric currents through me that felt so delicious I almost wanted to—
No.
I shook my head to clear the haze settling within my mind. I couldn’t surrender control. And yet his tongue made me gasp involuntarily at the delicious sensations threatening to rock my core.
Intense.
Intoxicating.
“You like this, Laurie?” Chase’s hoarse voice was barely a whisper, but the lust within it couldn’t be more obvious.
Like this?
How could I not?
I bit my lip hard until the want became almost unbearable, and peeled my gaze off the sexy image in the mirror as a deep moan fought its way past my lips.
“That’s it, baby,” Chase whispered approvingly. “I want you hot and bothered. By the time I’m done with you, you’ll be panting my name.”