And with the music winding its spell around them, she did, with every touch, every caress, every private pleasure. When his clothes were gone and hers were too, they still danced, nude, her warm, moist body undulating against his hard hungry form. He wanted her so much he hurt. It was more than a physical pain. It went all the way to his well-guarded heart.
When the arousal became too much, he pulled her down to the carpet with him, kissing her and fondling her. The passion in her eyes made him mindless. They tussled, and this time she ended up on top. The sight of her, her breasts full from his touch, her nipples shiny from his lips and her wanton mouth swollen from their kisses, made him arch toward her as she hovered over him.
She sank onto him, taking him all the way in. For a moment, he couldn’t breathe. “Sin?” he asked when his body was completely enveloped by her tight wet velvet.
She licked her lips and sighed in pleasure. “Yes,” she whispered.
“Have you ever loved one of your lovers?” It was the damnedest thing, but he needed to know he was different.
She bit her lip and looked at him. For once, it was as if she was letting him see all her secrets, all her dreams, all her emotions. She leaned forward until her mouth glanced his, and he tried not to be disappointed that she hadn’t answered.
Then she whispered, “Not before you.”
Senada slapped blindly at her alarm clock this morning. She really didn’t want to get up. After she and Troy had made love the night before, they’d gone back and forth about which one was going to carry the other to bed. They ended up supporting each other and falling onto the mattress.
She sighed. She really didn’t want to get up.
But that damned needle was waiting for her.
Pulling her way to the side of the bed, she slid one foot onto the floor. At the same time, the long arm of Troy slid across her waist.
“Going somewhere?” he mumbled.
Senada smiled. “Yes. To the bathroom.”
“Can I come?”
She chuckled. “No.” She slid her other foot on the floor and stood.
Troy pulled himself up on his elbow. Senada stared at him for a long moment. His brilliant eyes were heavy-lidded, his eyelashes a sexy shield. His hair was mussed, his jaw dark with a morning-after shadow, and since he’d kicked the sheets aside, his heaven-help-me body was unselfconsciously bare to her gaze.
She shook her head. “I tell you one thing, Pendleton, you are one gorgeous man.”
His gaze slid over her in heated approval. “You’re not too bad yourself, Sin. Come back to bed.”
The invitation gave her a rush of excitement. “In a minute. I’ve got—” she winced “—a date with a needle.”
He started to rise. “Let me watch.”
She held out her hand. “No! Really, no.”
Exasperation crossed his face. “I’ve seen every square inch of your body, Sin, up close and personal. And you won’t let me watch you give yourself an injection.”
Sin grabbed her robe and shook her head. “A woman likes to keep a little mystery,” she told him, but she noticed he didn’t smile.
Troy arrived at the bar later than usual that night. Giving an absent wave to someone who called his name, he sat down at a table and ordered a beer. He’d just finished a heated discussion with his brother Brick. Brick was insistent about learning the mystery of why Sin had left Tennessee. Now that Troy knew everything, however, he was struggling with an odd reluctance to reveal Sin’s condition.
He swore. The woman was going to drive him crazy. Brick had also informed him that Daniel needed him at the farm as soon as he could manage it. Technically, Troy should be ready to go. His job was done. With all he’d learned about Sin, though, he was stuck with the feeling of an uncompleted task. Troy hated that. He’d never been afraid of a problem, because he’d always believed he could find the solution. He suspected part of the solution for Sin was settling up with her father, and successfully getting those two together would probably require the services of a professional engineer and a psychologist. Troy was neither.
“You’re glowering,” Sin said, interrupting his thoughts as she looked down at him. “In a bad mood?”
“I talked to Brick.”
She gave a laugh. “Oh, well, that’ll put you in a bad mood.”
“No,” he said. “He and Daniel are chewing on me, but I’ve got some other things on my mind. Did you hear about Maria?”
She shook her head and sat next to him. “What?”
“She lost her job at the motel.”
“Oh, no. What happened?”
“Her little girl got sick. Maria had to go in late. They fired her.” Troy sighed. “I’m trying to think of a job for her, but I don’t know this area.”