"Okay, Mari. I'm with you. We scratch the itch and then we're done. Back to being friends."
She nodded. Her smile alone nearly did him in. He tugged off her shorts and the silky pink thong she wore. Mari was pure heat and he had to taste her.
Before she said a word, his mouth was on her, his tongue teasing her core. Another intimate gasp from her and her fingers were running wild through his hair as he sucked and kissed. She bucked against him and he couldn't help but smile. Quiet little Mari was calling out his name and writhing. He glanced up to find her eyes hooded, and that one of her hands was squeezing her breast through her shirt.
It was the sexiest thing he'd ever seen.
Any man who didn't enjoy making love to this woman was a fool. Plain and simple.
"Brody," she panted as he teased the tiny nub relentlessly. "I've never felt like this...this..." Her thighs trembled and she rode his touch through the quake.
When she'd finally calmed, he moved up to lay next to her and kissed her passionately. After several long moments, she abruptly pulled back. "I want to taste you," she said, unzipping his jeans.
One touch of her lips and he'd lose control for sure. "Can't," he whispered. "I have to have you now, Mari, if I don't get inside you I might combust."
She burst out a laugh and he grinned. She shifted closer to him, gesturing at her top. He stripped it off her in record time and then removed her bra. Her taut, rosy nipples stole his attention as he kissed them to even tighter points. He slowed only long enough for her to shove off his jeans and sneakers. Then went the black briefs.
When she let go of him, she fell back onto the bed, pushing herself up on her elbows as she watched him, her eyes fixated on his erect cock. Control. He was at the very end of his, but he wouldn't rush this.
"Condom?" he asked. He'd never thought to bring one. Never in his wildest imagination did he think they would get to this point. Not that he hadn't considered it, but he didn't anticipate it would actually happen.
"Drawer," she told him and pointed to the side table. He nearly tore the drawer from its hinges. He ripped open the packet with his teeth and slipped the condom on.
She continued to watch him, and as she licked her lips his cock jerked. "You're amazing," he said as she tugged him to her, slipping her legs around his waist.
"You don't have to say stuff like that," she said. Her eyes glanced away. Her hair had fallen around her shoulders and her body was flush from his attention.
"Mari, hand on heart, you're one of the most stunning women I've ever met. For weeks I've thought of little more than this," he said as he teased her with the tip of him. "So many cold showers, Mari. I've dreamed of you just like this. Waiting to take me. Coming around my cock."
Her heated gaze met his. He was careful as he slid into her slowly, he wanted her to adjust to his size.
"More," she whispered fiercely. "Now."
He kissed her forehead, the tip of her nose, her sweet, full lips before he moved in and out of her, taking his time. But when she tweaked and caressed her nipples once, twice, he couldn't hold back any longer. He increased the pace, moving faster and faster.
Soon she held his face in her hands and he could see she was as lost in him as he was in her. "You feel so good," he told her as she shuddered around him. He thrust into her one last time and her back bowed, her mouth open.
"Mari," he moaned, as his release came quickly. Never had it felt so strong, so all-consuming. This wasn't just satisfaction, it was perfection. He rested on top of her, trailing kisses along her jaw, her neck, her shoulder. His cock was still throbbing inside her.
"I, um..." She bit her lip. Her big eyes focused squarely on him.
He nuzzled her gently. "What?"
"I've, um, never had an orgasm during sex before," she said as she pursed her lips. "I didn't know it could be like that."
"You've been hanging out with the wrong people." He smiled.
She reached out and touched his cheek. The movement was so intimate, his cock hardened instantly. It wasn't possible. He usually needed a lot longer than this to recover. But then he'd never been with Mari before now.
"Obviously," she said giggling. "I really didn't know...wow. And you only want to do it once? That's really disappointing because I quite liked it. I'd be game to do it again if you think you can handle it..." There was a challenge in her eyes.
"You're going to kill me, you know that?" he said. But she was right. This didn't quench his thirst. Like her, he wanted more.
She smiled sweetly.
His cock twitched again, harder than before.
Her eyes widened. "Is that...already?"
"Oh, babe, you have no idea. The first time was a bit rushed, believe me. You do that to me. Let me show you what happens when we take it slow. I mean, if we're only going to do this tonight, you really should experience it all."
Her gaze flashed with surprise.
"Slow sounds really, really good," she whispered.
He kissed her lip where she'd bitten it. "It is."
And he showed her all night long.
8
BREATHE. MARI HAD to remind herself. The small quakes in her body continued as she worried about what to do next. Had he been as affected as she was by what had just happened? After the third time in three hours, she was nestled against his chest. He pulled the comforter up over them. She was sated, exhausted yet feeling more alive than she had in years.
And thoroughly confused.
Sex had never been that...intense. That was the only way to describe it.
Is it always like that for him? How could she ask him without sounding so naive?
Sex with Gary had become more of a chore and it was always about him. When they were dating she never thought about how selfish he was. How could she? She'd been a virgin when she'd met him. In college, it wasn't as if she hadn't tried to lose her virginity, but after the third drunken frat boy passed out on her before the deed was done, she decided to focus on school instead.
She'd done her best to try and please Gary. But it hadn't been enough according to him. And now that she knew the difference between good sex-no, fantastic sex-and what wasn't, being with Gary wasn't enough for her.
Never had she imagined that would be the case for her. Brody had inspired her sexually. All she could think about was that next wave of pleasure and how she could give it right back to him. It was almost too much to comprehend.
She wasn't a cold lover at all.
It was a revelation.
Brody pushed a curl from her forehead and followed with a kiss. "You're exquisite," he murmured, before lifting her chin so that he could kiss her mouth.
Her body already ached, but it was the good kind of ache. This was a night she would never forget. He'd awakened her to things that she never knew existed.
What was she supposed to say? Thanking him profusely was wrong, though she was more grateful than she'd ever been. "I think you made me not so frigid," she told him. The words tumbled from her lips before she could stop them.
What is wrong with me? Shut up.
He smiled. "Mari, frigid is the last word I would ever use to describe you. It's never been so-"
"Intense?" she asked.
"Exactly. Not for me, I mean. I had no idea that it could be like that." So whatever it was that had happened between them, it was special for him, too. If it had never been like that for him either, that meant it wasn't one-sided. He was into it as much as she was.
At least there was that. Though it was truly disappointing that they only had this one night. But she'd made a promise and she wouldn't go back on that.
His hand slid down to her hip. "Are you okay?" he asked. "As you said, that was intense. That's what happens when I'm with you. I lose control."
The power his words gave her made her feel bolder. "You do that to me. I lost control. I, uh..."
"What?" he asked, worry furrowing his brow.
"I want to lose control again... I know," she said, pointing between them, "this is temporary. But you taught me stuff about myself tonight, I hadn't expected it. I'm inexperienced, I get that. Clearly, I missed some classes in my sexual education. So, this showed me...why can't I quit babbling?"
"Hey, you never have to worry with me." He kissed her soundly. "I like that you say what you think. You can do that all the time around me."
She nodded, grinning. "My ex was nothing like you, that's for sure."