While standing, he quickly divested himself of his jeans and boxers after pulling a condom out of his pocket. Sliding it over his impressive cock, he joined her back on the bed, covering her body with his own.
He looked down at the woman beneath him, knowing she was different. Knowing she was the one he wanted. Knowing she was the one who saved him. And yet frightened. This one tiny beauty held so much power over him. What if she’s repulsed once she knows what I have had to do for the past two years? What if she decides that I’m too much of a wild card? What if…
He felt hands gripping his face as his eyes moved back to hers.
“Hey, where’d you go?” she asked. “You were laying with me but your mind was somewhere else.”
Smiling down into her perfect face, “Sorry Sunshine. I was chasing shadows, I guess. But I promise, right now with your body underneath mine, there is nowhere I’d rather be.”
He watched her face a few minutes later as his long lazy strokes drove her wild and she came apart in his arms, screaming his name. Dipping his head back down, he sucked her nipple in his mouth, prolonging her orgasm as he quickly followed in his release.
This time it was making love. She felt it. He knew it.
* * *
Lying in bed tangled up in each other, they listened to their hearts beating in unison.
“Sunshine, as much as I hate to do this now, we got some things to talk about.”
Annie turned so that she was facing him, a questioning look on her face. “What is it?” she asked with fear in her voice.
He quickly looked down at her and assured her, “It’s nothin’ bad, baby. I just need to let you know where things stand right now with me ‘cause it’s gonna affect the next week.” He slid up in the bed, leaned against the headboard, and pulled her up with him. Tucking her in his embrace, he began.
“I’m gonna be leaving tomorrow morning and be gone for most of the week.”
She twisted around to look into his face, deciding that when they talked she wanted to see his eyes. Eyes that could now let her know how he was doing.
Smiling he continued, “I’ve got two days of debriefing since coming back from undercover. Got meetings about the big takedown we did last week and need to check on the progress of the three goons we picked up from your assault. Right after that, I want to head to Jefferstown to see my family. I’d love for you to go with me, but I know you can’t close the clinic right now.”
“Honey, you need this time with your family. You need to see them and focus on just you and them right now.”
Giving her a squeeze, he nodded. “Yeah, I want to spend more time with you before throwing my mom into the mix.”
Annie’s eyes widened. “You don’t think she’ll like me?”
Shane threw his head back and laughed. “Like you? Sunshine, she’ll be picking out china patterns the minute she lays eyes on you!”
Rolling her eyes, she lay her head back on his chest. “Is there more?”
“Yeah, there is. For one thing, my stuff is in storage ‘cause I had to give up my apartment when I went under. When I get back, I gotta find another place to live.”
“You can stay here until you find a place,” she offered quietly, keeping her face pressed to his chest.
Shane lifted her chin with his fingers and looked into her eyes. “Sunshine, there’s nowhere I’d rather be than spendin’ my nights in your bed, but I was thinkin’ more along the lines of getting a nicer place and hopin’ you’d move in with me.”
“What’s wrong with this place?” she asked, giggling while pretending to be insulted.
“Baby, it’d take more time than we’ve got to go over what all is wrong with this place.”
“Well, I’m not moving in with you now. Remember, we said we would take it a bit slower?”
Shane pulled her so that she was straddling his lap. Feasting his eyes on her nude form, he asked, “Don’t you think its a little late to go slow?”
“You know what I mean. The past two weeks have been a whirlwind and we just need more time to get to know each other.” She leaned in and licked his lips before pulling back. “But that doesn’t mean we don’t get to enjoy this.”
Growling, he took over the kiss, once again plundering her mouth until they could no longer tell where one ended and the other began. Pulling back, he rasped, “Sunshine, we got more shit to talk about. We keep this up, we’ll never get it done.”
Pouting, Annie settled once again on his chest. “Okay, what’s next?”
“We need to talk about where this case is and how it affects you.”