“Oh yes.”
He surprised her by scooping her into his arms and carrying her next door. He set her on her feet in the middle of the dark room and pushed her to arm’s length.
“I’m going to turn on the fireplace so we have some light. Then I’m going to take off your clothes and spend the rest of the night pleasuring every inch of your body.”
His words left her breathless and giddy. “That sounds great,” she replied, reaching out to the footboard for balance. “But I demand equal time to get to know you.”
White teeth flashed in the darkness as he shot her a wolfish smile. “I love a woman who knows what she wants.”
While he crossed to the enormous stone fireplace, Hadley took advantage of his back being turned to strip off her sweater and shimmy out of her black stretch pants. Clad only in a pale blue camisole and bikini briefs, she shivered in anticipation. The gas fireplace lit with a whoosh, and Liam turned back to her as flames began to cast flickering shadows around the room. In the dimness, his eyes seemed impossibly bright as his gaze traveled over her.
“You are gorgeous.”
Although his tone gave the words a sincerity she appreciated, Hadley doubted she measured up to the women he’d been with in the past. “So are you.” A sudden rush of shyness made her sound flip, but Liam didn’t seem to notice.
He held out his hand. “Come here.”
She couldn’t have resisted his command even if her feet had been glued to the floor. More than anything she wanted his hands on her.
Together they stripped off his sweater and the long-sleeve shirt beneath. Firelight highlighted the perfection of his arms, shoulders and abs as her fingers trailed along his hot, silky skin.
“You have such an amazing body,” she murmured, marveling at the perfection of every hard muscle. “I’m a little worried that you’ll be disappointed in me.”
He chuckled. “You have nothing to fear. You are beautiful in every way.”
As if to demonstrate that, his hands began to slide upward, catching the hem of her camisole and riding it from her hips to her ribs. Hadley closed her eyes to better savor the magic of his palms gliding over her skin and threw her head back as he reached her breasts, cupping them briefly before sweeping the camisole over her head.
“I was right,” he murmured, dropping to his knees to press a kiss to her abdomen.
Hadley quaked as his mouth opened and he laved her skin from belly button to hip. With his head cupped in her hands, she fought to maintain her balance as his fingers hooked in her panties and rode them down her legs. With one knee he nudged her feet apart, and she shut her eyes as his fingers trailed upward, skimming the sensitive inside of her thighs until he reached the spot where she burned.
As his fingers brushed against her pubic hair, she cried out in surprise. He’d barely touched her, and her insides were tense and primed to explode.
“You like that.” He wasn’t asking a question. “What about this?”
With one finger he opened her and slipped into her wetness. Hadley gasped as pleasure hammered her. Her knees began to shake, threatening to topple her.
“I can’t...stand.”
He cupped her butt in his hands and steadied her. “I’ve got you, baby. Just let go.”
Her knees buckled, and Liam guided her downward and just a little forward so she ended up straddling his thighs, her breasts flattened against his hard chest. He cupped her head in his hand and brought their lips together once more. This kiss, deep and hungry, held none of the gentle restraint he’d shown earlier. It was a demonstration of his passion for her, and she was enthralled by his need.
“You need to get naked,” she gasped as he rolled her beneath him on the thick, fluffy throw rug.
“Soon.”
His mouth trailed moisture down her neck and over the upper curve of her breast. As delicious as it was to be slowly devoured by him, the desire clawing at her was building to a painful crescendo. She writhed beneath him, her sensitive inner thighs rasping against his soft corduroy pants as she lifted her knees to shift him deeper into the cradle of her hips.
“Oh, Liam. That’s so good.”
He’d taken one nipple into his mouth, and the erotic tug sharpened her longing. She ached to feel him buried inside her. Her nails bit into his sides, breath coming in shallow pants as he rocked his hips and drove his erection against her.
When she slipped her hands between them and went for the button that held his trousers closed, he caught her wrists and raised her arms over her head.
“Patience,” he murmured before turning his attention to her other breast.
She thrashed her head from side to side as sensation overwhelmed her. Trapped as she was beneath him, Hadley was still able to rotate her hips and grind herself against his hard length. Liam groaned and his lips trailed down her body.