"Something like that." Lowering his lips, he kissed the tops of her breasts.
"I'm no babe in the woods." She wrapped her legs around his waist, thrusting her hips into him.
"That I know." He slipped his hand under her backside and pulled her to him, rubbing his erection against her. "I'm still not sure you can handle me."
"Why don't you let me try?" She lifted the hem of her shirt and pulled it over her head. Her nipples hardened in his cool study. "You won't be sorry."
"Fuck." Mesmerized by her naked breasts, he couldn't move, or think or breathe. "You're remarkable."
"I'm yours."
I'm going straight to hell... Lowering her back on his desk, he dipped his head and circled his tongue over her aroused nipples. She sighed when he grazed his teeth along her breasts, alternating between her taunt buds. Her breathing picked up when he took her perfect round tits in his hands, pleasing her with his mouth and blowing warm air on her skin.
As he devoured her breasts, she moved her lower body fast against his cock. If she didn't stop he was going to come in his pants. He couldn't help himself. The rush of having her beneath him took over as he attacked her lips, thrusting his hips forward.
"That's amazing," she moaned between kisses as she tugged on his hair.
"I'm so fuckin' hard for you right now." He gathered her wrists in his hand and pinned them above her head. He succumbed to his raw need, rocking his lower body violently into hers. He reached for her ass and lifted her up, her hands still held captive above her. Watching her as she squeezed her eyes shut, her mouth slightly parted, she tensed beneath him.
"Chase." Her cheeks were beautifully flushed from their interaction. Her nipples peaked and hardened as she cried out his name again. "Chase!"
He couldn't stop staring at her as she came undone right there on his desk. She was the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen. He leaned down, releasing her hands and covering her body with his as he kissed her jaw and lips.
"You're gorgeous when you come," he whispered against her lips.
"That's never happened before." She cupped the back of his neck in her hand and pressed her lips to his, claiming them as her own.
"What's never happened before?"
"An orgasm." She laughed as she tightened the hold on his waist with her legs. "I can't wait to see what you can do for real."
"What do you mean?"
"If you can make me come with my shorts on, just think what you can do once you're inside me!" She reached for his belt buckle. "I think we need to find out."
"No." He grabbed her wrist to stop her. "How is it that you've never had an orgasm before?"
"Does it matter?"
She acted as if she was so experienced. He'd bought it too.
"I've only been with two guys – boys really. Most girls don't have orgasms every time they have sex, especially not at my age. It takes an experienced man to make that happen."
Shit!
"Why do you look so surprised?" she asked. "You should be happy you gave me my first."
"We have to stop." He shook his head as he came back to reality. "This can't go any further."
"What are you talking about?"
"I'm sorry." He reached down and picked up her shirt. "Put this on." He turned and gazed out the window while she put herself back together. What the hell had he been thinking? Why hadn't he gone with his gut and kept his distance? Her audacious flirting had thrown him. He gave in to her seduction because she was alluring and relentless. He was supposed to have her best interest at heart. Instead I almost took her on my desk like some kind of animal! What kind of man does that?
A sex obsessed one.
"Chase." She placed her hand on his shoulder. "I thought you wanted us."
"I did," he whispered. More than you could ever imagine.
"What changed?"
"I can't be that selfish." When he turned to face her, he was met with her bare chest. He fought the urge to just stare at her perfection. "Not where you're concerned."
"You're not." She placed her palm on his cheek. "You're the most generous man I've ever met. You've given me everything."
"I won't take advantage of our situation, Tessa. No matter how convenient it may be. I didn't move you in here to end up like we just did. That can't happen."
"Why?"
"It's not what I want." How could he do this without hurting her?
"I don't believe that."
"Please don't make this harder than it has to be. I'm not the right guy for you. Please don't mistake my generosity for something else."
"What the fuck is that supposed to mean?" Her blue eyes blazed with a fire he hadn't seen in them before. "You wanted me just as much as I wanted you a few minutes ago! If I hadn't opened my big mouth and told you I'd never come before, we'd be fucking right now – and probably really hard too."
"Stop it."
"No." She placed her hands on her hips. "If you're too stupid to see a good thing I'll keep showing you until you get it through your thick skull!"
"I don't want you to do that. It's not going to happen. I made a mistake. I shouldn't have touched you." His sexual appetite was huge. Way too big for her to handle. She may not have been the innocent he'd thought, but she wasn't anything like the experienced women he was used to. The kind of women who would accommodate him in the bedroom and expect no emotional commitment. He'd practically ruined Audra and he didn't intend to let that happen with Tessa. He learned his lesson when Audra had her melt down and had to leave.
"Don't say that," she said. "You wanted me. I felt it."
"It doesn't matter what I wanted. I was wrong. It won't happen again."
"Well if you don't want me, there are plenty of guys who do!" She yanked her shirt down over her head. "You need to make up your fucking mind." She pushed passed him and stormed across the room. "You might think I'm too young for you, but I'm old enough to know what I want. Who I want."
"Tessa."
She slammed the door behind her and he could hear her stomp all the way down the hall.
Fuck! This was too much. He was going to have to give in or cut her loose. There was no in between.
Chapter Seven
Tess quietly walked into the foyer, pulling her boots off so she wouldn't make noise on the hardwood floor. She'd left the house hours ago. It was late and she was sure Chase was already asleep.
"You don't have to be so quiet," he said from behind her.
"Oh!" She turned to face him. "You scared me."
"Sorry." He switched on the light. "I've been waiting for you."
When her eyes adjusted to the light she noted he was still wearing those sexy, low-rise jeans from earlier. He leaned against the huge archway that separated the foyer from the family room. His hair was disheveled but it looked good on him. Why did she have to have it so bad for a man who didn't want or need her? "I didn't think you'd still be awake," she said. "I would have texted you to let you know I'd be late if I had known you were waiting up."
"Really? Because the way you stormed out of here I thought you couldn't give a shit one way or the other."
"Look." She sighed. "I'm sorry about the way I acted." She'd been really offended when he turned her away. "I didn't mean-"
"It doesn't matter." His jaw tensed when he cut her off. "I've arranged for you to get an apartment close to campus."
"What? Why?" He was kicking her out?
"I think it would be best for you."
"Best for me?" she whispered.
"Tessa, don't be disappointed. What happened in the study- I never should have acted on my feelings. I moved you in here because I wanted to help your dad."
"You are helping us." She didn't want to come off as needy, but she didn't want to leave. "What happened in your study was my fault."
"It was both of us. Whatever it was has been building between us for weeks. I shouldn't have behaved so inappropriately. Your dad asked me to take care of you. I wanted to honor his request. I couldn't help myself because … I'm attracted to you."
"You are?"
He nodded, holding her eyes with his gaze. The connection coursed through her making her feel warm... wanted.
"I can't blur the lines."
"I don't understand. If you're attracted to me..." He proved that much in his study. "Why can't we be together?"