Wanted Distraction(16)

“You’re tight and wet,” he murmured. “So tight.”

His fingers filled me, preparing me for his cock. I knew it was going to be a snug fit, but I craved the intimate connection.

As his lips grazed my neck and he lightly nipped at my skin, his fingers pumped faster inside me.

“Oh Christ, Carter.” I stepped off the ledge again and it was a glorious freefall as the radiant sensations erupted within me once more and coursed throughout my entire body.

He pulled his fingers from inside me and wrapped me in a tight embrace as I vibrated from head to toe, my very being lit up like a Roman candle.

“Holy cow,” I ground out. “That’s what they mean by an earth-shattering orgasm.”

With a soft chuckle, he said, “And I’m just getting warmed up.”

I lifted my head and stared into his eyes. “I don’t know if I can come any harder.”

“Sure you can.” The wicked glint in his chocolate gaze sent another tremor through me.

“My heart’s about to jump out of my chest, it’s beating so hard.”

“Yeah, well, I’m about to bust a seam in these briefs, if you know what I mean.”

I laughed, despite my limited airflow. “We should do something about that.”

I reached for the waist of his briefs, but he caught my hands with his. “We’re going to have to take this part slow and easy, Cherish. You are damn tight.”

“But so wet,” I said as I wiggled my eyebrows. “Thanks to you.”

“You drive me wild,” he told me. “I want to make you come all night long.”

I sighed happily. “Geez, Carter. Could you be more perfect?” His jaw tensed and I instantly added, “Stop thinking you’re defiling me or that we’re doing something demoralizing because we’re not in a relationship. You’re stressing out over not giving me more, but at the moment… You’re giving me everything I need.”

He looked contrite as he said, “There should be more than this between us, Cherish. We’ve secretly thought of each other for ten years, and our reunion   has been nothing short of dynamic.”

“But I insinuated myself into your life, without your knowledge or consent. I basically ambushed you this evening. And now we’re stirring up all kinds of emotions—I can see it in your eyes, and I feel it too.”

“You’re sort of a dream come true. So beautiful and easy to be with. So passionate.”

I smiled. “We have amazing chemistry. But,” I gave him a serious look as I said, “I walked into your life at a very bad time. I understand that.” Smoothing his furrowed brow with my thumb, I added, “Don’t beat yourself up because we’re not on the same page. You’re giving me one night, I don’t want anything to spoil it.”

“I’m not just giving you one night. I want this too. When I realized the breathtaking blonde in the sexy red dress was you, all I could think was, ‘Now this is a homecoming’.”

Again, the things he said to me sounded right, but felt all wrong, because I knew they were moot. They were just words at this point, with no real meaning behind them.

“Maybe talking about all of this isn’t such a good idea,” I told him. My heart already hurt. I didn’t need more emotional damage.

Besides, this was just supposed to be sex. Fantasy fulfillment. Nothing more. I knew that, to the depths of my soul, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t still hold hope that the physical pull we both felt would heightened the obvious emotional one. Something significant arced between us, from the moment he had joined me on the patio. Cultivating it was the problem, Carter himself being our biggest obstacle.

He said, “I just want you to know how much tonight means to me.” He brushed strands of hair from my face as he added, “I was so happy to see you. And now that I know I’m not the only one who had a crush back then, or harbored feelings all this time… I just think it makes me an asshole for wanting to make love to you once.”

Trying to lighten the tense moment, I said, “It doesn’t have to be just once. We’ve got two condoms, remember?”

A smile teased his tempting mouth, but he didn’t give into it. “I don’t want to hurt you.”

“You keep forgetting I’m the one who instigated all of this.”I leaned toward him and brushed my lips over his. “No more agonizing. I just had two of the most sensational orgasms I’ve ever experienced, and I want more.”

“So greedy,” he said, his voice turning playful.

“Feels so good, I can’t help it.”

He groaned. “You could sell magic beans to someone less gullible than Jack.”