flared between her legs as the scent of him twisted into her senses and the warmth
of his body penetrated hers.
“Do you want a drink?” he said, his dark gaze sweeping her face.
“No.”
He paused. “What do you want?”
The words hung in the air like a low hum, mesmerizing and taunting them. Ellie wasn’t
sure who moved forward first, but the feeling of Gideon’s mouth, hard on hers, was
so right, so absolutely where it should be, that she found herself giving in to it
entirely. It was as if the kiss was a long, cool drink of water quenching her raging
thirst.
Blood thundered in her veins as his lips covered hers and the kiss became deeper and
more desperate. Ellie instinctively opened her mouth to allow his tongue to slip against
hers, teasing and intoxicating her.
Twisting his hands into her curls, he held her captive against his mouth, intensifying
her need.
She was so aware of his hard body pressing urgently against her, thigh to hip, as
he leaned in to cover every part of her body with his, possessing and controlling
her. Their breath came quickly, and Ellie felt a swell of desire as Gideon groaned
in pleasure against her mouth.
The sound of his deep tones also shocked her into awareness. This was
Gideon
she was kissing so fiercely.
This reminder forced a glimmer of sense into her befuddled brain and she realized
with a jolt that she shouldn’t be doing this. This wasn’t part of the plan for the
weekend. But worse than that, she was afraid of how out of control she felt. As she
pulled away, his arms tightened around her, drawing her closer against his body.
“Ellie … no. I’m not letting you go. Don’t you dare run away from me.”
He brought his mouth down hard onto hers, foiling any plans of escape. How could she
even think of stopping now? She couldn’t if she wanted to, she wasn’t physically capable.
She would probably dissolve with lust.
He moved his hands under her sweater to span her waist, sliding slowly up, caressing
each rib until they cupped her breasts, sending throbs of sensation to her painfully
hardened nipples. She arched against him, no longer in control of her own body as
he moved his fingers to roll the peaks between finger and thumb, sending a juddering
current directly to her clitoris.
The shock of the past half hour had sent her adrenaline levels into overdrive, canceling
out any sense of reason she laughably thought she had. As his strong body imposed
itself on her, she knew with a thrill that all her childish fantasies about this moment
had been so far from the truth, she almost laughed.
“What’s so funny?” Gideon raised his mouth from hers to look down into her startled
smile, his eyes blazing with lust.
“Nothing. I … just wasn’t expecting this.”
“I was.”
Before she could utter another word, he backed her against the table, causing the
hard wooden ridge to bite into her legs for a moment before, with apparently no effort,
he gathered her into his arms, and lifted her onto it. Moving between her parted thighs,
he bent forward, pressing himself into her more urgently, making her acutely aware
that only a thin barrier of fabric kept them apart. With a shock of longing, she felt
his erection push against her and longing pooled between her legs, making her slick
with desire. He wanted her, he really wanted her, and she needed him inside her. Now.
She moved against him, welcoming the exquisite friction and the waves of pure pleasure
coursing through her body. She needed to get closer.
Grasping the hem of his t-shirt, she lifted it up and he helped her pull it over his
head, dropping it onto the floor next to them. She put her hands against his warm
body and felt the strength of him under her fingers. He took in a deep breath at her
cool touch and gently pushed her backward, leaning his weight into her shoulders,
before moving down to kiss her again.
As she lay back, she shoved
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