Wouldeverythingbe different? The way he touched me? The way it felt when he entered me? I couldn’t wait to find out.
The door shut behind Asher and Landon, and the room was dark except for the candles. Without scooting closer, without putting his arms around me, Kai leaned over and kissed me.
For some reason, the fact that we weren’t wrapped around each other made it hotter. I could focus on the way his mouth moved, his tongue, his lips, and the way they made me feel without the sensations being overwhelmed by what his hands were doing. When he pulled back, he tugged at my bottom lip with his teeth.
“You taste so good, baby girl. Except maybe I shouldn’t call you that. You took a big step today. A rite of passage.”
“I don’t mind it so much anymore.” Especially since the way he looked at me when he called me that always thrilled me.
“Still, shouldn’t we upgrade it somehow? Maybe ‘baby woman’ instead of ‘baby girl’?”
I laughed. “I don’t think that’s how it works.”
Then I got up on my knees and scooted closer to him, running my hands along his biceps, up to his shoulders, and cupping his neck. As I leaned in for a kiss, his mouth sank onto mine, his hands lightly resting on my waist.
His kiss was thorough, tenderly exploring my mouth, taking his time without rushing.
It felt familiar. Almost too familiar.
I pulled back andlooked up at him. “Kai?”
“Yes? You okay?”
“Yes, I just—um. Could you be Kai?”
I could see the confusion on his face in the flickering candlelight. “I have been for twenty-six years, so I suppose I could do it a little longer.”
“I just mean—be yourself. I’m glad that my first time was gentle and so nice, and—” I didn’t know how to explain.
But Kai understood. “You mean you’re glad that your first time was with my brother.”
“Yes.” I felt guilty saying it. “It’s true. But now I want my second time to be with you. The real you—not you pretending to be someone you’re not.”
My heart beat faster, and I wondered if this was wise. My first time with Landon had been so wonderful. Wouldn’t a repeat be just as good? But I was here with Kai—and that’s who I wanted. “Couldn’t you just be like you were in the equipment room? When you pressed me against the wall and pushed against me from behind. Can you be like that?”
“I can.” The gleam in his eye and the predatory smile on his lips were dangerous. But that was what I wanted. It thrilled me deep inside but was also a little daunting.
“But maybe at the beginner level,” I added.
He shook his head. “You’ve never acted like a beginner,” he said softly. “You’ve been new to things, but you have too much determination to stay a beginner for long.”
Heleaned in for a kiss, and I smiled against his lips. His hands were rougher on my body this time, squeezing my ass, fisting my hair, and I couldn’t help exploring his body as well.
His nipple was hard and puckered. I circled my finger around one and moved to the other side with the piercing. Impulsively, I ducked my head and kissed the little metal bar. Then I lapped at it, sucking it into my mouth.
Kai hissed, but not in pain.
“My baby girl wants to play,” he murmured. As he spoke, he pinched my nipple, stretching it a little before letting go. But he didn’t stop rolling it between his fingers. “Hasn’t anyone ever told you to be careful what you wish for?”
The glint in his eye made heat pool between my legs. This was the real Kai, and he was sexy as hell.
“Come on.” He took my hand and stood up, pulling me across the bed so I had to scramble to keep up.
And then, he was backing me against the wall. His large hands pinned my wrists high above me. His knee nudged between my legs, spreading them.
He switched his grasp so he could hold both of my wrists above my head with one hand, leaving his other hand free to explore my body. And this time he was even less gentle—pinching my nipple, gripping my ass and thighs, squeezing hard enough to make me gasp.
He lifted my thigh, and I wrapped my legs around his waist. It was such a turn-on to be pinned between him and the wall, not even touchingthe floor, just held up by his powerful body. I could feel his enormous erection digging into me through his boxers. He continued to grind against me, and his cock was so hard it almost provided enough pressure to my clit, but not quite.
