Her eyes popped opened. “Yes,” she said. “What makes you think I’m not?”
“You just seemed a bit, I don’t know, off at dinner.” He glanced over at her. “I couldn’t help but notice that it happened after Abigail shared their news.”
She studied his face for several moments.
“It’s one of my issues.”
“You want kids,” Caleb stated.
She nodded. “Always have.” A smile drew across her face. “That’s why I never complained all that much when my mom showered me with baby dolls for Christmas and on birthdays. I was a tomboy at heart, but I loved my dolls too.”
That wistfulness colored her voice again. Hearing it caused an ache to settle in Caleb’s chest. “There’s still plenty of time for you to have kids, Leah.”
“Oh, I know,” she said. “Don’t mistake this for jealousy or anything like that. I’m happy for Abigail and Joel. I became upset when I realized that I’d already put the notion of having kids out of my head. I actually told Derrick months ago that Ididn’twant kids. I lied to him because I didn’t want to have any with him. Can you believe that? I was willing to give up the dream of starting a family because, on some level, I subconsciously knew better than to subject a child to Derrick’s selfishness.”
Caleb splayed his fingers over his thighs and rubbed up and down. “What about now?” he asked. “Are kids back on the table for you?”
She nodded. “I hope so.”
“Good,” he said, his mouth lifting in a small smile. “I like kids.”
He picked up his blanket and spread it on the couch.
“Caleb?”
He looked over at Leah, and was caught off guard by the seriousness in her gaze.
“I don’t want you sleeping on the couch tonight,” she said.
Caleb’s breath lodged in his chest. He cleared his throat. “Are you sure about this?”
She nodded. “I’ve never been surer about anything else in my life.” She held a hand out. “Please, Caleb. Come to bed with me.”
That was all the invitation he needed. Caleb quickly made his way to her side of the room, stopping to grab the condoms from his duffle bag before joining Leah on the bed. He slid in beside her and cradled her head with his arm as he covered her mouth with his.
Caleb palmed her stomach, luxuriating in the feel of the satiny fabric against his hand. He slipped his fingers underneath her camisole and glided them along her smooth skin. She was so warm and soft and everything he knew she would be.
Not wanting to rush this moment he’d fantasized about for so damn long, Caleb ordered himself to slow down. He slowly inched Leah’s top up her torso until he’d uncovered her breasts.
For a moment he simply stared at the perfection of her body. Her hard, dark nipples. Her smooth, unblemished skin. That spot on her neck that he could nibble on for the rest of his life.
Unable to stand another second of not touching her, Caleb cupped her right breast in his palm and bent his head, sucking her tight nipple into his mouth. His cock instantly hardened at the sound of Leah’s throaty moan. He swirled his tongue around the peak, laving it with tender strokes. He flicked the tip of his tongue in rapid succession on the very top of her nipple, wrenching a scream from her.
“You may want to get comfortable,” Caleb whispered against her breast. “I’m just getting started.”
He turned them around, kissing her tattoo before positioning Leah flat on her back. Then he climbed on all fours, kneeling on either side of her hips and bracing his hands next to her shoulders. She still wore her pajamas, but Caleb had no interest in removing any more of her clothing at the moment. He was content to work with what he had right in front of him.
He diligently focused on her breasts, nipping and sucking and licking, applying pressure and then taking it away, feasting until her skin bore the signs of his feverish attention. Leah’s desperate mewls only urged him to go further, to do whatever he could to bring her the most pleasure.
Caleb began to make his way down her body, spanning her waist with his palms as he peppered her torso with light kisses. He inched down the bed, nuzzling her skin as he descended. When he arrived at the waistband of her silky pajama bottoms, he hooked his thumbs at the sides, capturing her panties as well. He pulled them down her legs, then smooth his hands over her thighs, parting them and settling his head between her legs.
The first taste of her was heaven on earth.
Caleb took his time, trailing his tongue along her sensitive skin, wrapping it around her clit, and then sucking the thick nub into his mouth. Leah’s hands clamped around his head, holding him in place.
As if I plan to leave anytime soon.
His fingers joined in the action. He stuck them in his mouth, coating them before slipping them inside her. As his fingers plunged in and out, Caleb continued the assault with his tongue, licking his way around every tender inch of her flesh. He picked up the pace, quickening his thrusts, feeling her body contract around his fingers, until her hips lifted off the bed with her piercing scream.
