Touched and kissed and rubbed up against.
Oh God.Her blush got hotter.That wasn’t the issue at all.She wanted him.Hadn’t he been able to tell?She let out a sound of frustration.“I’m no good at this.”
“No good?”He planted his hands on his hips.“Baby, I’ve been hard for most of the day.”
She dropped her gaze.“But that was this afternoon before Mrs.Shimwell told her story and then you had to leave.”
She considered the room.The sun had set long ago, but it was somehow starker with only her bed lamp lighting the room.With the bed and the pillows, the moment of impulse wasn’t there like it had been this afternoon.Kissing him then had seemed natural.Here, every move would be so deliberate, so daunting.She wrapped her hands together.She looked at him forlornly, and once again a change came over him.
“Beauty.”His shoulders relaxed, and the hardness about him disappeared.He was just as big and male, but the vibes in the room changed.Became charged.He began unbuttoning his shirt as he closed the distance to the bed.
Maxie’s gaze was drawn to his chest.He stood in front of her, his uniform shirt hanging open as he slid his fingers into her hair and rubbed his thumb across her cheekbone.“Shy Maxie is back.”
She squeezed her eyes shut, even as her fingers ached.“I’m sorry.”
“Don’t be.”He leaned close and whispered into her ear.“This side of you turns me on just as much.”
He kissed her, and she trembled.“So, I don’t have to—”
He chuckled.“I’ll take it from here, but if you feel so inspired…” He kissed her harder.Longer.His tongue swept deep, and he nipped at her lower lip.“Feel free to go with it.”
He covered her hand with his, and she was surprised to find that she’d reached for him.His chest was bare under her fingertips, warm and muscled.Her fingers flexed.He felt as good as he looked.Her pinky brushed over his nipple, and a grunt sounded in the back of his throat.
“Come here.”His voice was a rasp as his arms wrapped around her.
The pressure Maxie was feeling gave way to pleasure as he hauled her close.His hands fisted in her nightie, and it pulled high against the back of her thighs.She closed her eyes as she kissed him.His skin felt hot against hers wherever they touched, but she wanted more.
Their fronts sealed together as the kiss became hotter and sexier.Cool air brushed against her thighs as he lifted her nightie higher, but heat swamped her when his hands cupped her bottom.With a tug, he swiveled her hips towards him.
She sucked in a ragged breath.Hewashard.
“Uh-uh,” he grunted as he kissed the line of her jaw.“No thinking.”
She clung to him when he swept her up into his arms.He walked away from the bed, and she clutched him in surprise.“What are you doing?”
“I’m hot and I’m sweaty.”He turned so she wouldn’t hit her head and crossed the threshold into the bathroom.Nuzzling her neck, he set her on her feet and turned on the shower.
Maxie’s entire body felt aflame.Oh damn.
He braced his hands against the wall on either side of her head.“Have I ever told you how much I like you wet?”
She squirmed as he leaned over her.He was so big, so male and so incredibly sexy.Half out of his uniform with his blond hair tousled…
“This would look incredible under the water.”He slipped a finger beneath the strap of her nightie and plucked it like a guitar string.The snap made her inhale sharply, but that just pressed her breast into his palm when he cupped her intimately.“All see-through and clingy.”
The bandeau bodice felt thin and insubstantial.His heat surrounded her, yet the filmy material kept his touch from her.Maxie bit her lip when her nipple beaded up, nudging at his palm.Oh God, she didn’t think she could take that kind of teasing.She began pushing at his uniform, trying to get it off.“Not again.Please.No clothes this time.”
He rolled his shoulders to help her get rid of his uniform.“You’re right.This time we should get naked.”
He got the khaki shirt off one shoulder, but it snagged on his other elbow.Maxie grabbed the shirt and almost ripped it off.Her mouth went dry at the sight of him.She’d been stealing glances at him forever.She liked him in that uniform, but she liked him out of it even better.
She didn’t know where to touch first.
Surging off the wall, she pressed her lips to his chest and stroked her hands up and down his sides.
“Whoa, Beauty.”He caught at her nightie.“You’re not the only one who gets to have fun.”
The loose material lifted easily, but the bandeau was snug across her breasts.Zac swore when it didn’t pull off easily.He slid his hands underneath, cupping her breasts as he tried to work the gown off.Maxie groaned.Skin.Finally.
