Chapter Thirty
Gio
To be honest, I wasn’t expecting her to agree to go home with me. When she agreed, it stunned me. “Are you sure?” At her nod I dipped my head and kissed her. “Let’s say our goodbyes.” I wanted to get this woman home and get her naked.
“All right.”
We made our rounds and when we got to Mama and Pop, I leaned in and kissed Mama’s cheeks.
“Be good to her,mio figlioShe’s good for you.”
“I will, Mama. As good as she’ll let me be.”
“Good boy.”
Mama patted my cheek then hugged Carly and kissed her cheeks. I could see she was still a little stunned by how affectionate and accepting my family was.
The last one we said goodbye to was Eli. I waited while she fussed over him before she finally let him get back to playing.
The drive to my home was a quiet one. I kept my hand on Carly’s knee the entire way there. I couldn’t wait to get her out of the skirt she had on. I wanted to see her curves in the moonlight as it came through the french doors that led to the balcony off my bedroom. I wanted to trace every luscious inch of her body.
The instant we were inside my home, I pinned her against the door. “I’ve wanted to do this from the moment we met.” My lips crashed down on hers, claiming them, claiming her. A growl of pleasure escaped me when her arms wrapped around mt neck and the fingers of one hand slid into my hair. “Fuck, woman. You make me crazy.”
“Gio…you should know, I haven’t...I haven’t been with anyone since Rico died. Sure, there were opportunities, if I’d wanted them, but raising Eli has been my main focus since he was born.”
I stared down at this beautiful, amazing woman before me and the trepidation in her eyes nearly broke me. “Oh,Bella. I’ll take very good care of you.” As much as I wanted to just bury myself in her, she deserved better.
It was a struggle to rein in my desire but after a moment I got myself under control. Scooping Carly up in my arms, I headed upstairs to my bedroom. Tonight would be all about her. Her head rested against my shoulder and a fierce protectiveness consumed me. I would do anything to keep this woman safe. The feeling scared the shit out of me but, for now, I chose to ignore it. Later. Later I could deal with it.
Once we were in my bedroom, I set her on her feet and kissed her. This kiss wasn’t like the hungry one I’d given her when I’d had her pinned against the door. No, this one was a slow, sensual kiss designed to ignite a fire inside her. I wanted to see her eyes filled with unbridled passion.
I held her face in my hands as the kiss continued, only moving them when the kiss ended and my lips trailed nibbling kisses down her throat. Sliding my hands down, my fingers slipped beneath her shirt to caress her warm skin. She felt like silk beneath my fingertips.
“Gio.”
The huskiness in her voice went straight to my cock. “Trust me,Bella.”
“I do. I don’t know why, but I do.”
Fuck. This woman. I leaned back and slowly withdrew her shirt. My fingers caressed her skin and my breath caught at the sight of the black lace bra she wore. “Breathtaking.” Dropping to my knees, I slid her skirt down. If I thought she took my breath away in the bra, seeing her standing there in matching lace panties, I thought I’d died and gone to heaven.
“If this is a dream, I don’t want to wake up.”
“No dream,Bella. This is all very real. My hands have wanted to trace your curves since the night we met.” I kept my eyes on her face as I put the words into action. The green in her eyes darkened as her desire grew.
Slowly, my fingers traced the edge of her panties before I gripped them and slid them down, baring her to my hungry gaze. As soon as they were gone I leaned in and breathed her in. “Put your hands on my shoulders if you need to,Tesoro. I will not let you fall.” Tracing her with the tip of my tongue, I couldn’t stop the growl that escaped. “Ambrosia from the Gods.” I could worship at the altar that was Carly for the rest of my life and die a happy man.
With every flick of my tongue against her, I felt Carly shudder. Soon, whimpers and moans escaped her parted lips. I watched as the emotions played across her face. Her eyes were closed in pleasure, her bottom lip was caught between her teeth, and her skin was flushed.
My lips wrapped around her swollen clit, suckling the sensitive nub. Flicking my tongue across it, I felt her entire body jerk.
“Gio...please...oh, God, please.”
I pulled away for just a moment. “Tell me what you need,Bella.”
“To come. Please...make me come.”
“Your wish is my command.” The need in her voice nearly had me spilling my load like a teenager having his first sexual encounter.
