As much as he didn’t want to move, he had the condom to deal with.Grabbing her hips with both hands, he slowly pushed deep inside her one last time with a groan before withdrawing.Feeling her tighten, he watched her pupils flare and a saw a slow smile cross her face.
When he got back to the bed, Harper was sitting up, holding the sheet across her breasts.
“You can hide them, but I still know you are naked under there.”He reached for the sheet at the corner of the bed and tugged hard, eliciting a squeal from Harper as she tried to keep herself modestly covered.
“STOP IT!”She laughed as the blanket eventually fell to the floor.
“Oh no, I have waited way too long to enjoy your hidden pleasures,” he said, diving onto the bed next to her and rolling her onto her back for a slow, languorous kiss.
Running his fingers along the curves of her side, Trent let out a self-satisfied moan.
In his imaginings about how the night would go, it had always ended up in bed, but the reality of their lovemaking way exceeded his dreams.
He rolled onto his back, insanely happy when she curled against him, laying her head on his shoulder.
“Was that really okay for you?”she asked shyly, burying her head farther against his neck.
“You couldn’t tell?”
Harper was silent for a few moments.“I don’t have that much experience.My ex, he… he told me… well, I’ve been told I was… that I wasn’t much… fun, I guess.”
A flicker of anger went through him.That fucker had done a real number on her self-confidence.
“It was better than perfect.You really are incredible, Harper.”He tightened his arm around her, using the other to stroke the smooth valley of skin between her waist and her hip.
They lay like that in comfortable silence for a while, watching lights move across the ceiling and the reflections from cars passing down the street.
Trent looked at her alarm clock, its red lights showing 9:30.Too early to go to bed, although he was really hoping to gear up for a replay.
Harper interrupted his thoughts.“Do you still want dessert?”she asked, propping herself up on one elbow.He looked at her in the half light.How the hell did he get this lucky?“It’ll only take about twenty minutes to cook,” she added with a smile.
“Mmm.How can I resist?”he asked, stretching his arms overhead.He could run out to get his bag from the car while she was cooking.After a quick refuel, he’d be ready to go again.
He watched Harper get out of bed naked and throw his shirt on.She turned with it still open.Fuck.He didn’t need twenty minutes.He was ready now.
***
Harper woke slowly, taking a mental inventory of her body.Yes, she was that delicious kind of sore that only came from mind-blowing sex.
Trent was spooned behind her, his strong arms wrapped around her, their colorful ink in contrast to her light skin.His hand was gently holding her breast as his erection pressed against her lower back.
Taking a moment to breathe deeply, she savored the security of feeling safe and cared for, a feeling she had been certain she would never experience again.How many people would wake up in this position and not realize how incredibly fortunate they were?
Last night had been everything she had hoped.After eating the sinfully rich, chocolate dessert, they had returned to bed, where Trent had made love with her once more before they had fallen asleep in each other’s arms.
He’d been gentle and attentive.Funny when she had needed it.
His chest rose slowly against her back as he breathed, its slow movement a delightful comfort.
Harper sighed.A small crack in the curtains let in a thin sliver of sunlight onto the opposite wall.She had no idea what time it was.The clock was on the other side of the bed.
His arms tightened around her waist and his thumb stroked across the tip of her nipple.
“Mmm,” he groaned, his body tightening as he stretched.“Morning.”God, his voice was all roughened from sleep, the sound sending shivers to her tummy.
“Hey,” she replied gently, wiggling against him.
She could feel a smile forming on his lips as he pressed them into the curve of her neck leaving a trail of soft kisses from behind her ear to her shoulder.
