KC shrugged his shoulders again and chuckled.“That’s a short hike in the military.”
Her eyebrows shot up.“If you say so.I’d hate to think what you would call a long hike.I’d have a heart attack before I finished the first mile.”
“Nah, not if you did some training.”He grabbed a bottle of water he’d left on the railing and drank most of the fluid before removing it from his lips.
Her eyes flared as his throat worked to swallow every drop.How the hell did the man make drinking look so damn erotic?She dropped her gaze to the wooden deck.“Thanks, but I think I’ll pass.I have enough training to do between the range and the self-defense lessons you promised me.”
“We’ll start those right after breakfast if you want.”He tilted his head and eyed her curiously.“What about you?What are you doing up so early?”
She averted her eyes from him, instead glancing out toward the ocean.“I had a nightmare.”
“Oh?About what?”
Moriah refused to look at him as she told him a blatant lie.“I really don’t remember.”
He stepped toward her, and her eyes shifted back to his face.“Maura, I meant what I said yesterday.I’m an excellent listener if you want to talk about it.”
A small, sad smile spread across her face.The man was really nice, and she wished she’d met him under different circumstances.“Thanks, KC.But this is something I have to work out alone.”
Sighing in evident frustration, he bent his elbows and flashed his palms at shoulder height as he backed off.“Okay, but I’m here if you ever want to talk.If you hadn’t noticed, I also have some pretty big shoulders to cry on.”
His light teasing at the end was probably an attempt to lighten her mood.She nodded her thanks and shuffled past him toward the stairs.As she descended, she felt his eyes on her and silently cursed the universe for introducing her to a man she could never have.
KC reluctantly allowed her to walk away before heading inside the house to shower, shutting the door behind him with a click.He was grateful Maura hadn’t asked him why he couldn’t sleep.He would have lied because there was no way he could tell her that every time he closed his eyes, he dreamed of her naked in his bed.Their legs twined together, their skin slick with perspiration, and his hands and mouth touching every place on her body he could reach.
He wanted to bind her hands to the headboard and bury his face in her pussy.She would have no choice but to enjoy as he licked, nibbled, and tormented her to an explosive orgasm over and over again.And when she was sated beyond her wildest dreams, he would finally thrust his shaft deep inside her.Not only inside her pussy but her mouth and ass as well.He wanted to take her every way he possibly could and then start all over again.
He’d been surprised to see her awake at this hour.When he found her standing on the deck, he had to force his eyes to remain on her face after he noticed she wasn’t wearing a bra under her T-shirt.The fleshy orbs had called for him to take them in his hands and tease them until she begged for more.He’d felt his cock twitch and reached for the bottle of water he’d left out, hoping the cool water would keep him from embarrassing himself with a woody in his shorts.If that happened, she wouldn’t be able to miss it under the cotton material.But as she walked past him on the way to the stairs, her unique scent went straight to his groin, and he hadn’t been able to stop the lengthening of his cock.
But by the time he reached his bathroom, he’d worked himself into a frenzy, thinking of what she looked like under her clothes, and was harder than he could ever remember being.Turning on the water, he stripped off his clothing and stepped into the shower stall.He needed some relief if he was to face her again without a hard-on.
Grabbing a bottle of body soap, he squirted some in his hand, then wrapped his palm and fingers around his aching cock.He tightened his fist and dragged it up and down while he closed his eyes and replaced his hand with her mouth in his mind.She’d be kneeling before him, her fingers digging into his ass as she clutched his hips.He’d grasp her hair in his hand and tighten his grip until she felt a sting of pain and her juices flowed from her sweet pussy.Her mouth would open, and she would take him inside, her plump, pink lips closing around him and her tongue licking him.
His hand pumped faster, as in his mind, she moaned around his flesh, and the fantasy vibrations did him in.With a gasp and groan emanating from him, his cum erupted from his body in waves until he was finally depleted.Leaning against the shower wall on his other hand, he slowed the motion of the one still wrapped around his ebbing erection.When his breathing returned to normal, he moved under the water spray to clean himself off.
Fuck!It was going to be a long four weeks.And that was becoming an unwanted mantra.
Chapter10
The next three days flew by with a comfortable companionship developing between the pair.In the mornings, they would head down to the beach, where KC showed his trainee some simple self-defense moves.He adjusted them to account for her small stature but made sure she could do some damage and give herself time to escape if she ever needed to.The sand was soft and the perfect place to spar because she wouldn’t get injured if she ended up on the ground.Moriah proved to be a fast learner and continued to impress him.With repeated practice, she could perform a few techniques with almost flawless precision after such a short time.
Their afternoons were spent at the firing range, where he began to increase the distance to the target.He also showed her how to shoot from a kneeling position and from behind cover, drilling into her the importance of showing as little of her body as possible to be a smaller mark.After she had practiced with her right hand, he had her switch the weapon to her weaker left one, teaching her how to compensate in case her dominant hand became incapacitated.
Moriah threw herself into the lessons and not only amazed KC and herself with her accuracy but also Al, who spent some time observing their practices.He loved to tease and joke with her.“I hope I never run into you in a dark alley.”
Moriah giggled.“That’s exactly what I thought about you the first time I met you.But now that I know you better, I think you’re a pussy cat.”
Both men had snorted loudly in amusement over her comment.
While she was grateful KC taught her how to defend herself, she was also thankful she was exhausted by each day’s end.She’d managed to sleep seven straight hours the past two nights without any nightmares, which had shocked her when she awakened feeling refreshed and energetic.
As busy as their days were, the evenings were slow and pleasant.They took turns cooking and cleaning and enjoyed some lively conversations during and after dinner.Oddly enough, she was growing comfortable having KC around and felt as if they had become a couple.Well, at least a couple who had never kissed or even touched each other.Not that she would mind.Shit no!
No matter how much she fought her attraction to him, she would love for him to drag her into his arms and kiss her for hours until they both had their fill.She yearned to peel off his clothing, piece by piece, slowly driving him insane for her touch.The more time they spent together, the more she felt her body respond to him.While she couldn’t deny being physically attracted to him, she was pretty confident the attraction was one-sided.KC hadn’t made a pass at her or even hinted at the fact that he found her desirable.She had known other women who wouldn’t have let the fact deter them and would have shrewdly made their interest known.But Moriah had always been shy when it came to men and sex.Although she had lost her virginity long ago to her high school sweetheart, she had never been the aggressor in any of the few relationships she’d had over the years.Most of them hadn’t lasted long.Her boyfriends seemed to tire of always being the ones to initiate sex with her and often left her for a bolder type of woman.One such boyfriend had thrown that fact at her while breaking up, and she felt utterly humiliated.
The problem was she didn’t know how to seduce a man and initiate sex, and she was too embarrassed to make any clumsy attempts.Hell, she didn’t even know what an orgasm felt like—at least, she didn’t think she did.She needed to find a man willing to teach her things, help her find out what pleased her, and show her what pleased him.What would please KC?Would he be a patient lover?Would he be willing to show her some moves in bed like he did when they were training?
Moriah sighed, probably not.KC was an adventurous type who almost certainly wanted the same from his lovers, and she didn’t know how to respond in a seductive way.And it made her feel ashamed of her involuntary faults.
