He shoved her legs apart with his shoulders and licked her, now truly humming in appreciation.
“Jethro,” she moaned.
There was nothing like hearing his name on her lips. He nipped her hipbone and then went to work, using his tongue, teeth, and fingers to drive her crazy. The woman had been driving him crazy since the first time he’d seen her, so he prolonged her release as long as he could. She tasted of something pure with a hint of spice, and he was definitely going todo this again.
She whimpered, and there was a hint of pain in the sound.
He pushed her over, lashing her clit with his tongue.
She cried out and grabbed a pillow to smash it over her face, muffling the sound.
He chuckled against her, makingher spasm more.
Finally she came down and set the pillow aside, her hair billowing all around her face. Her natural, gorgeous, honey-brown hair. Her smile was lazy. “Thatwas amazing.”
He stood and shucked his boxers, crawling up her body. “It’s about to get a lot better,” he promised, pressing against her core.
She blinked, her eyes blurry. “Do you, um, have something?”
Something? Holy shit. He hadn’t even thought of protection. Gulping, he swallowed down pain. Then he noticed items on the dresser by the bed. Things Wolfe had brought for him when they’d gottenthe furniture.
“We’re about to see just how good a buddy my best friend really is.” Jethro groaned, reaching up and opening the drawer.
* * * *
Gemma held her breath and nearly laughed out loud at Jethro’s triumphant grunt. “Now, that’sa good friend.”
“Thank the gods,” Jethro said, ripping the condom open with his teeth and spitting the wrapper somewhere else. He leaned to the side and quickly set the condom in place. “I owehim for sure.”
“We both do.” Even though she’d just had a spectacular orgasm, she wanted more. She wanted to be completely with him, completely taken over by him. She ran her hands down the hard contours of his arms, careful when she encountered slightly burned skin. Even without the recent burns and bruises, his body testified to his lifeas a warrior.
Healed bullet holes marred the hard perfection of his body along with several knife wounds and many other scars. She’d explore each one later. Right now she needed him. She grasped his hips and tried to pull him closer.
“Hold on,” he whispered, kissing herand going deep.
She couldn’t wait. He was right there, hard and full, so close to where she needed him. “Jethro, now,” she moaned against his mouth.
He lifted up on an elbow, grasped her hip, and thrust into her with onestrong stroke.
She cried out, pleasure and pain swamping her. After her orgasm she’d been ready, but he was still a lot. Her body pulsed around him, sending shocks through her entire being. Nothing in her whole life had ever felt this wild. This shockingly good. Pleasure rippled through her, and she clung to his arms, trying to ground herself and not fly away.
He ducked his head and lightly rasped down her neck to nip her collarbone. “I knew. The first time you smiled at me, really smiled, I knew you’d be perfect.”
The words dug deep into her heartand took root.
“I imagined this,” he admitted, pulling out and powering back inside her, firing nerves both ways. So many nerves and so much pleasure. His words in that accent nearly threw her into another orgasm. “It’s better than I fantasized,” he said,plunging hard.
So fucking hard.
Her body coiled tight and she lifted her legs to lock around his waist.
“There you go.” He partially lifted her hip again, hammering inside her, taking complete control.
All she could do was hold on to his arms and let the ecstasy take her from head to toe. He was so much. There was so much. Her body was wound tight and relief was so close, but she never wanted this to end.
She arched up against him, her nails digging into his skin. Was he hurt there? She couldn’t tell, but she couldn’tlet go either.
He moved faster, and the new headboard rocked against the wall. The world slowed down until there were only the two of them and the unbelievable pleasure washing between them. His hand moved between their bodies and he stroked her clit.
