She laughed. “And here I wasn’t sure you wanted to do this again.”
“What?” He stilled, gripping her wrist and forcing her to stop. “Why would you think that?”
Damn. Maybe she was losing her own filter around him. “Because you might worry that I’d get the wrong idea.”
“Which is?”
“That there’s a future for us.”
He stiffened.
“I like you,” she said. “A lot. If I had my way, we’d never stop doing this. But I’m not asking for more.” Was she trying to convince him or herself? “I don’t have any expectations, so you don’t have to worry.”
She couldn’t bring herself to say it was okay. It would hurt like hell when they either went to jail or went home. But either way, she didn’t want to stop what they were doing. He was the best thing that had happened to her in a long time, and she’d take whatever she could get.
He backed out of reach and rinsed his body, closing his eyes under the spray. The rivulets of water trailed down the grooves of his muscles, riveting. Man, put a bottle of…anything in his hand and take a picture and the product would fly off the shelves.
“You’re not going to say anything?” She couldn’t stand the tension. Especially from a man who didn’t usually hold back his thoughts.
He scrubbed his hair off his face and looked at her, his eyes blazing. “I want you.” He moved closer, caging her within his arms. “Ilikeyou a lot too.”
His heat surrounded her, his bare skin millimeters away, tempting her to close the gap. Every desperate breath filled her senses with the scents of soap and desire.
He sank slowly to his knees and looked up at her. Carefully avoiding her bruises, he skimmed his hands up to her breasts, his touch making her shiver. “I like everything about you. Including this little mole.” He dropped a warm kiss at the top of her thigh. “And I only care about right now, right here, with you.”
Warm hands slid down her torso and around to cup her bottom as he suckled her inner thigh and encouraged her to place one foot on the edge of the tub. Her head fell back against the cool tile and her eyes fell closed on a moan when he parted her with his thumbs and hot breath caressed her core.
“Lindsey?”
“Hmm?” Why’d he stop? She glanced down, feeling heavy, her mind fogged like the small room.
“Are you okay with this?” he asked, his expression sincere, as if she weren’t physically begging for his touch.
“Yes.” He needed to justdo italready.
A satisfied grin lit his handsome face. “We may not have condoms…” He punctuated each word with an intimate kiss, running his tongue along her center and finally, finally focusing on her clit. “But, luckily, I have other ideas.”
She jolted at the electric contact and let her knees fall wider.
His ideas weregood.
Todd gripped the back of Lindsey’s thighs and feasted on her hidden beauty. This woman was going to be the end of him. The taste of her, the feel of her slick skin, the complete ecstasy on her face as he coaxed her higher. Would he ever get enough?
He nearly came just from the sight of her dissolving into pleasure, cheeks pink, lips parted, golden skin bejeweled with droplets of water. God, she was the most beautiful woman he’d ever seen.
She slid down the tile wall and sank to her knees, her bare bottom resting on his thighs as she caught her breath. Taking his face between her palms she gave him a long, slow, luxurious kiss that reached into his heart and grabbed hold.
“So it was good?” he asked, somehow managing an expression of pure innocence.
A shocked laugh escaped her. “Either you’re dense, or you weren’t paying attention.”
“Are you kidding? I couldn’t look away.”
She blushed and broke eye contact.
“Hey.” He lifted her chin until she met his gaze. “You’re beautiful, and sexy as hell.” He kissed her again and then helped her to her feet as he stood to rinse his face and turn off the water. Snagging the towel she’d used earlier off the rack, he handed it to her. “And I’m pretty sure you’re my new favorite flavor.”
The heat crept up her neck and across her face. Completely at odds with the innocent gesture, something hot flickered in her pretty brown eyes as she pressed a palm to his chest. “Time to find out if you’re mine.”
