When they were on the way up the hill to his place, he reached for her hand and held on tight.
She put her free hand on top of their joined hands, trapping him in her silken web.
He’d never been so happy to be trapped.
Everything about her did it for him, from the scent that made him want to bury his face in her neck to get closer to it, to her soft lips, her sweetness, the beautiful way she mothered her kids, her resilience and the fortitude that was guiding her through one of the hardest times in her life.
He wanted to make everything easier for her going forward but already understood that she didn’t need a man to do that for her.She’d be fine on her own, which only made him want to do everything he could to help her.
It was a strange state of being for a man who’d never wanted any of the things that came with her, but the thought of letting her get away now that he knew she existed was unthinkable.
When they walked into his kitchen, she dropped her coat and purse on the floor and turned to him just as he reached for her.
This kiss made the one in the car look like child’s play.
Holy.Shit.
His better judgment had him briefly thinking they should maybe slow this down a bit, but then her hands wandered under his sweater, and the heat of her skin against his pushed every thought out of his head except one.
He wanted her.Right now.
Without breaking the kiss, he wrapped an arm around her waist, lifted her and headed for the stairs.
She wrapped her arms and legs around him and held on tight for the ride upstairs.
They came down on Julian’s king-sized bed, wrapped up in each other and not losing a beat in the kiss to end all kisses.
He’d spent a lifetime trying to avoid the very trap he was now walking into, fully aware that she was changing his life with every stroke of her tongue and caress of his face.Her touch sent shivers down his spine and filled him with a craving for more of her sweet sexiness.
“Isla,” he whispered against her neck.
He wanted to drown in the scent of her hair and skin.
She tilted her head to the right to give him better access to her neck.“Hmm?”
“Are you okay?”
“Uh-huh.Are you?”
“I think so.”He rested his forehead on hers as he tried to catch his breath.“Do you want me to stop?”
“God no.That’s the last thing I want.”She tugged on his sweater to make her point.“Take this off.”
He pulled back from her only long enough to pull the sweater over his head.
She ran her hands over his arms and shoulders, giving him goose bumps that made her smile.“You’re hiding some serious muscles under those sexy suits, Counselor.”
It was strange to realize in that moment of extremely charged awareness that he’d never wanted anyone the way he wanted her and that he ought to be scared shitless about feeling that way about someone.He’d never wanted that, but now that it was happening, he couldn’t imagine not wanting it—or her.
He slid a hand under the hem of her gauzy top and gave a gentle tug to help her out of it, moving aside to get a better look at what he’d revealed.A sheer bra put full breasts on tempting display as he buried his face in the plumpness spilling out of the cups.
Her fingers gliding through his hair had him trembling from the effort it would take to go slow, to make this good for her.
Julian released the front clasp of her bra and pushed the cups aside to reveal the lush beauty of her breasts.He sat back to take in the gorgeous sight of her full-body blush, the flawless skin and dark pink nipples that stood up tall, as if they were waiting for him to give them some attention.
He cupped her right breast and took her nipple into the heat of his mouth, running his tongue back and forth over the tip while she squirmed beneath him.The sweet flavor of her skin was immediately addicting as he went back for more, sucking on her nipple until it popped free of his mouth.Then he moved to the other side, keeping it up until she was moaning and pressing her heat against his hard cock.
“Julian…”
