“Shh,” she warned. She had dreamed about this for so many nights. She fully intended to enjoy it.
She ran her fingers over the flap in his trousers and then slowly, one by one, began to unbutton the placket.
He groaned again.
Once all of the buttons were undone, she helped him move the trousers down and off his legs until he lay there fully naked in front of her. A thrill shot through her body. She’d never expected anything like it. He was magnificent, that was the only word for it. Long and lean and tall and muscled and ooh—quitewell endowed.
“I don’t want you to be frightened. I wanted to show myself to you, first,” Julian whispered, sitting up and pulling her close for a tender kiss. “But if you don’t let me undress you now, I think I may die.”
All she did was nod. That was enough for Julian. He carefully turned her so that he could unfasten the buttons on the back of her gown. Her dress fell loose in front and she moved off the bed to pull it from her arms and allow it to fall in a heap at her feet. She turned back to face him, standing in front of him clad in only her chemise, stays, and stockings. A chill from the room made her shiver. He immediately stood and wrapped his arms around her, drawing her close and warming her. He was shaking, too, but something told Cass it was for a different reason entirely.
He bent down and scooted the fabric of her stocking down one leg and then the next. Cass trembled. He plucked them from her feet and threw them easily aside. Then he turned her around and loosened the laces of her stays one by one. It seemed to take an interminable length of time to get out of the thing. When he was done, he turned her back to face him. Then her chemise was gone in one large swoosh over her head and she stood naked before him. Watching him watch her, she plucked the pins out of her coiffure and set them on the table next to the bed. Then she shook her head and the entire rich mass of her blond mane spilled over her shoulders and back.
***
Julian sucked in his breath. He’d never seen anything like the perfection of Cassie’s body. She was thin but not too much so, her breasts were perfect round globes, her belly was flat, her hips flared out and tapered down to long beautiful legs. She looked like a goddess, just like he’d envisioned she would, only better because she was a real woman, standing in front of him, touching him and letting him touch her. He promised himself to go slowly, not scare her, make it good for her.
He picked her up in his arms and laid her on the bed. Then he followed her down and lay atop her. He shifted his hips away so as not to frighten her with the stark evidence of his arousal. Bracing his elbows on either side of her head, he dipped his mouth to kiss her.
Cassie wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed Julian back with such passion and longing he felt triumphant. He kissed her nose. “I love you.”
He kissed her closed eyelids. “I love you.”
He kissed her cheeks, her chin, her earlobe. “I love you. I love you. I love you.”
She pushed her fingers through his hair. “I love you, too, Julian.” Her words were a mere whisper against his lips.
He let his mouth slide down to her chin, her neck, the tip of her breast. His tongue lavished the sensitive peak. Cass groaned and arched her back.
“Shh, darling,” Julian whispered. “You’re gorgeous. You’re absolutely perfect, Cassie. Just like I knew you would be.”
“Julian, please,” she whispered against his mouth.
“Wait, darling. I want to make this unforgettable for you.”
His finger and thumb came up to pinch her nipple. He flicked the peak with his thumb, torturing her, while his tongue lavished the tip of her other breast. He switched, his mouth moving to the opposite breast while his thumb unerringly rubbed the opposite peak.
Cass’s head moved back and forth on the pillow, her eyes tightly closed, her jaw clenched. She’d dreamed of this moment. Dreamed of it for so long and now that it was here, truly happening, it was as if her dreams were true, all of them. His mouth continued its descent, moving down her belly, touching, licking, nipping at the sensitive planes. He trailed his rough fingertips over her rib cage. His hand made its way to the juncture between her legs. He stroked there, once, twice, right in the core of her where everything had gone soft and hot and wet and wanting. “Shh,” he breathed against her thigh as his hands moved around to cup her hips. His strong hands found their way beneath her thighs, up her knees, back to her hips where he cradled her in his hands.
Then his mouth was there, between her legs, and Cass stopped thinking. His tongue owned her, licked her, kissed her. She whimpered in the back of her throat. Her fingers reached down to tangle in his hair. She’d never imagined such a thing but she also never wanted it to end.
His tongue drew tiny hot circles against her most intimate spot, and the pressure and wet heat of it made Cass come undone. Her breath was ragged, releasing in sharp pants. Julian traced a finger around her hip until he inserted it into her wet warmth. She cried out and looked down at him through lust-misty eyes. “Julian,” she whispered.
He returned her look with a small satisfied smile. Then he turned his attention back to her and kissed her there, again, again. Until she was mad with wanting and desperate for release. He pressed his tongue against that perfect spot, nudging it, pushing it, stroking it in just such a way that pushed her over the edge. She cried his name this time, a keening wail while his large hands held her hips steady as she came.
***
Julian was panting as he lifted himself up and wrapped his arms around Cass. She’d found her release. It was important to him because he would inevitably cause her pain. He held her for a moment, her heart beating wildly, the smell and taste of her still on his hands and in his mouth.
“Cass, do you know—?”
She hid her face against his shoulder. “Yes. Lucy told me a few things.”
He grinned at that. “All right, then. I’ll do my best not to—”
She peeked up at him. “Don’t worry, Julian. I want you to make me yours in every way.”
She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him deeply. Julian’s entire body was humming with the need to release himself inside of her.Go slowly. Go slowly. Go slowly.
