“Yes.” He didn’t move.
Slowly, she contracted muscles she hadn’t used for years. His jaw twitched. Slipping her hands down his back, she gripped his buttocks and pulled him into her. Groaning, he drew from her and the glide of his cock made everything in her clench. He slid inside, drew out. Back, and forth. Over and over.
She wanted— She needed something— “Harder, Rupert.”
He shuddered. “Christ, Alice, don’t say such things.”
“But Rupert, I need it harder. Please. Go deeper.”
Arms locked either side of her, he paused. “The way you say my name.”
“Rupert!”
Hand on her thigh, he shoved her leg higher and the change of angle made pleasure scream through her. “Oh God, yes. Rupert, that’s it, yes!”
Grasping him to her, she arched her neck as he thrust and thrust and thrust. It was building inside her, a tower of sensation, a maelstrom, and she wanted him to come with her. He drove deeper, his groans music to her ears. She wanted him to come. She wanted—
It broke.
The world cracked apart into a million shards. Bliss rushed through her, sharp and hot and endless. Head buried in her neck, he stiffened against her and she knew he’d found his pleasure, too.
Slowly, the world reformed, pieces fitting themselves as if the world hadn’t turned on its side. Not yet ready to let him go, she gripped him tight.
After an eternity, he raised his head. Staring into those dark eyes, she suddenly had no idea what to say. “I—”
Framing her face once more, he stopped her and covered her mouth with his.
She kissed him back. Strange, he was still inside her, but with that gentle kiss, she felt closer to him than ever.
He pulled away, and she made a noise of protest as he left her.
“So.” His voice broke, and he cleared throat. “That was…um, good.”
“Yes.” It had been indescribable, and the man who seemed to have an abundance of words now had none. Anyway, what was there to say? Maybe only one thing. “Want to do it again?”
The shock on his face was almost comical. A moment passed, two, and then he started to laugh. “My dear Mrs Reynolds, I’d be delighted.”
He scooped her into a bear hug, bussing her neck with kisses. With a scream, she battered him in protest, and then her laugh joined his as they both dissolved into mirth.
