“I like bunnies,” he said, and kissed her.
She responded languidly, dreamily.She swayed against him, unsteady on her feet.
He broke the kiss and led her toward the couch, where he urged her to sit.“Let me get you a glass of water.”
She flopped down on the cushions.“Why don’t you take me to bed?”
“I think you should eat something first.”
The bodice of her dress shifted to reveal half a nipple.She pouted, but didn’t argue.
After he gave her a glass of cold water, he searched the contents of the fridge.“How about a quesadilla?”
She fumbled with the straps of her sandals.“Sure.”
He heated a plate, tossed a tortilla and shredded cheese on it, and added a smattering of chopped peppers.She changed into a pair of soft shorts and a T-shirt.He brought the finished product to the couch.She made a sound of appreciation as she bit into the spicy, late-night snack.Paul grabbed an orange from the fruit bowl and joined her.
“Why did you let me order a second martini?”she asked.
“I didn’t want to ruin your fun.”
“I was trying to be sexy.”
He peeled the orange.“You succeeded.”
“Did I embarrass you?”
“Hell no.”
She gave him a skeptical look.
“I was aroused, not embarrassed.If you’d started dancing on the table, or doing cartwheels with no panties on, I might have felt differently.”
She munched on her quesadilla and didn’t argue.He handed her an orange slice, which she accepted.Then they snuggled up together to watch an old movie.She rested her head on his shoulder.He tucked an arm around her waist.It was perfect.Somehow more perfect than edgy, semi-public sex.
They were nearing the end of the movie when she stretched her legs across his lap.He slid his hands along her silky-smooth calves.When he reached her knee, she winced.He turned on the lamp to take a better look.She had a small cut above her shin.“Did you get that in the parking lot?”
“Yes.”
“You really committed.”
“I always do,” she said quietly.
He retrieved a bandage, rubbing alcohol and a washcloth from the bathroom.While he was in there, he noted that he’d left his pain-relief patches in the medicine cabinet.The sight of his personal belongings mixed with hers was oddly appealing and undeniably intimate.Paul avoided his reflection as he closed the mirrored cabinet.
He didn’t want to confront his own feelings, or to consider the wisdom of continuing this fraught relationship.
When he returned, he knelt by the couch.After wiping both of her knees gently with the damp washcloth, he dabbed the cut with rubbing alcohol.Then he dried the affected area by blowing on it and kissed it better.
“You just put germs on it again,” she said.
He murmured an agreement, affixed the bandage, and brushed his lips over the top of it.Then he kissed his way down to her toes and back up.By the time he reached her mouth, she was panting, exploring the muscles in his back.She tasted like oranges, and summer, and smoky heat.Her skin was fragrant with womanly mystique.He imagined her in the shower, lathering herself with honey-scented soap.The simple eroticism of this mental picture staggered him.He wanted her wet, hot, naked,now.
Two hours had elapsed since they’d left the restaurant.She was clear-headed enough to make decisions about what she wanted, and they’d done this dance before.When she unbuttoned his shirt, he let her.He moved to a sitting position so she could push the fabric off his shoulders.She tugged her own T-shirt over her head.
Paul had been staring at her tits all night, but he was still awestruck by the sight of her topless.She straddled his lap and twined her arms around his neck.He groaned at the skin-to-skin contact, which he’d wanted more of during that frantic quickie next door.He hadn’t removed all of his clothes during their last encounter.He needed the full experience this time.More sensation, more positions, more orgasms, more pleasure.Their lips reconnected and heat flared between them.
She felt so good in his arms.He was fully aroused and aching with it.He couldn’t get enough of her sweet mouth and lush body.He cupped her breasts, and her ass, and her breasts again.God help him, she was grinding on his erection.He broke the kiss to suck on her nipples while she pumped her hips.She cradled his head to her breasts for a few seconds, maybe to slow him down.
