For hours we played, writing and rewriting.I lost track of time as the melody and lyrics came together like a gift we continued to unwrap.We worked together seamlessly, shaping the music and bringing out the best in each other along the way.I left any self-consciousness behind, allowing the music to flow more freely than I’d ever experienced.
“I think we’ve got it,” Hudson announced after the third recording attempt.It had to be the middle of the night, but I didn’t feel the least bit tired.
“I think so,” I agreed, stretching out my stiff fingers, unaccustomed to playing.“How do you feel?”
He turned to me, sheer wonder in his eyes.“Fucking amazing.I think we just recorded the best song of my career.”
Chapter 12
Iwoke to Lucy bolting up in bed after what felt like only just falling asleep.
“Babe?”I sat up alongside her, placing a gentle hand on her back.
“Bad dream,” she muttered, raking her hands through her hair.
It had been after midnight when we left the studio, and my entire body had been buzzing with excitement at what we’d just created.I was in complete awe of Lucy.Once we’d gotten upstairs, her expression shuttered and her body tensed, the weight of the break-in no doubt weighing on her.
“Come here, baby,” I coaxed, guiding her to lie back down beside me.She rested on my chest as I rubbed her back in soothing strokes.Then her breathing hitched for an entirely different reason, her legs shifting restlessly beneath the covers.
I was rock-hard in seconds.Clenching my jaw, I fought to control myself, not wanting to take advantage of her when she was clearly upset.
“Hudson?”
“Yeah, babe?”Hearing her soft voice tinged with need did nothing to help my self-control.
“You haven’t tried to….”She trailed off.“Do you not want to?”
“Oh, I want to,” I rasped.“I’ve never wanted a woman more than I want you.I walk around half hard all day like a fucking teenager.”I chuckled painfully.“But I think you get that this is serious for me.You’ve been through a lot.I want to make sure you’re ready because, baby, once we go there, as far as I’m concerned, there’s no going back.I know I’m intense, but I can’t seem to rein it in when it comes to you.But what I can do is wait as long as you need me to.”
“Hudson.”Her voice was velvet smooth as she moved up my body, her lips dancing over mine in a bid to drive me insane.“I’m done waiting.”
I flipped us instantly, caging her in as I reached over to turn on the bedside lamp.There was no way I was missing a single detail of this.“You sure?”
Her beautiful eyes gazed up at me, full of need and not an ounce of doubt.“I’m sure.”
“Thank Christ,” I groaned, more than ready to claim my girl.I leaned in, taking her mouth in an urgent kiss.If I didn’t rein myself in, this would be over far faster than I intended.No woman had ever made me as insane as she did.She turned me on just by breathing.
I trailed my tongue down her neck before gently biting her ear, eliciting a hot-as-hell mew from her parted lips.
When my mouth found her gorgeous breasts, she pressed into me, craving more as my hand slid down her flat belly and into her sleep shorts.
“So ready for me,” I rumbled in pleasure as I pinched her bundle of nerves.
“So ready,” she gasped in agreement as she gripped my shoulders.
I teased her nipple with my lips and teeth while my fingers moved between her legs.I slipped two fingers inside her, finding her impossibly tight.I gritted my teeth at the knowledge of how incredible she would feel wrapped around me.Curling my fingers, I drew a sharp arch from her back and a keening cry from her lips, confirming I’d found the spot guaranteed to send her over the edge.
Her legs shook, her face flushed as she shattered moments later.I didn’t hesitate to pull her shorts down, shoving my sweats aside before entering her in one fluid thrust.Her answering cry of pleasure spurred me on as I fought the immediate tingle at the base of my spine.
“Never felt anything as good as you,” I rumbled as her legs wrapped around my waist, welcoming me deeper.“Shit, I didn’t put on a condom.”
“I’m on the pill.Unless we need one for other reasons,” she hedged.
“We don’t.”I’d never gone without protection before—would have never considered it—and I’d been tested in the months since I’d been with anyone.
“Touch yourself,” I ordered, knowing I wouldn’t last long, not this first time.
As she obeyed, the vision of her was almost too much to take.My movements became uneven and more intense as I thrust into her.The way her body welcomed mine proved that we were made for each other.
