Joey sighed. “You’re a terrible tease.”
“Oh really?” Vanessa lifted her head to make eye contact with Joey, and arched a brow. “You think that’s teasing? I could tease you so much more.”
Joey groaned and wriggled. “You’re evil. You really have no idea how turned on I am right now, do you?”
“I think I’m beginning to.” And with that comment, Vanessa brought her hand down to feel for herself how ready Joey was for her. Joey grimaced. Vanessa smiled, before unlatching Joey’s bra from under her, casting it aside and bringing her lips to Joey’s breasts.
Vanessa relished the feeling of how turned on Joey wasbeneath her. She took a nipple into her mouth and sucked gently, while placing her thigh between Joey’s legs. She could feel Joey squirming beneath her, desperate for more, just as she herself had been earlier in the evening.
Again, Vanessa brought her hand down, this time gently dragging it across Joey’s underwear. Joey moaned, her eyes tightly closed. Vanessa could feel her heat. With one hand, she dragged down Joey’s knickers. She brought her mouth up to meet Joey’s, and placed her hand softly where Joey most wanted her, feeling Joey’s arousal beneath her fingers.
Their kissing became more passionate as Vanessa increased the movement of her fingers, stroking up and down, while allowing her body weight to provide more pressure. Joey’s breathing quickly became frantic, and Vanessa could feel herself becoming wet once more.
Vanessa enjoying the sensation of their bodies pressed together with nothing between them. While she touched Joey she could feel her own desire beginning to build again. She was grinding herself against Joey’s thigh, and when she achieved the right angle she thought she might actually lose her mind. But she kept her focus on Joey, determined to provide her with relief. She continued with her caresses, listening to the rhythm of Joey’s jagged breathing.
“Yes, that’s right,” she whispered in Joey’s ear. “Just like that.”
There was something in what she said that seemed to light a spark in Joey. She pulled Vanessa yet closer and lifted the leg Vanessa was astride. Vanessa gasped. The friction was perfect. Joey and Vanessa moved together. Vanessa had stopped concentrating on what she was doing or why, instead yielding to the sensation of their bodies seeking connection and release.
And the release came quickly, with Joey moaning as shecame undone. That was all it took to tip Vanessa over the edge, into an abyss where she felt like she might explode. They rode out the climax together.
Joey and Vanessa lay limp in each other’s arms, sweat beaded on their skin. Vanessa moved to one side, and looked at her Joey. She admired the woman’s long, fair eyelashes. She watched her breathing begin to regulate again with the rise and fall of her torso.
This was more than a holiday romance. This was more than she’d experienced before. Vanessa felt like there was something she should say to explain that, but somehow the right words wouldn’t come. Obviously, it couldn’t be love, it was far too soon for that.
Wasn’t it?
Joey opened her eyes. “You are going to kill me, Vanessa Romero.”
“I do hope not.” Vanessa ran her hand along Joey’s thigh. “I have plans for you.”
Joey laughed and wrapped Vanessa in her arms. “As do I for you. Definitely more of these kinds of plans. But other things, too. I want to show you more of this city, more of what I love here.”
Vanessa felt hope bloom in her heart. “I’d love that. And yes, when I say I have plans, many of them involve not wearing clothes. But many of them don’t. Many of them are about just being with you.”
Chapter Forty-Three
JOEY
“Come on then,” said Vanessa, tugging Joey’s hand. “Where are you taking me?”
Joey smiled at her companion’s eagerness. Then she grimaced. “I’m taking you where all the tourists go. I usually avoid it like the plague during the summer because, well, it’s full of tourists.” She winked at Vanessa.
“Charming!” Vanessa poked her tongue out, and an image flashed across Joey’s mind, a vivid memory of precisely what Vanessa had done with that tongue the night before.
“But because I like you, and because you deserve to see all the bits of Barcelona, I am willing to make the ultimate sacrifice and take you there myself.” Joey ushered Vanessa down into the depths of the metro.
“I’m still waiting,” said Vanessa, tapping her toe as they got on the train.
“Ok,” said Joey. “We’re going to Park Güell.”
“Yes!” Vanessa punched the air like she’d scored a goal. “That’s been on my list since we arrived.”
“You’re welcome,” said Joey, unable to hide her smile even though she knew the crowds would be ridiculous.
“Wow.” Vanessa’s mouth dropped open as they walked into the park, having paid for their tickets at the entrance.
Joey looked across at her, appreciating the enjoyment on Vanessa’s face. She remembered the first time she’d been here. Carmen had made it her business to introduce Joey to Barcelona, and this was one of the places they had gone. She could imagine her own stunned expression on first entering was probably not dissimilar to Vanessa’s.
