Page 30 of Rescuing Erin

“Come here, Erin.”

She rolled to her side and with tear filled eyes whispered, “Make love to me. Please make me forget.”

“No, sunshine. But I’ll hold you.”

“But you said—”

“I know what I said. And I stand by my previous statement. However, the first time I make love to you, it will not be because you want an escape. It will be because you want me so badly, you’re mindless.”

“But I do want you. I’ve wanted you for months.”

Once again, I was at war with myself. I knew what it felt like to want to escape from the thoughts racing through your head, even if for only a little while. However, I couldn’t give her what she wanted, not fully. I wouldn’t be a regret; someone she looked back on with remorse or worse—shame. But I could give her something.

“Kiss me, Erin.”

She started to lower herself and I met her halfway, immediately taking over. My hands cupped her face and pulled her closer. All I needed was for her to take the first step and I’d lead her where I wanted her. The kiss was smoldering from the moment our lips touched and our tongues tangled. Damn, the woman could steal my breath. Erin broke the kiss, ripped her shirt over her head, tossing it aside, and I was dumbstruck for a moment; she was perfect. Not too big, not too small. The right amount of mouthful, with pink, puckered nipples I needed to taste.

I leaned up and sucked one into my mouth. Her moan filled the silence, and I watched her eyes flutter closed. I pulled off and moved to the other side. She was struggling to get her pants off and with an audible pop she freed her nipple from my mouth to accommodate her movement. And seconds later she was gloriously naked. Only this time, I could touch her.

“Are you sure?”

“Yes.”

Her answer was certain and quick.

“Roll to your back.”

She licked her lips, dropped to her back, and my cock jumped at the sight before me. So pretty. So innocent. I shouldn’t have allowed things to go as far as they had, but I wasn’t stopping. I wasn’t going to deny either of us what we both wanted any longer.

I came up on my elbow and looked down at her. “Tell me if I’m hurting you or if you want me to stop.”

A slow, sexy grin settled on her lips, and she answered, “I will.”

The smile told me she thought she’d gotten her way. She hadn’t. But she was soon going to learn, I didn’t need to make love to her to make her forget. My fingers would be enough. And next time, and there would be a next time, she’d learn that my mouth was even better.

Chapter 11

I couldn’t remember a time I’d been so nervous. Sure, I’d yanked off my clothes bold as brass but inside I was anxious. Just because I’d never inserted part A into part B didn’t mean I’d never fooled around before. But this felt different. I hadn’t asked but I assumed Colin was well and thoroughly experienced when it came to sex. I was so worried I wasn’t even sure where to put my hands.

“Relax,” he murmured in my ear before he placed a soft kiss on my neck. “We’re gonna take this nice and slow.” His tongue trailed down the side of my neck, over my collarbone, and down the slope of my boob. “I want to taste every inch of you.”

Oh, Lord.

He continued his exploration, licking around one areola then the other. I jolted when his hand moved from my hip, his thumb traced the crease of my panty line, or what would have been, had I been wearing any.

“Easy, sunshine. We’re goin’ slow, remember?”

“Uh huh.”

Colin’s hand hadn’t moved, but his mouth did. He sucked and nibbled and licked all around my breasts and down to my stomach. When his tongue dipped into my bellybutton, I lifted my hips, causing his hand to slip farther between my thighs.

“Touch me.”

“Not yet.”

His torturous exploration of my body seemed to go on for hours. His hands and mouth seemed to touch me everywhere but where I wanted him to. I finally had enough and wrapped my hand around his wrist and tried to bring it to where I needed it.

“Spread your legs wider,” he told me but didn’t allow me to force his hand. “Put your leg over my hip, sunshine. I want you completely open.”