Page 46 of Art of Love

He chuckled at her move and then stilled when she reached down and covered him, trailing her fingers gently over his length. He was hard, pressing against his jeans, and she felt her insides quiver at the thought of feeling him inside her.

She jerked free and stood up, then took his hand. “Abe, take me to bed.”

He wrapped his arms around her and held on for a moment before leading her back into the house and into the bedroom he was staying in.

There, he pulled her back into his arms and kissed her until her knees went weak. Then he lifted her into his arms and gently laid her on the bed.

He surprised her by slowly removing her shoes and then taking his time to run his hands over her legs.

He glanced up at her. “Sexiest legs in the world.” He smiled up at her.

“You’re a leg man?” she said as his hands moved up to her thighs.

“Not really, but wow, I can’t ignore sexy when I see it.” His fingertips skimmed her inner thighs.

She closed her eyes and leaned back while he snaked his fingertips under her shorts.

“Abe,” she moaned when he tugged her shorts down and continued to explore her with his hands and lips.

He spread his hand on her stomach and gently nudged her back until she was lying on his bed.

When he tugged her panties aside and used his mouth on her, she arched and cried out as she wrapped her legs around his shoulders.

Too much. So many thoughts and feelings flooded her mind. Then his tongue rolled over her clit and everything shut down. Thoughts. Feelings. Questions. Everything exploded until there was only him.

While she tried to catch her breath, Abe shifted over her on the bed, pulling her farther up as he covered her completely.

She tugged his shirt off, her nails scraping his skin as her demands grew.

“I need you, now,” she said, locking her legs around his hips as she trailed kisses down his collarbone.

When he shifted and slid into her, she felt at home for the first time in her life. This, this was where she belonged. Where she fit. Where she wanted to be for the rest of her life.

Then a moment later, her world exploded again, and she knew that nothing else in the world mattered. Only Abe.

That thought scared the shit out of her. After her body cooled, Abe shifted to her side and held her close.

“I can tell that you’re already rethinking this,” Abe said into her hair.

“No.” She instantly denied it. “No,” she said a little softer, trying to relax her body. “I’m just scared of what it, what you, make me feel.”

He was silent for a moment. “What do I make you feel?”

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath before answering. “Safe.”

He shifted until he was looking down at her.

“You didn’t feel safe?”

She shrugged. “I’m not scared.” She felt the need to explain. “Just…” God, why was this so hard? “Wandering.”

His eyes narrowed slightly. “Like you don’t belong anywhere?”

She nodded slowly. “Being back in town, sleeping in my old bed, it’s… empty almost. Without him there, it’s just an old building where the plumbing shakes the walls when I use the dishwasher and washing machine, and the floorboards creak. Every single floorboard.” She rolled her eyes.

He smiled down at her, and she lifted her hands to run her fingers through his hair again. Then she brought him down and kissed him, holding her lips to his. “But this, this feels like home. Oddly.”

He tilted his head and seemed to be thinking about it for a moment. “Scares the shit out of me, personally.”

She smiled. “Ditto.” She rested her head back as he ran his eyes over her slowly.

“I have a thing I’m supposed to go to this weekend. It’s just one night. LA. Lights, drama, free food.” His eyebrows rose slightly. “It might be possible to get some answers from a few people in the circles Kara and I were in back in the day.”

Her eyebrows rose. “Are you asking me to go to LA with you, on a date?”

He smiled. “Yeah, if you want. Plus,” he jumped in quickly, “like I said, a few people who were close to Kara will be there. Maybe even the man she was with.”

“Count me in,” she answered quickly.