to take their relationship to a new, higher level catching Jed by surprise. Never had he imagined that Lilly’s need would match his own.
He caressed her all over, his hands sweeping rapidly over her warm skin, as he walked her back to the bed. She fell backward, taking him down with her. Jed landed on top of her, planting his palms on either side of her shoulders so that he wouldn’t crush her with his weight. She wriggled, moaning as his hard cock pressed between her thighs.
He was about to push inside her, his need overwhelming, his heart and mind completely focused on loving his woman, but a small spark of sanity held him back.
“Condom,” he groaned, lifting away from her, his heart pounding, hands shaking, breath faltering as he pulled away.
“Shit,” Lilly said on a half laugh. “Please don’t take this the wrong way.” She glanced around the room, almost as if she were searching for witnesses to her next words. “I have some in my purse.”
He laughed in relief. “Thank god,” he said on a panted exhale.
“It’s not what you think,” she said quickly. “I’ve been carrying them since before Devlin and I broke up. I just never got around to throwing them out.” She grabbed the little plastic wrappers and held one up to the light, apparently checking the expiration date. “We’re in luck. They still have several months.”
A suspicion was worming its way into his brain, and before he could reconsider the impulse he asked the question that was on his mind.
“Is this your first time since Devlin?”
Chapter Four
“Is this your first time since Devlin?”
He’d been trying not to listen in, but he held his breath, waiting, needing to know the answer to that very telling question. Devlin suspected that Jed wouldn’t have asked it if he didn’t think he already knew the answer. He knew Devlin’s hearing was better than a human’s, and despite the fact that he enjoyed teasing the people around him, Devlin had never known Jed to be cruel.
Lilly’s whispered “yes” had him reaching for his cell phone.
“Brody,” he said as soon as the man answered his phone, “is everything under control outside?”
“Of course,” Brody said with a soft laugh. Damn the man. Dragon hearing was even better than Devlin’s own. “Go on. Alex and I will send up the alarm if there’s anything you need to know. You three go and…ah, get some sleep.”
“Thanks,” Devlin said gratefully. “We’ll try to keep the noise down.”
Brody laughed. “Appreciate the sentiment, but I’m guessing that’s one promise you aren’t going to be able to keep.”
“Probably not,” Devlin said, closing the phone connection as memories of Lilly’s incredible responsiveness swirled through his mind. He turned and headed into the bedroom.
* * * *
Lilly wriggled impatiently.
Jed seemed to be waiting for something. He’d rolled the condom onto his cock and then simply lay down beside her on the bed. He kissed her softly, his hands caressing her breasts, his fingers tweaking the nipples as his tongue explored the inside of her mouth, but he didn’t seem inclined to fuck her just yet. After waiting so long for this to be possible, it was confusing as hell.
He broke the kiss, winked at her, and threw a condom over his shoulder without even looking.
“About time you got here,” Jed said as Devlin caught the little rectangular package in midair. He slid onto the bed behind Lilly. Still fully clothed, he wrapped his arms around her middle, pulling her upper body back against his chest, and then pressed a kiss to her temple.
“Do you mind if I stay?”
“No,” she said in a breathy voice as her arousal level climbed even higher. She grabbed his hand, holding it to her, making certain he didn’t misunderstand. Having Devlin here actually made everything more perfect. He breathed a sigh that sounded suspiciously like he’d expected her to throw him from the room, and then moved his hands