he said, and closed the gap between them. He freed the front clasp of her bra, peeling back the cups to expose her breasts. Her nipples were the same color as her lips, and hardened under his gaze.
âNow?â she asked huskily. But there was little of the vamp that had been present just moments earlier. In her place was the shy Jayne he always sensed beneath the surface.
He took her hands from the sides of her robe. âNot yet.â
He rubbed the rough terry cloth over her nipples until she bit her lip to keep from crying out, and then lowered his mouth to once again kiss her. Kissing Jayne was an addiction he doubted heâd ever recover from. Only when her hips began lifting toward his did he break the kiss and step back.
âNow,â he said.
She stood there in front of him, her robe open and her bra pushed out of the way. She should have looked vulnerable in that moment, but Adam knew the person with the real weakness was himself. He stared at her. A lifetime of scruples meant nothing when he was faced with the very real temptation of this woman.
He struggled against the emotions running rampantly through him, and settled on the one thing that had never let him down: lust.
He pulled her to him again. This time when he lowered his head, he thrust his tongue deep into her mouth. She met each thrust of his tongue with one of her own. God, she tasted sweet.
Her hips rocked against his and he nestled his hard-on into the notch of her thighs. She was so hot he could feel her through the layers of her panties and his dress trousers.
She rocked against him and he slipped his hands down her back, tracing her spine and then clasping her hips. Holding her still so he could rub his cock against her. He groaned and threw his head back. She felt incredible, just as heâd known she would.
âAdam?â
â Oui, chère. Thatâs it,â he said, moving against her, feeling her body pick up a rhythm that had only one surceaseâin climax. He rubbed his chest against her breasts. Her nipples stimulated him and he gritted his teeth to keep from coming in his pants.
She called his name again and he traced the curve where her legs met, finding her humid warmth and teasing that opening before slipping one finger under her panties and touching her. He thrust into her body and felt her tighten around his finger. He added a second and placed his thumb over her pleasure bud, until he felt her clenching around his fingers.
He lowered his head and swallowed the sounds she made as she came, then cradled her against his chest and tried to ignore the throbbing in his groin. Adam knew there was no justifying what had happened here. Theyâd taken a step that couldnât be undone.
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Jayne clung to Adam dizzily. Her body still throbbed from the sensations heâd evoked in her. A sheen of sweat coated her skin, and as satisfying as her climax was, she ached to have him take her. Ached to have him possess her, and maybe, in some small way, possess him as well.
She didnât know what to say. With the men in her past sheâd been in control of herself. Adam had sent her carefully ordered world topsy-turvy and she was floundering. She didnât like it.
He tipped her head back, gazing down at her with those gray eyes of his. She searched for some kind of emotion there and found tenderness. He stroked one finger down the side of her face, then cupped her jaw gently, rubbing his thumb over her bottom lip.
Sheâd never felt so cherished by a manâby anyman in her entire lifeâas she did by Adam at that moment. He bent and lifted her in his arms, carrying her toward the king-size bed.
âChèreââ
His PalmPilot beeped. For a moment Jayne didnât know what it was. A meeting reminder. Sheâd scheduled a conference call for Adam with his vice-president, Sam Johnson. Let it go, she thought. And in her mind this became a sort of test. She schooled her