suspected he was getting cleaned up. I couldn’t see Nick either. I guessed he must be back in our room, so I headed there straightaway.
I opened the door and saw Nick dumping his leather jacket on the floor.
I saw again just how stressed he was. His whole body was tense, and his face was dark and tormented.
“Talk to me,” I pleaded. “Tell me what went wrong.”
Nick took a breath, and for a moment, I thought he was going to tell me. I thought he was going to trust me enough to confide in me.
But I was wrong.
He ripped of his T-shirt, revealing his toned chest and his rippling abs.
I stepped towards him and put a hand on his chest.
“Is it really that bad?” I could feel the steady beat of his heart beneath my fingertips.
He closed his eyes and sighed. “Things went too far. Someone attacked Chad, and he acted in self defense, but it wasn’t pretty.”
I shivered.
“Why do you have to do this kind of thing, Nick? Can’t you just…”
My voice trailed off as Nick dipped his head and traced his lips along the line of my neck.
My body tingled with pleasure.
“I don’t want to talk about this now, Ella. I want to forget it. I just want to think about how it feels to kiss you… and touch you.”
I felt like my whole body was on fire as he gently nipped my neck between each word.
His hands stroked my breasts through the fabric of my tank top.
My nipples puckered immediately, and a moan escaped my lips. He held my head in his hands and pressed his lips to mine, gently teasing them before increasing the pressure of the kiss and delving his tongue into my mouth. He moved it in and out, sliding it against mine, as if he was making love to me with his tongue.
My hands went to his belt and unfastened it, so I could reach down beneath his waistband and feel just how hard he was for me.
A gasp escaped my lips as my fingers closed around his hard length.
Nick groaned. “Wait. I need a shower.”
I released my grip and pulled away slightly, but he didn’t let me go. Instead, he gathered me up in his arms and carried me to the bathroom just off our bedroom.
There was no bath, only a shower in one corner of the room. Nick kept one arm wrapped around me as he reached to turn on the shower.
He began to lift my tank top as the steam filled the small room.
His eyes were dark with lust as he tugged off my top and then slid the straps of my bra down my shoulders.
He dipped his head down lower to run his tongue over my nipples, which were still encased in my lace bra. I held my breath as one of my hands reached out and fisted in his hair.
He unbuttoned my jeans, pulling them down my legs and steadying me as I stepped out of them. He kneeled down in front of me, and I gasped as I felt his lips trail my belly as he scattered light kisses all along my hip bone.
Continuing to kiss my skin, he traced a finger between my legs. The lace of my panties was already drenched.
“I want to taste you, Ella.”
I stared down at the incredibly erotic image of Nick in front of me, pulling down my panties. I could feel his breath between my legs and felt a sizzle of heat in response.
Holy shit this was hot .
For an agonizing moment, he did nothing, but then he leaned forward, and his tongue flickered out caressing the sweet spot between my legs. I cried out and put both my hands on his broad shoulders to stop myself from falling.
With each teasing lick of his tongue, I felt my body buck towards him. All my worries seemed to melt away as he caressed me with his tongue, flicking it back and forth over my me until I was beside myself with pleasure and couldn’t think of anything else other than how good it felt.
I dared to lift one hand from his shoulder and grip his hair, pulling him closer to me, desperate for more, desperate for the release only he could give me.
He inserted a finger inside me, slowly stretching me as he continued circling my most sensitive spot with his tongue.
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