was mildly aware of the colorful flashes of splintered lights outside the window and very aware of how much he affected her. âI believe the fireworks have started.â
âYeah, they have.â Daniel pulled her against him with one arm and framed her jaw in his free hand, rubbing his thumb over her cheek in a hypnotic cadence. She reacted with low-down heat and a rush of dampness, as if he were touching her intimately. âHappy new year, Alisha.â Before she could return the greeting, he laid his lips on hers.
On one hand, sheâd hoped he was a lousy kisser, forcing her common sense to come back around. On the other hand,she knew he wouldnât be, and he wasnât. He drove her into merry madness with his soft lips, tantalized her with his tongue until she lost all sense of reasoning or thoughts of why she shouldnât be doing this.
But doing it she was. And worse, she wanted to do more. She wanted to do him.
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Daniel prided himself on knowing women well, including all the things that made them hot, made them want and at times even made them beg. But Alisha Hart had thrown him totally off balance. He sure as hell wasnât complaining, because heâd imagined this for monthsâhaving her pressed against him, kissing her senseless until he questioned if he had any sense left either. Still, he needed to take it slow. Needed to make sure he was reading her right before he did something that might make her bolt.
But when she broke the kiss and whispered, âShow me the details,â slow suddenly lost all its luster. Slow couldnât describe what happened next. He pulled her up from the sofa and went after the zipper on her dress while she tore at the buttons on his shirt and pushed it off his shoulders. âWe shouldnât be doing this,â she muttered as she tackled his fly.
âProbably not,â he replied as he slid the dress down in a rush.
And that was the end of all meaningless protests. He considered suggesting the bedroom as he relieved her of her bra and panties in quick order, but it was too far away and he was too far gone. After he shirked off his slacks and briefs, they ended up on the couch, facing each other in a tangle of limbs, hands roving over each other as he kept his mouth firmly fixed with hers. He found her breast with his mouth and slipped his palm between her thighs, finding her, as heâd predicted, hot and wet. She released a soft moan as he touched her, moving in sync with his hand as he drove her to the edge. Luckily she hadnât touched him in the same way yet, otherwise he might go over with her.
âI want you,â she whispered. âNow.â
Exactly what he needed to hear to continue. With the last scrap of coherent thought he told her, âI want to see your face.â
He rolled to his back, settled her on top of him and guided himself inside her. His breath hissed out through his gritted teeth and hers caught in a gasp. She leaned down and teased his lips with her tongue, splayed her hands across his chest to explore but failed to move, as if trying to prove she was in control. In many ways, she was.
Daniel had no problem with that. Heâd never been territorial when it came to sex. But then, heâd never been with a woman quite like her. With her ruffled red curls spiraling down her shoulders and her blue eyes glazed, she looked like a mixture of fire and ice. She made him hot, made him sweat, made him mutter a curse that made her smile.
âWhat do you want me to do, Daniel?â she asked, her voice as sultry as her expression.
He palmed her breasts with both hands. âWhatever you feel like doing. Iâm at your mercy.â And he was.
She lifted up, then moved back down his shaft with agonizing slowness. âAm I doing your fantasy justice?â
âOh, yeah.â Even those two words took a lot of effort when she began to quicken the pace.
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