to
thank you for such a lovely evening.”
“Thanks for letting me tag along.”
She grinned. “I was the envy of everyone there, having you ar-
rive with me,” Chantoya gloated.
Osten felt the same way. He hadn’t been blind to all the appre-
ciative gazes she got from single and married men alike. “I’m not sure if
I should be glad or not.”
CJ smacked him playfully on the arm. “You know what I
meant.”
His eyes darkened. “Are you going to kiss my boo-boo and
make it all better?”
In a second the mood switched to something where sexual de-
sire was first and foremost as they remembered the byplay in the
bleachers. Osten placed his mug on a coaster that rested on her coffee
table and faced her.
“If that’s what you want,” she whispered.
“What I want,” he told her in a velvet tone. “What I want is to
kiss you again.”
CJ was amazed at the strength in this man. They were similar in
height and she was a solid buck and a half. It seemed effortless for him
to hold her.
He reached for her sides and picked her up to settle on his lap,
her muscled legs on either side of his lean waist. His hands were gentle
as they brushed her hair away from her face.
For a moment he merely looked at her. Took in how full her lips
were, how smooth her unblemished toffee skin was. His hand contin-
ued to brush over her face, keeping her thick hair behind her ears. He
noticed the silver hoop in the top of her left ear.
“Why do you keep staring at me?” Her words were hushed in
the soft light that filtered around them.
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“You are so beautiful,” he murmured as the pressure from his
fingers brought her head closer to his mouth.
Chantoya shivered as his breath caressed her cheek. She licked
her lips as he gazed at her. Their mouths were millimeters from touch-
ing. She could smell the coffee on his breath and it was so nice.
Osten removed the minuscule distance and claimed her soft lips
with his firm ones. He nibbled on her bottom lip before slipping his
tongue into her waiting mouth.
Straddling his waist, CJ could easily feel his rigid erection press-
ing firmly against her body. Her mouth eagerly accepted his searching
tongue. She put her hands on his head, pressing them closer together.
Rocking back and forth, she ground herself down onto him. The
kiss was still gentle, exploring, and learning. Osten refused to change
the pace. She whimpered as she rotated her hips faster, telling him what
she desired, what she craved.
Inhaling the subtle smell that surrounded her, Osten could make
out the scents. A light tropical smell and a hint of something that he
knew was pure Chantoya Jackson. The combination resulted in him
being as hard as marble and wanting desperately to be buried deep
between her toned thighs.
He moved his hands down over her shoulders and arms until
they rested on her full hips. Her little mewling noises kept chipping
away at his waning control.
He felt her hands move over his chest and could feel her nails
scoring his skin. Groaning over his own lack of restraint, Osten laced his
hands under her sweatshirt, allowing himself to finally touch her satin
skin.
His hands cupped her breasts, cradling the fullness of her along
with the smoothness of her bra. He trailed his fingertips over her taut
nipples, delighting in her shiver.
“Off,” he ordered. Both of them wasted no time in removing
shirts. Osten sat back against the couch as her eyes moved over his bare
chest.
Taking in a sharp breath, Chantoya allowed herself to ogle his
chest. There wasn’t an ounce of fat on him. His olive skin was stretched
tight over a six-pack that was covered by a moderate amount of chest
hair. Every muscle in his upper body was rock hard and well defined,
making her want to trace over the ridges with her tongue.
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Her hands reached out to move over the carved physique before
her. Licking her lips, she mumbled,