made her sigh. He seemed to surround her, make her feel delicate. Though sheâd tried so hard to be independent and stand on her own two feet since the divorce, Rachel admitted that she liked feeling tiny in his arms. She wasnât sure what sheâd done to snag his attention, but she would just be grateful to spend the night of her birthday with someone as gorgeous as him and hope there was an orgasm or two in her future. He looked more than capable.
His rough hand gently cradled the crown of her head, strong fingers burrowing into the strands of her hair. With a little tug, he tilted her head back. His mouth hung a breath over hers. She blinked up at him, pulled into his hungry blue eyes with their thick fringe of black lashes. What would his lips feel like on her skin? What would those brawny hands do to her body?
âTell me how you want me to kiss you,â he whispered.
Rachel frowned. She had to explain it?
âPassionately.â
âSlow? Fast? Deep? Teasing?â he challenged. âYou want me to seduce or tongue-fuck that pretty mouth?â
Her stomach clenched. Her sex pulsed. His words alone aroused her.
She gripped his big shoulders, her breath coming fast. âAll of it.â
A knowing smile spread across his face. âWhat do you want after that, beautiful? If you had to spell it out in excruciating detail, tell me what youâd say?â
Mind racing, she stared at him. Mercy, sheâd assumed she had a hundred ideas, but when she tried to imagine perfect lovemaking . . . she just pictured herself writhing in ecstasy under him. That wasnât very specific, and sort of proved his point. Sheâd read hundreds of fabulous descriptions of earth-shattering sex, but she didnât know exactly what would feel good to
her.
Still, she wasnât ready to put the control of her pleasure in another manâs hands, even if he seemed more competent than Owen, not until sheâd explored and gained some confidence.
âCan we experiment?â
He shrugged. âSure. So you want to start with that kiss now?â
Decker was teasing her, dragging it out, making her wait. She wriggled on his lap, seeking relief for the sweet pressure building between her legs. âYes.â
His grip in her hair tightened. He readjusted her body so that she straddled his hips. Then he swooped down, his mouth covering hers, at the same time he wrapped his free arm around her waist and jerked her flush against him. Rachel had no idea how many teeth were actually in his zipper. But when his steely erection rubbed against her tender folds, sending tingles scattering through her, she had no trouble believing that it caged a hungry beast.
As he nudged her lips apart, Decker swept inside like he knew exactly how to make a woman moan. He ravished her mouth as if she made him desperate. A passionate moan escaped her throat, and he greedily swallowed the sound. Heat rolled through her body, into her peaking nipples, drifting right between her legs, as he moaned and crushed her against him.
With a twist of his fingers, he forced her to slant her head so he could sink deeper into the kiss. She should protest at the way he was taking over. But all those BDSM romances on her e-reader had introduced her to the idea of a very alpha maleâsomething Owen would never be. Those Dominant men very nearly read a womanâs mind so that they could unravel her and give her the ultimate pleasure. Sheâd assumed that was just fiction. But the way Decker took her mouth, prowling every recess, tasting and luring her closer only to pull back, nip at her lips, pause and stare, then kiss her again like he couldnât stand a moment of separation between them made her rethink her assumptions.
They shared breaths. She tasted the spicy flavor of Deckerâs kiss. Instead of sating her, she only craved more. The way his mouth took hers . . . It was as if he owned her. Why did she like