Tossing the peacock-blue silk to join her robe on the floor, he ran his hands along her sides to her hips, then, hooking his thumbs in the elastic waistband of her panties, slowly pushed them over her hips and down her thighs. Once she kicked them aside, he stepped back to strip himself of his briefs. Her breath caught and an ache of pure need filled her at the sight of him.
She’d been right. Caleb’s body was sheer perfection. Hard and lean, there wasn’t a spare ounce of flesh anywhere on him.
But it was the sight of his strong arousal that caused her heart to skid to a stop, then take off at a gallop. He was above average in height and it appeared that other things about him were above average as well. If she hadn’t already experienced the power of his lovemaking, she might have been a bit apprehensive. But she trusted Caleb implicitly. Although he’d been as excited for her as she’d been for him, he’d taken great care not to hurt her when they’d made love in the hot tub.
“You’re beautiful.” His voice was so reverent, so filled with awe that she had no doubt that he meant what he said.
“I was thinking the same thing about you,” she said softly. “You’re perfect.”
As he took a step toward her, his deep chuckle made her feel as if the temperature in the room had suddenly risen several degrees. “I’m not perfect, sweetheart, but you know what they say about practice.”
She felt color flood her cheeks. “I didn’t mean—”
“I know. But I intend to spend the rest of the night making sure our lovemaking is perfect for you,” he said, reaching for her.
If his words hadn’t sent her into total meltdown, the feel of his hard male flesh against her softer female skin would have. A shudder ran through his big body and she knew he felt the same scorching heat she did.
Closing her eyes, she reveled in the differences between a man and woman—the contrast of hard ridges to soft curves. “I love the way your body feels pressed to mine.”
As he lowered his head, his slow grin held a wealth of promise. “I like the way I feel inside you more.”
Her knees wobbled and, feeling as if she’d melt into a puddle at his feet, she sagged against him. Opening her eyes to gaze up at him, she whispered, “I do, too.”
Without warning, he swung her up into his arms, placed her in the middle of his bed, then stretched out beside her and pulled her to him. “Keep talking like that, sweetheart, and I’ll go off like a Roman candle on the Fourth of July.”
Before she could respond, he captured her lips with a desperate hunger that sent a flash fire streaking all the way to her soul. But when he broke the kiss to nibble his way from her collarbone down the slope of her breast, then took the tight bud into his mouth, she felt as if she’d burn to a crisp. His gentle sucking, the feel of his tongue on her sensitized nipple caused the spiraling heat to increase the tension building deep in her womb.
A moan escaped as she held his head to her. The delicious sensations Caleb created with his erotic teasing were driving her absolutely wild.
“Do you like that?” he asked, kissing her abdomen.
Nodding, she shivered from the exquisite feeling of his warm breath whispering over her. “Please…”
He dipped his tongue in the indention of her navel as he ran his calloused hands along her sides. “Tell me what you want, Alyssa.”
“M-more.”
“Are you sure?”
There was an underlying tone, a warning of sorts in his quiet question. He was asking for her trust, asking for permission to take her places that no man had taken her before.
“Yes!” If he didn’t do something soon she was going to die from wanting.
Without another word, he raised his head and the blazing passion she saw in his hazel eyes stole her breath. Sliding his hands over her hips, then down her legs, he held her captive with his heated gaze as he caressed the insides of her thighs. Her heart pounded hard beneath her breast as inch by slow inch he came closer to the nest of curls at the apex of her thighs. When he finally reached his goal, pleasure radiated throughout her body at his featherlight touch.
“Oh, my!”
“Does that feel good?” he asked as he continued to drive her mad.
“Yes.”
“More?” His deep drawl was as seductive as the feel of his hands on her.
“P-please!”
His kiss on the inside of her thigh sent a tingling excitement straight to her core. Clenching her eyes shut, she gripped the sheet with both hands. “I feel like…I’m on fire.”
“Easy, sweetheart. It’s only going to get better.” He’d no sooner gotten the words out than he lowered his head and gave her the most intimate kiss a man can give to a woman.
Shock waves of pure ecstasy raced through her and she couldn’t stop a moan from escaping. “C-Caleb, please…I need—”
Kissing his way back up her body, he nibbled at one of her aching nipples. “What do you need, sweetheart?”
“You. Now.”
“Why?” he asked, treating the other taut nub to the same sweet torture.
“I can’t…take…much more.”
“Open your eyes, Alyssa.” When she did as he commanded, he shook his head. “Remember what I told you?”
“N-no.” He expected her to think at a time like this?
His promising grin sent another wave of heat flowing through her veins. “I told you that just when you think I’m finished, I’m going to start all over again.”
If she could have found her voice, she’d have told him that much more and she’d go stark-raving mad. But before she had the chance, he lowered his head and held true to his promise.
Worshipping her body with his hands and lips, Caleb took her to the crest again and again. But just when she thought she’d find the peace of sweet release, he’d pause just long enough for the tightening inside her to ease a bit, then he’d start all over again.
“I can’t take…another second…of this.” The tension inside her was so great that it made her feel as if she were coming apart at the seams. “Please…make love to me, Caleb. N-now.”
His kiss was so tender it brought tears to her eyes. “Just a minute, sweetheart.” He slid open the bedside table to remove a foil packet. “I’m not going to let you down a second time,” he said, rolling the condom into place.
With their protection arranged, he took her into his arms, then, nudging her knees apart, held her gaze with his as he moved to cover her. Her pulse thundered in her ears as he slowly, carefully sank himself deep inside her welcoming body.