Her smile was soft as she nodded. “I believe that, Ryan. I really do. I think there’s something here that’s worth working on.”
I lifted her hand to my lips and kissed her fingers.
“Sleep in my bed tonight,” I murmured.
Her eyes widened slightly, and her cheeks turned pink, but her gaze was heated.
“Is that a good idea? What about Henry…?”
“He’s sleeping like a log,” I assured her. “He won’t wake up, and if he does, would it be so bad for us to be in the same bed?”
She licked her lips nervously and appeared thoughtful for a moment.
At length, she said, “All right. I’ll sleep with you, but if he catches us together, we need to have some explanation ready. Like we’re having a sleepover…or you’re scared of the dark.”
I grinned and nodded.
“All right. I’m scared of the dark and you’re just keeping me company. I can go with that.”
She relaxed and gave me a soft smile. I squeezed her hand as I led her down the hallway toward my bedroom. We shut the door once we were inside, and I slipped an arm around her waist, pulling her against me.
We stared at each other for a heartbeat of time before I lowered my head and captured her lips in a slow and tender kiss. She slid her hands up my chest and clutched my shoulders. She tasted so good. I never wanted to stop kissing her.
Moving my lips along her jaw and down the side of her neck, I reached around to unzip her dress.
Slowly, I peeled it off her body, pushing it down her shoulders so it pooled at her feet.
I glanced down at her body, and my breath left me in a rush. She was wearing a lacy black bra and matching panties. She was so damn beautiful that for a moment I didn’t think she was real. How could she be? Yet, here she stood in front of me, flesh and blood, warm and willing.I didn’t deserve her by any stretch of the imagination, but I was so grateful that she was letting this happen. That she was giving me another chance.
She took my face in both her hands and pulled me back down for another kiss. I gripped her hips, then moved to cup her backside and pick her up off the floor. She wrapped her legs around my waist as I carried her to the bed. I wanted to savor her and pleasure her until no other man existed for her but me.
When I reached the bed, I turned and sat, settling her on my lap. We continued kissing, our tongues tangling, as I made quick work of her bra. Cupping her bare breasts, I ran my thumbs over her nipples. She gasped and arched her back, then gripped my hair and held me tight against her.
“Ryan,” she whimpered. “I want you naked.”
I chuckled breathlessly. “Whatever you want, baby.”
She climbed off my lap, so I could stand and strip out of my clothes. When I was naked, she put her hands on my chest and pushed me back down on the bed.
“Woah.” I grinned. “I like this aggressive side to you.”
She smirked as she knelt on the floor in front of me and pushed my knees apart.
“Then you’re going to love this,” she purred before lowering her head to take my erection into her mouth. I dropped my head back and groaned as she sucked and licked my shaft. It felt incredible. There were moments of hesitation as she pleasured me with her mouth, but she was eager and paid attention to the sounds I made to know what was working for me.
I tangled my fingers in her hair but didn’t try to control her pace or depth. I let her stay in charge and just enjoyed the feel of her lips pressed tight around my erection.
It wasn’t long, though, before I felt my release beginning to build up. As much as the idea of finishing in her mouth turned me on, I wanted her to feel pleasure as well.“That’s enough, sweetheart,” I growled, gently tugging her off me. “I need you to feel good, too.”
She grinned up at me. “I’m feeling really good, actually.”
I smirked. “Well, then, let me make you feel even better.”
Standing, I bent down and picked her up off the floor, then threw her onto the bed. She squealed and laughed as I crawled after her. Grabbing her ankles, I yanked her beneath me.Pushing her legs apart, I growled before diving in and pressing my mouth to her core. She let out a little cry as she clawed at the bedsheets. I kissed and licked her until she was thrashing her head back and forth, her hair spread out around her like a halo.
“Ryan!” she moaned. “You’re going to make me…I’m going to…ahhhh!”
Her body spasmed and quaked as her orgasmed rushed through her. She clutched at my hair and undulated her hips, riding the wave, and I didn’t show her any mercy. I continued licking at her tender flesh, drawing her release out for as long as I could.
When she slumped against the bed, her shaking falling off into soft jerks of her arms and legs, I lifted my head and gazed down at her with an admittedly arrogant smirk.
“How was that?” I asked with a chuckle.
She held her arms out to me and hissed, “Oh, just shut up and get up here.”
I did as I was told, sliding up her body and falling into her embrace. Our lips met as I lined my erection up with her entrance. She widened her legs to give me more room. With a grunt, I surged my hips forward and slid into her in one stroke. Sam whimpered and wrapped her arms around my shoulders, holding on tight.
“Are you okay?” I mumbled.
She nodded and released a squeaky breath. “Yeah, I’m fine. Don’t stop, please!”
I moved my hips, sliding in and out of her again and again. My thrusts grew harder and faster until I was pounding into her in desperation. Sam bit her lip and muffled her cries. I had to remind myself that Henry was just down the hall, and even though he was out cold, I didn’t want to risk waking him. He needed his rest, and I needed several hours with his mother.
Sam started clawing at my back, arching her back as she went crazy beneath me.
“Oh, God! It’s going to happen again! Ryan…”
I slammed my mouth onto hers again to muffle her cries as her second orgasm of the night ripped through her. She arched her back and squeezed her thighs around me as her body shivered and roiled. Her release triggered my own, and I hit my peak with a roar I tried to silence by pressing my face into her neck.
When we were both spent, we lay in each other’s arms, catching our breath. Sam laid on my chest, and I ran my fingers through her hair, fascinated by how soft it was.
“Damn, Sam,” I said breathlessly after several moments. “That was…incredible.”She turned her face up to me with a grin. “Are you going to say something like that every time?”
I chuckled and nodded. “Probably, especially if it keeps getting better and better.”
“It does, doesn’t it?” She snuggled closer to me and nuzzled her cheek against my peck. “I could get used to this.”
“Oh, yeah?” That made my heart race, and I squeezed her tighter to me. “I think I could get used to this, too.”
She closed her eyes, her lips curled into a small smile. She looked so peaceful and at ease. I liked that. I liked that she was comfortable enough with me that she could relax like this.
As I watched her, her breathing grew even and easy, and I could tell she’d fallen asleep.
I kissed the top of her head and relaxed back against my pillow. I’d wanted to do so much more to her, but I found I rather enjoyed just lying there with her in my arms. I’d let her get some sleep for the time being. Hopefully, it would be far from our last night together.
If all went well, we’d have more and more nights just like this one. I would savor every moment I could get with her, no matter what we were doing. As long as I was with her, that’ll all I actually cared about.