One Foolish Night (Eternal Bachelors Club #4)

She sighed. Fate was cruel sometimes.

“And she still loves him. They have two children: my sister and me.”

Holly gasped at the unexpected news. “Your mother was a stripper?”

“My grandparents weren’t kind to her, and her entire life she’s tried to make up for it and please them. Without success. But you know what? Despite everything, despite how my father’s parents treated her, they could never tear them apart, because they belong together. My parents will accept you once they’re over the initial shock, because they remember how much the way my grandparents treated them hurt. They won’t repeat those mistakes.”

Could this really be true? “Are you sure?”

Paul smiled. “My father told me to follow my heart. And my heart wants you.”

“Oh, Paul,” she murmured, feeling tears run down her cheeks.

“So tell me, how much do you love me?”

Holly slung her arms around his neck. “Too much.”

“I can live with that.”

Then his mouth was on hers, and he kissed her. He held her to his body and his heartbeat reverberated in her chest.





30


Despite having driven for over three hours to get back to New York, Paul didn’t feel the least bit exhausted. On the contrary, he’d never felt better. And the reason was right here, in his arms, in his bedroom.

He listened to the shower being turned off and waited impatiently. He could have gone and showered with Holly, but there was something he’d had to prepare, something special. Every second’s delay was killing him, but he knew he couldn’t rush this.

When the door to his ensuite bathroom finally opened, Holly stepped out, wrapped only in a towel that reached from the top of her breasts to barely the apex of her thighs.

Paul propped himself up on his elbow and watched her approach. Her golden hair was wet at the tips, and her skin glistened invitingly.

“You made me wait,” he complained softly. “You know what that means?”

She approached with catlike grace. “What does it mean?”

“It means you’ll have to appease me.”

“How?”

“I think a little striptease would do the trick,” he suggested, and motioned to the towel.

Holly took a few steps closer, then stopped only a yard away from the bed. “But haven’t you already seen everything there is to see?”

“Have you never watched a movie more than once? A movie you really, really like?”

“I see,” she murmured. She pulled at the end of the towel she’d tucked in the top and slid the fabric down a few inches, just enough so he could see the swells of her breasts and her pretty cleavage, but not far enough to see her nipples.

“You’re a tease.” Paul grabbed the bed sheet that covered his lower half and pulled it aside, revealing his naked body. “Maybe I should tease you too.” He glanced down to his groin, where his cock was already rising. Then he wrapped his hand around the hard flesh and tugged on it, giving it a firm stroke.

His eyes locked with Holly’s. “Now show me a little more,” he demanded, and dropped his gaze to where she held onto the towel.

Her hands loosened the towel further, sliding it down until her nipples popped free. They stood erect like brave little soldiers. He couldn’t help but lick his lips and give his cock another firm stroke.

“More.”

The towel dropped to her navel, then it slid over her hips and fell to the floor. His eyes feasted on her nakedness as Holly stood before him, not moving, simply allowing him to enjoy the view.

“I don’t think I’ll ever get enough of looking at you,” Paul confessed.

“Well, in that case, why don’t we kill two birds with one stone? You’ll get to look at me and I’ll get to feel you.” She crossed the remaining distance with two steps, then lowered herself over him, straddling him.

The moist hair guarding her sex brushed against his cock. “I like the way you think.” He brought his hand to her backside and pressed her more firmly onto him.

“Are you gonna talk all night?”

Paul grinned. “That wasn’t the plan, no.”

Her eyes sparkled. “Then what was the plan?”

Paul turned his head and motioned to the bedside table. “Why don’t you get us a condom from the top drawer and find out?”

“Don’t you think it’s a little too late for condoms? That would be like shutting the barn door after the horses ran off.”

He suppressed the urge to laugh at her comparison. But it was essential that she reach for a condom tonight. “Just do it.” He gave her a slap on her bottom. “Or I’m going to have to punish you.”

Finally Holly bent toward the bedside table and opened the drawer. When he felt her hesitate, his heart beat in excitement. He was sure Holly would be able to hear it, it was beating so loudly in his ears.

“Paul,” she murmured.