If he needed something, I wanted to be the woman who gave it to him. He gave so much to me. Everything.
“Okay,” I said softly. “Okay.”
He kissed my shoulder, then stepped beside me, taking my hand in his.
I followed him to the swing, studying it intently. The narrow seat hung at waist level for Gideon, which meant he had to turn me to face him, then lift me up into the chair. His mouth touched mine as my bare ass touched the cool leather, his tongue teasing the seam of my lips. I shivered. Whether that was from the chill, his kiss, or anxiety, I didn’t know.
Gideon pulled away, his gaze heavy-lidded and hot. He eased me into position, holding the chains steady as I leaned into the seat back, which was angled away from him, making me want to stretch my legs out for balance.
“You settled?” he asked, watching me intently.
I knew the question was about more than my physical comfort. I nodded.
He stepped back, his gaze never leaving my face. “I’m going to secure your ankles. You tell me if anything doesn’t feel right.”
“All right.” My voice was breathy, my pulse racing.
His hand slid down my leg, the stroke warm and provocative. I couldn’t look away as he wrapped the crimson leather around my ankle and cinched the metal buckle. The cuff was fit securely but not too tightly.
Gideon moved quickly and confidently. A moment later, my other leg was suspended as well.
He looked at me. “Okay so far?”
“You’ve done this before.” I pouted. His actions seemed too practiced to be those of a beginner.
He didn’t answer. Instead he began to strip as slowly and methodically as he’d restrained me.
Mesmerized, I greedily drank in every inch of skin he revealed. My husband had such an amazing body. He was so hard and tight, so virile. It was impossible not to become aroused seeing him naked.
His tongue slid along the bottom curve of his mouth in a leisurely, erotic caress. “Still good, angel?”
Gideon knew exactly what the sight of him did to me, and it turned me on even more that he was arrogant enough to use that weakness against me. God knew I did the same to him when I could.
“You are so fucking hot,” I told him, licking my own lips.
He smiled and came toward me, his thick, long cock curving upward to his navel. “I think you’ll really enjoy this.”
I didn’t have to ask why he said so, because it was evident as he reached me and took my hands in his. My vantage of him from the swing seat was completely unhindered. From the thighs upward, he was totally exposed between the spread of my legs.
He bent and kissed me again. Softly. Sweetly. I moaned at the unexpected tenderness and the lushness of his flavor.
Releasing one of my hands, he reached between us, gripping his cock and angling it downward to stroke between the lips of my sex. The wide head slid through the slickness of my desire, then nudged against my exposed clit. Pleasure rippled through me and I discovered just how vulnerable I was. I couldn’t arch my hips. I couldn’t tighten my inner muscles to chase the sensation.
A low whimper escaped me. I needed more, but could only wait for him to give it to me.
“You trust me,” he whispered against my mouth.
It wasn’t a question, but I answered anyway. “Yes.”
Gideon nodded. “Grab the chains.”
There were wrist restraints above my head. I wondered why he didn’t use them, but I trusted him to know best. If he didn’t think I was ready, it was because he knew me so well. In some ways, he knew me better than I knew myself.