He kissed her. She whimpered against his lips, fighting him at first, but then she gave in. Gavin untied the restraints at her wrists, and she wrapped her arms around him, tight. He swept his arm around her back, and something elemental passed between them, something fierce and primal as he fit his cock at the entrance to her * and slid inside her.
Elizabeth lifted, and Gavin reached underneath to hold on to her ass, pulling her closer to him as he ground against her, still kissing her, his tongue licking against hers as they met each other in a hot melding of passion that caught him by surprise. Maybe he felt bad for asking more than she was willing to give, but his guilt was torn away as desire took over and he fucked her with deep strokes.
Elizabeth raked her nails across his shoulders and moaned against his lips. It was as if neither of them wanted to break the contact. He wanted to untie her legs but didn’t want to break his hold on her as he rolled his hips against her, giving her the contact she needed against her clit. She bit his lip, and he dug his fingers into the globes of her ass, dipping her pelvis up to drive harder inside her.
Her * gripped him as he felt the first waves of her orgasm clench around his cock. She cried out, and he swallowed her cries with his own loud groans as his orgasm crashed into him and left him holding tight to Elizabeth.
It wasn’t until he pulled out and went to untie her that he realized he’d fucked her without a condom.
His hands were shaking as he released the restraints and rubbed her legs, wondering how the hell he’d lost control like that. He never, ever lost control.
He crawled up onto the bed and pulled her into his arms. “God, Elizabeth, I’m sorry.”
“It’s okay.”
“No, I mean I didn’t use a condom. That has never happened before. I am always protected.”
She lifted up and looked at him. “Gavin, I’m on birth control. And I haven’t had sex in two years. I told you that. You don’t have to worry about me. I’m safe.”
Jesus. She thought . . . Jesus.
He dragged his fingers through his hair. “Honey, I’m worried about hurting you, not the other way around. But I’m tested regularly. Clean bill of health. And I’ve never, ever had sex without a condom. Until tonight. I don’t know what happened.”
She laid her head back down. “Don’t worry about it. It’s not like I’m going to pop up pregnant or try to trap you.”
That wasn’t at all what he was worried about.
“And about me asking you questions.”
She stilled. “Forget it, okay?”
“Okay.”
But he wasn’t going to forget it.
SEVEN
ELIZABETH WAS WAITING FOR HIM OUTSIDE HIS LOCKER after the game the next day.
“I thought we’d go have dinner at this new Italian restaurant in West Palm Beach.”
She’d brushed aside the night before, hadn’t said anything further about it. Gavin wanted to talk about it, but every time he’d try to bring it up she changed the subject. He wasn’t the sharpest tool in the shed, but he could grab a clue.
“Italian it is.” He grabbed his bag, put his arm around her, and they pushed through the doors to the parking lot.
He stopped dead in his tracks when he saw his brother leaning against a car.
Mick’s smile died instantly when he spotted Gavin with his arm around Elizabeth. Mick pushed off the car and came toward them.
“Oh, shit,” Elizabeth whispered, stepping away from him.
“Hey,” Gavin said as Mick approached. “I didn’t know you were in town.”
Mick hugged him, but he wasn’t smiling. “Yeah. I had a meeting in New York, so I thought I’d take a quick flight down here and catch one of your games.”
He nodded at Elizabeth. “Liz.”
“Hi, Mick.”
“So, what’s going on?”
Gavin shrugged. “Preseason stuff. You know the drill.”
“That’s not what I meant and you know it. What’s going on with you and Elizabeth?”
Elizabeth turned to Gavin. “I’m going back to the house. I’ll let you catch up with your brother, okay?”
Gavin nodded. “Sure.”
He watched her walk away. She looked miserable. “Give me a second, Mick.”
He caught up with Elizabeth. “Hey. I’m sorry. I didn’t know he was in town.”
She lifted her head. There were unshed tears in her eyes, but she masked her unhappiness with a wide smile. “It’s no big deal. You catch up with your brother. I’ll see you later.”
Uncaring whether his brother saw or not, Gavin cupped her cheeks and pressed a soft kiss to her lips. “I won’t be long.”
Elizabeth grasped his arms. “You take your time and enjoy catching up with Mick. I have some contract stuff to work on anyway.”
He waited while she got into her car and drove off. When he turned around and walked back, Mick had a furious look on his face.
“Want to go get something to eat?” Gavin asked.
“What the fuck is going on?”
“Look. I’m hungry. Let’s eat and then we’ll talk. Follow me.”