He kissed her lightly. His body surrounded her, pinning her to the bed in the most sensual way. “Sweets, I’m not expecting you to say anything back, but I need to say the words again. I like hearing them.” Luc flashed her a sexy smirk. “Kassie, I am head over heels in love with you. There’s no other way to describe how I feel. I love you.”
His words warmed her body from head to toe. “Luc, I didn’t expect to feel that way, either. I made it a point my entire life to never date athletes; it was just easier that way. But you showed up and made yourself a place in my life. I didn’t see it coming until you already had my heart.”
Luc pressed his warm lips to hers. His kiss was soft and gentle, awakening all of her senses. She gasped, needing to catch her breath when his hips pushed into hers, a foreshadowing of what was to come.
Taking that chance to deepen the kiss, he moved his tongue along her bottom lip before slipping it into her mouth. Their tongues danced and twirled in slow motion.
His fingertips slid along her waist and under her shirt. Her body responded at his light touch, and she involuntarily arched into him. Her body hummed with need. She craved him.
“Woah there, princess.” Luc sat up on his knees, pulling her up with him.
In a sitting position, she unhurriedly undid his shirt, one button at a time.
“Mm-hmm. Yes. There’s no reason to rush. I’d prefer to take this nice and slow.” He smirked at her. His words were drawn out and sexy. Those dark and heavily lidded eyes looked down at her, and the need she saw in them made her want more.
Tossing his shirt to the floor, she went for his belt. As she pulled it off, he flinched at her fingers tickling his waist. Slowly she undid his jeans and dragged them off him, too. Goosebumps swept over her body in waves as his eyes ran over her.
His gaze was intense as he slid her shirt over her head and tossed it to the floor. Luc dropped kisses from her shoulder down to her belly button. His whiskers tickled as he did. Chills ran through her.
Luc slowly laid her back on the bed and slid her pants off. His gaze trailed over her with a hunger. The same hunger she felt. Her heart pounded against her chest with such force as he slid his finger down her jawline, stopping at her chin.
He tipped her mouth up to meet his warm lips. Luc kissed her deliberately, taking his time, yet giving her everything that she craved. Their bodies fit so perfectly together, it was as if they were made for one another. And Kassie was starting to think they just might be.
His hips pushed into hers, teasing her. Kassie moaned with need.
Without words, Luc seemed to know what she wanted. He reached around her to the bedside table and grabbed a condom. He ripped the package open with his teeth, and quickly slid the condom on.
Kassie wrapped her arms around his shoulders, wanting his mouth back on hers. As soon as his lips brushed against hers, his tongue pushed into her mouth, and his hard dick pressed into her with unhurried need. Luc moaned into her mouth, his slow actions affecting him as much as they did her.
Kassie’s heart raced as she matched his movements. Luc’s mouth roamed down to her neck, sucking at her skin as he pushed into her. She buried her face in his muscular shoulder, gasping at each thrust, anticipating every slow move he made.
Taking his time with her, their bodies stayed molded together as he pleasured her, over and over again.
She rolled over to look at the clock. It was still dark out, and she was exhausted. After all, not a lot of sleeping had gone on last night. The clock read five in the morning. There’s no way I’m getting out of this warm bed and leaving him. After last night, the only place she wanted to be was at his side. Grabbing her phone, she dialed the call-off line at work. Whispering into the phone, she did her best not to wake up Luc.
“Hi, it’s Kassie O’Conner. My boyfriend was in a car accident last night so I won’t be able to make it in today. Everybody is doing okay, but it was a very long and exhausting night.”
Putting her cell phone back on the bedside table, she rolled over to see if Luc was awake. A little snore and a mumble, and she knew he was still asleep. Kassie wrapped her arm around her man and cuddled in next to him. Closing her eyes, she drifted off again.
Basking in his warmth, she didn’t open her eyes again until the sun was streaming through the window. Luc mumbled something and pulled her against his naked chest. “G’Morning, sweets.” He placed a kiss on top of her head.
“Mm-hmm.”
The bed creaked as Luc adjusted his position and coaxed her to look up at him. “Sweets, don’t you have to work today? Not that I’m kicking you out or anything.” He wrapped both arms around her, enveloping her in heat. “I’d be okay if you spent the whole day here beside me.”
Kassie looked up at him. She blinked a few times, clearing the morning blurriness from her eyes. “That’s good, since I told them I wouldn’t be in today.”
“No? Good.” He rolled to his side and curled his warm body around hers. “’Cause this is the only thing I really want to do today.”
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
Luc
Luc sat with Kaden at the coffee shop across from Ali’s pet salon. While he was here, he planned to grab some cupcakes for him and Kassie to have later. That was a bonus to meeting Kaden here.
It had been two days since the accident. Luc’s neck was still sore, and he hadn’t practiced since. But it seemed like a good time to talk to Kaden about everything and clear the air. Especially since he was planning to get back on the ice sooner rather than later.
“So,” Kaden said, before taking a drink of his iced tea. His demeanor was calm. The anger he had displayed for so long was gone.
“Yeah.” Luc swirled his usual coffee, dark roast with vanilla syrup. The steam floated into the cool morning air. “Are you opting in to practice this afternoon?”
“Yeah. You?”
Luc nodded. “Coach said I could take some time to recover, but I think the sooner I get back out there the better. I’m still sore, but that’s nothing some ibuprofen can’t help. I know it’s only been a few days, but I’m going stir-crazy not being on the ice.”
They’d had a couple days off since their last game. It was an unusual gap in the game schedule, so Coach Walker scheduled an optional practice this afternoon. Optional, because some guys liked the extra time off and some didn’t. Most didn’t.
Luc took a long sip of the hot coffee and sat back in his chair. He stretched his neck to the side, trying to loosen the tight muscles. “Well, O’Conner, how would you like to start this? I mean, we can continue to sit here and stare at each other, but that seems counterproductive.” He joked because he didn’t know what else to say.