The tip of her tongue ran along her bottom lip. “I know. You’re not deliberately keeping me confused, but I need to understand.”
“And you will understand. But there’s only so much I can tell you before it sounds impossible. I have to show you—mainly to prove to myself that I haven’t been wasting my time all these years planning this.”
She laughed quietly. “In that case, show away. You have my undivided attention.”
My fingers trailed from her hips to her rib cage, feathering lightly, skating over the cotton of her top. “Undivided, huh? Just like you had mine when you squeezed my cock in the bathtub?”
Her head lolled back as my thumbs caressed her nipples. “Uh-huh …” The sensitive flesh instantly budded beneath my touch. “Exactly like that,” she moaned as I switched from caressing to pinching.
Scooting backward onto the table, her legs parted, beckoning me closer. Accepting the invitation, I wedged my thighs between hers and rocked the fly of my jeans on her denim-clad *.
“Oh, God.” Her skin flushed a flamingo pink as my lips kissed a path from her throat to her mouth.
“Kiss me, Arthur.”
My cock swelled; I couldn’t disobey. Her lips were silk and softness as I took her mouth.
I didn’t rush. I didn’t take.
Time slowed down as we breathed slow and deep, both keeping hold of the straining leashes of our desire.
Her tongue chipped away at my self-control, licking me sweetly.
I parted my lips, letting her taste and guide.
Her small hands landed on my chest, sweeping down my front to catch on my belt. We both sucked in a breath, standing on the edge of stopping or giving in.
Doctor Laine’s warning came back to mind.
No exercise.
But that was fucking three days ago. Surely I’d healed enough to handle sex. I wasn’t that much of an invalid, was I?
Cleo kept kissing me and there went my conscious decision. There was no way to know if I was better—unless we tried.
And fuck I wanted to try over and over again.
Her fingers went from still to swift, unbuckling the leather and tugging it from my hips. I kissed her harder as her touch dropped lower, popping open the button before following the metal teeth of my zipper and unlatching each tooth with a tease.
Damn her for changing before coming here. If she still wore her dress, I could’ve just pushed up the material and thrust inside her. Now I had to fumble and wait. And I couldn’t wait. The desire to take her almost buckled me.
My headache pounded as I cupped her hot core through the denim. Her legs opened further, sensual and sexy.
Blood flowed faster to my cock, leaving my damaged brain gasping for help. The smog I couldn’t seem to shake clouded thicker, pressing on the back of my eyes.
Keep it together.
I couldn’t pass out again. I had no doubt the next time Cleo would admit me to a hospital. I’d wake up to countless tests on my horizon rather than the final pieces of my intricate puzzle.
No. I had to stay whole for a few more days—then I could relax.
Then stop this.
I paused, testing my self-control.
My hands moved on their own accord.
I have no self-control where she’s concerned.
Undoing her jeans was nowhere near as quick and streamline as she’d undone mine. A small laugh escaped her as I finally fumbled and won, yanking both her jeans and panties down her legs.
“Wait—what if someone walks in?”
I kissed her again, unable to look at her wet * without shuddering with need. “They won’t. They’ll all be busy organizing tonight.”
“What—what’s going to—”
I interrupted her question by brushing my thumb against her clit and slowly sliding a finger inside her.
Her hands clutched my shoulders. “Oh.”
I groaned as her inner muscles clenched around my finger. I bit her neck, forcing her body to arch and her hips to ride my hand.
“Wait—”
I pressed another finger inside her.
“We shouldn’t do this. You’re still concussed.”
My cock was past fucking caring.
The way she gasped and flinched—I couldn’t stop now. I wanted her so fucking much. “Stop thinking,” I commanded, licking my way down her throat and nuzzling my face into her cleavage.
“But, Art—I’m worried about you.” She sucked in a breath as I sucked her nipple through her T-shirt. Her fingers threaded through my hair, holding me tight against her breasts. “We … we should stop.”
I chuckled.
Her words said one thing but her body entirely another.
“You sure?” I twisted my fingers, rubbing her G-spot.
Her legs went bowstring stiff; a small cry escaped.
“Yes …”
I did it again, moving my fingers and rubbing her clit in the way I knew she loved.
“Yes, we should—ah …”
“Stop?” I smiled against her mouth. “Is that what you’re trying to say?”
She nodded drunkenly. “Yes. We really need to—” My touch switched from teasing to demanding. I thrust my finger inside her, grinding my aching cock against the table ledge.
Fuck, I need her.
Her head flopped backward. “Oh, don’t stop. Please …”