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He settled in beside her, and tucked her back against his chest. On a whim, Kara tried
something new. "Don't you want me to sleep in the other room?"
She wasn't good at teasing. Her first thought was that he would agree and send her on
her way. Before she could really worry about it, he laughed.
"I have a feeling we won't be needing that second bedroom after all."
* * * *
Kara woke up much later, to a warm tongue on her earlobe. It took her a few seconds
to remember where she was, and whose tongue had moved inside to seduce her ear.
"Derek," she breathed, his name barely audible.
"Mm, I'm sorry I woke you up," he whispered back, but his tongue continued to
wander, belying his words.
"You are?" She pressed her hips against his, and smiled at his obvious motivation. "I
don't think you're sorry at all."
"You're right, now be quiet, I'm busy."
She wasn't able to speak after that anyway, her mouth was otherwise occupied.
Chapter Eight
Sun streamed through the wall of glass, leaving a warm rectangle on the bed. The air
in the room was still cool, thanks to the air conditioning, but Kara's body left him hot,
and immediately aroused.
She looked so much different from that first day. When he met her, her lips had been
stiff, practiced words spoken flawlessly, cheeks which looked as though they had never
before felt a smile wrinkle them. Now, relaxed as she was in sleep, her lips were slightly
parted, and it might have been his lust-clouded mind, but they seemed to take on a sexy,
well-satisfied curl.
He knew it had been a while for her, and after the night they had, he would be
surprised if she wasn't sore today.
Remembering the way she flipped him over to straddle him made him wild with
desire, and his libido stirred to life. Who knew the woman had such a wild side hidden
behind that anal-retentive veneer? Looking like a fallen angel wrapped in the pure white
sheet, her blond hair curling on the pillow, he could barely remember that other woman
in the starched suit.
He flashed back to their three attempts at impregnating her. The way she kept her
face turned away from him hurt him deeper than he thought possible.
Not anymore, he grinned. Last night he saw desire burning in her eyes when she
looked directly at him, sending his own need through the roof. He was sure he filled her
with more seed in the last twelve hours than he had on their three previous tries.
She stirred, tightening her thighs around his for only a second, enough to kick his
heart rate to a new high. He didn't want to wake her up. There was a chance that she'd
regret everything they did the night before. And early this morning. Things had a way of
looking a lot clearer in the light of day.
Derek hated the insecure feeling, but it was there, twisting his gut into acidic knots.
He might have blown it. She might wake up right now and scramble out of the room. She
could call the airline for the first flight home.
To delay any reaction at all, he slipped from the bed, and drew the curtains that
covered the entire bedroom wall, enclosing the room in a dreamy shade of grey.
He crawled back beside her, and she curled against him in sleep. He tried to lie very
still, treasuring every moment that he could just stare. He watched her breathe, deep and
even puffs of breath that cooled his chest. Every minute that passed tested his restraint.
Her hair tickled his chin, and smelled like coconut shampoo. As thick as it was, he
expected it to be coarse, but each strand felt like a fine silk thread. About thirty minutes
later, she fidgeted, then reached for him, sending his ego through the roof.
"Derek?"
"Good morning." He kissed her forehead before her eyes opened. "I didn't mean to
wake you."
"Hm." She kissed him, and wrapped those cool arms around his shoulders. "I fell for
that once already. You need a new line."
She didn't bolt. In fact, she didn't move much at all, other than to sigh into his chest.
Derek felt the tension leave his body. "I thought you liked my & uh & line."
She laughed. A beautiful laugh still husky from sleep tantalized his ears, and [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]