demanding yet. Halfway into it, Zach rolled her under him, his lips never leaving hers.
He started moving against her, matching his rhythm to the music. Her skirt bunched around her hips, exposing the crotch of her panties. She could feel the rough texture of his jeans through the nylon as his leg, scissored between hers, brushed repeatedly against her. Thoroughly wet, she pushed back against him. Her need intensified as they necked like teenagers. If he didn’t stop, she thought she might come before he even got her clothes off.
The possibility began to seem inevitable. The passions of her body were in charge now, refusing to be denied, squashing any doubts about the wisdom of what she was doing. Barely aware of anything but her need, Maddie moaned, and moaned again as her body moved closer to satisfaction.
The ringing phone didn’t register until Zach lifted his head and half-groaned, half-growled at it. Maddie’s body didn’t want to acknowledge any interruptions. Though Zach had gone motionless, she moved against him a few more times before she could force herself to be still. Inside, she wailed in protest.
Maddie heard her own breath, coming in hard gasps. She tried to slow her breathing, embarrassed at how quickly she had reached the point of naked need. The phone rang one more time then stopped as though silenced by Zach’s glare. They both held still, waiting for the next ring, but it remained quiet.
Zach’s eyes smiled down into hers. “Now where we?” he murmured. “Oh, yeah, I think you were about to—”
The phone rang again, somehow sounding more shrill and insistent than before.
“Damn it all to hell!” Zach stretched, sliding halfway off her to reach it.
Maddie couldn’t stifle her groan of disappointment.
“Hello.” Even as he growled into the phone, a light shone in his eyes that Maddie knew was a response to her groan. Phone in one hand, he settled back beside her, his free hand finding its way between her legs. He cupped her mound, pressing his fingers against the crotch of her panties. Maddie grabbed a handful of the bedspread and bit down on it, trying to stifle the noises she was afraid were beyond her control.
“Yeah, so what of it?” He said, his harsh tone at odds with his drawl. “You ain’t my keeper.”
Maddie started to lift her head, but Zach walked his fingers to the upper edge of her panties and brain cells died. Her skin quivered under his touch. In his dark eyes, she read passion tinged with amusement. He knew how aroused she was, and he was enjoying that it was his doing. She couldn’t have verbalized anything beyond the muffled moan of anticipation when his fingers slid inside her panties.
Did he enjoy torturing her? It seemed as though it took a year for his fingers to reach their destination, but when he did … Electricity shot up her spine as he brushed her clit skin-on-skin for the first time. She barely heard anything he said as he gently stroked her. Maddie felt as though she was vibrating. He spoke a few more words, but all that registered were the masculine tones and the drawl that had seduced her in the bar.
She lifted her hips, pressing against his hand. He took the hint and slid a finger inside her. Maddie stopped breathing. She was unbearably close. He wagged his long finger deep inside her—then suddenly went motionless. His tone on the phone changed to a smoldering anger. His words rang in Maddie’s ears, but it took her far too long to interpret them.
“Rachel, do you really think—”
Maddie’s heart shriveled in her chest. She was sure she’d checked for a wedding ring. She couldn’t look now. That hand was inside her panties. But it really didn’t matter. Wife or girlfriend, there was a woman on the other end of the phone who had a prior claim on him.
“No one asked you to,” Zach said into the phone.
Whoever she was, Zach seemed to be trying not to fight with her even as he stood his ground. From the look on his face, he had