overwhelming craving to taste the full sweetness of her mouth had his arm snaking around her waist, pulling her closer. That only made this sudden, driving desire moreurgent when he felt her body glide against his and his erection bloom hard and full.
He groaned deep in his throat as her lips parted ever so slightly and she allowed him to run the very tip of his tongue over the inside of their wet softness.
Brice held her and drowned himself in the lushness of her, let her essence seep through his skin and awaken sensations inside him that heâd put on the back burner. Now, with Naomi, all the jets were on full blast. What he wouldnât give to spend real time with her. Get to know her and get to make love to her the way he was imagining.
This was so unlike him. Women were a dime a dozen in New York. He could have his hands full if he wanted. The women he knew and had run across didnât rock his world, make him lose perspective and think about all the things he wanted to do to them. But this womanâ¦this Naomi Clarke was not like all the others. It was as if she had woven some kind of spell over him from the moment he set eyes on her. She stirred up a burning thirst in him, and he wasnât going to ever be satisfied until his thirst was quenched.
Naomi felt weak all over, and her body was on fire. From deep inside she trembled. This wasnât her. This isnât what she did with a virtual stranger. But she couldnât help herself. She couldnât stop and she didnât want to. His mouth was like an irresistible gem that had to be captured and held. When his fingerspressed into her back and brought her closer, her own sighs floated into the night sky when she felt the bulge of his sex press against her.
It had been so long since sheâd felt desire, and, more importantly, desired by a man. It emboldened her. And the fictitious life that sheâd created was her shield. She could hide behind it. She could be a bookseller from the panhandle of Florida, who took classes at night and who was on a vacation in Antigua.
It didnât matter. This was a fantasy being played out in real life. For once, she was going to take a risk. She was going to give in to her feelings and not try to make sense of them.
If she would only have one night with Brice Lawrence, she was going to take it.
With great reluctance and pure willpower, Brice eased away from the simple kiss that had shaken him to the depths of his soul. He knew that if he didnât stop this spontaneous act, they would go much further than either of them were prepared for.
Naomi felt like Christmas morning. Briceâs arms were the red ribbons that laced around her, holding her like a prized possession. She was lost in his arms, transported to a place of pure sensual pleasure with his kisses. Sheâd tossed aside her inhibitions, her no-nos, and simply went with the moment. When he pulled away, sheâd instantly had a moment of doubt, of panic. What had she done wrong? But that wasnât it, she quickly realized. She understood when shelooked up into his eyes that he had been in that same special place, and his words confirmed it.
He held her face in his palms and looked into the soft sparkle of her eyes, the questions that were reflected in them. âIâ¦really didnât mean for that to happen,â he said. âYes, I did,â he confessed. âBut I donât want you to think that Iâm just another guy on the make.â He tried to collect his thoughts so that what stumbled out of his mouth made sense. âI canât explain it. Thereâs something about you thatâ¦damn, I donât know.â He shook his head in confusion and chuckled in spite of himself.
Naomi brushed his chin with her thumb. âYou donât have to explain. For some things there are no words,â she said, surprising herself. Sheâd always been one who lived by rationale. Everything had a reason and an