“I don’t mean it disrespectfully. Girl, I want you so badly, you have no idea. But this is how it all started with Sophie. I’m not saying you’ll be like her, but coming out of a bad relationship and starting another one right away is not a good thing for you. Need can make a person blind without realizing it.”
“But I’m not blind, Dane. I know what you’re saying about rebounders, but this is different. I am not Sophie. And besides, we’re not starting a relationship. We’re just…”
She was still buzzed from the high of his oh, so sexy kiss. Where in God’s name did he learn to kiss like that?
Dane kissed her again. His lips felt, mmm, so good!
She’d never been kissed like that. Ever. She didn’t know her body could be set ablaze by the flame of passion from a man’s lips. And Dane had something there. There was no way he could not possibly feel the way she did. Those were not the lips of someone who didn’t care.
* * *
Her body ached for his touch. She wanted more of Dane. Much, much more. How could he just give her a sneak preview of his skilled sexual prowess and leave her wanting more?
She had to fight the urge inside her to claim him. They were still in his office at the Belmont Palace. She wanted to push all the files off his desk, climb on it and tear off his shirt, tie and suit. She wanted to feel his soft, firm hands on her naked body. She wanted him to do that incredible sucking of his lips on hers again and rekindle that sweet feeling of heated passionate love she’d felt moments ago when he’d pressed his warm lips to hers. To taste the minty freshness of his mouth.
Would he touch her again? Was that it? No. It couldn’t be. It just couldn’t be. Would she ever know what it would be like to be in bed with Dane? She didn’t think he would make a great lover—she knew it! From that kiss, one that had her body and mind spinning, anticipation raced through her as she wondered what it would feel like to make love with him. The whole situation seemed so surreal—given the circumstances.
Why couldn’t Dane have been her groom? Why couldn’t she have been his bride for more than just a day? If only they were married to each other.
Her lips still tingled with delight. Her body was still aroused waiting for more, craving more of Dane’s orgasmic touch.
All her life, Olivia was the careful one. Never revealing her feelings any more than she had to. Playing it safe. She didn’t have much of a life outside of work, except for taking good care of her mom and her sister, but now her mother had passed on and her sister lived with her aunt.
Just then Dane’s computer pinged. An incoming message displayed on the screen. He went to the desk to read it.
She grasped her head in her hands in frustration, her body still tingling. Damn it. Would they ever finish what they started?
Just then the lyrics “Ain’t too proud to beg” climbed into her mind and stayed there, refusing to leave.
Stop it, Olivia. You will not be begging this sex god to make love to you tonight. No matter how badly you want him.
She glanced around his office and was impressed with all the awards he’d won, which had been framed and hung on the wall.
She noted a picture on the wall of Dane with a group of young adults in wheelchairs.
He wore a T-shirt like the rest of the team. It read: Champion of Hope Winners. Her heart melted.
The picture was taken outside the Belmont Palace.
She still could not believe this was someone’s home. The home of a private family.
“I still can’t believe you guys live here. It’s like a palace.”
“As I said before, my brothers and I have condos on the west side, but we agreed to move back here for a while since…our father is not doing too well, health-wise.”
“I know,” she said, quietly. “I’m so sorry to hear that. But I’m glad you’re all spending time with him.”
There were countless small pictures in the frame of Dane with the kids in various fun activities in a camp-like setting. He seemed to be some sort of coach.
Her heart melted and she felt a squeezing sensation in her chest. Dane was really a cool guy. Just then…Dane lowered the lights in his office by remote control.
The office was now dim, save for the bright light from the computer screen.
“You’re the most beautiful woman I’ve ever met, inside and out,” he murmured, stroking her chin with his finger again sending shivers of delight down her spine. She leaned against the counter by the wall display, facing him. “You have no idea what you do to me. I’ve wanted you from the moment you opened your hotel door—you opened something inside me like no other woman has.”
“I did?” she said, breathless.
“Yes. There’s so many beautiful things I’ve dreamed about doing to you,” he said, his voice raspy.
Shivers of delight catapulted through Olivia. Her lips trembled with anticipation. They were so close to his again and she could not contain herself.
“I…I thought you didn’t even notice me that way,” she breathed.
“We’ve both been hurt,” he said, his soft lips brushing hers so sweetly again, caressing her flesh, “we shouldn’t be doing this.”
“Hmm,” she murmured between his hot kisses. His lips slid down to her cheek and over to her ear where he sucked and nipped her earlobe. She felt dizzy with ecstasy. “But, I need you, Dane.”
“Oh, God, Olivia,” he breathed. “I don’t know if I’ll be able to control myself.”
“I want this,” she murmured. His touch was so sexually-charged. Her inner thighs were dripping wet. What would he think of her, if he knew just how much he turned her on and spun her senses into overdrive?
He groaned with ecstasy.
“Dane, please. It’s okay. No strings attached. I want this. Just for tonight.”
“Oh, Olivia,” he breathed between gentle kisses, “are you sure about that?”
She moaned her yes.
His lips moved down to the sensitive flesh on her neck, and he sucked her sensuously and devoured her flesh as she breathed harder and harder, feeling her inner thighs throb.
“I want you, Dane,” she reiterated breathlessly as he caressed her neck with his hungry lips. “Please, I want you now…”
“Olivia,” he said, his voice hoarse, while sliding his hand down her back then farther down squeezing her rear. She jolted with delight, relishing in the warmth of Dane’s intimate touch. He continued to shower her with soft, passionate kisses and moved his hand to her side and then slid her tank top up so her breasts were exposed, her nipples tightened hard under the coolness of the air in the office.
“God, you’re so beautiful,” he groaned, his lips curled in approval while his eyes captured her naked breasts as if they were the most perfect things he’d ever seen. Seductively, he lowered his head to her bosom, massaging one breast while his mouth sweetly covered her other, sucking on her hard nipple, his tongue sliding across her peak while she arched her back on the counter, moaning in pleasure.
“Oh,” she cried out, breathing hard and fast. God, Dane was so…superior with his tongue, with his lips.
Olivia leaned back on the counter as Dane moved his other hand to the hemline of her skirt and carefully slid it up and gently caressed her wet and warm throbbing folds.
“Mmm, you’re so wet, Olivia,” he growled, while stroking her gently until she tingled all over her body. “Is this what you like?” A wicked grin formed on his lips.
She nodded, moaning in delight, her body’s senses heightened by his expert touch. Her heartbeat sped as he lowered his head, stroking her wetness first with his fingers through her panties. Then he moved the silky fabric of her underwear to the side, exposing her silky folds. Dane’s lips curled before he softly slid his tongue inside then kissed and sucked on her warm flesh.
Olivia closed her eyes and arched her back in rapture, spreading her legs while Dane tasted her intimacy.
The beautiful moment between them blew her mind. Olivia could not have possibly imagined Dane so close to her nakedness the way he was—before now.
“Turn around,” he said in a hoarse voice. Then he rose.
She did what he asked, anticipation overwhelming her.
She spread her hands on the counter. He kissed the back of her neck and slid his hand over her breasts, teasing and squeezing her taut nipple sending shivers of delight dancing through her very core.
His mouth moved to the side of her neck, swirling his soft tongue over her skin making her weak in the knees. He nipped on her sensitive flesh while she moaned in her throat, overcome with the erotic sensation, the delicious scent of his cologne and the warmth of his breath on her skin sending her senses soaring.
He then lowered himself on her from behind. Oh, God, this was so exciting. What was he going to do? she wondered.
“You’re so beautiful,” he growled.
Heat rushed to her cheeks.
He caressed her buttocks and her inner thighs pulsed hard. She could not believe it. She was naked. Exposed to Dane—and this excited her to her own surprise. She didn’t feel one ounce of self-consciousness. Dane made her feel so desired, so loved, so special.
He then moved down on her and slid his hands to her front from behind, caressing her swollen folds again as she groaned with pleasure, writhing uncontrollably. He then slid his tongue over her front from behind, sucking on her folds and caressing her to otherworldliness.