“Emmett!” she gasped, clutching at his shoulders.
He arched her back over his arm, his mouth moving thoroughly across her chest and up to taste her throat. Maddie clutched at him, her fingers running through the golden strands of his hair as she pulled him closer. She wanted all of him, and a part of her couldn’t believe she was about to get that and more.
Emmett’s hand glided up her back, unsnapping her bra with a flick of his fingers. He unwrapped her arms from his neck so he could slide off the bra and toss it aside. His eyes never left her bare body, and Maddie could feel the intensity of his gaze like a caress on her skin.
“Come here,” Maddie said. She reached for the waistband of his jeans, tugging him back to her. “That’s better.”
She gathered the hem of his shirt, pulling it up and over his head. Her reward was a glimpse of the hard body he’d kept hidden beneath T-shirts all this time. Every inch of him was hard, tanned muscle with a sprinkle of dark blond hair across his pecs that narrowed and traveled down, disappearing beneath the low ride of his jeans. Her palms tingled with the need to reach out and glide across the planes and angles of his chest. She needed to feel his bare skin against hers. Now.
She reached out and touched him, letting her hands roam across his abs and his chest, rising higher until she wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed her breasts against him. Emmett’s hands ran down her back, cupping the cheeks of her ass through her jeans. In one quick movement, he lifted her up. Maddie reacted quickly by wrapping her legs around his waist and holding on tight as he carried her down the hallway to the bedroom.
Emmett eased her down until the cool fabric of the comforter met her back. As she settled on the mattress, his mouth met hers. The kiss was hard, his tongue demanding everything she could give him. She met his enthusiasm, her fingertips digging into the bare skin of his back. She cradled him between her thighs, and the slow movement of his hips as he kissed her caused a delicious friction between the denim that separated them.
She could feel the heat of it spreading through her whole body. She couldn’t kiss him enough, touch him enough, to satiate the burning inside her.
Emmett broke away from the kiss, giving her a devious grin before his mouth moved down her body, his lips searing a trail down her stomach. His tongue encircled her belly button, then he stopped, hovering just at her waistband.
Maddie eased up onto her elbows to watch him. His fingers fumbled with the button on her jeans, then with his eyes focused on hers, he gripped the zipper between his teeth and drew it down. With strong hands, he grasped her jeans and panties, tugging them over her hips and down the length of her legs.
She felt only a moment of uncertainty as she lay completely naked across Emmett’s bed. This was the point of no return, but she had no intention of stopping him. Emmett wasn’t anything like Joel. She wanted this too badly to let anxiety sabotage it.
He took his time crawling back onto the bed, kissing the inside of her ankles, then her calves. He caressed the sensitive back of her knees, bending them and pushing her thighs apart to open her core to him. Maddie gasped as she felt his breath blow hot on her exposed skin. Her elbows slid out from under her, her back flattening against the bed and her eyes squeezing shut in anticipation of his touch.
His tongue flicked across her, sending a bolt of pleasure through her. Emmett waited a moment for her to recover before gliding his tongue more thoroughly across her flesh a second time. This time, he didn’t pull away. The heat in her belly roared to life, her back arching off the bed. The waves of pleasure urged her to push closer
even as the intensity forced her to pull away.
Emmett’s firm grip on her hips held her steady as he worked his relentless magic on her. Maddie felt herself near the edge, about to go over faster than she’d ever expected. Her moans and cries escalated, her hands clawing in vain at the blankets. Emmett redoubled his efforts, stroking her harder and faster than ever before, and then slipping a finger inside her welcoming body.
Stroking her inside and out, Maddie lost it. The pleasure radiated through her, the intense throbbing causing her to gasp and cry and writhe beneath him. He continued to stroke her until the last shudders passed and Maddie relaxed into the mattress.
Breathing hard, she was barely aware of Emmett rising from the bed. He moved around the dark room, opening drawers and returning to the foot of the bed. By the time she recovered enough to lift her head, Emmett had removed the rest of his clothes and was watching her as he rolled a condom down the thick length of his erection.
Maddie licked her suddenly dry lips as she watched him, her thighs falling open in welcome. He gazed down at the display before him, his eyes hooded with desire. Slowly, he crawled onto the bed, nestling his hips between her thighs. His intense green eyes were focused on her as he moved forward and entered her.
Emmett let a low groan slip through his lips as he fully buried himself inside Maddie’s hot, welcoming body. The first few thrusts were slow, as Emmett eased in and out at a pace that bordered on torture. When she could barely take it any longer, she pulled her knees up, allowing him to sink in deeper.
“Maddie,” Emmett growled, squeezing his eyes shut. He started moving faster then. Maddie lifted her hips to meet his every thrust.
After the powerful orgasm she’d had only minutes before, she was surprised to find the heat building inside her once again. With every drive, she inched closer and closer. Emmett dipped his head to kiss her, muffling her escalating cries. It didn’t take long for the grind of their bodies to bring her to the edge again.
Clinging to his shoulders, Maddie shouted encouragements. With each “yes,” Emmett drove harder and faster. Finally, the coil inside her snapped and the rush of pleasure swept her up again. “Emmett!” she cried.
“Give in to it,” he coaxed.
Maddie did; she had no choice. Her core pulsated with its release, her inner muscles tightening around Emmett’s invasive heat.
With one final thrust, Emmett poured into her with a low groan. He hovered over her for a moment before collapsing just beside her. Maddie curled against his chest and they lay there silently together, their bodies still rocking with tiny tremors of pleasure.
Her heartbeat had almost slowed back to normal when Emmett’s voice startled her off the edge of sleep. “I hate to be unromantic,” he said, “but I’ve got to get in the shower. The bar opens in a half hour.”
Maddie nodded. As much as she’d rather lie here with him and revel in the afterglow, she knew what it was like to own a business. “Okay. I’m going to pack up and head home.”
Emmett kissed her, brushing a strand of dark hair from her face. “Thanks for understanding. Why don’t you come by the bar later?”
“And do what?” she asked with a laugh. “Drink? No thanks. I’m done for a lifetime.”
Emmett snorted. “Definitely not. I just want you to hang out with me for a while. The bar is slower on Sundays, depending on what NFL games are on.”