She stared at him and then slowly shook her head.
He lifted her until she sat astride him, facing him. He pulled up her t-shirt and unsnapped her bra. “Tell me if this makes you uncomfortable,” he said.
King cupped one of her breasts in his hand, leaned forward, bent his head, and gently sucked on her nipple. He was surprised when a drop of liquid came out and then another and another.
“Mmmmm,” he hummed. “It’s not like I expected. It’s sweet.”
He suckled at her a little more before he looked down at her. “Thank you.”
She cleared her throat. “That was…”
“Erotic?”
She nodded. “I didn’t think it would feel like this.”
His hands ran up and down her torso. It was taking all his strength not to strip her and drive as far into her as he could.
“How about I take you to your room?”
He tensed as he waited for her decision.
“I…”
“You what, baby?”
“I want you to touch me.”
His grip tightened on her. “You want me to make love to you? Make you feel good?”
She nodded.
“If you let me into your body, you’ll be sleeping in this room forever. No more sleeping apart. Can you handle that? Because if you can’t, I think we should wait until you’re ready.”
“I…”
He caught the look of uncertainty on her face.
“I don’t want to push you into anything and have you regret it. How about you sleep on it tonight and tell me tomorrow if you’re ready for this step.”
She inhaled and then nodded.
He gritted his teeth to keep from howling and lifted her off of his lap, gently pulling her t-shirt down. Then he took her hand, walked her to her room, and placed a soft kiss on her lips. “Good night, baby.”
“Good night, King.”
He waited until she closed her bedroom door before walking back to his and realized it was one of the hardest things he’d ever done.
After a cool shower that didn’t help at all, he fell into bed and stared up at the ceiling. He knew he was doing the right thing, but damn, his body was alive. His libido was back and stronger than ever, and he knew it was all because of her. He just had to wait a little bit longer.