"I believe you," he finished, like the words had only been paused for that scorching kiss that left my skin as hot as his and the warmth in my belly ballooning into the rest of my system.
"Good." I exhaled and then tried to get my respiration back under control. His heart raced under my hands where they were pressed against his chest. It wasn't fear or anxiety this time. Not ignoring the erection in the room seemed a solid plan. "Can you sleep or are you going to need a little assistance?"
11
Merrick
Ihad died. That was the only explanation for the way time seemed to stop as soon as her lips touched mine. I had some great love affairs through the years. From my shy neighbor, to the massage therapist years ago, and most recently a nurse at my last rehab place. They were all fast and fun, and some ended too soon, leaving my heart in battered pieces for a time. Then I would put myself back together, and move on, hoping the next time would be different.
ThatIwould be different.
But none of them compared to Vienna. I knew, deep down in my soul, that if she left me, no amount of rehab or therapy would fix me. I would be a husk of myself, stagnant and lifeless, without her.
In our short time together, I’d grown to need her. To protect her, and have her take care of me in her own way. She was everything to me, wrapping around my heart and cock so succinctly, I never wanted her to let go.
When she pulled back from the best kiss of my fucking life, reality snapped back, reminding me of the turbulent emotions from minutes earlier when I thought she’d left. I shivered.
“I believe you,” I declared on a sigh. My fingers flexed on her hips and I ached to lower them to cup her generous ass, or pull her tighter into me, but I couldn’t. I wouldn’t scare her away. And that she was letting me stay here, to sleep with her, was more than I ever imagined.
I hoped. But I cared about her too much to push.
It was like she knew I needed to stay close to her tonight. That was Vienna, always taking care of me.
“Good. Can you sleep or do you need a little assistance?”
I froze, pretty sure my heart stopped beating altogether. Her soft fingers over my chest moved the slightest amount in an almost caress right over my heart, and a sinful smile slid over her kiss swollen lips. In that moment she was glorious and coy, looking at me as if she would unapologetically devour me whole.
Did she mean…?
“Assistance?” My voice was barely above a gruff whisper. She tossed her head back and laughed, the delicate column of her throat inviting me to kiss and suckle.
Her hand fluttered down my stomach, but stopped before reaching the tent in my briefs. As soon as I had cuddled her to me, my cock shot to attention. From the way her gaze darted down between us every few minutes she'd noticed, but I thought we were pretending it wasn’t there.
“Mm. You seem very tense, and since I’m the one that caused it, it’s only fair that I help soothe you. Right?” Her pinky slid beneath the edge of the waist band, and I sucked in a sharp breath.
“Vienna…” I gasped as now there were two fingers underneath the thin material. Fire licked up my spine in anticipation, but the woman was set on killing me. Killing me slowly, I mean.
“Only if this is what you want?” I asked as she pressed her chest into my side, and I let my hand smooth down her back to cup her ass. This is what we were doing, right?
“I definitely want. Is this what you want?” My head banged against the headboard as her small fist closed around my swollen cock. She gave one tight squeeze that damn near had my hips bucking toward the ceiling, then swiped her thumb over the few drops of precum leaking from the tip.
This time when I shivered it was from an overload of pleasure.
Vienna nuzzled my neck, as she started to jack me off. Unable to stay still, I pushed my feet against the bed, forcing them down toward the end and then back up, the friction providing an outlet from the intense drive to flip her over.
I cupped her cheek, drawing her lips to mine, and did my fucking best to brand myself on her soul. Swallowing her husky moans, I kissed her deeper as her hand went faster.
Fuck. I wasn’t going to last long.
I needed…
“Vienna, I want you to feel good too,” I whispered against her lips between wet kisses. I had a feeling that she was going to tell me that this was enough, but it wasn’t. I couldn’t let her bring me to my knees and not return the favor.
“Shh…” She pulled back and pressed a finger from her free hand to my lips. “It’s no big deal. I want to do this for you.”
Shaking my head, I felt out of sorts. Like the scales would be tipped in a way that seemed unfair. Wrong. “I don’t want to just take from you.”
She let out a throaty laugh and my cock jumped in her hand. I loved the sound of her voice, especially in the bedroom. Damn.