Her eyes fluttered open and met his gaze. He stared down at her, tension etched into his face, his jaw clenched tight.
“Are you close?” she managed to gasp out.
“You first,” he said behind gritted teeth.
He rammed his hips forward, and she threw back her head, her fingers strumming her clit as she hovered precariously close to the melting point. Once more, oh God, once more.
He began pumping against her in a frantic pace, and suddenly it felt as though someone had blown her up like a balloon and let go. She flew in a dozen different directions.
Her mouth opened in a soundless scream, and then she found her voice and cried out as the pressure, unbearable, released in a cataclysmic burst.
She spasmed around his cock, felt a sudden rush of wetness, and still her nerves twitched and screamed as the orgasm went on and on.
His lips pressed to her forehead before he plunged deep and stiffened around her, his muscles bulging, his body straining to get as far into her as he could.
“Yes, oh God, yes,” he said hoarsely.
He convulsed against her body, thrusting once, twice and finally a third time before he stilled. His legs trembled, his arms shook, his chest heaved as he gasped for breath into her hair.
Slowly, she took her hand away, no longer able to bear to touch her hypersensitive clit. Her arm
s snuck around him, and he lowered himself carefully to her body as she urged him to do. She held him tight, burrowing her face into his neck.
They trembled against each other in the aftermath. She stroked his back, enjoying the feel of his skin, of the muscles, the dips and ridges of his hard contours.
Finally, he slid from her pussy and rolled to the side of the bed to discard the condom. When he turned back to her, she moved against him.
“Get up for just a minute, baby. Let me pull back the covers.”
She stood on shaky legs as he arranged the bedding and then he motioned for her to return. She crawled into bed, cuddling against his warm body as he pulled the blankets over them both.
A sigh welled deep within her chest and whispered across her lips, her body relaxing with the flow of it.
“You sound awfully contented.” His chest rumbled as he spoke, vibrating against her ear.
“I am.” She smiled, a mischievous streak rising fast. “That was incredible. Just think of what we missed out on all those years ago.”
“That was extremely uncharitable of you to bring up,” he grumbled.
She chuckled softly against his chest. There was another comfortable silence between them, and then he put a finger under her chin and tilted her head upward so she looked him in the eye.
“I don’t even know where you live. If I’ll see you again.”
She kept her expression even, not wanting to betray any hint of reaction. “Do you want to see me again?”
His brow furrowed a moment, and he seemed to grapple with his answer. Finally he took a deep breath. “Yeah, I like the idea of seeing you again.”
Some of her tension eased, though why it should matter if he wanted to see her again was beyond her. She didn’t come to town scoping for a relationship.
“I live in Houston.”
His eyes widened in surprise. “That’s not far.”
“Hour and a half,” she replied.
He moved his arm up, propping his elbow on the bed and resting his head in his hand. “How did you end up there? I always wondered why you left. I mean after we… After we had sex, you disappeared.”
She laughed. “You make it sound so calculated and sordid. My dad got a job transfer and so we moved to Tennessee. When I was in college, he transferred to Houston. I finished college then moved there to be close to them. He’s retired now, and they’ve moved down to Galveston, but I still see them often.”
“So what do you do in Houston?”
“I’m a real estate agent. I actually got a degree in nursing, but after six months of the hospital scene, I realized there was no way I could make a career out of sick, needy people. A friend of mine owned a real estate agency so I got my realtor’s license and went to work with her. After a year, I decided to strike out on my own. I started small, but my agency is the fourth largest in Houston now.”
His eyebrows rose. “I’m impressed.”
He laid his hand over her hip, bunching the sheet between his fingers. “That’s a hell of an accomplishment.”
She smiled, enjoying his touch. “I think so. Or I like to think so. It took a lot of hard work, but the effort’s finally paid off.”
She rose up on her elbow as well so she was on eyelevel with him. The sheet fell from her chest, and she reached to pull it back up. His hand stayed her motion. He grazed her nipple with his fingers then cupped the soft mound in his palm.
She tried to speak, cleared her throat and tried again. “What about you? Did you always want to be a cop?”
He continued to stroke her nipples, plucking the tips until they were taut and puckered.
“No. I wanted to play football like Jake Turner and Ray Hatcher. We all got scholarships to A&M but I messed up my shoulder my freshman year. Got a degree in criminal justice instead, and when I graduated I came home, got a job with the city. I’ve been there ever since.”
“Any regrets?” she asked softly as she arched more fully into his touch.
He seemed to consider the question for a minute. “No,” he said finally. “I love my job. I’m surrounded by my best friends. It’s a good life.”
She smiled and rubbed her fingers over his goatee. “You make it sound so simple.”
He grinned. “I’m just a country boy at heart. Don’t need anything more complicated. Beer, good friends and football. Can’t ask for anything better than that.”
“You left good sex out of there.”
His hand left her breast, and he trailed a finger down the line of her jaw. “Oh yes, definitely good sex.” He cocked his head to the side and leaned in to kiss her. “In fact, I need a lot more good sex. A whole lot more.”