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After regaining the use of her legs, Ali went to the bathroom to clean up while Daniel put the finishing touches on their dinner. He hadn’t returned her panties, which meant cool air brushed against her sex with every step she took.
They chatted about their day as they sat at the table, then curled up on the couch to watch a movie. Daniel wasn’t as big of a TV buff as she was, but he enjoyed a good movie.
Halfway through the movie, his hands began roaming under her skirt. At first, they kept to the inside of her thighs, coaxing her to open her legs.
As the movie progressed, he went higher, lifting her leg over his to spread her wide. His fingers skimmed her pussy, barely touching her and making her want more.
By the climax of the movie, she was a bundle of nerves. He’d been careful not to do more than brush her clit for the last half hour.
Her chest rose and fell as the ache between her thighs grew and her fingers dug into his legs. The music on the screen rose and he finally touched her clit. “No coming yet,” he whispered in her ear.
She bit her lower lip, closing her eyes, trying to hold back her orgasm. He loved to tease her, to draw out her climax, and as much as it drove her crazy, she loved it, too.
Something happened on the screen and the music picked up its tempo. Daniel increased his as well. His fingers moved in time with the music, using it to increase the sensations pulsing through her body. She was hanging by a thread and then...
The music reached its climax, and she heard him whisper, “Now.”
Relief and pleasure hit her as she let herself go. She came so hard she screamed out. Not a little whine, but an all-out scream. He'd been teasing her for over an hour and everything she’d held onto, everything she felt over that time, left her in a rush.
It took her several minutes to hear anything but the blood pounding in her ears. He kissed the skin above her collarbone. “Feel better?”
“Mmm.”
His chest vibrated beneath her.
She leaned her head back and looked up at him. “I love you, Sir.”
He cupped the side of her face and lowered his mouth to hers. The slow kiss had her wanting to melt into him.
Picking up the remote, he turned off the television. The movie was over. She’d completely missed how it ended. Not that she’d been paying attention much after he’d started playing with her anyway.
He helped her to stand, then got to his feet and led her around the house as he turned off the lights and set the security alarm. They made their way into the bedroom, and he slowly stripped off her clothes, placing little kisses on the skin he exposed. By the time she was naked, her body was humming again.
She stood there as he removed his own clothing, a cool breeze blowing in from the window, chilling her. It was the end of April in St. Louis and while the days were warm, the nights could still hold a chill. Tonight was one of them.
Daniel lifted the blanket on the bed for her. “Get under the covers.”
She settled herself on the bed, pulling the covers beneath her chin. Since they’d been together, she’d realized how different their body temperatures ran. He was always hot, and she was always cold. When he was in bed with her, it didn’t matter. He'd hold her close, or she’d cuddle by his side, and everything was perfect. On her own, though, she tended to huddle under the covers, seeking warmth.
Throwing both their clothes into the hamper, Daniel joined her in bed. “Come here.”
Ali closed the distance between them, letting his heat seep into her.
He rubbed his hand along her arm several times. “Better?”
“Much.”
Daniel chuckled. “It’s not that cold in here.”
“Says the man who had no problem diving into forty-degree water.” She’d woken early one morning last week and found him swimming in the pool. The thermometer on the deck read sixty degrees, so she knew the water had to be cooler than that. She’d bent down to test the water with her fingers, and it had felt like ice cubes.
He gave her a squeeze, his chest vibrating again with amusement. “You get used to it.”
Ali remained quiet. He might get used to it, but she didn’t think she ever could. She even thought the water at her old gym was cold and they kept it heated to seventy.
Kissing the top of her head, he shifted beneath her. “Get some rest. We have a big day tomorrow.”