Did she just sayhotandfilthy?
I’ll show her hot and filthy.
I move fast, standing directly in front of her, my hands on her waist as I slowly back her up until her butt hits the wall. “No strings attached, huh?”
She tilts her head back, her lids heavy as she watches me. “That would be the one thing you pick up on.”
“It is. I just didn’t want to scare you when I promised I could make everything hot.” I kiss her, my tongue doing a quick search of her mouth before I pull away. “And filthy.”
Her eyes flare with heat. That was exactly what she wanted to hear. It’s what I want. What she wants too.
So I’m going to give it to her. Despite my vow of celibacy or whatever the fuck, it’ll be worth a thousand bucks to get with Joanna.
Hell, it will be worthmore. Much more.
Sliding my hands down over her perfect ass, I tug, indicating I want to lift her up, and she goes willingly, her legs wrapping around my hips. Clutching her ass, I pull her against me, my mouth finding hers, a satisfied hum sounding low in my throat when her tongue darts out to lick at mine.
Fuck, she tastes good. Sweet. I lightly touch her throat, pressing my fingers against the rapid pulse at the base of her neck, heat rippling through my blood when I realize I’m the one who’s doing that to her.
I’m the one who’s making her heart race.
She kisses me with a desperation that matches mine, hungry and all-consuming, her tongue gliding against mine. I hear a groan, and I realize it’s coming from me.
Breaking the kiss, I slide my fingers around her nape, tilting her head back, so I can rain kisses there. She makes a strangled sound, her eyes tightly closed when I nip at her ear, then soothe the bite with my tongue.
“Knox.” My name is a desperate plea on her lips, her fingers sliding into my hair, tugging tightly, making me wince. Doesn’t stop me from kissing her neck though. I nibble and lick, my need growing for her by the second. I’ve got her pinned against the wall with my body, which leaves my hands free, so I take advantage, slipping my other hand beneath her cropped shirt, skimming my fingers across the flat expanse of her stomach.
We go at it like this for I don’t know how long, me keeping her against the wall, my hands wandering, my mouth locked with hers. I’ve never been one to focus so heavily on kissing. I always believed it just led to the good stuff. Was a precursor, something that needed to be done before the next set of events. And then the next…
But there’s something to be said for kissing a beautiful woman when you have her pinned against the wall on a Tuesday night.
TWENTY-THREE
JOANNA
We movedfrom the wall to his bedroom, Knox walking me backward down the hall, his fingers tracing my cheek, his mouth nibbling at mine. I could kiss him for hours. Days. Weeks.
Months.
He’s good at it. Comes at it from different angles. Uses different speeds with his tongue. Fast. Slow. Teasing. Thorough.
I don’t know which way I like the most.
We’re standing in the middle of his bedroom when he ends the kiss, his eyes glowing as he studies me. “Let’s move to the bed.”
His voice is so gravelly and deep, it’s as if it reverberates in my soul, making me tremble. I rest my hand on his chest, checking his heartbeat. It’s fast. Almost erratic.
My gaze drops lower, taking in his erection. I felt it earlier, when he had me pinned against the wall with his hips, and a trickle of fear slides through me, making me bite my lower lip.
That thing is intimidating. I can’t lie. Bryan is the only guy I’ve had sex with, and his dick was average-sized. I’ve watched enough porn to know what’s big, what’s small, and what’s your regular, run-of-the-mill dick.
What Knox is packing isn’t even close to average. It’s long and thick and could possibly do bodily damage if I’m not properly prepared.
From the way he’s just kissed me for the past twenty minutes, I’m thinking he knows just how to prepare me, so that’s reassuring.
“Jo Jo? You cool with that?” He brushes my hair away from my face as I tilt my head back, my gaze meeting his. I blink up at him and he frowns. “If you want to stop, tell me. I won’t push.”
I shake my head. No way do I want to stop.