“Nico.” She tilted her head back, giving him access to the slim column of her neck.
“I know you like to be kissed right here.” He nipped her behind the ear, earning him a shiver.
“I don’t have any willpower against you,” she whispered on a breath.
Pulling back to look into her eyes, he brushed her hair away from her face. “I didn’t come here to seduce you. I came here to talk. But I want you, Brooke, so much I can’t think straight. But I won’t push.”
Hunger flashed in her big, blue eyes as she stared at his lips. “This connection feels real. It’s so raw and honest.”
“I agree. Can we start over?” He smiled and reached for her hand. “Hi, I’m Nico. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”
“Likewise. I’m Brooke.” He kissed her hand and her wrist.
“I’ve been hard all morning thinking about you,” he said on a ragged breath. “Are you sore?”
Her pupils dilated. “Yes, but in a good way.”
He got to his feet and pulled her up with him, wrapping a hand around her waist. “Work was torture. I couldn’t stop thinking about you.” He angled his head and pressed his lips to hers. The warmth of her mouth fired his blood.
Her hands wrapped around his neck. Her tongue tangled with his in deep, velvet strokes. A soft whimper escaped from her throat. He angled his head, deepening the kiss, tasting her sweetness.
His mouth moved to her throat and then her neck. “I want you, Brooke, right here, right now.” Cupping her breast through her shirt, he rubbed his thumb over her nipple. He glanced over at her desk stacked with books and what looked like tarot cards and thought about taking her right there.
“I want you too,” she murmured, breathless, and grabbed his hand. “Let’s get out of here.”
“I have a better idea, you naked beneath me, bent over the desk and moaning my name.” His need for her overwhelmed him. His head swam. A wave of longing nailed him in the chest. “I want to be sweet and tender, but I’m hanging on by a thread.”
Her eyes widened and a lovely pink flush spread from her cheeks to her neck. “We can’t. I mean technically we can, but I’ve never had sex in my office before.”
“Now I’ve gone and scandalized you.” He caressed her cheek. The scent of her perfume curled into his senses. “I’d like to be your first.”And you’re last. “The door’s locked so no one can barge in, right?”
“Right. But, Nico, you can’t be serious. It’s so…”
“Spontaneous? Sexy?” He undid the clip in her hair, and her blonde waves tumbled around her shoulders like a golden waterfall.Damn.“You’re so beautiful. Let me make you feel good. What do you say?”
Her pulse pounded at her throat. Her lips parted. “I say yes.”
A dark thrill raced through his blood. “Take your clothes off.” His urgent need for her exhilarated him, and scared him all at once, like jumping out of an airplane at twenty-thousand feet. He already had the feeling this thing with Brooke could crush him, wreck him in a way he’d never come back from.
“What are you doing to me, Nico Denopoulos? Although I’m not surprised your Venus moon is a hotbed of sexuality.” Her soft laughter filled the room and sent his blood thumping. She kicked off her heels and then slipped her top over her head, revealing a red satin bra.
Lust pooled at his groin. “What are the chances you’ve got on matching panties?”
Her smile widened. “Pretty good.” Her fingers moved to the zipper on her skirt, her gaze never leaving his. When she pushed the material down her hips, the sound echoed in the small space, kicking his desire up a notch.
He held out his hand while she stepped out of her skirt and set it on the chair. She turned back to face him and unhooked her bra, freeing her breasts. He brushed a thumb over one taut nipple, mesmerized by the blonde goddess standing before him.
“You take my breath away.”
“You’re such a sweet talker.”
“It’s the truth.”
He kicked off his shoes and then shoved his T-shirt over his head. Her warm gaze trailed over his chest and his stomach. The naked desire on her face made him glad he went to the gym. His erection throbbed against his boxers as he rid himself of his jeans. He muttered a curse when her warm hand slid inside the waistband. Her hand moved back and forth, slow and torturous, and then she pulled his boxers down his body.
“You’re so big and thick. I don’t think I could ever get tired of looking at you.”
“All the better to give you pleasure, baby.”