room, like this, for the rest of our days,â he said, meaning every word.
That earned him a small, shy smile. âAnd what of your friends? Your family?â
âYou are the most important person in my life and possess an uncanny ability to chase away the darkness inside me.â
âNick,â she said breathlessly as she pressed the tip of her fingers against his lips. Right before his eyes, he watched her shed the daze of arousal.
Goddamn it. He shouldnât have said anything. He should have fucked her until they were both senseless. He pressed his forehead against hers and inhaled the fresh scent of lavender oil still permeating her skin from the bath theyâd shared the night before.
âWhat happened this morning?â she asked.
âNothing that canât be forgotten. I came back to lose myself in you. I like forgetting the larger world around us. I like it when the only worry we have is the two of us seeking mutual release.â
Ameliaâs small, slender hands pressed against his chest, guiding him backward.
âLet me take care of you, then.â Her voice was gentle. Soothing, even.
She led him to an oversized chair and gave him a little push when his calves brushed against the material of said chair, and he fell into the comfortable seat. Amelia looked down at his lap before meeting his gaze. When he reached for her waist to pull her closer, she smacked his hand away.
âSomeone once told me I needed to learn the art of patience.â
âI canât wait to have you, Amelia.â
âI can promise the feeling is mutual. But I need to do this on my terms.â
She lifted his hand, palm up, and placed it between her thighs. He nearly exploded when his fingers slicked through her cream; she was so ready for him. He buried his fingers deep, unable to hold himself back, even though she wanted to take control. She didnât pull away.
âDo you feel what you do to me?â she said.
âI want to suck the juices from your cunt.â
She shook her head and placed one of her feet next to his thigh on the chair, opening herself to his ravenous gaze but still keeping herself far enough away that he couldnât do all that he wanted. Nick shoved two fingers deep into her sheath, pulled them out, and licked them off. Her breath hitched, and the cloud of desire ate up the blue of her irises once again.
Still . . . she waited.
Nick studied her carefully. âYouâre contemplating your next move.â
âPerhaps.â She nibbled on her lower lip, covering a grin that said he was exactly right.
âYou are rethinking your strategy, because the thought of me licking that tight, throbbing clitoris has you dripping wet.â
âAnd if it does?â
âLet me pleasure you.â
She shook her head and lowered her hand between her thighs, opening the lips of her sex, like a clamshell ready to be devoured when she revealed the swollen pearl hidden inside.
His mouth watered, desperate for a taste.
âTouch yourself,â she said, firmer, more sure of herself.
Nick caught her gaze. âYou first.â
She shook her head. âYou forget who is in charge. I want you to stroke yourself, Nick.â With her free hand she plucked at her nipple, further elongating the already firm peak.
His hands curled around the arms of the chair, and he started to lift from the seat. Amelia placed her foot square in the middle of his chest and pushed him back down.
âI asked you to touch yourself. I want to see how you rub your cock. How you pleasure yourself.â
It wasnât the words that had his cockstand firm as ever and throbbing of its own accord; it was the fact that she blushed when she used the coarse words he had taught her. Catching her gaze, he fisted his hand around his erection and squeezed it.
âYour turn,â he said.
Amelia dipped her fingers into her sheath, and Nick nearly came. He had to squeeze his cock