like. For instance, you can tell me if youâd rather have your nipples caressed, pinched, or something else. Maybe youâre not even sensitive there, but weâll find out. Then you can tell me if you like my mouth on your pussy, if you like to be kissed while I fuck you, or if you enjoy bondage.â
Rachel felt her eyes widen. And her body begin to overheat.
âYes, weâre going to do all that and more.â He cupped her thigh. âYouâre assuming Iâm as inept as Owen. I promise, beautiful, that I wonât let you down. I know we just met a few hours ago, but Iâm about to become your lover. If weâre going to make that work, youâve got to trust me with your body or this is going nowhere.â
A really good point . . .
âItâs not that I donât trust you.â
âOh?â He grinned. âWell, if itâs not that, then youâre just naturally a control freak?â
She felt heat flood her cheeks. âIâll . . . um, plead the fifth.â
With a lopsided smile, he stood, unfolding every inch of that mouthwateringly male body. The slightest inhalation made his abs ripple. His biceps flexed when he held out his hand to her. âCome with me.â
How the devil was she supposed to say no to that?
Rachel put her hand in his, and he squeezed it. âLead the way.â
Show me what to do.
He hesitated. âIs your bedroom down the hall?â
âYes.â She smiled faintly. âI actually feel so comfortable with you that Iâd forgotten you donât know where anything is. Come with me, then you can take over.â
Decker linked their fingers, then bent to scoop up his pants. She led him past the darkened rooms lining the hallway, then into her shadowy bedroom. She debated flipping on the lamp sitting on her nightstand. Did he want to see her? Would he rather be in the dark?
âYouâre thinking and not communicating,â he pointed out as he set the jeans aside and drew her into his arms, against him.
âOne of the perils of being a teacher. I canât say everything I think in a classroom.â
âIâll bet.â He kissed her nose playfully, then her cheek, moving toward her ear. âTrust, remember?â
âYeah. Got it.â
âYouâre nervous.â
Why deny the obvious? âItâs been almost two years, since just before Owen and I separated.â
âA beautiful woman should be pleasured well and often. But I donât think thatâs the only issue.
I
make you nervous.â
He didnât ask; he knew. âThere were prettier girls at the bar.â
âNo.â He shook his head. âThere were easier girls at the bar. When youâre twenty-one, yeah, thatâs great. A few drinks, a joke or two, and youâll probably get lucky. By the time a guy is thirty, heâs looking for some substance along with a girlâs great rack. By then, heâs figured out that he likes a little conversation afterward, too.â
Rachel rolled her eyes, but felt a smile crease her face. âSo how old are you?â
âOld enough to enjoy talking to you,â he drawled, nipping at her earlobe. âLater . . .â
Which probably meant he was over thirty. If not, heâd be with someone named Barbie or Tawny having much less conversation. But the answer didnât really matter now, especially not when he brushed his lips over her throat. Goodness, that sent an electric shiver through her body.
âI donât know anything about you,â she protested.
âDo you want to know my date of birth and blood type or do you want to know what I feel like when Iâm fucking my way deep inside your aching pussy?â
Four
DECKERâS QUESTION TURNED HER SHIVER INTO A SHUDDER. Rachelâs breath caught. Heat slid through her. Blood rushed to her nipples. âTh-the latter.â
âThatâs what