Chapter 12

Chapter

Twelve

R elief eased the tension Chris was holding in his shoulders upon hearing Lindy's answer. Part of him believed she was with him every step of the way.

After all, she'd had her hands underneath his shirt in the foyer. Yet, he'd wanted to hear the words. Hear the confirmation that she wanted this as much as he did.

He twisted, so her legs didn't hit the door frame as he entered her room. The air held a hint of her perfume, a smell he couldn't get enough of.

The room was large and airy, with a king size bed against the largest wall. The headboard was a dark wood and almost as tall as the ceiling. A large dresser was tucked into a corner. The furniture wasn't what he expected from her, then again, he didn't know her all that well, but he planned to—intimately.

Chris gently laid her on the dark gray comforter before pulling his boots and socks off. It only took him a matter of seconds, but it had been long enough for Lindy to have her blouse unbuttoned. The outline of her lacy black bra had blood rushing to between his legs.

It had been a long time since he'd been this hard. His arousal and need for Lindy consumed him, and he kept his eyes locked with hers as his hands went to his belt buckle. Her tongue came out and swiped her bottom lip, enhancing the sweet pink color of the flesh.

He needed to touch her. Kiss her all over and taste her arousal.

She went up on her knees as his fingers undid the top button. Together they pulled down his zipper and as soon as there was enough room, her hand darted in and he sucked in a deep breath as her fingers closed around his hard cock.

"Lindy, you're killing me here."

She laughed, the sound sexy and sultry. "We can't have that, but you feel so good." Lindy squeezed him again, before releasing him and shrugging out of her top.

As much as he wanted to undress her himself, he liked the way she took charge and disposed of her clothes. Soon they were both in their underwear, his erection straining the fabric of his boxers.

Lindy's lingerie was delicate, lacy, black and mouthwateringly beautiful on her lightly tanned flesh.

"You take my breath away," Chris uttered and kissed her, hovering above her. He kept most of his weight on his forearms.

Her hands roamed up and down his back, teasing him with the lightness of her touch.

He smoothed a hand down her side until he found the waistband of her panties. Slipping a finger underneath, he found her wet and ready for him. He inserted a finger inside of her, swallowing her moan and ignoring the pinch of her fingers digging into his back.

He pumped, once and then again, before pulling out.

"Don't stop." Lindy went to grab his hand, as if she wanted to put it back where it had been, but he caught it, he would get back there—in time.

"Be patient, Linds."

She rolled her hips against his cock and he gritted his teeth, close to popping in a way he hadn't done in years. This was how much he wanted the woman lying beneath him. "My patience is at my limit. "

Finding the fastening of her bra, he undid it and she pushed the lace confection away with an impatience he hadn't encountered with her.

Chris cupped her breast, squeezing it before rolling her nipple between his fingers. "The wait will be worth it. I promise."

"You're making a lot of promises, recently. I hope you can keep them."

Her words halted his progress down her body—he had been giving her a lot of guarantees—something he didn't normally.

Yet, he believed, deep in his soul, that these were promises he could keep. For her. He could protect her. He could keep her safe, and he definitely could bring her pleasure.

"Yep." A three-letter word said with all the arrogance of a Delta soldier.

"Then prove it."

"You shouldn't have said that I love a good dare." Chris kissed his way down her torso, swirling his tongue in her belly button before heading further south.

The musky scent of her arousal mixed in with the scent of her perfume, gave him a head rush and he closed his eyes, appreciating the beautiful woman in his arms .

Hooking his finger back under the elastic of her panties, he drew the fabric down her legs, tossing them the ground. His dick pushed against the confines of his boxers, wanting to be free, but he ignored the need.

He wanted to make this a night Lindy wouldn't forget, and if he got totally naked with her, he'd lose his head—he was on the brink of tumbling over the cliff.

Gently, Chris pushed her thighs apart and settled himself between her legs. He leaned forward, nuzzling her pussy before swiping her slick folds.

Her taste was ambrosia and he couldn't get enough. Chris licked and sucked and nipped at her clit.

Her moans got louder and louder, while her muscles beneath his hands tightened until they were almost rock hard.

He could feel how close to the edge Lindy was, wanting to tip her over, he slid one finger, then two inside of her again. Her inner muscles clenched around them tight and his cock jerked at the response, wanting to get in on the action.

Chris pumped once, then twice before her back arched, his name falling from her lips in a primal cry as her orgasm thrummed through her. The need to prolong her climax swelled inside of him and he kept licking at her sensitive clit until the tremors stopped and her muscles were as relaxed as warm wax.

"Okay, so you can keep a promise," she breathed, her voice wrapped in satisfied amusement.

He chuckled at her breathless words. "I've only just started."

Kissing her pussy one more time, he pushed off the bed and shucked his boxers off. He went to grab for his pants to retrieve protection.

"Looking for one of these?"

Glancing up, he almost swallowed his tongue.

Lindy leaned against the large wooden headboard waving a tiny foil packet as if it was a white flag of surrender.

Maybe it was. He was surrendering to the siren on the bed, and he couldn't be happier. "Why yes, I am."

"Come get it big boy?"

God, this flirting was so much fun.

Chris couldn't remember ever doing that with his past lovers. Sure, he'd flirted with them prior to getting them to bed, but when they were in the bedroom, he'd been focused on making sure they got their pleasure before he got his. Bantering hadn't ever been part of his repertoire—maybe it should've been.

No, it was Lindy who made it special, with any other woman it wouldn't be the same .

He climbed back on the bed and held out his hand for the small packet.

Lindy shook her head and held her arm up.

"So, you want to play, huh?"

"Maybe." She looked at him from beneath her lashes, and his cock jerked in response.

He could feel the pre-come leaking down his hard shaft.

Seeing her looking so carefree and happy, as if the last few days hadn't happened warmed his soul. He was partly responsible for it as well, and it had him experiencing emotions he wasn't ready to name.

"Well then, I think I told you not to dare me, because," he leaned down and sucked one of her nipples into his mouth, eliciting a loud moan. He released it with a pop. "It can be dangerous."

"Be dangerous with me, Chris."

God, this woman was bringing him to his knees. Unable to hold off any longer he entwined his fingers with hers and extracted the condom while he distracted her with a kiss.

He broke the kiss only because he needed to breathe—and get inside her. He dealt with the protection as quickly as possible.

Chris positioned himself at the juncture between her thighs. "Look at me Lindy. I want to see you when I push inside of you."

Their gazes locked.

He swallowed. Hard.

Did she know how open she was being with him? How he could see into her soul.

Lindy was breathtaking and, right this second, she was all his.

He lifted her hips and began the slow slide into her warm embrace. Chris groaned as she took him in, her eyes glazing over and her teeth coming out to bite her bottom lip, as if she needed to hold back a loud moan.

He wanted to hear it. Wanted to hear her cries of pleasure as he possessed her. "Let go, babe. I won't let you fall." He would catch her every time.

She released the moan she'd been holding in.

The sound struck him in the center of his chest and he increased his pace.

Lindy met him thrust for thrust, and soon her moans turned to loud cries. "God, Chris, so good."

"I know, babe. I know." He was so close, but he didn't want to come until Lindy did. He smoothed his hand down her belly, the muscles jumping beneath his fingertips. He found her clit and began to rub in time with his thrusts.

"Yes!" Lindy cried out, as she climaxed, sending him over the edge.

Chris buried himself deep as he unloaded into the condom.

When he was able to, he rolled them over so she was sprawled over his chest.

Nothing in his life had ever felt as good as this moment. His heart thumped, as his breathing slowly returned to normal.

Lindy rested her head on his shoulder and contentment filled him.

Chris could stay like this forever. He closed his eyes, letting the thought dwell in his mind. He'd come to Perth for a wedding, believing he'd be headed back to the States after ten days.

Then he had met Lindy and everything had change.

He didn't want to go back home, and he never wanted to let her go.

L indy woke overheated and attempted to move her legs so she could pop her toes out, but movement was inhibited by a heavy, hairy leg lying across hers.

It took a few seconds for her to register why she had someone in bed with her, when for the last few years, she'd been sleeping alone.

Then the memory of all the things she and Chris had done over the last few hours and her body thrummed to life, heating her even further.

"Okay, Linds?" Chris's voice rumbled against her back.

"I'm hot. I need to put my feet out."

He moved his legs off her and she stuck her foot out and then shivered.

"I thought you said you were hot?" His fingers drew lazy circles across her belly.

"I was but just that shot of cold air is all I need for an immediate cool down."

"You're weird." He rolled so he was on top of her and Lindy's breath caught when his erection brushed her thigh.

"And it looks like you're wide awake." Lindy shifted so that his hard length rested against her core. Her body already softening in preparation of him taking possession of her.

"I am now." He leaned down and kissed her, wiping all traces of thought from her mind. All she wanted was to feel and lose herself in Chris's embrace.

The night had been out of this world, and she didn't want to think about what might happen in the next few days. He might have said he had an open-ended ticket but it didn't mean that he was planning to stay with her.

Why was she even considering the future?

She needed to live in the moment, and that moment was in Chris's arms.

"I'm all yours," she whispered.

"Ditto." He entered her, and she let herself fall under his spell.

Under the magic that was swirling around them.

Under the illusion that her future was with Chris.