Total pages in book: 153
Estimated words: 152064 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 760(@200wpm)___ 608(@250wpm)___ 507(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 152064 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 760(@200wpm)___ 608(@250wpm)___ 507(@300wpm)
“God, I love it when you’re close to me.” I press my face into her hair, breathing her in.
“Me too.” She peppers kisses along my neck and the edge of my jaw.
I carry her across to the bathroom. “Thank you for letting me take things slow.”
“Thank you for making every new experience feel special.” She pulls back, her expression impish as she runs her nails down the back of my neck. “But no rewinding. Fingerbangs in public or private spaces are now on the table, and they can’t be taken off.”
“I’m already addicted to the way you feel, backtracking would be impossible.” I set her on the vanity. “Want to shower with me?”
Her eyes flare. “Fully naked?”
“That’s generally how it’s done.”
She rolls her eyes but smiles. “I get to wash all of you?”
I push her hair over her shoulders, fighting to steady my hands. “And I get to wash you.”
“I would love that,” she whispers.
“Let me turn on the water, then we can undress each other.”
“Okay.”
I drag myself away from Tally so I can start the shower.
Tally slides off the counter as I turn to face her again, my nerves resurfacing. Take it slow.
I can get naked with Tally and not have sex. I can touch her and make her feel good, and that can be enough. It’s about connection, intimacy, being vulnerable with each other.
I close the distance between us. “I can’t wait to see all of you.”
She shivers and runs her trembling hands up my chest. “Me, either.”
I kiss her cheek as she loosens my tie and bend so she can pull it over my head. She runs her fingers through my hair, taming it and calming me, then starts to unbutton my shirt. Her eyes lift as she presses a soft kiss to the center of my chest.
I shudder at the tender affection, exhaling a breath that matches her unsteady hands.
“You’re just so beautiful.” She pushes my shirt over my shoulders and tugs it free. “Everything about you, Phillip, but especially your heart.”
The water hitting tile dims until there’s nothing but the sound of our breathing, the staccato beat of my heart and the gorgeous woman in front of me, looking up at me with complete adoration.
“You heal me.” I steady my hand and cup her cheek, giving in to the need to kiss her, but I don’t deepen it. Not yet.
Tally works my belt free, then pops the button on my dress pants, dragging the zipper down and pushing them over my hips. I step out of them, kicking them aside. Her fingertips rest on my abs as her eyes drop to the outline of my erection, pressing against the fabric of my black boxer briefs.
She skims the waistband, and I catch her hand. “Wait please, kitten.”
“I want to touch you.” She looks up at me with wide, imploring eyes as her lips brush over my knuckles. “I want to make you feel good, too.”
“You already do.” My eyes slide closed as I center myself, body already in overdrive. “I want to savor every moment of this.” I press her hands to my chest to ground me. “And it’s my turn to undress you.”
She shivers, goose bumps rising along her skin as I skim the length of her arms, then trace the contour of her body. When I reach the hem of her dress, I follow it with my finger, dipping under to caress the inside of her thigh before I lift the fabric, revealing pale blue satin-and-lace panties.
Inch by inch, I unveil her graceful dancer’s body. She raises her arms, and I slide the fabric over her head, leaving her in her panties. She’s strong and athletic, with gentle curves. I skim from her ribs to her hip. “You’re gorgeous, Tally.”
“So are you,” she whispers.
I step closer until we’re skin to skin. She sucks in a shuddering breath that echoes how I feel inside. It feels good to have her here with me. I run my hands down her back as hers glide up my arms and link behind my neck.
Desire builds as I dip down to capture her lips and our fingers drift and explore.
Eventually I break the kiss and settle my palm against the side of her neck.
For a moment, I’m the one with no experience. Because until Tally, I haven’t allowed myself to feel anything but lust and desire. But for her, with her…I want it all, even though it terrifies me.
“You can finish undressing me now.” My voice is guttural.
Her eyes shine with excitement as she trails a single finger down my stomach and dips inside the waistband of my boxer briefs. We both take a deep breath as she tugs my boxers down my thighs.
“Oh wow.” My erection juts out in the space between us, unapologetically hard. “Okay. That’s—” Her eyes flick to mine and drop again. “I expected you to be proportional, but that’s a whole lot of something right there.”