“You must work long hours.”
“I do, and a lot of them can be during the night shift.”
They didn’t talk too much after that and concentrated on finishing their meal. Once they were done, Sage got rid of the pizza box in the kitchen and returned with a beer for each of them.
Now that they were no longer eating, Sage decided to bring up the subject of how she’d met Grady. So far, she hadn’t seen any sign of the nasty head wound he’d received. He seemed to have recovered rather quickly.
“How’s your head?” she asked.
“Fine.”
“Did you end up going to the ER?”
“Actually, no. It wasn’t as bad as you thought it was. Even though it bled like a bugger, it was only a scratch.”
Sage frowned. Having taken a metal pipe to his head, Grady would have been pretty lucky to only end up with a mere scratch. The light from her flashlight hadn’t been the best, but what she’d seen when she’d checked his head the night before was a lot more than that. Yes, head wounds bled a lot, but the amount of bleeding he’d done, it hadn’t been something as minor as that.
“Really?” she asked. “Then you won’t mind if I look at it. And I never did get a chance to ask if you knew who your assailant was before you took off.”
“I thought you were off duty today,” Grady said with a short laugh.
“I am, but that doesn’t mean I stop being a cop. I take my job very seriously. Some of the guys I’ve dated in the past have said I’m too uptight about it. But that’s the way I am. So are you going to let me look?”
“There’s nothing wrong with that, and I’m fine. As for the guy who hit me, it was dark and I didn’t see his face very well.”
“Do you normally walk around that area alone late at night? The buildings there are mostly industrial. I thought it was kind of strange.”
Grady looked at her, not showing anything on his face. He then said, “You ask too many questions.”
Sage didn’t get a chance to say anything else before Grady closed the gap between them and took her mouth in a heated kiss. A small voice inside her said he was using it to distract her from what they’d been discussing, but the rest of her didn’t give a shit. She quickly lost herself to the sensations coursing through her as his lips moved over hers. It became more so once he pushed his tongue inside and stroked hers, tasting her.
Things quickly heated up after that. Sage basically said the hell with it, wrapped her arms around Grady’s neck and tugged him even closer. She wanted him. She didn’t know if what they started here would last, but right now her body craved his touch—bad. She’d just feel and enjoy what he could give her.
Grady reached between them and palmed one of her breasts. His thumb stroked back and forth across Sage’s taut nipple. It immediately tightened even more. She kept hold around his neck, shifted and fell back flat onto the couch cushions, taking him with her. His heavier weight stretched full on top of her with his hips wedged between her spread thighs, which had her moaning. His erection landed right on her pussy, rubbing against it, driving her arousal higher.
Soon Grady stepped things up a notch. He lifted his upper body off her, breaking contact with her mouth, and pushed her sweatshirt to her chin. He stared down at her bra-covered breasts, his gaze filled with hunger. With one finger he traced an invisible line from the hollow of her throat to her cleavage. It then hooked into one of her bra cups and tugged it to the side, exposing her nipple.
“Beautiful,” Grady said on a sigh.
A noise that sounded like a true cat’s purr pushed out of Grady as he bent his head and kissed the tight bud. Sage arched her back, pushing herself closer. Her heart beat faster and an ache built inside her pussy. She panted in anticipation, silently begging him to touch more of her. Once again in a man’s arms, she now realized how much she’d missed it, how much she craved it.
Grady rubbed her nipple along his cheek, then opened his mouth and took it inside. He rested his weight on a bent arm as he used his free hand to caress Sage’s side. He thrust his hard cock against her pussy, making her wish there weren’t layers of clothing separating them. Wetness pooled between her legs and she lifted her hips to meet his.
Their breathing became harsh as they strained against each other. Grady tugged the cup aside that covered her other breast and took the nipple between his lips, sucking, making her even wetter.
Sage reached down and pushed her hands under the back of Grady’s shirt. She ran them up the muscles along his spine, scraping her nails against his skin. He groaned and released her breast.
He lifted his head and met her gaze. “I need to see and feel more of this gorgeous body of yours.”
“I won’t stop you,” Sage said in a low voice. “I intend to do the same to you.”
Grady gave her a sexy grin. “I get to go first.”
He shifted to his side, wedging himself between her and the back of the couch. Sage turned to lie on her side as well, facing Grady. There was just barely enough room for both of them. She was about to suggest they move to the floor, or any flat surface that was a lot bigger than the piece of furniture they were on now, but the words died in her throat as he undid her jeans and shoved a hand down the front of them and her panties.
Sage moaned as a finger stroked her pussy, playing in her wetness. It then pushed inside her, pumping in and out. It wasn’t until a second joined it that she could no longer lie still and rocked against him. She squeezed her inner muscles around the plunging digits while pleasurable sensations shot through her. Sadly, it wouldn’t take much more of that to make her come. She was already strung tight.
She panted and ran her hand down Grady’s chest, encountering his cougar head pendant. It felt warm to the touch, and Sage couldn’t resist wrapping her fingers around it. She used it to anchor herself to him as he skillfully worked her body.
Grady took her lips in a carnal kiss, his tongue thrusting inside her mouth, mimicking the movement of his fingers. Sage clutched his pendant tighter as her orgasm slammed into her, almost taking her breath away. She moaned against his lips, riding his fingers while wave after wave of pleasure swamped her. He continued to thrust into her pussy, pushing every last bit of her release out of her until there was nothing left.
He removed his fingers and nibbled her lips. “God, I love the way you look when you come,” he said, his voice husky with arousal. “I want to see you do it again, but with my cock buried deep inside you.”
“Yes.” Sage reached for the button on Grady’s jeans and undid it. With a quick tug, she had his zipper down as well.
She’d been about to get her hand around his erection when the doorbell rang. Sage stiffened, then turned her head in its direction.
“Don’t answer it.” Grady grabbed her leg, draped it over his hip and nuzzled the side of her neck.
“I have to,” she said reluctantly. “It could be my sister. This is the first time she’s let me keep Josh overnight. She might be regretting that decision.”
Grady sighed, then slowly let Sage go. “You’re right. You have to get it in case it’s her.”
Sage rolled off the couch and stood. She quickly did up her jeans and fixed her shirt before she headed for the front door. She smiled as she pulled it open, all prepared to see Macy standing on the other side, looking anxious. Her smiled died when her gaze landed on the police officer who stood on her porch. She knew him well since she worked with him almost on a daily basis.
“Hey, David. What brings you over to my house? I’m off-duty today.”
He nodded and took a deep breath as if he really didn’t want to be there. “I’m not here about you being off. It’s a personal matter.”