“Lean forward.”
She really shouldn’t. She should tell him to leave. Deep down she knew he would if she truly protested. But did she really want him to go? The answer was surprising. No, she didn’t. She didn’t want to be alone.
She sat forward and buried her face against her knees. The cloth moved up and down her back, not just washing her skin, but massaging the muscles and working out the tension.
Gradually, she began to relax as the heat from the water and T.S.’ hands began to work their magic.
“That’s it,” he murmured. “Lean back.”
As if in a dream, Missy slowly sat back. The move meant she couldn’t keep her legs tucked close to her chest. She was forced to cross her arms over her breasts. Which was stupid. He could still see the rest of her.
“Oh, babe.” T.S. sat back and rubbed the soap between his hands, working up a thick lather. “I always knew you were beautiful, but even my imagination wasn’t this good.”
There was no doubting the sincerity in his words and Missy was flattered in spite of herself. She’d never been one to fall prey to flattery, especially by men who called her “babe”. She hated cutesy nicknames. But for some reason it sounded sexy when it came from T.S.’ lips.
He rested his hands on her shoulders and began to work his way down her arms, stopping when he got to her elbows. He waited, not demanding anything. Missy slowly unlocked her arms and allowed him to continue soaping her forearms and hands. The action left her breasts totally bare.
The air was steamy and perfumed with the scent of soap and hot male. His actions were slow. Unhurried. As if he had all the time in the world and all he wanted to do was touch her.
His gaze settled on her breasts. They weren’t overly large, but they weren’t exactly small either. Her nipples tightened the longer he watched. He reached for the soap and created a thick lather yet again. The bar of soap was dumped alongside her wineglass, forgotten as he worked his way down her collarbone, taking care to clean the scratches even though the doctor at the hospital already had seen to them.
Missy barely even noticed the slight sting. It was getting much harder to breathe. Her chest was rising and falling rapidly. T.S.’ hands were getting closer to her breasts, not quite touching them.
She arched toward him. An involuntary action that felt totally right. She wanted his touch. Needed it to replace the feel of other hands reaching for her, groping her. He cupped the mounds, his thumbs circling but never touching her nipples.
She gave a soft cry of demand, of need.
“I love your nipples. They’re bigger than I suspected. Rosy-beige like I imagined they would be.”
It was hard to wrap her mind around the fact that T.S. had fantasized about her breasts. Right now she didn’t care what he thought. She wanted him to touch her.
He brushed his thumb lightly over the distended buds. Missy shivered and cried out, her legs shifting restlessly in the water. T.S. lightly pinched her nipples, stimulating them even more. She was surprised the water in the tub wasn’t boiling. She felt hot and needy.
Sex was usually fun and mutually pleasurable. It had never felt anything like this—hot, dangerous and out-of-control. Missy knew she should be frightened. Oh, not of T.S. He’d never hurt her physically. But of the intensity that seemed to exist between them.
She’d felt it from the first moment they’d met. It had simmered between them at each subsequent meeting, both of them doing their best to ignore it. She wasn’t looking for anything permanent. Not now. It wasn’t in her plan. But that didn’t mean she couldn’t enjoy this moment.
She wasn’t deluded. She knew this kind of attraction was rare. That made it very hazardous to her peace of mind, to her emotions. She could come to care for him way too much. And he was a loner. She knew from Candy that T.S. wasn’t the kind of man to settle down. That was fine with her. He wasn’t the type of man she wanted when she did finally settle.
But that didn’t mean they couldn’t enjoy what was between them. Stoke the heat that simmered and see what happened.
Missy knew her reasoning was faulty but she didn’t care. She could have easily died tonight. She might never have had the chance to explore the attraction between them. She wanted to embrace life, to celebrate the fact she was alive.
She needed this man. Right here. Right now. She’d deal with tomorrow when it came.
He cupped some water in his hands and sluiced it over her sensitized breasts. She whimpered. She needed more. Had to have more.
As if he’d heard her thoughts, T.S. lowered his head.
Chapter Five
T.S. moved as slowly as possible, giving Missy plenty of time to protest. He was surprised she hadn’t screamed her head off when he’d first entered the bathroom. She’d protested, but not overly much. He could tell she had mixed emotions about him being there, so he’d pressed his luck and offered to wash her back.
He inhaled, filling his lungs with air, her delicious scent mixed with the perfume of her soap. It was some floral thing, maybe lavender. Whatever it was, it made his dick hard because it was mixed with her unique fragrance.
Her skin was soft and silky and dark. He’d wanted to lick every inch of it from the moment he’d walked into the bathroom and seen her naked in the tub. He’d refrained. Barely. And now his patience was paying off.
Missy had superb breasts, round and firm and tipped with delicate nipples. Candlelight flickered off her wet skin. Her legs were long, her calves curved, her thighs strong. She was slender, but her hips were wide enough to cradle a man comfortably while he fucked her hard and long. Her waist dipped in slightly. Her torso was long. Which brought him back to her excellent breasts.
She was breathing faster now, which made them jiggle slightly. Her nipples were lighter against her darker skin. The contrast made his mouth water.
T.S. traced one large areola with his tongue. It tightened even more beneath his touch. She made a soft sound of pleasure, almost a purring that made his balls hurt. God, she was sexy.
Slender fingers slid against his scalp, burying in his hair, holding him in place. He dragged his tongue over her tender nipple and was rewarded with a breathy sigh. He cupped her other breast and ran his thumb over the distended nub. Missy arched into his touch.
She was so responsive. She was also emotionally fragile. She’d been through a lot tonight. A gentleman would tuck her into bed and walk away.
But he’d never claimed to be a gentleman and he had no plans to leave her.
He eased back, loving the sting of her nails against his scalp as she tried to keep him close. Her eyes were shut, her head tipped back and her lips parted. He had to taste those luscious lips again.
He licked her plump bottom lip, moaning in pleasure when her tongue touched his, inviting him to explore. Bracing his hands on either side of the tub, he lost himself in the kiss.
It was hot and wet and thorough. He left no crevice, no corner unexplored. By the time he pulled away, he was breathing hard. But he wasn’t done yet. Not by a long shot.
Keeping his eyes on her face, he laid one hand on her stomach. The contrast of his olive-toned skin against her darker flesh was incredibly erotic. He watched her as he slid his hand downward, his fingers tangling in the dark curls covering her mound.
He waited for her to protest, to tell him to stop. Her thighs shifted, opening a tiny amount and T.S. thought his dick would explode. He’d never been so turned on in his entire life. That one little gesture of surrender made him feel like he was king of the world.
He wasn’t foolish enough to think she’d want him for more than a good time. He understood what tonight was about. It was a mixture of adrenaline and emotions. The need to feel alive after facing such a dark moment. He ignored the slight pang in his gut, shoving it aside. He was fine with that. It was what he wanted. Sex. Right here, right now.