“I guess we can have a quickie.” Harley stroked the cougar head pendant again before she lifted her face and met Blaise’s lips halfway with her own.
Passion blazed between them in an instant.
Blaise wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her flush against him. The water streamed down their bodies, making them slippery. Harley moaned at the slick feel.
Blaise left her mouth and sucked on her skin at the side of her neck. “I don’t think I’ll ever get enough of you,” he said in a husky voice. “I crave your touch, need it as much as I need the air to breathe.”
Harley shivered at his words despite the fact warm water pelted her back. And in that moment, she realized she was falling for Blaise. It’d started sometime during the night. His taking her over and over again had her wishing she could stay in his arms forever. Normally it took her a little while to have strong emotions for a man. She lusted for them in the beginning, but only a few had her feeling as she did for Blaise. And even then it wasn’t as strong as what she felt for the man who held her so intimately.
“God, I need you too.”
To show Blaise she was more than ready to be claimed by him, Harley lifted a leg, placed it around his hip, took hold of his straining erection and led it to her pussy. He made that purring sound that cranked her arousal up even more. He slowly thrust into her, feeding her his cock a little bit at a time, until he was seated to the hilt. He filled her completely.
In a show of strength, Blaise lifted her, guided her other leg around his hip, then cupping her bottom, lifted her on and off his shaft. Harley put her arms around his neck and held on. She tightened her inner muscles around his plunging cock. He controlled everything else.
Blaise nuzzled the side of her neck before he nipped it, his pendant brushing against her breast.
Harley felt the heat of it sliding along her skin, adding to her pleasure. His pace quickened as his shaft grew even harder. It stroked in and out of her pussy, stretching her, rubbing in all the right places.
Her body coiled tighter, readying itself to come. The sound of their loud breathing echoed off the tiled walls. There was no holding off her orgasm. It slammed into her, sweeping her away on a wave of intense pleasure. She cried out Blaise’s name, a whimpered moan soon following.
As her inner muscles spasmed around his thrusting cock, he let out a deep groan, coming right along with her. He held her tightly to him, emptying himself inside her.
He slowly let her legs down and rested his forehead against hers as he fought to catch his breath. She breathed just as quickly. She skimmed a hand along his chest until she reached his pendant, then hooked her fingers around it.
“Even though that was quick,” she said, “it was pretty intense.”
Blaise chuckled. “I have to agree. It just keeps getting better and better.”
That was the truth. At the rate they were going, she wasn’t sure another man would ever live up to Blaise’s standards. He said he craved her touch, well, she had a feeling she was becoming addicted to his.
Once they came down from their pleasure high, they quickly finished showering. By mutual consent, they let each other wash their own bodies. If they’d done otherwise they wouldn’t have left the shower without going for another round.
They toweled dry and headed into the bedroom to dress. Harley took her clean clothes out of her backpack. She’d pulled on the ones from the day before, sans bra and panties, before going to Blaise’s parents’ bedroom to see what was going on. She packed the dirty things to take home with her.
Once they were dressed, Blaise took her by the hand and walked her out of his bedroom and into the hallway. They silently headed down the stairs. The smell of something delicious hit Harley’s nose after they reached the lower level.
Her stomach growled in response.
“Hungry?” Blaise asked with a smile.
“Very. I think I’ve worked up an appetite.”
“Then I’d better get some food into you.”
They walked into the dining room to find his family already there eating, except for his father.
Harley was introduced to Aspen. She took an instant liking to the other woman. And from the way Aspen and Taylor acted with each other, Harley could tell they were deeply in love. She also noticed Aspen wore an identical cougar head pendant like Blaise, as did his mother. She guessed maybe it was something the men in the family did, gave their wives their necklaces once they were together. Harley thought it was cute.
She furtively gave Blaise’s pendant a glance, imagining what it would look like around her neck. Maybe if things lasted between them he’d give it to her. Harley shook her head at her silly thoughts. It was just a necklace, not as significant as, say, an engagement ring. And she wasn’t expecting one of those any time soon.
Lunch turned out to be really good. There was freshly made bread, lobster bisque and a spring mix salad dressed with a raspberry vinaigrette. There was no mistaking it as anything but a chef-made meal with the way it was plated and the garnishes sprinkled around to add color.
Harley dug into the food, relishing every mouthful. The only time she got to eat like this was if she went out to a fancy restaurant, which didn’t happen very often.
“I can see you like the food,” Blaise said as he leaned closer where he sat beside her. “You haven’t lifted your head since you started eating.”
Harley felt her cheeks grow red. She realized what he’d said was true. She had been kind of wrapped up in enjoying it. “Sorry,” she said softly.
“You have nothing to be sorry for,” Blaise’s mom said. “Blaise is just being Blaise. He sometimes likes to make people the butt of his jokes. If he says something stupid like that, you have my permission to give him a smack.”
“Now that’s not very nice, Mom,” Blaise said with exaggerated indignation.
“You mean like this?” Harley asked as she reached behind Blaise and gave him a smack to the back of his head.
The surprised look Blaise turned her way had Harley laughing, along with everyone else at the table. “You hit me,” he said.
Between chuckles, she replied, “Well, your mom did say I could.”
“I think you better watch out for that one,” Taylor said. “She’ll give as good as she gets.”
The rest of the meal passed in good-natured banter. Once Harley was finished eating, she reluctantly pushed back her chair and stood.
“Thanks for the great meal. I should go do those errands before it gets too late.”
“I’ll walk you out,” Blaise said as he stood as well.
After getting her jacket and backpack from Blaise’s room, they returned to the main floor. He swept her up into a kiss that took her breath away, then let her go. Harley really didn’t want to leave now.
Blaise opened the door and walked outside with her. “You’ll come back as soon as you get what you need, right?”
“Yes, I promise. I should only be an hour or so.”
“Good.” At her car, Blaise kissed her again.
Harley climbed into her vehicle and then waved to Blaise once she started up the long lane to the road. Leaving him, she came to the conclusion it was already too late. She was in love with him. Now the big question was if he felt the same way about her.
Blaise decided not to go back into the house.
Watching Harley leave had put him on edge. He hadn’t been lying when he’d said he’d miss her.
During their night spent together, he’d grown closer to her. Plus, sleeping with her and not having her wanting to check out his pendant to see if the ruby eyes were glowing right afterward endeared her more to him.
Needing to expend a little excess energy, Blaise headed for the back of the house where he could easily get to the open stretch of land. He shifted to his cougar form and took off at a run.