Rescue Me(27)
"It's fine," he said. "You're doing great."
She took her place again in front of him and let him guide her arms. He was so sure, so steady. She wanted to feel those strong arms wrapped around her again, to see how sure and steady they would be as they handled her body.
She pressed back into him, her hips molding to his and he tensed.
Then he lowered his mouth to her ear and breathed, "I've got you." She leaned her head back to rest on his shoulder. She committed the moment to memory, one she would keep forever no matter where her life took her. Holding her closely with one arm, he flipped some switches with the other hand and the boat slowed. He stepped away from her. "Don't move. I'll be right back."
He dropped anchor and Meredith looked around at the ocean spreading all around her. There was nothing but water no matter on every side. No boats, no people. As if they were the only two in the world.
He came back to where she waited and pulled her against him as he leaned back against the half wall. She wedged herself between his legs and placed her hands on his bare chest. His muscles rippled beneath her fingers and she longed to touch every part of him.
He looked at her hungrily. "You're slowly killing me, you know that?" She shook her head. "I want you. I don't know if I can go another day without having you."
"What are you waiting for?"
He chuckled. "Does that mean you want me too?"
"You know I do," she breathed. "I've wanted you since the first night I saw you."
"I won't make you any promises. I can't. I don't have it in me."
She wondered briefly what he meant by that, but let it slide. "I'm not looking for promises. I'm looking for you to show me just what those hands of yours are capable of. Last night was a tease."
"Are you sure?" He studied her for a long moment, looking for something in her face to indicate that she wanted this.
She answered him with a kiss, soft and searching at first. She let her lips brush against his, teasing, testing. He didn't move, letting her decide what was next. She opened her mouth and took his bottom lip into it, sucking gently, then nipping lightly with her teeth. He moaned, encouraging her to continue her exploration. She dipped her tongue into his mouth, and he responded with an urgency that let her know he wanted this as badly as she did.
He dropped his hands to her hips and pressed her even closer to him. She could feel the heat of his erection pressing against her belly and she gasped with need. She wanted this man. For a day or for a week, she didn't care, she just needed to have him. Their kiss intensified and Meredith let him trail kisses down her throat while his hands moved up her sides to cup the outside of her breasts.
"Yes, please," she breathed.
"Please what? What do you want, baby?"
"You. I want you. All of you. Now."
"Impatient, aren't we?"
He pulled back and stared into her eyes as his thumbs made wide circles around the edges of her nipples. She strained against him, her hips squirming against his in an attempt to relieve the pressure building quickly inside of her.
"I'm going to take my time with you, Meredith," he said, his eyes never leaving hers. "I'm going to have you screaming my name and begging for more before you take me inside of you."
Her breath hitched at the dirty talk and she felt as if she would burst if he didn't stop the endless circles and give her some release. No one had ever talked to her like that before and she found it unbelievably sexy. She wanted to hear more.
"Tell me what you're going to do."
His eyes became even darker if that were possible and he lifted the corner of his mouth. "Naughty girl. I'm going to touch you everywhere." He finally flicked his thumb across her nipple as he said it, causing her to cry out in need. "Then I'm going to taste you everywhere." Oh, God, yes. "Then I'm going to watch you come for me. And when you can't take it anymore, I'm going to bury myself deep inside of you until you come again."
He stopped moving and stared in her eyes. "Are you okay with that?"
She had to laugh, but it sounded more like a moan to her ears.
"Now you have no choice. That's a promise you have to keep."
He scooped her up and in three quick strides was at the cabin door. He threw it open and walked down the stairs until he was standing before his bed. He lowered her carefully onto her back and she stared up at him, taking in his bare-chested and magnificent body. She sat up and tried to pull him down with her, but he shook his head.
"Lie back and enjoy. Right now this is for you."
He slipped her sheer swimsuit cover off her shoulders and she was left lying in nothing but a tiny white bikini, waiting for him to make the next move. The torture was endless. He'd meant it when he said he was going to take his time.
Starting at her ankles, he rubbed her calves in gentle strokes, slowly working his way up to her thighs. Just when she thought he was going to cup her with his palm, he ran his hands over her hips and up her stomach. He began making slow circles again around her breasts, this time working his way inward until the pads of his thumbs rubbed her nipples into tight peaks. She gasped out loud as he pinched first one, then the other. She had never been so carefully tended to before, and she halfway thought she might come with nothing but his incredibly skilled hands.