Search Me(51)

“What about drying off?” I questioned.

He gave me a wicked grin. “I like you better wet.”

Since I couldn’t argue with that, my lips went to nip and suck along his neck, causing him to groan. In a tangle of arms and legs, we collapsed onto the rickety mattress. In a flash, Maddox had stripped off my bra and panties. He then returned his lips to mine. Our tongues battled each other as Maddox moved his erection between my legs. I raised my h*ps to meet his, eager to have him inside me. He jerked away when we came a little too close. “Wait a minute, baby. We can’t do this without protection.”

“I’m on birth control,” I panted.

He shook his head. “I’m not risking anything with you, Princess. Not yet.”

I gave him a shy smile as he grappled along the floor for his pants. After digging out a condom from his wallet, he grimaced. “Dammit, this is my only one.”

Propping up on my elbow, I shot him a knowing look as he ripped into the foil. “Guess you used too many banging all the nurses in the hospital, huh?”

Maddox’s expression darkened. “Regardless of what West said, I didn’t do that many nurses.” Before I knew it, he had slid the condom on and pinned me back on the mattress. His dark eyes stared intently at me. “Believe me when I say this, Lane, that no matter who I was with after you, I always wished it was you.”

Maddox’s words left me breathless, and I fought to bring air in and out of lungs. “Really?” I gasped.

He nodded. “I wanted it to be your lips I was kissing.” He brought his mouth to mine, tenderly sucking my bottom lip between his. “And your tits I was touching.” He cupped my breast, palming the sensitive flesh in his hand. “Most of all, I wanted it to be you I was inside of.” His other hand slid between my legs, causing me to moan. Just as his fingers worked me into a frenzy of lust and had me drenched in need, he pulled his hand away, causing me to whimper. “But I never wanted just your body, Lane. I always wanted your heart. I was just too afraid to ask for it.”

“It was always yours,” I panted, my chest rising and falling in desperate heaves. “My heart, body, and soul have always been and always will be yours, Maddox.” I brought my hands up to cup his face. “Now make love to me.”

He grinned. “I’ll be happy to.”

Settling between my legs, he guided his erection to my folds. With one thrust, we were one again, just like that night under the stars so many years ago. Gently, he worked himself in and out of me in long, languid strokes. Our eyes stayed locked on each other as our breaths rose and fell in unison. “You feel amazing,” he murmured.

I smiled. “You do too.”

“Are you okay with this?” he questioned about his languorous pace.

“Take me however you want me, Maddox. Fast, hard, slow, I’m yours.”

“If you insist.” He winked before sliding out of me. “Roll over,” he instructed. Flipping over, I waited on my stomach. He then pushed me up onto my knees. “Hold onto the frame.” My fingers sought out the iron frame of the rickety bed. As I gripped the headboard, Maddox slammed into me, causing me to gasp.

“Oh f**k, was I too hard?” he asked in a panic as he pulled put.

“No, no, it’s good.”

“Are you sure?”

Glancing over my shoulder, I gave him a wicked grin. “Just do me like you want, Mad Dog.”

Maddox’s eyes narrowed. “Don’t call me that ever again. That was the past, and this is the future.” He thrust into me again. “I’m Maddox to you, never Mad Dog.”

I gasped. “Okay then. Do me like you want, Maddox.”

He licked his lips. “Okay, babe, you got it,” he growled as he slammed into me again. This was so much different than our first time, but I wasn’t going to complain one bit. With each hard thrust, my hands caused the iron headboard to beat into the wall, not to mention the creaky mattress was groaning under our exertions.

When Maddox pulled out again, I whimpered. Before I could question him, he was crawling underneath me. He leaned back against the headboard. Taking my hands, he put them on his shoulders and urged me to straddle him. At my questioning expression, he smiled. “I wanna be able to look into your eyes when you come.”

My heartbeat accelerated at his words as I eased my h*ps up to let him slide back into me. “I want to be able to see you too.”

Maddox brushed the long strands of my hair out of my face. Cupping my chin in his fingers, he brought his lips to mine. I rose and fell over his erection while his tongue thrust in and out of my mouth. His hands left my hair to grip my hips, working me harder and frantically against him. Closing my eyes, I felt myself growing closer and closer. When Maddox’s hand slipped between my legs to where we joined, I shuddered. “Oh Maddox!” I cried, as I started going over the edge.

“Open your eyes, Lane,” he commanded.

As I started to convulse around him, I opened my eyes. My gaze locked on Maddox’s as I rode out the waves of my orgasm. He continued thrusting up his h*ps until he too came. His eyes only left mine when his head fell forward onto my chest. He then brought his hands to my back to feather his fingers in slow strokes up and down. After several seconds of trying to catch our breath, he chuckled. Raising his head, he smiled at me. “Three years and we’ve still got it.”