Leo's Chance(45)

She frowns. "Oh, come on, what’s easier than picking up a big piece of sushi? It’s not like you’re trying to pick up individual pieces of rice. Look." And she reaches down with her chopsticks and expertly picks up a piece of Alaska roll, popping it in her mouth.

I look down at the food in front of us and then down at my fork and sigh. Then I pick up my chopsticks, break them in half and position them in my fingers. I reach down and position a piece of sushi between them and bring it toward my face. Inches away, it falls out and lands in my crotch.

My brows snap down as I hear Evie let out a very unladylike snort.

"Oh, that’s funny, is it?"

She’s looking down, clearly holding back laughter as she snags another piece of sushi with her chopsticks and pops it into her mouth, chewing and swallowing before saying, "Noooo, not funny at all. They take a little practice. Try again."

I fake glare at her, but pick my chopsticks back up and this time try a piece of tempura shrimp. I have it about halfway between the container and my open mouth when it too, drops into my crotch.

Evie lets out a loud giggle.

"Okay, that’s it. A fork it is." I pluck the food out of my crotch, noting my stained suit pants and toss it into a napkin sitting next to the containers.

"Oh, come on, it’s like, bad luck or something to eat Japanese food with a fork. Okay, if you won’t eat with chopsticks, I’ll feed you. Open your mouth." She picks up another piece of the Alaska roll and lifts it toward me. I open and she feeds it to me, her eyes glued to my mouth as I take it from her. My heart picks up speed.

Her eyes lift to mine and I see the desire there. In just moments, the atmosphere has changed, humming with something thick and electric. She looks down quickly, picking up a piece of shrimp and bringing that to my mouth too. This time, she lingers at my mouth with the chopsticks, sliding them out slowly after I’ve taken the food. I feel arousal swirling through my belly. Who knew sushi could be so sexy?

She feeds me several more bites and then takes a couple herself as I watch her chew. Focusing on her mouth is unbelievably erotic and I can’t help leaning forward and tasting her lips. "You taste salty, like soy sauce," I say, smiling right up against her mouth. "Sweet and salty."

"Mmmm…" she murmurs, smiling back and leaning closer for more.

We lick and taste each other’s mouths for a couple minutes, and then I pull back, going up on my knees and moving around the food to where she’s kneeling. I take her hand and move us both toward the fireplace, several feet away from the sushi picnic. We can finish that in a little bit. Right now, I’m craving something else.

I lean toward her, kissing her softly before leaning back and zipping her uniform dress down. Neither one of us had bothered to change yet. I keep eye contact with her as I bring it down her shoulders. Her dark eyes are wide and searching mine. She smiles gently as if she’s happy with what she sees reflecting back at her.

I slide her bra straps down her arms and reach behind her to unhook it, kissing her down her neck as I lean back. She sighs with pleasure.

"You’re so beautiful."

She looks down shyly. "You think?"

"Yeah. I think."

I take her face in my hands and return to her mouth, sliding my tongue in, kissing her deeply until we both pull away, panting.

When she spreads her hand over my erection, I suck in a ragged breath. I look into her eyes and the desire there almost undoes me.

She stands up and lets her dress fall to the floor. She’s wearing nothing now but a small pair of white cotton underwear with lace on the edges. Something about them is so pure, yet so sexy that I feel myself unbelievably, grow even harder. She turns and starts walking away.

"Where are you going?"

She looks over her shoulder, smiling slightly. "I just remembered that I have somewhere else to be. I’ll see you around?"

I chuckle as she switches off the light and walks back toward me.

She kneels back down in front of me and puts her palm on my cheek. I lean into her. "I wanted it to be you and me and the firelight," she whispers.

I nod, leaning toward her to kiss her again. I can’t get enough of her mouth. I can’t get enough of her.

I unbutton my shirt and pull it off, tossing it to the side. The flickering firelight is making shadows dance all around us, adding to the feeling of being alone with her in another world.

I lay down on the rug on my side and she lays down, too, facing me. Our fronts are pressed together as we continue kissing, the fire behind her.

I bring one hand to her breast and tweak and tease the hardened nipple as she moans and rubs her lower body against mine.

I pull back as I feel her unbuttoning my pants, and roll slightly onto my back so that I can pull them down and kick them off as she removes hers as well. We both lay back down and face each other again, now completely naked.

We stare at each other silently for several moments, something tender and beautiful in her expression. She brings her hand up to my face again and traces my lips with her thumb, whispering, "Can I ask you something?"

I nod.

"You said you never dated, never had a relationship with anyone." She’s silent for a moment. "Why me?"

I stare into her eyes, searching them, wanting so much to tell her about all the reasons I’ll never love anyone except for her, but knowing I can’t, yet.