Chapter 21
Chapter Twenty-One
C helsey stood on the balcony of their hotel suite and allowed the crashing of waves against rocks to lull her into a peaceful state. The sun had set hours ago, and she couldn’t wait to see their ocean view in the morning.
As she held onto the wrought iron railing, the gentle breeze blowing her curly hair around, she gazed into the distance, awed at how the moonlight shone brightly and reflected off the water. She basked in its beauty and the calming feeling it presented.
The whole setting was the perfect end to a long day.
Well, maybe not exactly the end. It had been hours since the meeting with Rock, and she and Parker still needed to talk more about it. They’d chatted some over dinner, but the restaurant hadn’t been a good place to discuss something that private and serious. They also couldn’t say much on the way to the hotel since Rock had offered them a car and a driver during their stay in town.
So now she was waiting for Parker to finish with his phone call to Mason, and then they’d weigh their options.
Chelsey glanced over her shoulder when she heard the sliding door open, and Parker stepped out onto the balcony.
“Hey, sweetheart,” he said and moved behind her. When he slid his arms around her waist, Chelsey nestled against him.
“Hey, yourself.” She could barely get the words out as he peppered kisses on her bare shoulders, along her collarbone, and worked his way up to nuzzling her neck.
A sweet thrill charged through her body at the contact, and her eyes drifted close. Having him hugged up behind her, along with the alluring scent of his woodsy cologne, had her desire for him stirring. Which wasn’t unusual. Parker always had that effect on her and she couldn’t wait for them to get naked and crawl into bed, but first, they had things to discuss.
“I guess you talked to Mason,” she said as more of a statement than a question.
“I did,” he said against her heated skin, still insistent on driving her crazy with his sweet kisses.
When Parker eventually lifted his head, he planted a quick kiss on her cheek and continued to hold her close. Except for the sounds of the ocean, silence surrounded them as they stared out into the deepening darkness.
Chelsey wasn’t sure what Parker’s silence meant. Maybe it meant that during his conversation with Mason, his mentor had given him even more to think about. Or maybe his silence was due to the long day, and he wasn’t ready to make any life-altering decisions.
Fine with her. It felt good to be cocooned in his loving embrace with his strong, protective arms holding her tightly. She had longed for some quiet time with him since they’d stepped off the plane earlier. Just the two of them basking in the love they had for each other and the sound of waves crashing in the background.
They stood that way for several minutes until Parker broke the silence.
“After my mom died, I didn’t care about anything, except for getting revenge against Wolf. I wanted him to suffer the way I had, and maybe he did. I don’t know. All I knew was that because of him, I no longer had the one person who loved me unconditionally. I spent years hating him and hating everything he stood for. I might have a chance to take him down, but now that you’re in my life…”
Chelsey didn’t miss the emotion in his tone and the way his voice cracked with some of the words.
She turned within his arms to face him, and didn’t miss the love in his dark amber eyes.
“I never thought I could ever have a normal life,” he said. “I never imagined I could be anything other than a thug raised by a drug dealer. And I sure as hell never thought a woman like you, one who makes me feel like I can be and accomplish anything, would ever give me the time of day. Chelsey, you have no idea what you’ve brought to my life. What you mean to me.”
Tears pricked the back of her eyes as his words penetrated her heart. She was so grateful that he felt the love she had for him. To know that she had that type of effect on anyone made her heart sing. He meant the world to her, too, and no matter how many times she told him she loved him, it didn’t matter unless he felt it.
What made this moment even more special was that he made her feel the same way. Outside of her family, no one had ever loved her as completely as he did. She understood the emotions he was currently experiencing. To be loved for who you were, despite any mistakes of the past, meant everything.
She placed her hands on Parker’s hard chest and stared into his eyes. “I’m so glad you’re mine. I don’t know what Mason said to you, but like I said during dinner, I’m with you, baby. However, you decide to move forward, just know I’ll be right there with you.”
Whatever decisions they made this weekend would dictate their future together, and Chelsey meant what she said. She was sticking by her man, no matter what.
Parker held her face between his hands. “I love you,” he choked out and placed his forehead against hers. “I just…I love you so much, and I don’t want to make the wrong decision.”
She slid her arms around him and said, “You won’t.”
They stood there breathing each other in until Parker crushed his mouth over hers. The hunger of his kiss sent spirals of ecstasy racing through Chelsey’s body. Desire pounded through her veins, joy leaped from her heart, and her knees trembled.
Goodness. This man’s mouth and tongue needed a warning label— too hot to handle .
Considering the heat behind his kiss, Chelsey was going to spontaneously combust at any second. Their soul-stirring lip-lock rivaled all the others they’d shared, and every cell in her body was on high alert. As their kiss intensified, Parker’s hands roamed along her spine until he cupped her butt, and need shot through her.
She wanted him more than anything. She squeezed her thighs together, moaning as the throbbing pulse between her legs grew more intense.
“Parker,” she murmured against his lips and fisted the back of his shirt as she squirmed against him. “I need you.”
A few more laps of their tongues tangling, then he ripped his mouth from hers while panting, “Same.”
Chelsey squeaked, then laughed when he swung her up into his arms and carried her back inside. He turned with her so she could close and lock the sliding door, then he hauled her across the living space.
The one-bedroom suite was the most luxurious hotel room she’d ever stayed in, but at the moment the space was a blur. Parker was moving quickly, his feet silent against the carpet.
Chelsey nuzzled his neck as they entered the bedroom, and she inhaled his intoxicating scent. This fragrance, a mixture of woodsy and spicy, was different than what he usually wore but still just as potent.
He placed her on her feet next to the bed, and when she reached for him, planning to help him out of his shirt, he brushed her hands away.
She sputtered a laugh. “You’re such a control freak.”
He chuckled while lifting her shirt over her head and tossing it to the floor. “When it comes to getting you naked, definitely.” Seconds later, she was stripped bare.
A shiver ran up Chelsey’s spine and goosebumps raced over her skin at the desire radiating in his gorgeous amber eyes.
“I’ll never tire of admiring your incredible body,” he said, placing a kiss on her shoulder before swinging her up into his arms again and setting her on the bed.
“Don’t move,” he demanded and hurried across the room to his duffle bag. He removed a strip of condoms, tore a couple off, and dropped them onto the nightstand.
As he started stripping out of his own clothes, Chelsey couldn’t look away. Her gaze swept slowly over his sexy body. Though there was a large, ornate cross tattooed in the center of his chest with tribal tattoos intricately entwined with it, nothing detracted from his sculpted physique.
As her eyes took him in, she couldn’t help but realize how lucky she was that he was hers. The man was beautifully built without a lick of fat on his dark, sinewy body. His broad shoulders tapered to a narrow waist, and his flat abs with its rippling muscles were downright drool-worthy.
Chelsey’s gaze went lower to his impressive penis, and heat pooled between her legs at the way it stood at attention. She couldn’t wait to have him.
“I know what you’re thinking,” he said, and her gaze snapped to his, “but I’m taking care of you first.”
Though she wanted nothing more than to suck him into her mouth and bring him pleasure, she’d follow his lead.
Parker climbed onto the bed, and hovered above her before Chelsey wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him close. She loved the weight of him on top of her and the feel of his thick erection pressing against her core. As their lips connected and their tongues tangled once more, she savored his mouth while also grinding against him.
When he broke off the kiss, she groaned in frustration, but then moaned in delight when his lips grazed a sensitive spot below her ear. He continued lower and sucked on her neck just above her collarbone, no doubt leaving a love-mark.
Her skin was so dark that only he and she would probably notice. Not that Chelsey cared. With the way this man knew how to love on her body, she was okay with the whole world knowing how much he pleased her in the bedroom.
“You smell incredible,” Parker murmured while kissing his way lower.
She was fairly sure he hadn’t missed an inch of skin from her neck to her belly button. His heated touch was making her crazy as he slowly worked his mouth back up her body.
Chelsey whimpered her pleasure and swallowed hard when his hands connected with her breasts. Her nipples pebbled and turned to hardened peaks as his tongue swirled around one while he tweaked the other between his thumb and forefinger.
“Goodness, Parker,” she moaned, squirming beneath him.
This was why she always got impatient with him. Her whole body was wound tight, and her toes curled at the way his masterful tongue teased her. He made her feel so good that all she could think about was having him buried deep inside of her. Or him making her come hard and fast.
Yet, her man took his time loving on one nipple before moving to the other. All the while he gently caressed and squeezed her breasts.
Normally a patient person in other areas in her life, it was impossible for Chelsey to be that way when under Parker’s control. He always took his time in loving on her body and pleasing her, even when she wanted to hurry him along.
Chelsey was convinced that he enjoyed torturing her with his sweet kisses, his tender caresses, and a tongue that had the ability to twist her up inside.
Torture. It was pure, delicious torture.
Parker slid his hand between her thighs and caressed the sensitive bundle of nerves, and Chelsey sucked in a breath. She slammed her eyes closed as her breath caught. “Oh, my goodness.”
Her heartbeat quickened while his touch sent heat radiating throughout the rest of her body. But when he slipped a finger between her slick folds and then another, she cried out and fisted the sheets on each side of her.
“Parker,” she gasped, and her sex clenched as he stroked her, sending heat spreading through her body while he worked his digits in and out of her.
“I love it when you’re so wet for me,” he mumbled.
But when he lowered his head and his tongue replaced his fingers, Chelsey would’ve bucked off the bed had he not had a hand on her stomach. She released several unsteady breaths while his face was buried between her thighs and his mouth pleasured her.
Ohhhhh….
A whirlwind of sensations swirled inside of her. His tongue and his thumb on her clit worked in tandem and were almost too much to handle.
“Parker,” she whined, and her trembling thighs clamped shut on their own accord. Parker gripped her legs, pushed them apart and continued his sweet torture.
She might like sex fast and hard, but she also wanted incredible moments like this, where he made her feel so good, to last forever. Even if they did this long into the night, Chelsey still wanted it to last longer than a few…
“I’m going to…” she gasped, her body tightening and convulsing as she frantically gripped the back of his head.
Her orgasm punched through her like a powerful force, sending her body spiraling out of control. The pleasure, pure and explosive, rocked her to her core, and left her breathless as her body lay limp against the mattress.
“I know I say it all the time, but damn, I’ll never get enough of watching you lose control,” Parker said as he tenderly kissed his way back up her body. “As a matter of fact, we’re going to do this over and over again tonight until neither of us can walk straight.
Chelsey sputtered a laugh. “Well, we’re off to a good start, because I don’t think I can move.”
Parker chuckled and snatched a condom from the nightstand and sheathed himself. Within seconds, his large body was positioned between her thighs, and he wasted no time in entering her.
When he started rocking his hips, stirring flames of passion within her, Chelsey lifted her hips, meeting him with every stroke as he drove into her. The deeper and harder he went, the tighter her body got as they moved in perfect sync.
Her heart was bursting with love and desire, as heat rippled beneath her skin. The man felt so damn good inside of her, and with each thrust, she drew closer to another release.
As Parker continued driving into her, he shifted slightly and rubbed his thumb rhythmically over her clit. At first, he stroked her tenderly, but as he picked up speed, his touch became more demanding.
Her mind was a garbled mess as her inner walls tightened around his penis, and pleasure shot to every cell in her body. Chelsey whimpered. Her moves grew jerkier as she chased an orgasm.
“Par—Parker. Ohhhh, Parker!” she screamed his name and surrendered to another explosive release.
Parker didn’t stop moving. He continued plunging into her, thrusting harder and faster. He cursed under his breath and gripped the headboard but didn’t stop his pace. His other hand went to her right hip, his fingers digging into her skin until a savage growl ripped through him. His body stiffened, then trembled while he growled her name.
When he collapsed on top of her, Chelsey wrapped her arms around his neck and held him close as they both gasped for air.
“Don’t move,” she panted when he tried to lift off her.
Chelsey loved the feel of his body on top of hers. They stayed that way for a few minutes longer until he rolled onto his back, taking her with him.
As she lay sprawled against his chest, her eyes drifted closed and the last thing she remembered was Parker whispering, I love you .