Chapter 13
Chapter
Thirteen
AMARI
MINE
In the darkness of Ruby’s bedroom, I smelled her arousal.
It was sweet and tangy like the organic hand soap in her bathroom, but uniquely feminine.
My mouth watered at how alluring she was as the bright light from the white snow outside danced on the panels of the wooden floor.
There was just enough light from the fireplace to display our faces.
If I wore my desire as openly as Ruby, nothing would hide how much I appreciated her initiation of an act that was inevitable from the time I crossed the threshold of her home.
I bent to raise her satiny nightgown. The fabric slipped through my fingers effortlessly as they brushed against her curvy thighs.
When I raised the gown to her waist, I sucked in my breath as my hands rubbed against the smooth, bare skin of her backside.
I rested them there and gave each cheek a little squeeze.
“Dang, woman, did you plan this?”
“I had no idea you’d be spending the night with me.”
“But you knew what you were doing when you offered to let me share your bed. You could have bundled up in a T-shirt and sweatpants, but . . .” I paused when I lifted the gown over Ruby’s perky breasts.
“You’re not wearing a bra either? Oh, you want to have my baby.”
“No. I just want to be serviced by my Snow Day Santa.” Ruby raised her arms so I could remove her nightgown.
I laughed and draped her gown on the bed’s metal footboard.
“If I’m your Snow Day Santa, that makes you my Priceless Ruby. There will never be another gem like you in my life.”
“That is how you got me naked. Keep pumping me up, and I might give you all those babies you talked about.”
Instead of dismissing Ruby’s words, I lifted her chin and stared into her dark brown eyes.
“You know I’ll take care of you and all of them, right?”
Her eyes twinkled as she bit her lip.
“I believe that, Amari.”
When she said that, I lifted Ruby’s body and gently laid her on the bed. One by one, she removed the pins from her hair and handed them to me. I placed them on the side of her bed as she fingered through her long tresses. Everything about her screamed seductress.
“You’re breathtaking.”
Ruby blushed and lifted her legs. When she opened them wide, I patted her neatly trimmed bush.
“Damn.” My mouth watered. “I need to taste your sweet nectar.” I rubbed my hands together in anticipation of what was to come. “How can I please you, sweetheart?”
My eyes roamed Ruby’s body, which was now diagonal across the bed. Her wavy hair splayed across my pillow as she propped her body atop the gray sheet with her elbows. Lights from the window nearest us and the fireplace caught every angle of her curvy body.
“Surprise me.”
I licked my lips and placed my knees on the bed before hovering over Ruby and straddling her. In that moment, I felt like a lion king ready to devour his mate in the oldest dance in history. Ruby’s sweet eyes drew me in as she ogled my chest and then searched my eyes.
“What are you thinking, sweetheart?” I bent down so close to her that her breath teased the faint hairs on my chest.
Although it was chilly, my skin burned as Ruby raked her fingers over my nipples and raised her delicate hand to my cheek. I kissed the tip of each of her fingers as if they were precious commodities. When I finished, she brushed her thumb across my lower lip.
“I’ve been waiting for you my entire life.”
Her words broke our silence. I didn’t want to jinx the moment by speaking. Instead, I dove in and kissed her luscious lips.
“I need to get you wet so I can enter you, baby. Are you ready for me to take a swim in your juices?”
I swore I saw a blush stain Ruby’s cheeks as she nodded her permission.
I pushed the sheets to the metal frame at the foot of the bed and positioned myself between Ruby’s legs. I held her knees and pushed them apart as far as they would go.
“I feel as if I’m at a doctor’s appointment,” she said.
Ruby’s comment tickled me, but I stayed focused on the task at hand. Before she could say anything else that was goofy, I extended my tongue and took one, two, three licks of her center.
Her body jerked as she tried to scoot higher on her pillow. I gently rested one hand on her stomach to keep her still.
“No, you don’t. You wanted this dick, so I need you to take these licks like a big girl to get ready for it. I’m working with a super-sized package, so I need you to relax enough so you can get your present from Santa without being sore until Christmas.”
Ruby placed her hand on my head to steady it, causing me to look up and into her hooded eyes.
“Cocky much?”
When I dove in for several more licks, she released my head and fisted the sheets. After she panted and moaned my name repeatedly, just the way I liked it, I came up for air.
“One thing Anderson and Dorothy Snowden didn’t do was raise a liar. I can back up every assertion I’m making.”
Ruby smiled, then held my head again.
“You were right.”
“About what?”
“A man being better than my toys.”
I kissed her knee, then her inner thigh.
“A man or me?”
“You.”
“Say my name, Ruby.”
“Amari.”
I plunged into her tunnel with my tongue again, giving her labia several long licks before sticking my tongue in her like I was spooning ice cream from a bowl. I spoke directly to her honey pot.
“Say it again.”
“Amari.”
I tongued her again and stopped.
“This time, say my future husband.”
Ruby’s mouth dropped open as she shook her head.
“I’m not saying that.”
I flicked my tongue rapidly over her clitoris, coupled with long licks and a quick blow over her wetness. When her body seized, I stopped.
“Say it, or I won’t let you cum.”
“You’re evil.” She gasped with her hands on her stomach.
“Do you want me to stop?”
She gave me a mischievous smile.
“No, future husband.”
“Ding, ding, ding.” I raised my hand as if I were ringing a bell. “You, Ruby Starks, have won the grand prize.”
“What is it?” she asked in a whisper.
“I’m going to lick you until you cum, then I’m going to have your legs shaking until you think they’re gelatin.”
“Oh.”
Ruby’s short response made me laugh.
“That’s right, baby. Save your strength because the storm outside has nothing on the tsunami that’s coming your way. Think you can handle it?”
“Yes.”
I took a big breath and said a silent prayer as I devoured the essence of the woman I believed would one day be my wife. Although I hated that her ex’s fumble had her in a funk, I appreciated not having to steal Ruby Starks from another man. After tonight, I wasn’t letting her go.