Chapter Twenty-Eight #2
The sound of the zipper sliding down was the most erotic thing I’d ever heard.
Her dress pooled at her feet, and my erection strained painfully against my trousers.
She stood before me in a red lace bra and matching panties that barely covered anything, the delicate fabric a stark contrast against her creamy skin.
I’d never seen anything more beautiful in my life.
I closed the distance between us in three strides, my hands finding her waist, lifting her against me. Her legs wrapped around my hips instinctively, her arms circling my neck, and I carried her to my desk.
I laid her out on the polished wood surface and stepped back just far enough to look at her. Blonde hair fanned around her head like a halo. Chest rising and falling with quickened breath. Eyes locked on mine, dark with want.
Mine. The thought pulsed through me, primal and possessive.
I trailed my hands down her body slowly, savoring every inch. Starting at her shoulders, I skimmed along her collarbones, over the swell of her breasts where her nipples pressed against the thin lace. I traced the curve of her ribs, the dip of her waist, the flare of her hips.
She shivered under my touch, her breath catching.
Then I hooked my fingers into those red lace panties and dragged them down her legs in one smooth motion. Dropping to my knees, I pulled her toward me until she was perched at the edge of the desk, thighs spread, completely open to me.
“Simon—”
I didn’t let her finish. I brought her legs over my shoulders and lowered my head.
The first stroke of my tongue made her cry out, her back arching off the desk.
I gripped her thighs, holding her in place as I explored her with deliberate attention—knowing exactly what made her gasp, what made her moan, what made her fingers tangle in my hair and pull.
I licked up her center, circled her clit with the tip of my tongue, and dipped inside her entrance just to feel her clench around me. She tasted like heaven, and I was greedy for every drop.
“Please,” she gasped, her hips rocking against my mouth. “Simon, please—”
I sucked her clit between my lips, and she shattered.
Her orgasm crashed through her in waves, her thighs clamping around my head, her voice breaking on my name. I worked her through it, gentling my touch as the tremors subsided, but I didn’t stop completely. Couldn’t stop. Not when she was this responsive, this beautiful, and all mine.
But my own need had become unbearable. My cock throbbed painfully, demanding attention, and what little patience I possessed had evaporated the moment I tasted her release.
I rose to my feet, my hands shaking slightly as I unfastened my trousers.
Raina watched me through heavy-lidded eyes, still breathing hard, her skin flushed and glowing as I released my straining erection.
Then I was leaning over her, positioning myself at her entrance, one hand braced beside her head and the other gripping her hip.
“Look at me,” I commanded.
Her eyes met mine—blue and bright and full of everything I’d ever wanted.
I drove forward in one powerful thrust, burying myself to the hilt, and we both groaned in unison. She was still fluttering from her first orgasm, and the sensation of her inner walls gripping me nearly undid me right there. I held still for one agonizing moment, jaw clenched, fighting for control.
Then she rolled her hips, and all pretense of restraint vanished. I moved. Hard. Fast. Desperate. The pleasure was too intense, building with every stroke and every sound she made.
“More,” she gasped. “Simon—more—”
I gave her more. Gave her everything. Pounded into her with an intensity that bordered on madness, chasing a release that felt like it might break me apart.
When she came again, her body bowing off the desk, her cry muffled against my shoulder, I followed her over the edge. The orgasm tore through me like lightning, and I buried my face in her neck as I pulsed inside her.
For a long moment, neither of us moved.
We stayed tangled together on my desk, breathing hard, hearts pounding in syncopated rhythm. Her fingers traced lazy patterns on my back. My lips pressed soft kisses to her throat, her jaw, the corner of her mouth.
It was the calm after the storm, and it felt precious. Sacred, even.
Eventually, Raina tilted her head back to look at me. Her eyes were warm, her smile soft and satisfied.
“You know,” she murmured, “I think I’m going to like working here.”
A laugh rumbled through my chest, surprising me with its lightness. I tightened my arms around her, not ready to let go. Not sure I’d ever be ready.
“I love you, Sunshine.”
The words slipped out before I could think better of them—unplanned, unguarded, completely true. I hadn’t meant to say it now, in the aftermath of office sex, but I didn’t want to take it back. Didn’t even consider it.
Raina’s eyes softened, and she cupped my face in her hands. Her thumbs traced my cheekbones with a tenderness that made my chest ache. “I love you too.”
Four words. Simple and honest and world-changing.
I kissed her again. Slower this time, deeper, pouring everything I felt into the press of my lips against hers. She melted into me, and I held her close, and the rest of the world fell away.
I’d spent years building walls, protecting myself from the kind of vulnerability that love required. I’d convinced myself I was better off alone, that trust was a weakness I couldn’t afford.
Raina had proven me wrong about all of it.
She was my sunshine, my second chance, my reason to believe that the future could be brighter than the past. With her by my side—in business, in life, in everything—I finally felt like I had something worth more than any deal or dollar amount.
I had her. And that was all I would ever truly need.