his erection. Even through his boxers he felt incredibly hot.
Romero held his breath, his muscles becoming taut with tension. “I’m not sure that’s a good idea,” he said in warning, but he grew even harder beneath my touch.
I searched his eyes, wondering what had made him say it. Was he worried he’d lose control?
“I trust you,” I admitted. He closed his brown eyes and when he opened them again they were even warmer and gentler than before, but I caught the hint of something darker in them as well. “I want to do it,” I added.
Romero didn’t protest, instead he sat back against the headboard before he lifted his hips and pulled down his boxers. His erection sprang free.
Last time I hadn’t been this close and nerves and excitement curled in my stomach as I took in the sight. His girth was impressive. My first time with Romero would be painful, no doubt, but that was something I wouldn’t have to worry about.
“You don’t have to do anything, Lily,” Romero said as he began to reach for his boxers, mistaking my hesitation for reluctance to touch him.
Pushing my thoughts aside, I curled my fingers around the base, surprised at how wide he really was. Romero sucked in a deep breath and dropped back against the headboard, his hands flat on the mattress. I stroked lightly up and down, ran my fingers over his tip and back down to his balls. I couldn’t stop exploring him, curious and excited at the same time.
Romero cupped my cheek and I turned to look at him but didn’t stop my explorations. “Damn it, Lily, you’re driving me crazy.”
“How do you want me to touch you?” I asked quietly. I wanted to make him feel as good as he’d made me feel. I’d overheard Gianna say something about blowjobs to Aria once, and that those brought any man to his knees, but I wasn’t sure I could pull it off in a satisfactory way. Maybe I should have asked Gianna for instructions…
“You’re doing good.”
I didn’t want to do good. I wanted to be amazing, wanted to show Romero that I was a woman and not the girl he still occasionally took me for. Pushing my worries aside, I bent over him and took him into my mouth.
Romero jerked under me in surprise and gripped the back of my head. “You don’t have to do that.”
It wasn’t said with conviction. I licked from his base up to the top. He didn’t taste of anything, except for the tip where a few droplets had gathered. I licked them away without thinking.
Romero cursed, raking his hand through my hair.
“Am I doing this right?” I asked after a couple of minutes.
“Fuck yes. You don’t even know how hard it is not to thrust into your mouth.”
“If that’s what you want, you can do it.”
“No, not today. Take your time and do what you like. I’ll enjoy it all, trust me,” he said in a low voice. And so I did. I licked around his tip and took him into my mouth, trailed my tongue along his length over and over again. Romero didn’t make a lot of sounds but his hand in my hair tightened and he sucked in his breath every now and then.
“I’m going to come,” he warned. I sucked harder, gripping his thighs to find better leverage, and then Romero came with a low groan. I kept him in my mouth, waiting for him to go soft, but he didn’t. He wasn’t as hard as he’d been but he definitely wasn’t soft. I released him and swallowed, still unsure if I liked the taste or not.
My cheeks were hot as I met Romero’s gaze and I shivered under the force of his expression, dark and hungry, but then it softened as his thumb stroked my mouth. “I meant that as a warning. You didn’t have to swallow, Lily,” Romero said. He gripped my waist and pulled me against him before he kissed me softly. “Are you okay? Or was it terrible for you? I shouldn’t have allowed you to go this far,” he said, voice thick with guilt.
My brows puckered. “Terrible? No, why? I wanted to make you feel good. I don’t mind it when you come in my mouth.”
Romero let out a breathless laugh. “Don’t say those things to me. I won’t be able to focus anymore.”
I grinned, then my gaze flitted down to Romero’s erection again. “Why isn’t it going soft?”
I could see Romero’s