as she sat down.
Harper knew that food was served and she must have eaten something, but every time she looked at Amit, she felt his gaze and she was very aware of a different kind of tension in the air tonight.
It felt…almost as if he were making love to her without touching her. When that thought popped into her head, she glanced over at him to find his gaze on her cleavage. Instantly, her breasts ached, her body thrumming with the hope of more than just a glance. She needed him tonight! It wasn’t just a hope, it was a desperate, pulsing need!
Slowly, his eyes lifted and Harper almost gasped when their eyes clashed.
He stood and Harper’s fingers clenched around her knife and fork. “If you’ll excuse us, Harper and I have some issues to discuss.” Without waiting for acknowledgement, he came to her chair and took her hand, pulled her gently out of her seat, and led her from the room.
Had she said goodbye? Harper had no idea. She was transfixed by Amit, the way he looked at her, the way he touched her, by the promise of pleasure shining in his eyes. Harper followed, needing fulfillment of that promise!
They walked quickly, hand in hand, down the long hallway. But he turned down a different corridor than the one that led to her suite.
“You know where I’m taking you, correct?” he asked, almost at the same moment that she registered the different hallway. Was he reading her mind?
“Yes,” she replied, glancing up at him.
“And you are okay with this?”
“Yes,” she said, feeling the rightness of her answer in her very bones.
His fingers tightened around hers and she picked up her pace, trying to keep up with his longer stride. Before she realized it, they were at his door and he pulled her into his private apartment.
“I’m not letting you out of here until we’re both satisfied,” he warned as he drew her into his arms and kissed her. For a long time, that’s all he did and Harper’s nervousness slowly eased away, replaced by need. A desperate, clawing need.
Too soon, kissing wasn’t enough and she slid her hands up his chest. His jacket was gone, although she wasn’t sure when. But his dress shirt was in the way now. She wanted skin. She wanted to feel his skin against her hands and explore all of the muscles she’d seen.
He tugged impatiently at his shirt until the material moved out of the way. Amit grabbed her hands and placed them on his chest. “Touch me, Harper,” he groaned, pulling her hips against his, giving her more proof of his desire.
“Yes!” she gasped, rising up on her toes to kiss him as her fingers explored that tanned, gloriously male chest. There were so many rippling muscles and she wanted to curl her body into his, to wrap him around herself like a blanket. She felt the zipper on her dress slide down, and stepped out of it as it fell to the floor, leaving it behind.
She was so aware of his touch along her skin, no fabric left to temper the heat. She felt him urge her backwards, but she focused on exploring Amit’s shoulders and chest. His slacks and boxers had vanished, her bra disappeared and they tumbled onto his bed.
Amit sucked her nipple into his mouth and she arched into the sudden heat, her body on fire! “More!” she whimpered, and felt his teeth tease that sensitive tip and shuddered, digging her nails into his skin as the heat became almost overwhelming. Suddenly, her panties were gone and she felt his fingers sliding up her inner thighs. Her legs moved of their own accord, spreading as her hips arched closer to his hand, needing to feel him, needing something to ease the ache between her legs. But when his finger found her heat and slid into her body, she shuddered. The heat only expanded, her need climbing higher and higher until she wanted to scream! She might have screamed already, but his mouth moved to her other breast and she was lost in desire. Harper was only aware of that throbbing, desperate need.
His finger moving in and out of her body had her hips dancing to the same rhythm but it wasn’t enough! Amit was teasing her and she grabbed his head, hauling him up to kiss her. But he pulled his hand away.
“No!” she sobbed!
He growled, then turned away from her. He grabbed a condom from his bedside