engaged, what would we be doing right now?”
He eased closer to her, his eyes going just a bit darker as he kept them focused on her. “Do you really want the answer to that question?”
“I do.” Because she suspected his answer was similar to hers.
Nina couldn’t even remember the last date she’d been on, which meant that the last time she’d had sex was even further back than she’d first imagined. It had been too long and here was Major, looking handsome and smelling like a slice of heaven. They were pretending they were involved in a relationship, why not pretend a little more?
“Well, if we were really engaged, I’d probably be ready to get you out of that dress.”
She’d crossed one leg over the other when she’d sat a few minutes ago and now she was thankful because she could press her thighs together tighter this way. The timbre of his voice combined with the idea of his hands moving over her body to remove the dress was deliciously enticing.
“Then, once you were naked, I’d bend you over this couch so that I could taste you.”
She didn’t reply, thinking if she remained silent, he’d keep talking and the warmth of desire spreading through her veins like wildfire would continue. Her tongue wasn’t as obedient and it snaked out to move over her bottom lip. His gaze immediately dropped, following the action.
“Do you know how you taste, Nina? You’re licking your lips like you recall. Tell me, are you as sweet as I believe you are?”
He was inside her mind. It was an eerie feeling to believe that he could see into her deepest thoughts. Share her memories of when she was alone in the bedroom of her small apartment in York, using her favorite vibrator to find her pleasure. And afterward, when a deep urging inside had her lifting that vibrator to her lips so that she could taste herself.
“Sweet and spicy, like a delicious drink that leaves you feeling just a little light-headed and a lot addicted,” she said with the same confidence she’d felt when she’d presented her app to him.
Now he was licking his lips. She recalled those lips pressing into hers and wanted to feel them again.
“I’ll bet you’re slick and warm right now.”
“And I’ll bet you’re growing just as hard as you were the first time I met you.”
He’d been very hard, like her hand was brushing over steel, warm and enticing steel. The memory had her clenching her thighs together again, but this time the pulsating continued to the point of throbbing.
“If we were really engaged, I’d fuck you on this couch. In that bed. Over that table. Against that wall.”
His voice was gruff as he moved close enough that the side of his body touched hers. Initial contact sent sparks soaring through her, to the point she thought she might just combust with the friction.
“If we were really engaged, we’d have been unable to keep our hands off each other while we were riding in the car.” Because, yeah, she’d wanted to reach out and touch him then, but she’d refrained. Now, she wasn’t so sure they were going to keep playing by those same rules.
Seconds later she had her answer when Major reached out a hand to cup her jaw. He leaned in closer, his gaze once again on her mouth.
“This is the beginning,” he whispered, his breath warm as it fanned over her face. “If you don’t tell me right now that this is not what you want, that you’re only down for the façade we put on in public, I’m going to continue.”
Her hand came up from her lap to press against his toned chest where his heart thumped persistently beneath.
“I won’t object if you continue.” In fact, she might be at the point of begging.
He closed the distance between them, taking her mouth in what she knew was going to be a heated and hungry kiss.
It was delicious, the way her tongue instantly moved to meet his, the way his tangled with hers in a hot duel that felt at once familiar and decadent. He tilted her face as he leaned in closer, deepening the kiss. She moaned and wrapped an arm around his neck. The hand on his chest flattened against his taut pectoral.
“As beautiful as it is, I want this dress off.” The words were a ragged whisper as he briefly pulled his lips from hers. His teeth scraped along her jawline as she tilted her