Zenith in Love (Zenith Series #5) - Leanne Davis Page 0,37

wondered how Jim managed to steal her sounds.

He was so incredible. She didn’t know. Couldn’t know… not like this.

Nothing like this ever crossed her mind.

She was a total mess. She forgot her name. Her identity. Where she was. What was happening. Collapsing onto her stomach, Kayla was languid, exhausted, and replete. Her body seemed suddenly boneless and brainless. It was wonderful. Dear God, she felt so much better than wonderful.

She lay there for a long time, maybe too long. She feared it would be awkward. But right then, she was sky-high on a lovely drug, a sensational, joyous drug that simply flowed through her.

Did he leave? No. She’d certainly have noticed that. She turned her head to rest it on her folded hands and murmured, or rather, purred.

Jim was moving and came near her. He lay down on the floor right beside her. He was still dressed and he turned her, so her back was pressed against his front. Like a pair of spoons. Jim was long and skinny, like a serving spoon and Kayla was shorter and squattier, like a toddler’s spoon. But they sure made a nice pair.

Her eyes stayed closed; she was still floating as she snuggled against him. Heedless of what he might think or say, all her former misgivings, worries, and intuition seemed to vanish in the throes of multiple orgasms; and now, she was totally comfortable with Jim.

“Kayla?”

“Hmm?” She still didn’t open her eyes. Not quite ready to stop floating on Cloud Nine. It felt like sunshine and a warm breeze caressing her limbs. He leaned over her and she turned flat on her back. She felt for his head and pulled him closer. His lips touched hers. She could taste where he’d been; it was still on his lips. Surprised and feeling a little strange because it was Jim, she hungrily kissed him.

She finally opened her eyes. “What?”

“We can’t ever do this again.”

She smiled and patted his face. After that, there was no way this wouldn’t be happening a lot. “Okay, Jim.”

She rolled over and maneuvered one of his hands under her and the other one over her to cradle her naked body. The way she wanted. He was rigid behind her, and she kicked his shin. “You’re not going to do that to me and just get up and leave.”

He was stiff before he finally moved and his face rested on the side of hers as she felt him smiling. “I guess that’s fair.”

“Duh. I figured you don’t know anything about women, but know this: you don’t just leave. And one more thing, be nice to me.”

He stayed there as she continued floating on clouds of ecstasy with her eyes shut. She was happy. Relaxing into her languid feelings, she soon fell into a soft, light sleep.

When she opened her eyes, she was blinking at the light in her room, which had changed. The sun was setting and the bright bedroom was bathed in soft shadows. The afterglow finally dissipated so her brain could function again.

Jim still held her. She shifted and realized she was naked from the waist down but she didn’t care. Until now. She shivered and grew chilled. “One of these times, we’ve got to try that in a bed.”

He awoke with a start and loosened his grip. “There can’t be a—”

She set a finger on his lips. “Next time? Yes, there will definitely be many more times. There is no way this can’t continue. You can deny your internal conflict with sex, but quit pretending I’m not with you now or that you don’t want me.”

“But I can’t. You don’t understand…”

“No. Do you want to explain it to me?”

“I just… can’t. I become very different. Not in a good way. What I did was wrong. The rug burns on you and…”

“Oh, my God. I haven’t moved in an hour. It was too good. It was… oh, toe-curling. So yeah, it turns you into something I find hot and sizzling and yummy. I don’t know why it happens or where it comes from, but if you don’t want it to be with me or whatever, you’d better catch up and figure it out.”

For a long time, he was quiet. Finally, he nodded and buried his face into her hair. “It’s you.” He was so quiet, she wondered what he meant. Why the oddness now? Why couldn’t he just share his thoughts with her? What was the big deal about the carpet compared to the heat and fun of this?