behind her back, she undid the hooks of her bra and the black lace dropped silently onto the carpet.
Her eyes were glued to his as she skimmed her fingers over the curves of her breasts, taunting him.
His gaze dropped. His mouth fell open.
She savoured the blatant yearning in his eyes and the hunger in his parted lips. She felt her breasts swelling, her nipples reaching out to him, beckoning him.
He wrapped one powerful arm around her, lifted her up and slid her on top of the bed so she reclined beside him. His hands tore across her body, over her breasts, her aching nipples, her waist, and lower.
She, too, explored the planes of his naked torso as they savaged their bodies relentlessly.
He cupped one of her breasts and tugged at her other nipple with his mouth. An electric current surged within her. His other hand slipped over the top of her panties and he hooked a thumb inside. She lifted her bottom as he slid her knickers off and tossed them aside.
“I want all of you,” he mumbled.
He trailed hot kisses down her stomach, past her belly button.
Then lower.
Yet another current of electricity shot through her. He nuzzled his mouth between her legs. Electricity turned to fire.
She was burning up, from the inside out. There was nothing else. Only the fire burning within her. She gasped for air, unsure if this was pleasure or pain until a frenzied wave of molten relief radiated through her body.
She lay in a spent heap on the bed but that didn’t last long.
Her eyes followed the contours of his powerful shoulders and chest, the ridges of his abdominals and his slender, manly hips. And, of course, he was completely exposed.
She ran her fingers along his masculine length. Hearing him moan with delight, she kissed his chest and nipples but Jake pushed her back on the bed.
“I want to be inside you,” he said. “I’ve always wanted to be inside you.”
She was still caressing him as she guided him gently into her hot interior. It had been a long time for Rachel.
He went very quickly from slow and gentle to hard and fast. And she was ready. She’d never been more ready in her life. It wasn’t long until her body was flooded with waves of ecstatic pleasure.
His breath quickened. He groaned. Let out something resembling a roar.
They lay side by side for a while not saying anything. Her eyelids heavy, Rachel felt them closing.
He caressed her cheeks. “You’re tired.”
She gazed at him through lowered lashes. “You’ve worn me out.”
“I’ll let you have a little rest,” he said. “Then I plan to wear you out some more. I’ve been waiting for this for a long time, you know.”
Epilogue
“I’m exhausted!” Rachel flopped back onto the king size bed in their luxurious suite at the Hotel Rouge. “I don’t know how much more of this I can take.”
Jake’s eyes rested on the pale band of flesh below her waist. “All day you’ve been taunting me.”
She’d been constantly pulling down the hem of her top. Now, as she lay back on the enormous bed with her midriff exposed, she didn’t have the energy to cover herself.
He lay down beside her and tickled her bare stomach. “This is just the beginning.”
The soft flesh of her belly went taut as she shrieked with laughter and rolled away from him before he could grab her. Taking what she thought was a fighting stance, she stood by the side of the bed with her hands raised.
Her eyes narrowed. “Watch out or I’ll karate you.”
Jake burst into laughter and grabbed her around the waist. He drew her back onto the bed beside him so they lay together side by side.
He propped his head on one hand. “I hate to disappoint you but karate doesn’t suit you. You’ll have to stick with running multi award winning campaigns.”
“Only one of the awards is mine. The other is yours, Mr Advertising Executive.” She pinched him playfully on the arm.
“Well, Mrs Advertising Executive, was the wedding everything you hoped for? Or did you want something bigger and more glamorous?”
Rachel looked into the deep mahogany of his eyes. “It was perfect. Small and intimate. Everything I ever wanted.”
“You didn’t mind that Marcus used our wedding to announce his engagement to Samantha?”
“You know I didn’t. It was a wonderful surprise.”
“I think he might have surprised himself with that one. He’s really grown up.”
She closed her eyes. The life she was living now was a dream she hadn’t dared to have. She hadn’t believed she could have it all. Only one thing could make her happier.
Jake prodded her shoulder. “So you reckon you know karate? Think you’re ready for one of my judo tackles?”
She sighed. “I’m too tired to go into battle now.”
“Good, I don’t want you to resist.”
His lips brushed hers gently. Then he pressed his mouth against hers. His arms were already around her waist. She ran her fingers along the hard contours of his biceps until both hands were twisted around the back of his neck.
“I wasn’t kidding when I said I was too tired to fight you,” she said. “I don’t know where you get all your energy from.”
“But this is only the beginning of our honeymoon.”
A honeymoon with a difference. They’d brought Connor along as well as the nanny to help take care of him.
“Did I mention Connor and the nanny are going to spend a couple days at EuroDisney?” Jake asked.
“We’re going to EuroDisney?”
“No, you and I are staying right here. It’s only fair. Connor’s got EuroDisney. I’ve got you. Then all the males in the family should be happy.”
“And we’ve got Paris! Boulevards. Cafes. Galleries. Patisseries…”
Jake held her gaze. “You know, the best thing about this hotel is the room service. It’s excellent. Internationally renowned. You won’t find better anywhere else in the world. We need never leave the room. So what are going to choose, Paris or me?”
Rachel smiled. “Are you really happy? Are you as happy as me?”
“Of course.” His hands wandered along the curve of her waist onto the small of her back. “But there is one more thing. I want us to have a child together. We talked about it before. That’s the one thing that would make our lives complete.”
“Yes.”
She pressed her trembling mouth against his and he held her against the wall of his torso. He made her feel secure and safe.
Still kissing him, she slid her fingers inside his collar and began undoing the buttons on his shirt. Something stirred deep inside her. She still found it astounding he had the power to evoke so many emotions in her.
She tried to make her voice sound tough. “So you want a baby? We’d better get a move on. No time like the present.”
“I thought you were tired,” he said.
“Not that tired.”
She rolled him over and looked into his eyes.
Nothing had ever felt so right.
Table of Contents
Chapter one
Chapter two
Chapter three
Chapter four
Chapter five
Chapter six
Chapter seven
Chapter eight
Chapter nine
Chapter ten
Chapter eleven
Chapter twelve
Chapter thirteen
Chapter fourteen
Chapter fifteen
Epilogue