with kisses, too.
Big hands grabbed her head and held her still as his mouth descended. Her kisses had been affectionate and playful. His kiss was thorough, sexy, and serious. She opened for him and the growl from his chest gave her a charge of intense arousal. Standing on her toes, she pressed her softness against his hard body.
As he devoured her mouth, his hands were busy stripping her of her bra and panties. Within seconds she was nude and Zach was pushing her down onto the bed. Her breath heavy with passion, she watched as he quickly dropped his clothing on the floor. When he was finished, Savannah held out her arms to welcome him.
Zach gazed down at the woman lying on the bed, waiting for him. Savannah was every dream he’d ever had. And while he wanted to be inside that sexy body, losing himself in an ecstasy only she could provide, he held back. She’d been through hell the last couple of days. Shadows beneath her eyes told him she needed rest.
“Something wrong?” she whispered.
“Not a damn thing. Just can’t get over how beautiful you are or how lucky I am.”
“Come down here and I’ll let you get even luckier.”
Zach lay down beside her and gathered her close, absorbing her soft, silky body into his. She felt fragile and delicate in his arms but he knew there was a thread of steel beneath that delicacy.
A slender hand moved down his stomach, caressing and kneading. Before she could reach her destination, Zach grabbed her hand and held it to his mouth. “Sleep.”
“What?”
“You need to rest.”
“But I want you inside me.”
Breath shuddered from him. He was hanging on by a thread already. Having her tell him exactly what she wanted from him made saying no to her a thousand times harder. He pressed a soft kiss to her mouth. “Let me just hold you.”
“But I want—”
Names like “idiot” and “masochist” reverberated through his mind as he rolled her over onto her back and said, “Shh … let me take care of you.” With those words, Zach proceeded to show with his mouth and his hands just how much he worshipped and adored this woman. Holding her arms above her head, he looked down into the loveliest face in all the world and saw what he thought he’d never see gleaming in her eyes again—love and trust.
He reverently kissed her mouth over and over, then whispered soft kisses across her face and down her slender neck. She groaned and wiggled a little but didn’t object to him holding her and loving her without her active participation. This was for both of them.
Trailing openmouthed kisses to each breast, he licked and suckled them gently, then lightly bit one nipple, which brought a gasp and another wiggle of her body. Going lower, he licked and kissed his way down her satin-soft skin, stopping briefly for a quick tongue swirl of her navel. When he saw that she had her legs tightly together, trying to find ease for her arousal, he growled, “Open up, baby.”
As he watched her slender legs spread open, he swallowed hard. The trust she was showing him humbled and amazed him. Releasing his hold on her wrists, Zach moved lower on the bed and kneeled between her parted legs. He ground his teeth together, the temptation to plunge deep and give them both relief almost beyond his control. At her soft sigh, he glanced at her face and was reminded of his purpose. Sparking green eyes, hot with desire and love, looked at him beneath her lashes while a smile of pure pleasure curved her luscious lips. This was for Savannah, the most precious and beautiful creature he’d ever known.
Hooking her legs with his forearms, he spread her legs farther apart, dipped his head, and inhaled the sweet musk of her arousal. When she undulated and gasped out, “Zach … please,” he chuckled but refused to hurry. The anticipation of her taste was a delight in itself. Rushing through anything this fine would be a sin. Nuzzling her softness with his nose, he enjoyed more gasps and groans and then took a long lick as a quick tease. Another sharp gasp came from her. Smiling widely, Zach went for a deeper taste, his tongue thrusting deep within her. Savannah wailed and came quickly against his tongue. Lapping at her, he gave her a few seconds to recover and then began to build the fire again.
Savannah arched up into another fierce