Mismatch - By Nana Malone Page 0,48

I haven’t the foggiest.” Eating up the expanse of hardwood with his strides, he pulled her up against him and dipped his head to place a soft kiss on her surprised lips. He didn’t devour, but he savored. Even though the pumping need inside him urged him to take, he seduced. All his rational protestations smothered.

The kiss had a tender intensity to it that broke something inside him. He could care about her. If he let himself, he could fall hard for this girl with the feathers in her hair and the sassy mouth.

When he pulled back to look at her, he met her slumberous gaze and whispered, “Last chance to run.”

Her lips parted into a wide smile. “You’re stuck with me, for now.”

For now. Those words burned, but he’d deal with them later. “Fair enough then.” He tugged up her dress, giving her room to move her legs freely.

He scooped her up so she wrapped her toned legs around his hips and carried her into the bedroom. He deposited her on the bed and followed her down. When his lips returned to hers, it wasn’t quite a kiss, instead he used the tip of his tongue to trace the outline of her heart-shaped lips. Beneath him, she shuddered.

Jessica reached her arms around him, lacing her fingers in his hair and keeping him close. She writhed underneath him, and he moaned. His dick burned in his jeans, like he’d spent hours on foreplay. That’s what she did to him—made him feel like he was burning from the inside out.

With a frustrated moan, Jessica dragged one of his hands to her breast. A chuckle rose from his throat. “All right, all right, I get the message.” Settling his body between her thighs, he caressed her breast. As he circled a thumb around her nipple, she moaned into his mouth. Teasing the turgid tip, he rolled it between his fingers before tugging on it gently.

Jessica’s hips bucked, and she tossed her head back. Eli took advantage of the exposed column of her neck and placed hot open-mouthed kisses along her throat. She wrapped her legs around his waist clasping them tight around him as she aligned her hot, slick core with his aching cock. Her hands moved from his hair to score down his back and shoulders. Everywhere the pads of her fingers traced, his muscles bunched.

When she switched from the pads to her nails, he growled, “God, Jessica.”

“Yes?”

Reaching for the hem of her dress, he scooted back. “I want to feel all of you. We’re wearing entirely too many clothes for that.”

“You’re right. I’m wearing way too many clothes. We both are.”

Eli grinned crookedly. This was the minx he was used to. Sassy. The one who had tempted him on the dance floor.

He agonizingly raised the hem of her dress until it just reached the top of her head. From that position, he had clear access to her breasts, but her hands were secured. He leaned down and breathed soft kisses first on one, then another nipple, each responding to his caress by instantly budding into a hard little peak. God, she was responsive. Unlike their first time together, he wanted to take his time. Not rush it. Taste every inch of her.

He tugged the dress the rest of the way off and went straight for her white thong. The brief material had barely covered much, but at the sight of her nearly naked, he hissed and stared. It wasn’t like he hadn’t seen her naked before, but seeing her petite frame laid out for his enjoyment made him ache to have her. He stripped the thong down over her thighs and heard the soft fabric tear. “Shit. Sorry.”

“You don’t sound sorry.”

He grinned. “Maybe you should stop bothering with underwear all together.”

Jessica ran her hands over his back and pulled his sweater up and over his head. Her eyes roved hungrily over his chest. She leaned over and pressed a delicate kiss to his pec as she traced each muscle in his stomach.

Eli squeezed his eyes tight and tried to rein in the need. When Jessica reached for his belt, a devilish grin spread across her face. “There’s something I’ve been dying to try since the other night.”

“I do hate to disappoint a lady, but it’s my turn. Now hold still.” Unable to get enough of her taste, he continued to trail open-mouthed kisses along the column of her neck, nipping selectively and soothing the nips with tiny licks.

When he reached