loose from its ponytail, draping their faces as they kissed like they couldn’t get enough.
They didn’t speak—the sound of soft panting and moans mingling in the air with unzipping and tearing of foil. She had to dismount for a moment to take off her shoes, jeans and underwear, and it gave him the perfect view of how beautiful she was. The familiarity of her made his chest ache. And then she was back, sliding onto him, engulfing him in heaven.
There was nothing remotely tender about the way she rode him. She slid up and down with abandon, her head thrown back, the column of her neck exposed to his greedy lips. Lust engulfed him as the tension built. He reached between their bodies, found her clitoris, pleasured her until she came apart. He followed moments later, tumbling into welcome oblivion, the kind of release that obliterated everything but being with this incredible woman in this cataclysmic moment.
He held her tight, savouring her warmth, lost in memories of the two of them in the past, and how being with Tash like this now felt like coming home.
CHAPTER
34
Tash had to stop grinning like an idiot. She’d seen her reflection several times—in the microwave, in the window overlooking the backyard, in the glass cabinet housing her crockery—since she’d arrived home after having spontaneous sex with Kody at the roadhouse and each time, she sported the inane grin of a well-satisfied woman who wanted more from the man currently sitting in the lounge room waiting for her to rustle up some drinks.
She shouldn’t be feeling this euphoric. Having sex with Kody before they’d sorted custody issues was foolish. But she couldn’t help herself. Seeing him struggle with his performance anxiety, watching him conquer his fears, made her heart swell with admiration. She’d once loved him and having him lay himself bare like that … His vulnerability made her want to hold him and never let go.
She couldn’t afford to indulge in crazy thoughts like that but the moment he’d opened his arms to her and she’d stepped into them, she knew there was no other place she wanted to be. The mistakes of the past had faded, along with the complications of the present, leaving her with him to just … be.
She’d never felt so alive.
Sex with Kody had always left her wanting more but this time was different. Back then she’d been young and naïve, revelling in the discovery of her body and the way it responded to his. She may not have had a hell of a lot of sex since but what had happened in that roadhouse defied belief. It was frantic and hot. Scorching, melt-her-into-a-puddle hot.
Pressing her cheek against the fridge didn’t cool her off much so she opened the freezer and stuck her head in a little. Of course, that’s the moment she heard him clear his throat. She straightened so fast she clunked her head on the top shelf.
‘You okay?’
‘Sure.’ She winced and rubbed her head. ‘Just searching for ice cubes.’
‘But I asked for a beer?’
‘I felt like a bourbon.’
‘Then why are there two beers on the counter?’ His wide grin made her heart skip a beat. Sexy as hell. ‘And why are your cheeks so red?’
‘Shut up,’ she muttered, biting back a smile as he burst out laughing.
‘Hey, I’ll take it as a compliment.’
‘Whatever.’ She grabbed the beers and flounced past him, to the sound of more laughter. She loved this, swapping banter with him like they used to. He’d always made her laugh back then, saying her studies made her too serious. She had been too staid, and he’d been the perfect distraction, preventing her from turning into a nerd who put her degree above everything else. His ability to bring out her lighter side had been one of the many things she loved about him. He complemented her in a way she hadn’t expected. No prizes for guessing why she’d reverted to a hermit when she walked away from him.
Then again, having a baby with no family support didn’t leave a lot of time for a social life. Maybe if she’d dated more, had a relationship after Kody, she mightn’t be this gaga all over again. Because that’s exactly how she felt at the moment, like he’d dazzled her and she couldn’t resist.
She’d invited him back here to get past potential awkwardness after riding him like a bronco at the roadhouse. But there hadn’t been any and that had surprised her more than anything. Once