Authors: Carrie Cox
Desire #1 (6 page)
As he led me away from the small group, I took a couple of deep breaths. I needed to focus. If Benjamin introduced me to anyone right now, I’ll make a fool of myself.
Snap out of it, Kate
.
But instead of guiding me towards any other guests, he led me out of the hall.
As soon as we were out of the Great Hall, his hand slid from the small of my back, and he grabbed my hand pulling me along.
“Where are we going?” I asked him breathlessly as I tottered behind him in my heels.
He turned back and grinned at me. “You’ll see.”
The corridor was empty and smelled of furniture polish. I guessed the regular party guests were not permitted to leave the Great Hall.
He paused by a large oak door and reached for the door handle. “I thought we could use a little privacy.”
Whoa! Lust rocketed through me, sending tingles along my skin. Did he mean what I thought he meant? Were we going to do it now? In the middle of this party?
He pulled me into the room with him, but didn’t turn on the light. I could only see his silhouette from the moonlight streaming in the window.
I could hear his breathing.
He didn’t touch me at first, just stood there staring down at me.
“I’m glad you wore them.”
“Oh, the shoes.” I pointed my foot out and looked down at my foot wrapped in the expensive, gold leather. “Um, yes. Thank you. They are gorgeous.”
He sank down to his knees. “They are gorgeous on you.”
He reached for my ankle, and grasping it in one hand, he raised my leg slowly.
I wobbled a little and had to put a hand against the back of the door to steady myself.
He lowered his mouth to my foot and traced its length with his lips. I let out a shaky breath. That was hot.
I guessed he had a thing about shoes. A fetish, maybe.
The tip of his tongue stroked the side of my foot and I gasped. That was so erotic. I felt the wetness grow between my legs as I imagined his tongue licking other parts of my body.
When he lifted his mouth from my foot, I opened my eyes and looked down to see his hands on my ankles.
He gave me a slow, sexy smile as he ran his hands slowly up my bare legs. My limbs trembled, and I leaned back against the door. As his hands went higher, he slowed their progress. I could feel the wetness between my legs soaking my panties. I wriggled, bending my knees, aching for his fingers to travel higher.
“Do you want me to touch you?” he asked, in that deep, too-sexy voice.
“Yes,” I breathed.
His dark, smouldering eyes fixed on mine and his hand travelled upwards under the hem of my dress, caressing the soft skin of my inner thigh. When his finger lightly stroked the front of my panties, I gasped and bucked forward towards his hands.
He smiled at my eagerness.
I flushed at my body’s uncontrolled response to his touch. How did he do that?
As his finger gently rubbed the front of my panties, I pressed down against him.
“Patience, Kate. I want to take my time.”
I didn’t. I wanted him now. I wanted him to push me onto the ground and take me right now. My hand travelled to rest over his and I pushed down, desperate to increase the friction.
He pulled my hand away and raised it to his mouth, sucking on my index finger. Holy crap. How could something so simple be such a turn-on?
He hitched my dress up to my waist and made a sound of approval. I wiggled against his hand, and he moved his finger beneath the lace of my panties.
Finally. God, yes
.
I moaned with pleasure as his finger slid back and forth between my legs.
As he started to increase the pace, I began to pant. I was so close, but I couldn’t come standing up like this, not in these heels.
“Oh, God, please.”
“Please what, Kate?”
But I didn’t respond. I couldn’t. I didn’t want him to stop.
He pulled his fingers from under my panties, and I groaned in frustration. Oh, God, he couldn’t stop now.
His hands reached behind me, closing in on my ass cheeks, squeezing them hard. The pinch made me yelp and jerk forward so my sex was directly in front of his face.
I gazed down at him as he began to kiss and rub my most private place with his tongue. I flushed with embarrassment, but I couldn’t tear my eyes away.
“I want you to come for me, Kate,” he said and inserted a finger into my opening. I was so wet, it slid in easily. I felt my internal muscles clench around his finger.
Oh, God. I was going to come.
I put both my hands on his shoulders trying desperately to hold myself up as the orgasm shuddered through my body.
Supporting me with his hands, he stood up and pushed me back against the door, pushing his long, hard body against mine. I could feel his erection digging into my hip. He pulled back for a moment, and I looked down to see him unzipping his pants. A flame of lust uncurled in my belly. I had only just climaxed and I wanted him again.
He freed his erection from his pants and slid his fingers between my legs. I was soaking.
He groaned. “You’re so wet. So ready.”
He inserted two fingers inside me, and I pushed against him, rocking back and forwards.
I could feel his hardness pressing against me.
My fingers travelled down and closed around the length of his erection. I heard his surprised intake of breath as I began to stroke him.
He moved his fingers in rhythm with mine. I could feel the tightness building deep inside me. I was going to come again.
He groaned and gripped his hand over mine. “Slow down, Kate. I don’t want to come like this.”
I smiled at the thought. Pleased I turned him on enough.
I heard him rip open a condom wrapper, then his hands were suddenly on my butt, squeezing and massaging my ass cheeks. Then he lifted me up.
Surprised, I gasped and crossed my legs behind his back to give me purchase. His face was filled with lust, and his eyes were burning with desire as he put a hand between my legs to guide his rock-hard erection into me.
Despite the wetness, it felt deliciously tight as he pushed his way in deeper and deeper, filling me. The first two thrusts were gentle then got harder and harder as he slammed into me, pounding me into the wooden door behind us.
With one last thrust, he groaned and emptied himself. For a few seconds, we stayed were we were, with him inside me and my legs wrapped around his waist. Then he gently pulled out of me and lowered me to the ground.
Feeling light-headed and dizzy, I grinned up at him. “So you like the shoes, huh?”
He smirked and ran a finger along my cheek. “I have a proposal for you, Kate.”
I smiled up at him, luxuriating in my post-orgasm glow. “Right now, I think I’d say yes to anything.”
He stopped smiling, and his face set into his normal un-readable mask. “You don’t have to say yes. It’s a business proposition.”
He looked down at me. I think he was waiting for my reaction.
“Oh, I see.” I pulled my dress back down to my knees and adjusted my neckline to look a little more presentable.
How could his moods change so quickly? A moment ago he’d been … well … we’d been having sex, and now less than a minute later, he was talking business.
“I think you’ll agree it is a good opportunity.”
“Go on,” I said. He was making me nervous.
“I need to go to London tomorrow. There’s a deal I have to close in person.”
I felt a hollow sinking feeling in my gut. Hell, what was wrong with me? He hadn’t promised me anything permanent.
“I’d like you to come to London with me and paint a portrait of a business associate’s wife.”
I blinked up at him, too stunned to say anything for several seconds. “A portrait?”
He nodded and straightened his tie. “Do you do portrait work?”
“Um, yes, but London?”
“Your expenses will be taken care of, and I will pay you well for your work on the portrait. What do you say?”
I stared at him. “I’ve never been to London…”
He gave me a bemused smile. “Is that a yes?”
I bit my lip. Holy crap – London. I’d be mad to turn it down. It wasn’t as if I had anything else lined up yet. I tried to hide my excitement, but I don’t think I was very successful.
I nodded. “It’s a yes.”
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