Determined Kisses (Love in Sandy Beach Book 4) Read Online Free Page B
Author: Jessica Gray
hospitality any more than I already have.”
Ethan took a step closer to her, so close he knew she could feel his body heat, but not touching her. “Stay.”
She looked up at him with her meaningful eyes and shook her head. “I…”
“Stay,” He wrapped the tendril of hair around his finger, connecting them in such a simple way, while getting lost in the depth of her baby blues, looking right into her soul. And what he saw her made him want to protect her, press her into his arms and soothe her pain. No, he wouldn’t let her go. Not now. Not ever.
“I shouldn’t…”
“Stay.”
Her voice was a mere whisper, “It’s been so long…”
“So long?” he asked just as quietly.
“Since I was… you know?” she shrugged a shoulder.
“No, I don’t. Since what?” He watched the blush stain her cheeks and then he widened his eyes, “Hazel. That’s not what I was suggesting at all.” Does she think she has to sleep with me if she stays here? What kind of men has she been hanging out with?
He closed the inches between them, bringing her body up against his own. “Hazel. Let me be clear. I’m immensely attracted to you. In fact, I’ve never been more turned on by a woman than by you. And while I would love to sleep with you – and I mean it, I would really love to sleep with you – my invitation doesn’t have strings attached. I would never want you to feel obliged to sleep with me because I fed you and invited you to stay here. In fact, I would hate it. I want to take only what you give me by choice and with pleasure.”
She blushed. A dark red blush, that heated the air around her and softened his heart even more. Holy mother of all things sexy, that woman was alluring.
“I know. You have been so kind. It’s just that it’s been such a long time I’m afraid I forgot how this dating stuff works.”
He chuckled. “You sure are one of a kind. My little siren. But don’t worry. We’ll just go with the flow. And I want you to know that you can stop at any moment you want and be sure I won’t be angry at you. Okay?”
“Yes,” she whispered and raised her head to lock her baby-blue eyes with his. She sucked him into her soul, deep down, and he wanted to crawl into her body and her heart.
Instead he cupped her face in his hands and grazed his thumbs over her cheeks before he slowly bent down and placed his lips over hers.
He intentionally kept the kiss light, his touch soft. His lips barely brushed hers, and he relished the [or “reveled in”] silky smooth feel of her skin and the tingling on his own lips.
Just when he was about to break their kiss, a loud and sexy moan escaped her throat and she slung her arms around him, pressing her luscious curves into his hard body, making him burn for her with an intensity he hadn’t ever experienced before.
The chemistry between them exploded as she parted her lips slightly and invited his tongue to explore her mouth. The taste of lasagna and red wine still lingered in her mouth, but without overpowering her own sweet and alluring taste. His tongue darted out and explored every corner of her mouth, starting a mating dance with her tongue – twirling around in her mouth and taking the pleasure from the tip of his tongue all the way down to his toes.
She moaned into his mouth and ground her hips harder against him. How could he resist such a sweet temptation?
He scooped her up in his arms and carried her into the living room, where he laid her down on the chaise lounge, carefully spreading her hair out beneath her. Next he organized a pillow to put behind her back and then stepped back, watching her for a moment, in awe of her marvelous body. All he wanted was to pleasure her, hear her moans, and watch her come apart in his arms.
“I’m all yours, my little seductive siren.”
She giggled and stretched her hands over her head, which caused the urge in him to grab her hands and hold them right up there, to see her body shudder and squirm
Ethan took a step closer to her, so close he knew she could feel his body heat, but not touching her. “Stay.”
She looked up at him with her meaningful eyes and shook her head. “I…”
“Stay,” He wrapped the tendril of hair around his finger, connecting them in such a simple way, while getting lost in the depth of her baby blues, looking right into her soul. And what he saw her made him want to protect her, press her into his arms and soothe her pain. No, he wouldn’t let her go. Not now. Not ever.
“I shouldn’t…”
“Stay.”
Her voice was a mere whisper, “It’s been so long…”
“So long?” he asked just as quietly.
“Since I was… you know?” she shrugged a shoulder.
“No, I don’t. Since what?” He watched the blush stain her cheeks and then he widened his eyes, “Hazel. That’s not what I was suggesting at all.” Does she think she has to sleep with me if she stays here? What kind of men has she been hanging out with?
He closed the inches between them, bringing her body up against his own. “Hazel. Let me be clear. I’m immensely attracted to you. In fact, I’ve never been more turned on by a woman than by you. And while I would love to sleep with you – and I mean it, I would really love to sleep with you – my invitation doesn’t have strings attached. I would never want you to feel obliged to sleep with me because I fed you and invited you to stay here. In fact, I would hate it. I want to take only what you give me by choice and with pleasure.”
She blushed. A dark red blush, that heated the air around her and softened his heart even more. Holy mother of all things sexy, that woman was alluring.
“I know. You have been so kind. It’s just that it’s been such a long time I’m afraid I forgot how this dating stuff works.”
He chuckled. “You sure are one of a kind. My little siren. But don’t worry. We’ll just go with the flow. And I want you to know that you can stop at any moment you want and be sure I won’t be angry at you. Okay?”
“Yes,” she whispered and raised her head to lock her baby-blue eyes with his. She sucked him into her soul, deep down, and he wanted to crawl into her body and her heart.
Instead he cupped her face in his hands and grazed his thumbs over her cheeks before he slowly bent down and placed his lips over hers.
He intentionally kept the kiss light, his touch soft. His lips barely brushed hers, and he relished the [or “reveled in”] silky smooth feel of her skin and the tingling on his own lips.
Just when he was about to break their kiss, a loud and sexy moan escaped her throat and she slung her arms around him, pressing her luscious curves into his hard body, making him burn for her with an intensity he hadn’t ever experienced before.
The chemistry between them exploded as she parted her lips slightly and invited his tongue to explore her mouth. The taste of lasagna and red wine still lingered in her mouth, but without overpowering her own sweet and alluring taste. His tongue darted out and explored every corner of her mouth, starting a mating dance with her tongue – twirling around in her mouth and taking the pleasure from the tip of his tongue all the way down to his toes.
She moaned into his mouth and ground her hips harder against him. How could he resist such a sweet temptation?
He scooped her up in his arms and carried her into the living room, where he laid her down on the chaise lounge, carefully spreading her hair out beneath her. Next he organized a pillow to put behind her back and then stepped back, watching her for a moment, in awe of her marvelous body. All he wanted was to pleasure her, hear her moans, and watch her come apart in his arms.
“I’m all yours, my little seductive siren.”
She giggled and stretched her hands over her head, which caused the urge in him to grab her hands and hold them right up there, to see her body shudder and squirm