Hearts Aflame Collection: 4-Book Bundle (13 page)

She ran her palm over the smooth head of his
erection before sliding it down to the hilt. She leaned up and
kissed him on the mouth. “Maybe you should stop talking and let me
feel you inside already.” She said her voice husky from desire.

Jeff gaped at her in stunned surprise. What
happened to the cool, reserved woman he’d been asking out for close
to a year? His blood began to boil; he needed to be inside her or
he felt like he would combust. He lifted her into his arms and she
wrapped her legs around his waist. They exchanged heated kisses as
he made his way to his bedroom. He set her down gently and quickly
got rid of her clothes. He stood looking at her in awe, she was as
close to perfection as he had ever seen; and he’d seen plenty.

Almost reverently, he cupped her breasts and
ran his palm over her nipples. She gasped and swayed gently on her
feet before closing her eyes. He bent down and took first one
pointed end in his mouth and sucked gently before moving to the
other. He lifted his head and saw that her pupils had dilated; she
trembled and he felt satisfaction course through him knowing she
was trembling out of desire for him. He picked her up and gently
laid her across the bed before quickly divesting himself of his
clothes and joining her there.

Leaning on an elbow, Jeff ran his hands over
her curves. As he palmed her breast, her sharply indrawn breath set
him on fire. He wanted to take this slow but he was not sure how
long he could hold out. He trailed his hand over her flat belly
down to the juncture between her thighs and almost came right there
on the spot when he discovered how wet she was.

“You are ready for me babe.” He muttered
moving up to kiss her mouth.

She grabbed his hair with both hands and
kissed him thoroughly, moving her body sinuously beneath his, “I’ve
been ready for a while.” She muttered.

She suddenly pushed him down and moved on top
of him. She slowly began to kiss her way down from his chest to his
tummy and down till she got to his huge erection. She licked the
tip and clicked her tongue against the roof of her mouth. “I love
the taste of you.” She murmured before leaning down to take his
head inside her mouth.

Jake gasped at the sensations that rocked
through him then groaned. “You are killing me here.” He groaned
again as she ran her mouth over him from the head to the hilt. He
closed his eyes and held onto her head as he began to buck. He knew
he could not hold on much longer so he pushed her away.

“What is it big boy, can’t take it?” she
teased.

He was going to get her back for that, Jeff
thought to himself, but for now he needed to be inside her
immediately. He reached over to the polished oak nightstand by his
bed and pulled open the drawer. He found what he was searching for
and hurriedly tore open the foil packed before slipping on the
protection. He turned to Lisa who had been stroking his back and
flipped her onto her back. He decided then that he needed to taste
her just a bit.

The scent of fully aroused woman hit him as
he darted his tongue into her secret place. She bucked once and he
used a hand to hold her steady. She was breathing in short gasps as
he focused on giving her as much pleasure as he could. He lapped at
her juices and swirled his tongue inside her. He slipped a thumb in
and found the nub just inside of her and put pressure on it. Her
orgasm was as sudden as it was fierce. One minute she was panting
and the next she tensed and let out a keening wail that seemed to
go on forever as her body shattered.

Jeff waited a few seconds for her to calm
down then slipped inside her. She was so tight he had to take a few
moments to draw a steadying breath. He looked down at her and saw
her eyes opened in shock; so he was not the only one who was
experiencing how right this felt.

He adjusted his position and groaned as the
rest of his hard length sank into her; this was too good. He
withdrew till only his tip was inside of her then sank in again. He
wanted to make this last. But Lisa had other ideas. She began to
move too, hurrying him up with her movements, which were turning
frantic.

“Baby, slow down; I want to make this last.”
He grunted.

Lisa clutched his bedspread in her fists and
flung her head from side to side. When he withdrew again, she
twisted her hips and slammed up to meet him as he sank into
her.

“Shit!” Jeff swore as the force travelled up
to his brain and he lost control. He grabbed her hips and began to
frantically pump into her.

“Yes! Harder Jeff! Oh God, harder!” She
wailed as she moved with him, keeping up every step of the way. “Oh
my God! Oh my God!” She cried out and suddenly let out another
scream as the pleasure ripped into her.

Jeff felt her orgasm and as she began to
clench around him it triggered his own orgasm and he shouted her
name as he came. He collapsed on her and kept shuddering as the
sensations racked through him. He had never experienced lovemaking
as intense as this before; he felt completely wiped out.

Finally, conscious of the fact that he was
probably squeezing the breath out of her, he slid off her and lay
beside her. She lay utterly quiet except for the in and out as she
struggled to take in sufficient air.

“That was incredible.” He said.

“Hmm.”

He turned to look at her, “Is that all you
can say? What’s the matter?” He asked in concern seeing the
confusion on her face.

She shrugged and he thought she was not going
to answer but then she turned earnest eyes towards him. “It’s just
I had no idea it could be like this.” Her eyes were wide with
wonder.

Jeff felt humility and something else that
felt suspiciously like tenderness hit him then. Unbelievably, his
flaccid member began to stir. Apparently, his body hadn’t gotten
enough of this incredible woman; she had definitely been worth
waiting for and he wanted to make sure that they both had a
memorable time. He ran a hand lightly across her body, “I had no
idea it could be like this either.” He told her quietly.

She eyed him skeptically, “Mr.
One-night-stand himself?” She softly mocked.

So he never spent more than a single night
with the same woman, well at least he did not have to explain the
terms to her. “I never break any promises.” He told her.

Her lips curved in a smile, “That my dear
man, is because you never make any promises.”

He caught her to him and planted a hot kiss
on her mouth before replying, “Damn straight.”

“So you never give more than one night?” she
asked curiously.

Jeff tweaked a nipple and felt satisfied when
she gasped. How did they get talking about this anyway? He
wondered. “I don’t have more than one night to give.” He told her
carefully, letting her know that this could not go anywhere. To his
surprise she leaned into him and kissed him softly and
thoroughly.

“That is the only reason I’m here.”

He frowned, what did she mean by that? “What
does that mean?”

“I only want one night Jeff.” She told him
earnestly, “And you’re the only one I could trust to give me that
without any complication.”

He stared at her incredulously. It was
precisely what he wanted to hear but somehow it did not sit well
with him. He pushed it aside and growled into her neck, “Then let’s
get on with the wonderfully uncomplicated night.” He flipped her to
her back as she giggled in delight and straddled her. As he did
some wonderfully sinful things to her body, it was not long before
her giggles turned to sighs and moans.

Chapter Five

Driving into her Englewood neighborhood on
Sunday, the wind gently lifting her hair Lisa felt at peace with
her inner self and one with nature. Since it was late September she
had decided to leave her windows down and enjoy the cool air as she
drove her old Toyota. She had the day off on Sundays, she had
decided to spend it at the Rocky Mountain National Park, which was
her destination of choice anytime she felt restless or if she had
something she needed to think through. And after the night she’d
spent with Jeff, there was plenty she needed to think through. Just
thinking about him, she suddenly felt her newfound peace and
oneness threatened so she decided to focus on other things instead.
Stuff like her sister’s relationship with Brad.

She frowned as she turned into her street.
Even though they had barely had time to talk since that night at
the café, she had sensed her sister’s unhappiness. She wondered
what was going on between Di and Brad; she didn’t want to intrude
but if Di was unhappy Lisa needed to know about it. Right then she
made up her mind that she would speak with Di and make sure she was
okay. She loved her sister but beyond that, she owed her a lot.

She was still thinking about Di and Brad when
she turned into their apartment building and saw a familiar silver
BMW sitting on her allotted parking space. For a brief moment, she
entertained the thought of putting her car in reverse and jetting
out of there but she knew her poor Toyota was no match for that
beast, besides she was not going to let any man send her running
from her home. So she pulled into the empty slot beside the BMW,
Di’s Ford Explorer Iron Man was absent, which meant she was either
at the Café or with Brad, off somewhere.

Lisa turned off the car and watched as the
door to the BMW opened and Jeff stepped out. She could not keep her
eyes off him if she tried; he looked devastatingly handsome. He
wore a light jacket over a black tee shirt which he’d tucked into a
pair of dark blue jeans. His dark hair fell over the side of his
face. He leaned against the car and folded his arms across his
chest, she could see his scowl; he definitely was unhappy. She
sighed at got out of her car, she would have to face him someday
and it might as well be now.

She looked at him in the fading light then
looked down so she could lock her car. Once that was done, she
stepped around to where he was standing, “What are you doing here
Jeff?” Her voice was mild but there was no trace of warmth in
it.

Jeff raised an eyebrow, “Not too long ago you
were screaming my name and I was giving you pleasure with my
tongue. I got the impression you were very happy to see me
then.”

Lisa met his eyes and her heart missed a
beat, but she waved the reaction aside. “Okay, so you came all the
way here to tell me that. Fine, I get it. Thanks for a lovely fuck.
Now get out of my way.”

She moved to walk past him but he caught her
arm and drew her back. “What the hell do you mean by that?” He
ground out.

Lisa jerked her arm away and he let her go.
She stepped up to his face and snarled, “What the hell do you
understand by the term ‘one night stand’ Jeff? It means I don’t
have to take this bullshit from you.”

“I woke up and you were gone. It was not even
light yet and like a cheap whore you had snuck out of my room.” His
voice was filled with sarcasm.

Lisa flinched as though he had slapped her
but she reared back. “So what exactly is your problem?”

“You owe me.”

She stared at him in disbelief even as a rush
of desire coursed through her body at his words. “What?”

He folded his arms across his chest and
stared at her in satisfaction, “You, Lisa Smith, owe me a session
of nightlong fucking.”

Lisa knew she’d asked for that in a way. They
had made love that night; even she could tell the difference but
she’d chosen to degrade what they’d had and he was only following
her lead. Still, knowing that did not stop it from hurting. She
placed fisted hands on her hips. “I don’t believe you! You, Jeff
Masterson, Mister one night stand? From what I’ve heard you don’t
even wait for morning before bundling your latest victim into a
taxi and now you want me to believe that after several hours of
sex, you are feeling cheated because I did not spend the night?”
she was waving her hands around in exasperation by then.

Jeff stared at her beneath hooded eyes. When
she put it like that, it made him sound ridiculous but when he’d
woken up a few hours after another heated round of lovemaking and
had reached for her only to find empty space, he’d been mad. He had
also felt cheated. But he wasn’t about to admit that he just
shrugged, “You shouldn’t believe everything you hear.” It sounded
lame and he knew that but it was the best he had.

She stared at him and though he could not see
her expression clearly because it had already become dark, he could
clearly sense her frustration. She opened her mouth to say
something then shut it, shook her head and started walking away.
She paused and turned around, walking back to where he’d stood
staring at her backside.

“How do you do it?” She demanded, going on
before he could ask what she was talking about. “How do you take
woman after woman to bed and never give off yourself? Who damaged
you so badly?”

Jeff stiffened and opened his mouth to reply
but shut it again. He was not going into that. “I don’t know why I
came; I’m sorry I bothered you.” He said stiffly and turned to pull
the car door open but he felt her light touch on his arm and was
hit by a sudden blast of lust. He turned slightly to her and winced
at how tight his jeans felt in his southern region.

“I’m sorry I left the way I did.” She said
softly, throwing him in a loop. “I did not want any awkward morning
after where you would have had to throw me out. So I decided to get
rid of myself.”

Jeff didn’t know what to say; he had come
ready for anything but an apology. “It’s okay.” He said gruffly
then knew she deserved more than that, “That night with you, it was
the most amazing in my life and when I woke up and you were gone,
it just felt wrong.” She was silent and he knew he had taken her by
surprise; not more than he’d surprised himself, he thought
wryly.