A Coral Kiss by Jayne Ann Krentz Page B

know how much I've wanted to find out how completely." With a quick, impatient movement he pulled the flannel gown down to her waist and then swept it to her ankles. It fell in a silent heap to the floor. Jed levered himself high enough off the couch to start removing his briefs. Freed of the confinement, his fully aroused male shaft jutted outward, pressing insistently against Amy's thigh.
    He was big, Amy thought wonderingly. She should have guessed that this part of him would match the rest of him. Large, solid, blunt and powerful. She suddenly felt very small and vulnerable.
    Then she saw the small wince of discomfort that crossed Jed's face as he shoved the underwear down over his bandaged leg, and she reached out to touch him gently. "It does hurt, doesn't it?"
    "Not nearly as much as the part of me that needs you. I've been hurting for you for a long time, Amy Slater." He pulled her back into his arms, crushing her breasts against his chest. "Christ, I've needed this.
    I don't think I even realized just how much until tonight."
    He ran one hand down her spine, stopping long enough at her hips to push her lower body closer to his.
    Amy was instantly aware of his vibrant hardness. Her leg became trapped between his muscular thighs as Jed continued to explore the full curve of her buttocks.
    "So soft and sweet and sexy," he murmured wonderingly. "I don't know how I waited this long."
    Jed's mouth moved back to Amy's, this time deepening the kiss until she was moaning softly and opening her lips to invite him inside. His tongue slid intimately into her with a rush, and the sizzling tension in Jed was communicated to Amy. She reacted to it almost fiercely, wanting to ease the pressure that was driving him as much as she wanted to find her own release. She held him more tightly, engaging him in a tiny duel that had no winner or loser, but only served to heighten their sensual awareness of each other.
    He tasted good, she thought. Hot and demanding and exciting.
    "Amy, Amy, you don't know what it's been like..." The words faded beneath a stifled groan as Jed slid his probing fingers into the shadowed cleft of her soft bottom.
    Amy shivered at the unfamiliar caress, automatically pulling slightly away. His hand tightened on her and she felt the hardness of him stir demandingly against her thigh. She sensed instinctively that Jed was becoming desperate for her. It was as if all the self-control he had exerted over the past three months had disintegrated, leaving him at the mercy of his own raging desire. His fingers moved lower, testing the damp warmth that was beginning to form between her legs.
    "I knew you'd respond to me." His voice was thick with triumphant satisfaction. "I knew it. You're getting damp and hot already."
    "Jed," she breathed, twisting herself against his hand as desire swept through her. She touched his shoulder, splaying her fingertips across his strong muscles, and then she felt one of his large, blunt fingers part her and sink into her. Instantly her body reacted, all the tiny muscles contracting rapidly. She closed her eyes and clung to him.
    "You're so tight. Small and tight and strong. I'm going to lose my mind." Slowly he stroked his finger back out of her and when she cried out and pressed her face into his chest, he gave a satisfied, husky moan. Then he boldly used her own dampness to gently lubricate the tiny nub of desire that was hidden in the triangle of her soft, curling, golden brown hair.
    "I'm the one who's going to go out of my mind," Amy whispered.
    "Good." He used his teeth on her earlobe.
    Amy pressed her lips to his flat male nipple, eager for the taste of him. Her lower body knotted with warmth and an aching, empty sensation. She worked her hand down between their bodies, seeking the heavy shaft that waited there. When she found it, her fingers closed around it in a gentle caress that brought a groan from somewhere deep in Jed's chest.
    "Now, Amy. I know I'm rushing this. I should wait