help you overcome your fears.
“I’ve watched you on dates, and you walk all over those men. None of them have been tough enough to stand up to you. To give you what you crave. What you need. I can.” He cupped her jaw in his palm. “You fight to control every aspect of your life. But dammit, in this give me control.”
She dropped her head and squeezed her eyes shut. He made it seem so easy. Like some fairy tale, let go and let him handle it. But when she let go of the reins bad things happened.
If she’d still been in control of ordering and checking car parts, maybe her dad’s accident wouldn’t have happened. If she hadn’t let the guys on the crew talk her in to partying the night before, she might have been aware of what was happening with her own car last year. She might have been able to stop before the breather blew into a million shreds and took her out, as well as her competitor. And, of course, had she remained in control the night of her high school graduation, she wouldn’t have lost her virginity under such undesirable circumstances.
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Adam tipped up her chin and held her in place as he whispered, “Open your eyes. No hiding from me. Nothing. Ever.”
Compelled by the commanding tenderness in his voice, she did as he asked.
He kissed her cheek, the corners of her mouth, then lightly brushed his lips across hers. “I don’t want to control any other part of your life.” He chuckled. “I don’t know shit about racing.” He grew serious again. “But I do know you. Let me take care of you. Let me love you.”
His last words were barely audible but she felt them like a punch to the gut. She drew in deep breaths, trying to get air into her lungs but the passageways seemed to be blocked. She felt the sizzling in her chest, a warning sign of the impending panic attack closing in on her. He seemed to be talking about more than this one weekend and something about his tone and the look in his eyes made her think this encompassed more than sex.
But what exactly was he saying?
Why her? Why now?
Before she asked the torrent of questions running through her mind, or succumbed to the panic welling up inside her, he pressed his mouth to hers and kissed her long and hard. His lips were commanding. His tongue demanded entrance into her mouth and once granted, it set about claiming her completely.
She was vaguely aware of him standing, her cradled in his arms, legs still wrapped around his waist, but she was too lost in the kiss to process him turning and laying her on the bed until she felt the cool satin comforter against her back. He rested the curve of her ass at the edge of the bed and knelt in front of her, hooking her knees over his shoulders.
She shifted and squirmed, embarrassed to be spread open before him like a buffet and to have him looking at her like she was the dessert he didn’t get at dinner.
He took a deep breath and his nostrils flared. “You are so fucking beautiful,” he said, his voice rough and ragged. “You have no idea how badly I want to rip these panties off you and sink my cock into you until I’m buried balls deep.”
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She groaned and involuntarily thrust her hips. There wasn’t any point in playing this game anymore, not even with herself. It was obvious she wanted him as much as he claimed to want her. Why not go for it and enjoy the experience? “If that’s the case, why aren’t you doing it?”
“Because tonight isn’t about a quick, mindless fuck. It’s about making you understand what a relationship with me would be like.”
She tried to process the word “relationship”, meaning more long-term than this weekend, but as she tried to get her mind around the idea, he slid his hands to the inside of her thighs and forced her legs even wider. Cool air rushing against her heated core, as well as knowing his mouth was mere inches away, caused further thought to
“I’ve watched you on dates, and you walk all over those men. None of them have been tough enough to stand up to you. To give you what you crave. What you need. I can.” He cupped her jaw in his palm. “You fight to control every aspect of your life. But dammit, in this give me control.”
She dropped her head and squeezed her eyes shut. He made it seem so easy. Like some fairy tale, let go and let him handle it. But when she let go of the reins bad things happened.
If she’d still been in control of ordering and checking car parts, maybe her dad’s accident wouldn’t have happened. If she hadn’t let the guys on the crew talk her in to partying the night before, she might have been aware of what was happening with her own car last year. She might have been able to stop before the breather blew into a million shreds and took her out, as well as her competitor. And, of course, had she remained in control the night of her high school graduation, she wouldn’t have lost her virginity under such undesirable circumstances.
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Adam tipped up her chin and held her in place as he whispered, “Open your eyes. No hiding from me. Nothing. Ever.”
Compelled by the commanding tenderness in his voice, she did as he asked.
He kissed her cheek, the corners of her mouth, then lightly brushed his lips across hers. “I don’t want to control any other part of your life.” He chuckled. “I don’t know shit about racing.” He grew serious again. “But I do know you. Let me take care of you. Let me love you.”
His last words were barely audible but she felt them like a punch to the gut. She drew in deep breaths, trying to get air into her lungs but the passageways seemed to be blocked. She felt the sizzling in her chest, a warning sign of the impending panic attack closing in on her. He seemed to be talking about more than this one weekend and something about his tone and the look in his eyes made her think this encompassed more than sex.
But what exactly was he saying?
Why her? Why now?
Before she asked the torrent of questions running through her mind, or succumbed to the panic welling up inside her, he pressed his mouth to hers and kissed her long and hard. His lips were commanding. His tongue demanded entrance into her mouth and once granted, it set about claiming her completely.
She was vaguely aware of him standing, her cradled in his arms, legs still wrapped around his waist, but she was too lost in the kiss to process him turning and laying her on the bed until she felt the cool satin comforter against her back. He rested the curve of her ass at the edge of the bed and knelt in front of her, hooking her knees over his shoulders.
She shifted and squirmed, embarrassed to be spread open before him like a buffet and to have him looking at her like she was the dessert he didn’t get at dinner.
He took a deep breath and his nostrils flared. “You are so fucking beautiful,” he said, his voice rough and ragged. “You have no idea how badly I want to rip these panties off you and sink my cock into you until I’m buried balls deep.”
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Alannah Lynne
She groaned and involuntarily thrust her hips. There wasn’t any point in playing this game anymore, not even with herself. It was obvious she wanted him as much as he claimed to want her. Why not go for it and enjoy the experience? “If that’s the case, why aren’t you doing it?”
“Because tonight isn’t about a quick, mindless fuck. It’s about making you understand what a relationship with me would be like.”
She tried to process the word “relationship”, meaning more long-term than this weekend, but as she tried to get her mind around the idea, he slid his hands to the inside of her thighs and forced her legs even wider. Cool air rushing against her heated core, as well as knowing his mouth was mere inches away, caused further thought to
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