Time For Pleasure by Angie Daniels

into the circle of his arms. “Damn, that was good,” he murmured, his hands smoothing over her body, cupping her ass. “I’ve never felt this out of control before.”
    “Me either,” she whispered against his chest.
    “Good, that’s real good.” Her confession was music to his ears.
     
    *   *   *
    Kaelyn woke to the feeling of complete and utter peace that enveloped her. Ashton’s hand rested at her hip and his hard body was spooned against her back.
    I could get used to this.
    So much for an afternoon fling, Kaelyn thought with a frustrated breath. She wasn’t made for short-term relationships and should have known once with Ashton wouldn’t have been near enough. Not to mention the fact she wanted to believe it was nothing more than physical attraction, instead there was something special about Ashton. The attraction had been instantaneous and the sex had been intense and mind-boggling. She had cried out his name, his body hard and thrusting, causing her to whimper in ways she never imagined noises, wild primitive sounds from deep in her throat.
    Goodness, she was doing it again.
    The bed swayed as she sat up. Kaelyn looked over and made sure Ashton was still sleeping. The sun poured through the window and bathed his naked body.
    He was downright gorgeous.
    Quietly, she rose and padded into the bathroom, needing a few moments away from the comfort of his body to get her head on straight.   In the dim bathroom lighting, she gazed at her reflection in the mirror, and wasn’t at all surprised at what she saw. The face of a woman who had been thoroughly made love to.
    Her cheeks and face were raw and red, eyes huge and dark, and her lips swollen and slightly bruised.   Dammit , it had been worth every second!
    Now what ? she asked herself. What happened now? Did they both go their merry ways and she promise to call him soon whenever she needed to be made love to, or was their fling over. Either way, it wasn’t a relationship. Only, the fact that she was calling it lovemaking instead of fucking was a huge sign she was in trouble.
    Kaelyn stared at her reflection and couldn’t lie to herself. She wasn’t ready to end what they had. Instead, she wanted more. Lots more. And that was the problem. She was a hopeless romantic and wanted the stories she read about. But she had learned that relationships just weren’t meant to last forever and promises were rarely kept. Her parents divorced when she was six and her father had barely been in her life since. She recalled the months that passed with no word from him. And on the rare occasions when he did come around it was to flaunt his latest girlfriend in her mother’s face. As a result, she grew up looking for love in all the wrong places and found only repeated heartbreaks. After her last break-up, Kaelyn vowed to never give her heart to another man. Instead it would be all about what she needed and wanted.
    She splashed cold water on her face and took several deep breaths while she put her time with Ashton in perspective. She had opened the door, flirted, gave in to the lust and they ended up in her bed. Other than sex, there was nothing more going on between them. And the sooner she started understanding that, the better.
    So why wasn’t her heart listening?
    By the time she stepped back into her bedroom, Ashton was awake, lying on his back, staring at her with his lust-filled eyes. Dammit, he was just too yummy! His jaw was dark with stubble. His legs were long and muscled. And his chest was ripped. He had to work out regularly because there wasn’t a trace of fat on his beautiful body. And then her eyes wandered to his dick resting on his stomach. Her body tightened and need splintered through her. She remembered how good it had felt buried inside of her.   Kaelyn licked her lips. The pose, the blend of shadow and light would have been a wonderful photograph.
    “Hey beautiful,” Ashton said softly, dangerously, while staring hungrily at her naked