point of pleasure and began to tease it. In less than two minutes she was tense and panting.
She could feel her release building and forced herself to open her eyes.
“Be in me,” she whispered.
He raised his head and stared back at her, then nodded. After pulling a condom out of his nightstand drawer, he slipped on the protection then moved between her thighs.
She guided him inside.
He was large enough to stretch her and fill her until she gasped. In and out, over and over. They found the perfect rhythm in a matter of seconds and then both of them were breathing hard, barely holding on.
She grabbed his hips and pulled him in deeper, needing all of him, wanting the—
Her orgasm caught her off guard. One second she’d been reaching and the next she couldn’t do anything but feel the endless ripples and contractions as her body surrendered. David caught his breath, then groaned. He pumped harder and faster, making her climax go on and on until he shuddered and was still.
Second thoughts took less than two minutes to intrude. As soon as David withdrew and rolled over to lie next to her, Liz had a bad feeling that she’d just made a huge mistake.
She barely knew the man and she’d gone to bed with him? What was up with that? She felt exposed, vulnerable and raw.
Telling herself she’d simply reacted to jet lag, emotional circumstances and a ghost from her past didn’t help.
“You okay?” he asked.
She turned to look at him and saw the concern in his dark eyes. Telling the truth never crossed her mind. “Sure. Great. You?”
“Fine.”
An awkward silence collected. Liz sat up and glanced around. “I should probably, um, get dressed.”
What she wanted to do was leave, but she wasn’t sure how to say that without it coming out wrong.
She collected her clothes, then stepped into them. He pulled on boxers, then put on jeans and a sweatshirt. When they were finished, they stared at each other in the gathering twilight.
“I should go start dinner,” he said.
Liz swallowed. “I’m not that hungry. It was a long day and I’m still kind of out of it from all the time changes.”
He continued to stare at her but didn’t speak.
She folded her arms over her chest. “I had a good time. I mean, you were great and we obviously do well in bed. It’s just…”
“Too fast?” he asked.
She nodded. “Sort of. I guess we got carried away.”
It was more than that. Fear lurked in the back of her mind, roaming through her thoughts like a great beast. She knew she wanted to run away because if she stayed, she risked connecting, and she didn’t want that. She didn’t want to fall in love. She knew what came next. Love meant death—and she had a child to live for.
“Come on,” he said, grabbing her hand and pulling her into the hallway. “I’ll drive you home.”
They didn’t speak in the car. Liz was torn between apologizing, saying it might be best if they never saw each other again and asking if he was free the next evening. She was tired, confused and still tingling from their lovemaking. Had anything ever made less sense?
When David parked in front of the hotel, she reached for the door handle. “You don’t have to get out,” she told him.
“Are you all right?” he asked.
She smiled slightly. “I will be.”
He studied her face. “I shouldn’t have pushed things.”
“You didn’t. I was practically begging. We were both—” She swallowed. “I guess it was just chemistry. It happens. Good night.”
She stepped out of the car.
David watched her until she entered the hotel, then he pulled back onto the street. He couldn’t regret what they’d done, even if he wished things had ended differently. Liz was special.
But maybe this was for the best, he thought. There was no point in continuing a relationship that was destined to end eventually. Why risk falling for her when he knew she would walk away as soon as she learned that he wasn’t anything she thought he was?
She could feel her release building and forced herself to open her eyes.
“Be in me,” she whispered.
He raised his head and stared back at her, then nodded. After pulling a condom out of his nightstand drawer, he slipped on the protection then moved between her thighs.
She guided him inside.
He was large enough to stretch her and fill her until she gasped. In and out, over and over. They found the perfect rhythm in a matter of seconds and then both of them were breathing hard, barely holding on.
She grabbed his hips and pulled him in deeper, needing all of him, wanting the—
Her orgasm caught her off guard. One second she’d been reaching and the next she couldn’t do anything but feel the endless ripples and contractions as her body surrendered. David caught his breath, then groaned. He pumped harder and faster, making her climax go on and on until he shuddered and was still.
Second thoughts took less than two minutes to intrude. As soon as David withdrew and rolled over to lie next to her, Liz had a bad feeling that she’d just made a huge mistake.
She barely knew the man and she’d gone to bed with him? What was up with that? She felt exposed, vulnerable and raw.
Telling herself she’d simply reacted to jet lag, emotional circumstances and a ghost from her past didn’t help.
“You okay?” he asked.
She turned to look at him and saw the concern in his dark eyes. Telling the truth never crossed her mind. “Sure. Great. You?”
“Fine.”
An awkward silence collected. Liz sat up and glanced around. “I should probably, um, get dressed.”
What she wanted to do was leave, but she wasn’t sure how to say that without it coming out wrong.
She collected her clothes, then stepped into them. He pulled on boxers, then put on jeans and a sweatshirt. When they were finished, they stared at each other in the gathering twilight.
“I should go start dinner,” he said.
Liz swallowed. “I’m not that hungry. It was a long day and I’m still kind of out of it from all the time changes.”
He continued to stare at her but didn’t speak.
She folded her arms over her chest. “I had a good time. I mean, you were great and we obviously do well in bed. It’s just…”
“Too fast?” he asked.
She nodded. “Sort of. I guess we got carried away.”
It was more than that. Fear lurked in the back of her mind, roaming through her thoughts like a great beast. She knew she wanted to run away because if she stayed, she risked connecting, and she didn’t want that. She didn’t want to fall in love. She knew what came next. Love meant death—and she had a child to live for.
“Come on,” he said, grabbing her hand and pulling her into the hallway. “I’ll drive you home.”
They didn’t speak in the car. Liz was torn between apologizing, saying it might be best if they never saw each other again and asking if he was free the next evening. She was tired, confused and still tingling from their lovemaking. Had anything ever made less sense?
When David parked in front of the hotel, she reached for the door handle. “You don’t have to get out,” she told him.
“Are you all right?” he asked.
She smiled slightly. “I will be.”
He studied her face. “I shouldn’t have pushed things.”
“You didn’t. I was practically begging. We were both—” She swallowed. “I guess it was just chemistry. It happens. Good night.”
She stepped out of the car.
David watched her until she entered the hotel, then he pulled back onto the street. He couldn’t regret what they’d done, even if he wished things had ended differently. Liz was special.
But maybe this was for the best, he thought. There was no point in continuing a relationship that was destined to end eventually. Why risk falling for her when he knew she would walk away as soon as she learned that he wasn’t anything she thought he was?
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