watched her lovingly… She outlined his lips with her finger and then reached back to stroke his muscled back. He flexed involuntarily at her soft touch.
“Where have you been, Beth Lane?”
“Waiting for you apparently.”
She stayed in his arms because he wouldn’t release her. She kissed his chest over and over breathing him in. The subtle aftershave… His male smell… These were imprinted on her brain and would always be there.
“Are you sleepy, sweetheart?”
“No…”
“Are you hungry?”
Pause.
“… We did miss dinner.”
“Come on. I’ll scramble some eggs.”
Even though it had been his idea, he wouldn’t let her get up without several more deep, sexy thrilling kisses.
“Sure you don’t want to stay here?”
“Nope. Let’s get a bite to eat. We need strength to make love.”
She laughed and reached over to pick up his shirt.
“Hey,” joked Bryce. “That’s mine.”
“… Not tonight…”
And then she put on the shirt very slowly while keeping her eyes on his. She mischievously raised an eyebrow at him. One sleeve and she leaned over to kiss him… A second sleeve and he was ready to tear the shirt off her. When she had buttoned one button, he grabbed her and flipped her over. Beneath him, she could feel his need for her growing and pushing. When she spread her legs to give him access, he breathed unevenly and with difficulty.
“Jesus, Beth… I can’t get enough of you.”
He slanted his lips across hers to kiss her deeply and with incredible feeling. His tongue tangled with hers as his hands tangled in her hair.
“Really? I couldn’t tell.”
She laughed at him until he slowly slipped inside her making her cry out. Her body arched as he went deep and filled her completely. When they began to move and sway, his lips stayed on hers ensuring that she knew exactly how he felt. His lips moved to her throat as they slowly crested and sank down together. From the warm circle of his arms, Beth nibbled at his chest.
“…No biting…”
“Are you trying to starve me?”
“No, sweetheart. I just can’t seem to move far away from you.”
She gently pushed him back to look into his handsome face. He was smiling at her while his possessive hands claimed her hips and his lips started for hers again. She put up a hand between their mouths.
“What?” he said into her soft hand.
“I need a little more time before round three. How about those eggs?”
“I could stay this way all night, Beth.”
“And we will, honey. Let’s take a little break first.”
She sat up and finished buttoning his shirt. Bryce sat up by her and ran a hand through his tousled hair before giving her a sexy look.
“You look good enough to eat…”
She laughed. “Let’s try those eggs first…”
He grabbed his shorts and laughed. “Yes, ma’am…”
* * *
CHAPTER NINE
They were sitting at the kitchen table in his breakfast nook munching on some scrambled eggs and toast. Bryce had cooked while keeping up a running commentary about his life and also asking questions about hers. They went back and forth…
“So what really happened with Sylvia?”
Bryce swallowed and shrugged his shoulders. “She found your card and it all came out.”
“What came out?”
“She knew things at work weren’t going well for me and she was also seeing a new guy – from my company, I might add.”
“Wait a minute. There’s a couple of questions in here. What’s going on at your work?”
Bryce looked hard at her and began. “I’ve been instructed to conduct a hostile takeover of a company up north. My firm wants to buy it, so we can sell off the assets to another larger company coming in.”
Beth took another bite of her eggs, chewed and swallowed while thinking that over.
“And a hostile takeover means…”
“They don’t want us coming in to buy them out. It’s called a leveraged buyout meaning the smaller company will have to borrow a great deal of money if they
“Where have you been, Beth Lane?”
“Waiting for you apparently.”
She stayed in his arms because he wouldn’t release her. She kissed his chest over and over breathing him in. The subtle aftershave… His male smell… These were imprinted on her brain and would always be there.
“Are you sleepy, sweetheart?”
“No…”
“Are you hungry?”
Pause.
“… We did miss dinner.”
“Come on. I’ll scramble some eggs.”
Even though it had been his idea, he wouldn’t let her get up without several more deep, sexy thrilling kisses.
“Sure you don’t want to stay here?”
“Nope. Let’s get a bite to eat. We need strength to make love.”
She laughed and reached over to pick up his shirt.
“Hey,” joked Bryce. “That’s mine.”
“… Not tonight…”
And then she put on the shirt very slowly while keeping her eyes on his. She mischievously raised an eyebrow at him. One sleeve and she leaned over to kiss him… A second sleeve and he was ready to tear the shirt off her. When she had buttoned one button, he grabbed her and flipped her over. Beneath him, she could feel his need for her growing and pushing. When she spread her legs to give him access, he breathed unevenly and with difficulty.
“Jesus, Beth… I can’t get enough of you.”
He slanted his lips across hers to kiss her deeply and with incredible feeling. His tongue tangled with hers as his hands tangled in her hair.
“Really? I couldn’t tell.”
She laughed at him until he slowly slipped inside her making her cry out. Her body arched as he went deep and filled her completely. When they began to move and sway, his lips stayed on hers ensuring that she knew exactly how he felt. His lips moved to her throat as they slowly crested and sank down together. From the warm circle of his arms, Beth nibbled at his chest.
“…No biting…”
“Are you trying to starve me?”
“No, sweetheart. I just can’t seem to move far away from you.”
She gently pushed him back to look into his handsome face. He was smiling at her while his possessive hands claimed her hips and his lips started for hers again. She put up a hand between their mouths.
“What?” he said into her soft hand.
“I need a little more time before round three. How about those eggs?”
“I could stay this way all night, Beth.”
“And we will, honey. Let’s take a little break first.”
She sat up and finished buttoning his shirt. Bryce sat up by her and ran a hand through his tousled hair before giving her a sexy look.
“You look good enough to eat…”
She laughed. “Let’s try those eggs first…”
He grabbed his shorts and laughed. “Yes, ma’am…”
* * *
CHAPTER NINE
They were sitting at the kitchen table in his breakfast nook munching on some scrambled eggs and toast. Bryce had cooked while keeping up a running commentary about his life and also asking questions about hers. They went back and forth…
“So what really happened with Sylvia?”
Bryce swallowed and shrugged his shoulders. “She found your card and it all came out.”
“What came out?”
“She knew things at work weren’t going well for me and she was also seeing a new guy – from my company, I might add.”
“Wait a minute. There’s a couple of questions in here. What’s going on at your work?”
Bryce looked hard at her and began. “I’ve been instructed to conduct a hostile takeover of a company up north. My firm wants to buy it, so we can sell off the assets to another larger company coming in.”
Beth took another bite of her eggs, chewed and swallowed while thinking that over.
“And a hostile takeover means…”
“They don’t want us coming in to buy them out. It’s called a leveraged buyout meaning the smaller company will have to borrow a great deal of money if they