Winter's Thaw by Stacey Lynn Rhodes

stranger.
    But not one I’m going to squander either .

Chapter Six
    Fighting through the feeling of her hand on him, which was still caressing him with a maddeningly light touch, Nick retained enough sense to see the acceptance in her eyes. But he still needed the words.
    “Maggie?” He waited until he had her attention. “I won’t do anything you don’t want. We can stop anytime. We can stop right now. As little or as much as you want. Your call.”
    She didn’t hesitate. “I don’t want to stop.”
    He leaned down until he was braced over her. “What do you want?”
    At the direct question, she opened her mouth then closed it. Her hands came up and ran along his lats then down to cup his ass in a firm grip. Her pressure pulled him forward enough so his cock rode against the softness of her belly.
    “Would it be easier to answer what you don’t want?” he tried one last time.
    Her eyes shone up at him even in low light cast by the streetlamp, still on outside. She arched beneath him, seemingly seeking greater contact.
    “I don’t want to stop feeling like this.”
    At the heartfelt admission, he relented and lowered his body on top of hers, relishing the feel of her cradling him against her smooth skin. “How do you feel?” he murmured.
    Maggie mouthed his jaw line, and he felt the tip of her tongue come out to taste him. He in turn let his own lips glide down the curve of her neck. She brought her legs up to wrap around the back of his, twining them together until they were completely aligned. One small movement would put him right where he was dying to be. He gritted his teeth, the effort to keep this two-way seduction slow straining every bit of patience he had.
    “I feel…sexy. Hungry. Alive…” This last trailed off and he saw a hint of reality enter her expression. Waiting to see if it would be the tipping point, he nearly held his breath until she continued.
    “I love feeling this way. It makes me think I’ve missed a lot in my life. I want you to show me.”
    There was no reply he could give that seemed adequate to answer the trust and responsibility she was asking him for. So instead, he tried to illustrate without words how vibrant and gorgeous he found her. Dipping his head, he took those small, tight nipples one at a time into his mouth, teething and tugging at them until they were standing at attention. Satisfied with her response, he tasted his way down her stomach, his frequent glances up at her rapt face spurring him onwards to the dark triangle protecting her core.
    Shouldering her legs even farther apart, Nick found her pussy lips were partially spread and glistening. He ran his tongue through her folds, opening her completely, tasting her as she fought to ride his mouth. He stilled her hips with his hands, and suckled and lapped at her clit and dipped his tongue into her entrance.
    Her moans and cries intensified until at once, she arched up against him and he tongued her through her climax, pulling back only when her hands scrabbled at his shoulders. Loving the feel of her dampness on his lips and chin, he moved upwards to share her taste in a long, lush kiss that left them both panting.
    Absolutely at the breaking point, he pulled back reluctantly and slid to the side of the bed in order to reach for his pants.
    “What? Where are you going?” Maggie’s voice sounded almost panicked as she sat up quickly. Not wanting to cause her a moment of worry, he turned to soothe her with a kiss.
    “Just getting some protection, sweetheart.”
    “Oh.” Her chagrined tone made him ache for her.
    “It’s no reflection on you or on me. It’s just smart, a precaution.”
    “Of course, I know that. I just didn’t think.” She rolled her eyes, self-deprecatingly, and Nick relaxed and grinned. After pulling a condom from his wallet, he opened it, then held her eyes with his own as he gave his shaft a few hard pumps before placing the disc at the tip.
    Her expression abruptly changed as she