His chest heaved, his eyes wild. “Are you okay?”
I nodded. “Yes. I’m great.”
I clutched his neck again, but before I could make contact with his lips, he asked, “Can I touch you?”
It hit me then that his hands were still at his sides, his fists clenched like he was restraining himself.
My heart melted. He’d kept his hands off me, ensuring he didn’t push past my boundaries.
“Please,” I begged. “Please touch me everywhere.”
Immediately, one of those large hands was wrapped around my waist, pulling me against him.
“You can tell me to stop any time.” He stroked my jawline with a thumb, then tilted my face up. “You’re in charge.”
Chapter 22
Josh
Ithought I understood kissing.
Lips and tongue. Maybe some hands.
But what Celine and I were doing went far beyond that.
We devoured one another, our hands roaming and caressing and squeezing. With her in my arms, the fear and apprehension that had haunted me for years weakened.
I would do anything this woman asked me.
Anything.
Anywhere.
Anytime.
“You are so beautiful.” I kissed my way down the column of her neck. “God, I’ve wanted to taste you right here.” I licked behind her ear. “Since the first time I saw you.”
She slipped her hands up under my shirt, gripping my belt to keep me close.
It was hot as fuck.
“Really? My Crocs and sports bra combo did it for you?”
A chuckle escaped me, and I buried my face in her neck. I had no words to describe what this woman did to me. Physically or emotionally. So instead, I picked her up and guided her legs around my waist, reveling in the way heat radiated from her core. Then I set her on my workbench, giving myself more access.
I was hard as goddamn stone, not that it mattered.
She’d kissed me. She wanted me. But I wouldn’t allow myself to get carried away.
This was about her.
“Tell me what you want,” I rasped, basking in the softness of her skin as I cupped her neck.
She let out a small moan.
Pulling back, I took a moment to admire the look of pure want on her face. Her skin was flushed and her hair wild. It was unbearably sexy.
“Josh.”