“Shh,” he whispered against her mouth. “I’ve got you.”
Her lips curved into a smile. “What about a condom? Do you have that, too?”
Condom, yes.They needed a condom. His mind had been on the subtle moans escaping from her lips and getting those curves beneath his hands.
He eased her down his body and went to his jeans, where he pulled a condom from his wallet and in record time had it on.
When he turned back to her, he fully expected her to have her arms wrapped around her waist, maybe even be biting her lip out of nerves. But what he saw was a secure woman, hands on her hips, head tilted and a naughty grin on her face.
“Your confidence is sexy,” he told her as he came back to her.
“You make me feel sexy.”
Yeah, she wasn’t a Hollywood size zero. Cassie Barrington was more old-school Hollywood starlet. She was a natural, stunning, vibrant woman, and now that she’d agreed to leave the light on, he could fully appreciate the beauty she was.
And when she reached for him and nearly wrapped herself around him as she claimed his mouth, her sexy status soared even higher.
Damn, he wasn’t going to make it through this night.
Ian backed her against the wall and lifted her once again. This time her legs went around his waist and he had no control. None. The second he’d shucked that dress off her he’d been holding on by that proverbial thin thread.
Ian took her, causing her body to bow back, and her head tilted, eyes closed as she groaned once again.
As their hips moved together, Ian took the opportunity to kiss his way across her shoulders and the column of her throat before taking her face between his palms and claiming her mouth.
Sweat slick between them, the air around them grew even hotter as Cassie gripped his bare shoulders. Her nails bit into his skin; her heels dug into his back.
He wouldn’t have it any other way.
She tore her mouth from his. “Ian, I—”
Yeah, he knew. He was right there with her as her body stilled, trembled. Following her over the edge, watching her face as she succumbed to the passion was one of the most erotic moments of his life.
Her body slid down his and he was pretty sure she would’ve collapsed to the floor had he not been leaning against her. He needed to lean into her or he’d be a puddle, too.
And the night had just begun.
Cassie slid back into her dress, ignoring the panties. Why bother with modesty at this point?
She may not live in Hollywood, but she’d put on one hell of an acting display. Ian thought her confident? She’d played along simply because she secretly wanted to be that wanton, take-charge woman, that woman who claimed what she wanted. And if he thought she was so comfortable with her body in this situation, then who was she to tell him different?
She’d been meek in her marriage, not a sex goddess in any way. But the way Ian had looked at her, touched her, was nothing like she’d ever experienced.
How could a man she’d known only a handful of days provide so much self-assurance? He’d awakened something within her she hadn’t even known existed.
Cassie was certainly not used to one-night stands or flings, but she couldn’t regret what had just happened. A virtual stranger had just given her one of the greatest gifts...self-esteem. Not too long ago she’d thought she’d never have that back, but right now, with her body still tingling from his talented hands and lips, Cassie knew without a doubt that she was better than the husband who had left her for another woman.
She’d just scooped up her discarded panties from the floor when Ian placed his hands around her waist and tugged her back against his bare chest.
“How’s that age thing now?” he asked, nipping her ear. “Any complaints about how young I am?”
Laughing, Cassie shook her head. “You certainly know what you’re doing.”
His lips trailed over her neck. “I’m not done, either.”
Oh, mercy.Her entire body shivered as she let her head fall back against his shoulder, enjoying the kisses he sprinkled across her heated skin.
“I’m not sure why you put this dress back on,” he told her between kisses. “It’s so hot in here and all.”