Total pages in book: 96
Estimated words: 91622 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 458(@200wpm)___ 366(@250wpm)___ 305(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 91622 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 458(@200wpm)___ 366(@250wpm)___ 305(@300wpm)
He reached over and squeezed her hand. “I’m really proud of you.”
Her eyes sparkled with pleasure. “I don’t know what to say. There are so many worthy candidates. I didn’t even think—”
“Don’t. Just enjoy.” Before he could say anything more, the speech portion of the evening drew to a close, and Erin was surrounded by colleagues who came to the table to congratulate her.
He let her have her moment in the spotlight, in awe of the easy way she had with people, the genuine pleasure she took in helping others, and just everything about her.
* * *
By the time they pulled back up to her condo, Erin was still floating. The award was such a proud moment for her, a validation of all the hard work she’d put into her career over the last five years. To have Cole by her side was the icing on a very special cake, and she looked forward to continuing the celebration in private.
Once they were back upstairs in her room, Cole picked her up and laid her on the bed. “Do you have any idea how proud I was to be the one by your side tonight?”
“No, why don’t you tell me?”
“Beyond.” He kissed her hard on the lips. “Zipper?” he asked.
“Right side.”
His fingers went unerringly to the fastening, and he unzipped, then peeled her out of the dress, his gaze never leaving hers. Bra came next. A flick of his fingers undid the front clasp, sliding the cups open and the straps down her arms. She was more than eager to maneuver herself to make his life easy, and soon she lay before him in nothing but her strappy high-heeled sandals.
He bent his head and pulled one of her sensitive nipples into his mouth, taking his time to pleasure her with his tongue. With every long lick, she moaned. With each tiny nibble, she arched her back, pushing her breast farther into his eager mouth, wanting more of the fiery darts of pleasure shooting through her body and centering at her very core.
Without releasing her breast, he used his hands to cup and mold its twin, rolling the peak between his thumb and forefinger until she cried out, unable to stand the dual sensations on both breasts.
“Shh. I’ve got you,” he promised. But instead of release, he merely switched sides, tugging her other nipple with his teeth while working her damp other breast with his large hands.
She writhed beneath him, lifting her hips, silently begging him to touch her where she needed relief the most. Without her having to ask, he slid his hand down her belly, taking deliberate care to lay his hand over the swell where their child lay, a move that never failed to touch her deeply.
He lifted his head, and she stared into his handsome face, knowing full well she was dangerously close to losing her heart to this man, if she hadn’t already. And she could do nothing about it except pray with everything she had that he’d be there to catch her when she fell.
He finally cupped her mound in his large hand, applying pressure with his palm and delicious friction with his finger, spreading her moisture over and around her sensitive flesh.
“You are always so wet for me,” he said, his voice laced with approval.
His husky tone and the obvious satisfaction he took from her body had her wanting him even more. She bent her knees and whimpered out loud. “What are you waiting for?”
He spread her legs and eased himself between them. “I’m drawing out your pleasure. And mine,” he said, dipping his head for a too-leisurely taste before settling in to bring her to heights she’d only imagined. While he worked her clit with his mouth, licking the hardened bud with the tip, he slid one long finger inside her.
“Cole.” She moaned and tried to pull him in farther, clenching her walls around him, needing him harder and deeper.
“Need more?” He added a second finger and nipped at her harder, causing the first wave of sensation to hit. He was so in tune to her body, he knew the instant the first tremor began and flattened his tongue against her clit, pumping his fingers in and out while she came hard around him, against him, and for him.
Erin didn’t know how long she rocked against his mouth and hand, only that he drew out her orgasm as long as possible.
“You’re incredible,” he murmured, sliding away from her only long enough to undress.
She bent, intending to unhook her shoes, but he stilled her with a strong hand on her leg.
“Leave them on. With those heels, you’re a goddamned fantasy come to life.”
As if to prove his point, he stood before her, completely naked, his rock-hard erection protruding from his gorgeous body. While raking his hot gaze over her body, he wrapped his hand around his cock, pumping once, then twice, before joining her.