her and slid her back down again. That was pretty damn good, too. She took hold of his shoulders and following his lead, she lifted herself and lowered. He made an approving grunt and between them they set a pace that started at quick and moved into heated in no time. The sound of their breathy groans filled the air as they chased climaxes. The heat of their bodies and the scent of their sweat pushed back on the air conditioning, surrounding them in a hot, pheromone-filled bubble.
The tingling burn of Lily’s orgasm sparked deep inside her core and the next thrust triggered it, sending that wave of pure pleasure sizzling through her nervous system. Her climax tripped his and she wrapped her legs around him, pulling him in as far as he’d go while he held her in place and growled her name.
CHAPTER 9
After sex in the foyer, Jaxon shifted Lily in his arms and flung her over his shoulder again. She wiggled and laughed, and even though he’d just come, it turned him on. He reached up and slapped her ass. The smack rang in the acoustic foyer and sizzled in his blood.
He headed up the stairs to the west wing.
“What are you doing?” Lily asked.
“Taking you to your room.”
“Why?”
His plan included snuggling into her bed and spending the rest of the day and all night exploring each other—getting to know each other better inside and out. He justified the plan—despite his vow to stay away from women—because at this point he didn’t want to keep his hands off her. Aside from that, he liked being with her. He hadn’t had a real relationship in his entire adult life, much less had sex with the same woman more than a couple of times. Not that he and Lily had a relationship, per se, but the idea of getting to know a woman, especially Lily, excited him—a completely new and foreign experience—probably a lot like Lily having good sex for once. Well, twice now.
He hauled her into her room and flopped her onto the bed. She laughed as she bounced on the mattress, and he crawled onto the bed to lay next to her, propping his head on his hand.
“Lily, I’m sorry if I overstepped today. I really was just trying to help.”
She rolled over to face him, folding one arm under her head. With the other hand, she caressed his cheek and jaw. “I’m sorry I overreacted. I’d spent all day watching you charm everyone at every stop we made, and then when we went to the store that produce guy and Larry both deferred to you as if I was of no consequence and it just pissed me the hell off. Plus, you know, on top of that you decided to ‘handle’ the situation. So. Yeah. I lost it.”
He took her hand in his and brought to his lips to kiss the back of it and then each knuckle, one by one. “Well, at least you didn’t pepper-spray him. I don’t think either of us could have saved that situation.”
“Ha ha. Very funny.”
“You’re not like anyone I’ve ever met. You’re committed and passionate and determined to make a difference.”
“And self-important, proud, and superior?” She said it with a smirk and cocked brow, insinuating humor.
He tucked a strand of copper hair behind her ear. “Sorry about that, but you’d just implied I was shallow and worthless. My feelings were hurt.”
“I don’t think you’re shallow and worthless. You’ve actually impressed me the last few days with how willing you are to jump in and work hard and you don’t care if anyone recognizes you or you get anything out of it. I know it’s asking a lot for you to care about the causes of a crazy stranger you just met. You’ve been a good sport.”
He traced the shell of her ear and smiled as her body shivered when he did. “I know I’ve been shallow. That’s part of why I’m here. The stardom part of my job was taking over the artist part.” He swallowed back the urge to tell her about his traitorous muse. He’d forgotten about the fucker for the last few days and it had been freeing like he’d never imagined. “But
The tingling burn of Lily’s orgasm sparked deep inside her core and the next thrust triggered it, sending that wave of pure pleasure sizzling through her nervous system. Her climax tripped his and she wrapped her legs around him, pulling him in as far as he’d go while he held her in place and growled her name.
CHAPTER 9
After sex in the foyer, Jaxon shifted Lily in his arms and flung her over his shoulder again. She wiggled and laughed, and even though he’d just come, it turned him on. He reached up and slapped her ass. The smack rang in the acoustic foyer and sizzled in his blood.
He headed up the stairs to the west wing.
“What are you doing?” Lily asked.
“Taking you to your room.”
“Why?”
His plan included snuggling into her bed and spending the rest of the day and all night exploring each other—getting to know each other better inside and out. He justified the plan—despite his vow to stay away from women—because at this point he didn’t want to keep his hands off her. Aside from that, he liked being with her. He hadn’t had a real relationship in his entire adult life, much less had sex with the same woman more than a couple of times. Not that he and Lily had a relationship, per se, but the idea of getting to know a woman, especially Lily, excited him—a completely new and foreign experience—probably a lot like Lily having good sex for once. Well, twice now.
He hauled her into her room and flopped her onto the bed. She laughed as she bounced on the mattress, and he crawled onto the bed to lay next to her, propping his head on his hand.
“Lily, I’m sorry if I overstepped today. I really was just trying to help.”
She rolled over to face him, folding one arm under her head. With the other hand, she caressed his cheek and jaw. “I’m sorry I overreacted. I’d spent all day watching you charm everyone at every stop we made, and then when we went to the store that produce guy and Larry both deferred to you as if I was of no consequence and it just pissed me the hell off. Plus, you know, on top of that you decided to ‘handle’ the situation. So. Yeah. I lost it.”
He took her hand in his and brought to his lips to kiss the back of it and then each knuckle, one by one. “Well, at least you didn’t pepper-spray him. I don’t think either of us could have saved that situation.”
“Ha ha. Very funny.”
“You’re not like anyone I’ve ever met. You’re committed and passionate and determined to make a difference.”
“And self-important, proud, and superior?” She said it with a smirk and cocked brow, insinuating humor.
He tucked a strand of copper hair behind her ear. “Sorry about that, but you’d just implied I was shallow and worthless. My feelings were hurt.”
“I don’t think you’re shallow and worthless. You’ve actually impressed me the last few days with how willing you are to jump in and work hard and you don’t care if anyone recognizes you or you get anything out of it. I know it’s asking a lot for you to care about the causes of a crazy stranger you just met. You’ve been a good sport.”
He traced the shell of her ear and smiled as her body shivered when he did. “I know I’ve been shallow. That’s part of why I’m here. The stardom part of my job was taking over the artist part.” He swallowed back the urge to tell her about his traitorous muse. He’d forgotten about the fucker for the last few days and it had been freeing like he’d never imagined. “But
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