observation, sweetheart.” He gave one of those low, throaty laughs that made her pulse pick up the pace.
“Not exactly poetic, Mr. Riker.”
“I haven’t been much for poetry since I left university.”
Laurel went still, not wanting to show her reaction to that bit of information. She’d guessed before he’d had a good education, for his speech reflected it. After a moment, she asked in as offhand a tone as possible, “Where did you go?”
“Harvard. If you want a laugh, I studied law.”
She didn’t feel even the glimmer of a laugh. “I wondered. I take it your family was pretty well off then.”
“You could say that.” His tone changed—just a small fraction—and she wished she could see his face.
It was risky to chance pushing him, but when they were in bed like this, with his hands lightly rubbing over her bottom in small, playful caresses, maybe he would be more amiable to a few questions.
Cal Riker amiable? The rest of the world would laugh at the thought, but she was desperate to know more about him.
Choosing her words carefully, she asked, “Do you ever see them?”
“I can’t go back to Texas.”
She could feel the door swinging shut in her face at the tone of his voice. “Do you write?”
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He hesitated, the pause palpable. Then he said coolly, “No. They don’t even know if I’m alive.”
How could you , she thought first, and then knew the answer without asking the damning question. Cal was protecting them. In his mind he was dead and gone to them already. Never mind he was more alive than anyone she’d ever met, his inner demons held him in a powerful grip.
As neutrally as possible, she murmured, “What did you do in Texas?”
“You don’t want to know.” His hands slid persuasively up, tracing her waist, brushing the sides of her breasts. “Get on your hands and knees, Laurel. We have much better things to do than talk about my past.”
As much as she enjoyed his lovemaking, she didn’t necessarily agree. Knowing him in a sexual way was not the same as knowing him. However, he didn’t give her much choice as he slid one arm around her hips and lifted her up. He covered her, his chest pressed against her back, and his long cock rubbed between her open thighs. His breath was warm against her ear. “I like this position. This is how animals mate, how males take their females in the wild.”
Her eyes shut as his hand slipped downward and he found her cleft, rubbing gently.
“Does that feel good? No, don’t bother to answer, I know it does. You make the sexiest little sound, sweetheart, when I get it just right.”
He replaced his fingers with the tip of his rigid penis, rubbing the head lightly against the lips of her labia, parting her, stimulating the sensitive nub she’d had no idea existed before she met him. Laurel moaned, dropping her head forward, shamelessly angling her body to give him the most access. The friction was erotically teasing, the pressure not quite enough to make her climax.
“Cal,” she said in a pleading voice that cracked a little. “Harder.”
“I’m going to give you what you need, don’t worry.” He cupped her breasts and squeezed a little as he dropped a kiss on her shoulder, his mouth lingering in a tantalizing slide up to her neck. “Help me in.”
For a moment she wasn’t really sure what he was asking. “What?”
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In a thickened tone, he suggested, “Take me in your hand. Show me what you want.”
She reached back between her open thighs, wrapping her fingers around his erection and positioning it at her vaginal entrance. As he pushed forward, she sank backwards, and his entire length slid into her. Blissful pulses swept through her body, both from his possessive entrance and the simultaneous caress of his hands over her breasts.
He moved, pulling out until he almost slipped free and then sinking back in so she felt the press of his
“Not exactly poetic, Mr. Riker.”
“I haven’t been much for poetry since I left university.”
Laurel went still, not wanting to show her reaction to that bit of information. She’d guessed before he’d had a good education, for his speech reflected it. After a moment, she asked in as offhand a tone as possible, “Where did you go?”
“Harvard. If you want a laugh, I studied law.”
She didn’t feel even the glimmer of a laugh. “I wondered. I take it your family was pretty well off then.”
“You could say that.” His tone changed—just a small fraction—and she wished she could see his face.
It was risky to chance pushing him, but when they were in bed like this, with his hands lightly rubbing over her bottom in small, playful caresses, maybe he would be more amiable to a few questions.
Cal Riker amiable? The rest of the world would laugh at the thought, but she was desperate to know more about him.
Choosing her words carefully, she asked, “Do you ever see them?”
“I can’t go back to Texas.”
She could feel the door swinging shut in her face at the tone of his voice. “Do you write?”
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He hesitated, the pause palpable. Then he said coolly, “No. They don’t even know if I’m alive.”
How could you , she thought first, and then knew the answer without asking the damning question. Cal was protecting them. In his mind he was dead and gone to them already. Never mind he was more alive than anyone she’d ever met, his inner demons held him in a powerful grip.
As neutrally as possible, she murmured, “What did you do in Texas?”
“You don’t want to know.” His hands slid persuasively up, tracing her waist, brushing the sides of her breasts. “Get on your hands and knees, Laurel. We have much better things to do than talk about my past.”
As much as she enjoyed his lovemaking, she didn’t necessarily agree. Knowing him in a sexual way was not the same as knowing him. However, he didn’t give her much choice as he slid one arm around her hips and lifted her up. He covered her, his chest pressed against her back, and his long cock rubbed between her open thighs. His breath was warm against her ear. “I like this position. This is how animals mate, how males take their females in the wild.”
Her eyes shut as his hand slipped downward and he found her cleft, rubbing gently.
“Does that feel good? No, don’t bother to answer, I know it does. You make the sexiest little sound, sweetheart, when I get it just right.”
He replaced his fingers with the tip of his rigid penis, rubbing the head lightly against the lips of her labia, parting her, stimulating the sensitive nub she’d had no idea existed before she met him. Laurel moaned, dropping her head forward, shamelessly angling her body to give him the most access. The friction was erotically teasing, the pressure not quite enough to make her climax.
“Cal,” she said in a pleading voice that cracked a little. “Harder.”
“I’m going to give you what you need, don’t worry.” He cupped her breasts and squeezed a little as he dropped a kiss on her shoulder, his mouth lingering in a tantalizing slide up to her neck. “Help me in.”
For a moment she wasn’t really sure what he was asking. “What?”
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In a thickened tone, he suggested, “Take me in your hand. Show me what you want.”
She reached back between her open thighs, wrapping her fingers around his erection and positioning it at her vaginal entrance. As he pushed forward, she sank backwards, and his entire length slid into her. Blissful pulses swept through her body, both from his possessive entrance and the simultaneous caress of his hands over her breasts.
He moved, pulling out until he almost slipped free and then sinking back in so she felt the press of his
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