Masquerade by Lace Daltyn Page A

pinched her clit, sending rivers of wet need exploding throughout her
body. She rose with the wave, gasping and leaned against the shower wall for
support.
    When he knelt, and his
tongue touched her, Beth yelped. Struggled. Tried to break free. It was too much. But he held her captive with his tongue. He drove into her over and over until she
screamed her release, then he caught her as she collapsed.
    Anthony wrapped her in a
towel and carried her to the bed. Beth curled into him, awash in the aftermath
of revelations and orgasms that had surpassed her wildest dreams. The dry spell
was over, and man was she making up time with a vengeance .
    She chuckled, knowing no
amount of sex with Tony would be enough.
    His arm tightened around
her, and he kissed the top of her head. “What’s so funny?”
    “I—well, I haven’t been
completely honest with you,” she said, biting her lower lip to keep from
laughing.
    Anthony’s brows crinkled
in confusion. “What’s up?”
    “I, uh, didn’t just get
drawn here because of your application.” She propped herself up on her elbows. “I
sort of filled one out myself.”
    “The
same application?”
    She nodded. “Saw it in a
women’s magazine. One I never buy, but felt compelled to that day. So maybe
fate really did have a hand in this.”
    His face said it all. He
was as amazed as she had been when he’d said he wished
for her. “You wanted to find me?”
    Embarrassment flooded her
face with color. Beth could feel the heat. “Not exactly,” she said.
    “Then what, exactly, did
you apply for?”
    “I kind of said I wanted
to learn how to have an orgasm.”
    He shook his head. “You
always were able to surprise me.”
    “I know, I know. It’s so not me. But after years of trying, and Steve calling
me frigid, I just really needed to get past whatever block I had.” She curled
her fingers through the hair on Tony’s chest. “Prior to, well, today, the only
time I’ve ever climaxed was when we, you know...”
    He smoothed the hair off
her face, and when she looked at him, his eyes were full of love and wonder. Then,
a gleam entered them as Tony nudged her back onto the pillow.
    “Then I guess, we’d
better make sure that block of yours is completely gone.”
    He gazed at her with an
intensity that wrapped itself around her heart and spread out from there until
her entire body felt infused with energy and love.
    Beth reached up to brush
a lock of hair that had fallen over his forehead, running her hand along cheeks she’d dreamt of, across lips she tried so hard to
remember. “I’m glad you found me, Anthony.”
    He smiled that crooked,
endearing smile of his. “I think we found each other.”
    “I love you,” Beth said.
    “You are the only woman
I’ve ever loved.” Tony lowered his head, touched his lips to hers. The power of
their kiss, so full of promise, started a thread of desire that only Anthony
could quench.
    “Make love to me.”
    He looked into her eyes. “I
like how you think.”
    Anthony renewed the kiss,
his lips brushing hers with a sweetness that made her feel cherished. With gentle
pressure from his tongue, he asked to open to him, and Beth answered willingly.
    Unhurried kisses from him
were her reward. His lips trailed along her cheek and down, setting the soft
skin of her throat on fire. He sucked the vee between her neck and shoulder.
    Beth giggled. “You’re
going to leave a mark.”
    He raised his head, and
Beth saw the need in his dark eyes. “Good. I want the world to know you are
mine, Beth. For now and for always.”
    She went instantly wet as
the giggles disappeared.
    Tony pulled the cover
back, baring her breasts. His light brushes turned her nipples into tight,
aching tips and sent shards of electricity through her.
    “You are so beautiful,”
he whispered. When he pulled a taut nipple into his mouth, Beth cried out at
the exquisite pain, and Anthony groaned.
    “You are making it
impossible to hold out for long.”
    Watching