The Touch by Jaymie Holland

solid wood furniture that included a
coffee table, end tables, and a sofa table. He went to the corner
and she realized he had a wet bar.
    He raised a bottle of white wine. “Wine or
something stronger?”
    “How about a rum and Coke?” She needed to
relax, to not be so keyed up.
    “You’ve got it.” Her masked man drew out a
bottle of rum and a can of Coke. “I think I’ll make it two.”
    She neared him and watched the play of
muscles in his forearms as he filled two highball glasses with the
soda and two shots of rum each.
    Casey raised her eyebrows. “Don’t you think
that’s a bit much?”
    He smiled. Damn, his smile was so sexy. “Do
you want me to make another one with less rum?”
    “No.” She could use a little extra to bolster
her courage. The more she was here, the more she considered how
much she wanted him. “This is fine.”
    Adam handed her the glass and she tipped it
and swallowed. Her eyes watered a little from how strong the drink
was. Warmth traveled down her throat to her belly where it heated
her through.
    They moved to the couch and Adam had her sit
close to him. His body felt warm and hard next to hers and she
imagined what it would feel like to see that body… Completely
naked.
    Mmmmm.
    Casey took another drink of her rum and Coke.
“Where is your automotive shop?” she asked as she brought her glass
down.
    “Near the ASU campus in Tempe.” He slowly
stroked her shoulder.
    “Same here,” Casey said after she took
another drink. “I mean I work in that area. I manage a small
bookstore on Mill Avenue.”
    “Jam’s Second Hand Books?” he asked.
    “That’s it.” The rum and coke was really
starting to work its magic. She started to feel relaxed and more at
ease. She went to take another drink and found that she had drained
the glass.
    He took the glass and set it on an end table.
“You may have gone through that a little fast.”
    “Are you really into kink?” She blurted the
words out then mentally chastised herself.
    He considered her for a moment. “Would it
scare you away if I said yes?”
    Casey shook her head. “Not at all.”
    Butterflies danced in her belly as she looked
up into his brilliant green eyes. They were beautiful. She felt
like she’d seen those eyes before tonight… Could she have met Adam
before?
    Who did she know who had such green, green
eyes?
    But then she wasn’t thinking about his eyes
anymore. She was thinking about his lips and how good they felt
when he’d kissed her in the parking lot.
    Adam got to his feet and took her hand and
helped her stand. He brought her closer to him then slid his hands
over her latex-covered hips and grabbed her ass and squeezed her to
him, tight. She gasped when she felt his erection, huge against her
belly. It sent excitement through her as well as a tiny amount of
trepidation.
    Her heart pounded and her throat grew dry as
he looked at her. “You’re beautiful, Casey.”
    She placed her palms on his chest and ran her
tongue along her lower lip. “How do you know? Under this mask I
could be hideous.”
    “No…” Adam smiled and shook his head. “You
are a beautiful, sexy, amazing woman.”
    Casey caught her breath as he lowered his
head and moved his lips over hers in a soft and sensual movement.
She moaned as his kiss lit up her senses, driving her wild with
need. She slid her palms up to his neck and touched his hood with
her fingertips.
    She tasted rum and Coke on his tongue, but he
also had a distinctly masculine taste that she loved. She drank in
his scent, filling her body with it as they kissed.
    His mouth was warm over hers, his tongue
darting into her mouth and then he softly bit her lip and it made
her cry out with want and need.
    Adam moved his hands from her ass and his
palms slid up over the latex to her breasts. He pinched her nipples
and she gave a little cry when he pinched them, feeling a small
burst of pain before pleasure. He kissed her with more depth and
pinched her nipples even