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  He gripped her ankles and slowly moved his palms up her thighs. His fingers massaged her muscles.

  “Take off your shirt.” His voice was gruff.

  Blair unbuttoned her sweater slowly, not intentionally, but because her hands were shaking. Once her sweater was off, she tossed it on the floor by the bed. Her white lace-trimmed camisole followed. Soon she was down to her nude bra, black panties, and smoky thigh highs. Kevin’s hands reached the tops of her thighs and his thumbs brushed over the crotch of her panties. Blair arched her back as he found her clit and rubbed gently.

  “The bra too.”

  As quickly as possible, she unhooked her bra and flung it away. Blair had barely settled back onto the mattress when he nudged her hips up to peel her panties down her legs. Before shyness had a chance to set in, Kevin loomed over her on the mattress, his muscles bunching as they supported his weight.

  Blair had left a lamp on by the bed and the light gleamed off of Kevin’s skin. Slowly, her hands drifted over his shoulders and down his chest. When her nails dragged across his pectorals, he grabbed her hands and pinned them beside her head.

  “Don’t move.”

  When she ignored him, running her hands across his skin, he pushed her arms above her head and pinned her wrists together with one hand.

  “I said don’t move, Blair.”

  She threw her head back. “Why? I want to touch you.”

  He groaned. “You can. I just want to take this a slower.”

  Blair’s eyebrows lowered as she looked up at him. What the hell was he talking about? “I wasn’t the one who started the whole moving fast thing. You were the one stripping my clothes off of me by the front door.”

  His laugh sounded a little pained. “I know, sweetheart, but we need to slow down or this will be way too quick.”

  She wiggled under him. “I’m okay with quick. I’m really okay with quick.”

  It had been over a year since Blair had experienced an orgasm that included a partner, unless you counted battery-operated partners that required constant direction. Fast and hard sounded very good.

  Kevin started nipping and licking the skin of her neck, making her squirm even more.

  “Well, I’m not okay with quick. I want to take this nice and slow.”

  Blair tilted her head to side. He had to outweigh her by at least sixty pounds, so she decided to just enjoy whatever Kevin had planned. His mouth reached her nipples. He sucked each of them hard before returning his attentions to the side of her neck. When Blair tried to lift her hips up, he pulled his away. Frustrated, she whipped her head around and nipped his bottom lip just hard enough to get his attention.

  Kevin licked the sore spot on his bottom lip. “Dammit, Blair, why do you keep biting me?” He’d be damned if he admitted he actually kind of liked it.

  “Stop teasing me and I’ll stop biting you,” she taunted.

  Apparently, she got her point across because Kevin’s weight crushed her into the mattress and he released her arms. They rolled and Blair was sprawled across his chest. Happy to finally be where she wanted, Blair let her hands wander across his skin. Her fingertips skimmed across the waistband of his jeans. His abdominal muscles jumped beneath them. Impatient, she unbuttoned and unzipped his pants and worked her hand inside. His cock was hard, hot, and silky. Blair hummed in the back of her throat as she stroked him.

  Kevin swore and started shoving his jeans and underwear down his legs. Blair forgot about what she was doing and helped him. When they caught on his boots, he cursed again and fought with the laces. Finally, he kicked off his boots and socks and his jeans. Blair looked at him in the dim light of the bedroom.

  “Wow,” she whispered. “You are beautiful.”

  He all but tackled her back to the mattress. “I could say the same about you.”

  From there, it was a blur. Blair touched and kissed every part of him she could. When his hand dipped between her legs, her hips bucked and she moaned. Kevin thrust his fingers into her, using his thumb on her clit, and Blair thought she was going to come immediately.

  She gasped. “Condom. We need a condom.”

  Kevin reached an arm over the edge of the bed. He pulled his jeans back on the bed and dug through the back pocket for his wallet. It quickly became obvious he didn’t have protection. Torn between frustration and humor, Blair rolled across the bed and started rummaging in her nightstand.

  After a few moments, she whooped in triumph and pulled out a string of foil packets. Kevin reached for them, but she jerked them out of reach.

  “Hang on. These things are over a year old. I need to check the date.”

  Kevin flopped back on the pillows and threw his arm over his face. “Please tell me they aren’t out of date.”

  Blair squinted at the package. “Still good!” she exclaimed.

  In a flash, Kevin jerked them out of her hand and tore one of the packages open with his teeth. Blair rose up on her knees as he stretched out on his back and rolled the condom down his erection. She kissed his collarbone and moved her mouth across his chest. Her tongue brushed his nipple and he jumped. When Kevin rolled over and pinned her to the bed, Blair made a noise of protest.

  “You can play next time. You wanted fast, you’re getting it.”

  She melted under him as he rubbed his erection against her clit. “Okay, that sounds just fine.”

  Kevin’s reply was to slide inside her. It had been way too long and he was not a small man, so Blair tensed and dug her fingernails into his shoulders. He paused and looked down at her, his gray-blue eyes concerned.

  “Are you okay, Blair?” he asked.

  She blew out a breath and nodded. “I know I said I wanted fast, but do you think we could start out a little slow and work our way up?”

  He smiled down at her and kissed her nose. The sweet, affectionate gesture normally would have turned her off, but this was Kevin and he was both of those things. He was also powerful and liked control. He shifted, kissing her neck, her lips, and even her nipples, until his length was entirely inside her. When he stayed still for too long, Blair wiggled.

  “Good?” he asked.

  She nodded and kissed him. Her legs wound around his hips, tilting her pelvis and taking him deeper. They both moaned. Kevin started thrusting, slowly at first, then faster and harder to match the rhythm of her hips against his. As Blair felt her orgasm build she hooked her ankles together behind his back. He started grinding his pelvic bone against her clit and she exploded. Every muscle in her abdomen clenched violently as she came, dragging him over the edge with her.

  A few moments later, Blair opened the eyes she didn’t remember closing and looked up at the ceiling of her bedroom. Kevin’s face was tucked between her neck and shoulder. They were both breathing heavily and covered in a light sweat. She smiled. She had been right earlier, fast was very good for her.

  Kevin lifted his head from its position in the crook of her neck. “That wasn’t exactly how I planned for all this to go.” He looked chagrined.

  Blair smoothed her hands through his messy black hair. “I think it went perfect, so screw your plan.”

  He laughed as he slowly pulled out of her. “I guess screwing was the plan.”

  She giggled as he walked into the bathroom. Blair heard him disposing of the condom and cleaning up before he sauntered back into the bedroom. Her breath caught in her throat at the sight of him. He looked every inch the warrior. Sleek muscles moved under his skin and dark hair spread across his pecs before narrowing down his abdomen to his groin. Blair sighed. Definitely dreamy, she thought.

  He climbed back onto the bed and rolled over to his side, resting his head in his hand. Blair had pulled the sheet over her while he was in the bathroom but Kevin seemed completely comfortable in his nudity. She decided to take advantage of it and started tracing her fingers over his skin.

  “That was…unexpected,” Blair said to his chest, watching her finger move across his collarbone.

  Kevin laugh
ed and grabbed her hand to still its movement. “Why do you say that?”

  She shrugged and met his eyes. “I didn’t even know that you were interested in me. I mean, I’ve known you for almost six years and I had no idea.”

  Kevin smiled. “Well, Kaylie sure as hell noticed. She teased me about it at every opportunity.”

  Blair smiled back. “Why didn’t you make a move before now?”

  His face became serious. “I’d overheard enough conversations you had with Kaylie to know that you wouldn’t give me the time of day.”

  She frowned at him. “I don’t recall ever saying anything like that.”

  Kevin tugged a hank of her hair and started wrapping it around his index finger, but he didn’t answer.

  Blair poked him with her finger. “Kevin, why would you think that?”

  He sighed and released her hair. “I heard what you said about your childhood and how you would never go for a military man, that you wanted to be with someone who wouldn’t drag your ass all over the world from base to base.”

  She dropped her hand to his side. “That’s true. I had enough of that during my childhood.” She squeezed his side. “I’m sorry.”

  Kevin touched her nose with the tip of his finger. “I’m not. I had to sow my oats and grow up. I would have driven you crazy if I had moved in on you five years ago.”

  He moved closer, his hand cupping her shoulder before it smoothed down her arm. His lips touched hers lightly, teasingly. Suddenly he rolled onto his back, dragging her on top of him. Blair scrambled to hold onto the sheet, but lost her grip on it. She hadn’t been self-conscious earlier because she was so turned on, but now she felt a little uneasy at being naked in front of Kevin. He had a gorgeous, toned body. She wasn’t in bad shape, but the little pooch in her stomach and the size of her thighs always made her uncomfortable when she was nude around men.

  Whatever her flaws, Kevin didn’t seem to see them. His eyes were locked onto her naked breasts.

  “I love your tits. They are perfect,” he said, cupping them and rubbing his thumbs over her nipples.

  Blair arched her back, forgetting all about her belly or her thighs. What he was doing to her body suddenly seemed a lot more important than her flaws. Kevin knifed up into a sitting position, his back against the headboard. Blair’s weight shifted back onto his thighs. She looked down and saw his erection resting against his belly.

  Humming in the back of her throat, she wrapped her hand around him and stroked. Blair leaned down and put her mouth on his neck. Kevin’s hands clamped on her hips as she used her lips, tongue, even her teeth, on his neck and shoulder. She started to move down his body, but his grip stopped her.

  “Not yet.” He was breathing heavily, but then, so was Blair.

  She huffed and leaned forward, putting both hands on the top of the headboard and her face in his.

  “Why in the hell do you keep stopping me? Worried I won’t do it right?” She was being sarcastic, but she was also beginning to get a little niggle of insecurity. Every time she put her hands on him to try and bring him pleasure, he stopped her.

  “Hell, no. I’m worried about embarrassing myself.” He kissed her hard, his tongue tangling with hers.

  Kevin pulled back and started scrambling for the condoms. Blair put both hands on his face to bring his eyes to hers.

  “Embarrassing yourself?” she asked.

  He grinned up at her and Blair felt her heart stutter. He was so beautiful, she thought, and not just on the outside. His warmth and humor shone out of his eyes, she’d just never really noticed before.

  “You are sexy as hell and I really,” he cleared his throat, “I mean, really, enjoy the way you touch me. I’d prefer not to have it end before it begins.”

  Blair giggled at his bald admission. She let him continue his quest for a condom. After he tore open the package and rolled it over his cock, Kevin pulled her closer by her hips and latched his mouth onto her nipples. Blair’s giggles stopped at the first touch of his mouth. He sucked each of them in turn, biting one gently with the edge of his teeth. She gasped and dug her fingers into his scalp at the slight pain.

  Kevin licked her nipple to soothe the ache. His fingers went between her legs.

  “Now, you’re nice and wet,” he said.

  Blair shifted her hips as he guided his dick into her. Slowly, giving her body time to adjust, she slid down his length until he was completely inside her. After fourteen months of abstinence, she wanted to relish every second of their time together. When the slight discomfort passed, Blair started moving, using her leg muscles to ride him. Like before, their rhythm started slow, but became faster and harder as the pleasure became too much. Kevin’s thumb hit her clit.

  “Hurry, Blair. It’s too good.”

  Her breath grew heavier and her head fell back. “Oh, God,” she moaned.

  Within minutes, she came. The orgasm wasn’t as intense but it still rocked her to the core. Seconds later, Kevin groaned as his orgasm hit him. Blair collapsed against his chest, resting her forehead in the hollow between his neck and shoulder.

  Just when her heartbeat was returning to normal, Kevin pulled out of her, causing her to make a little noise in the back of her throat.

  “That was quick,” he muttered. “I should feel humiliated, but I just don’t have it in me.”

  Blair snorted and started to laugh. “Don’t worry, I have no complaints. Maybe we can go slow next time.”

  He laughed with her just before he dumped her on her back next to him on the bed and got up to head to the bathroom. Blair lay on the bed with her eyes closed and she could swear her body was humming. Her eyes popped open when she heard the drum of water in her tub. Kevin appeared next to the bed and hauled her up.

  “Time for a bath. I want you nice and relaxed,” he wiggled his eyebrows as he spoke.

  He smacked her bottom to get her moving. Blair gave him a look over her shoulder as she headed into the bathroom and shut the door. She went ahead and locked it because she really had to pee and it was definitely too early for Kevin to walk in on that.

  After she took care of the pressing need and washed her hands, Blair unlocked the door. She noticed Kevin had added some of her mango bubble bath to the water. It was a sweet gesture. She pulled her hair back in a messy bunch with a scrunchie and washed her face. The sound of the water cutting off startled her as she was drying her skin with a hand towel.

  She whirled around and a gorgeous, naked Kevin stood next to the tub.

  “You move way too quietly for such a big guy,” she complained.

  He grinned and held out a hand. “Why don’t you get in and I’ll wash your back?”

  She walked toward him. “You know, I have a dream that always starts this way. Only, it’s either Dwayne Johnson or Jason Statham asking if they can wash my back.”

  He helped her into the tub. “I guess you’ll have to make do with me.”

  Blair grinned. She realized she had smiled more with Kevin in the last few hours than she had in months. He made her feel special and he tickled her sense of humor. Very quickly, she realized he really did intend to bathe her so she leaned back against the side of the tub.

  Once he was done washing her, very thoroughly, Kevin rose and got into the glass-walled shower next to the tub. Her muscles were still a little achy, unaccustomed to the type of exercise she had just gotten with Kevin, so Blair soaked in the nice hot water and watched. And, boy, did Kevin put on a show. Water sluiced down his back and shoulders as he used her shampoo and bath gel to wash his hair and body.

  Blair felt the heat building between her legs again, but knew that she couldn’t do anything about it. After their earlier play, she was sore. If she tried to jump him again she doubted her body would even be able to feel pleasure, so Blair leaned her head back and closed her eyes.

  She must have nodded off because, the next thing she knew, Kevin was fishing her out of the tub and the water was cool. He dried her off and disappeared while she
did her nightly routine. A few minutes later, he returned with a bottle of water and a couple ibuprofen tablets.

  “You still seemed a little stiff when you got out of the tub. You should have told me if you were sore earlier,” he chastised.

  Blair stared at him blankly for a second. She’d never had a man try to take care of her. Hell, she was usually the caretaker. Even her parents pushed her to be independent and rarely coddled her. Without speaking, she let him put the tablet in her hand and accepted the opened bottle of water. She swallowed the pill and looked up at Kevin.

  “Thank you, but I really wasn’t sore until after the second round. Still, I appreciate you going to the trouble.”

  He shook his head and herded her into the bedroom. “It isn’t any trouble.” Then he shut the bathroom door between them.

  Blair shrugged. He was entitled to some privacy too. She went to her dresser and pulled out a pair of panties. She pulled them up her legs and covered her mouth as she yawned hugely. It was after eleven, way past her bed time. When she headed toward the bed, she noticed Kevin had brought her bag into the bedroom. It surprised her, how considerate he was. She climbed into the bed and pulled the covers over her shoulders.

  Her back was to the door but she heard Kevin come back into the bedroom and pause. Then the bed depressed under his weight and he rolled her. He tucked her shoulder under his armpit so that her cheek rested against his shoulder. Blair threw an arm across his gut and a leg across his thighs. Sleepy, she rubbed his abdomen with her palm.

  “I’m glad you’re staying,” she whispered.

  Drifting off, Blair barely felt his lips brush her hair.

  She was already asleep when he tightened his arms around her, settling her deeper into his body and said, “You should get used to it. I plan on staying a long while.”

  Chapter Three

  “Holy shit!” Kaylie shrieked.