by Terra Kelly
Letizia noticed Finley’s eyes turn black with desire. “Is this what you want?”
Zia turned her head to the side. “Right now, I can’t think of anything I want more.” She felt good, confident, and needy.
Finley stepped forward and placed his hand on her hip. “I was hoping you would say that.”
As the minutes ticked by, Letizia was feeling calmer and braver. She smiled, then reached behind her back to unclasp the metal hook and let her pretty bra slowly fall to the floor. Next, she turned her back to him, placed two fingers in the waistline of the only fabric left covering her body and moved them over her hips. As the material fell to the floor, she started to step into the tub. Once Zia was submerged, she turned her head to face Finley. Feeling confident, she said, “There’s more than enough room in here for you.”
Letizia could see apprehension in those gorgeous eyes, but then he followed suit and removed each piece of clothing from his masculine body. Just before he removed his boxers, she noticed him look down and then at her. “Should I leave them on?”
She laughed. “Um, no.” Leave them on, who was he kidding? Then he dropped the last piece of clothing and the one piece hiding everything she wanted to see. Finley had to pull the boxers carefully over him because he clearly was aroused and that made her feel warm all over. She may have forgotten to breathe the moment he stood in front of her naked. She never meant to say anything, but her mouth had a mind of its own. “You’re so beautiful.”
Finley smiled while stepping in the tub to sit opposite Letizia. He placed her legs on top of his. “Yeah? Well, you’re stunning.”
Zia loved this moment. She felt…complete. Finley had a way of making her feel safe, and she appreciated that more than she could say. “Tell me, first time taking a bubble bath with a woman?” She was nervous to hear the answer, but a part of her had to know who this man.
He rubbed his hands up and down her legs, which sent shock waves all the way to her needy girl parts. Shit, it had been way too long since she had been with a man. He chuckled. “Honest? First time.”
Her eyes went wide. “Get out.” Zia settled back and rested her head on the edge of the tub. Sounding cocky, “You’re what, thirty-five or thirty-eight? How is it possible you have never had a girl in this tub with you?” She winked. “You’re too gorgeous. Girls must be falling all over you.”
Zia watched as his hands moved further up her thighs, and she had to sucked in a breath. He raised an eyebrow. “Close. Thirty-six and my job always came first.”
She placed her hand over his. “And now?” She wanted to know more…about him, his life, everything.
He let out a sigh. “Now? Well, this assignment has helped me to see there’s more to life than just work.”
At that declaration, she could’ve leaped into his arms and had her way right there. In a teasing tone, “It’s like you know exactly what to say, Finley Scott.” She intertwined her fingers with his. “How’s that possible?”
He let out the most beautiful sound. Letizia could get used to that breathless laugh. He had little lines that showed up around his eyes when he was super happy. The smile that emerged on his chiseled features about sent her over the edge. Suddenly, he pushed her legs to the side and pulled her body onto his. “I think…No, I know I need to see you every day from now on. It may be this assignment that helped me see things clearer, but it’s you alone that helped me to see being by myself sucks. I do deserve happiness, and if I have the choice, I want it with you.”
Letizia reached her arms forward and clasped her hands behind his neck. Her body was reacting to his male presence resting against her stomach and she was finding it difficult to think. “With me, eh? You only just met me though.”
He shrugged his shoulders. “I think I know more than enough to make a good assessment here.”
She smiled. “Yeah, I guess you would. Which makes it seem unfair.” She didn’t know enough about him besides the bits and pieces from earlier.
He sighed. “Fair. What else would you like to know?”
Letizia lifted her eyebrows. “Huh? Let’s stick to basics right now. Then we can get into the nitty gritty later.”
She started to laugh at the look on his face. He nodded. “I’m curious now, so shoot.”
She glanced down at what was distracting her every thought, then looked back into those steel gray eyes. “Favorite position?”
Finley coughed. “What?”
She let out this loud giggle. “You heard me. You read my files. You know everything about me. Let me know at least one super personal detail about you.”
He shook his head. “Okay, okay, the David Copperfield.”
Zia just stared at him for a moment. She scowled. “What? Is that even a real position or are you making it up?”
“I can show you if you would like?” He had this gleam in his eyes. He was enjoying this a bit too much.
Zia leaned back and sprayed him with a little bit of water. “Be serious. The David Copperfield? How is it possible I’ve never heard of that position?” Not that she was having a lot of sex, but she did read cosmopolitan.
Finley put his hands up in the air. “I promise on my parents’ grave that it’s a real position.”
Letizia gasped and swatted at his chest. “Don’t promise on your parent’s grave…Ewwww.” She relaxed back and realized her body was humming with need. Her voice went low. “Finley?”
He went serious. “Yeah? You okay?”
She rested her forehead on his and sighed. “Show me.”
Finley didn’t know if he should grab her and run to the bed, or maybe take his time. His body was screaming for a release. Having Letizia continuously rub back and forth on him was about to drive him bonkers. He leaned back. “You sure you want this after everything you’ve been through? We can just be together.”
He loved how her eyes changed color right before him. She nodded. “Yes. Please.”
Finley smiled, tangled his hands in her hair and brought her face flush to his. “Then David Copperfield it is.” He kissed the tip of her nose, then her lips. At first, he planned to kiss her and take her to his bed, but the moment they touched everything shifted. He sucked in a breath and kissed her deeper. In a breathy voice he whispered, “Zia. Fuck.” He pulled her close again and explored every inch of her delicious mouth. She tasted sweet, and he wanted more, needed more.
Suddenly they separated, and Letizia was smiling at him. “Bed. Now.”
He let out a soft laugh. “Yes, ma’am.” He stood and helped her up at the same time. On the wall next to them were two huge fluffy peach towels. Finley grabbed one and rubbed the towel over his face and dried out his short hair, then he wrapped it around his waist. He made it clear by standing in front of the other towel that Letizia had to wait her turn. When he dried off her delicious body, she let out a small whimper. He took his time ensuring her long locks were toweled dried and then he headed south. The moment Finley went to place the towel between her legs, she stopped him with both her hands. He turned his head to the side. “You okay?”
Letizia shook her head. “One, you need to stop asking if I’m okay, and two, if you even try to touch me, I will explode.”
Finley chuckled, reached down and picked her up in his arms. “I think we need to test out the explosion theory.” He then made his way over to the bed and placed her on the duvet.
He felt fingers around his waist and then the towel slipped away. Letizia smiled. “You won’t be needing that anymore.”
Finley chuckled and brought his body over hers. He moved up and down feeling her silky skin on his own. “God, you are so damn beautiful.” He bent to kiss her lips and when she demanded more, he pulled away. “Patience, mia bella.”
Her eyes went wide. “You know Italian?”
He watched how she splayed her hands out to each side and then fisted her hands in the fabric. Finley bent forward and placed a light kiss on her nose and smiled. “Well, only a couple words, but you may have
to teach me now.” Then he placed a finger over her mouth and she promptly lunged forward to grab it between her teeth. “Oh, getting feisty, are we?” He peppered light kisses from her forehead down to that sweet spot behind her ear, and whispered, “You feel so good, so warm.” Letizia moaned at his words. He nestled in between her legs rubbing himself back and forth over her core, loving how she continued to cry out from the pleasure. Finley had been letting her believe he would enter her soon with each movement. Suddenly, he lifted up and moved at a lightning speed down to her heated flesh, then without warning lightly touched his tongue on her most intimate parts. She lunged forward and screamed out his name, then she let out a soft whimper pleading for more. If she wanted more, Finley was not the type of guy to leave anyone hanging. As he continued to make movements up and down her, he reached his hand up and placed two fingers inside her and moved them in and out. Letizia mirrored those movements, and they became quicker until suddenly she hollered, “Finley!”
When she fell back against the bed, he nipped at her a little more. Letizia cried out again., “Finley. Wait. Oh, my God.”
He chuckled. “Wait? Are you sure you want that?” Then, before she could answer he placed three fingers inside her this time and nipped at her clit. She tasted sweet, and he desired more. Letizia was writhing on the bed, panting, and continuously saying his name. If Finley could create this moment over and over, he would in a heartbeat.
But just then he felt strong hands fist in his short hair and a demand to ascend her body. She looked drained but happy. “You’re an evil, evil man…and you must do that David Copperfield position again.”
They fell against the bed tangled in each other’s arms laughing hysterically. “Anytime, mia bella, anytime.” Then he reached over her head and grabbed a condom from the nightstand drawer. She went quiet as he placed the thin sheath over his once again growing erection. “Tell me again, are you sure you want this?”
Of course, Letizia didn’t let words pass between them, only emotions. She pulled herself up over him and leaned up to look into his eyes. Letizia smiled and rubbed her hands up and down his chest. She winked. “This is what I want.” Surprising him, she placed herself over his very ready erection and guided him in until he was in all the way to the hilt. They both moved together never taking their eyes off one another.
Then, Finley rolled Letizia, so they were front spooning and continued to move in and out, loving the feeling. Of course, it would always be better without a condom, but they both didn’t know each other that well just yet. Maybe someday soon he could feel all of her, he looked forward to that moment.
Their heads were so close together you could hear every breath, every moan. Finally, after several minutes Letizia whimpered. “Fin, please don’t stop, I’m almost there.”
Finley moved her head to face him and kissed her sweet lips. “Come for me, baby.” He was so close and trying to hold on, but then she moved faster making the wait more difficult. Then it happened, somehow, they both just let go at the same moment. With each release, they would rock into one another. When they both had nothing left to give, they collapsed into each other’s arms. Finley held her close to his body, almost afraid to let her go.
There was a soft mumble. “Finley?” Zia turned to face him and snuggle into the crook of his neck. “Now I must ask, are you okay?”
He smiled. “Yeah. Better than okay.” He had been with women, but only for sex. This was the first moment where he felt like he was making love. It felt real. Which almost scared him…almost.
Fifteen
Letizia felt like a pretzel the way she was wrapped around Finley. She could hear light breathing and knew he was still asleep. Carefully lifting her head, she smiled and stared at his handsome face. There was this scar that ran from his temple to his ear, but almost too faint to see. She reached her hand forward and traced the line.
A strong hand grabbed hers. “Pretend you can’t see that.” Finley sounded sleepy and his eyes were still closed, but he didn’t let her go.
She giggled. “See what?” He had this rough sounding voice when he was just waking up and it made her body tingle with each word.
He opened his eyes and looked right at her. “Hey.”
Letizia leaned forward and kissed his lips. “Hey yourself. Why am I supposed to pretend I can’t see that?” She pulled her hand from his grasp and traced the scar again.
He groaned. “It’s not even from anything I did on the job; I fell off a ladder while remodeling this house. Not really sexy.”
She gasped. “Um, but still scary. I know, let’s pretend there were intruders in the house and you had to get down the ladder—but you missed the last rung. There, we added intruders to the story.” She was mindlessly tracing his scar, then she let her finger wander. He had such smooth skin, even though, this morning he was sporting a five o’clock shadow. “You should keep a short beard.”
He pulled back and stretched. “Hell no. You’re lucky to even have experienced me with long hair and a beard. Miles claims I’m OCD when it comes to my looks.”
She laughed. “Is he right? About being OCD?” She sat up against the head board. She felt comfortable being naked in the daylight in front of Finley. Once she was situated, she grabbed the sheet and covered her legs.
Finley pulled it back. “No. Stay just like that.” She watched as his eyes roamed her body. “Will your brother be okay for a bit longer?”
Letizia shrugged her shoulders. “He usually likes to sleep in.” Before she could finish that thought, Finley was up out of the bed and had her in his arms as he made his way to the bathroom. “So, um, another bath?”
He laughed. “Shower this time.”
Zia shook her head. “Don’t tell me, there’s a special sex position when in the shower?” She was secretly hoping he said yes.
As Finley started the shower she snuggled in closer to his warm body. “Nope, but we could create one if you’d like?”
Letizia smiled and peppered him with kisses. “Superman, you can create anything you want just as long as it’s with me.” He took that as an open invitation and carried her in the shower with him.
“Hey Zia!” Cristiano was yelling Letizia’s name as he knocked on the locked door to Finley’s room.
Letizia wore an oversized t-shirt with little pink panties and was brushing her hair. “Hold on, Cris.” She turned to see Finley in his walk-in closet which was adjoined to the bathroom. “You good?” She giggled at how fast he was getting dressed. “I think he’s old enough to know about the birds and bees; he won’t care if we stayed together.”
Finley sighed. “I know. I don’t want him to think negative of me. He’s protective of you.”
She walked over wrapped her arms around his waist. “We both will be forever in your debt for saving our lives. You’re our Superman.” Leaning up on her tip-toes, she kissed him, before turning to open the bedroom door. “Hey Cris. Sleep good?”
Her brother looked groggy. “Yeah, almost too good.” He made his way around Letizia and went to sit on one of the overstuffed chairs. “This room is mammoth. Wow!”
Finley stepped out from the closet in worn jeans and a simple gray t-shirt that matched his eyes. “Morning. Hungry?”
Letizia sat down next to her brother. “Starving.” She wanted to laugh at how uncomfortable Finley looked. Shaking her head, she grinned. “Cris, let’s go see what we can scrounge up.” As she was about to exit the room, she turned back and looked right into Finley’s eyes. “Hey, Superman.” He had his phone in his hand and was about to make a call. Glancing up he gave her his heart stopping smile. No words were needed. Letizia just winked and turned to head out.
Cristiano was at the bottom of the stairs already. “Z, Finley has everything here. Like…everything.” He seemed so excited. “I spent most of the night playing this cool PlayStation four game.”
Zia closed her eyes and shook her head. “Tell me you got sleep, too?” They’d had rules before, no games after 8:00 p
.m. during the week and shut down at 10:00 p.m. on the weekends. Of course, she had no plans to implement those rules here, not right now. Her brother deserved to have something to take him away from the shit they had been through. Well, were going through. The thought sent a chill up her spine. She reached over and hugged Cris close. “What are you hungry for, brother?”
Cris looked at her suddenly. “Will you still see me as your brother? I mean, what am I? Your cousin?”
Letizia stopped in the doorway of the big, open kitchen. “We are blood and no one can take that from us. In my heart, we’re siblings.”
Cris wrapped his arms around her waist. “Me too.”
She pulled him away from her chest and smiled. “Good. Now on to important matters: breakfast.”
They both searched through the refrigerator, cupboards, and the pantry trying to find ingredients for their meal. Letizia loved when Alessandra would put together the simplest breakfast for them. The house would smell amazing, almost like she had been cooking for days. Yet, when she would make her way into the kitchen, there was a plate with croissants, jelly, homemade doughnuts, and of course espresso. Today, all they could find was cheap white bread, four eggs, some jam, and instant coffee.
Just then Finley walked into the room. “Why do you both look so bummed? Oh, look, I have eggs.”
Letizia laughed. “We were daydreaming about our favorite breakfast Ali used to make.” She could almost smell the homemade croissants.
Finley stepped up to the kitchen island and looked at the ingredients laid out. “How about an American breakfast? Let’s create a new tradition.”
Cristiano nodded. “I’m game, just as long as we get coffee.”
Finley scowled. “Wait, you drink coffee at your age?”
Letizia patted Finley’s back. “Everyone in Italy drinks coffee. He’ll be fine.” She picked up the cheap loaf of bread. “How can you magically make this taste okay?” She read the ingredients and gasped. “I can’t even pronounce half these words.”