Pleasure Control

by Cathryn Fox

  He drew a quick breath and glanced up at her. His voice thinned to a whisper. “Laura, you’re dripping.” Did she have any idea what that did to him?

  Torrid heat filled her seductive eyes when they met his. She whimpered and bucked against his hand. “You make me this way.”

  Jay pushed another finger in and swirled it around her liquid heat. She grew slicker with each stroke.

  “Does this help, Laura?” he asked as he dipped into her syrupy arousal with the soft blade of his tongue and curled it around her clit. “Does this help the ache?”

  Her whole body vibrated. It amazed him how much pleasure he took in pleasuring her.

  “Ohmigod,” she murmured as he applied the perfect amount of pressure to her beaded pearl. He could tell she was close by the way her muscles clenched around his fingers and sucked him in deeper.

  “Does it still hurt, Laura?” His body ached to join with the heat between her legs.

  She pulled in a breath, writhed and moaned. “Yes.” Her deep, raspy voice made his cock pulse.

  He frowned in concentration. “Then perhaps I’ve been doing this all wrong. Maybe I need to change tactics.”

  She raced her fingers through his hair, gripped his head, and pinned his mouth to her sex. “Oh no, Jay, you’ve been doing it all right,” she rushed out. “It’s helping ease the ache. Please don’t stop.”

  With determined strokes, he worked his finger in and out of her while his thumb spiraled higher to toy with her clit. She bucked forward, impaling herself on him. He changed the rhythm and tempo and stroked her G-spot until she convulsed in his arms. Moments before he allowed her to tumble into orgasm, he inched his finger out and slathered her creamy essence over her clitoris in a slow massage.

  “Jay…no…please.” Her shameless begging thrilled him.

  He chuckled easily. “I think I may need to ice it.”

  Her eyes flew open. “Oh God,” she cried out, her hands clutching the edge of the counter.

  Without breaking eye contact, Jay gripped the thin elastic straps on her panties and, in one fluid motion, snapped them.

  Laura gasped in surprise. Jay tossed the scrap of material aside and reached for her lemonade. He took a slug, fished out one ice cube, and set the plastic cup back on the counter.

  “Have you ever used ice to take down the swelling before, Laura?” he questioned softly.

  She gave a quick shake of her head. Her eyes were alive with eager anticipation.

  Good. He wanted to be the first. Come to think of it, he wanted to be the first for a lot of things where Laura was concerned.

  “Let’s see if this helps, then.” He breathed the words over her pussy and watched her damp hairs bristle.

  Goose bumps pebbled her flesh when he touched the ice to her skin. Their eyes met and locked as he trailed it over her stomach and higher. He feathered it over her supple breasts and slowly circled her hard nipples. Her buds puckered and throbbed as he brushed them with ice. In no time at all, the ice began to melt against her scorching body.

  Hands trembling, she began to shake almost violently. “I don’t think it’s working, Jay. It’s making me ache more,” she whimpered, and touched her body all over.

  With a tap of his hand, he urged her thighs farther apart. “Maybe I’m not touching the right spot.” Her eyes opened wider when he put a fresh cube between his lips and dipped his head.

  As he sank his mouth into her warm, wet, passion-drenched heat, he manipulated her clit with the frozen cube. Her skin tightened and quivered under his gentle assault. As he plucked her inflamed pearl, he probed her opening with his finger, bringing her closer and closer to the edge of ecstasy yet never allowing her to tumble over.

  She began clawing at him. A cry lodged in her throat. Her body shuddered uncontrollably against his invading mouth.

  “Jay, I’m so close. Please, I need to come.” She gyrated against him.

  He was drowning, losing himself in her sweetness. His cock ached so hard now, juices dripped from the slit. It took everything in him not to reach inside his shorts and stroke himself.

  When the cold ice turned to liquid, he replaced it with his tongue and pushed another finger inside her. His burning mouth pressed hungrily into her heat. She palmed his muscles and squeezed her legs together, her silky thighs hugging his face.

  He breached her opening with a third finger. “Would you like another?” Barely able to draw air into his lungs, he breathed the words over her pussy.

  “Yes…” she hissed.

  Deciding to end her sweet torment, he changed his small quick laps into long luxurious strokes. He pushed his third finger all the way in, filling her to the hilt. It was a deliciously snug fit. Slowly, he pumped his fingers in and out. She began to shake with sexual frustration. When he increased the tempo, he felt her body go up in flames.

  With unabashed passion, she began moving, pressing against his mouth, eagerly riding his fingers, driving them in deeper. She knew what she needed to take her over the edge and she was damned well determined to get it. He loved that about her.

  “Jay…” She whispered his name and dragged her hands through his hair as her body began to quake and tremble with pent-up need. She rode him furiously, with fierce intensity. Her sex began to tighten and contract.

  When he felt the first erotic pulse of her release, his mouth curved. He gave a low growl of satisfaction. “That’s it, Laura. Let it go. Come for me.”

  Her eyes flashed like lightning. “I…” That one word spoke volumes.

  “I know, baby…I know.”

  Her skin came alive as her pussy muscles undulated. Panting hard, she shuddered and gripped his head for support as a powerful orgasm tore through her. Her syrupy release dripped languidly over his ravishing mouth. He lapped at her milky sweet climax and held her tight as she rode every delicious wave of pleasure. A moment later her contented sigh of pleasure filled the small room.

  God, she was so damn sexy. A rush of tenderness washed over him as he watched her succumb to her needs and give herself over to her orgasm.

  Jay’s cock throbbed as he climbed to his feet, gathered her face in his palms, and looked deep into her sated eyes before he pressed a kiss over her mouth.

  “Mmmm,” he moaned. “Laura, I’ve never tasted anything sweeter.”

  She took deep gulping breaths and rested her head against his chest. He raked his fingers through her hair and held her until her breathing returned to normal.

  As he held her close, he fought valiantly to suppress his arousal. Lord knows he was going to have to usher Laura out of the bathroom so he could take care of that huge problem before he went back outside. There was no way he could join in the bonding session in such an obvious state. He knew it wouldn’t take long to relieve himself. Christ, he was so aroused, after a couple of quick strokes he’d be done.

  Laura thrust her hips forward and bumped his swollen dick. A low groan of longing crawled up his throat. When he met her glance, a mischievous grin curled her lips.

  “I’m thirsty.” She inched back, grabbed her lemonade, took a long swallow, and drew an ice cube into her mouth. Swirling it over her tongue, she pushed Jay backward and glanced pointedly at his crotch.

  His voice was thick with desire. “Laura?”

  “Hmmm?” Her gaze turned heated. With just one smoldering look, he knew her intentions.

  His pulse kicked into high gear.

  “Jay, you look like you might have gotten hurt when you slid into first base. You look a little swollen yourself. I think we need to apply ice.”

  Sweet mother of God!

  Her hands milked his rock-hard cock as she leaned into him and pressed her lips to his mouth. He drew her cold, lemonade soaked tongue in for a more thorough taste. A moment later she inched back and sank to the floor. She positioned herself between his legs and snuggled in closer. With her eyes latched on his, she slowly tugged his swimsuit to his ankles. His huge boner sprang free and gained her full attention.
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  She stared at his cock in frank appreciation. “So lovely.” Her eyes widened in pleasure as she paused for a brief moment to take in the sight of his phallus.

  “Oh yes, I can tell you ache here.” She ran her forefinger down the length of his shaft and shook her head. As she caressed him, his cock darkened and throbbed beneath her fingertips.

  “I’m afraid it’s much worse than I thought.” A bemused expression crossed her face.

  Lust hit him tenfold. He took deep, shallow breaths and grabbed for the towel bar to balance himself before his rubbery knees sent him crashing to the floor.

  “I think not-so-little-Jay is going to need extra-special attention to help reduce this kind of swelling.”

  Arching into him, she brushed his cock with her ice-soaked, cold velvet tongue.

  His body tensed.

  His dick jerked upward.

  His semen raced to the finish line.

  Oh shit!

  Her voice was a low velvet murmur and ignited his blood to near boiling. “Oh yes, after I apply ice, I’m definitely going to have to kiss you better. It’s very, very swollen. In fact, it’s turning purple,” she teased. Her pink tongue snaked out and caressed the tip.

  His cock glistened where her tongue had trailed a path. His breath came in a low rush as flames surged through him. He pulled his hand from the towel bar, smoothed her hair from her face, and gyrated forward. Her soft mewl played over his flesh as she dipped her tongue into the liquid arousal dripping from his tip.

  “Laura, you’re damn near killing me.” Desire deepened his voice. “I can barely stand.”

  She grinned. “Then you’d better hang on to something.” She popped another ice cube into her mouth and sank his cock to the back of her throat. She ran the cold cube over the tip of his dick until he quaked. Giving him reprieve, she replaced it with her warm lips. The hot-cold medley blew his mind.

  She was so damn sexy. So damn hot. So playful. So brilliant. So…so everything…

  Her delicate hand slipped between his legs to cradle his balls. “Does it hurt here, too, Jay?” she asked, blinking up at him with wide-eyed innocence.

  “God, yes,” he growled.

  Smiling, she drew his dick back into her mouth. The sight of her plump lips curled around his cock as she plunged forward weakened his knees. Oh man, she was so good at this.

  He fisted her hair in sweet agony as he fought to hang on. Christ, he barely even made it out of the starting gate and he was already reaching the finish line. This was not going to be one of his finer moments.

  “Laura, I’m not going to last.” His voice sounded tortured.

  Her sweet, erotic moans of ecstasy made him quake. Her tongue swirled around his engorged head while she sucked harder, drawing his climax. Soon the ice melted and her mouth seared his sensitive flesh.

  Bucking forward, he drove his cock in deeper as his thickness pulled her gorgeous lips apart. She rocked on her heels as he pumped into her with fervid passion. His whole body trembled and tightened with the onset of release.

  She glanced up at him. The desire reflecting in her eyes became his undoing.

  Laura caressed his sac and he knew his time had come. Lord almighty! Someone stick a fork in him, he was done. His muscles spasmed as she sucked him in deeper, urging him on.

  Throwing his head back, he growled like a wild animal. He felt an explosion of his senses as he shot his liquid heat down her throat.

  Laura rested her head against his thighs and remained between his legs for a long time. Once his breathing became more regular, he reached for her and pulled her to her feet. She smiled when their eyes met. He tucked her hair behind her ears and dropped a soft kiss onto her mouth. She gave a quiet sigh and snuggled in tighter.

  As he looked deep into her eyes, his heart filled with emotions. Being with Laura and making love to her with his mouth and hands had washed away the memories of every other woman he’d ever been with.

  Understanding dawned in small increments. For the first time in his life, a woman had penetrated his heart and touched him on a whole different level.

  He paused to consider that further. Maybe he wasn’t just another ”Cold-Hearted Cutler.” Maybe he was different from the other men in his family. Maybe it just took the right woman to open his eyes and prove that he was capable of love. He shelved those thoughts to examine in depth later.

  He tightened his embrace, needing to hold on to her a bit longer.

  A sound outside the bathroom door reached his ears.

  “Laura.”

  “Yeah?” Her voice sounded drowsy.

  “Someone’s coming.”

  She grinned playfully. “Haven’t we already been through that?”

  He slid his finger under her chin and lifted until their eyes locked. He jerked his head toward the door. “No, Laura, really, someone is coming.”

  Chapter 7

  Startled, Laura darted a glance from the closed door, to Jay, to her duffel bag, which lay just out of reach. The sound of footsteps grew closer, then stopped outside the bathroom.

  Oh God.

  Way to go, Laura, she thought. Having sex with your lab partner in the boss’s bathroom is one hell of a career move.

  What in the heck was it about Jay that made her so bold, made her take so many risks?

  He reached for her duffel bag and placed it on the counter. “Quick, get dressed,” he whispered as he tugged on his swim trunks and scooped her torn panties off the floor.

  With shaky hands, Laura rifled through her bag and pulled out her bathing suit. A soft tap on the door caused her movements to still.

  In a silent message to Jay, she pressed her finger to her lips. He nodded in understanding.

  She cleared her throat. “Someone is in here,” she called out.

  “Laura, is that you?”

  She swallowed at the sound of Veronica’s voice.

  “I’m just getting changed. The downstairs bathroom was occupied.”

  “No problem, hon. Reggie asked me to find you, he wants to know if you’ll be on his team for the water relay races.”

  So now he wanted her on his team. All because she was a damn great swimmer. The man played to win. Happiness and harmony, her ass!

  “Okay, I’ll be down in a sec.” She hated how shaky she sounded.

  “Have you seen Jay?”

  “No,” she replied much too quickly.

  For a moment Veronica went silent. “Okay. If you see him, tell him Reggie wants him, too.”

  “I will.”

  “I’ll see you downstairs, then.”

  Laura closed her eyes, let out a breath, and then hastily tugged on her one-piece black bathing suit and wrapped her matching sarong around her flared hips. She noted the way Jay’s eyes fixated on her supple curves. A feminine thrill ran through her. The way he looked at her with eyes imbued with desire made her feel as though she were the most beautiful woman alive, and for the first time in her life she was elated with her above-average IQ.

  “Oh, and Jay?” Veronica said.

  “Yeah?” he asked, automatically responding to his name.

  Laura’s eyes sprang open, her mouth widened in a silent gasp.

  He winced. “Shit,” Jay whispered, smacking his palm to his forehead.

  Veronica’s chuckle reached their ears. “You might want to shut the window next time.”

  Laura’s heart nearly failed. Heat colored her skin from head to toe.

  “Fuck.” Jay cursed under his breath and scrubbed his hand over his jaw.

  Before either could respond, Veronica rushed on, “Don’t worry, I was the only one sitting below your window, so I’m the only one who heard your…uh…your research.”

  Laura finished dressing and threw her ball uniform into her duffel bag. “We better get out of here before anyone else takes an interest in our research.”

  By the time they dressed and made it downstairs, the water relay games had already begun without them. For that, Laura was pl
eased. Her mind was too preoccupied to partake in any of the bonding activities. Besides, as it stood, she’d already done enough employee bonding for the day. Just not the kind the director approved of.

  Laura glanced around, fretting that her coworkers, and especially her ever-astute assistant, Erin, would suspect the pink hue on her cheeks had nothing to do with the late afternoon sun.

  Standing poolside, Jay turned to her. “Let’s get out of here, Laura. I’m anxious to head back to the lab and test your theory.” His handsome face was eager, the way it always was when they were on the heels of completion. God, she loved his enthusiasm and his single-minded determination. She loved that his ambitions matched her own.

  Laura shaded her eyes. Her gaze skirted the crowd in search of Erin.

  Jay read her body language. His voice softened. “Come with me. We’ll go to the lab together and I’ll run you home later. With the director breathing down our backs, the sooner we get this perfected, the better.” He stood so close his warm breath fanned her face. Snaking his hand around her back in a protective manner, he played with the tendrils of hair at her neckline.

  God…when he touched her like that, like he really meant it…She shivered as his tender caress stirred all her emotions.

  Deep inside she knew she should have put a stop to their intimate play, knowing what had caused his raging arousal, but damned if she could bring herself to do it. Lust overshadowed sensibility, leaving her powerless to control her desires.

  Laura drew a fortifying breath. Needing time to regroup before they worked late into the night, she said, “You go ahead and get started. I’m going to get a lift with Erin. I don’t have any clothes with me and I need to go home and change first.”

  He shook his head. His jaw clenched. She knew him well enough to know he was about to voice an argument and urge her to change into a pair of scrubs at the lab.

  She arched one brow playfully. “I need to get some panties,” she whispered. “Mine are ripped.”

  He grinned, a glint of humor in his eyes. “I’ll replace them,” he promised sheepishly. She sensed his resolve melting.

  “I’ll meet you there,” she insisted, not giving him time to protest.