by M. Malone
“Bennett,” she whispered, completely stunned by his heartfelt words.
“I’m trying really hard to be a gentleman but since you don’t seem to mind honesty, it’s been hard to concentrate on anything tonight when all I wanted to do was peel this dress off and show you just how much I’ve learned about multiple orgasms over the years.”
Katie’s mouth fell open. Of all the things she’d expected him to say, that didn’t even rate. Now she had the image of Bennett studying the Kama Sutra in order to learn the best way to please a woman. Considering how seriously he took education, she had no doubt that he’d been as diligent studying the mystery of the female body as he was with anything else.
And she wanted nothing more than to experience everything he’d learned firsthand.
The hand she’d placed on his chest stopped moving. She clenched his shirt between her fingers, feeling his muscles flex beneath her touch. Then she took a deep breath and made her decision.
“Bennett, I'd really like it if you'd kiss me now.”
CHAPTER TWELVE
♥
Bennett couldn’t believe what was happening.
One minute they were talking about how confusing signals could be and the next, Katie was rubbing his chest and kissing all over his face. She’d grabbed him by the shirt and pulled him over the threshold into the house. He barely registered the distant slam of the door behind them as her hands continued their frantic exploration of his chest and shoulders. Bennett bent slightly so she didn’t have to strain so hard to reach his lips. Then he realized that bending wasn’t going to cut it. She wasn’t that petite but everyone was short next to him. He picked her up and then froze.
“Are you sure?” he whispered.
Katie hooked her arm behind his head and brought his lips back to hers. Bennett growled in satisfaction. Even he could read that signal.
All at once, the uncertainty he usually felt fled and his confidence returned full force. Bennett grinned. He was only uncertain about what led up to the bedroom.
He was completely confident about what to do once he was there.
“Where’s your room?” he whispered between kisses.
She pointed and he followed her directions until he found the right room. The door was already open and he stumbled until they fell onto a huge bed. Katie slid up the bed and then crooked her finger to indicate that he should join her. Bennett crawled over her until he settled right between her legs. When he rested his full body weight on top of her, she let out a deep satisfied sigh.
She enjoyed feeling his weight. Good to know.
Bennett couldn’t keep away from her lips for long. She had the softest lips and he already found himself longing for more of her taste. It wasn’t long before they were writhing on the bed as their tongues tangled. Katie sucked in a desperate breath when they finally separated. They hadn’t turned on any lights in the room yet so he couldn’t see well. That wouldn’t work. He’d been thinking about this moment for too long. He needed to see everything.
He reached over to her nightstand and felt around until he found the switch on the lamp. Soft light flooded the room.
Katie sat up and squinted at him slightly. “You want the light on?”
Bennett paused while unbuttoning his shirt. Who wouldn’t want the light on so they could see what they were doing? He shook his head. Her ex-husband really was a dumbass if he had someone as beautiful as Katie and didn’t even want to see her when they made love.
Without answering, he took his shirt off and threw it to the side. Bennett wasn’t arrogant. He was well aware of his faults but he was also aware that his daily workouts had given him the kind of body that most women considered ideal. Hell, he was determined to use any advantages he had.
Sure enough, Katie’s mouth fell open slightly when she saw his bare chest. Her eyes got soft and slumberous as she looked over his whole chest down to the sharply defined V-shaped muscles that led from his abs down into his trousers.
“Oh we can definitely leave the lights on,” she said.
He laughed. “Good, because I want to see you, too.”
That seemed to bring her out of her stunned state. She shook her head frantically. “I don’t know about that. I mean … I don’t look like that,” she stammered, pointing at his abs.
“I hope not,” Bennett replied as he unbuttoned his slacks and kicked them off.
Katie sighed as she watched his pants land near his shirt. “You know what I mean. I’ve had two kids. Things aren’t as perky as they used to be. While you look like you don’t have an ounce of fat on you anywhere. You weren’t kidding about only eating dessert on holidays, huh?”
Bennett climbed back on the bed. She was making jokes but he could tell she was truly uncomfortable which was the opposite of what he wanted. It was crazy to him that she could be worried about this when she had him on the verge of coming like a teenager just from a few kisses. Katie was gorgeous and he liked everything about her looks. Not just the pillowy mouth that had fueled quite a few fantasies but her large, brown eyes always had a mischievous twinkle that made her look like she was up to something. Her dark skin contrasted beautifully against his and she was curvy in all the right places. He hated that she was worried about not being perfect in some way.
“You are beautiful. And I plan on showing you that. But if it makes you more comfortable right now, you should know that I’m blind as a bat without my glasses. So all the things you’re worried about, I won’t be able to see them anyway.”
Katie chuckled and the motion made her chest jiggle which of course sent a shaft of desire downstairs that made him even harder.
“I like how you always get right to the point of things.” She reached up and carefully removed his glasses and set them on the nightstand.
He leaned over and kissed her neck, enjoying her soft moan. “Of course without my glasses that means I need to stay very close.”
“I like the sound of that, too.”
Bennett lifted the hem of her sexy dress and placed his palm on the inside of her thigh. Her head fell back at the touch and she pulled her legs even wider. His hand shook slightly as he traced soft, smooth thighs up until his fingers encountered silk at her core.
Incredibly damp silk.
He shuddered at the evidence that she was just as into this as he was.
“I should take this off.” Katie sat back slightly and then untied the sash that wrapped around her waist. Then she took a safety pin out of the top. Immediately the cloth pulled open revealing her black bra.
Bennett’s mouth went dry at the sight of the plump mounds pushing over the cups of her bra. Then he nudged the dress all the way open to see that the damp silk panties he’d just felt were black also. She looked like a wet dream, an erotic present that was his to unwrap.
He kissed the tops of her breasts before reaching behind her to unhook her bra. She shrugged out of it and deposited the dress and the bra on the floor next to the bed. Bennett continued his exploration of her sexy breasts, cataloguing every one of her sighs, moans and deep breaths as he played with her nipples. He took it all in, learning what she liked and getting her ready for what came next. Katie was skittish and a little shy about being naked. He needed her completely relaxed.
Especially since Bennett had no shame about enjoying sex. It was completely natural and he didn’t think anything should be off-limits as long as both parties were enjoying themselves. He got the sense that Katie was definitely more buttoned up and not as comfortable with nudity as he was. He wanted her too dazed with pleasure to think too hard about anything, especially the silly things she probably imagined were “wrong” with her figure.
He moved up her body, biting and kissing the whole way until he reached her mouth again. Katie moaned as he kissed her deeply, his fingers inching down her stomach until he reached her panties. He hooked his fingers in the side and pulled them down. She lifted her hips to allow them to come off. Then let out a cry when his fingers curled into h
er, pressing right against her G-spot.
“Bennett!”
He smiled against her neck. That was the spot. He stroked the soft area firmly, reveling in her soft cries and the tightening muscles that told him how close she was to coming.
“You feel so good.” He’d never been much for talking during sex, too many opportunities for him to say the wrong thing, but with Katie it was different.
He could feel the difference already. She accepted him and liked him the way he was. Bennett didn’t feel the need to be constantly on guard, worried that he’d screw up. She liked him. For the first time, he could be himself and just be in the moment.
Bennett, I think … ” She gasped and her eyes flew open, her arms almost strangling him as she tightened around his fingers.
“Damn, that’s it beautiful. Just let go.”
Katie looked into his eyes the whole time, making the sexiest little noises in the back of her throat as she came. It took every bit of self-control he had not to hook her legs over his shoulders and get inside her right then and there. He took a deep breath and petted her gently, bringing her down from her climax slowly.
“Wow,” she whispered a minute later. “What the hell was that?”
He laughed softly and kissed her neck. She smelled amazing and he wanted that scent all over him before they were done. His dick throbbed angrily in his boxers as if to remind him that he’d been very patient so far.
He moved around awkwardly to get his boxers off but Katie still stiffened when she saw what he was working with.
“Wow,” she said again.
He shouldn’t have been so complimented but it made him feel good to know that her asshole ex obviously couldn’t compare. Then he realized what he’d forgotten.
He stood and got his wallet from his pants. Thank God for Nick being so pushy otherwise he might not have been prepared. He took out one of the condoms he’d brought along. Katie watched with avid interest as he rolled it on. Her eyes on him only made him even harder.
When he climbed on the bed again, his eyes almost rolled to the back of his head when she reached out and gripped him. She guided him between her legs. Bennett paused her with a gentle hand on her stomach then put one hand under her to adjust her hips. Katie looked up at him in confusion but the expression on her face changed to pure pleasure when he slid in at an angle that allowed him to stimulate her G spot with every thrust.
“Oh my god,” she cried out and squeezed her eyes shut.
“Look at me,” he whispered. “I want to see your eyes.”
With a cry, Katie opened her eyes. Seeing the lost expression on her face only amped his arousal even higher. Damn if it wasn’t the hottest thing ever to watch her lose all control as she unraveled. Then she curled her leg around his waist, hooking her feet right under his ass, using them as leverage to urge him to go faster.
“Fuck, you want more?” he growled, unable to resist giving her everything when she nodded frantically.
Bennett had always prided himself on having excellent stamina but he had to take deep breaths to keep his response under control. She was warm and so damn wet and her fingers wandering all over his back like they couldn’t decide what to touch next were driving him crazy.
He drew in a deep breath, trying to hold back his own pleasure as Katie’s cries got louder. She deserved to feel special and wanted. Bennett wanted to be the man who showed her that. For her, he wanted to be Superman.
But as her nails dug into his back and she cried out in release, he let go of his control and shuddered with her. As they both fought to catch their breath, Bennett was already mentally planning how he could torment her with more pleasure.
This was an unexpected end to the evening but Bennett wasn’t one to waste an opportunity. He planned to show Katie that he was worth taking a chance on.
♥
Katie woke to Bennett’s tongue sliding between her folds and screamed as an orgasm ripped through her with no warning. She panted, completely disoriented as the last vestiges of sleep cleared. Bennett raised his head and sent her a naughty grin before folding one of her legs behind his waist and taking her with one deep thrust.
After passing out after another orgasm, she was awakened again by him sliding into her from behind.
“Oh my … What?” She could barely understand what was going on but the intense pressure between her legs clued her in.
Bennett’s arm slid under her breasts, holding her in place as he edged inside her gently. In this position he felt huge and Katie panted helplessly at how small and delicate she felt in his arms. His hand roamed downward and rubbed small circles around her clit that had her moaning in time with his slow thrusts. When they came this time, it was together.
She’d never felt anything as satisfying as hearing Bennett’s deep groan in her ear as he clutched her to him.
When she woke next, it was to faint streams of light coming through the sheer curtains. She blinked sleepily. It was that bluish light that indicated early morning. She shifted and every muscle in her body screamed. That’s when it came back to her at once.
She’d gone on a date with Bennett Alexander.
She’d gone to bed with Bennett Alexander.
Katie blushed from head to toe at the thought of what bedtime with Bennett was really like. Holy cow. Perhaps it shouldn’t be a surprise that his hyper-focus and single-minded concentration carried over but she would have never guessed that he’d be so intense. So demanding. After being woken up the second time, she’d wondered if he was planning to let her get any sleep at all.
She looked over to the other side of the bed where Bennett slept on his stomach, one arm thrown over his head. Katie withheld a sigh of appreciation. The muscles in his back were a truly fine sight to wake up to. It had been a long time since she’d shared her bed and she’d never had this kind of eye candy to look at before. It was tempting to take this opportunity to run her hands over that insanely sculpted body but she didn’t want to wake him up. He was clearly exhausted and no wonder. The man had put in quite a performance last night.
She swung her legs over the side of the bed and got up, hoping she could brush her teeth and fix her hair before he saw her looking so awful. First she had to deal with the fact that she was stark naked. Katie blushed and immediately went to her dresser to find a long T-shirt. She wasn’t the type who could walk around naked without being self-conscious. She hadn’t been comfortable with that even when she’d actually had a flat stomach and perky boobs.
Once she got to the bathroom, she closed the door as quietly as she could and then turned the light on. Then she made the mistake of looking in the mirror.
“Oh shit!”
Katie clapped a hand over her mouth, hoping she hadn’t woken Bennett. Because she definitely didn’t want him to see her looking like this.
The image staring back at her from the mirror looked like the victim of a natural disaster. She hadn’t washed her makeup off the night before so she had black smudges around both eyes and her skin looked blotchy and chapped, the dried makeup having settled into every one of the fine lines on her face.
She went to work, scrubbing her face several times with cleanser and then brushing her teeth. Once she slathered her face with moisturizer, she felt slightly more human. She rubbed her hands over her hair and tried to tame the wayward curls that stuck out in every direction. Katie sighed. Nothing short of hopping in the shower was going to fix her hair, so she would just have to make do with extreme bedhead.
When she left the bathroom, Bennett was sitting up against the headboard. She skidded to a halt outside the door.
“Hi. You’re awake.”
He looked rumpled and sexy and completely focused on her.
“Good morning,” he rumbled in the sexiest, deepest morning voice she’d ever heard.
Suddenly she felt awkward as hell. Was he regretting what they’d done last night? The man was an absolute Adonis and seeing him all naked and growly only drove the point home
. All her parts warmed at the sight of him like they were hoping for more attention.
Not that she could handle more attention. She tried not to wince as she walked but it was becoming more obvious just how sore she was. It probably hadn’t been great to jump into a sex marathon after being celibate for so long. She walked back over and got in bed, pulling the covers up over her bare legs.
It was weird waking up and not having to worry about the kids. Ridley would be calling in a few hours so she could go pick them up. But what if she didn’t call and just brought them over instead? They would see Bennett or at least see his car out front.
If Hunter was confused by the idea of her kissing another man, how strange would it be for him to find a man in the house in the early hours? On one level, Katie knew she was being ridiculous. Even Ridley wouldn’t be so devious as to show up in the early morning without calling first, but she still couldn’t stop the full-scale panic attack that had come over her. She put a hand over her chest trying to calm her racing heart.
“Are you okay? You’re breathing so fast.” Bennett rubbed her back in gentle circles. Under any other circumstances it would have been comforting but it only made her feel worse.
He was being so nice and what if he wanted to have sex again? She was sore and freaking out and all she wanted was to pull the covers over her head and go back to her boring routine.
“I think you should go,” she blurted.
His hand stopped moving on her back. Katie immediately felt awful.
“Um, not because I didn’t have a great time. I did. I really did. It’s just the kids will be home soon and they’ve never seen me with another man, you know?”
Bennett nodded slowly. “I understand. Let me just get dressed.”
Katie averted her eyes as he climbed out of bed but it was impossible to ignore six feet four inches of pure male hotness. Her core clenched as his abs flexed when he stepped into his pants. Certain parts of her wouldn’t mind going for a second round despite being sore, clearly.