Once inside, he laid her on the bed and began taking off her clothes. His mouth found her breasts as he freed them from her tank top and bra, and the way her back arched upward, bringing her to meet his lips, created a succulent image in his mind. Then Safire felt him pull down the waist of her leggings, his lips traveling over her belly to the delicate bud below. She winced as he covered her, his mouth wreaking sweet havoc on her senses, filling her with need.
Darien leaned up and stepped back when Safire tried to take hold of him. But he stopped only long enough to pull her sandals from her feet, tear the clothes off his body and rifle through one of his drawers. He came back to her wearing a condom. Safire smiled and spread her body for him to possess, wanting to belong to this man.
And he wanted her to be his. He covered her and slipped his thighs between her legs. He moved up her body until he was poised at her gate, where he knew she loved to be teased. Safire filled with yearning and began to squirm against the sweet torture, wanting fuller contact.
In the middle of this, Darien laughed.
Safire swatted at him, but she was smiling.
“You like tormenting me this way, don’t you?” she asked.
“I love tormenting you this way,” he replied. “It turns me on infinitely. Can’t you feel how ready I am?”
“Yes,” Safire said, and her eyes fluttered closed. “Make love to me.”
“Actually,” Darien said, “there’s something you should know.”
Safire opened her eyes. Darien raised himself up on his elbows, and he looked at Safire, his muse. “I love you, Safire. I love you so much. I’ve loved you a long time, but I didn’t want to say anything and chase you away. You don’t have to say anything. I just need you to know.”
Tears came to Safire’s eyes. There was a time when she would have been frightened away by hearing that, but not now. She put one of her hands to Darien’s cheek. “I love you, too,” Safire said. “I love you, too.”
Darien was elated. A wide smile cut across his face. He leaned down and kissed Safire, first lovingly, then passionately. Then he moved inside her, filling her.
Safire tilted her hips to meet Darien’s thrust and wrapped her legs around him, pulling him farther inside. He had teased her until she was slick and ready. Now her body clamped on to his as they began to move together—love and passion blurring into one as their bodies merged.
Safire’s breasts grazed against Darien’s chest, and he reached a hand between them to play with her breasts and her blossom. Safire’s torso twisted in delight, and a heavy pulse started to throb inside her. Darien felt himself gripped in the tight embrace of Safire’s desire and watched as she moved against his palm and fingertips. The sight of her rapture spurred his yearning, and his pace quickened.
Safire called Darien’s name as her sex contracted around his leaping member and exploded into convulsions that shook her body. Darien answered yes as his body became rigid and started to buck in short, hard jerks. He felt the waves of Safire’s climax encase him as he poured out his love.
Darien cupped both sides of Safire’s head and kissed her. His kiss was deep but gentle, claiming and loving this woman. And Safire returned it, drinking in Darien’s soft, thick chocolate lips and returning his claim and his love.
Darien moved from above Safire and settled next to her, wrapping his arms around her as she spooned against him, her back to his chest. Safire put her arms over the ones at her waist and wove her fingers into Darien’s.
For no apparent reason, Safire started to chuckle.
Darien tickled her hips. “Why are you laughing?”
“At one point, I thought that maybe you didn’t like sexual intimacy as much as I do.”
Darien laughed. As much as this woman had turned him on from the very beginning, she had to be kidding.
“That’s not true.”
Safire smiled. “I know.”
Darien ran his fingers over Safire’s arms. “Is it true that you love me? Are you in love with me?”
Although it had started as one of her typical momentary pursuits, Safire had become captivated by this man. And now he finally knew. She nodded and found the hands that were rubbing her arms.
“Then marry me, Safire,” Darien said. “I love you, too.”
“What?”
“Marry me.”
Safire turned around to look into Darien’s face. It held such devotion, such love, such anticipation that it arrested her.
“Yes,” she said, tears filling her eyes. “I love you, and I’ll marry you.”
Darien’s heart lit up like fireworks, and his face fanned out into a wide-open grin. Safire swiped at her tears, smiling through the streaks on her face.
“I want a wooden ring,” she said.
“Hell, no,” Darien replied. “I mean, I’ll make you a wooden ring, but our engagement and wedding rings have to be gold.”
“Why?”
“Because you’re precious,” Darien said and kissed her eyelid, “and because my mother and brother would kill me if I gave you a wooden wedding ring.”
Safire laughed and stroked the ridges along Darien’s chest.
“You’ll be stuck with me,” she said.
“I want to be stuck with you,” he responded, bringing her face to his.
Safire kissed Darien’s lips. “I want to be stuck with you, too.”
Their kisses turned from soft to hard. A heat was building between them again. Darien rolled onto his back, bringing Safire with him. She straddled his thighs and sat up. Then she watched as he reached into his nightstand, removed the old condom and put on a fresh one.
Darien saw Safire’s Cheshire cat grin spread over her face, and she leaned down, purring. Darien laughed. Then he toppled Safire over and covered her body with his own.
Their lips met, and their laughter turned to murmurs. Darien reached between them and touched his fragile flower. Safire arched, feeling a flame bloom throughout her body. She put her hands to Darien’s chest and closed her fingers around his nipples. Darien’s body leaped at Safire’s command, filling with hunger.
“I love you,” Darien said.
“I love you, too,” Safire replied.
Darien entered his sweet seductress, and Safire clung to her hot Adonis.
This was the start of their union.
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CAPTIVATED LOVE
Copyright © 2014 by Yasmin Y. DeGout
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