How To Catch A Crook

by Linda Verji

  “Worth!” she breathed out, still shocked.

  “I just missed your smile,” he said as he returned to his seat. “I wanted to taste it.”

  What was she supposed to say to that? Unfortunately, that brief glance of a kiss left her more unsettled than she would’ve liked. She couldn’t help watching him as he ate. She stared at his lips and wondered how it would feel to be kissed again. To be kissed for real.

  Worth wasn’t completely unaware of her stares either. His eyes kept meeting hers then lowering to her lips. He was thinking about kissing her too. With each second the sexual tension between them intensified. By the end of their meal, Sin felt like she was standing on a cliff. She could clearly see the sea below her and knew that if she fell, she’d drown. Yet she was unable to stop herself from taking that last step.

  When he slipped his arm around her shoulder as they were leaving the restaurant, she let him. When he pulled her closer to his body as they were walking to his car, she cuddled closer to him and even wrapped her own arm around his waist. In the car, he leaned over to help her with her seatbelt. Whether deliberate or not, he somehow ended up with his face close to hers.

  She could see how close his mouth was to hers, feel his warm breath whispering against her lips. She knew that she should arch backwards or at the very least tell him no. But she couldn’t bring herself to say the word or even move. When he closed the last inch of space between them she moved too… closer to him.

  She couldn’t help her whimper when their mouths met. The kiss was as mutual as it was filled with need. When he parted her lips with his, she swept her tongue out to meet his. She caressed his full lips with her tongue and before she knew it, she was the one exploring his mouth.

  Worth groaned into her mouth. His hand moved to tip up her chin so he could deepen the kiss. That light touch was enough to send the flames already consuming her jumping in excitement. She cupped his neck with both hands to keep him locked to hers.

  Damn! She’d missed this.

  She’d missed everything about him. From the way he could scorch her with his kisses to the way he could drive her crazy with just a touch. Even now, her pussy was already throbbing, pleading for something more than just one kiss. And she wanted to surrender to that plea.

  Could she? She wanted to. Oh, how she wanted to surrender.

  Sin ended the kiss, but she didn’t let go of his neck. For a moment, she just stared into his eyes while worrying her bottom lip. That she wanted him wasn’t in doubt. But the question was; could she do this and still keep her heart hardened against him?

  Yes, she could, she decided. For his sake, she’d have to. She’d take this last chance to have him, this one last chance to create a lifetime of memories, something to remember him by. Then they’d part. Yes, just one more time before their real end.

  She dragged in a long breath before murmuring, “Should we go?”

  He immediately understood what she meant. The knowledge that she was asking him if he wanted to sleep with her widened his eyes. It was obvious that he was surprised that she was the one asking for this. For a moment, it even seemed like he might reject her and a shard of anxiety pierced through her. But then he smiled and nodded.

  WORTH WAS UNCHARACTERISTICALLY nervous as he keyed in the code to unlock his front door. He hadn’t expected Sin to ask to sleep with him first. Still, it was a welcome surprise and one he’d been willing to jump at with both feet. This was his opportunity to show her that they were meant for each other, the perfect fit.

  He smiled as he held open the door for her. “Ladies first.”

  “Thanks.” Sin entered his apartment.

  This place was a little smaller than his Portland home and he thought she might not like it. Her smile let him know that that wasn’t the case. That smile widened as she took a look around the place.

  Her gaze lingered over the open-plan kitchen and living room. “This is nice.”

  “Thanks.” Worth led the way to the living room. “It’s small but it’s home.”

  “Small?” She snorted. “You’ve seen my place, right?”

  Instant embarrassment flushed through him. He winced. “I sounded pompous with that comment, didn’t I?”

  “A little.” She grinned then shrugged. “But it’s okay! Our definitions of small differ. We come from different worlds.”

  Coming from any other woman, the comment would’ve been innocuous, but since this was Sin, he knew that there was more to her words. After all, this was the reason she was using to keep them from being together.

  Worth hid his sigh and instead asked, “Do you want something to drink? Wine? Beer? Juice?”

  “Wine is okay,” she said.

  He headed to the kitchen to pour her a glass. While he was there, Sin took a better look around the house. Somehow, she ended up in the kitchen with him.

  “Why do you have an armoire in your kitchen?” she asked.

  “It’s not an armoire.” Worth grabbed a wineglass from the top shelf. “It’s a fridge.”

  “This is a fridge?” She opened one of the green doors of the armoire-like contraption to reveal its cold depths. The shelves were lined with fruits, vegetables, drinks and condiments. Her eyes widened until it seemed like they’d pop out of their sockets. “Wow! I’ve never seen anything like it.”

  “It was made by some Italian company.” Amused, he glanced towards her. If he’d known that his fridge would get her this excited, he would’ve brought her here sooner. Pouring out red wine into the glass, he added, “I think they call it La Cambusa or something.”

  “La Cambusa? Somehow it seems fitting.” She chuckled as she moved on. “What about this? It’s a blender, right?”

  Worth was so focused on the filled wineglass he was now carrying that he didn’t realize how close she was to him. When he turned, she was right there beside him peering keenly at his blender. He bumped into her. The movement was so sudden that he didn’t have time to pull the glass away. Its contents immediately sloshed into the side of her powder-blue, shirt dress.

  “No!” She let out a low scream as the red liquid spread down her upper waist.

  “Sorry, sorry, sorry.” Panicked, he set the glass on the counter then reached for a handful of paper towels. “Here. Let’s clean it with this.”

  “Ugh! That won’t work.” She swatted his hand away. “Do you have any cotton cloths?”

  “I have some in my bathroom.” He immediately raced towards said room. He was just searching his towel cabinet for an appropriate cloth when Sin walked into the spacious room.

  “Have you found anything I can use?” she asked.

  “Will this work?” He held up a small, rectangular cloth.

  “Yeah, it should.” She grabbed it then edged towards the sink.

  After turning on the hot water, she wetted the cloth then dabbed at the stain on the side of her body. Meanwhile, Worth just watched helplessly. It was bad enough that he’d destroyed her pretty dress, but now the romantic mood had been completely eviscerated. He’d be lucky to get a kiss.

  “Could you get me something to change into?” Sin asked without looking up at him. “I don’t think it will work if the dress is still on my body.”

  “Okay.” He rushed out of the room to look for something she could wear.

  Most of his t-shirts seemed like they’d end up being a little too short or tight around her hips so he settled on a dress-shirt. When he came back into the bathroom, he expected to find her still in her dress. That wasn’t what he found.

  Blood immediately rushed from his brain and straight to his groin at the sight that met him. She was standing by the counter wearing a matched polka-dot bra and bikini-panties set. Meanwhile, her dress was spread out on the counter, and she was vigorously blotting at the stain.

  She looked up at his entrance. “Did you get something for me to wear?”

  Her expression was neutral as if she didn’t care about her state of undress, as if standing there in his bathroom in
just her underwear was no big deal. Well, it was a big deal to him! And his rapidly thickening cock agreed. His heart was thudding so excitedly, he was surprised it didn’t just jump out of his ribcage and rush towards her.

  “Y-” He tried to speak but the words seemed stuck to his throat. Worse, he couldn’t even meet her eyes, not when there were so many more enticing parts of her that he could stare at. He lingered over her voluptuous breasts and took in her sculpted tummy. When his gaze found her perfect ass, he couldn’t help it. He licked his lips.

  “Worth!” Sin shook him out of his stupor. She was staring at him innocently, like she wasn’t even aware what she was doing to him. She repeated, “Did you get something for me to wear?”

  He didn’t say anything (mostly because he still couldn’t speak). He just handed her the shirt.

  His cock was so hard and already jutting out that he knew that if he stayed in this bathroom for even a minute longer, he’d end up pouncing on her. So he started towards the door. But even before he got there his senses were already screaming, begging him for even just a kiss, something that could hold him while he waited for her outside. He spun around and strode right back up to her.

  “Worth?” She stared up at him with wide eyes.

  “Sorry,” he murmured, right before he cupped the back of her head then swooped down and slanted his lips over hers.

  She wasn’t expecting the kiss, and she stood stiff in his arms. But that didn’t last long. Her lips started to move, and it was game over. Even if he wanted to, he couldn’t have stopped himself from deepening the kiss.

  Sin was just as delicious as he expected, just as intoxicating. He forced his tongue deeper into her mouth even as he played with her lips. Sin responded with just as much passion. Her tongue danced with his just as fervently. When he wrapped one arm around her waist, she brought her whole body closer to his, pressing into him desperately.

  The shirt fell to the floor between them but neither of them noticed. They were too wrapped up in each other. Sin’s arms came up to circle his shoulders as she met him kiss for kiss, seducing him with her lips and rendering him senseless with her taste. When he eventually came up for air, her breathing was just as ragged and as frantic as his.

  Still panting, he held her gaze and she held his.

  He should’ve left then, but he couldn’t. Not when she was staring at him with those eyes shadowed with unrestrained desire. Not when her lips were swollen and wet as if begging for more. It was just too much. Without conscious thought, he bent his head to get another taste of her.

  CHAPTER 25

  The kiss was just as heady as the last. Sin was temptation personified. Everything about her seemed to draw him closer; from her sweet taste to her feminine scent, from the way she met his kisses fervently to the way her hands roamed over his back as they kissed. With his arms he sealed her tightly to his body. When that wasn’t enough, he closed his hands around her waist and lifted her onto the counter.

  Though her long-forgotten dress was beneath her, neither of them cared. All that mattered was the passion circling them hungrily and the flames of desire that jumped between them. Worth fit his body between her spread legs then lowered his hands to her ass so he could drag her closer. Her whimper of response sent fresh need shuttling through him and he deepened the kiss.

  Damn! She was sweet.

  It felt so good to touch her and to be touched by her again. She stroked his shoulders and his head as they kissed sending waves of electric heat through him. How long had it been since they’d been together like this? Too damn long. He took his fill of her, skimming his hands over her thighs, over her hips, squeezing where he could, and caressing every inch of smooth exposed skin.

  His hands came up to her breasts and squeezed her flesh over her bra. When she moaned into his mouth in blatant pleasure, he did it again then lowered his head so he could kiss the tops of each breast. They looked so juicy, so tempting in their fabric cage that he just had to release them. He slid the straps to her elbows then reached behind her to unclasp the bra. It fell away from her easily and he tossed it somewhere on the floor. Meanwhile, his eyes never wavered from the tempting sight that met him.

  Without conscious thought, he murmured, “So beautiful!”

  The only sound in the room was her harsh breathing as he caressed both breasts then brought them together and squeezed. She was perfect. Her breasts were just the right size; slightly more than a handful, honey-toned and topped by chocolate-brown points that seemed to be calling his name. He obliged. All it took was a slight bend of his head for him to capture one of her nipples with his lips.

  Her sharp intake of breath told him that he was doing something right. When he rolled the hardened point tenderly with his tongue, Sin moaned in delight. Smiling, he kept worrying her nipple with his tongue. His goal was to drive her as close to insanity as he could. By the way she was arching her back to get closer to his mouth and gripping his neck, it was clear that she was willing to go wherever he led.

  “Worth!” Sin panted his name. “Please!”

  She didn’t have to say what she was begging for. He already knew. He switched his attention to her other breast and gave it the same torturous treatment. It puckered and tightened under his ministrations.

  Letting her tender flesh pop from his mouth, he commented quietly. “I’ve missed these. I’ve missed this.” He raised his gaze to meet hers. “I’ve missed you, Sin.”

  Though her eyes were glazed with passion, tenderness flashed within them. She smiled softly. “I missed you too, Worth.”

  Hearing her say those sweet words was akin to receiving a trophy of achievement. Worth slanted his lips over hers for a grateful kiss. Ever since he’d walked back into her life, he’d ached to hear those words. Now all he needed was to hear her say that she loved him. It would happen, he swore as he slid his hand between her thighs. By the end of the night, he’d make sure that she was his.

  Sin gasped when he cupped her pussy. Even though her panties were in the way, he could feel her heat beckoning for his touch. He slid his hand lower, pushing his fingers between the swollen lips to find her clit. Her response was immediate. She bucked her hips as if trying to increase the pressure. Obligingly, Worth rubbed the nub over the cloth hiding it. Soon, moisture leaked out.

  “You’re already wet,” he whispered against her lips as he continued rubbing.

  “Aaah…” Sin moaned and closed her eyes.

  “You like that, don’t you?” he asked as he twirled the little nub.

  “Ye-” Her words died when he pushed aside the cloth so he could get to her flesh. She screamed. “Shit! Aaah… Wor… aah.”

  The sounds she was making, the way she was writhing, how tightly she was gripping his shoulders… every one of her reactions was loveable. Worth couldn’t help watching her as he played with her. He flicked her small point of need in slow circles before going a little lower, to her entrance.

  “Jeez-” She jerked upwards when he pushed one finger in.

  Fuck! She was tight. His cock jerked and swelled at the thought of being inside her, feeling that tightness squeeze him, but he restrained himself. It wasn’t his turn yet.

  When he started to saw his finger in and out of her, her mouth opened in a silent scream. By the time he added a second finger in, her feet were on the counter and she was actively throwing her hips forward to meet his every stroke.

  Feeling her honey coating his fingers was enough to make his mouth water. It’d been so long since he’d tasted her… too long. He crushed his mouth over hers as he reached for the side of her panties. With one quick drag they were off her and tossed somewhere on the floor. Her wetness glimmered against her swollen lips, practically begging for him to taste. After getting her to set both feet on the marble counter again, he moved his hands under her ass and lifted her to a better position before he bent over.

  However, when he tried to kiss her mound, she pressed her palm to his forehead. “Worth!”

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sp; “Let me.” He pushed her hand away. “I haven’t tasted you for so long. Let me.”

  He didn’t wait for her answer. He just set his mouth on her. At first it was just a light press of his mouth against her plump labia, but the wetness between was too tempting. He swept his tongue along her slit until he bumped into her clit.

  “Worth!” she crooned when he repeatedly flicked the button with the tip of his tongue. “That feels so… so good.”

  He repeated the caress, over and over again, mixing wide paintbrush strokes on her slit with quick attacks on her clit, enjoying her at his leisure. When he sucked her clit into his mouth, she let out a scream that couldn’t be construed for anything other than extreme pleasure. With a smile, he sucked harder. His goal was to tease and please.

  When he inserted a finger deep inside her while toying with her button, her pleasure took over. Soon the only sounds in the room were her cries and whimpers. Those cries got louder and more desperate. Her fingers dug into his scalp and pulled at his hair as she squirmed. Her pussy walls constricted around his fingers and her whole body began to tremble.

  He knew the exact moment when her orgasm hit her because she screamed like a banshee. Overwhelmed by her pleasure, Sin pitched forward. He caught her just in time to keep her from falling. Smiling in satisfaction, he rose back to his full height even as he kept his arms around her.

  Her eyes were closed and her lips parted as she leaned against the mirror boneless. He brought her back to him and set his lips to hers. Soon, she was back with him, kissing him, running her hands over his back and pressing her pussy to his erection as if she hadn’t just had her pleasure. When she reached for the hem of his pullover, he obligingly lifted his arms so she could take it off him.

  The touch of her hand on his naked flesh sent indescribable pleasure pulsing through him. Her fingers were soothing yet arousing as they traced the muscles on his chest and stomach. When they lowered to brush against the swollen flesh beneath his jungle-green khaki pants, he growled at the amazing feeling. She must’ve spent the last four months thinking of new ways to torture him because having her touch but not actually stroke his dick was sweetly painful. When her hand finally firmed over him, Worth almost wept in joy.