Page 25 of Awake in Cheshire Bay

In that moment, I was feeling it too. My skin was on fire, and my chest was heaving at the possibility of what we were doing. For a heartbeat, I blinked and held my breath as he traced a finger across my collarbone, my mouth falling open in delight. With the greatest of care, he slipped it under my bra strap and pulled it over my shoulder.

Reaching behind my back, I unhooked the purple ends, letting it fall down the length of my arms. Shielding myself, I ran my hands over his defined chest muscles and back up again, wrapping under his arms and exploring the rigidness of his back.

“You are incredibly handsome,” I purred before I lowered my head to kiss him, to keep the flames burning, and he did not disappoint. The velvety softness greeted me and heated me up, despite how cold I was.

He stood, breaking our kiss, but in another quick move, his pants were on the floor and he stood there in his tight boxer briefs which left nothing to the imagination. The sight of him was incredible, and a thing of dreams.

“Wow…” There wasn’t a right word for it.

He lowered and whispered, his breath tickling my ear and warming me at the same time. “I want you.”

“I’m all yours.” I swallowed and stared into his pools of blue, knowing he was going to be sweet, going to be patient, and above all, he was going to rock my world.

Like fine china, he hooked me under my knees and shoulders, carrying me to the bed, his eyes taking in my mostly naked body and filling with desire. I sat and touched his chest, which shook beneath my hand and glided my fingers down to his waistband.

A low groan grew in his throat. “Ember.” My name had never sounded so sweet.

I hooked into his underwear and slowly pulled them down, the heat and ache in my core building the longer I took, but his skin was so firm and fine, I purposely took my time relishing the tightness beneath my sensitive fingertips. Desire spread across Antonio’s face and it bulged out of him as the underwear lowered.

“Oh, God.” He whispered as he hovered over me in all his naked glory. He lowered his head to claim my lips with a kiss that threatened to undo all my restraint as his hand threaded through mine and drew it over to his chest. His hand followed the length of mine, trailed across my neck, and stopped just above the swell of my chest.

I gave him a slow nod, and his finger moved further south, between my breasts and teasing across a nipple. I arched my back and pushed myself closer.

He lifted me to the edge of the bed and lowered himself onto the floor, placing his hands on my hips, fingers under the waistband.

From deep inside, a heavy moan poured out of me.

He kissed the inside of my quivering knees. “You okay?”

“I’ve just never…” I couldn’t even say the words out loud, only having ever been kissed in one place before.

“Never?”

I shook my head and covered my chest.

“You enjoy.” His eyes flashed and he expertly lifted my butt and pulled off my panties.

Slowly, he caressed the insides of my thighs, and each movement upwards, I opened a little more. And each time, he planted more kisses inside my knees. It drove me wild.

When his mouth made the trek to my core, I was ready to fall apart from the intense buildup, and it didn’t take long for me to grab his head and scream out his name while my body shuddered from the most sensual feelings I’d ever felt. It was wave after wave of glorious heart-pounding sensations. Breathless, I begged him to be with me, to join me, to connect with me.

Antonio did not disappoint, and after rolling on a condom, he teased me with his tip, in and out, groaning as he went. Finally, he inched into me slowly, and I gasped at the size of him, breathing hard. Gently, he rocked in and out, each time the connection deeper until he was as deep as he could go. Together, we moved in time and he kissed me, a sweet scent and taste upon his lips. His hand covered a breast, giving it a little squeeze.

He dropped his hand suddenly and thrust once, twice, three times, calling out. “Ember.”

“Yeah?” I closed my eyes and let the name swim in my head, as I drifted away in an ecstasy fueled fog.

“Ember. Look. At. Me.”

I did.

“You. Okay?” There was a sheen of sweat on his forehead, but I focused on his eyes.

“Never better.” I pulled him close and kissed him on the lips. “Never better.” I repeated when we broke apart. I never believed sex truly had an element of love to it but I sure as hell felt it for the first time in my life. “Thank you.” I breathed out.

Chapter Nine

The illumination from my bedside table was enough to pierce the darkness when I blinked awake and rolled over.