Page 39 of Slapshot Summer
She beamed him a smile that made him want to strip her bare and have her ride him right here on the lounger—a titillating fantasy he wanted to act out with her.
Knock it the fuck off.He needed to get his mind off its single track.Out of the gutter.But he couldn’t.
“Tell me about the surprise you hinted at earlier.”
She pulled her lower lip between her teeth, and her eyes sparkled with a devious glint that made his cock dance.
“You said you liked what that model was wearing in the magazine.”
He was suddenly hoarse.“Yeah, I did.”
“Well, one of the perks I got for writing that article was the same set—a brand new one, not the one she wore.What would you think if I showed it off for you sometime?”
He gaped at her.“You’d do that?For me?”
She nodded.“It won’t look as good on me, but—”
“Oh hell yeah, it will.In fact, I have no doubt it’ll lookwaybetter on you.”Fuck, the images cavorting through his brain were making his cock thicken and throb.
Her shyness roared back, complete with the pretty rose blush adorning her cheeks.
Rein it in, dumbass.You’re probably scaring the living shit out of her right now, with the tent pole in your pants and drool leaking from your mouth.
He placed a knuckle under her chin and dropped his voice.“I wouldloveto see you in that.”He placed a soft kiss on either side of her mouth.“What do you say we go upstairs and you show me now?Have you had enough to eat?Danced enough?Seen enough of the infinity pool?”Can we go right now before I actuallydostrip you down out here and get myself arrested?
Her sexy smile returned in full force.“Somebody’s anxious.”
“Does it show that much?Am I beingtooanxious?”Yeah, he was not acting cool.At all.
She let out a lilting laugh that pulled at something deep in his chest.“No.I like how it makes me feel.”
“Then bring it, baby.I’m ready.”He had to check his gait to make sure he didn’t break into a sprint on his way to the elevators.
Chapter 14
Anticipation
Joshstoodattheslider, hands in his front pants pockets, staring out at the infinity pool and the expanse of dark sea beyond.He vibrated with energy.Lexi had been in the bathroom for fifteen minutes, and his mind was on an endless loop, filled with images of her.The brightness in her expression when she laughed, the dusting of faint freckles across her pert nose, her mahogany lashes against her creamy skin when she cast down shy eyes, those same eyes brilliantly green and alive with mischief.Her without a stitch on.
The door clicked, and he whirled.His jaw swung open.Lexi flipped off the bathroom light and walked slowly through the shadows toward him.One table lamp was on, casting the room in a warm amber glow.When she entered the pool of light, it played over her loose hair.And now he had a new image of Lexi to add to his virtual slideshow.
“Stop,” he commanded.She did.He gulped, then rasped, “Let me … admire you.For a minute.Please.”
The expression on her face told him he could take his time, and he did.He wanted to burn the tantalizing image into his memory banks forever because he’d never seen anything quite like her before.She wore a sheer pale blue robe with puffed sleeves that ended just below her elbows; the hem hit her mid-thigh.It was tied in a pretty little bow between her collarbones and hung open, offering him a view that sucked the air from his lungs.A front-clasp half-cup bra in the same pale blue was all see-through lace that displayed her rose-colored nipples.They pushed against the wispy fabric, tempting him, filling his fevered brain with all kinds of ideas.
Skimming his gaze down her body revealed a deep-cut pair of panties in the same sheer lace.He continued down her shapely legs to spiky black open-toed shoes he hadn’t seen on her before.They tied around her slender ankles in bows he wanted to pull apart with his teeth.
“I didn’t pack the lace-topped thigh-highs, so the outfit isn’t exactly—”
“Don’t you dare apologize.”He crossed his arms over his chest because he didn’t know what else to do with them.“Turn around,” he growled.
She pivoted, and he snarled at her to stop so he could take in the back view.A thong, not panties, bared her bite-worthy ass under the gauzy stuff.
“Holy fuck.You are beyond perfect, Lexi.”He ordered her to turn once more so she faced him, and she didn’t hesitate.“You make me so damn hungry for you.I want to eat you up.”
Gliding over the carpet, she closed the distance between them until she wasright there, those big eyes looking up at him.“Tell me where you’d start,” she purred.
Oh fuck!He clung to a measly thread of self-control, telling himself to slow down, to let the moment unfold, to let himself enjoy what she was offering before it was over all too quickly.Tonottear her clothes off and take her right there.
