She twisted around to face him again, cradling his face and drawing him close to kiss her. He tasted her lips with the skillful finesse of someone who knew his way around her body better than anyone. Better than she did. He wrapped one hand around the length of her hair, tilting her this way and that to give him the best access to her mouth. Her body quivered with pleasure and they weren’t even naked.

He lifted her against him with one arm, hauling her close. She helped him by wrapping her legs around his waist and locking her ankles there. With his hands anchored under her thighs, he carried her easily to the bedroom, each stride a delectable torment that brought the hard length of him more fully against her sensitized flesh.

When he set her in the center of the puffy duvet, she unclasped her bra and tossed it aside while he unfastened his belt. His pants. Anticipation coiled inside her until one long, hot look from Gage threatened to send pleasure boiling over.

He hooked a finger in the silk of her thong and drew the fabric slowly down her legs. When they were naked at last, he was about to roll a condom into place when she nudged his hand aside to take over the task. He shuddered with her touch before he stretched out above her.

Breathless, needy, she skated caresses along his arms and chest until he anchored her thigh against his hip and entered her. The shock of sensation buried deep inside her was both sharp and sweet. She held herself still, waiting, adjusting, her fingers twisted in the duvet cover.

When he began to move again, she knew she wouldn’t last long. Her gaze shifted to his and she found him looking at her intensely, with a tangle of emotions that confused her as much as her own. Closing her eyes again, she refocused on the physical sensations, feelings that made sense to her.

Gage leaned over her, whispering sweet words in her ear before he fastened a kiss on one taut nipple, drawing on the peak. Elena gasped, her hips bucking.

He drove deeper. Faster. And she was lost.

Her release rolled through her, burning away everything but the sweet fulfillment that came with it. She clung to Gage, hands on his shoulders, moving with him until he couldn’t hold back any longer. He came with her, his back arching and his legs tensing. She held him tighter, savoring every moment that was too perfect for words.

When the sensations eased, Gage lay down beside her, wrapping an arm around her and tucking her under the covers. She waited to catch her breath before she moved closer to kiss his shoulder. His chest.