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  Lily looked at his suitcase. “You are notoriously neat, aren’t you? I hung up my dresses of course, to try to get the creases out, but left a lot of my stuff in the suitcase.”

  “I don’t like having to deal with a suitcase. I’m happy to use the dresser to hold my things. As far as being notoriously neat, I just like to be able to find everything without having to search for it.”

  She giggled. “Notoriously neat.”

  Since her shoulders had relaxed and the tight expression had eased he decided he would be whatever she wanted. “So, what freaked you out?”

  She looked chagrined, but said, “I heard someone knock on the door across the hall with room service and was worried someone might try to get in by pretending to be hotel staff. When I knew the delivery person was gone, I put up the do not disturb sign, and then set the night lock.”

  “In that case, we’ll order delivery to my room and you can leave your door locked and not open it for any reason. Or, if someone knocks just call out and I’ll come over.”

  “So other than showering and stuff we can leave the doors open?”

  Drew saw the worry had not completely left her eyes. “Yes, of course. We can hang out together in one of the rooms if you want.”

  “Oh good.” She promptly crawled up on his bed, put the pillows behind her back and sat there waiting while he finished unpacking. Apparently, she was there to stay. He wasn’t quite sure how he was going to handle that, because she looked damn good on his bed. But he’d decided that anything more between them needed to wait until the pageant was over.

  He couldn’t help but wonder if she was simply scared or wanted to move things along after the kisses they’d shared a few days ago. Drew wanted to groan in frustration, but he didn’t want her to think she was a burden, so he zipped his suitcase shut and put it in the closet.

  Now the question was, join her on the bed or sit at the tiny table in the uncomfortable chairs. He took up the menu and flipped through it, not seeing a think as he tried to decide what to do. “Did you want something to eat?”

  “Maybe, but I don’t think there’s any food in that hotel amenities folder. The menu is over here on the bedside table.” Her expression held a smirk that indicated she’d seen through his pathetic waffling.

  Drew looked at what was in his hand and tried to decide whether to tell her the truth or straight out lie to her face. Truth won, he cleared his throat. “I was trying to decide if I trusted myself to crawl up there on that bed with you.”

  She patted the covers next to her. “By all means come join me. We can order food later.”

  “But…”

  “No buts, you promised me we could explore those kisses more, when we weren’t in the front yard.” She looked around pointedly. “Not the front yard. No one is coming to talk to us, and we haven’t ordered food, so no one will know.”

  This time he did groan. “I’m trying to do the right thing here. I need to be on my game, so I can protect you. Kissing you is a major distraction.”

  Lily nodded. Her gaze turned wicked. “As it should be, and I think you’ll notice if someone tries to get me, if we are lip to lip, body to body.”

  Lust flooded him while his brain tried to refute her logic. Lust won. He couldn’t think of a thing against it.

  She held her breath as Drew stood stock still. Clearly, trying to find a way to argue with her statement. Lily practically clapped in relief when he kicked off his cowboy boots. She'd been nervous in her own room, but when he'd opened the door and invited her in, her brain had gone down a completely different path. It had taken her a moment to decide if she wanted to act on it, which had made her even more nervous, although it was a completely different kind of fear.

  She’d been shocked to hear what had come out of her mouth, but once it was out there, she’d had no intention of trying to pull it back. She knew beyond a shadow of doubt that Lily Smith wanted to be skin to skin with Drew Kipling.

  So, as he climbed onto the bed she laid down and reached out to let him know he wasn’t backing out of this, and neither was she.

  “Are you sure about this, Lily?”

  She whispered, “I am, there’s been something between us since the first day we met. I don’t know what it is, but I trusted you, completely. Even after I remembered what Ronald had done, I still had complete trust in you, Drew.”

  Drew said, “It was the badge.”

  Lily nodded. “That was a factor. But there was something else there also, a kind of knowing.”

  He held her face and looked into her eyes, she didn’t shy away, but held his gaze, letting him see what he would. Then she whispered, “This may be the only time we’re alone. Let’s make the best of it.”

  He lowered his lips to hers and she rejoiced in the touch, but more importantly she rejoiced in the promise, within the touch. His hands were warm on her face where he continued to hold it, as his lips swept over hers. Light as a feather, but no feather left an electric shock like his lips did on hers. The tingle started on her mouth and spread throughout her whole body, awakening nerve endings, spreading warmth and desire.

  It was lovely and her whole body relaxed and savored, but she wanted more. Greedy thing that she was, she had to have more. So, she wrapped her arms around him and pulled him in closer, while at the same time pressing her lips firmer to his. He took the hint and kissed her more fully, his warm firm mouth pressing to hers. Her body received another jolt of electricity that was all Drew.

  She opened her mouth and his tongue swept inside to taste and savor. Lily’s tongue dueled with his, sending fresh shivers throughout, to shoot from her fingers and toes when they could not be contained. Her entire being was vibrating with pleasure and desire.

  Her fingers were seeking, trying to find their way under his clothes, she wanted skin, she wanted to run her hands over his back and chest, to trace the muscles hidden underneath the fabric. But the clothing thwarted her efforts.

  When his mouth left hers to trace a path of fire on her jaw and neck, she fought against the sensations enough to gasp out, “Too many clothes.”

  He nipped her earlobe and shivers of delight spread outward. Drew pulled back, unbuckled his belt and slipped it through the belt loops, so he could pull the shirttails out of his pants. While Lily watched with an eager gaze, he unbuttoned the shirt, and pulled it off. Her disappointment nearly made her cry, to see he had a t-shirt on underneath.

  Her expression must have given away her disappointment because he grinned and pulled the t-shirt off over his head. That was more like it. She reached out to stroke the firm chest and the muscles that defined it. A small scattering of chest hair gave her fingers another level of sensual enjoyment.

  He shivered at her touch, and she reveled in her feminine power over this strong self-reliant man. It was a heady feeling.

  Drew slowly slipped the buttons loose on her shirt, his eyes never leaving hers. She continued to stroke where ever she could reach, but he was determined and didn’t let her derail him. Not that she really wanted to derail him, but she did enjoy when her touches scattered his wits and caused him to pause. It made her want to laugh and sing, that she could disrupt his concentration, with a few simple touches.

  He did manage to get her shirt fully unbuttoned and drew it open. His eyes immediately riveted to her lacy mint-colored bra, and he swallowed hard.

  “So beautiful, you are so beautiful. That green color, is now my favorite color forever.”

  She laughed at his adoring gaze and whispered, “Wait until you see the lavender one.”

  He looked in her eyes with a bemused expression. “I can’t imagine ever believing lavender will be my favorite color.”

  Lily gave him a sultry smile. “We’ll see.”

  “Vixen. As much as I love it, I would like to see that bra on the floor.”

  “That can be arranged.” Lily decided to see if she could shock him again, so she hopped out of bed, dropped the shirt and bra to the floor and shimmied out of
her pants.

  Oh yeah, she had accomplished her goal, he sat there stone still and let his eyes run over her whole body. She could literally feel the heat of his gaze on her skin.

  He swore and then said, “If you don’t win this pageant it won’t be for lack of beauty, that’s for damn sure.”

  Lily curtsied. “Thank you, kind sir. But I feel kind of lonely being the only one naked.”

  He moved so fast he was a blur, as he shed the rest of his clothes and then pulled her up against his warm body. She’d barely had any time to feast her eyes on him. Lily wasn’t about to complain however, because his warm hard body felt magnificent against her smaller soft one. She wrapped her arms around him, backed toward the bed, and pulled him down with her as she fell back on it.

  He chuckled at her antics but didn’t complain. Instead he took her mouth with his, in a hot, practically savage, kiss that she exulted in. She ran her hands over his back letting her nails slightly abrade his skin and the kiss got even hotter, until she had no ability to move, as all senses were focused on his mouth on hers.

  When they needed to breathe, he broke the kiss and began kissing his way down her neck and shoulder to lick the spot where her pulse pounded. Lily trembled, and warmth flooded her, to pool between her thighs.

  Drew continued kissing his way down to her breasts which were begging for his touch. He took one turgid nipple into his mouth to suckle, while his hand caressed and squeezed the other. Heat roared through her from his ministrations, and she held his head to her breast for more. He obliged her, only moving enough to give the other breast the same attention.

  When her hold on him slackened, he clearly took that as the cue to continue his assault down her body, which he did. Kissing his way down her ribcage to her belly button that he ringed with his tongue and made her shiver. He grinned up at her before continuing south. She’d never felt comfortable enough with a man to allow them to kiss her down there, but with Drew she had no desire to stop his progression. So, when he reached the apex of her legs she allowed them to fall open in invitation.

  He didn’t hesitate to accept and soon his mouth was on her most guarded spot. Lily found out quickly that the man had a very talented mouth. Lips and teeth and tongue created a storm of sensations that swamped her body, overwhelmed her mind and sent her flying with an orgasm so strong she wasn’t sure all of her would return to earth. Ever.

  When her mind reconvened, she found Drew back up next to her watching her expressions with a look of fascination. She wanted to hide from his avid gaze, but he took her chin and kissed her softly. “Don’t be embarrassed, watching you enjoy my touch is the most erotic thing I’ve ever seen.”

  She whispered back, “That was amazing. I’ve never felt anything like it.”

  A slow grin slid across his face. “Even better.”

  Lily kissed him firmly on his grinning mouth until he was panting. She reached down and took hold of the hard cock that was poking into her leg. “Time for round two?”

  His eyes all but rolled back in his head as she stroked him and this time, she grinned.

  Chapter 17

  Drew loved her touch and had not been joking when he’d told her how much he loved watching her revel in his ministrations. But he needed to stop this now. He didn’t have any protection with him. He’d never planned to indulge in his attraction for Lily. They were from different worlds. But more importantly he was there to protect her, not have sex with her.

  He groaned as she stroked him and then took hold of her wrist to stop her movement. He grit his teeth and ground out, “We have to stop.”

  “No, we don’t.”

  “I don’t have any protection.”

  “I do. I’m on the pill and I also have condoms, there are three in the pocket of my pants and the rest of a box in my suitcase.” She squeezed him, and he couldn’t breathe for a full minute as he fought his way through the fire that shot through his body. By the time he could function again she’d leaped off the bed, grabbed the condoms and was back, tearing one open with her teeth.

  Lily was determined, and he didn’t have the strength to fight her off, and if he was honest, he didn’t really want to. So, rather than telling her all the reasons this was a bad idea, none of which he could remember at the time, he laid back and let her roll the condom on, while he gritted his teeth against the pleasure. Before he could move she’d climbed on top of him and had impaled herself.

  Drew was shocked at her actions but there was no way in hell he was going to complain as she rode him, giving both of them pleasure. He reached up and caressed her breasts which caused her inner muscles to clamp down on him. So, he did it again and gently squeezed, Lily bucked and clenched him tight.

  Dear God, he wasn’t going to last five minutes at this rate, but he noticed that Lily’s breathing was rough, so it might be possible for him to outlast her. He pinched her nipples and then moved one hand down to stroke her clit while the other kept up the assault on her breasts, which seemed to be very sensitive.

  It didn’t take but a minute before she arched her back and called out his name. He rolled them both over and pounded into her twice and his own climax was wrenched from him. He groaned out her name as his body exploded in ecstasy and his thoughts vanished in the super nova.

  When his brain finally reasserted itself, he realized he was squishing Lily, pressing her down into the mattress. He went to roll off of her, so she could breathe but she stopped him.

  “Just another few seconds. I like the feel of you on top of me.”

  He kissed her forehead. “But you need to breathe, too.”

  She huffed out a weak breath. “Breathing is highly over-rated.”

  He chuckled and rolled off of her pulling her with him, so she landed on his chest. She drew a deep breath and then kissed his chin. “I guess breathing is kind of a good thing.”

  They lay together like that for a long time until Drew felt her stomach rumble, his answered the call. “I think we’re hungry.”

  “Yes, all that energy for multiple orgasms, does tend to deplete the caloric reserves.”

  He laughed at her silliness. “Speak for yourself, multiple orgasm woman. We should order some room service.”

  “Yes, we should, giver of multiple orgasms man.” She rolled over and reached for the menu while he dropped the condom into the trash, shaking his head at her quip.

  While she perused the menu, he went into the bath room to wash his face and hands. When he came out he pulled on his jeans and t-shirt.

  Lily looked up and said, “Now that’s just sad, covering up all those muscles.”

  “I don’t think the room service people would want me answering the door in just my skin.”

  She giggled and handed him the menu. “Depends on who is delivering.”

  They ended up ordering enough food for an army. Clearly, they were starving, and Lily had said they had to replenish the stores for later activity. Then she’d looked pointedly at him and had ordered chocolate pudding. He’d nearly swallowed his tongue.

  They’d ordered healthy food and just a few carbs, so Lily was happy to eat. The girl had an appetite after sex, that was for certain. She ate like a ranch hand, and even devoured her share of the carbs, which he’d never seen her do before. He didn’t want to point it out, but he was curious why she was relaxing her standards.

  When she’d practically licked her plate clean she smiled at him and said. “The pageant is in a few days, I don’t think I’ll gain weight in that length of time, so I finally get to eat like a normal person.”

  Drew smiled and nodded, but in the back of his mind he wondered if she normally ate like a harvest hand or if it was the sex. He would be very interested to discover that. Since he didn’t think they would be indulging in any more sex after tonight, it would be easy to tell.

  Lily took one spoonful of the pudding and moaned in appreciation. Then she set the spoon down and dropped his shirt that she’d been wearing to the floor. She picked up the p
udding and put it on the bedside table. She crept up on all fours on the bed and glanced over her shoulder.

  She waggled her butt at him. “Coming?”

  He was instantly hard. He ground out, “No, but you will be, after I swat that sassy ass of yours.”

  She grinned and waggled again. “Bring it, cowboy.”

  He was at the bed in an instant and swatted her, hard enough to sting, but not enough to bruise.

  She laughed. “Oh! I think I need at least one more on the other cheek. Don’t you?”

  He groaned and obliged her.

  She waggled her butt, that now had two pink hand prints, at him. “Perfect, now lose the clothes, officer.”

  He wasn’t sure he could get the jeans off, he was so hard. He’d never been with a sexually playful woman and it was wrecking him, in the best way possible.

  Lily was having so much fun teasing Drew. She’d never trusted a man enough to play with him in the bedroom, and she loved that she could with Drew. It was so freeing. She marveled at the fact that she’d only known him a week, yet felt free and safe with him in a way she never had before.

  She’d read some books and had fantasized about trying some things, but had resigned herself to never finding out what it would be like. She might have to change her mind about that, if she and Drew stayed together.

  It was too early to think about that of course, they lived in different states, and they didn’t really know each other that well. If she won the pageant, she would have to train for the International one. She wasn’t sure she really wanted to do the International pageant, but she was still going to give it her all. Lily had made a promise and she never reneged on a promise.

  She felt Drew come up behind her, she was still on all fours. He kissed each butt cheek where he’d swatted it and then pulled her legs a little farther apart. Lily thrilled at the idea of having him take her from behind, it was one of the things she’d wanted to try. He slid his hard cock up to her wet entrance and stroked her with it.