Coming Home (32 page)
Authors: Ann B Harrison
"Would that be a
problem?" She tried to look innocent and broke down in giggles when he
frowned at her. "Okay, I get it. You are hungry." Kate reached up and
kissed him. "Let's do dinner then we can take up where we finished,
okay?"
Cade coughed.
"Yeah…um…that would be great. Are you sure, Kate? I don't want to rush you
or anything."
"Yes, I'm sure.
Now help me with dinner. You can take out the salad and the wine. I'll bring
the chicken."
***
Cade leaned back in the
chair and sighed. "You’re a pretty mean cook, you know that?" He rubbed
his belly to prove his point.
"Thanks. Essie
made the salad so I have to give her credit too." Kate watched him from
under her lashes. Together on the back veranda in the cool evening breeze,
gazing over the river and rolling hills went a short way to sooth the tension
that had made her insides churn anticipating the evening. Sitting here with
Cade so close still sent jolts of electricity through her veins. The only thing
that would make a difference, would be getting naked and having her way with
the body she’d dreamed of since she was a teenager.
"Did you want
anything else, Cade?" She asked the question innocently enough but as soon
as he locked gazes with her, it became seductive and took her breath away.
"Only one more
thing, Kate." He took his glass and drained the last of the champagne.
With precise movements, he wiped his lips with the serviette before placing it
on the plate. Cade stood and held his hand out, capturing her fingers in his.
Kate rose, her skin on
fire, and let him lead her inside. He stopped at her bedroom door and she
nodded. Cade pushed the door open and gasped. Candles lit the room in a
romantic haze. Her beautiful big bed was for once clear of extra cushions and
the bedspread was pulled back exposing the crisp sheets underneath. Kate had
the pillows propped up at the head with rose petals scattered over the white
sheets.
"Something tells
me you were ready to have your way with me, young Kate." His voice was low
and sexy.
"Heaven forbid you
make me wait any longer for you, Cade. I was ready long before today." She
tugged his hand and drew him into the room. The window stood open, letting a
cool breeze float over the heat of the candles.
Kate put her hands on
his chest, eager to tear off his clothes, desperate for the moment she’d waited
so long for. This night would be burned in her memory for ever, and she hoped
she didn't disappoint him. One by one, she undid the buttons. Parting his
shirt, she pushed it from his shoulders and ran her fingertips over his chest.
Tweaking his nipple,
she smiled when it pebbled under her touch and leaned closer to flick it with
her tongue. Cade’s hands on her skin, trailing down her almost bare back,
thrilled her. With gentle force, she bit his nipple, tasting the salt of his
skin. The heat built between her thighs and with each stroke of his fingers,
the pressure increased.
His fingers trailed
down her back, skipping over her thighs before lifting the edge of her dress.
She gasped as his palms rounded her bare butt cheeks and toyed with the elastic
on her thong. Kate stepped her legs apart, giving him access. He slid a finger
under the edge and slipped it inside her.
"Oh my God."
She arched her back, thrusting her hips in rhythm with his fingers. Laying her
forehead on his shoulder, Kate let her senses take over and rode his hand. The
moment of her climax would forever be imprinted on her mind. Cade called for
her to let go and she intended taking anything he was prepared to give.
Her breath came in
short gasps as she clenched her muscles around his fingers. The lights
imploding inside her head bloomed, alive with colour with each spasm of her
sex. When she slowed, Kate drooped in his arms and Cade picked her up carrying
her to the bed.
He laid her down and
crouched over her, his legs either side of her body. "That went
well."
She gazed up at him,
with neither regret nor embarrassment. "You bring out such strong feelings
in me, Cade. You always have."
"I don't know what
to say. I never knew." He leaned down, resting his forehead on hers.
"I was too scared
to share my feelings until now. And now, I want to shout it to the world."
She wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him down. "Am I scaring you,
Cade?"
"Funnily enough,
no. I thought about this earlier. I feel it's time for me to settle down and coming
home has been the best thing I could have done." He rolled over onto his
back and placed his hands behind his head. "Everything is fitting
together, like a puzzle and with each piece, I breathe a sigh of relief."
"I love you, Cade
Williams. Now I plan to show you how much."
Kate sat up on the bed,
lifting the dress over her head and throwing it to the side of the room. With
her wild red hair hanging over her face, she leaned down and kissed him
passionately.
Cade cupped her
breasts, rolling his fingertips over her pert nipples while they tasted each
other. He groaned when she backed off, sliding from the bed.
Kate stepped out of her
thong, a feeling of freedom with him she hadn't found with anyone else. She
pushed his legs apart and stood between them, her fingers at his jeans. She
traced her fingertip up and down the erection straining the cloth and smiled.
"You torture me,
Kate." He reached for her hands and she shook her head.
""No, don't
touch. Let me do this." She undid the button and then the zip, letting his
pants fall open to reveal straining boxers underneath. Kate grabbed the legs of
his jeans and pulled them down, letting them fall to the floor.
Cade had a smile on his
face and she questioned him with a look.
"You’d better take
what I have in the back pocket since you’re leading the charge here."
Bending down, Kate
retrieved the jeans and dove her hand into the back pocket. When she pulled out
two foil packets, she wiggled her eyebrows. "Big night planned, I
see."
He shrugged, his sexy
grin getting larger as he looked at her. "I was hoping you were in the
same frame of mind as me. Luckily you are, so I won't go home feeling
frustrated as I normally do."
"Really? I make
you that way?" Kate threw the packets on the bed beside him and reached
for his boxers. She slid her fingers up the leg, touching the softness of him
before sliding her touch up his shaft.
"You're killing me
here, Kate."
Wrapping her hand
around him, she slid it up and down, her breath coming in time with the movement.
"Kate, don't ! No
more." Cade grabbed her wrist, pushing her away. He reached for the packet
and pushed down his boxers, letting his erection spring free.
Kate's mouth went dry
and she licked her lips. "Let me." She took the packet from him and
ripped it with her teeth. Sheathing him as fast as her shaking fingers would
allow, she rolled the condom down before meeting his gaze.
He beckoned her with
his hand. She scuttled up his body and poised herself over the top of him.
Cade gripped her hips
and positioned her before pulling her down onto him.
Kate let out a soft
mewling noise and closed her eyes. He filled her perfectly and they paused to
let the magic sink in. When she opened her eyes, Cade was watching her, a
faraway look in his eyes. With gentle movements, she started to move on him.
Rocking her hips in sensual movements, Kate let her body take over.
Cade held her hips and
moved with her. Gentle at first, he thrust into her, the intensity of the
moment gradually building, and they moved faster in time with their bodies’
needs.
Kate gasped and
gripped his shoulders, stars pushing the backs of her eyelids as he flipped her
onto her back, still buried deep inside. Her hair flared across the sheets and
she gazed into his eyes.
Cade leaned on his
hands and watched her as he made love to her. "Keep watching me, honey.
Don't close your eyes. I want you to see what you do to me."
She gripped his butt
with her hands, digging her fingers into his toned flesh. With each thrust, she
met him, with each pant of breath, she raced toward another climax.
"Oh Kate, you are
perfect." Cade leaned down onto his elbows, placing his forehead on hers,
pale blue eyes fixed intently on hers.
"I can't hold it
much longer, please hurry." Kate cried out as she peaked again, wrapping
her legs around his thighs to hold him close.
With a final thrust, he
cried out, his body going stiff and a guttural moan rang out, loud in the small
cottage. He tucked his head in the crook of her neck and held her while they
panted in exhaustion.
When her breath slowed,
Kate turned her head to him, brushing her lips over his. "You’re amazing,
Cade."
"So are you,
beautiful girl. My very own beautiful girl. I can't believe it took me all this
time to realise what was right under my nose.
Her laughter rang out
in the bedroom. "Welcome home, Cade. I'm so glad you're finally
here."
The
End
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