Lions and Tigers and Bears (4 page)

Liddy’s face was flushed, her eyes glazed and her lips dark and puffy. Her breath came out on fast, excited pants and he could hear her blood traveling at a rush through her body. She looked as though she’d been thoroughly loved. She hadn’t yet, not thoroughly, but she would be soon.

She reached for her wineglass as their server approached the table. Guilt flashed over her face as the man set their appetizer down. “Did you, uh, find your spoon?”

Kevin reached across the table when she set the glass back and took her hand in his. He rubbed over the pounding pulse at her wrist. “Yes, but I’m feeling awfully clumsy tonight. I’ll probably drop it again before the meal’s over.”

* * * * *

Kevin hadn’t dropped his spoon again. Liddy’s entire body had been keyed up for the moment when he would do so. Outside of rubbing her wrist before they began eating and flashing hot looks her way throughout dinner, he hadn’t even hinted at touching her again. That had to be the reason the silent ride back to her place had her nerves stretched to the snapping point.

Their conversation had been lagging since the moment he’d crawled beneath the tablecloth. It had stopped completely the instant they climbed into his truck.

Maybe he felt awkward about conversation after what he’d done to her. Only that didn’t seem like the Kevin she knew. Then again she never would have guessed the Kevin she knew would give her oral sex in a fancy restaurant, either.

Liddy’s sex grew wet with fresh moistness at the memory of the way his masterful tongue had licked at her folds and pushed deep into her sheath. He’d had her ready to come from the first lick. She wanted to come again just thinking about it. But, no, this time when she climaxed, she wanted it to be with Kevin’s thick cock impaled in her.

When they came together, it would be unforgettable. The way her body reacted to his tongue ensured it. He’d had her blood sizzling and the rest of her aching to give into her baser side. No other man had ever been able to accomplish that.

Something so amazing was too much to do without for even another night. She had another seven blocks to convince Kevin of the same.

Liddy glanced across the cab of the truck and flashed her most temping smile. “You don’t have to take me home. I told Chenille not to wait up for me. I meant it.”

His left hand moved to the steering wheel while his right one uncurled from the wheel and started slowly toward her. His palm settled on her knee where it peeked out from beneath her coat. A glance in her direction revealed lust burning hotly in his eyes. “I know. That’s why I’m not. I live out this way, too.”

“Oh. That’s good. I’m glad.” And she was. She really didn’t want to stoop to begging in order to get her hands all over his scrumptious body tonight, but if that’s what it took she might well have.

Kevin glanced at her a second time, humor lighting his eyes. “Why is that, Liddy? Why are you so glad to know I’m taking you home with me?”

Well, she’d wanted conversation… This was franker than what they’d ever had before, and yet she found herself eager to respond no-holds barred. “Because I’ve wanted to go there for months now. Every day when I see you at the sanctuary, it’s so hard for me to stay at a friendly distance. What I really want to do is pounce on you and rip those stuffy dress clothes off your gorgeous ass.”

The hand on her knee squeezed. His rich chuckle filled the cab and ignited every one of her nerve endings. “I’m glad we’ve finally gotten past the friendly stage, because that’s what I’ve wanted too. I’ve imagined the way you would taste for the last six months.” He braked the truck and pulled into a long drive surrounded by a cluster of trees. Killing the engine, he looked over at her. “You taste hot, Liddy. Hot and sweet.”

Would he reveal his desire for her so completely if he knew she could see his face in the dark? Liddy had only seconds to ponder the question before Kevin was out of the truck. He came around to her side and opened the door. Moonlight spilled down, calling out the sharp angles of his face, as well as the want etched into his features.

Yes, she realized, he would let her see his desire, because he wasn’t a man to keep secrets. She could trust him, and she did so now by taking the hand he offered. Silently, he led her up the front steps of a two-story townhouse. He released her hand to unlock the door, then gestured for her to go inside. Silence ensued as he reclaimed her hand and led her to the center of the living room. Hardwood floors filled the room and a vivid rug sporting a collage of animals spread out beneath their feet. An unlit fireplace dominated the wall in front of her and off to her side, large bay windows reflected the moonlight off the snow making it nearly as bright as day. She knew with the aid of the moon he could see her almost as well as she could see him.

“I want to see all of you, Liddy. Undress for me.”

Kevin’s voice was rough yet soft, not what she’d expected. After the way he’d gone down on her at the restaurant, she’d assumed this night would end with fast, furious sex. She rather liked the slow approach. It stoked the fire kindling in her belly into a restless need. “You too,” she responded just as softly. “I want to see all of you.”

With a nod, he shrugged off his leather jacket and cast it aside. Liddy followed his move, unable to take her eyes off his body. His sweater came next to reveal a dark T-shirt molded to his torso. She’d never seen him outside of his business attire and until now hadn’t realized how toned he was. He was tall, lean and graceful. He had the build of a runner. The kind of build that had always made her salivate.

Long fingers went to the hem of his T-shirt. With held breath, she inched the straps of her dress down, working at lowering the bodice as he raised his shirt. His gaze flickered to her chest. From the way his pupils darkened to the catch of his breath, she knew her dress had moved past her breasts. Her nipples beaded under his gaze, and her breasts grew heavy. Then all that much heavier when he pulled his shirt over his head and his sculpted chest was bared. A vee of dark hair started at his flat nipples and tapered to a fine line that disappeared into his jeans. The vee stood out in stark contrast against his white skin, and in some strange way seemed familiar.

The question of how it might be familiar was knocked from Liddy’s mind as Kevin’s fingers moved to the waist of his jeans. He unzipped the fly and pushed the jeans down his legs. His briefs moved with them, until both, along with his shoes and socks, were in a pile on the floor. He straightened and grinned, and her heart took off.

Absently freeing her body from her own clothes, she assessed him. He was a big man. And the length and girth of his cock was no exception. Her pussy pulsed as she stared at the head of his penis. Pre-cum wept from the slit and her mouth watered with the desire to lick at the salty sweet substance.

“Go ahead, Liddy. It’s all yours.”

For an instant, she met his eyes, stunned by the way he’d seemed to have read her thoughts. Then she dismissed the wonder to cast aside the remainder of her clothes and go down on her knees in front of him.

Taking his shaft into her hand, she lapped at the velvety fluid on his cock head. His taste filled her senses, cruised through her body and had her cells tightening.

She tipped back her head to find him watching her. Her heart stuttered at the way his sexy grin had become one of exultation. The way he looked at her now was primal, predatory. He looked at her as no other man ever had. No other male…until last night.

Guilt passed through her with the reminder. If she’d known there would be a chance with Kevin, she would never have given herself to another, no matter how hot the male made her with his gaze alone.

No matter how right it had seemed at the time, last night had been a mistake. Tonight was perfection.

Liddy swirled her tongue over his cock head, dipping into the tiny hole and pleasuring in his answering groan. “You taste so good.”

“Just good?”

She teased her tongue over the sensitive head once more, then stroked the length of his hard shaft. The scent of his blood had riled her arousal. The scent of his sex stimulated her to the breaking point. “So much better than good. You taste…like mine.”

Something flashed through Kevin’s eyes, some unnamable emotion. In the past, she had left his thoughts alone. Now she wanted to look into them, to know if he feared the connection growing between them. Before she could do so, his fingers spilled into her hair and he encouraged her mouth to slide onto his penis.

“I’m yours, Liddy. Yours to do with as you will.”

The words captured her heart and filled her soul. The feel of him, the texture and taste of his sex stole over her senses. He was huge in her mouth, hot and hard, and she wanted to suck every inch of him, wanted to show him how effectively he’d become a part of her life.

She’d feared taking their relationship to the next level for a number of reasons. None of those reasons mattered now, nothing did but finally making love with Kevin.

Watching the emotions play across his face, Liddy captured his balls, massaging the sac while her tongue slid over the rigid veins of his cock. She murmured against his hot flesh, delighting in the way his mouth parted, the increased rhythm of his breathing. She could hear his heart beating, loud and fast. Her own pounded in tandem. Her pussy pulsed nearly as fast, as loudly when she milked his cock with her mouth and his hips jerked toward her face.

Kevin’s fingers squeezed into fists in her hair, tugging. “You’re so hot. So good. And if you keep that up, you’re going to have me coming in that sweet mouth of yours. I want to be inside you. I want to feel your orgasm. Let me love you, Liddy.”

That she wanted him to fuck her was obvious from the straining points of her nipples to the scent of her arousal thick in the air. That he asked for her approval regardless of her aroused state raised her affection for him all that much more. She had nothing to fear with this man. He was a man she could trust, a man she could love.

Warmth filled her as she took a last suck of his cock, pulling away from the head with a lusty, lingering lick. He lifted his hands from her hair and offered them to her. Liddy thought he would bring her to her feet. Instead, he took her hands and came down on his knees in front of her.

Once more the predatory look gleamed in his eyes. Strength exuded from the lines of his body. Wordlessly, he pulled her flush to him and slanted his mouth over hers. For all that they’d shared tonight, this was only the second time he’d kissed her and the rush of heat and longing that spiked through her nearly brought her to her knees. The brush of his lips was intimate, the lick of his tongue familiar. The urgency that claimed her as he rubbed his tongue over her teeth and then against hers all consuming.

Kevin’s fingers untwined from hers. His hands came over her breasts, palming, stroking, circling her aching nipples. The damp head of his cock nudged her opening and her pussy flamed with need.

Tracing the hard contours of his chest and the furl of dark, silky hair that covered it, Liddy’s voice came out low, sultry, in a way she’d never before heard it. “I want you now, Kevin. All of you. Take me.”

Silence had been a consistent part of the last half hour, now the look in his eyes was deafening. So much more than predatory—it spoke of power, of command. His fingers closed over her nipples, twisting the peaked dark flesh until pleasure just this side of pain arced through her. Her cry was automatic, the rush of wetness in her sex the same. That rush was repeated when he took hold of her arm and turned her around.

One hand still toyed with her nipple, while the other locked around her middle. His cock rubbed against the crack of her ass, her anus puckering in response.

Kevin’s breath was hot against ear, his voice rough. “You have the most beautiful ass, Liddy.” His finger replaced his shaft, pushed into it her hole, and the breath snagged in her throat. “Do you want me to fuck it, Liddy? Do you like that?”

The change in his mood should have surprised her. But like the command in his eyes, it only thrilled her. His finger pushed deeper into her hole, thrusting in and out, milking her anus. She couldn’t keep from rearing back, whimpering her response, “I’ve never tried it this way, but yes, I want it.”

“This way?”

“As a hum—” No. As much as she trusted him, she couldn’t admit so much so soon. Even feelings were safer to discuss than the fact she wasn’t quite human. “With someone I care for. Please, Kevin. Fuck me now.”

His fingers thrust twice more and then his cock head rimmed her damp crack. He slipped into her pussy with two fingers and stroked her sheath until the pressure building within her was nearly unbearable, and finally he gave her what she craved, pushing into her ass with a solid plunge.

Liddy’s ecstatic gasp was met with one of Kevin’s own. His hips thrust against hers, pushing his large cock further inside her yet. His thumb settled over her clit, circling and stroking the swollen pearl. Need built hot and heavy in her belly.

“Hell, you’re so good, Liddy. So tight. So perfect.” His lips touched down on her neck, his tongue licked over her hot flesh, and then his teeth bit down lightly.

She purred with the tender nip. She wanted it much harder, wanted to feel his teeth sinking into her skin, marking her for all to see. When bitten in her female form the marks faded almost instantly. When bitten as a woman they would stay for days. “Bite me.”

“Yes.”