Playing With Seduction (16 page)

T
he unfamiliar musical
sound of a phone alarm pulled Kendall out of a deep sleep, and she cracked her eyes open with a confused frown. It took her a moment to realize that the wake-up tune wasn’t hers but belonged to Jase’s cell phone. He’d been cuddled up behind her for most of the night, and he rolled toward the nightstand on the other side of the bed to shut off the annoying sound.

“Good morning, sweetheart,” he said softly, even a bit cajolingly.

“What time is it?” she asked in a raspy voice as she squinted at the bedroom window. It was still dark out, and the sun hadn’t even started rising yet. Normally, she didn’t get up until eight since she didn’t have to be in the studio until ten, and she realized she was a grumpy morning person if someone—in this case, Jase—woke her up before the crack of dawn. She’d gotten used to her own schedule, her own routine, and this new adjustment was jarring.

“It’s five o’clock,” he said as he moved up behind her again beneath the covers, sounding much too cognizant considering his annoying phone had just disturbed the both of them from a satisfying, restful slumber.

“Why so early?” she complained as she buried her face into her pillow.

“It’s Monday,” he said, his tone amused. “I hit the gym at six every morning before work during the week. So I need to go pretty soon.”

She made a sound of disgust. “That’s two strikes against you. Being so chipper before the sun even rises and having a strict workout regimen you actually stick to.”

His easy, masculine laughter drifted up to her ears. “Not much of a morning person, huh?”

A petulant grunt was her only response, which pretty much confirmed his question. Not that she cared. She was exhausted this morning, her muscles aching in places they never had before from all the various sex positions they’d tried and the different toys they’d played with. Those nipple clamps—while fun and pleasurable at the time when Jase had used them on her while she’d been restrained to her own bed—they’d left her breasts tender once he’d removed them. Even now the tips throbbed, and they probably would for the rest of the day.

Not to mention how many times he’d spanked her ass or the way he’d chafed the insides of her legs with his stubble. The rogue.

His lips touched down on the curve of her shoulder in a warm kiss, and just like sleeping beauty, her body started to stir to life, damn him. She squeezed her eyes shut, determined to ignore him, but the man didn’t play fair and was now acquainted with too many of her physical and sexual weaknesses. Which was pretty much everything when it came to him.

She wasn’t wearing anything at all, neither was Jase, and he trailed his fingers lightly down her side, along the indent of her waist, over the rise of her hip, then back up again, awakening all her feminine senses. Her sensitive nipples tightened, and even though she would have sworn that she didn’t have an orgasm left in her after all the ones he’d wrung out of her the night before, the tingling between her thighs begged to differ.

“I hate early mornings,” she grumbled, trying to resist him and knowing it was a losing battle. But she didn’t want to make it easy on him, either.

“Maybe I can change your mind about that,” he murmured as he kissed her neck, causing goose bumps to rise on her skin.

Desire swirled in her belly, spilling downward between her legs. “Doubt it,” she said, even knowing she was issuing a challenge to a man who loved a good dare and wouldn’t hesitate to follow through on his promise. At least that’s what she was counting on, she thought with a veiled smile.

“Hmm.” His hand came up to her breast, gently kneading the soft flesh in his palm until her nipple was stiff, and she had to bite her bottom lip to stifle her moan of pleasure. “I think you’re seriously miscalculating my power of persuasion.”

His body was aligned along her backside, his erection nudging persistently against her bottom. “Don’t you need to go so you don’t miss your workout?” she teased.

He chuckled as he gently bit her neck, drawing an unexpected gasp from her. “This is my warm-up exercise,” he said, then pressed his lips to her ear and destroyed the rest of her flirtatious resistance with his next words. “I’m not leaving until I fuck you one more time. How do you want it this time, sweetheart?”

Even though last night was supposed to be
her
seduction, Jase had pretty much been in control of how and when he’d taken her. The man hadn’t lacked for creativity, especially with all her new toys, but she liked that he was giving her a choice this morning—though she was certain the sexual position she chose was all he’d allow her to dictate, and he’d take charge from there.

The thought had her heart racing with anticipation. “I want you to fuck me like this, from behind.” It was her favorite position with him, because she secretly loved how he pinned her body in a way that felt as though he was dominating her, which forced her to succumb to the mindless bliss of just letting go with him.

She heard him tear open a condom and put it on, then fully expected him to push her onto her stomach, but he surprised her once again.

“Stay just like this, on your side,” he said from behind her, and guided her top leg forward on the bed so that it was bent and her thighs were separated and open for him. His hand slid down over her bottom, his fingers following the crease of her ass until they glided through her slit.

“You’re still so fucking wet,” he said, exhaling a harsh breath against her hair as he lightly skimmed a finger over her clit. “Are you sore?”

“A little,” she said, and moaned as he traced the folds of her sex, his expert touch making her wetter, more aroused. “Definitely in a good way, though I’m pretty sure you left beard burn on my thighs.”

He chuckled, the sexy, masculine sound rippling down her spine like a sensual caress. “Yeah, I did,” he admitted shamelessly as he pushed the tip of his cock against her opening. “I like you sore. Your breasts, between your legs, your pussy tingling with satisfaction. Every time your aching nipples rub against your bra or you sit down on your smarting ass, I want you to think about me and all the things I’m going to do to you tonight.”

He gripped her hip in one hand, drawing her bottom closer as he slid all the way inside of her while using his own leg to keep hers apart. The angle was deliciously different and definitely gave him all the power over how hard and how deep he fucked her.

Right now, his thrusts were slow and lazy, and the fingers on her hip drifted back up to fondle her breasts and toy with her nipples while his other hand curled gently around her throat. He tipped her head back against his chest, which forced her back to arch and caused her ass to lift higher against his groin so his next stroke hit impossibly, endlessly deep.

She moaned, the sensation of being helpless, with her body his to command completely, heightening her need to stunning proportions. Kendall would never consider herself submissive, but here in the bedroom, she loved being ruled and overwhelmed by Jase, loved the erotic thrill it gave her knowing he’d use her surrender in the most pleasurable way possible, for the both of them. And right now, with him driving into her so ruthlessly, his cock so thick and hot and hard, she knew her orgasm, when he allowed it, would be epic.

His hand left her breast and dropped between her thighs, his fingers going directly for her clit. He strummed that tight knot of flesh until she was panting, gasping, and begging for release.

“You ready to come?” he rasped, clearly on edge himself.

“Yes,” she groaned wildly. “Oh, God,
yes
!”

His fingers swirled over her clit, his hips pistoned violently against hers, and with a feral, demanding growl, he sank his teeth into the tendons where her neck met her shoulder. The sharp bite of pain was so lustful, so possessive, it shocked through her entire system and sent a rush of white-hot sensation straight down to where they were joined.

She cried out as the tight pulse of her inner muscles milked his cock, and he slammed into her one last time, his body shuddering hard against hers from behind, his shaft tunneling so deep it stole her breath and left her reeling in the aftershocks of her orgasm.

“Jesus,” Jase muttered as he flipped onto his back beside her, his chest heaving from exertion. “What a great way to start the day.”

Kendall agreed with a soft, “Mmm.” Now that she was wide-awake, she lifted her arms over her head, stretched her body, and flexed her toes. Extending her limbs felt good, though a few of her muscles protested the action. “Wow, that gave my abdomen a workout. At least my exercise is done for the day.”

He laughed as he turned his head toward her, his brows waggling devilishly as his gaze skimmed down her naked body. “Until tonight, when we give your legs and thighs a workout while you’re riding my cock.”

“I can’t think of a better way to burn calories.” She smiled, surprisingly comfortable in her nudity around Jase. Then again, he was a visual, sexual guy, and hiding any part of her body wasn’t an option with him. He wouldn’t allow it.

“I’m going to take a shower before I head out to the gym,” he said as he moved off the bed. “As much as I like smelling like you and sex, it’ll distract the hell out of me while I’m pumping iron, and I don’t think the guys will appreciate me working out with a hard-on.”

She laughed, though she liked the idea of being a distraction for him, because he’d no doubt be on her mind all day, as well. She watched him cross to the bathroom, enjoying the view of his firm ass as he walked away. He left the door open as he got into the shower, enabling her to go in and brush her hair and teeth after she slipped on her robe.

Back out in the bedroom, she took in the messy bed and the few toys they’d used that were still on the nightstand. She’d clean those and put them away after he was gone. She picked up the condom wrappers, her mouth quirking at the realization that they’d used five out of the dozen that she’d purchased. Nope, stamina hadn’t been an issue for Jase at all. He was young and virile and energetic, and she’d never been so sexually satisfied in her entire life.

But even as she went out to the kitchen to make a cup of coffee, she couldn’t stop thinking about her day with Jase yesterday. Their date, and what a great time she’d had with him. Everything about him was so comfortable and easy, from talking about their pasts and families to enjoying the same outdoor activities—the beach and bike riding and just strolling on the boardwalk hand in hand. When had she ever had such a perfect day with a guy? Quite possibly never.

She brewed a single cup, added some French vanilla creamer, and leaned against the counter as she sipped her much-needed caffeine. Yesterday afternoon had been fun and flirty, but last night, and this morning, had been spectacular. And when he’d fallen asleep in her bed and she’d woken up with him cuddled behind her, surprisingly there’d been no panic or alarm that he’d spent the entire night with her.

In fact, if she was honest with herself, she liked having Jase in her bed, and it came back to the way he made her feel safe and secure, which was something she could too easily get used to if she wasn’t careful. She knew where the two of them stood in this fling, and she didn’t want her needs for the future to get wrapped up in the present with Jase.

At his age, and as he was just starting his career with Noble and Associates, they were clearly on two vastly different paths, and she knew better than to think or believe that Jase was ready to settle down and be a family man. Hell, he’d pretty much told her he wasn’t ready for any of those things that night at The Players Club, and she’d do well to remember that, beyond this affair, they were at opposite ends of the spectrum when it came to the direction of their lives.

She wrapped her hands around the warm mug and took a sip of the coffee. So, for now, the sex was good. Phenomenal. She was a modern woman who could appreciate and enjoy a hot tryst with a younger guy. Women had affairs all the time and kept their emotions intact, and so could she. And before Jase grew bored of her like her husband had, she’d end things so they could go their separate ways.

They both knew it was inevitable. They’d agreed to the affair to sate their attraction to one another, nothing more. But deep in her heart, after spending the day with him yesterday, it
felt
like more, and yeah, that knowledge scared her because falling for Jase would be too complicated and heartbreaking.

“Hey, you look awfully serious when you should be grinning from ear to ear after that great morning sex we had.”

She managed a smile as she watched Jase walk into her tiny kitchen, wearing his shorts and T-shirt from the day before, his hair damp from his shower. He looked gorgeous, a little too cocky, and oh-so-confident in his ability to seduce her all over again. Which she knew he easily could. The man was walking sex on two legs and had an impressive package to go with it.

“Just trying to
really
wake up with a shot of caffeine,” she said, lifting the mug for him to see. “Want a cup of coffee before you go?”

He shook his head as he stopped directly in front of her. “Not before I work out.” Very slowly, he lifted his hand and tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear, his gaze on hers. “Thank you,” he said softly.