Total pages in book: 57
Estimated words: 54886 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 274(@200wpm)___ 220(@250wpm)___ 183(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 54886 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 274(@200wpm)___ 220(@250wpm)___ 183(@300wpm)
She pulled her pajama top over her head, her breasts full and taut in the glow of the tree. “I’m all in too.”
There was nothing else to say.
I yanked her into my arms.
CHAPTER FIVE
ASHER
She was liquid fire around me. Warm, soft, fluid. Her breasts were perfect in my hands, her nipples hard points under my tongue. She smelled like flowers and tasted like sugar. We kissed endlessly, never moving away from the tree. I laid her out on the floor, worshipping every inch of her body. She was ticklish on the right side. The sexy freckles I liked so much were scattered all over her body, and I enjoyed tracing them with my tongue. She whimpered when I sucked her nipples and moaned softly when I nibbled on the sensitive spot behind her ear. She was responsive and eager. As desperate for me as I was for her.
“Condom,” I hissed.
“On the pill. I haven’t had sex since AJ,” she assured me.
“It’s been a long time for me.”
“Take me like this,” she whispered. “I want you.”
Her sharp gasp when I entered her was music to my ears.
“Oh, you feel so good,” she groaned. “So good, Asher.”
I reveled in the feel of her. Came alive under her touch. I shivered as she trailed her fingers down my spine, gripped my shoulders, and clutched at my back as I drove into her. With everything in my life, even lovers, I always held myself back, never giving everything. But there was no holding back with Rosie. I lost myself in her. Gave her everything I had. Took everything she offered and then some. I had never experienced such passion, such need, as I did with her.
And knowing this was only the first time?
It blew my mind.
She stiffened, her muscles fluttering around me. She whispered my name, tightening her arms around my neck and holding me close.
I buried my fingers into her hair, gripping it as my orgasm washed over me. It peaked and ebbed like a tidal wave, carrying me along its path and crashing me to the sand. Leaving me adrift and spent.
We lay wrapped around each other until I felt her shiver. I sat up, and we helped each other dress, sharing smiles, kisses, and whispered words of adoration. I wrapped myself around her in the bed, kissing her neck.
“Best Christmas gift ever,” I murmured. “Thank you.”
She giggled. “No returns.”
“I don’t want a return. I want to repurchase. Again and again.”
“That was incredible.”
“Yeah, it was.”
I kissed her, pulling her tight to my chest. “Sleep, my Rosie. AJ will be up early, and he’s going to have a banner day.”
She peered up at me. “I just had a banner night.”
I laughed and rubbed her nose. “Good.”
I had never experienced a Christmas like it. It wasn’t the gifts. It was the love that filled the room. AJ’s excitement. Rosie’s smile. The little surprises, like the stocking Rosie had filled for me with silly, fun things. How she had managed it, I had no idea. AJ adored the new sled I got him as well as the snowsuit so he could stay out longer and not be cold. Rosie exclaimed in delight over every gift, even the gloves and scarf I’d selected for her, the green reminding me of her eyes. I kept the gifts simple, not wanting to overwhelm her or the ones she had already purchased for her son.
There was a handsome muffler for me. A box of cookies she had baked. A coupon book filled with IOUs for dinner or a back rub. Thoughtful ideas I planned on cashing in. I made breakfast, we watched a movie, and then we went sledding, just AJ and me, leaving Rosie puttering in the apartment and cooking dinner. I knew she didn’t get much time on her own, and I hoped she’d take advantage of it and curl up on the sofa and read or nap while we were gone.
The area wasn’t as busy, but there were still a fair number of people around. One young boy ran up to AJ, looking excited.
“Cool sled!”
AJ grinned. “My friend Asher gave it to me.”
“Maybe we can race later!”
“Sure.”
At the top of the smaller hill, AJ looked up at me. “I was right before, wasn’t I?”
I hunched down to his level. “About?”
“That you’re my friend.”
“Absolutely.”
“Are you Momma’s friend?”
I rubbed my chin. “That’s a bit more complicated, AJ. Technically, yes. I’m your momma’s friend. I like her a lot.”
“I know.” He wrinkled his nose. “You kiss her all the time.”
I chuckled. “Noticed that, did you?”
“Yes. And you hold hands. Momma told me once that grown-ups do that when they like each other. She holds my hand because she loves me and doesn’t want me to get lost.”
“I don’t want your momma to get lost either.”
He suddenly looked older than his years. “She smiles more when you’re here, Asher. She doesn’t seem so sad.”