Surprised, she pulled away to look at him again. “Of course.”
“While we take this day by day, I want all of you for every day we have together. I don’t like to share.”
She sucked in a sharp breath at the possessive note in his voice and nodded rapidly. “Okay. And same goes for you.”
“Oh, don’t worry about that. You will have my complete and undivided attention while we’re together. There won’t be room for anyone or anything else.”
Hot damn. She wanted to fan herself. He said “complete and undivided attention” with such intensity, she could only imagine what making love to him would be like. But ironing out the rules made things suddenly seem so real that Jihae was overcome with shyness.
“So, um, what should we do now?” she asked. She wanted to palm herself in the forehead. It sounded like “should we shag now?” She truly wasn’t trying to be suggestive.
“I have an idea or two,” he said in a low voice that sent shivers down her spine.
All shyness forgotten, she took his face in both of her hands and kissed him until they were both out of breath but hungry for more. Desperate to be closer to him, Jihae straddled his lap and pushed herself against him, delighting in the pressure of his hard chest against her aching nipples.
It wasn’t enough. She shifted back just enough to get her hands between them and began unbuttoning her blouse. Making a noise of frustration, Colin pushed away her fumbling fingers and undressed her himself. Once the blouse was pushed down her shoulders, he reached around her and unclasped her bra. After he’d thrown that on the floor, he immediately took a hard, sensitive peak in his mouth. Moaning with exquisite pleasure, she instinctively ground her hips against his hardness.
“God, Jihae,” he said as he freed one nipple and moved on to the other. “You’re killing me.”
“Perfect,” she replied in a small puff of breath, giddy with relief and joy.
“Oh, is it?” He pulled back to grin wickedly at her, and she squirmed in her seat so he could go back to what he was doing so beautifully. “I’m going to get you back for that.”
“What—”
Before she knew it, Jihae was lying on her back on the sofa with Colin kneeling at her feet. “I’m going to make you come so hard, you’ll scream.”
Jihae wasn’t sure if she was excited or a little alarmed. Probably both. She was already so wet and aching, she didn’t know if she could take any more. When he parted her thighs, nestling his head between her knees, her hands fisted in his hair.
The first lick and hot breath had her whimpering, “Please.”
Other than a low, rumbling chuckle, Colin didn’t stop to respond. He licked her center with slow, sensual attention until she was a mass of desire. When he added a finger, then another, she ground against his hand and tongue without self-consciousness. Only want. She was so close that she could see white sparks beginning to go off behind her lids. Somehow sensing she was about to fall off the edge, he pulled her into his mouth and gently sucked.
“Colin.” His name left her lips in a sharp scream and her hips lifted off the sofa.
He pushed her hips firmly against the cushions and brought her down torturously slow, his palm lightly massaging her sensitized core. Once she could see straight again, Colin rewarded her by removing his shirt and pants in swift succession. When he was gloriously naked, he took a foil packet from his wallet, tore it open with his teeth and sheathed himself.
His eyes looked out of focus and heavy-lidded with need as he smoothed the hair out of her eyes. “You okay?”
“Yes, I just need you inside of me,” she said, biting her bottom lip. “Please.”
His gaze not leaving hers, he plunged inside her, deep and heavy. She felt herself stretching to accommodate him.
“God. You feel so good,” he said.
“So do you.” But it wasn’t enough. She swerved her hips to get used to the feel of him.
“Wait. Don’t do that,” he groaned. “I’m close to losing it just being inside you. I want to take it slowly.”
“Colin, I’ve been wanting this from the moment I saw you,” she said, shifting in the other direction, and was rewarded with his hips jerking involuntarily against her. “Screw taking it slowly.”
With a helpless groan, Colin pulled himself out and buried himself to the hilt inside her. Then out again and deeper still. She matched him thrust for thrust until all semblance of a smooth rhythm broke down and they jerked wildly against each other, each seeking a climax so close within reach.
“Yes. God, yes.” She fell apart, with him close behind, pumping wildly into her before shouting his own release.
Colin collapsed on top of her, but shifted slightly to the side on his elbow so he wouldn’t crush her. Her limp legs hung over his back and one of her arms hung loosely off the side of the couch.
“My God,” she whispered in a raspy, awe-filled voice. “That was brilliant.”
“Anytime, sweetheart,” he replied, his voice muffled, his shoulders shaking with laughter against her. After a moment, he raised his head to look into her face. “It was my absolute pleasure.”
That was the most amazing, mind-blowing sex she’d ever had, but he managed to make her want him again with just a crooked smile and a few husky words. She wanted this after-sex warmth to last, but realized they would soon have to untangle their limbs and get off the couch. Then what? Would he expect her to leave right away? No, he wouldn’t be that callous; he’d said he wanted this to be a real relationship, at least while it lasted.
So, putting aside her trepidation, she simply asked, “Do you want to watch a movie?”
“Absolutely,” he said as he shifted his weight off her.
“Perfect.” Jihae must’ve sighed in relief because a knowing grin spread across Colin’s face. “I mean, good. I’m glad.”
“Here.” He handed her the remote control, then began picking his clothes up off the floor. “You choose the movie and I’ll pop the popcorn after I clean up.”
Colin was sweet and considerate, and she sighed dreamily. She wasn’t going to hope for an unattainable future, but would enjoy the here and now to the fullest. Because the here and now was pretty fantastic.
* * *
Colin had been wearing a stupid grin on his face all day. He and Jihae were dating. It was a secret, and it belonged only to them. Hell. He was a grown-ass man, acting like a giddy high-schooler. If he hadn’t been buried in work, he would’ve been drawing heart curlicues on his notepad. Fortunately, the sheer size of his workload prevented him from making an even bigger fool of himself.