Chapter 9
As long as you know how to bake, life is sure to be sweet.
Her heart was beating like wild as Brody carried her through her apartment and then placed her down on her bed. Had she known she was going to be this bold, she would have put a little effort into making sure her room was cleaned up a bit more and definitely would have put fresh sheets on the bed.
But the way he was staring down at her told her it didn’t matter to him.
Thank God.
She slipped her shoes off and waited for him to say something or kiss her or…
“How early do you need to get up in the morning?” he asked her, his voice so deep and rumbly it was almost a growl. She could tell he was trying to go slow on her account, but the last thing she wanted was for him to hold back.
“I don’t have to be in until eight, but considering I’m one of the owners, I can go in any time I want. How about you?”
His smile was slow and almost wolf-like. “I might call in sick.”
Her laugh was out before she could stop it because she may not know Brody King all that well, but somehow, she greatly doubted the man had ever called in sick in his life. “You better watch it or I’ll hold you to that.”
“I’d let you hold me any way you want, Lea.”
In that moment, she fell a little in love with him, and instead of scaring her, it felt like a giant weight had been lifted. Reaching up, she raked a hand through his dark hair and guided him down on top of her. “Kiss me,” she whispered urgently.
And he did.
Over and over and over, each one deeper and wetter than the last.
There was a part of her that loved making the man who was usually so completely in control lose it.
For her.
All for her.
After a few minutes, he rose up and stripped off his suit jacket and tie and Leanna’s mouth went dry when he began to unbutton his crisp white shirt. There was something infinitely sexy about watching a man strip like this and she was more than happy to lie back and enjoy.
His shirt came off and she reached up, rested a hand on his stomach, and marveled at the muscles there. The night they spent together had been such a frenzy that she hadn’t taken the time to really look at him. That night had been all about feeling and a sort of crazed need to claim and be claimed.
That wasn’t what she wanted tonight.
Tonight she was going take her time and appreciate everything about this magnificent man and revel in the fact that he was here with her.
And how much he wanted her.
It was a heady mix.
Brody reached out and captured her hand before leaning down so her arm was up and over her head. “I think we need to take some things off of you,” he said hotly before running his tongue along her throat.
“I already took off my shoes,” she teased and then let out a low moan when he bit her shoulder.
“I think we can do better than that, don’t you?”
“Well, I wouldn’t mind taking the necklace off…”
Rearing up, he gave her a sexy smile. “The pearls stay. Everything else needs to go.”
Oh, my…
Arching her back, Leanna reached behind her and unzipped the dress, then relaxed back against the mattress as Brody took over sliding it off her body. She had a brief moment of insecurity because she wasn’t as thin as she wanted to be and knew she was curvier than was fashionable, but the way his eyes raked over her told her she was worrying for nothing.
He tossed her dress onto the floor and ran a hand up her leg. “I want to touch every inch of you, Leanna. I’ve done nothing but think of you like this for weeks.”
That was definitely surprising. “Really?”
His hand continued upwards and toyed briefly with the edge of her panties before moving up to cup her breast.
“Every day,” he admitted darkly. “I’d get hard at the most inappropriate times but it was worth it.” He paused and ran a finger along the lace edging of her bra. “But the reality is so much better.” That same finger dipped beneath the fabric and lightly grazed her nipple and Lea practically bucked off the bed. He repeated the move on her other breast until she thought she’d go crazy.
“I think so too,” she said breathlessly, panting at the sensations that one finger was giving her. “I just have one question for you.”
“Anything, beautiful.”
“Are you planning on getting up to go to the gym in the morning?”
His laugh was low and practically a growl. “I plan on working out right here with you.”
“Ooh…I like knowing I’m part of your training.”
And right before his lips claimed hers, he said, “You’re my favorite part of it.”
Lord help her…she couldn’t wait.
“Any other questions, love? Because my hands are itching to get you naked.”
She shook her head as she reached for his belt buckle. “Funny, I was thinking the same about you.”
Brody leaned forward, his mouth a breath away from hers. “I told you we were compatible.”
And before she could utter another word, his lips claimed hers.
The kiss was definitely needier than all the others tonight and in the blink of an eye, she was naked and Brody was kicking the rest of his clothes away,
Skin to skin was her favorite way to be with him.
Her legs wrapped around him to keep him close, but she knew he wasn’t going anywhere.
Not until morning.
“Well, well, well…look who is strolling in at ten a.m.,” Josie sang as Lea walked into their office.
“I don’t care what time it is–just tell me you have donuts or something,” Skye chimed in.
“As if I would show up late and not come bearing gifts,” Lea said, her face sore from smiling so much.
And she had pretty much been smiling since Brody woke her up this morning as he kissed his way down her body.
Yeah, that was her new favorite way to start the day.
She put a large decaf coffee and a bagel on Skye’s desk and then did the same with Josie’s before taking a seat at her own. It was hard not to laugh because she could literally feel both of her friends staring at her, but she was going to get herself comfortable before she shared anything.
So she took a long, slow sip of her coffee before unwrapping her bagel and taking a bite. Out of the corner of her eye she could see Josie rolling her eyes and had to hide her smile.
When she finished chewing, she gently wiped her mouth.
That’s when Josie’s patience ran out.
“Oh, for the love of it! Did you sleep with Brody last night or not?”
“Jos, we said we weren’t going to pressure her,” Skye chided before glancing over at Lea. “But now that the question is out there, I’m dying to know too.”
Resting her arms on her desk, she grinned. “I did sleep with Brody last night and it was a-mazing!” she sang giddily. “Although that description isn’t completely accurate because there wasn’t a whole lot of sleeping.”
“I love it!” Josie cried while fist pumping the air above her. “I knew there was no way he was going to be able to walk away after seeing how gorgeous you looked last night!”