This kiss was an inferno that melted her right to the sofa. She was swamped with so much sensation her toes curled and the hairs on the nape of her neck stood up. And then she was suddenly on her back and Finn’s delicious hard body was on top of hers. She slung her leg around his and all his parts rubbed against all of hers. She grabbed hold of his shirt and held on tight as he moved his mouth over hers, slid his tongue between her lips and turned her world upside down.
He broke the kiss and looked down at her. “Good enough?”
She shook her head, needing to draw in a few deep breaths before she could speak. “No. Better than good. What else do you have in your arsenal?”
He grinned and smoothed his hand along her side, stoking the fire inside her.
“I’ve got a few ideas.”
She definitely wanted to hear those ideas. Or even better . . .
“Show me what you’ve got.”
He arched a brow. “You sure you’re ready for that?”
She’d never been more ready. “Yes. Absolutely yes.”
He hopped off the sofa and took her hand, hauling her upright. “Let’s go stretch out on my bed.”
Murphy followed them, but one move of Finn’s palm and Murphy stopped, then curled up on the floor in the hall, laying his head on his front paws.
“I see his training is going well.”
Finn’s lips curved. “He’s a good dog.”
She liked that he gave all the credit to Murphy.
Finn closed the door behind him and pushed her against it, his body coming up to press alongside hers. He slid his fingers onto her scalp, playing with her hair.
“I’ve wanted to do that since . . . forever.”
She drew in a breath. “What’s that?”
“Touch your hair. See if it was as soft as it looked.”
“You can touch any part of me you want, as long as I get to do the same to you.”
“Babe, my body is yours for the taking.”
She palmed his chest, raking her nails down his perfectly formed pecs, over his abs, feeling the way his body clenched in response. She smiled up at him. “Tense?”
“You could say that.”
She lifted his shirt and snaked her fingers over all his perfectly formed abdominal muscles. “Then we need to relax you.”
“Touching me like that isn’t going to get the job done.”
Then she moved her hand lower, cupping his impressive erection. “I suppose this won’t, either.”
He gave her a warning look. “Keep doing that and I’m going to pick you up and toss your ass on the bed.”
She let out a soft laugh and rubbed his erection, unable to help herself.
In an instant, he’d hauled her over his shoulder, and now she really was upside down, and then flying through the air, landing with a bounce on his mattress.
Before she had a chance to even catch her breath, Finn was on top of her, his hands framing her face, his mouth capturing hers in a kiss that melted her bones to liquid. She was grateful for his amazing air conditioning and the ceiling fan blowing at full force because she was hot and feverish and certain that every inch of her skin that touched his was on fire. She couldn’t wait for their naked skin to slide over each other, which couldn’t happen fast enough for her liking.
She wiggled her hand between them, lifting his shirt, reaching for the button of his jeans.
He lifted his head. “What’s the hurry?”
“Naked. You inside me. Sex. The good stuff.”
“Are you telling me my kisses aren’t the good stuff?”
She swept her fingertip over his bottom lip. “Your kisses are magnificent. The best I’ve ever had. I’m just . . . anxious.”
“About?”
“You know . . . sex. It’s been a while. I’d like to get to it.”
He rolled to the side, pulling her against him. Then he moved his fingers slowly down her arm, teased her rib cage, eliciting tingles of pleasure.
“You wanna know what I think?” he asked.
“Sure.”
“I think we need to slow things down instead of speeding them up.”
She frowned. “Whatever for?”
“Because I think you’ve forgotten how fun sex can be. Especially the foreplay part.”
“I honestly don’t need foreplay. I’m primed and ready to go.”
“Uh-huh. Well I’m not.”
She shifted her gaze to his sizable erection. “You lie.”
He laughed. “I mean, yeah, I’m ready there. But I’ve wanted to touch and kiss you all over since the first time I laid eyes on you, Brenna. You wouldn’t deny me that, would you?”
“The first time?”
“The very first time. When I walked in the door and your ma introduced us and there you stood, arms crossed in front of you, eyeing me suspiciously, your fiery red hair spelling out your personality without you even speaking a word.”
Okay, he’d been right about that. He’d been some stranger that Mom had told them was coming to live with them and Brenna had been immediately suspicious of his motives. He’d also had the saddest look on his face and she’d had to remind herself that he’d just lost his mother and was now living in a foreign land and didn’t know a single person.
It had still taken her a while to warm up to Finn because that was who she was. Fortunately, he’d had Erin and Honor and Clay and Jason and Owen to make friends with. And eventually, she’d come on board when she realized she could trust him.
She realized then that she’d trusted Finn for that long. Much longer than she trusted her ex, for that matter.
“Okay, then. We’ll take it slow.”
“I promise you’ll enjoy it.” He gave her an easy smile that made her insides quiver.
She believed him.
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fourteen
FINN HAD NEVER known a woman like Brenna. She was efficient, determined, enjoyed so many activities and kept herself so busy that she never took downtime to just—be. She was also coiled up so tight he wondered how she didn’t explode.
Tonight he intended to wind her down a little, hopefully remind her that taking time to relax and savor had its benefits, especially where sex was concerned.