Wanting More (Mitchell Family #5)(18)
Author: Jennifer Foor

She climbed up beside me. I began to laugh. "Don’t ask me shit like that. You’re damn near perfect. Now, get over here and teach me how to do this cuddle thing."

She may not have belonged to me, but she was mine in this room and I wasn’t sure I wanted to check out.

Chapter 10

Amy

I didn’t want to go to sleep, because that meant that tomorrow would be here and I would have to say goodbye to this man that held me in his arms and made me feel so many wonderful things. I wanted to savor every single second and lose myself in him over and over again.

They say that all good things must come to an end. The thought gave me a stomach ache.

Conner had made it clear that he didn’t get tied down and he wasn’t relationship material. I think that’s what was making me so crazy. How could we have connected like we just had and it not continue? He’d awakened me and given me the most pleasure that a woman could experience.

My eyes started stinging and I knew I couldn’t hold back the tears. I don’t know why I was crying. I knew what this was and that we shouldn’t have done it.

Conner looked down and pulled my face up toward him. Even through my blurred vision, his green eyes gave me butterflies. I didn’t care if he was cocky, all I cared about was being able to feel this way again.

“Don’t do this, Blaze.”

I wiped my eyes and buried my face in his chest. “I’m sorry.”

“I knew you were going to regret this. I just figured it wouldn’t be till you got home and had to face him.”

I looked up at Conner, feeling utterly confused. “What? I’m not upset about that and I don’t regret what just happened between us.”

“Then what is it?”

I shrugged. “I’ve just…never felt so good before. It’s stupid, I know.”

He brushed the hair away from my face. “Darlin’, all I wanted was for you to enjoy yourself. You’re so damn sexy. It ain’t stupid.”

“Conner, can I ask you a question?”

I sat up in the bed, letting the covers fall off of my naked body. I caught him looking at my br**sts before looking back up at my face. The corner of his mouth formed a smile when he knew I’d caught him. “Ask away.”

I traced the skin across his abdomen as I spoke. “If I wasn’t married, would you want to see me again?”

He chuckled and put his arm behind his head. His other hand grabbed one of my br**sts and played with the nipple. “I reckon’ the married thing went out the door a few hours back when I took what I wanted anyway. Listen here, I don’t like bein’ involved with a married woman, but I enjoy bein’ with you.”

I started to blush as I smiled. “You do? I mean, I’m not very experienced. I bet you have a whole book of girls that can do way more than me.”

He laughed again and shook his head. “You women are so worried about everyone else. I’m goin’ to be honest with you. You’re right. I do have a handful of women that would go above and beyond for another night with me, but not one of them has ever gotten this.” He wrapped his arms tightly around me and kissed my head. “This is somethin’ I never did, until now.”

I rolled my eyes. “Another night with you. Do I even want to know what that assumes?”

He laughed and played with my hair. “Probably not. Look, I never said I was a saint. I enjoy sex and the company of a woman. It’s always been somethin’ I’m good at.”

I put my hands over my face and rolled over on my back. “Oh my God! They say that you sleep with as many people as your partners have slept with. Does that mean I’ve been with hundreds of people?”

Conner laughed at me. He sat up in bed and leaned over my body. “First off, I ain’t been with a hundred women and second, I always use protection.”

“Not always.” I corrected.

He rubbed his face. “Yeah, well there’s a first time for everything.” Without letting me get a word in, he stood up and walked to the bathroom. I have to admit, I really enjoyed watching him do it.

Of course, after pissing Conner off, I sat up in bed and tried to straighten my hair or do anything remotely helpful to make him forget I even mentioned his past partners. I don’t know what made me even say anything in the first place.

When he came back out of the bathroom, I was afraid to look his way, but when he didn’t climb right in bed, I looked in his direction. Conner was leaning against the wall to the bathroom, completely naked, with a big smile on his face. “Amy, I get that this is scary for you and although I ain’t scared, it’s new for me too. Hell, I really like you and if I gotta sneak around to be in your company, until you can get things figured out, well I reckon that’s what I’m goin’ to do. After bein’ inside of you, I don’t think I’m alright just lettin’ you go.” He looked down and started shaking his head. When he looked up at me, he was serious. “Now, are you goin’ to invite me back in that bed or do I need to sleep somewhere else? The choice is yours, darlin’.”

My heart was beating out of my chest. Conner wanting me didn’t solve any of my problems, in fact, it made them ten times worse. Still, I couldn’t help but feel giddy as he waited for my response. The whole world was against this relationship, but after fighting my attraction to him for many months, he was all I could think about. “The only place you’re going to be sleeping is right next to me, if I let you sleep at all.”

He climbed on the bed and came after me, burying his face between my bosom and shaking it around. I was laughing uncontrollably, grabbing at his head to make him stop. When he finally came up for air, he started kissing me tenderly on my neck. “Your skin tastes like heaven and you really are beautiful, Blaze.”

I ran my hand through his hair. “I’m going to dye it tomorrow if you don’t stop calling me that.”

He laughed and looked up at me, grabbing a strand of it and combing it through his fingers. “You can change the color, but I’ll always call you Blaze. You’re like a little firecracker, making me chase you around until I can put out the fire.”

When Conner kissed me, it was slow and passionate, not like a kiss that was just about sex. His tongue held a slow tempo as his hands explored other parts of my body. He pulled away from my face and looked deep into my eyes. “What are ya thinkin’ about?”

I shrugged and touched his perfect lips. “I don’t know. I guess I’m wondering what happens tomorrow. I’m not trying to spoil this, but there is a big picture that doesn’t revolve around this room.”