Keeping You Forever (A Harbor Love Series) (7 page)

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race could feel the butterflies in her stomach as she walked up to Tyler’s door. She tried to calm her nerves and just as she was about to knock, the door opened.

  Tyler stood in the door way, taking in the beautiful site of Grace on his door step. He stood there, gazing at her, struggling to take his next breath. He had to fight the urge to pull her against him and kiss her, this time he knew there was no turning back if he kissed her again. He knew what her lips felt like, tasted like and he wanted more. It was going to take everything he had to keep from dragging her up to his bed to get another taste of her lips…. and the rest of her body.

  “Hi Grace come in, you look beautiful.”

  He couldn’t keep his eyes off of her as she walked passed him. He found himself leaning in to smell her hair, it smelled like flowers and perfume. It was intoxicating and pushing him closer to losing control again.

  “Wow Tyler you really have made this place look amazing.”

  She looked around, seeing everything he had changed in the house. Grace had been in the house once before. The previous owner was an elderly couple who would babysit her sisters for her when she had to work late nights. It used to be decorated with cows and antique furniture, but now it was a modern, classic clean décor. Tyler ripped out the old carpet, installing cherry hardwood floors throughout the entire house. He knocked down the wall separating the kitchen and front sitting room, giving the space a more open and flowing look. The walls had been freshly painted in cool whites and soft greys.

 “Not a fan of cows and country I take it.” she looked around, loving the new look as they walked into the kitchen.

  “Yeah, not really my thing, the whole cow décor,” he said, watching her walk into the kitchen. He was enjoying the view of her from behind, and couldn’t help but focus on her great ass.

   He wished he could get his hands on that ass again, the way he did in front of her house when he was kissing her. It was soft and perfect, and before the night was over he was going to have to touch it again…

  “I love what you have done with the place it’s amazing Tyler.” She smiled and felt her heart pounding uncontrollably in her chest as he stepped closer toward her.

   His hand brushed her arm and she felt an instant shiver. “I’m glad you came tonight, I was worried about you the other day when you left so quickly.”

   She felt the island on her back and couldn’t move when he took another step toward her. Standing right in front of her now she could feel the warmth coming off of his body. His eyes were burning with desire; she could almost feel it as he looked into her eyes.

  “Why did you call me the other night Tyler?” she asked.

  “I told you I was worried about you. Do you still have feelings for him?” He needed to know, wanted to know before he did what he was about to do.

   It felt like minutes passed before she answered him. She knew that she didn’t love Denny anymore, and never would, but she felt the pain of the heartbreak every day. Some days more than others, but right now, with Tyler standing in front of her and looking at her like she was good enough to eat, the thought of Denny never once crossed her mind.

The only thing her heart was doing was beating a mile a minute and ready to jump out of her chest as Tyler took the last step and was inches from her now.

   “Grace, I need to know if you still have feelings for him, because I am not going to kiss you again if you do, and right now I really want to kiss you,” he said, in a husky voice

   He didn’t want to think about her having feelings for another man, because right now he wanted her and he could tell that his closeness was affecting her as well. Her lips were parted, her cheeks flushed and her eyes were going straight through him like a knife.

   If her heart wasn’t jumping out of her chest before, it was ready to jump now. The only thing she could do was shake her head, because her brain lost all capacity to think after what he said… and that was all he needed. His hands were on her hips within seconds, pulling her body to his and he was lost again. His lips were on hers, his tongue in her mouth, claiming and possessing her. She made a little sound, almost a moan and it went straight through him.

  This was crazy, he thought to himself but he couldn’t stop. He didn’t want to stop as his hands slid down her body and around her waist to cup her ass. He groaned in appreciation to the feeling. Her arms went around his neck, and her fingers found their way into his hair as he took a step back, moving them. They staggered further into the kitchen, mouths locked together and fumbled with a chair, knocking it over. They were both laughing as he spun her around, lifting her up and set her on the kitchen table. He took a step back, enough to see her eyes. The way she was looking at him was enough to make him lose control right at that moment. Her eyes were full of desire and need, he could see how much she wanted him. Lowering his head, he kissed the sweet spot beneath her ear, nipping her gently, causing her to moan and make that sound that drove him crazy. His lips moved along her jaw, down her neck. His hands moved up her thighs, over her jeans and slid under her shirt, feeling the warmth of her soft skin. Her entire body was like a tight ball of nerves, waiting to explode. His lips were burning into her skin with each kiss and going straight down into her belly, sending tingles down her body.

  “I thought we were having dinner Tyler,” she said softly.

   He had every intention of having a romantic dinner with her, but his body and his mind forgot dinner and only wanted her. He had no idea how much he needed this, her, until he kissed her that first time in front of her house. But he knew that she was still feeling the heartache of her ex-boyfriend and if he rushed things she might run. He wasn’t ready for her to run from him again… or ever.

  He pulled away from her, his hands still under her shirt. His fingers moved slowly over her skin and he could feel her taking short, quick breaths.

  “I swear, I had every intention of actually having dinner. When I opened the door and saw you standing there looking absolutely beautiful I couldn’t help myself. I don’t know what happens to me when I am around you. It’s like you pull me in and I forget all of the plans I made and I only see you,” he said, in almost a rough harsh whisper.

  He rested his forehead on hers, as he pulled his hands out from under her shirt, resting them on her hips, holding her in place as he tried to find his self-control.

  He wasn’t the only one struggling with losing self-control. Grace was at the edge, ready to jump off. No one had ever made her feel so much desire before, no one ever wanted her the way he did, and it made her feel beautiful and sexy. She could feel the walls around her heart falling down, one piece at a time. She was still afraid to let go and put her complete trust in another man. It was going to take time she knew that, but she was willing to give it a try with him. He stepped back, moving away from the table and reached out for her hand helping her get down and set her on her feet as he picked up the chair they had knocked over in their moment of lust.

  She smiled at the fallen chair, remembering them tripping over it as they rushed over to the table. She felt her cheeks flush with embarrassment as he looked over at her and pushed the chair back under the table.

  “Sit down, I’ll get dinner,” he said, grinning at the site of her flushed cheeks. He wasn’t embarrassed; in fact he thought that was the hottest kiss he ever had. He was sure the zipper of his pants was going to bust any moment from the hard-on he was sporting.

  “Dinner was delicious Tyler, thank you. Everything was perfect,” she said, as she took another sip of wine.

   He couldn’t look away from her lips as they pressed against the glass, her tongue sliding across her bottom lip to catch a drop of wine. It was driving him out of his mind and he felt the desire building again.

  “Do you want dessert? More wine?” he asked, watching her take another sip of wine. He watched her throat as she swallowed and found himself thinking of his lips on her throat again, the way she made little noises as he licked at her skin.

 She shook her head and set the glass down. “I think I am to full for dessert, but I will take some more wine, please.”

  He filled her glass, setting the bottle down in front of her and continued watching her. His fingers moving across his bottom lip as he remember the feel of her lips.

   It was torture watching him play with his bottom lip. She knew just how good that lip tasted and felt on her skin. Heating her, sending delicious waves of pleasure in-between her legs and ready to give him want he wanted. She shook her head, shaking the thoughts away before she jumped across the table and ripped his clothes off.

  “Let me help you with the dishes.  You cooked a fabulous dinner, the least I can do is clean up the mess” she said, as she got up taking her plate to the sink trying to distract her mind.

   Before she could turn around, she felt him behind her, the warmth of his body on her back. He leaned in, pushing her hair off her shoulders and whispered into her ear.

  “Grace, you don’t have to clean up. I got it, you just sit down and let me do everything ok.” His lips brushed the skin under her ear making her shiver and her knees go weak.

   She grabbed the edge of the counter with both hands, supporting herself so she wouldn’t fall. Her body was reacting before she could stop it. She felt her ass press against his hard-on, and she felt just how much he wanted her. He was hard as a rock, and she pushed one more time, rocking into him. He groaned into her ear. She pushed her body so close to his that a sheet of paper couldn’t fit between them. He reached up, putting his hands on top of her, sliding his fingers in-between hers.

 “Tyler––” she whispered, not moving an inch.

  “Grace,” he whispered in her ear as he nibbled on it, and flicked his tongue on her lobe.

   She gasped, and pressed her ass harder up against him.

  He tightened his fingers around hers as she moved her ass again, pushing harder against his raging hard-on.

 “Do you want this Grace?”

  She wanted him more than she wanted anything in her life. The problem was admitting it and telling him that she has wanted him since the moment she saw him.

 “I––” She closed her mouth, and gasped when he gently nibbled on her neck and shoulders.

 “Yes or no, Grace.”

 “Tyler… I––”

  He slowly kissed the spot he just bit and let his tongue ease the sting of the bite. It was all she needed to make up.

  “Yes… yes I want you,” she said.

   A growl vibrated deep in his chest.  He spun her around quickly, pulling her to his body and claimed her mouth with his, tugging gently on her bottom lip with his teeth and sucking it into his mouth.

  “Grace,” he breathed. “You are so beautiful, so sexy and I want you. I can’t wait anymore I want you now… in my bed.”

 He was lifting her, and turning them both as he wrapped her legs around his waist and kissing her as he made his way to the bedroom. Her fingers wound their way into his hair, making him groan from the shiver that went down his body.

  “Is your room much further,” she murmured into his lips as they kissed.

  He smiled and his arms pulled against her, tightly and he shook his head as they walked into the room. Kicking the door closed with his foot, he turned, pinning her back to the door, leaving trails of soft wet kisses down her neck.

 The air crackled with electricity…and need.

  “I have thought about this moment a thousand times since I saw you at Geddys that night,” he said, as she nibbled on his lower lip. If he wasn’t rock hard before he definitely was now and she could feel him digging into her hip.

 Yep, definitely rock hard.

   It drove him wild, his desire grew from urgent, to hot scorching flames in less than a second. He tugged at her hips, pulling her closer to him.

   She arched her back off the door, pushing her center down on his rock hard cock, moaning at the feel of it against her core. Her entire body was humming with pleasure at every touch, lick and kiss of his mouth. She had never felt such desire before and she knew when she did find her release that it was going to be something she never felt before.

    “So sexy,” he said, in a rough harsh whisper, his mouth hot and low in her ear, sending shivers down her spine. “I want to lick every inch of your body, and I think I’m going to start right here.”

   He licked the sensitive skin below her ear slowly, making his way around to the front of her throat and down to her collarbone.

  “Tyler––”

  “Tell me what you want.”

  His tongue still making its slow torturous decent down her collarbone and to the patch of soft skin exposed from the top of her shirt.

  “Tell me Grace; stop me now if you don’t want this.”

   He was lifting her shirt now, sliding it up over her ribs as his fingers heated her skin. His breathing quickened when the shirt came up over her breast, exposing the white lace bra she was wearing. The pink flesh of her nipples peeking through the fabric, enticing him with every glance made him grow even harder as it pushed against the zipper of his pants.