Taking a Chance (25 page)

She took a long sip of her wine and set the glass down on the table next to the bed. She reached up and placed both hands on Austin’s face.

“I know and that’s what I love about you. At first, I was worried you would want more and would not wait for me. Now, I just want you to show me what it is like to be loved, to feel loved. I’ve never known that and I’m asking…no, I’m begging you, to show me what it feels like to be loved.”

Although he held them in, Maddie saw unshed tears glisten in his eyes. It pulled at her heart every time she saw him in pain for her. Maddie dropped her hands and sat on the edge of the bed. She pulled her cowboy boots off, and shrugged her jacket off before removing her belt. She walked to the doorway and flicked off the overhead light. The lights from the city cast enough light in the room to allow Maddie to see Austin’s gaze following her every movement.

She walked back over to him, took his wine glass and set it on the table. Before she could turn to face him, he stepped behind her and swept her hair to the side so it fell to the front over her shoulder. She could feel his warm breath by her ear and shivered with anticipation when his fingertips brushed down her exposed neck.

“I plan on loving every inch of your body.”

“Mmm hmm.” Maddie couldn’t think straight with him touching her let alone speak. She leaned her head back as his lips now followed the same path down the curve of her neck to her shoulder. Her skin was on fire and everywhere he touched felt electric. His hand moved to her zipper and pulled it down, freeing Maddie as her dress fell open in the back. She shimmied out of it allowing it to fall to the floor. Austin sucked in his breath.

“My God, Maddie. Had I known you had this under your dress all night, I never would have been able to focus on my show.”

A black lace corset followed the curve of her body ending at the narrowest part of her waist just above her matching lace thong. Austin stood motionless behind her and she missed the feel of his hands and lips on her.

“You can touch me.” She turned to face him. “I won’t break.”

The soft swell of her breasts spilled over the top of the corset. Austin took the step forward to be within an inch of her body. He wrapped his hands around her waist, his thumbs lightly brushing the skin above the lace band of her thong. Her body quivered everywhere from his warm touch. Maddie held his gaze and she could feel his warm breath on her lips. Maddie’s breathing had quickened and the air between them didn’t feel like enough. Lightheaded with the need coursing through her, Maddie placed her hand on his shoulder. The muscle twitched beneath her touch and she knew he needed her as much as she needed him.

“Baby, I want you to know I didn’t bring you here for this. I don’t want you to think I had any other intention in mind when I brought you here. I wanted to see you because I missed you.” He lowered his head to kiss the swell of her breast.

“Austin, please,” she begged, “just love me.”

Her hands shook as she undid the buttons on his shirt. Releasing the last button, she ran her palms over his chest and pushed his shirt off. She could feel his hard muscles pulsing beneath her touch. She lowered her hands and undid his belt and the button on his pants. Austin reached down to pull off his boots and stepped out of his pants.

He backed her up until she felt the edge of the bed on the back of her legs. He turned her and Maddie leaned forward to place her hands on the bed while he began to undo the clasps on the corset. He followed his hands with feather light kisses down her back as each inch of skin was revealed. Maddie could feel herself wet with desire. She wanted him inside her. When he reached the last clasp, he let the corset fall to the floor. Bringing his head back up, he tucked it in the curve of her neck and ran his hands over her breasts. Maddie arched at the touch and felt his arousal pressed against her backside. Wrapping his arm around her waist he turned her back around to face him.

His thumb brushed over her nipple instantly hardening at his touch. “So perfect,” he whispered as he dropped his mouth to hers.

Although his lips moved at a lazy speed, he pressed them harder to hers causing her legs to nearly give out. His tongue swept along her lower lip and she opened her mouth to his while wrapping her arms around him. A soft moan escaped her as his mouth became desperate on hers. He reached both arms around her and easily lifted her to the center of the bed. He pulled his boxers off, freeing himself before he moved over her.

Maddie’s hair was cascading around her head on the pillow and she arched her back in anticipation of him touching her.

“Absolutely beautiful.”

Even with little light in the room, she could feel her face flush as his eyes roamed over her entire body. He leaned over her and ran kisses down her neck and she arched her back further. He cupped her breast and ran his thumb around her hardening nipple. He dropped his mouth over her taut nipple and circled his tongue around it. She speared her hands through his hair pulling his mouth even closer.

She moaned when his tongue stroked her other nipple. She lifted her hips up further toward him begging for the friction she needed to alleviate the need building. He looked up at her through his lashes and gave the hint of a smile before dropping his head and running his tongue down her stomach. Her entire body quivered beneath the path. She could feel his warm breath through her underwear and she was aching for him to touch her where she needed him most. He slowly pulled her underwear down her legs and threw them to the side.

He was on his knees in front of her and leaned back onto his heels. The heat in his eyes as he gazed down at her erased any vulnerability she felt lying naked on display for him. Knowing he wanted her gave her a heady feeling. His eyes met hers and their gazes locked as he leaned forward and slowly ran his hands up the inside of her thighs. He then dropped his head to follow with warm kisses up both sides of her thighs. He gently pushed her thighs up, and she bent her knees.

He ran his thumbs along the inside of her thighs and she naturally opened her legs wider. He ran one finger down her folds and he matched her moan at the contact. He kissed her sweet spot and Maddie moved her hips up at the touch. He ran his tongue along her slick folds and she arched up further toward him. He began circling his tongue around her sweet spot. He moved very slowly at first and Maddie rolled her eyes back at the building need. Unable to control her own body, her hips began moving faster in desperation and he moved with her speed, kissing and suckling her.

The orgasm rippled through her body, causing quiver after quiver and she swore it was heaven on earth. When her body stilled, Austin made his way back up her. She had opened her eyelids slightly and he gave her a knowing grin as he ran his hands and mouth over her stomach and breasts. Finally, his mouth was back on hers and he kissed her deeply, but torturously slow at first. He ran his tongue along her lower lip and gently tugged. She moaned and gently pushed her hand against his chest.

He brought his head up quickly and moved to her side on his elbow with panic on his face. “What’s wrong? Do you want me to stop?”

“God, no…please don’t ever stop touching me. I just don’t think it’s fair you get to do all the exploring.”

He looked down at her and she saw the sexy smirk. She pushed him the rest of the way down on his back and kissed him, the same slow torture he had just given her. Her mouth left his and she made her way down his neck to his collarbone. She moved to straddle him and looked down at him for a moment. He was gorgeous and she could not imagine not having him. She splayed both of her hands on his stomach and ran them up his chest, feeling his rippled muscles along the way. She dropped her head and slowly ran her tongue down his chest as she slid back on him. She leaned forward to kiss him feeling his arousal against her stomach. His hands circled her waist. The kiss started out slow and then she deepened it as she pressed further into him.

“Mad, please be careful. I don’t know how much I can take before losing control.”

She smiled down at him and put both of her hands on his chest and she raised herself up on her knees. She moved one hand down to hold him.

“I need to feel your love.”

“Mad,” he whispered, “are you sure you’re ready for this?”

She bit her lower lip and nodded at him. “Yes, I want nothing more.”

Austin gently shifted her to his side, so he could lean down to grab his pants on the floor. He pulled a condom out of the back pocket, opened it and rolled it on. He pulled Maddie back on top of him.

He smiled up at her and she moved her hand to hold him again. She slowly lowered herself over him to take him in inch by inch. She gazed into his eyes, holding them captive. His features changed and she knew she couldn’t hide the pain in her eyes. Once she had lowered herself completely on him, neither one moved allowing her body to adjust.

“Are you sure? We can take our time. I don’t want to hurt you.”

She touched her finger to his lips. “I’m sure.”

“You are perfection, Maddie.”

She leaned forward to kiss him and pure emotion seemed to take over for both of them. Austin grabbed Maddie’s hips and held her tight on him. Their kisses deepened and she tried hard not to move to keep the feeling of him inside her as long as possible.

When she knew neither one of them could wait any longer, she lifted her body up and put both hands on his chest. She began to move very slowly at first enjoying every sensation of him. When she leaned her head back Austin ran his hand up to her breast. She moaned and he arched his body up to her.

As she began to move faster his hands gripped her hips pulling her to him as he thrust deeper and deeper into her. Her insides wound tighter until she didn’t think her body could go any higher. When he ran his thumb over her sweet spot she exploded around him. She moaned his name as he released his pleasure and they came down together. Neither one moved for a moment.

“I love you, Mad.”

Her eyes fluttered open and she saw the emotion in his eyes. She knew he meant it and was thankful to know what it felt like to be loved. She lifted herself off him and rolled to his side.

“I love you too. Thank you for showing me love,” she said as she leaned over to kiss him. When she pulled her head back, she thought she saw tears glistening in his eyes again.

“Thank you for trusting me. I can’t express how much it means to me that you have given me your complete trust. I know you were hurt and I’m thankful you have allowed me to show you the way you should always be treated. I didn’t hurt you, did I?”

“I don’t think you could hurt me if you tried.”

• • •

M
addie put her toothbrush back in its holder and took the hair clip out of her hair. She thought about last night and saw her reflection blush. Her body heated as she thought about all the times they had made love. Placing the last of her items in her make-up bag she carried it out to her suitcase. Austin had gone to his room to change and even though he had only been gone ten minutes, she missed him already. She had no idea how she was going to go back to her life and not be able to see him every day.

She put the last items in her suitcase and grabbed the gifts she had purchased for her mom and Ashley. As she folded them on top of her stuff, sadness ran through her as she looked at Ashley’s outfit. She still could not believe what Lola had made her do. Even though Maddie was happier than she had ever imagined she could be with a guy again, she felt bad that Todd would find out sooner or later that she was dating Austin. Although she’d told him the truth, the timing would be questionable to anyone.

She closed up her suitcase and sat on the edge of the bed. Her anger at Lola and her fear of what would happen with Austin caught up to her. Maddie could feel the tears welling up in her eyes. Her shoulders slumped and she dropped her head into her hands.

She did not hear Austin come back into the room. He was talking to her as he entered, but she did not respond. He walked into the bedroom.

“Maddie? What’s wrong?” he asked cautiously.

She finally picked her head up at the sound of his voice. When he saw her face he set the coffee cups down on the bedside table and sat next to her on the bed. He gathered her into his arms.

“Austin,” she whispered, “I’m sorry. I really don’t mean to cry. It’s just that I’m afraid of what’s going to happen with us.” She barely got the words out of her mouth.

“Hey.” He brushed the hair back from her face. “Let’s not panic about anything right now. We’ll figure it out together.”

He leaned over to kiss her reassuringly. She hesitated at first but then she relented. Even though she was scared something could break them up, she could not deny her desire for him. They had only a couple of hours left. She had no idea when she would see him next. Without breaking their kiss, she moved to face him and now straddled him on the bed.

Before Austin could say anything, Maddie had pulled her shirt over her head and was beginning to pull his shirt up. He kicked his shoes off before he scooted back on the bed. A moment later, all clothes were on the floor and Austin was lying back on the bed with Maddie straddling him. She looked down at Austin’s face and could see the desire burning in his eyes and loved that she could make him feel that way. She had never felt as confident as she did with Austin. He made her feel irresistible.

She rose up on her knees, but rather than lower herself onto him, she leaned forward to drop her mouth to his. She ran her hands over his chest as she greedily took from his mouth. She could taste the coffee he had been drinking on his way back to her room.

“Baby,” he moaned. “How can I need you so bad when I just had you a few hours ago?”

He rolled them over so she was on her back. He dropped his mouth to her neck and slowly made his way to her breast. Her pulse had quickened and she could feel herself practically panting already. She moved beneath him, trying to alleviate the ache inside her.

“Please Austin,” she begged. “I need you now.”

He lifted his head up and a slow smile spread over his face before he dropped his mouth back to her breast. He moved one hand down between her legs and she moved against his hand. He moved one finger inside and his thumb caressed her sweet spot as he continued to run his tongue and other hand over her breasts. He nipped at her hardened nipples as he expertly moved his thumb over her. The sensation in both places simultaneously was more than Maddie could handle and felt herself going over the edge. When the last spasm finally ran through her body, she caught her breath.