The Billionaire's Second Chance (50 page)

“I am?” she squeaked out in confusion.

“Yes, you are.” he replied, standing swiftly while sweeping her up in his capable arms at the same
time. “Time for bed I
think.” h
e added as without so much as a by your leave he strode with confidence from the room heading to the wide wooden stairway to the second floor.

Ah, the cowboy pirate Shannon snickered to herself. So he wanted to play he-man and take charge
,
she thought with a delicious sense of wicked approval. Well, two could play at that.

Feigning a dramatic yawn complete with outstretched arms and a staged “Hmmph” at the end Shannon slumped against him cooing, “You may be right. I
am
tired. Maybe too tired to even stay awake another minute.” She made sure to end the statement with a slight wiggle to her bottom which she knew hit home when she watched his jaw clench in response.

“Oh dear. You’ll have to put my jammies on for me I’m afraid. That’s how bushed I am.” she added with pretend fragility.

Wearing a self-satisfied smile with a smoldering hint of something sensual and exciting lighting up his features
,
Nick’s sexy drawl wrapped itself around her nerves when he said, “Don’t you worry about a thing
,
little one. I promise to do all the work.”

Shannon shivered in awareness at his suggestive reply to her teasing behavior. Oh heck yeah she would let him do all the work. Images of his warm, strong hands touching her all over while his ravenous mouth went on a sinfully erotic journey over every inch of her body set her senses to high as he strode on toward the master bedroom.

The wanton
seductress inside her burst forth as she wriggled in his grasp
some more and lowered her voice to an enticing whisper.
“
Mmmmm
.
I wouldn’t want you to take on too much Nick. Are you sure you’re
up
to it?” she asked with specific emphasis on the ‘up’.

Someone, the cowboy or the pirate, she wasn’t sure which answered in a husky growl
,
“Oh, I’m
up
for it, believe me.”

“Well good.” she sweetly replied. “I really couldn’t lift a finger right now.” Shannon innocently added as she set her lips against his neck where the collar of his shirt was open.

His steps hesitated slightly at the first touch of her mouth on his skin followed by a definite uptick in how fast he was moving. Apparently he wanted to gain access to the privacy of their bedroom pretty darn quick.
She liked the fact that she thought of that room now as theirs.

Once inside the big room Nick unceremoniously kicked the door shut with a heavy thud as he kept on walking with her in his arms toward the big bed. She was a little bummed when they arrived at the wide deep mattress and he went to lower her from where she sat
cradled
in his arms.

She’d gotten used to him carrying her when she’d been unable to walk and eventually owned the fact that
she’d come to rather enjoy
the whole ‘Me Tarzan, you Jane’ thing.  When she finally started hobbling on her own she was saddened by the loss of this particular mode of getting around. When he carried her she felt deeply, blissfully female. He was just so overwhelmingly masculine and dominant in every way that each time he scooped her up in his more than capable
arms,
she was turned on beyond belief. Shannon wondered if he knew how vulnerable she was to him. Right now he could ask her to do almost anything and she’d gladly say yes; so
complete
was his power over her senses.

Somewhere along the way she had lost her high heeled shoes so when she settled on her feet he had the height advantage at maximum. At that perspective she was presented with the sight of his massive chest before her admiring eyes. He’d undone the top button of his crisp, white shirt exposing the length of his throat and the top of his chest where she could see a subtle dusting of light hair. Unable to stop herself Shannon leaned in
,
like being drawn to a magnet
,
and stroked her tongue across the skin of his throat pressing soft, wet, open mouthed kisses at the same spot.

Nick’s shudder
at the touch of her tongue fill
ed
Shannon with a charge of earthy delight, spurring her on to suck sweetly on his neck while he moaned in response.

When she started licking his neck Nick momentarily lost the thread and succumbed to the primal surges ripping through his bod
y. With his hands on her shoulders
she felt so small next to his huge frame, making Nick acutely aware of a deep desire to protect her and how strong and masculine that made him feel.

He also remembered his intent to make their love-making memorable with a full throttle seduction and delectation that would leave her trembling and sated in his arms. He was enjoying her tongue and lips at his neck but nothing was going to be better than the way she was going to fall apart in his arms after he loved her the way she deserved. Until she was incoherent and mindless with desire. He wanted her so aroused that she would beg for his possession.

Chuckling deep and low Nick ran his hands up and down her arms saying
,
“Hey now. You’re tired, remember? I’m the one who is supposed to be doing all the work!”

She groaned against his skin or maybe it was a grunt of refusal, he wasn’t sure, but tough shit he thought as he stepped back a step putting some space between them and
spinning
her around before she could say anything. Taking immediate control of her planned seduction
,
Nick crowded her from behind putting his strong arms around her waist and molding her soft woman’s body to his rock hard form.

There was something so perfect about the way her mind-blowing heart shaped ass in that sexy short skirt offered the perfect cushiony cleft for his rapidly expanding erection. He splayed one large hand down low across her abdomen pulling her into more intimate contact with him
,
earning a reckless shimmy from the heavy breathing female in his arms.

Tut, tutting in her ear to express his displeasure
,
he reminded her that she was to do nothing at all while his other hand was busy finding its way inside her jacket to discover the hard little nub of her nipples beneath the silky top underneath. Her low moan told him he had her full attention now so he completed the sensual embrace by breathing against her ear for a few seconds before eventually pulling the lobe into his mouth for a quick nip followed by a long slow swipe of his tongue all around and in her ear. Nick was on fire but equally as focused on following through with his enjoyment of her body and her complete surrender until she exploded with need. Grinding slowly against her bottom while he ran his fingers around her turgid nipples
,
he suckled on her ear and let the fire gathering in his loins light the way.

Shannon was sure she was going to melt at his feet any moment. When he’d spun her around she barely had time to breathe before he was rubbing against her backsi
de which just made her squirm all the more
. The way he had scolded with that sexy, gravelly voice and told her to do nothing had excited her.

Being in tune with her senses Shannon could appreciate the way they fit, how his huge hand felt against her tummy, the way his legs felt pressed up against hers. She was taking in the exquisite feeling of his prominent hard-on pressing into her bottom and struggled with a wanton need to thrust back against him; barely managing to stay still under the onslaught of his sensual expertise.

So focused on the sensation of his groin surging against her
bottom
and the way he held her tight with one powerful hand, Shannon hadn’t noticed when the other hand had
de
ftly found its way beneath her jacket. It took several moments for awareness to pick up on his fingers gently fondling her aching breasts. When he started circling her tingling nipples with just his fingertips Shannon nearly lost her legs. Moaning in aroused response she was beyond thought or ability when she felt his ragged breathing at her ear.

Her senses on overload
,
Shannon was starting to lose focus from the delicious heat of the big hand on her abdomen with his fingers resting just above her mound. The other hand stroking and caressing her sensitive breasts and the way his hot breath felt on her neck and the side of her face had her starting to shake. When he bit her ear and then swiped his tongue all around as he ground his obviously rock hard cock against her ass
,
Shannon let go and allowed the delicious arousal he was wringing from her have its sway.

Just as she started to lose any semblance of control Nick pulled away leaving her standing there, shaking like a leaf; mourning the sudden loss of heat and arousal caused by his withdrawal. With him standing behind her Shannon had nothing to go on except the shimmering along her nerve endings from where he had been touching her.

Feeling his hands move to her waist he leisurely stroked them forward finding the bow tied ribbon; slowly untying it until finally her jacket hung open. Shannon’s breathing was going haywire from Nick’s slow and deliberate movements and while she was already near to desperate and considering begging him to make love to her, like NOW
,
she also was wallowing in the sensuality of his romantic approach.

When he reached up to remove the jacket from her shoulders Shannon had to physically restrain the impulse to fling the jacket aside and tear off her top so he could have access to her throbbing, sensitive breasts. He. Was. Taking. Too. Long.

Jacket removed
,
he made short work of the tiny pearl button at the back of her neck on the dainty silk top she’d worn underneath before pulling it over her head and tossing it to the floor. Standing there now in her short skirt and amethyst colored
bra
,
Shannon
felt her nipples pucker even tighter as they pressed against the flimsy lace. She shuddered in helpless anticipation only to be thwarted by his unhurried, methodical approach.

Once the silk top was off Nick had nearly thrown his grand seduction plan out the window and simply taken her then and there. Shannon’s pale skin with that California girl golden hue looked even more alluring against the jewel toned lingerie he’d uncovered. He hoped her panties matched and barely managed to rein himself in with that thought. There was a time and place for unrestrained intimacy but this wasn’t it. He was making a statement with this interlude; one which she would hopefully never forget.

He ran his fingertips ever so lightly up and down the length of her arms as she quivered in half naked delight. Shannon was glad she had chosen the delicate lace bra and panties which coordinated with her favorite amethyst jewelry and briefly thought she should search out something naughty and sapphire colored to match her magnificent new engagement ring.

Further thoughts were completely wiped from her mind when Nick casually trailed his fingers across her shoulder blades and up her neck arriving at the dangling purple stones which twinkled at her ears. To say she was shocked when his big hands gently and efficiently removed the delicate earrings was an understatement. When he said he’d do everything, apparently he meant it. The necklace came next, both dropped onto the nearby nightstand.

The pins and clips holding up her hair were next as he removed each, one by one, until her curls were free to cascade around her shoulders. A soft sigh that came out more like a purr of contentment escaped her lips when Nick speared his fingers into the golden tresses and massaged her skull. Good heavens that felt delicious
,
she thought. He continued for long moments running his hands through her hair, grabbing handfuls at times as he pulled her back against him while he nuzzled his face into the blonde waves
,
breathing deeply.

Closing her eyes as if in a trance, Shannon delighted in the pulsing awareness she experienced when Nick drank her in with his senses. It was heady stuff and very, very exciting. He was a sensual man and knowing that he delighted in her arousal and the proof of her unquenchable desire for him brought a rush of heated dampness to her panties as surges of primitive satisfaction coursed through her body.

Struggling for air she gulped some much needed oxygen
for
her sex fueled brain which was working overtime on a series of highly erotic visual images starring a very naked Shannon at the mercy of Nick’s powerful mastery of her trembling, aroused body. Letting him set the pace and ‘do all the work’ as he’d put it was reducing her to a mindless wanton.

Nick was beyond turned on by Shannon’s response; mesmerized by the way her quivering body shimmered and flushed under his touch. He could stay there clutching her to him with his face buried in her glorious halo of blonde curls forever. Only her shallow gasps and sighs kept him sane as he exulted in the evidence of her arousal.

Shannon had no choice but to clutch the bed linens in helplessly aroused desperation as she shook and groaned in Nick’s solid embrace. When she felt his hands at the zipper of her skirt
,
she held her breath as the soft coppery fabric was peeled away leaving her clad only in very sheer amethyst colored silk and lace panties. Hearing his grunt of approval caused a chain reaction to go off inside her. When she felt his hands caressing her derrière
,
the moan of appreciation he let loose caused her knees to wobble.