Time Travel Romances Boxed Set (175 page)

He wanted to do to her what she so readily
did to him.

Mitch pulled down her panties with his
teeth, his hands roving endlessly over her, his tongue making her
cry out with delight. He cast off her underwear and cupped her
buttocks in his hands. He set to work coaxing her response with his
tongue. Lilith moaned; she twisted; she writhed; she whispered his
name; she arched her back off the bed.

And she was wetter than wet. Mitch thought
he would explode at the evidence of her arousal. He gave her no
respite, though. He teased until she shivered and then he teased
some more. He wanted this to be a night to remember. Lilith reached
for him, but he caught her hands and interlaced their fingers.

Lilith gasped. Mitch could almost feel the
heat rising beneath her skin. His own erection was enormous, made
more so with every hint of her rising passion. She came with a cry
of victory, her back arched high, and he thought he couldn’t
last.

When she mumbled in contentment, Mitch slid
up the length of her, nibbling her flesh all the way and making her
shiver anew. Their fingers were still entwined when he braced
himself above her. Her breathing was rapid and her eyes shone.

“
Okay?”

“
Wonderful.” Lilith’s smile
made Mitch’s heart clench, then expand. He bent and captured her
lips with his. They kissed hungrily, lingeringly. He felt her
desire building to a simmer once again. Without breaking their
kiss, she wrapped her legs around Mitch in silent demand. Mitch
eased himself into her, his own eyes closing at the way her warmth
closed securely around him.

Again, a perfect fit.

“
Kismet,” he whispered
against the perfumed softness of her throat. Lilith’s low laughter
fanned his ear.

And then, she rolled her hips beneath
him.

Mitch caught his breath at the surge of
desire that fired through him. His blood pounded in his ears.
Lilith smiled and did it again. Mitch braced himself on his elbows,
then moved within her with slow deliberation. Lilith’s hands locked
on his shoulders and she writhed beneath him so beguilingly that he
knew he wouldn’t last.

He couldn’t last.

But this wouldn’t be the only time. They had
decided to make love, and they were going to make love until they
couldn’t make love any more. Lilith was going to know what she did
to Mitch; she was going to understand how much he cared for her.
Mitch didn’t care whether it took all night or all year.

Or even all of his life.

He moved with powerful strokes, aware of
only the woman gasping beneath him. Mitch slipped his hand between
them and his thumb found the spot he sought. Lilith shivered, then
made a little cry of pleasure. He bent and swallowed the sound,
kissing her, touching her, filling her.

Again, the sight of her rising passion drove
him on to greater and greater heights. Lilith’s ripe lips parted.
She writhed in the dark tangle of her hair. Her fingers gripped his
shoulders. The softness of that lacy brassiere brushed against
Mitch’s chest.

Suddenly, Lilith’s eyes widened and she
cried out in pleasure. Mitch barely saw the flush race over her
skin before his own orgasm thundered through him. For an incredible
moment, time stretched out to infinity and Mitch touched the
stars.

Slowly, Mitch tumbled into the arms of his
equally exhausted lady. He ran his fingertip along the edge of her
bra and smiled when she shivered. “We didn’t even finish the job,”
he mused, sliding his finger beneath the elastic strap.

Lilith curled up against his side, all
softness and femininity, her legs tangled up around his. “Next
time,” she whispered, her eyes alight.

Mitch grinned at the prospect. He enfolded
her in his arms and rolled to his back, more than content with his
situation. Opening his heart to this woman had changed more than
his perspectives – it had changed Mitch himself.

He was a new man, and he liked that just
fine.

“
I love you, Lilith,” he
whispered, his eyes drifting closed before he saw her answering
smile.

He was asleep by the time she stretched and
kissed his brow.

He never did see her take off that bra. When
he awakened hours later, it was gone, although its absence was no
impediment to their making love a second time.

Or even the time after that.

*

Lilith awakened when the first ray of
sunlight poked through the bedroom window. She sighed and snuggled
closer to Mitch’s warmth, then wrinkled her nose at the earthy
aroma they emanated.

Something had to be done.

Lilith gave Mitch a friendly poke. “Wake
up,” she whispered urgently. “We need to have a shower.”

Mitch opened one eye and smiled lazily, a
decidedly amorous gleam in that gold eye. “I like a woman who isn’t
afraid to say what she wants,” he teased, then kissed her
leisurely.

Lilith sighed with contentment. The man was
thorough, she would willingly give him that.

And just about anything else he wanted from
her. Lilith was tired in all the right places, and filled with a
certainty that they had only just begun to explore something truly
wonderful.

But despite the gleam in Mitch’s eye,
another bout wasn’t exactly what she meant. “The kids will be awake
soon,” she whispered when he lifted his lips from hers.

But Mitch rolled over and pulled Lilith
purposefully against his side. He nuzzled her neck enough to make
her toes curl. “I don’t care if they find us together,” he mumbled,
then kissed that tingly spot right under Lilith’s ear.

His words made a little glow launch around
her heart. His kiss made numerous other - equally good - things
happen.

“
No, not that,” she
protested weakly. Mitch kissed her neck, his fingers sliding around
her breast. “And not that!” she added breathlessly.

Mitch lifted his head and met her gaze.
“Then what?”

Lilith sniffed and grimaced again. “It just
smells a bit earthy in here, if you know what I mean.”

Mitch deliberately sniffed in turn and made
a comical face. “Phew! What’s been going on in this bed?” He
grinned, then bounded from the bed. Lilith only had a moment to
admire Mitch’s muscled legs and bare butt, before he pivoted and
scooped her into his arms. In a heartbeat, he was headed for the
bathroom. “I did mention that I have a weakness for clever women,
didn’t I?”

Lilith tapped him on the shoulder. “You only
get to have a weakness for
one
woman now.”

Mitch grinned, obviously untroubled by that.
“Fair enough. As long as we’re both playing by the same rules.”

“
Of course.”

Mitch kicked the bathroom door shut behind
them, pulling Lilith close and landing a bone-melting kiss on her.
When she was certain she couldn’t even stand up on her own, he
lifted his head.

The twinkle in his eye should have warned
her.

But Lilith found herself dumped into the
shower before she could protest. Mitch turned on the water, she
sputtered, but he turned back to lock the door.

“
We don’t any little eyes
or cold noses investigating,” he confided as he climbed into the
tub beside her. After the initial cold spurt, the hot water had
come and the shower was becoming quite cozy.

Intent shone in Mitch’s eyes, one glance
further south confirming exactly what he had in mind. His hands
roved over her, starting little fires everywhere they touched.

“
Now, then,” Mitch purred
as he backed Lilith into the tile wall. His chest hair tickled
against her breasts, the warmth of his smile made Lilith’s heart
pound in anticipation. He quirked one chestnut brow. “How about
some good clean fun?”

Lilith had only a moment to laugh before
Mitch’s lips closed demandingly over hers. He caught her around the
waist, his hands nearly encircling her, and lifted her so that her
toes dangled off the ground. He imprisoned her against the wall and
Lilith couldn’t imagine a better place to be. The water drummed
down on his shoulders and Lilith closed her eyes with
contentment.

Mitch loved her.

She loved him, they were together. That was
the only thing Lilith had ever wanted and she had it right in her
hands. Her heart sang and she knew she would treasure Mitch’s
whispered confession for the rest of her days.

She ran her toes up the back of his legs,
giggling when he growled. Lilith locked her knees around his waist,
more than ready to repeat their earlier activities. Mitch’s hands
slid lower and he cupped her buttocks, a very wicked gleam lighting
the amber of her eyes.

“
Why don’t you put your
feet on the edge of the tub?” he suggested. Mitch gripped her
cheeks tighter when Lilith followed his suggestion. “And don’t
worry,” he breathed against her neck. “I’m not going to let you
fall.” His erection pressed against her softness, his lips moved in
her ear.

And Lilith knew right then and there that
they were going to run the hot water tank dry.

*

“
Daddy’s home!” Jen
exploded into the bedroom and bounced on the bed with delight, just
half an hour after the shower to end all showers.

“
You’re still asleep, naked
lady,” Mitch mumbled in Lilith’s ear. Then he sat up with a gasp of
surprise for Jen’s benefit, acting as though he had just awakened.
Lilith followed orders and feigned sleep. Jason was right behind
Jen and the mattress was soon bouncing with a different kind of
excitement than it had the night before.

Lilith had to wonder what kind of person
they thought she was, expecting her to slumber right through this
kind of ruckus. That made her smile even more.

To Lilith’s relief, no one seemed surprised
to find her curled up in bed with Mitch. She snuggled lower, hiding
her bare shoulders beneath the sheet.

“
Shhhh!” he said loud
enough to wake the dead. “Lilith’s still sleeping.” Lilith bit back
a chuckle. The children shushed each other so loudly that Lilith
nearly blew her cover. Whispers abounded, then the mattress moved
as they eased from the bed.

To Lilith’s astonishment, she earned two
surreptitious and slightly sticky kisses. She only barely hid her
surprise, and had to bite her lip when Mitch whispered in her ear.
“Hmmm, I had no idea you could be so sneaky,” he teased, then
kissed her lightly. “I’m going to have to watch my step.”

Lilith knew he saw her unwilling smile.

Down in the kitchen, Cooley barked,
obviously feeling left out of things.

“
Daddy, you have to see!”
Jen dragged Mitch off to see his room, her explanation filled with
a tangled story of Lilith’s Monster Repellant. He then admired
Jason’s room, suggesting a bookshelf for all of the books that were
being acquired.

“
Did you have fun?” Mitch
asked in the hall. A chorus of assent answered his question and
Lilith smiled against her pillow.

“
Lillit scared away the
monsters for good,” Jen announced.

“
Did she? And she painted
the house too.”

“
And she sang with me,” Jen
contributed solemnly.

“
We found some tadpoles in
the creek and they had legs already,” Jason contributed. “We’re
going to go back today to see how much they’ve grown.”

“
Wow,” Mitch mused. “It
sounds as though Lilith worked pretty hard.” He dropped his voice
to that loud whisper that Lilith was almost certainly supposed to
hear. “Maybe we should make her breakfast.”

“
We could make pancakes!”
Jason suggested.

“
And fruit salad with lots
of grapes.”

Mitch chuckled. “Whose favorite food is this
supposed to be?” he asked and Lilith guessed the answer to that.
“What do you think
Lilith
would like?”

“
Pancakes!”

“
And fruit salad with lots
of grapes.”

Lilith couldn’t stop her laughter. She tried
to muffle it in the pillow and was glad to hear Mitch’s chuckle
echo more loudly at the same time.

“
All right, I give up,” he
confessed. “Pancakes and fruit salad it is.”

Jen squealed, Jason cheered, Cooley barked
with determination.

“
Shhhhhh!” Mitch counseled
and they all did. “Be vewy vewy quiet,” he added in quite a good
imitation of Elmer Fudd. “We are huntin’ bweakfast.”

Jason mimicked the cartoon character’s
distinctive laugh and the sound of their giggles moved toward the
stairs.

“
Gee,” Mitch said with
sudden loudness. “I really hope Lilith sleeps long enough that we
have time to finish making our surprise.”

Lilith rolled to her back and grinned,
knowing full well that she was supposed to hear that. She stretched
and considered the ceiling. It looked much better white, even it
did still need another coat to cover that horrible green
completely. The room looked cleaner and brighter already and Lilith
couldn’t wait to finish transforming this house.

It was challenge of the first order. Hers
hadn’t been nearly so bad when she moved in. Lilith wiggled her
toes in the sheets, quite content to linger and daydream about
paint and carpet and perfect furniture for each corner.

Lilith had no doubt that Mitch would loudly
wonder where she was when it was time for her to make an
appearance.

Lilith surveyed the room, trying to decide
what particular shade of blue would be rich but not too dark. The
corner of a piece of paper hung out of the top closed drawer of
Mitch’s dresser. She had noticed it the other day and meant to
stuff it back in. If anything else, it was hanging out further than
Lilith remembered.