The Gideon Affair

She was not a sudden waker-upper, having always envied those people who opened their eyes, stretched, and rolled out of bed singing a happy tune. Being so wide-awake and cheerful first thing in the morning was u

Nope. Far as she was concerned, the slow setting was the way to go. Drift away from the dream world gradually and take her good, sweet time waking up.

Mmm. She was quite comfy wrapped in a cocoon of warmth that felt wonderful. Snuggling deeper into the soft pillow, her cheek moved across the smooth case and she sighed. These sheets are nice …

Wriggling slightly, Paige flexed her spine and lowered a bent knee, as a stretch started to move through her.

Ugh. What was that? Her thighs scraped together as she straightened, and a hot tingle shook her further awake. Oww …

And then she felt it. A hard, warm hulk of flesh pressed against her back. Edward. With that one realization, a flood of visuals erupted in her brain, flashbacks to their incendiary lovemaking.

Her eyes cranked open cautiously. Relieved that the curtains blocking a bright and su

Up until last night, she’d been a card-carrying doubter when it came to boastful accounts of hot sex and wild tales of endless orgasms. Always sounded like just a crap-ton of good PR to her. After all, sex was the single, hands down tournament champion and forever wi

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And now here they were, the morning after, with him curled around her, his breath hot on her neck, and a hand possessively splayed on her abdomen.

Oh, my.

Trying not to disturb him just yet, she lay quietly and did a mental, full-body diagnostic. With each small movement, Paige was conspicuously aware that after an extended celibate phase, their bedroom romp had made her susceptible to a sore hoo-ha and some serious beard burns in a few weird places. Like between her legs.

A shower was definitely in order because, right before she’d collapsed, their lovemaking had ended in a particularly meaningful moment. She’d been facedown and bottom up as he’d pounded her from behind. But instead of coming inside her, they were using condoms, so really—what was the point, he’d released on the skin of her ass. Another first for her that, as icky as it sounded, was a blatant marking—a reminder of his possession. Just thinking about it made her want more.

She had tucked one of her hands under her cheek while the other rested on top of the covers. She glanced at her hand and stopped. There were streaks of blood on her fingers that must have happened when she’d lost control and tore up Edward’s back in the process.

She drew blood … that was her only thought.

Her handsome lover. As inconceivable as such a thing was just weeks ago as she replayed their memorable mating, she enjoyed the tantalizing presence of some morning wood pressed to her ass. Suddenly, she was feeling like an energetic morning ride to wipe the cobwebs from her brain.

Almost like their thoughts were co

She … just … melted.

“Mornin’, love.” His mouth was so close to her skin that she felt the words as he spoke, which triggered a delicious tingle that was bound to end up pooling between her legs. “You smell of me,” he added with a gentle squeeze of her tit.

Yeah, she just bet she did. The man was insatiable and had claimed her so many times in so many ways that she’d lost track. Just before passing out, he’d told her in the most loving and slightly lewd terms how very much she pleased him. She’d tried to tell him the same, but words had been a struggle. His scent was everywhere … on her and inside her.

Paige wiggled her ass against his groin. She was biting her lip in an attempt not to beg. The shower would have to wait. First, she wanted to make them hot, sweaty, and drenched in liquid sex.

The ass wiggle got the skin of her back a sharp nip and a bolder grip on the boob he’d claimed. “I said, good morning.”

She giggled. No. For real. A silly, foolish giggle. Reaching up, she put her hand on the back of his head, flexed her fingers in his hair, and shimmied wickedly against his groin just for shits ‘n grins.

“I hate mornings,” she grumbled, but the smile on her face was evident in her voice.

He was actively nibbling on her neck and fondling her breasts when he murmured in a husky, lust-filled way, “Maybe I can change your mind about mornings.” The insistent surge of his hips that ground his shaft into her was a nice touch.

“Well,” she opined before a beleaguered huff that was supposed to convey some tongue-in-cheek a

His lips were doing crazy things to her shoulder. One minute, she felt kisses. The next, she was being tongue bathed with long, sensuous licks that tested her composure. And then there was the nipping. And the biting. Lord, she loved feeling his teeth working her flesh. The silent wince she made when her nipples stood at attention as he deftly rolled and tugged at them was a stark reminder of the havoc his teeth had brought to her body. With her bold encouragement.

“I have a question for you first.”

Argh. Really? She hated a pop quiz before she’d brushed her teeth or had coffee. “What?” she snapped.

At her snarky tone, Edward shifted position and rolled atop her, effectively pi

Oh no, he didn’t! Paige smirked at his wicked reminder and followed up with a mocking pout. “A true gentleman doesn’t rub a real lady’s nose in what was some shared wanton behavior.”

Warmth filled his soft chuckle. “Yeah … about that.” He paused, pushing his knees wide and forcing her to spread her legs to accommodate his size. “We covered that whole making love thing pretty thoroughly, right?”

She smiled and ruffled his hair. “Actually, Ba

His grin lit up the curtained room. “Good,” he barked gleefully, “so you can leave all that lady and her gentleman crap at the door. Time to get down and dirty, babe.”

God, he was awesome. “Oh,” she quipped with an eye roll, “so helping me like mornings involves …”

“Fucking!” he crowed. The only thing missing was some more chest thumping ‘cause that had worked so well last night.

“Ah-hahaaaa. Fucking is it then, hmm?"

He eagerly shook his head and waggled his eyebrows at her. “Every day should start with some heavy breathing and a good pounding.”

He had no idea! He might be way bigger than she was and have a lot more muscle, but the power of surprise was on her side when she shoved upward with her hands and bucked him off in one smooth move. Hmm, that went better than expected. Off guard and unbalanced, it was easy to push him over to his back. Before he realized the precariousness of his position because, after all, his generous shaft rising proudly from his body was a temptation she didn’t have the will to ignore, Paige had the upper hand.