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  Her brows drew together in confusion and Cooper smoothed out the wrinkles.

  “I wanted you to know how it felt when you let go and just felt what was happening instead of watching and you did that beautifully.”

  “Oh.”

  “Yeah, oh was right.” He said cheekily, and ducked when she tried to hit him with a pillow.

  Grabbing her wrist, Cooper placed it above her head.

  “We may need that tie after all. Your hands seem to get you in an awful lot of trouble.”

  Cooper was joking of course, but the fear he saw flash in her eyes was unmistakable.

  “I was kidding.” He said quickly as he placed a kiss to her cheek. Then hoping to bring back the lightness from a minute ago, Cooper leaned toward the nightstand and came back with a condom and placed it in the palm of her hand.

  “If your hands were tied up how would you be able to roll this on me?”

  The fear disappeared and was instantly replaced by a burning desire Cooper felt to his core.

  “You want me to…” She looked at the condom and then down to his cock, which twitched when Victoria ran her tongue slowly over her lips. Forgetting all about the condom for a minute, Cooper quickly scrambled to lie next to her.

  “Change of plans.” He took the condom from her hand and placed it on the bed next to his head. “I want your mouth. Now.”

  Cooper expected a fight, or at least a smart remark, but the next thing he knew his cock was surrounded by the warmth of Victoria’s mouth and she had sucked half way down his shaft.

  “Ahh, easy.”

  Cooper knew he wasn’t the biggest guy out there, but he was well above average and he didn’t want Victoria to hurt herself.

  On her next upward pass Victoria smiled and Cooper thought she winked as well, but then she was going all the way down until he felt the back of her throat and all thoughts vanished. Victoria worked his shaft repeatedly with her hand while her lips and tongue teased the head. Her tongue flicked across the slit to catch the early drops of come he was spilling, and Cooper bit his knuckle to try and fight off his climax. He wanted to come so bad, but he wanted it to be inside Victoria with her shattering right along with him.

  When her mouth came off of him and started heading for his balls, Cooper reached out a hand to stop her. The moment her mouth touched his sac he would lose it and he couldn’t have that.

  Fumbling on the bed beside him, Cooper finally felt the foil pack and shoved it toward her.

  “Roll that on me, and then I want you on top of me.” He tried to give her a stern look through his aroused state. “No funny business. I may have let you have control with that talented mouth of yours, but I’m still in charge.”

  Victoria gave him an innocent look that he wasn’t buying for a second, but thankfully did as he asked.

  Sheathing him in latex before straddling his lap and slowly, so fucking slowly, impaling herself on him. It took all of his will power not to thrust up. Needing to give her time to adjust before he started to move, Cooper counted to ten and then gave a tentative roll of his hips when he felt the back of Victoria’s thighs touch the tops of his.

  “Yesss.” She moaned.

  Cooper thrust up at the same time his thumb found her clitoris, and Victoria’s head fell back with her mouth hanging open so he did it again. Setting a slow but steady rhythm of thrusts and small circles of her clit until he was sure she was just as close to the edge as he was, Cooper felt her inner muscles began to tighten so he took his hand away. Cooper didn’t want her to come, at least not without him getting a taste of her mouth.

  Wrapping his hand around the back of her neck, Cooper brought her mouth to his as he picked up the pace. Thrusting into her harder and harder each time.

  Victoria’s tongue drove into his mouth, much like his dick was driving into her, and that was all it took. Cooper gave one more hard thrust and felt his orgasm rip through his belly, balls and straight out the top of his dick.

  His climax seemed to set off her second, and Victoria tore her mouth away from his as she shouted and came. Whipping her hips back and forth so fast Cooper forgot all about who was supposed to be in control and watched Victoria lose herself in the throes of passion.

  Victoria collapsed onto his chest while his dick still pulsed inside her, and Cooper had to grab the bottom of the condom to keep it in place. They lay in an awkward heap for a minute before Cooper shifted her onto the bed so he could take care of the condom. After tying it off and dropping it to the floor beside the bed, Cooper wrapped his arms around her and Victoria snuggled further into his chest. Her breathing started to even out almost immediately.

  “Victoria?” Cooper said her name, but there was no answer and he had to fight to get the covers from beneath her. After making sure Victoria was covered, Cooper turned the bedside lamp off and pulled her close.

  The sun was just starting to set, meaning it couldn’t have been any later than eight o’clock, but already Cooper’s eyes drifted shut and he fell asleep with Victoria’s body tangled with his.

  ****

  Chapter 13

  It’s the middle of summer, who the hell turned up the heat?

  Victoria woke up feeling like a heating pad had been draped across her back. She tried to shrug off the blanket covering her, but a groan near her ear made her freeze. Blankets didn’t make noise, and they definitely didn’t have chest hair.

  Victoria chanced a peek over her shoulder, and saw Cooper sound asleep with his body curled into hers. If her arms hadn’t been trapped beneath her, Victoria would have smacked her forehead. She hadn’t meant to fall asleep in his bed. Cooper’s little game had stirred up quite a few feelings inside her, and Victoria was hoping for some time alone to sort through them all.

  The sky outside was still pitch-black making Victoria extremely grateful that she would still have a few hours to sleep as soon as she reached the safety of her room.

  Moving as slowly and quietly as possible, she had just managed to slip free of Cooper’s hold and take a step toward the door, when a deep but groggy voice rendered her motionless.

  “I expected something a little more creative than the sneak out from you.”

  Fuck!

  Even in his sleepy state Cooper’s irritation came across loud and clear. He had been so sweet and caring the night before, and now Victoria felt like she had to explain herself instead of just walking to the door and dealing with him in the morning.

  “I didn’t mean to fall asleep.” It was the truth, but obviously not what he wanted to hear because Cooper rolled out of bed and was toe to toe with her a second later.

  “Of course you didn’t.” He said in a condescending tone. “Because then you would have had to wake up in the morning and face the reality of what happened last night.”

  “What the hell is that supposed to mean?” Victoria’s tone was hushed in case they had neighbors, but she made sure her anger was clear.

  They may have shared a few war stories, and one incredible night in bed, but that in no way meant Cooper understood a damn thing about her.

  Victoria tried to glare at him, only to be disappointed when the action was wasted on his back as he headed for the door. Victoria thought he was going to keep on walking, but then he did an about face and came right back at her. Getting so close her eyes crossed as they tried to focus.

  “It means what happened last night went way beyond ‘just sex’, and that scares the hell out of you. For some reason the thought of finding something deeper and more meaningful makes you run in the opposite direction. And I guess I should have been prepared for this kind of reaction from you, after all you did warn me, but foolishly I let last night mean more to me than I should have.”

  Cooper ran his fingers through his hair, and Victoria had to fight back the urge to sooth the nervous habit. Wanting to touch him felt like the most natural thing in the world, but she knew it wasn’t fair of her to give him parts of herself while she held the rest back.

 
; Cooper’s tirade seemed to have taken all the wind out of his sails, and now he just looked exhausted.

  “Look” he began and took a step back and then another. “I’m going to use the bathroom and then I’m going back to bed. Whether you decide to stay in here or go back to your room is entirely up to you, but just know that if you go back to your room, this ends.”

  “But you just said…” Cooper held up his hand.

  “I wish I could be one of those guys that sleeps with someone and then can’t wait for them to leave, but I’ve never been that guy and I never will be.”

  “What guy are you?” Victoria didn’t know what made her ask the question, but now she was very interested to know his answer.

  Cooper seemed as surprised as she was and actually laughed a little.

  “I’m the mythical man from romance novels and movies. I like to cuddle and hold my partner after sex. I like to show affection, privately and publicly, and I want to do all of that with you.”

  Victoria swallowed hard and tried to find her voice, but her mouth had gone as dry as the desert, making speech almost impossible. Swallowing a few more times, Victoria was finally able to get a couple words out.

  “I’m sorry.”

  Looking at Cooper, she felt her heart sink a little. Where his face had been so open and honest a minute ago, she now watched as he did a one eighty and stepped back with a shrug. Trying to give the appearance of not caring, but Victoria knew better. He was a man that felt things deeply, and she was the reason for his current emotional turmoil.

  “Like I said, stay or leave it’s up to you, but I’m done talking about all of this.” And then he was gone and Victoria was left alone.

  Being alone had never bothered Victoria before, but after a few days with Cooper she had started to dread it.

  “This must be some kind of record for me to screw things up.” Victoria mumbled.

  The toilet flushed and then came the sound of water running, and Victoria knew she had to make a decision and fast. Going over every possible scenario and cringing when she thought of one that would involve her spending the next four days alone, Victoria resigned herself to her fate and climbed back into Cooper’s bed.

  The bathroom door opened a minute later and Victoria turned onto her side so that she was facing the window. She listened to his footsteps and noticed a slight stutter in his steps when he got closer to the bed, but then the bed dipped and he curled himself into her body much the same way he had been when she woke up.

  His body was still like cuddling up next to a toaster oven, but Victoria decided there were worse things in this world than being held close by Cooper Wilde and fell asleep warmed by more than his nearness.

  ****

  The next time Victoria woke she was alone in bed with the sun shining brightly through the window. Scanning the room she didn’t see any sign of Cooper, but Victoria did notice her robe lying on the chair next to the nightstand and she couldn’t help but smile.

  Climbing out of bed there was a slight twinge of soreness in her thighs, but she welcomed the pain as she remembered exactly why her legs felt that way. Slipping into her robe, Victoria followed the scent of coffee to the dining room where Cooper was sitting at the table. His phone was up to his ear and he seemed to be listening intently to whoever was on the other line.

  Not wanting to disturb him, Victoria grabbed a bagel before pouring herself a cup of coffee and sitting in the chair opposite him. When he finally noticed her, Cooper gave her a sensual smile and went back to his phone call.

  “So that’s it?” His face scrunched up before breaking out into the biggest smile she had ever seen. “No, thank you Mr. Thomas. I’ll sign the papers as soon as they arrive and overnight them to your office later today.” Another pause and then he was saying goodbye, but didn’t put the phone down. Instead he stared at it like it held the answers to all the unanswered questions of the world.

  “Good news?” Victoria asked, but Cooper must not have heard her because he just kept staring. “Cooper.” She said his name louder, and this time he looked up like he had forgotten she was there.

  “Sorry, did you say something?”

  “I asked if you got good news.”

  If she thought he had been excited on the phone the absolute joy beaming from him now was off the charts.

  “Good doesn’t even begin to describe that phone call.” Cooper reached for his cup of coffee, but couldn’t seem to sit still and ended up sitting it back down before he even took a drink. “I got it.”

  “You got what?” He said it in such a way that made Victoria think she should know what he was talking about, but she was genuinely confused.

  “The condo.” Cooper was out of his seat and pacing around the dining room. “I guess I should say we got it, meaning me and Amy because she’ll live there too. Anyway, that was Mr. Thomas, my lawyer, on the phone letting me know the appraisal and inspections were both as they should be. He’s faxing over a bunch of papers for me to sign, and once I do and mail them back to him the condo is mine. I can even have my stuff moved in before I get back to Chicago so it’s all ready when I get home.”

  Cooper’s enthusiasm was contagious, and Victoria smiled at him over the top of her coffee cup.

  “Congratulations, I’m sure Amy will be just as excited.” At the mention of his sister’s name, Cooper stopped pacing and grabbed for his phone.

  “Shit, I didn’t even think about calling her. I was so shocked that everything went so quickly that it didn’t even occur to me. I’ll call her from the other room so you can eat your breakfast in peace.”

  Cooper pecked a kiss to her cheek, but before she could tell him she really didn’t mind he had already left.

  Victoria could still feel the imprint of his lips on her cheek as she tore off a piece of her bagel and covered it in cream cheese when Cooper came back into the room. She was about to ask if Amy didn’t answer when her chair was tipped back and Victoria was being kissed to within an inch of her life.

  Her hands clutched at his upper arms to keep from falling, but just as quickly as the kiss started Cooper was righting her chair and Victoria along with it. Once she was upright, Cooper kissed her again, this time softer and with less aggression, but she still felt it all the way to her toes and when he pulled away she tried to follow.

  “Good morning.” He said like he hadn’t just had his tongue down her throat.

  “Uh huh” Was her only response.

  “I didn’t give you a proper good morning kiss.”

  Well if that was a good morning kiss, Victoria may need to reevaluate her stance on affection because damn if she didn’t want another one of those.

  Cooper hiked a thumb over his shoulder.

  “Okay, now I really am going to call Amy.” And just like before, he was gone in a flash.

  Victoria sat at the table trying to finish her breakfast, but it was useless. Every bite she took tasted like Cooper and her sex dampened as her need grew.

  Pushing aside the half eaten bagel, Victoria downed the rest of her coffee and headed for the bathroom. She had just finished rinsing the shampoo out of her hair when the shower door opened and in stepped a naked and very hard Cooper. Not only was he hard, but also he came prepared as she looked at his latex covered erection then up at him.

  “I’ve heard them called raincoats before, but this may be taking that nickname too literally.”

  The corners of Cooper’s mouth lifted, but then something dark flashed in his eyes and Victoria barely had time to react as he pressed her against the wall and crushed his mouth to hers.

  Unlike last night, her hands weren’t expected to stay in one spot and Victoria took full advantage. Moving her hands into his hair, she gripped the shaggy strands tightly and began a thorough exploration of Cooper’s mouth.

  “I can’t get enough of you.” Cooper pressed against her harder. Smashing his erection between their naked bodies and pumping a few times.

  Victoria’s pussy throbbed
in time with his pumps, and she decided they had had enough foreplay. Turning so that his cock rode the crease of her ass, Victoria looked over her shoulder at a completely mesmerized Cooper.

  “Fuck me.”

  Cooper’s eyes shifted from her ass to her face, and his pupils were flared so wide that there was barely any green left.

  “What?”

  “You heard me. I want you to fuck me, and I want you to do it right now.”

  Victoria clenched her cheeks drawing a hiss from Cooper and a smile from her. Not having control last night had been tough, but now she understood the absolute power rush being dominant could have on a person. Telling Cooper how to take her was ramping up her own desires and it made her want him inside her that much more.

  Something hard and insistent pressed against her entrance at the same time Cooper leaned in to whisper “Your wish is my command” and then she was being filled so completely that Victoria was sure he touched her diaphragm.

  Cooper set an unrelenting pace, and Victoria relished the rough taking.

  “Harder.” She cried, and Cooper obeyed. Pressing into her so hard her feet actually came off the ground at one point.

  Cooper’s thrusts became jagged and erratic and Victoria heard the change in his breathing as he was quickly approaching his climax.

  “Touch me. Make me come with you.”

  A large hand slid between her spread thighs, and then she was right there with him as Cooper worked her clit in fast circles.

  “Yes. Just like that. Close…so close.”

  Victoria tried to match his thrusts with ones of her own, but gave up and braced her hands on the wall in front of her. Letting Cooper take her to the place she needed to go.

  Turning her head in an unnatural angle, Cooper took her mouth in a fierce kiss before pulling back and growling “now” at the same time he pressed against her clit. Making Victoria shatter.

  Cooper’s climax hit at the same time and they rode out the aftershocks together until they were both sitting on the shower floor breathing heavily and completely sated.