A Little Dare (68 page)

masculine
and
totally
male
he
was.

And
just
how
much
she
appreciated
being
the
woman
he
wanted.

She
watched
as
he
reached
into
the
nightstand
next
to
the
bed
to
retrieve
a
condom
packet,
and
how
he
took
the
time
to
prepare
himself
to
keep
her
safe.
With
that
task
done,
he
lifted
his
gaze
and
met
hers.
“I’d
like
other
children,
Shelly.”

She
smiled
and
said,
“So
would
I,
and
I
know
for
a
fact
that
AJ
doesn’t
like
being
an
only
child,
so
he
would
welcome
a
sister
or
brother
as
well.”

Dare
nodded,
remembering
the
question
AJ
had
asked

about
whether
he
wanted
other
children.
He
was
glad
to

hear
AJ
would
welcome
the
idea.
Dare
walked
the
few

steps
back
over
to
the
bed
and,
leaning
down,
he
began

removing
every
stitch
of
clothing
from
Shelly’s
body,
almost
unable
to
handle
the
rush
of
desire
when
he
saw
her

exposed
skin.

“You’re
beautiful,
Shelly,”
he
whispered
breathless,
smiling
down
at
her
when
he
had
finished
undressing
her
and
she
lay
before
him
completely
naked.

She
returned
his
smile,
glowing
with
his
compliment.
As
he
joined
her
in
bed
and
took
her
into
his
arms,
she
knew
that
this
was
where
she
had
always
been
meant
to
be.

Shelly
felt
the
heat
of
desire
warm
her
throat
the
moment
Dare
joined
his
mouth
to
hers,
and
all
the
love
she
had
for
him
seeped
through
every
part
of
her
body
as
his
kiss

issued
a
promise
she
knew
he
would
fulfill.

They
hadn’t
made
love
in
over
a
month
so
she
wasn’t

surprised
or
shocked
by
the
powerful
emotions
surging

through
her
that
only
intensified
with
Dare’s
kiss.
He
wasn’t
just
kissing
her,
he
was
using
his
tongue
to
stroke
a
need,
deliver
a
promise
and
strip
away
any
doubt
that
it
was

meant
for
them
to
be
together.

Dare
dragged
his
mouth
from
hers,
his
breath
hard,
shaky
and
harsh.
“I
need
you
now,
baby,”
he
said,
reaching
down
and
checking
her
readiness
and
finding
her
hot
and
wet.
He
settled
his
body
over
hers
as
fire
licked
through
his
veins,
love
flowed
from
his
heart
and
a
need
to
be
joined
with
her
drove
everything
within
him.

He
inhaled
sharply
as
the
tip
of
his
erection
pressed
her

wet
and
swollen
flesh
and
it
seemed
that
every
part
of
his
being
was
focussed
there,
and
when
she
opened
legs

wider
for
him,
arched
her
back,
pushed
her
hips
up
and

sank
her
nails
deep
in
his
shoulder
blades,
he
couldn’t
help
but
groan
and
surge
forward.
The
sensation
of
him
filling

her
to
the
hilt
only
made
him
that
much
more
hungrier,

greedy.
And
she
was
there
with
him
all
the
way.

He
thrust
into
her
again
and
again,
each
stroke
more
hard

and
determined
than
the
one
before;
the
need
to
mate
life
staining,
elemental,
a
necessity.
And
when
he
felt
her
thighs
begin
to
quiver
with
the
impact
of
her
release,
he
followed
her,
right
over
the
edge
into
oblivion.
This
woman
who
had
given
him
a
little
Dare,
who
gave
him
more
love
than
he

rightly
deserved
would
have
his
heart
forever.

A
shiver
of
awareness
course
down
the
length
of
Shelly’s
spine
when
Dare
placed
several
kisses
there.
She
opened
her
eyes
and
met
his
warm
gaze.

“Do
you
know
this
is
the
first
time
we’ve
made
love
in
a
bed
since
you’ve
been
back,”
he
said
huskily,
as
an
amused

smile
touched
his
lips.

She
tipped
her
head
to
the
side
and
smiled.
“Is
that
good
or
bad?”

His
long
fingers
reached
out
and
begin
skimming
a
path

from
her
waist
toward
the
center
of
her
legs.
“It’s
better.”
He
leaned
down
and
placed
a
kiss
on
her
lips.
“Stay
with
me
tonight.”

The
heat
shimmering
in
his
eyes
made
her
body
feverish.
With
AJ
spending
the
weekend
away
there
was
no
problem
with
her
staying
with
him.
“Umm,
what
do
I
get
if
I
stay?”
She
closed
her
eyes
and
sighed
when
his
fingers
touched
her,
caressed
her,
intent
on
a
mission
to
drive
her
insane.