Off Limits (3 page)

“Yes,” was all she could say. Her mind was running in frantic circles. Her body was overheating.

“I need to be in control for once. Can you give that to me?”

“Do whatever you need to do, but please just touch me, Austin. Please.”

“Oh, hell.” He leaned over and picked her up in his arms as if she weighed nothing.

The short distance he took seemed like eternity as he made his way to the guest bedroom. He kicked the door shut and let her slip from his grasp, only to press her, front forward, into the hard wood.

With his knee shoved between her thighs, he kept her there. “I haven’t finished undressing you yet.” He slipped off her blouse, then unclipped her bra, letting them both fall to the floor.

Kara pressed her palms flat against the door, showing her surrender. If he wanted control, he could have it. She’d submit to him. She’d do anything for him.

Just as long as he was inside her soon.

She closed her eyes and savored how he sculpted his fingers over her shoulders and down her back. Her skin prickled with delight. This was Austin touching her.
Austin
.

His knee rode higher, teasing her aching sex. His hand curved around her waist and found her hot center. He slipped through her folds and lightly circled her clit.

“Oh, God.” She pressed her forehead to the oak door. The wood was cold against her heated skin.

The feather-touch of his forefingers was searing a bolt of lightning into her body as he slid them slowly, achingly, down to her entrance, then back up to her clit.

“You’re soaking my fingers, baby. You’re so fucking wet for me.”

“Yes.” She ground against his knee, desperate for friction.

He groaned and dropped his leg. “Bad, girl,” he said in a deep growl. Then he swatted at her bottom.

Shocked, Kara jerked back, trying to turn around, but Austin held her there. Her pussy pulsated, surging with heat. His handprint left a warm sting on her ass. God, was she turned on by getting spanked?

Somehow she didn’t think she would be with anyone other than Austin. Her best friend was now her lover. The thought thrilled her.

“Did I scare you?” His breath was hot at her ear.

“No. Just surprised me.” She panted, unable to speak in full sentences. “Want you inside me, please.”

He swatted at her bottom again, this time the sting shot straight to her pussy and she moaned from the deep pulsing pleasure. “Let me lead, Kara.” He gripped her ass. Held her tight.

Her inner child wanted to stick her tongue out at him. The woman in her wanted to tease him by fighting back.

Just so he’d do it again.

“Fuck me.” She dared him and braced herself. “Fuck me hard, Austin.”

He stilled behind her. She’d obviously shocked him. She hardly ever cursed. Never around him.

“You want to be naughty?”

“Only with you. It’s always been you.” She poured the words out. The damn gate to her heart bleeding her dry.

After a gut-wrenching moment, he finally spoke. “Don’t move.”

She listened to him, but only because she didn’t want to give him a reason to stop undressing. She waited as the rest of his clothes dropped to the carpet.

He was naked. And she was facing the door. Damn it.

“I want to see you.”

“No. Stay put.”

Not gonna happen. She peeked from the corner of her eye to see him ripping open a foil packet. Then sheathing a condom down his hard length.

Wow, even his cock was perfect. Long but not too long. Thick but not too thick. A gorgeous specimen she planned to have in her mouth sometime soon. Yep, the bad girl in her was alive and thriving. She yearned for him so much that her worries about her physique had completely disappeared.

It was a good thing Austin didn’t seem to mind that
she
wasn’t perfect.

****

Austin’s hands shook as he wrapped the rubber over his dick. He never shook. Not for any woman.

But Kara. Damn, Kara was his weakness. And she was making him weaker by the moment. Her rounded ass was pink with his handprint. Her luscious body trembled as she waited for his next move. To think she’d wanted him all these years and he hadn’t had a clue. Even if he’d figured it out, what could he have done differently? Nothing. Unlike Clint, Austin was loyal to the people he loved.

He clenched his teeth at the thought of how his brother had treated Kara over the years. All the times he had listened to Clint brag about his cheating. All the times he had gone to Kara when Clint was away with another woman. Austin had never understood why his brother would look outside his home when he was lucky enough to have a wife like Kara.

It enraged him that Clint kept her to himself all those fucking years when he wasn’t happy with her. And he hoped Kara would never learn why Clint finally asked for a divorce.

Forget him, Austin. He’s out of her life now. That’s all that mattered.

And here she was, ripe and ready for
him
.

He caught her staring over her shoulder at his cock and arched a brow, holding back a grin. “Want to get spanked again?”

“Maybe.”

Damn. Not the answer he’d expected. He liked this side of her. “You’re taking all the fun out of it.”

“Not for me.”

She liked it rough, huh? He slapped her ass, harder this time, and she let out a heart-stopping moan. Then she sucked in a breath and tilted her backside up, asking for more.

His balls knotted painfully and his cock throbbed. “Oh, baby, we’re going to have to talk about the psychology behind you liking this so damn much.” He clasped both hands on her pretty little ass cheeks and spread them.

His cock settled against her crevice, and she tilted up even further. Yes, this side of her needed further exploration.

Austin planned to take his time doing it.

He used his foot to broaden her stance, then eased his hand over her mound and between her thighs. The heat emanating from her pussy met him before he even touched her. Her body quivered and she whimpered.

Damn. Damn. He slipped his finger past her swollen clit and found her wet little pussy. He’d dreamed about this, and now it was happening. Kara was his and his alone.

Her tight entrance was slick and silken. He glided his finger in deep and felt her inner walls clench against him. Oh, hell. She was wet and creamy. So ready for his cock.

He bent his finger just so and found the spot that usually drove women wild. Her slick heat molded around him, quivering and contracting.

“Oh, God. Austin.” She tensed and slammed her palm to the door. Her wetness heated his hand.

This was too damn much. The past few years had been enough foreplay to last a lifetime.

He withdrew his hand and turned her around to face him. Her bright indigo eyes were wide and alert, her cheeks were flushed pink, and tendrils of her raven hair clung to her jaw and neck. Her lips parted as she sipped in breaths of air. Her full breasts begged for his touch. Her rosy beaded nipples pointed up at him, teasing him.

“So goddamn beautiful.” He could stare at her forever. Maybe now he’d have that chance.

****

This had to be a dream. Kara took in every inch of him, starting with his heated gaze, to his broad muscled shoulders, farther to the cabled muscles on his tanned abdomen, ending with his rigid cock.

Her mouth watered at just the sight of his gorgeous body. His perfect cock. She moved to grip him but, again, he wouldn’t allow it. He took hold of her wrists and flung them over his shoulders. Then he bent, grabbed her ass, and lifted her against him.

“Wrap your legs around me. Now.”

She did as he said, clutching his hips with her legs, just as he slammed her against the door. He used one hand to guide his shaft to her entrance. And before she had a chance to think,
this is really happening
, he thrust inside her pussy.

Her walls stretched around him, welcoming him, thanking him. Her head fell back against the door as she cried out. Pleasure tore through her. Searing, burning pleasure that splintered through her center.

“Kara, I’ve wanted this for so long.” He eased out halfway and slid back in, slower this time, as if he were exploring, taking notes.

He held her tight, not letting her fall. His strength was astounding. He was a man she could lean on. And trust. She knew she could trust him.

He was a good man.

“Me, too, Austin. Me, too.”

His fingers pressed into her flesh as he drove deep, pulled back, then drove again. A repeated tempo against her innermost walls that built her up. She climbed higher and higher. The sensation intensified. Smoldering. Heating. Threatening to explode.

She bit into her bottom lip, too afraid to let go. Afraid the wave would crush her. Tear her apart. She’d never felt anything so powerful.

“Look at me, Kara.” His voice was rough, out of control.

She forced herself to meet his gaze. What she saw stunned her. That familiar look. The one she’d seen ten years ago on her wedding day. The one that was ingrained in her mind.

Love.

Pleading love. Begging her to love him back. Except now the bearer was a grown man. Yes, he was eight years younger than she, but he’d proven himself to be more of a man than anyone she’d ever known. Loyal. Trustworthy. Hardworking.

Her breath caught as he tilted his head down and sucked her nipple into his mouth. The move was hot and wanting. Her nerve endings sizzled and prickles of heat danced down her belly. She squeezed her walls around his shaft as he thrust again.

And her mind and body imploded.

Kara curled her toes and held on as waves of jagged heat crashed through her, from one end of her body to the next. “Oh. Oh. Yes.” She panted out the words and clung to his shoulders.

He released her nipple and nuzzled into her neck. “That’s it, sugar. Come for me.”

His driving movements continued, his thick cock stretching her slick pussy, pushing her to a place she’d never been. She spiraled into mindless ecstasy. Dug her fingers into his skin. Fevered moans broke from her throat. The room spun around them.

Her body tensed then slackened as she welcomed the beautiful surges of warmth coursing through her. She kissed his neck, his cheeks, his lips. She wanted to worship him for bringing her so much pleasure.

He accepted her kisses, but his body was stiff, pressing hard against hers. His shaft stilled inside her quivering walls. Aftershocks rolled through her.

“Kara, you’re mine. You’ve always been mine.” His words were a rough whisper, but she heard them even with her mind fuzzy.

And they shocked her. Part of her wanted to accept that, yes, indeed her heart had always belonged to him.

Part of her wanted to run. She’d just left a bad marriage. Could she let Austin in so soon? Would it even be fair to him?

Who was she kidding? He was already there. Smack dab in the middle of her world. Taking center stage. Now that they’d been intimate, she knew for a fact she loved him. Deeply.

He watched her with narrowed eyes as she thought this through. The detective in him was reading her like a manual. And judging from the stone cold look on his face, he was drawing the wrong conclusion.

“Austin, I want you to know that―”

“Don’t, Kara.” Still hard inside of her, he carried her to the bed.

“Damn it, Austin. You need to listen.”

He eased from her and dropped her to her feet. His jaw set stubbornly as he swiveled her around and bent her over the mattress. “If you just wanted a fuck, why didn’t you say so?”

“You know me better than that.” She braced her arms against the bed, ready for whatever he needed to do to get his silly doubts out of his system. Her pulse hammered in her chest as he leaned over her, his body molded to hers. His large warm hands squeezed her breasts gently.

“Are you still in love with Clint?” His voice was a hollow whisper against her ear.

“No. Not at all.”

“He’s no good for you, Kara. I’ve always known that.”

She gulped. “I know.”

“I told you I loved you ten years ago.” He released her aching breasts and slid his hands down her belly and up again in an all-encompassing, possessive manner. “That hasn’t changed. I love you more than ever.”

“Oh, Austin.” Her eyes burned, threatening to tear up. Her throat knotted uncomfortably.

His grip settled on her hips. “I have to tell you something, and I’m not sure you’re going to like it.”

No. She’d had enough heartbreak and didn’t want this moment to end. Whatever confession was lingering in his mind could wait. He loved her, that’s all that mattered now.

“Then don’t tell me,” she said. “In fact―” She twisted around, moving quickly enough to force him to fall onto the bed.

He saved himself and landed on his butt. A look of confusion crossed his face, and he opened his mouth to speak.

But Kara put up her finger to stop him. “Hold that thought. I’ll be right back.”