Convictions: Kelly and Stephen Read Free Page B

plastic “just trying to keep the dust out of the completed half.” 
    Kelly moved across the room with the intended purpose of peeking into the finished half but he stopped her before she could get there.  He didn’t want her to see his design until the kitchen was finished.  Standing in front of her, blocking her way he smiled down at her “No, not until it’s all done.” 
    Being that close to him she could smell the clean sent of his soap; she wanted to put her nose to his chest and inhale deeply.  Her eyes twinkled up at him as she leaned slightly in to reach around him for an edge of plastic.  
    Breaking his vow not to touch her again, he caught her forearm in his right hand pulling it back towards him, but not letting it go.  He wanted to run his fingers through her hair but he reached out to capture a tendril that lay near her shoulder instead.  Wrapping the curl around his finger, he used it to gently pull her in closer.  So much for her making the first move, so much for his self-control. 
    His soft breath on her hair caused her nerve endings to come alive.  She shivered with expectation and a voice in her head said “it’s now or never”.  As she pressed herself into his arms and their eyes connected she whispered “make love to me”. 
    He thought he’d imagined it, her voice had barely been a whisper, but seeing the request echoed in her eyes was the only signal he needed.  His hunger for her unleashed, he gave her no time to register his reaction as his arms closed around her, pulling her tightly against him.  His head came down to meet her and his mouth claimed hers. 
    His lips were warm and strong, as his tongue expertly explored her mouth seeking and demanding her response.  Her hands clung to his broad, muscular shoulders and her head spun with the convergence of many new sensations.
    After a few moments, he forced himself to pull back from her soft, sweet, and surprisingly responsive mouth.  He searched her eyes for any signs of doubt, giving her the opportunity to pull away if she needed to.  He wanted her to be sure because they were approaching the point of no return for him.  But she didn’t pull away.  Instead her answer was another kiss, equal to his in longing and desire as she pressed her body even further into his. 
    A low groan came from somewhere deep inside him when his hands cupped her bottom and lifted her up onto the counter, pressing her loins tight against his; his erection was immediate and immense.  His tongue traced its way from her lips, across her jaw line, down her throat to the hollow of her neck, where the top two buttons of her shirt were undone.  She let out a soft moan from the heat of his mouth which seemed to scorch both her skin and her soul at the same time.
    His hands went to work on the buttons of her shirt.  He wanted to rip it off, so badly was his need to feel and to taste her skin.
    Kelly ran her hands across his shoulders down to his toned chest and from there down across his washboard abdomen.  She’d never in her life placed her hands on anything so splendid. 
    He had her shirt completely unbuttoned.  His lips burned their way across the tops of her breasts inhaling her scent as he went, desperate for more. 
    Kelly’s core burned with desire to a degree she couldn’t recall having ever felt before.  The pleasure that his every touch brought to her was immeasurable. 
    When she reached for the top of his jeans and began searching for the button he inhaled sharply.  Reeling with the intensity of his need for her, if he didn’t get a grip on his self-control right now this would end too soon.  He wanted this their first time together to be as pleasurable for her as he knew it was going to be for him.
    Taking a moment to regain his composure, he swept her off of the counter into his arms, carrying her back down the hallway.  Halfway down on the right he kicked open the door to a bedroom.  Depositing her on his bed, he tore