Hawk’s hot lips touched down on the side of her throat as his mitted hand touched her belly. Maddie’s skin quivered and she moaned as her head dropped to one side to give him better access. The scratchy sea sponge abraded her nerve endings as he dragged his hand down her belly, over her hipbone and down her left thigh, leaving behind a slick trail of soap.

“Open your legs, Maddie,” he whispered hoarsely, when his hand reached her knee.

Maddie whimpered and let her knees fall apart. Her folds spread and her inner walls pulsed as a wave of need carried all the moisture in her body there. The bundle of nerves at the top of her thighs throbbed in anticipation of what he’d do next.

He licked a hot path up her neck to her ear as he wiped the sponge up the inside of her thigh and she groaned. When he stopped at the crease, her breath froze in her chest, her heart pounded against her ribs and her body tensed. She twisted her hips toward his hand to make him move it where she needed it, but he laughed and slid the mitt up to her hip.

“Are you feeling feminine yet, Maddie?” he asked, turning his head to kiss her bicep. He licked her there too and she shivered. “I know for a fact you taste feminine, especially between those delicious thighs of yours.” He moved his mouth to her ear. “I remember I used to love when I sucked that cherry between your legs and you clamped them to the sides of my head to hold me there.” His dirty words forced a visual image and a violent tremor rocked her.

“Oh, God…please, Rhett, touch me,” she begged in a hot whisper.

That he was a master at dirty talk didn’t surprise her for some reason. That those words might just make her orgasm before he even touched her did. This man might be all southern charm and teasing on the surface, but Maddie felt the sexual energy that buzzed around him when he was close to her. That charm was a front to get him this, and she imagined he got plenty.

Her mood deflated a bit thinking about him with someone else, but she forced it from her mind. He was with her at this moment, but still not giving her what she needed.

Maddie tried to lower her arm to touch herself because need clawed at her insides, but he pushed it back up to his shoulder. She suddenly felt his rigid cock pressed against her ass, she moaned and wiggled until it settled between her cheeks. Hawk grabbed her hips and hissed out a breath as he held her still.

Why did he have on underwear?

“Take off your briefs,” she said.

“No,” he replied gruffly. “We’re not having sex, Maddie. This is not about me—this is about you,” he growled, sounding like he was in pain. If the stiffness of his cock behind her was any indication, he probably was.

“Then get on with the lesson, because I need to come,” she grated, her frustration building. Why wouldn’t he just let her make herself come if he didn’t plan to do it? He had about ten seconds to get with the program, or she would.

His mitted hand left her hip to glide up her side, and his other hand did the same on the opposite side. Maddie closed her eyes and moaned when he stopped his hands in tandem to cup her breasts.

“Oh, yes…” she encouraged in a hot, needy whisper, squirming on his lap as her nipples puckered and ached.

“Do you feel beautiful now, baby? You sure feel beautiful to me,” he said, groaning as he nuzzled his face into her hair as he kneaded her breasts. “Sucking your nipples was my second favorite thing to do. I used feast on your beautiful breasts for hours…you even came a couple of times from that alone.”

What she felt was like she was about to explode. This man gave oral sex a whole new meaning, she thought, as the buzz between her legs became louder, and need clawed through her. Her hand flew to cover his and push it up.

“Touch me,” she growled, as she held it there. She hissed a breath when her nipple slipped into the cradle between his thumb and forefinger. “Oh, yes, please make me come like that.”

“I always loved it when you begged for it,” he said with a laugh. “You were so worked up by the time I finally gave it to you, you came hard when I slid inside. Your tight walls clamped around my cock and sucked me until I came. It was the most incredible feeling.”

Maddie’s walls clenched and vibrated as she felt him inside of her. Her body shook, and with a sigh, she melted from the incredible heat coursing through her sliding lower. His thick cock spread her ass cheeks more and pleasure gurgled in her throat.

His right hand moved away from her breast and his fingers splayed on her belly, as he smoothed his hand down her body. She whimpered when they curled over her mound and found her swollen clit. With gentle pressure, he teased her with one slow circle around the bud and her body jerked.

“Aaarrgh…mmmm,” she moaned, sliding lower to seek more pressure. She circled her hips against his hand and he pressed harder, but didn’t move his fingers.

Maddie moved her hips and ratcheted her own pleasure up with each movement. Her hands clutched his shoulders and her fingers dug in as she increased the speed of her movements until they became frantic. He pressed harder, kissed her throat and sucked. A rush of pleasure drowned her, Maddie screamed and her body vibrated as a million strands of light carried a delicious, mind-bending orgasm through her. His arms clamped around her waist and he held her tight as she shook and precious, much-needed relief surged through her.

“You’re not thinking about your stump or scars right now are you, sweet thang?” he asked, his hot breath raking her ear. “You’re feeling pretty damned beautiful and desirable right now, aren’t you?”

“Yes,” she whispered, feeling boneless as she lay in his arms sucking in breaths.

“Good. When you get inside your head and start feeling sorry for yourself again, remember this, because no matter what you see in the mirror, this is you, Maddie Carter, and I love every square inch of you.”

Maddie tensed again. She wanted to say those words back to him so badly her teeth ached as she clamped them to stop herself. She felt like she should say them, but couldn’t until she either remembered their life before, or knew him better. She was beginning to love him. He was amazing to her, how could she not? But until the time came when they came freely to her lips, she wouldn’t. That wouldn’t be fair to either of them.

With a sigh, she sat up and turned in his lap. He helped her to straddle him and hissed when she scooted closer and his erection settled into the cradle of her thighs. Maddie cupped his face between her palms and leaned in to press her lips to his.

“I don’t remember you, Rhett and that is unfortunate. I don’t have to remember to know why I must’ve loved you—you’re an amazing, caring man. I must’ve been a lucky woman back then, but I’m even luckier now to still have you feel that way about me. Thank you for everything you’re doing for me.”

She leaned in to kiss him again, and with a growl, his right hand came up to hold the back of her skull. He devoured her mouth and Maddie moaned when he finally pushed her away.

“Time to finish this lesson and shower. You have some therapy to do, because I want you in fighting form when we get to lesson number three.”