Pure desire raced through her as Nick kissed her hungrily. His lips hard and searching. Demanding.

Mia kissed him back with the same hunger, the same need, and probably much more. She’d wanted this man her whole life.

Wanted him and never had him, not like this. Always she yearned for him. Always dreamed of being with him, even when she told herself to stop.

Fire scorched her skin, running from the heat of their kiss and washing over her body in a desperate wave. It burned her everywhere and made her want more.

The music played in the background, vibes pumping around them, the place heaving with people as they danced. Everything was loud and lively, but to her the world stopped and the only two people that existed were them.

She’d never been so open with anyone before. Never, and she’d never allowed a man to feel her up like that in public. She just needed him, wanted to feel him feel her, and know that he wanted her. When his hands caressed her breasts, she felt like she’d fall apart right there and then.

She wasn’t ready for him to pull away when he did, and she hoped it wasn’t because he’d suddenly had some thought as to why they should stop.

He took her hand and led her away, out to the car park and to his car.

He opened the door for her to get in and she could feel his eyes on her, looking at her body with the same need she felt.

Nick jumped in, then he looked over at her and reached over to take hold of the necklace.

Worry filled her mind as he looked at it and she wondered if he was going to change his mind. He could be thinking all sorts of things. None of which she would be privy to, and suddenly the thought of him taking her home and this being the end of their get together made her panic.

Mia straightened up thinking she’d take the moment into her own hands. She couldn’t allow it to slip away. She touched the sharp outline of his chiseled jaw, feeling the rough stubble of his beard, and then leaned over to kiss him.

Just the exhilaration that she could do that surged through her and increased her anxiety. She made her way over the gear stick and into his lap where he held her close to him, kissing her back hungrily, kissing her as if he needed to feel her on him.

But then he moved back, away from her lips, and pulled in a sharp breath.

“Jesus. Mia, I have to stop or we could both end up naked right here.”

“That’s the idea,” she answered, her voice echoing the nerves she felt.

“What?” He narrowed his gaze at her.

“You’ll change your mind,” she said, nodding. “If you take me home, you’ll change your mind.” She knew he would. Something always happened to distance them. Granted they’d never, ever gone this far, and this was one of those moments in life that you had to write down for the value of it. But still, she didn’t want to take any chances that this could be it.

He answered her with a laugh and ran his hand over her back.

“It’s not funny.”

“It kind of is, Mia, because I would have to be some kind of idiot to do such a thing. I have the perfect woman on my lap who chose me.”

She stroked his face and smiled at his words. “Nick… You think that about me?” She didn’t want to ruin the moment herself by crying. No one had ever said such things to her in her life. No one.

“It’s not a matter of opinion, it’s fact. You’re the perfect woman, Mia, and I know it looks like it took me a lifetime, but I’ve always thought so, and I’m crazy about you.” He took a lock of her hair and twirled it around his fingers.

“I’m completely crazy about you, too,” she confessed and smiled down at his handsome face.

He smiled back. “Well, I guess we finally know how we feel about each other.”

“Nick…” she breathed. “You must have known that’s how I always felt. You must have known.”

He held her gaze and rested his head back against his seat. “Yes, baby, I’m sorry… I knew.”

She searched the depths of his blue eyes and saw it all now. All that he held back over the years, all that he felt. It was enough, what she saw in him was enough and staved off her next question on why he never did anything before. She pressed her lips to his again for a light kiss that intensified. He held her still and moved out of the kiss again when she rocked her hips backwards and forwards and felt the length of his arousal pressing into her center.

It thrilled her to feel him like that against her and knowing she turned him on.

“Don’t tease me, Mia. I wasn’t joking about ending up naked here.”

She giggled and pressed her hands to his chest. “What if I didn’t mind?”

“Our first time isn’t going to be in my car.”

“I have to wait till we get home?” She didn’t know if she could. It would take them about forty minutes to get back.

“No, baby. I have no intention of taking you home.”

This sounded even more exciting. “Where are we going, Nick?” She beamed.

“Somewhere I can be free to enjoy you for as long as I want.” A wicked smile lit up his face, intriguing her more.

* * *

Mia was completely swept off her feet when they pulled up outside the Pretoria Hotel fifteen minutes later.

It was the finest in Chicago and prided itself on being such. Guests of notable status stayed here and she’d known it to be the place where serious business people met. People like international politicians, and members of the Senate. She’d also heard of numerous amounts of celebrities staying there, too.

Mia had been born in wealth, had never wanted for anything in her life, but her family weren’t the kind to indulge in their wealth. She always felt that because of the lack of indulgence she appreciated various things more. Like going to a classy hotel such as this.

As they walked in she was immediately drawn into the extensive décor and design, all complemented by sharp gold and white colors that made it look outstanding. Nick blew her mind further by booking the presidential suite.

She stared at him in shock when he asked for the best room they had in the place, gasped when he accepted it, and didn’t even ask how much it cost.

While she’d never been here before, she knew how much these rooms cost. At least a grand for the night, with this being such a renowned hotel. But he didn’t seem to care. He just took her hand and held her until they got to the room, which was truly, truly beautiful.

When they got inside she was drawn to the floor-to-ceiling window that led out to the balcony. Before them the amazing city lights dashed across the night sky, sparkling like diamonds.

She turned to him and saw that he was looking at her, watching her as he rested against the door.

She took a moment to think about how fast things had moved along, just tonight. Mia looked at him, admiring how handsome and perfect he was. And that he was here with her. They were here together, just them. Finally.

He moved to her and picked her up effortlessly. She laughed, holding onto him as he moved over to the king-sized bed and set her down in the middle of it. The impact moved her dress right up her hips, showing off her panties.

“Yes.” He smiled with satisfaction and nodded when he saw them. She watched him as he moved onto the bed and ran his hands up her thighs to move the dress right up. “I want you in just these,” he said, hooking his finger under the black lace at the edge of her hips. “And this.” He touched the necklace.

“My necklace?” She giggled, running her fingers through his hair.

“Yes, baby.”

She started undoing the little zip that held the dress together but he stopped her.

“Oh no no. I’m doing that. On this round I get to unwrap you, baby, and play with these first,” he said, running his hands over her breasts and giving her a gentle squeeze.

“On this round?” She giggled, feeling herself grow wetter the more he squeezed her breasts.

“Yes, I hope you aren’t tired. I plan to indulge on you all night.”

“Do I get to make any request on the next round?” she said, looking him over with excitement.

“What do you want, baby?”

Mia thought for a second. That was all it took. She’d had this fantasy forever so she knew exactly what she wanted. She tugged on the edge of his t-shirt and smiled up at him. “I want you, completely naked so I can explore you and kiss every single inch of your body.”

Heat filled his eyes and he moved back off the bed, pulling at his t-shirt and working it over his head to reveal his fantasy muscles.

He knew he looked better than good.

She took in the deep ridge of muscle that ran down his abs and the Celtic tattoos that were artfully spread down the left side of his torso and his thick biceps. His dog tags only served to make him look even more desirable.

That wicked smile filled his face again when he saw how she was looking at him. He then undid the buckle to his belt and pushed his jeans down his legs. Her mouth watered when she saw his cock pushing against the soft fabric of his Calvin Klein boxers.

“This is all for you, Mia.” He smiled, taking hold of his cock and showing her the length of it.

Her stomach tightened when she saw how big he was, but the need to touch him made her move towards him.

She couldn’t say that she wasn’t nervous; this was Nick, after all, the man of her dreams. The man who’d been out of her reach for so long it felt like he’d only existed in her dreams. But screw the nerves, she’d be crazy not to touch him.

A look of surprise and satisfaction filled his face when she pressed her hands to his cock and closed her fingers around it. Through the fabric she felt him grow harder and bigger.

She ran her hand up and down it and almost lost her calm when a deep moan escaped his lips. He stopped her from continuing and smiled.

“Round two, baby. You can do that in round two, because I won’t last now. And I have to taste you.”

“Okay…taste me.” She laughed as he dived back onto the bed and took hold of her.

He turned her so that he could get to the zipper on her dress and pulled it all the way down. He looked happy to see that she wasn’t wearing a bra. She’d hadn’t because the dress was one with its own support, and a bra would kill the backless design of the dress.

Her breasts bobbled up and down as he turned her back around and his smile grew.

“God, I’ve been dying to taste these, baby.”

She pulled in a breath as he propped her up against the stack of pillows and lowered to draw her right nipple into his mouth. She moaned as he sucked her and she pressed her hands to his head so that he wouldn’t stop. That felt so good, so unreal and ecstatic, it curled her toes. He moved from one breast to the next, sucking and taking her in, making her wetter and wetter.

He reached down to her center and she cried out when he moved her panties aside and slid his finger into her.

“I’m going to make you come, baby,” he teased her.

She tried to answer but couldn’t. His mouth was back on her breast and his finger ran backwards and forwards over the sensitive nub of her clit. Mia cried out his name as she came within seconds of him doing that.

She felt a little embarrassed for doing so on his hands, but felt better when she saw the smile on his face.

She gasped when he made his way between her thighs and she could now feel his tongue reaching up inside her, drinking her.

She writhed and thrashed against him, gripping onto the sheets, but that couldn’t help her control her body against the pure pleasure that surged within her.

Mia screamed into the orgasm that took her, breathing heavily as if she’d been running all night. She didn’t know how much she could take as he continued licking and stroking, licking and stroking.

Orgasm after orgasm shook her, rocking her deep to her core.

“You feel good, baby?” he asked, lifting his head.

“Hmm, hmmm,” she barely managed against the moan that escaped her lips.

“I’m going to make you feel better, baby,” he promised.

She felt her brows raise as she wondered how she could possibly feel better, then she remembered that they hadn’t really gotten started yet. That was just the warm up.

Her eyes widened as he stepped out of his boxers and unleashed the vision of his impressive erection. What she felt and imagined was nothing compared to what he was. She was right to think he was massive. He really was, and the beauty of him was further enhanced by more tattoos on the edge of his hip and the tops of his thighs. You’d only be able to see those if he was naked. It felt like a bonus surprise. He leaned over, grabbed his jeans, and retrieved a condom from the back of his wallet.

When she thought about it she knew he was being safe, and she didn’t doubt that he was always safe with whomever he was with—which she definitely didn’t want to think about now.

He was being safe now with her, but she couldn’t imagine him being inside her and not feeling all of him. It felt like another barrier, another wall blocking her from him.

“Wait, I’m on birth control and…I was safe, and…” She felt her cheeks warm as she continued. “I mean, if you trust me you don’t have to use that. I trust you.” She’d never said that to anyone, and if this was anyone else she would never just go with her birth control. That was an extra back up.

His eyes lit up. “I trust you,” he breathed and lowered to kiss the inside of her thighs. “I trust you, baby,” he repeated and threw the condom back with his jeans.

That smile returned and she drew her gaze back to his cock as he took hold of her thighs and spread her legs wider.

He took off her panties and she sucked in a sharp breath as he slid into her. She was more than ready for him, so the minute he entered he was buried to the hilt and she felt full. The fire that rushed over her body earlier was nothing compared to how she felt now. It was nothing because the heat that raced over her went straight into her soul and consumed it. Immediately he started pumping into her deep and hard with a fast, sure rhythm, going even deeper and deeper until it was difficult to see where they were actually joined.

Within seconds she was ready to fall over the edge of passion again from the overwhelming sensation that coursed through her body.

His next thrusts cleared her mind of everything, wiping it clean of the last few horrible weeks, and her world was filled with him, only him. He took hold of her waist and increased his pace, pumping faster into her.

That made her go completely limp against him and she lost any form of control she had of herself. She was all his now, at his command, at his will, at his call. He had her body and soul at complete surrender as he hammered into her.

Somehow he felt even bigger, and they both groaned together as he moved yet even faster. A searing hot orgasm rippled through her, making her scream, but that just encouraged him to go faster.

“Fuck. Mia, you feel so good, baby.” A deep groan ripped from his chest. She’d lost her ability to speak and wouldn’t attempt it now.

He pulled out of her with that wicked smile that told her things were about to get even better. When he turned her so that she was on her hands and knees and thrust into her again, she knew she was right.

God, was she right. He had to grab her waist to support her from falling as he rocked into her, hitting that magical spot deep inside her.

“Stay with me, baby. Stay with me,” he said.

“I will,” she moaned, not knowing how she was able to talk.

“Good girl. I promise you’ll feel even better.”

She did. As he quickened his pace again, stars burst before her eyes like fireworks exploding with each thrust, with waves of pleasure pulsating through her. He felt even better in this position and how she felt was completely indescribable.

His grip tightened as he jackhammered into her at a frantic, desperate speed that zapped her into the zone of never-ending pleasure and kept her there in the brilliance of it. It was unlike anything she’d ever felt. He was unlike anything she’d ever felt, and somehow things went beyond sex and love and anything describable.

Her body rippled with the tingling sensation from it.

A deep growl tore from his chest again, reverberating through her, and she fell straight into the magnificent orgasm that took her. She felt his cock pulse inside her, too, filling her with his hot eruption as he came.

He pulled her back against him, holding her against his chest as he breathed hard.

Slowly, her mind came back to Earth and she could see the images of the room take form again, as if everything really had faded from existence and was returning.

“Mia,” he began, still trying to catch his breath.

“Yes, babe,” she replied, looking up and smiling.

He smiled, too. “I like that, baby. Are you okay?”

She didn’t know how he could ask her that. “Nick, I feel amazing.”

“You were amazing, baby. I can’t believe I waited years to do that with you, or allowed anything to stop me.”

There was something about the way he said that that caught her attention. There was a hint of something sad, a hint of longing that mirrored her own desire for him, but with something else she couldn’t put her finger on.

“No more waiting, Nick. I’m yours,” she told him, echoing the words from her heart.

She knew tonight was the first time that they’d been together, and it would kill her if it was the last. Whichever way it went, she knew she’d always be his. It was the only logical conclusion she could arrive at since she’d always felt like this, from as far back as she could remember.

And it would only be him. Only him.

“I’m yours, too, baby, always yours.”

She had to turn to face him. Mia wanted to see his eyes, see his face to remember this moment forever. “Always?”

“Always, Mia.” He cupped her face and gave her the sweetest kiss that sang through her veins. “Now, how about we go and try for round two in the shower?” He chuckled, pressing his nose to hers playfully while he ran his fingers over her nipples.

“That sounds like fun,” she agreed quickly, looking forward to it.

She laughed as he picked her up, slid of the bed, and carried her into the en-suite bathroom.