Free Blue Ribbon Summer (The Baltimore Banners Book 3) by Lisa B. Kamps Page A

using him as an anchor during the brief storm of insanity.
    His kiss gentled as the storm subsided but she still felt lost, wandering, needing. She pulled her mouth from Ian's and kissed his jaw, his throat, feeling the brush of his clipped beard against her skin. Her hands roamed lower across his back, skimming around to his flat stomach and dipping into his unsnapped jeans, searching.
    Ian's low moan echoed in her ear and he reached down and helped her with the zipper, then eased his jeans lower on his hips. Kayli skimmed her palm along his hot flesh, into the waistband of his shorts, and closed her hand over his thick shaft, her thumb teasing the smooth tip of his cock as she stroked him.
    Ian nuzzled her neck, his mouth teasing, nipping, finally closing over her ear. His breathing was harsh, his words ragged. "I want you, Kayli. Now."
    Her hand tightened over him as her stomach curled in anticipation, and she nodded. "Yes." Her whispered word unleashed something in Ian, and he pushed her back, easing her all the way down on the sleeping bag as he sat up. He leaned over her and pushed at her jeans, sliding them down her legs...where they caught on her boots, refusing to be moved further.
    His laughter was a mixture of frustration and humor, and Kayli smiled at his impatiently muttered words. She sat up and grabbed his arm, then gave him an open-mouth kiss.
    "Let me." She toed one boot off then leaned forward and tugged on it, untangling it from her bunched jeans. She placed it to the side then kicked her leg free of the denim before reaching for the other boot.
    Ian grabbed her and pulled her back, his mouth closing over hers, his tongue plunging deep in the recesses of her mouth. His hands tangled in the length of her hair and he tilted her head back then skimmed his mouth down her neck and across her shoulder blade. A shiver coursed through her and she moaned, his impatient excitement filling her with desire.
    He pulled away long enough to push his own jeans off then kneel between her legs. He sheathed himself with a condom then leaned over her, his hands on either side of her head. His lips brushed against hers, a soft whisper of a touch.
    "I don't want you to do anything you don't want to." His eyes were serious, his concern reflected in their dark depths as he watched her. Her heart squeezed even as she fought not to smile. Could he honestly think she didn't want to do this? Could he honestly think she didn't want him?
    Kayli raised her hips and wrapped her legs around his waist, pulling him closer to her, feeling his hard length pushed against her wet heat. She lifted her head just a fraction of an inch and brushed her lips against his, then cupped her hand along his cheek. "I want you, Ian. Now. Deep inside me."
    The night hung suspended between them for a fraction of a second as Ian stared down at her. Then he thrust inside her in one swift move, filling her, completing her. Her back arched and her hips met his, welcoming him. He pulled back, then thrust again, setting a pace that was exquisite torture, a pace that left her wondering how much more she could take, even as she moaned the loss of him each time he withdrew.
    The rhythm set fire to the embers still smoldering from her first orgasm, and she grabbed blindly for him, searching for an anchor to hold her steady. Ian grabbed one of her hands and held it above her head as his other arm wrapped around her waist and lifted her closer to him.
    His mouth ravished her breasts, her neck. His lips closed over her ear and he whispered to her, words that her heart thought they understood but that her mind failed to comprehend. Her hand tightened on his and her head fell back, her hips thrusting upward to meet his, faster, demanding. The muscles in her body tightened as sensation spiraled throughout her, as light and sound and time hung suspended. Ian thrust again and her back arched one last time before the world crashed around her, shattering in an explosion of heat