Free Trust in Me by Bethany Lopez Page A

house.
Rich tried to listen, but his hormones were going haywire.
    When they’d had sex before it had been
totally impulsive and unexpected, he hadn’t had time to think, only
to react. Now, it was all he could think about. He realized that
they might not even have sex, at least his mind did. The rest of
him was fully tuned in and ready to go.
    Roni’s perfume teased him every time she
shifted in her seat, the timber of her voice rolled over him as she
spoke, and he gripped the steering wheel tighter to keep from
stroking her long blonde hair. His every sense seemed to be on high
alert. It was all he could do not to pull over and ravage her in
the front seat.
    Oblivious to Rich’s thoughts, Roni reached
out and touched his bicep as she spoke. Rich bit back a groan and
thanked God when they pulled into the apartment parking lot.
    Rich watched the sway of her hips as she
climbed the stairs. She paused to put her key in the lock; he
leaned in and breathed in slightly. Shit, not only did she look
like sunshine, she smelled like it.
    Roni opened the door and flipped on the
light. Rich looked around briefly, making sure they were indeed
alone, before walking up behind Roni and pressing his lips on her
shoulder. He felt the shiver run through her body and he lost the
ability to think clearly.
    “Are you okay with this?” Rich asked
breathlessly. He wanted her badly, but he wanted to make sure she
was as into it as he was.
    “Oh, yeah,” Roni said with a smile, letting
her head fall to the side to give him better access to her
neck.
    His tongue replaced his lips, causing Roni to
groan. Rich turned her slowly, until her eyes met his.
    “I know that you want to keep this casual,”
Rich said softly. When she nodded he continued, “But while I’m
sleeping with you, I am sleeping with only you. I would
appreciate the same from you.”
    He didn’t want to scare her or put more
pressure on her than she wanted, but he couldn’t bear the thought
of anyone else touching her.
    Roni looked up at him and put her arms around
his neck. “I don’t think that’ll be a problem, since my ex-husband
is the only other man I’ve slept with.”
    Rich’s eyes widened slightly and his stomach
coiled with need. He brought his mouth down to hers, kissing her
thoroughly as he lifted her and urged her legs around him. He
carried her back to her bedroom and set her gently on the bed.
    He walked over and turned the light on, then
walked back towards the bed, stripping his shirt as he moved.
    Roni leaned back on the bed and watched him,
her eyes growing heavy with desire. Rich decided to have a little
fun with it and began to dance slowly as he took his clothes off.
Roni began to giggle at his exaggerated movements.
    When he was wearing nothing but a smile, he
went to her and leaned his body into hers.
    When he put his mouth to hers she said,
”Leave the dancing to me,” then she laughed out loud.
    His muscles strained as he held himself over
her, only their lips touching. He kissed her until she was no
longer laughing.
    Her lips felt plump and soft beneath his. He
could kiss her all night and never get tired of the way they felt
against his. He laid his naked body against her, freeing up his
hands to roam over her.
    He worked on getting her sweater off, not
wanting to separate his lips from hers, but needing to feel her
skin against his.
    Roni pushed up off of the bed to help him
remove her clothes, causing her body to rub him in all the right
places. Rich got up to give her the room she needed and helped her
remove her clothes. By the time they got to her socks, they were
fighting over who got to take it off.
    After wrestling with the sock, they were both
laughing so hard they had to stop to catch their breath.
    The comic relief had helped to bring him out
of the craze. When he looked down at Roni’s naked form, he was
ready to enjoy every inch of her with a clear mind.
    Roni scooted back on the bed, a sexy little
smile still lingering on her