Free Secret Weapon by Opal Carew Page B

after midnight and Mr. By-the-book Sloan might feel that meant the limit was off. Plus, he had been kept in a constant state of arousal tonight, with no relief.
    Her gaze fell to his crotch, and even in the darkness she could see a hint of the huge bulge she’d noticed in his jeans after they’d dressed before leaving Derek’s apartment.
    He pulled into the parking lot for her apartment building and parked in a visitor spot. He got out of the car, then opened her door and walked with her to the front door.
    He followed her inside, then summoned the elevator. As they rode up together, she wondered if she should discourage him from coming in.
    Once at her door, she turned the key in the lock, then glanced to Sloan.
    He raised an eyebrow. “Are you going to ask me in or do I kiss the bejesus out of you in the hallway where all your neighbors can see?”
    The thought of his body pressed against her, his mouth assaulting hers, triggered a hormonal rush. She opened the door and stepped inside. “Come on in.”
    She kicked off her shoes as he closed the door behind him. His hands came around her waist and she found herself pressed against him, staring into his cobalt blue eyes. He captured her lips and she melted against him. As his tongue explored her mouth, excitement skittered through her. All she could think about was his body, so solid and muscular. His arms so firm and strong around her.
    His cock so hard against her.
    She stepped back. It wasn’t fair to lead him on like this. She wouldn’t let it go where he wanted it to go. Not tonight.
    “Janine, I want to be close to you. Let me stay the night.”
    She hesitated. “Sloan, we agreed we wouldn’t—”
    “I don’t mean to have sex. A deal’s a deal. I just want to hold you.”
    She gazed at him, her eyebrows quirking. “Do you really think you can do that?”
    He grasped her shoulders, his gaze locked on hers. “I’ll do whatever it takes to be with you.”
    He dragged her against him for another kiss. His tongue drove into her, coaxing her tongue into a tumultuous dance, weakening her resolve. He sucked her tongue into his mouth. Heat washed through her as his breathing became erratic. She needed air.
    She pressed her hands flat on his chest and eased back.
    “If you keep that up,” she said breathlessly, “we’ll have a repeat performance of earlier.”
    Except that with his rock-hard cock pressing against her, and her imagination churning with images of what it would feel like for that huge member to glide inside her, filling her like no man had ever before, she feared it might be she who came on the spot.
    Her joke didn’t soften the burning question in his eyes.
    “Let me stay, Janine.”
    She toyed with her ring. “Sloan, it would be a lot easier if—”
    “I don’t care about easy. I care about being with you. You know you can trust me to keep my word.”
    She sucked in a breath, knowing that he spoke the truth. She could trust Sloan with her life. And she could certainly trust him to keep his word—even when the promise was not to fall prey to his own built-up desire. He’d already proven that several times tonight.
    “You certainly are persistent.”
    His lips turned up in a smile. “That’s one of my charms.”
    “All right. I give in.”
    He drew her close again, his arms draped loosely around her waist. “That’s what I want to hear. You submitting to my will.” He nuzzled her temple.
    She pulled back as she said, “I’m not submitting—”
    But he tugged her against him again, ending her words with a kiss. He stroked her long hair back and gazed down at her. “Too bad. You might want to try it sometime.”
    She sucked in air, not even wanting to think about what it would be like to submit to Sloan’s dominating authority. Finally just to give in and let him take control.
    She trembled at the thought.
    “I … uh … why don’t I make some coffee?”
    “Why? Do you want to stay up all night?” His grin sent her off