Free Hearts on Fire: A Biker Erotic Romance by Kristin Fletcher

 
    HEARTS ON FIRE
     
    CHAPTER ONE
     
    Annie's first impression of Manny's house, as they came through his front door was, better that I expected . Her next thought was a sincere hope that he wasn't going to do something silly, like offer her a tour of the two-bedroom, ranch-style home. For one, she was fairly certain she could see everything from where she was standing. Second, she was far too interested in the bedroom to find anything else appealing.
     
    "Want a beer?" Manny asked her.
     
    "Sure," she said, though another beer was probably not what she needed. "Can you bring it to me in bed?" she added, as she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him.
     
    At least he picks up on my hints easily , she thought with satisfaction. Manny embraced her. He parted her lips and poured enough passion into their kiss so the rest of her thoughts reeled into a hurricane of pleasure. Her eyes were closed and her heart went wild, as his body enveloped hers. Her thoughts flew off into the storm of passion. For a moment, she wondered if any of them were important.
     
    His large hands pushed her light jacket off her shoulders. She helped him pry it off, without leaving his lips. Then, she pulled at his leather jacket. He shrugged it off and onto the floor. With a growing urgency, both of them continued to grasp and pull at the other's clothing.
     
    When her bra came off and landed on her jacket by the door, he broke their kiss long enough to say, "You really don’t want a beer, do you?"
     
    She smiled around his lips and said, "I do like smart men." Then, she pulled at his belt.
     
    "If I was smart, I would have you in bed by now," he murmured. He bent slightly and lifted her into the cradle of his arms.
     
    She giggled. Then, she kicked her feet a little and slipped off her heels, toppling them to the floor.
     
    The giggle felt good. Annie couldn't recall the last time anything close to a giggle passed through her lips. Certainly before Dad's decent into Alzheimer's. Dad’s condition began its nosedive near the beginning of the year. Not much giggling since Chad, her brother, moved in with her, either. Chad lost his job and had not found another. He wasted most of his time creating new, messy problems in his life, and now, in hers. So, at least two years of life without a giggle.
     
    "You're getting smarter all the time," she laughed, as she kissed his neck.
     
    "I'm a fast learner. Always have been," he told her.
     
    "I like learning new things," she mused.
     
    "I'll take that to heart," he chuckled.
     
    "Think you have something new to show me," she teased.
     
    "Show? No. No third arm or sixth toe. Experience? Definitely going to give you an experience. Oh yeah," he said confidently.
     
    Annie bit her lip at the thought of what he offered her. His words filled her with both excitement and apprehension. It was possible that Manny didn't fully grasp just how intimidating he was to a nearly naked woman. She was currently helpless, while he held her in his arms, as well. She let her hand caress his shoulder and felt the strength in it. She resolved to let go of the apprehension. "Whatever you want," she whispered.
     
    "Yeah?" he said, as he searched her eyes.
     
    "You don't want to hurt me, do you?" she asked.
     
    He blinked in surprise, "No, I'm not going to hurt you, Annie. Not into that at all." His voice was warm and calming. More than anything else, it was reassuring, too.
     
    "Then, I'm all yours," she nodded.
     
    Manny strode through his house. He carried her with ease. She found his strength arousing. She could tell he was strong, just by looking at him in the bar. He had great shoulders and thick biceps. His forearms were well-defined ropes of muscle. In the muscle department, there was a lot to browse and enjoy.
     
    He had good hair, too. She ran her fingers through his nearly black mane. It was thick and just a little too long. It had a messy look about it that gave him an almost wild appearance. His