Free Nothing Like the First Time by Keren Hughes Page B

and retrieved the teddy bear—then I ran back down to the dock and presented it to him.
    “You kept him , then?” he asked, looking a little shocked.
    “Of course I did. I wouldn’t throw away somethi ng that holds so many memories. Do you remember how I used to insist he came down here to the lake house? He came on so many journeys to so many places and all because I wanted to fill him with as many memories as I could,” I said, thinking about all the places we’d been, things we’d done.
    “I took him away with me when I left, you know!”
    I didn’t know what to say to that , so I leaned over and kissed him. The kiss started slow and tender, then his hands were in my hair and my arms were wrapped around him—Grey kissed me with unbridled passio n— I kissed him back fervently, and before I knew it, his hands were roaming to my buttons. I felt the top two buttons of my blouse come undone before I had chance to say anything.
    “Grey …this is… a little public,” I whispered.
    “Why? There’s no one around,” he replied and went back to kissing my neck.
    “Tim or Naomi could see us,” I said, pulling away from him for a moment.
    “ It’s not like they won’t have done the same thing,” he said as he began kissing my ear. I felt his hot breath against my ear and couldn’t help the involuntary shudder that rocked my body.
    “I just think we should take this inside ,” I panted as he made his way, trailing light kisses along my jaw and then to my lips.
    “I don’t think we should ,” he said as he resumed unbuttoning my blouse.
    I could no longer think or form coherent sentences as his fingers made a blazing trail from my buttons to the bare skin he had exposed. That was when he pulled his lips from mine and began kissing a feather-light trail from my ear, to my neck—when he paused for a moment, I thought I was going to be able to convince him to take this inside, but then he kissed my shoulder and made his way towards my bra.
    He expertly undid my bra with one hand round the back—kissing a trail down my arm as the straps fell away—then he pulled back to look at me. The look in his eyes was one of lust, need, and love. I’m sure my own gaze reflected his.
    Grey wrapped the blanket around us as he nuzzled underneath it so as not to expose my skin to the cold. Though how it could be cold with his touch lighting me on fire, I didn’t know.
    His lips found my already erect nipple. He teased it with his tongue, his lips, and his teeth—making an involuntary gasp escape my lips. His free hand was teasing my other nipple, my blouse had somehow already been pushed to one side of the dock without my knowledge—I was so warm and so wrapped up in Grey’s touch that it really didn’t matter.
    His mouth trailed across my chest as his lips searched for my other nipple. He teased it and bit me gently. I was on the edge of ecstasy. His hands were busy working the button and zip of my jeans undone and the thought that I had been bothered about being caught only fueled the passion as Grey came up for air and met my lips with a soft kiss. I wanted him so much, but this time we could explore each other more than the first time we’d had sex that night after the club. That had been about pure lust—this, well this was about something entirely different.
    After undoing my jeans and pushing them off my legs, he went back to kissing me. His feather-light kisses and touches made me want to melt into a puddle right there and then but I had to hold myself together. He made his way down between my thighs and kissed up and down each leg before making his way to my already hot, wet sex.
    “Mmm… you taste like paradise,” he whispered against my skin, making me shudder.
    I moaned as he inserted one finger inside me.
    “Ohhh Grey…” I moaned into the night. He pushed me closer to that ecstasy as he inser ted a second finger and used them both to make me reach the point of no return—only for him to stop