The next song on the CD gave him the opportunity to ignore a question he didn't know how to answer. He set his snifter on the sofa table behind the couch, stood and offered Teanna his hand.

"Dance with me."

She set down her glass and took his hand. James pulled her into his arms as the strands of Canon filled the room. Teanna's living room had little space for dancing, but they didn't need much. He wrapped his arms around her waist and swayed to the music.

Her warm breath brushed his throat, her fingers played with the hair on the back of his neck. He hugged her closer to his body until they touched from chests to thighs. Her soft breasts flattened against his chest sent a surge of lust through his whole body. James' cock grew heavier, harder. Sliding his hand down to her ass, he tugged Teanna even closer so she'd have no doubt how she affected him.

She moaned low in her throat. "That feels good."

"You feel good." He tightened his grip and shifted his hips from side to side, brushing his hard rod against her mound as he dropped kisses from beneath her ear to her shoulder. "I've wanted you since the first moment I saw you."

"I've wanted you too."

James pulled back so he could look into her eyes. He saw the proof of her desire in the brown depths. He slid his hand behind her neck. Her lips parted in silent invitation. Slowly, he lowered his head and kissed her.

He'd kissed her with hunger at the cabin, with tenderness in his SUV. This was a kiss of hello, a kiss that said he wanted to get to know her better. He moved his mouth over hers one way, then the other. He didn't use his tongue, but simply kissed her, again and again.

Her lips were soft and giving beneath his, with a hint of the brandy she'd sipped. James kept the kisses easy and gentle, even though he wanted to ravish her mouth. He wanted to claim her as his, with his kiss, his cock, his body.

His soul.

Moments passed before James raised his head. He watched Teanna's eyes struggle to open. Her breathing sounded raspy, her breasts rose and fell rapidly. If he slid his hand inside her panties, he knew he'd find her pussy wet and open.

He reached up and removed the clip from her hair. The blonde strands fell past her shoulders in soft waves. He buried his hands in it and kissed her once more. "We can keep dancing and enjoy our brandy, or we can make love. It's up to you, Teanna."

She didn't answer him with words, but took his hand and led him to her bedroom.

James waited by the end of the bed while Teanna turned on a lamp. Soft light fell on the queen-sized sleigh bed. He glanced at the many pillows piled on it in the same colors as the living room furnishings.

After that, he saw nothing but her.

She stepped in front of him. Looking into his eyes, she released the first button on his shirt.

James laid his hands on her hips. His gaze traveled between her hands and her face as she moved to the next button. She released each one, pulled the shirttail from his pants and spread his shirt wide.

"Oh my," she whispered.

Her obvious pleasure at the sight of his chest pleased him. Exercise had helped to work off the booze. He'd stayed in shape for himself, not to please anyone else. All those hours of sweat had been worth it to see the desire in her eyes now.

He sucked in a sharp breath when Teanna kissed the center of his chest. With her lips still pressed to his flesh, she tugged his shirt down his arms to fall to the floor behind him.

James tunneled his hands into Teanna's hair. He lifted handfuls to his nose and inhaled deeply, savoring the flowery fragrance of her shampoo. Every time he'd gotten close enough to her tonight to smell her hair, desire had curled in his stomach. He'd imagined that mane spread over a pillow while he thrust inside her. Or spread over his stomach as she took his cock deep in her mouth.

She reached for his belt buckle. James laid his hands over hers to still her movements. "I think it's only fair that I get to remove something of yours now."

A lovely blush filled her cheeks. "Am I going too fast? I want to see you. All of you."

"No, you aren't going too fast, and I feel the same way about you." He twirled one finger. "Turn around."

She obeyed him instantly. James slid down the zipper on the back of her dress, exposing her creamy skin an inch at a time. The zipper stopped right below the elastic band of her thong. He moved aside her hair and kissed her nape as he slid the dress off her shoulders. It slithered past her hips and landed at her feet.

He had only a moment to admire her ass before Teanna leaned against him. James wrapped his arms around her, one hand splayed low on her belly, one cradling a lace-covered breast. The firm flesh more than filled his hand.

"You have a beautiful body, Teanna." He worried her earlobe between his teeth. Her nipple beaded in his palm. "And very responsive."

She groaned when he slipped his hand between her thighs. Her panties were warm and damp. He cupped her mound, his fingers gently massaging the swollen folds. "Tell me what you need me to do. I want to make you come."

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