“Now you've got too many clothes on,” Carter replied. He reached down and splayed his hands on her bare stomach, slowly moving them up and taking the shirt with them. She raised her head and arms, and he pulled the silk shirt from her, tossing it to join his clothing.
“Now we're even,” she whispered, looking up at him. Good lord, did she want him. Every fiber of her being called out to have him within her. She needed him to be a part of her, to touch her and become one with her. She didn't want to wait, no matter how much fun waiting was.
Carter ran his hand over the tips of her bra, making her nipples react under the soft satin. Mia quickly sat up and undid the bra, tossing it to join the rest of the clothing.
“Now you're winning,” Carter whispered. He leaned down, taking a nipple into his mouth and sucking. His hand went to the other breast to give it attention too.
“Hurry and catch up, then,” Mia replied, arching her back. Her words ended in a moan as he flicked his tongue against her nipple, sending a rush of pleasure down her spine. His hand let go of her breast, and he used it to wiggle free of his boxers. At last, they were both naked.
The heat from his skin was heavenly. His chest pressed against her stomach, his mouth still working a nipple, and the body heat was better than a warm blanket.
“Chocolate might be winning,” Mia whispered, reaching down and stroking his manhood. She didn't want to wait anymore. She wanted him now.
He chuckled as let go of her breast, fisting a hand in her hair, he pulled her head back to kiss her. His hand gripped her hip to hold her right where he wanted her. “Is that so?” he whispered.
His erection throbbed against her thigh, the heat of him coursing through her. His need mirrored her own, as she buried her nose into the curve of his shoulder. He smelled so good, the clean scent of hay and the outdoors filling her nose. How was it possible for a man to smell so damn good?
“Mia,” he groaned, burying himself into her. The sudden completion made her gasp and writhe beneath him. How could she ever go back to being the way she was? How could she ever live without his touch again? She needed him in her like the desert needed the rain.
She reached up, stretching to kiss him and bring her lips to his. He dipped his head, kissing her as he rolled his hips, filling her yet again and again. His hands went to hers, pinning them beside her head as he worked his hips in a languid loop, filling her over and over again.
She lost her mind to the pleasure. He completed her so perfectly that she couldn't imagine ever feeling this incredible. Then he shifted his weight, going deeper inside of her, and she decided that was the most amazing feeling.
Skin pressed to skin, their pace quickened. Frantic need began to overtake slow desire. Her body arched and writhed to meet him, wanting him to fill her ever deeper. His strength filled her, pushing her pleasure higher and higher with every thrust.
What he had done with his tongue earlier had been spectacular. This blew that out of the water. She shattered completely, Carter's name on her lips as she ascended into ecstasy.
This was so much more than just physical release. It was a merging of souls. Carter and Mia, they were meant to be together, and Mia could feel it with every atom of her being. They were made for one another.
Carter groaned, his breaths coming quick and ragged. Her orgasm was fueling his, sending him up and over the top of pleasure. She reached up her hand to his cheek as she smiled.
“Come for me, Carter,” she whispered. “I want you.”
“Mia...” His body stilled, tensing and trembling as he lost all his senses. She loved the way his eyes dilated, the way that he held her to him like she was the most precious thing he had ever known. Even with his mind lost to pleasure, he was aware of her.
Mia melted into him, absorbing everything about him. His heat filled her, and she whispered his name. She rocked her hips, taking every inch of him that she could. He gasped her name again, whispering it as he fell forward, covering her body with his own.
She held him to her, her fingers tracing designs along his beautiful muscular back. His weight felt right against her, holding her to this earth and keeping her content. If he wasn't there, she was so happy she felt like she might float off like a helium balloon.
Carter nuzzled her shoulder, giving her soft kisses and humming into her skin. She was deliriously happy for no other reason than she was with him. How was it possible for someone to make another person feel so complete?
“How was that?” Carter asked, his voice muffled by her shoulder. She chuckled, still coming down off her orgasm.
“Okay,” she said after a while. “You beat chocolate.”
Chapter 29
Mia
Mia walked down the aisles of the grocery store humming softly to herself. It was the first time in what felt like weeks that she'd had a moment to spend on herself and get to the grocery store. She was nearly out of food, but luckily, the only thing that sounded good lately was cereal, so she wasn't in too bad of shape. However, she'd run out of toothpaste this morning and was now at the store on her lunch break. She could deal with cereal for every meal, but she wanted to have nice breath when she kissed Carter.
She wandered through the pharmacy, picking up some antacids. Her stomach had been a little queasy the night before, so she wanted to stock up. As she passed through the aisles, she came to the feminine hygiene aisle.
The aisle was relatively unmarked, but there was a half empty stand of chocolate bars on the end-cap, so someone knew what they were doing. She chuckled to herself and tried to remember if she needed to pick up more supplies for herself. She did the mental math, trying to remember if she'd bought a new box of tampons last cycle, or the one before.
She nearly dropped her basket of groceries as she realized she was well over two weeks late. She'd completely forgotten about it. While never exactly regular, she had only ever been this late in a cycle once in her life. It was when she'd miscarried and found out that she would never have kids.
With worried hands, Mia grabbed the cheapest pregnancy test and tossed it in her basket. Suddenly, she didn't feel like wandering the aisles anymore, so she hurried to the self-checkout lane and quickly scanned everything. She tried not to blush as she scanned her pregnancy test, but no one was watching anyway.