Lucas let them into the apartment with her keys, guiding her in ahead of him and turning to lock up. He took a deep breath, smelling something delicious cooking. "What is that incredible smell?" he murmured, turning and catching her around the waist, pulling her close and nuzzling her neck. He felt her shudder weakly as she leaned into him. He swirled his tongue up the side of her neck to nibble her ear.
"I made dinner. Since you were coming after work, I thought maybe you wouldn't have eaten," she breathed, "It's chicken stew..." She felt the heat tremble inside her, fighting with the sudden awkwardness she felt. She barely knew the guy, yet they'd just had wild sex in the parking lot. And she already wanted him again. It was so unlike her. She pulled away slowly, but took his hand and led him into the kitchen. "Have a seat..."
As Lucas sat at the counter, he watched as she took bowls out of the cabinet. He let his eyes wander over her body, to study the slender grace of her when she moved. Something was wrong. He wasn't the most thoughtful lover, but he was an observant man. Instead of waiting for her to serve him, he got up and crossed to her as she stirred the crock pot. "What's wrong, sweetheart?" he murmured, sliding his hands over her hips.
"Nothing," she answered faintly, picking up a bowl to serve. Lucas reached out and caught her hand. He lowered the bowl back to the counter and turned her to face him, pinning her between his body and the counter. She was pale, her eyes darting nervously over his shoulder.
"I think you'd better try that again," he chided, but softened it by brushing his fingers over her cheek. "Are you regretting what we just did? Or that you invited me in?" He hoped not, especially now that he'd had a taste of her. He had a hunger for her that only hours of hot sex would sate. And, he thought, he really wanted to taste her. His mouth watered to taste her.
"I don't even know your first name," she whispered, avoiding his questions. She tensed in his embrace, "You know so much more about me..." It wasn't the real reason, but she knew he'd accept it. She wanted him inside her; her core throbbed for him, her body burned for him. The more he touched her, the more she wanted.
"Lucas, Lucas David March," he murmured, tucking her hair behind her ear, "Born April 12. I'm 27. I can't say I'm sorry we didn't start a little slower, not when you're the hottest woman I've ever had. I couldn't help myself." He paused, licking his lips, wanting her again, wanting to lift her to the counter, to spread her legs and slide his tongue inside her. "And I don't know all that much about you. Do your friends call you Samantha or something else?" He couldn't remember anything else from her license. If he was honest, he'd barely looked at the thing. His attention had all been for her.
"Sam," she answered, her finger hesitantly brushing his lips, her eyes on his, darkening. She could see the heat in his eyes too. Maybe this wasn't one sided...
"What's the K for, Sam?" he asked softly. His breath was warm on her finger and he flicked his tongue over her tip, making her shudder. He felt his body harden at her quick response and stepped closer.
"Kathryn," she breathed as his hands bracketed her body, as his lower body pressed to hers. She felt the length of him against her belly and quivered with need. He made a soft strangled sound and she felt him jerk against her belly. God, she wanted him. Why weren't they naked?
"I should have known," he whispered, slowly lowering his mouth to hers. He kissed her, gently, teasingly at first, but deepened it as she responded. She was sweet and spicy, her scent something he couldn't name yet something that grabbed him like fingers on his cock. He drew back to take breath, then took her mouth again, his eyes dark and deep blue on hers, his tongue teasing hers as she opened for him. Her eyes closed as she slid her arms around his neck and rubbed her body along his.
When he drew back a second time, breathing hard, she managed to gather her thoughts briefly, "Why should you have known?"
"Kathryn...Kat...you purr like a cat," he murmured. His hands cupped her face as he nibbled the line of her jaw. The little noise she couldn't help made him smile as he tugged lightly on her ear lobe. "I'm not really hungry for dinner right now," his voice dropped low and husky, making her shudder, "There's something else I'd like to taste..."
"The bedroom this time?" she asked, her voice trembling as much as her body did. He slipped his arm around her waist and slid the other under her knees as he lifted her.
"The bedroom." He carried her from the kitchen, thinking how light and small she was in his arms. She'd been so sassy against the car; he'd forgotten she was several inches shorter and dozens of pounds lighter. He carried her into the darkened room she pointed to, appreciating how the moonlight spilled across the bed from the sliding glass doors on one side. He laid her in the soft light, stepping back to watch her as he began to unbutton his shirt. Letting it fall to the floor, he took off his equipment, laying the pieces on the top of the bureau - except for the handcuffs. Those he reached over to set on the nightstand.
Out of the corner of his eye Lucas saw her shudder and lick her lips. But when his eyes met hers, he saw more nerves than heat. He smiled gently at her, realizing that she was trying new things with him. He unbuckled his pants and slowly slid the zipper down. "Would you like to handcuff me? Is that your fantasy?" He'd never let a woman have control before, but she was so nervous, he didn't want to force her into something she'd regret. He hoped that, if he went first, she'd relax and let him have a turn later. He shucked his pants, his erection bulging against the front of his boxers. His boxers went next, leaving him hard and aroused and naked.
Lucas saw her hesitate, considering, before she took a deep breath. "That's not..."
"I'd like it," he murmured, moving to sit on the edge of the bed beside her. He picked up the handcuffs, letting them fall from one hand to the other. He knew she wouldn't hurt him and hell, if she looked at him he was hard, so her touching him wouldn't be a sacrifice. "I could return the favor later..."
Her eyes told him that she could image how he'd return the favor. Her smile said he would be in trouble first. She held out her hand to him and he placed the handcuffs in her palm, closing his hand over hers. Her eyes came up to his and she licked her lips. His eyes followed that little peek of tongue, his cock bobbing as he thought of it running along his length. "Ready?" he growled.
"You should be asking yourself that question," she teased, her eyes narrowing.
He just smiled at her and, as she slid off the bed, he laid out on his back, crossing his hands under his head. He couldn't help watching her as she just stood there, shifting the cuffs in her hands, staring. Butterflies danced in his stomach but his erection swelled, lifting, arching from his groin, ample evidence of his arousal. Surrender was sexy. He'd told other women that when he'd insisted on being in control but it had been because their surrender turned him on. Lucas was now only beginning to appreciated that it could be arousing to both parties.
Sam moved slowly, reaching over him to take one of his wrists gently, carefully fastening the cuff, shivering at the ratchet sound of metal on metal. He found himself trembling with her. She leaned further over him to reach for his other wrist and her breasts brushed him, making her breath catch as her shirt rubbed her sensitive nipples. He grinned and lifted his wrist for her, his eyes locked on hers as she closed the cuff, binding his hands together. She reached up and hooked the cuffs over the knob on her headboard, effectively chaining him to the bed, yet not so he couldn't get up if he really wanted to.
"Is that okay?" she murmured, looking from his face to his bound hands. Her voice was trembling as much as she was - breathy with arousal or nerves he wasn't sure, but he suspected it was a bit of both.
"For now," he answered calmly, "The key is on the nightstand." His body was tense, his own nerves raw, set on edge by being helpless. But he wouldn't back down now.
"Let me know when you want to be freed," she whispered, lowering her mouth to his. Her kiss was light, sweet and tempting. Lucas tried to reach for her as she drew back and the bed rocked, making him realize just what he'd done. He groaned and she smiled. He thought he was in trouble for sure this time. She was going to torture him in the best way and he could only lay there and take it. God, he loved this kind of trouble.
"I'm going to get a little more comfortable," she murmured, unbuttoning her blouse slowly. His mouth went dry as he watched her reveal more and more pale skin until she shrugged the blouse down her shoulders, bared to the waist. He hadn't gotten a clear look at her breasts before and he badly wanted to touch her, to suckle those taut globes, to nibble her hard cherry nipples. When she reached behind her back to unhook her skirt, her breasts thrust forward and he groaned again, yanking the cuffs.
She giggled - a sound he'd never liked in a woman before, but hers was light, breathy, and only added to his arousal. "You think this is funny?" he growled. His cock was throbbing, demanding attention, and the aching need was making him more and more edgy.