For the Love of His Life (20 page)

Raul stared down at the hands folded in his lap as self-hatred gnawed at his soul. He glanced up briefly to see how far they’d gone and saw the Sorrenson Resort up ahead of them on the right. He sighed.

Veronica drove past the resort and his pulse began to speed up. The self-recrimination that had squeezed his stomach tight began to unravel.

The truck made the next left turn and they drove along a bumpy gravel road for a while, then Veronica made a quick turn and they were on a road that ended in a small parking lot over-looking the lake. Right before that she turned into a small driveway and stopped the truck outside a house. She didn’t say a word, but got out of the truck and walked quickly over to the door, to put her key into it.

Raul got out of the truck and followed her to the door. By the time he got there, she was already inside. He pushed the door open and walked into her comfy living room. He barely had time to register that the room was cozy and welcoming, before Veronica pasted herself to the front of him, her hands roaming all over his body, her face turned up to look at him.

“I don’t care if this is the biggest mistake of my life and I’ll regret it forever. I want to make love with you, Raul Ricardo Rodriquez. Right here, right now.”

Raul thought he was going to blow instantly. He tried to reign himself in, but her hands were insistent and so was Big Rod. He responded to her with all the untapped passion he had in his soul. They tore at each others’ clothing, their hands and mouths connecting with delight at each new revelation of skin.

When she got his shirt up and over his head, Veronica bit both his nipples, then licked them and rubbed her face in the hair that covered his chest. Those movements made him feel more desired than he’d ever felt before. He moaned as he unbuttoned his way down enough of her shirt to pull it over her head. He attacked her breasts while they were still in the bra, his hands caressing them, his tongue lapping at them until her nipples beaded up so hard they almost broke through the silky fabric. He reached behind her and unhooked the bra with one hand and buried his face between her breasts, inhaling the fragrance of her body, licking at her skin, his senses on fire with the reality of what he had imagined for so long.

They had moved across the floor so that Raul was sitting on the side of one of the sofas in the room. Their mouths were still busy exploring each other, and their hands were still undoing things to remove clothing. Raul got the button undone and pulled the zipper down on the front of her jeans, then his hands slowly eased them off her hips. Raul’s breath caught in his throat when he began to lower the lacy panties she wore and saw her untrimmed blonde curls that proved she didn’t dye her hair. His hands moved on her skin as he caressed her hips, before one of his hands held onto her butt and the other began to explore her folds. His finger probed at the wetness leaking out of her and he breathed in deeply, smelling her arousal for the first time. It drove him crazy!

Veronica had managed to get the front of his jeans undone before he made her lose her concentration by rubbing her own moisture around her clit. With a small cry she came, and he pulled back enough to take his own pants off, rummaging quickly in the pockets for a condom.

When she opened her eyes and saw him use his teeth to rip the package open, she took it from him, smiling.

“Even crazy with lust, you are a thoughtful lover. Here, let me help you with that.”

She got it out of the wrapper, then used one hand to stroke him, feeling the contours of what she was soon going to enjoy, her fingers pleasuring themselves as his every nerve throbbed and hummed with anticipation. She felt the moisture that leaked out of him for her, and she rubbed it all over the dark, wide plum, then she began to roll the condom down over him, as he twitched in her hands.

“Move onto the couch,” she purred at him. He pushed himself off the side and took one step, still holding onto her as he sat back on the lower cushions. Veronica smiled at him and climbed onto his lap, her knees on either side of his thighs, her dripping pussy directly over his rampant tool. She began to roll her hips, using her moisture to tease him, lowering herself gradually, only allowing him to enter her a bit at a time, then pulling back. Raul moaned as he felt himself engulfed by her hot wetness, and pushed forward into the impossibly tight opening that gripped him like a fist.

She continued to tease him until he was almost all of the way into her, and she squeezed and released him repeatedly, showing off muscle control he had never experienced before. He lost control over himself entirely. He grabbed her hips and pulled her down as his hips surged upward. She moaned as she rocked her pelvis, back and forth, then sideways, and he responded by pulling her down so tightly their pubic bones rubbed on each other. He groaned as the pressure built along the base of his spine until he had no other choice.

“Can’t…hold on…any…longer! Oh my fucking sweet Jesus!”

Raul held her hips with rigid fingers as his orgasm blasted out of him, pressure so intense that the burning almost hurt, as he came over and over again.

Veronica screamed and every muscle in her body tightened, including the ones gripping Raul, which began to spasm around him in waves as she rode her orgasms higher and higher. She shrieked wide-eyed, then panted, then shrieked again. And her pleasure dragged him along. Their orgasms were kinetic—when one would stop the other would start again.

Finally Veronica collapsed forward, her head snuggled into his neck and shoulder, her arms around his chest, her hands resting on his hips. Raul sat and panted, almost afraid he was having a heart attack, but willing to die happy having experienced making love for the first time in his life.

Gradually they both began to breathe normally again, and Raul caressed her back, his fingers tracing the curves, her skin soft and warm, and so responsive that she began to twitch and giggle.

“What? Are you ticklish?” He smiled as she pulled back enough to look into his eyes.

“Uh huh. Especially when every cell in my body just freaked out in major orgasms.”

He grinned at her, tracing along her cheek to her neck, before his hand dove into her hair and he pulled her face closer for a long kiss.

When he let her go, she gazed into his eyes and rubbed her nose against his.

He felt himself twitch again and pursed his lips.

“You’ll have to move or I won’t be able to get the condom off. I don’t want it to slip, but if you keep on doing that fluttering thing with your pussy, I’ll lose control of myself again.”

Obediently she pulled up and off him, and he removed the condom and tied it off. She held out her hand and he gave it to her. She turned slightly and dropped it onto the table. When she turned back to look at him, her eyes were mischievous.

“How many of those do you have with you?” She asked as her hips began to rotate again, rubbing her juices all over him, as she dragged her clit up and down along the sensitive seam on the outside of his dick. He drew in a breath and moaned.

“Enough, I hope,” he said in a breathy whisper.

“I hope so too. Because I’m not done enjoying you yet.”

He reached up both of his hands to hold her face as he looked deeply into her eyes.

“I’ve never made love before. I want to experience this over and over again with you, Nica. I’ve never had an emotional connection to a woman whose body was connected to mine also. It makes it…I don’t even have words for it…”

“Mind-blowing?” Veronica’s voice was strained as she continued to rub herself against him. She gasped, her eyes wide open as she shrieked her way through an orgasm again. Raul laughed in delight.

“I have a feeling it’s going to be a long night. Can we move onto your bed? I have some ideas I’d like to try with you, my responsive, totally sexy and hot, Nordic goddess. Candles are fine, if you want, but I want lights on too, so I can watch you while you come. You are incredible and I don’t want to miss anything. Every shriek…every twitch…every spasm. I want all of you, Nica.”

She nodded at him gravely as she pushed herself up and held out her hands to help him up off the couch.

“Only if I can have all of you too, Raul.”

He nodded. “I belong to you, Nica. You hold my soul in your hands.”

She took a quick detour into the kitchen to open the fridge and pull out another bottle of the prosecco they had enjoyed with their lunch. She handed it to him and got a couple of champagne flutes out of the cabinet. Then she brushed past him, careful to rub his rod with her hip.

“Follow me,” she invited him with a low purr.

“Anywhere,” he said simply as they walked down the short hall to the bedroom. She pushed the door open.

Chapter Fifteen

Raul collapsed on top of Veronica, who was gasping for air. He knew his weight was probably making it hard for her to breathe, but he was temporarily unable to do anything about it because none of the muscles in his body would respond to the commands of his brain. He felt his heart racing as if he had run a marathon and he tried to breathe in enough oxygen to recover.

Eventually when his arms started responding, he pushed himself off and rolled to the one side, pulling her closer to enfold her in a loose embrace. She snuggled against him and sighed contentedly.

“Sorry if you couldn’t breathe for a while,” he began. “I couldn’t move until my arms started working again.”

She responded by licking at the nipple right in front of her face. She bit the skin around it gently, adding to the bruises he suspected were going to be covering his upper body…signs of the intensity of their passion…badges of honor.

“That’s okay,” she said with another sigh. “I wasn’t even breathing so I didn’t notice. In fact I think I passed out briefly.”

He smiled and ran his hands possessively along her back.

“You know what? I’m feeling kind of drained right now and really hungry. I’ll bet if I eat something, I’ll be able to go another round with you, you insatiable female.”

“Oh?” Her head rose up and she looked at him with a challenge in her eyes, “Do you have enough condoms for that?”

He nodded gravely. “I think I have a couple more…but I can see I’ll have to order them by the case and keep them here. I don’t want to chance running out.”

Veronica giggled and leaned forward to press her lips against his again. Their kiss was loving and tender, their lips slightly bruised and puffy.

Abruptly Veronica sat up, reaching out to pick up her glass and take a sip of her wine. “What do you want to eat?”

Raul growled softly.

“Down boy! I mean besides
that
! You were the one to bring up wanting food, you know!”

“Pizza?” he asked hopefully. “I don’t want to go out anywhere and see other people. I want to stay here naked with you.”

She smiled at him. “At least one of us will have to put on clothing to go get the pizza.”

“Don’t they deliver up here?”

Veronica shrugged. “Yes, but only on weekends.”

Raul snapped his fingers. “My driver’s on retainer, remember? I can call Jake and have him bring it up here. I’ll give him an extra big tip for it, too.”

She began to shake her head. “I don’t know about that. I’m not sure I want the family to know about this, just quite yet.”

“Why? Do you regret it already?” he asked softly, his eyes reflecting serious concern.

“No. No, I don’t. But my family doesn’t always realize that being related doesn’t give them any say-so in what I do…or with whom. I’m at Gram-Marie’s every morning except Sunday making pies. That gives her plenty of time to lecture me on how I should behave. I can’t wait to hear her reaction to this.”

Raul sat up also and his finger caressed the bottom of her chin as he tipped her face up to look into her eyes.

“I don’t think it will be a total surprise to her. She kept giving me funny looks when I was asking about your relationship with John.”

Veronica shrugged. “I know it’s none of her business, but she’s always been over-protective of the ones she loves…”

“Yeah. I got that. But I don’t want you to leave to go get the pizza. What other choice is there?”

She teased. “Are you afraid I won’t come back? It’s
my
house. Of course I’ll come back!”

“I don’t think you give Jake credit for being as discreet as he is He’s almost an adult you know.”

“But I don’t want to put him in the position of having to keep a secret from the rest of the family.”

“We could be fully clothed and playing cards when he knocks on the door. That way he will only suspect, but not know anything.”

“I guess…” Veronica answered doubtfully. She looked into Raul’s eyes for a long moment then nodded. “Alright. I’ll call and order from
Angus and John’s
and find out how long it will take before the pizza will be ready. Then you can call Jake and ask him to bring it up here.”

A few minutes later he hung up the phone smiling.

“Jake said he would be up here in about an hour with the pizza. So I guess we have some time before we need to get dressed?”

Veronica nodded. “Yup.”

“Is that long enough for a quick soak in your over-sized tub?”