Page 140 of The Vet's Unconditional Love
She grinned as she traced his length with her fingers."You're calling this a problem?"
His eyes drifted shut for a moment before he opened them."I hope not.But we never really talked about this part.And I…"
She took his hand and headed for the stairs."There was nothing we could do while you were so banged up."She looked back over her shoulder at him."But now you're better, we're home alone, and I don't think it's a problem at all."
He chuckled as he followed her into the bedroom.The floorboard creaked under her foot and she tensed for a moment, then laughed."I never could figure out how to avoid that one spot, but I guess for tonight at least, I don't have to worry about it."
He closed the door behind them and stalked toward her."Tonight you don't have to worry about a thing."
He started to unbutton his shirt, and she took over when she saw how shaky his fingers were."I'm nervous, too," she told him.
He cupped her face between his hands and kissed her deeply before leaning back.His eyes shone with mischief."I'm not nervous, Harper.I'm… desperate.I've wanted you for so damn long, and there was nothing I could do about it until now."
As he spoke, he unbuttoned her blouse, then pushed it back off her shoulders before shrugging out of his shirt.She unhooked her bra and let it fall to the floor.
His gaze dropped to her breasts, and his hands came up to hold them.Her eyes closed and she leaned her head back as he teased her nipples with his thumbs.
"You're beautiful."
She ran her hands up his chest to his shoulders."So are you."She glanced over at the bed, and he took her hand.
"Remember my one condition?"he asked.
"That I share your bed with you?"
"Yeah, not just for fun, but… Harper, I want to go to bed with you every night for what's left of my life.Sure, I want to make love to you, but I want to talk about our days as, too, laugh about the girls, and just… be together."
"I think you know how badly I want that, too.But you know, we keep talking about conditions, and…"
He held his hand up."We're on the same page again.It hit me too—we keep talking about conditions, but in the end, there aren't any.This—what I feel for you, it's unconditional, Harper.I love you, simple as that."
She reached for his buckle."It's the same for me, Emmett—no conditions, just love."
"Then let me love you."
He moved surprisingly fast for a man whose ribs and shoulder were still healing, and in just a few moments they were both naked on the bed.
He propped himself on one elbow and looked down into her eyes as he trailed his fingers down her cheek."If this first time isn’t great, will you bear with me?It’s been a long time for me and…"
She sat up a little and pushed him so that he lay on his back and she was looking down at him."We’re going to be great together.Don’t you doubt it."
She loved the way his eyes filled with relief.
"In fact, since you’re still healing, maybe I should do most of the work."
He cocked an eyebrow."And what might that look like?"
She ran her hand down over his chest and stomach and paused before she went lower."Something like this."
He closed his eyes when she curled her fingers around him.He was thick, hot, and hard.She licked her lips at the sight of this beautiful man laid out naked before her as she tightened her grip and began to pump her hand up and down the length of him.
He rocked his hips in time with her and breathed her name.The look of pleasure on his face was so gorgeous that she wanted to make this time all about him.She crawled down over him and ran her tongue from the base to the tip of him.
The sound he let out sounded like nothing more than a strangled growl.Before she knew what was happening, he’d caught her arms and flipped them both.Now she was looking up into his eyes as he hovered above her, his knees spreading her thighs wide.
She smiled."Neat move - how did you pull that off, and why?Are you telling me you don’t want my mouth on you?"
She loved the feeling of power that swept over her when he visibly shuddered at her words.
