Hayley moved onto her knees and turned to face Elias, keeping her arms around him. Their lips met again, and she pressed against his chest.
She still couldn’t believe this hot alien was all hers. From the way he stared at her with a mixture of lust and devotion in his eyes, he didn’t want to be anywhere else.
Hayley hissed with pain as she leaned on the healing bite on her arm, jogging her lustful thoughts about Elias.
He pulled back from their kiss, concern on his face. “Is something wrong?”
“I forgot I was beating up a princess an hour ago.” She smiled at him and stroked a hand down his cheek. “Are you sure this is okay with you? I remember our first sort of date in the dining hall. You panicked because you thought I wanted to sleep with you. Now, I’m practically straddling you, and we’re indulging in some serious dry humping.”
“Dry humping?” His low chuckle sent a curl of delight through her. “I remember. I’ve learned a lot since I’ve met you. I know not all females want to harm me. I’m learning that intimacy is a good thing. Screw that; intimacy with you is an incredible thing.”
“It helps you stop thinking too much and just lets you feel. I want to do that. I need to do that with you.” Hayley pinched the bridge of her nose. “There’s still so much to sort out. I don’t know where to start.”
“We will sort it together.” Elias’s fingers played down her spine. “Being this close to you and knowing you’ll do me no harm is the sexiest thing I’ve ever experienced. It’s been a long time since I’ve been so near a female.”
“You like it? I mean, you like it with me? Do you trust me?” This was important. Hayley had to know Elias’s feelings for her were genuine and not because of her claim.
He nodded. “I saw the look of surprise on your face when I told you I loved you, but I do. I adore you. You stopped me from being terrified of something I should never have been scared of. You’re amazing. I’ll do anything to make you happy.”
Hayley swallowed the sudden lump in her throat. “Are you only saying that because I own you?”
Elias’s smile wavered. “Do you own me? I want that more than anything. I want to be yours.”
“You can be, but because you want to, not because I won you in a fight. I want you to want to be with me. Does that make sense?”
He stared at her, his gaze moving to her mouth. “It’s going to take a while to get used to our differences. I like the idea of being free yet choosing to be just with you.”
“I love that idea.” Hayley grinned as she straddled his thighs completely and felt the thick bulge in his pants beneath her. “Now, how about you let me dry hump you until I pass out, so I can forget this nightmare of a day?”
Elias’s grin turned wicked. “I’m still not sure what dry humping is, but there is something I’ve been meaning to try.”
Laughter burst out of Hayley as Elias flipped her onto her back and pinned her to the couch. “What do you have in mind?”
“Oral pleasure. I think you called it third base.”
Hayley’s eyes widened. “Giving or receiving?”
“I plan to give it to you for hours.”
Hayley’s breath hitched in her throat as Elias tracked kisses down her body, pulling her jumpsuit zipper down as he went and exposing her flesh. She gasped as his mouth reached the top of her panties, and she eased her arms out of her jumpsuit, being careful to avoid her injury.
Elias’s gaze was full of desire as he shrugged her out of her jumpsuit and threw it to the side. His hands gripped her hips, and he slid her underwear off.
He stared at her for so long she squirmed. “Is something wrong?”
Elias hummed under his breath. “The opposite. You are beautiful.”
“You don’t have much to go on to make that statement.” His laser focus on her body sent a wave of heat to her core.
“I know beauty when I see it.” Elias caressed the sensitive skin on her inner thighs with the pad of his fingers. The calluses on his skin generated a delicious friction, and she pressed into his touch.
Hayley gasped as his fingers brushed her hot center.
His gaze moved to her face. “Yes?”
“Hell, yes.” She slumped back as his strokes grew firmer, his fingers sliding across her wetness and making her groan.
He ducked his head between her thighs, and when his tongue hit her clitoris she almost yelped, it felt so sensitive. It had been too long since she’d experienced such bliss.