Page 77 of She’ll Steal Your Heart
“Good.” Without breaking the contact between them, Mia stepped her backward into her bedroom and pushed Lauren onto the bed.
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Mia exhaled roughly as she followed Lauren onto the bed. One of her legs slid between Lauren’s, and Mia’s mind was spinning with a combination of arousal and anticipation. She’d waited so long for this moment. Warmth swept over her skin, need pulsed in her core, and her heart felt full, bursting with affection for the woman beneath her.
Lauren gazed up at her out of lust-drunk eyes, her cheeks flushed pink and her chest heaving just as rapidly as Mia’s. For a moment, they just smiled at each other, and then Mia dipped her head, bringing their lips together. It should have been a simple kiss, but there was nothing simple about it. This kiss was fire. It was passion. It was two women who had to have each other…right now.
Lauren nipped at her lower lip, and that was all it took for Mia’s restraint to snap. Her hips bucked against Lauren’s as she drowned herself in the pleasure of her kiss. She and Lauren had been dancing around each other for weeks while they built the foundation of their relationship, bridging the gap from friends to lovers.
Mia would have needed to take this slow no matter who she was dating. It had felt like a monumental step to give herself to someone new after being with the same person for so long, but as she pressed her body against Lauren’s, she wasn’t sure anything had ever felt soright. She and Lauren just seemed to fit.
As much as Mia was desperate for relief from the need blazing inside her, she also wanted to take her time and cherish every moment. She wanted to explore every inch of Lauren’s body. She wanted to know everything Lauren liked and didn’t like. She wanted to feel their bare skin pressed together and look into Lauren’s eyes as she came.
Lauren looked so beautiful with her dark hair spread beneath her, a perfect contrast to Mia’s light-blue bedspread. Mia stared at her for a long moment, loving the dazed look on her face and how warm her body felt beneath Mia’s. Then she slid a hand beneath Lauren’s shirt, palming her breast and drawing the loveliest little whimper from her throat.
“I’ve been tested since my divorce,” Mia told her before she got too carried away. “All clear. And as you know, there hasn’t been anyone since.”
Lauren nodded. “I don’t have health insurance, but I got a checkup at Planned Parenthood before I left Brooklyn last year, and there hasn’t been anyone for me since then either.”
“Now that that’s out of the way…” Mia pushed Lauren’s shirt and bra up, baring her breasts. They were fuller than Mia’s, the nipples already drawn into tight buds. Mia dipped her head and took one of those nipples into her mouth, grazing Lauren’s skin with her teeth. Vaguely, she was aware of Lauren’s hands grasping at her and her moans of pleasure.
“More. Mia, please.”
She didn’t need to be asked twice. Mia slid a hand between them and popped the button on Lauren’s jeans. She pushed down the zipper and slid a hand inside, cupping Lauren over her panties. The contact made them both gasp and sent a sharp bolt of need to Mia’s clit. She pressed her hips against Lauren’s thigh as she stroked her over her underwear.
Lauren’s hands fumbled against Mia’s hips. For a moment, she thought Lauren was pushing her away, but then she realized Lauren was struggling with the clasp on Mia’s pants. She sat up to help her out, eager to be rid of her clothes.
But as she untucked her blouse from her pants, she hesitated, suddenly aware of her age. Mia had never been with a younger woman before, and while she was generally confident about her body, she apparently harbored a small amount of insecurity there too.
“You okay?” Lauren asked, intuitive as ever.
“Yeah, just…” She sighed. “I was younger than you are now the last time I got naked with someone for the first time. God knows my body doesn’t look the same as it did in my twenties.”
Lauren cocked her head to the side. “I was attracted to you from the first moment I laid eyes on you. You know that, right? Whatever you look like under your clothes, I’m going to think you’re beautiful because I’m interested in so much more than your skin…although I happen to think your skin is pretty beautiful too.” She gave Mia a cheeky grin.
Mia felt herself relaxing, and she gave her head a shake, laughing under her breath. “When you put it like that…”
“Do you want me to undress first so you can see the cellulite on my thighs and the stretch marks on my hips?” Lauren asked teasingly.
“No, but thank you for humoring my insecurities.” Mia reached for the button on her pants.
“I meant every word.” Lauren was already unfastening the buttons on Mia’s shirt, her fingers hot as they brushed Mia’s skin, almost as hot as the look in her eyes. Mia’s shirt gaped open, revealing the flesh-toned bra she wore beneath.
“So pretty,” Lauren said reverently as she took Mia’s breasts in her hands.
Mia could feel the warmth of her fingers through her bra, and it fueled the heat burning inside her. To hell with her vanity. She needed to feel Lauren’s fingers on her bare skin. She slipped her shirt over her shoulders and tossed it on the floor, then popped the clasp on her bra and sent it after her shirt. “Your turn.”
Lauren nodded, and Mia helped her slide out of her shirt and bra. They stared at each other for a moment, and then they were scrambling out of their pants, laughter mixing with kisses as they scooted and kicked their pants to the floor.
“May I?” Mia asked as she slipped a finger under the waistband of Lauren’s panties and gave a gentle tug.
“Yes,” Lauren panted. “And take yours off too.”
Mia’s fingers were impatient as she tugged Lauren’s panties down her legs, and then she swept her gaze over Lauren’s naked body, feeling drunk off the sight of her. Lauren’s cheeks were flushed, hair wild and messy around her face. Mia took in her full breasts, the crimson birthmark below her rib cage, and the soft curve of her hips.
“Beautiful,” Mia murmured as she traced her fingers over those curves, making Lauren sigh with pleasure, even as her fingers pushed at Mia’s panties. She lifted her hips, helping Lauren slide her out of them.
Finally naked, she pressed her body against Lauren’s. All the air whooshed from her lungs as their bare skin met, becauseyes, this was what she needed, what she’d been craving for so long. Somehow, it felt even better than she’d anticipated.
