Rock Bottom (4 page)

“Oh,
seriously!” Seething with anger she had no patience for his ego. “You know
Gage, there’s more to life than being famous or having thousands of women
believe that they’re in love with you just because you....”

“That’s not
what I meant, Kate.”  His voice was strangely flat, frustration dripping
from every word.   “I meant that she has the right to be angry and
jealous when she sees someone like you because… you are everything that she
isn’t.”

“You hardly
know me anymore. I’m nothing like I used to be.” Her words cut sharp in a
brutal hiss, and she wished she hadn’t let them slip from her lips like a paperweight
smothering the passion and truth between them.

“Don’t tell
me that I don’t know you,” he fired back between gritted teeth.

Kate felt a
flutter deep within her belly, but she forced herself to turn away, even as her
heart warmed. Gage
had
stood up for her, in his own way and she had to
admit, it certainly felt good and she was wrong. He
did
know her…probably
better than she knew herself.

Gage was
silent for a moment, and she turned to look at him but saw only the searing
glint of speculation and confusion in his eyes. “And what is it that you think
I don’t know about you, Kate? Tell me.”

Kate felt
tears welling in her eyes and she bite down on her trembling bottom lip in an
effort to stop them from falling down her cheeks. She was too strong of a woman
to be crying in front of a man this way. His pity was something she neither
needed nor wanted. But the heat in his eyes, though tender, held no trace of pity.
Instead they brimmed with desire and intrigue, as if he knew she had a secret
and wanted nothing but for her to confess.

In truth,
Kate
did
have a secret and it was one that she had been harboring for
many years.  She had never gotten over Gage. How could any woman get over
such an incredibly passionate man?  Even the many years apart hadn’t been able
to dilute the fiery intensity between them, and now that he was back in her
life she wanted nothing more than to give herself to him, but she was afraid.

Afraid
didn’t even come close to describing it
, she thought as another spike of
terror rushed through her. 
Terrified, absolutely and completely
terrified.

Somehow, the
space between them disappeared and before she could say a word he was pulling
her onto his lap, her trembling body brought flush against his heated chest.
She thought about refusing him, but then his mouth slanted over hers and she
felt her body ignite with intense passion that swirled around her belly,
melding a string of thoughts together, her mind locked on a channel that she
couldn’t switch off. 

Resist him
and protect your heart…

Just let
go and enjoy every moment…

 Knowing
how easy it was for him to give her the most pleasurable high imaginable, she
wanted nothing more than to let him have his way with her, but she fought back
the flame of desire as much as she could.

“Don’t fight
it,” he murmured, lips trailing over hers. “Don’t fight what you’re feeling.”

He plucked at
her ravenously, and then used the tip of his tongue to trace the seam of her
clamped lips till she opened up like a flower to his invasion. He crushed her
against him and in the same vein, ground his mouth into hers. His tongue sought
and swirled around hers in a honeyed mating dance that left her breathless.

“Sometimes I
wish…” Gage growled, peeling his lips away from hers, only to break off and
nestle his face in the arched curve of her neck. “If I could, I’d go back in
time…give this all up for that one time when you and I…”

He broke off
again and Kate heard his breathing go ragged as he sighed with a torturous
groan, frustration morphing into anger. Kate was glad that they were locked in
their own world where everything passed by beyond the tinted glass of the limo.
Even the chauffeur was unmindful of them, focused on his driving on the other
end of the sealed partition, something the shy Kate was thankful for. Especially
when she suddenly felt the weight of Gage’s hand sliding up her bare thigh.

His words had
made her shiver as she wondered if, like her, he missed that moment in time
when they’d been together freely, without a care in the world and without the
pressures that now bore down on them.

But why
should he want to go back to that time? He was a struggling musician back then
and now he was wealthy, famous and loved by thousands of fans around the world.
Everyone knew his name whereas before, no one did. She couldn’t stop her
thoughts from turning bitter as she thought about how Gage was now way out of
her league and it hurt to think that if they had just met for the first time,
he’d probably never give her a second glance.

So why wasn’t
she pushing his hand away, even as it inched dangerously closer to her pussy,
invading the perimeter of her comfort zone? She’d been aching for him to take
her all night and even her anger couldn’t hold its place against the
vulnerability of her senses whenever Gage was in control. Kate wished she could
fight him…with all her soul she wished it. The last thing she wanted was to be
his plaything, to be tossed aside once the tour was over and he could get back to
his extravagant lifestyle where women were as plenty as the fish in the sea.
Her heart couldn’t stand the thought of falling for him now, only to lose him
once again.

But he was
kissing her with fierce urgency, as daring a passion as a lover who knew all of
her weaknesses and had every intention of exploiting them. His hand squeezed
her thigh before traveling beneath the hem of her skirt to the burning apex
between her thighs. Through the sheer lace panel of her panties, his fingers
scalded her as they moved skillfully and deliberately across the thin material,
squeezing and cupping her wetness in his hand.

Kate felt the
heat building in her core, turning into a blazing fire and she shivered involuntarily
at his touch, her pussy tingling in response to the insistent pressing of his
fingertips massaging her most private places. Every nerve ending sparked to
life and she could almost feel her body sizzle with electricity, ready to
disintegrate into ash if he continued with his sweet, yet aggressive onslaught.

His free hand
edged down the neckline of her shirt, his fingers grabbing at the material
until the edge of her bra was exposed, the mounds of lace filled with her firm,
heaving breasts. He groaned and kissed his way down her flushed, pink skin,
peeling down the bra and popping one pale nipple into his hungry mouth.

Kate arched
her back with a moan, ripped in half by the pleasure that branded her as his,
her sound of hunger filled with an invitation to do all that he pleased.

His fingers
stroked her panties before finding her tender opening, and she was powerless to
resist him when he sunk his fingers deep into her.

“Please”, she
whispered, feeling as though she might burn alive if he stopped. Her eyes
pleaded with him for release but he only growled around her breast, his mouth
suckling tightly before pulling away, her nipple pinched gently by his teeth.

Kate’s fingers
found their way into the thick luxuriance of his silky hair, which she stroked
and raked with wanton pleasure. “Gage...
oh
baby
,” she moaned,
unable to resist the softness and skill of his mouth pulling on her sensitive
nipples. He was relentless in his quest to make her as hot and as wet as he
could, pushing two fingers deep inside of her, and without preamble, he began
to slide them in and out of her pussy, spreading her open and thrusting against
the natural resistance of her body as she whimpered at the delicious sensation.

“Please,
what?” he finally replied in a hard whisper that commanded her attention.

While his
wedged fingers curved into her g-spot, the thumb of the same hand flicked
across her clitoris and turned her pleasure into something tangible,
alive
.
Her pelvis rotated in carnal delight as her soaked pussy snagged his drilling
fingers tightly. The more she writhed, the deeper Gage thrust. He rolled her
nipple inside his mouth with his tongue and then suckled her so forcefully she
cried out, the stinging pleasure jolting her out of consciousness for just a
moment.

With his free
hand, he grabbed her wrist and guided it down to the heavy bulge that strained against
the denim jeans he wore, and he rumbled as she slowly peeled back the zipper,
releasing his thick, swollen cock. Without hesitation, her fingers closed
around his shaft and she groaned in ecstasy as she felt how hard and thick he’d
become. Gage wanted her. That hadn’t changed – it may never change. But
how long would that be enough to keep her with him?

He must have
sensed her inner turmoil; Gage always somehow seemed to know. Her fingers
stilled and she attempted to stroke him again, but his sudden hold on her wrist
tightened.

“Tonight…let’s
make it all about us – here and now, you and I. Not the past, not the
future. Just…us here…now…together.” Gage said huskily, lifting his mouth from
her nipple and placing his lips at the side of her breast. He kissed the
rounded curve and palmed the weighty mound in his hand, measuring its heaviness
with a groan of approval.

“Can you do
that, Kate? Can you let yourself go?” He’d straightened to look into her eyes,
his gaze locked onto the flush of her face as he pushed his fingers inside of
her – to the hilt, the invasion wickedly animalistic.

“Just this
once, I want it to be simple.  Just a man making love to the woman he
finds most desirable above all else. That’s you, Kate. That’s only ever been
you.”

* * *

Only you,
Kate
.

Hearing that
declaration from Gage’s lips was enough to push Kate over the edge and down
into a seemingly bottomless orgasm. Her vaginal muscles convulsed around his
rampaging fingers while he clamped his mouth over hers to smother her loud,
trailing moans of ecstasy.

Could it
be true?
This was the only question wandering through her cloudy brain as
she tumbled over and over through a heavenly cloud of pure, raw passion. The
climax was brutal yet gentle at the same time, and she gave in to the hypnotic
buzzing and pulsing that sizzled across her skin, from her head to her toes as
she moaned into his mouth.

That’s it,
baby.  Just let go…

His sensuous
words whittled down the last of her defenses and now she felt too weak to fight
him – not this time. When the moment came, she would do as he’d asked and
succumb without a care or doubt. She would give, and take, and shut the outside
world from the bubble of passion that was tightly wrapped around them both.

She’d barely caught
her breath, lying limp like a ragdoll across Gage’s lap when the limo stopped
abruptly in front of a fabulously designed boutique hotel. It was late but Gage
was still cautious about not being seen by a potential fan, and thankfully had
the good sense to ask that the driver check him in. Minutes later, he was
breezing through the hallway and into the dimly lit elevator, Kate’s hand
clasped tightly into his. When the elevator doors closed, he didn’t hesitate to
push her up against the cold steel wall, spreading her legs with his feet, and
forcing her hands up and over her head as he gripped her wrists tightly,
pinning her in place.

“I won’t wait
another minute,” he whispered, his lips sweeping over her neck without
hesitation and his dark gray eyes can no longer hide the urgent need that
swirls in every breath. “I can’t…”

Kate’s legs
were barely able to hold her up, as Gage stole another kiss of burning lust
from her trembling lips.

“Then don’t,”
she quietly growled, her hands flexing against his in an attempt to break free
so she could force his lips back down to hers but he pulled away, a clear sign
that he was in full and complete control, his power emanating from his every
touch.

Releasing one
of her wrists so that he could explore her body, he pulled up her skirt and
slid his hand into the front of her panties.  She was still soaking wet
from her earlier orgasm and he moaned against her neck, his face seeking refuge
in the soft curves of her body, his weight bearing against her, pushing her
hard against the wall.

She twisted
her body so that she was turned halfway to him, her hip jutting out and he
yanked her skirt up to her waist, exposing her full, round ass.

Finally, he
let go of her other wrist and she immediately spun around to face the wall, her
back arched to give him full access.

He stood
behind her, no longer touching her at all and she found herself trembling with
anticipation, wondering why he was taking so long to ravage her yet when she
turned a curious eye to him the incredible hunger that darkened his face
drained her of all reluctance and she fell against the wall, her cheek pressed
firmly against the cool steel.

She heard the
tick of the elevator buttons as he made sure the door wasn’t going to open
anytime soon and then in one swift movement she felt the thickness of his cock
pushing its way into her and she gasped at the stark cold of the pane against
her achingly hot flesh, then moaned as he gripped her hips in his hands and
slid into her.

“Oh God,” she
moaned. Her entire body screamed in jubilation at finally having him inside her
once again, but she knew her appetite for him was ceaseless. “God yes, please,”
she whimpered as he began thrusting at a focused, measured pace.

“You feel so
damn good,” he growled raggedly, leaning his chin against her shoulder, his
tongue lashing out to lick her earlobe. He greedily licked and kissed the
fleshy, sensitive strip behind her ear as he fucked her, filling her in more
ways than one and she couldn’t think past the way he made her feel when he was
inside her, as though she was a creature of need, writhing and gasping and
reveling in it. His hands gripped her ass, squeezing hard as he slammed into
her again and again.