Stupid Cupid (5 page)
Authors: Melissa Hosack
Valen did not disappoint. His body drove into hers hard and
deep. He grunted low in his throat as he held her against him, his cock buried
as deeply inside of her as it could go. Then he pulled back and thrust again.
Over and over, he drove himself into her. His actions were
quick and had an obvious goal in mind. He let out a deep chuckle as his thighs
smacked against the back of her legs, filling the air with an audible slap.
opened and closed against the wall, her nails digging into her palms when they
were fisted. She needed something to grab on to, something to anchor her down
to this world, because she was drifting into heaven. This man knew exactly what
he was doing, and it was driving her over the edge.
“Spread your legs a little more,” he murmured encouragingly
in her ear.
asked, scooting her knees out ever so slightly. When his arm slid around her
waist and down her stomach, she shivered. The shiver turned into a squeak of
ecstasy when his fingers found her clit.
He slid his index finger across her in a smooth, circular
motion. He chuckled once again, clearly enjoying the effect he had on her.
“That’s it, sweet thing,” he practically purred. “You know that feels so good.”
“So good,” she agreed with an embarrassing whimper. Her hips
moved in time with his, and she felt each push and pull of his thick cock as it
dragged its way along her inner walls.
“I want you to come for me.” He applied more pressure
against her clit, his fingers becoming persistent. “I want to feel you orgasm
around me.”
His words and the frantic motion of his finger sent her over
the edge. “Oh, God!” Her fist pounded against the wall as pleasure like nothing
she’d ever experienced had her tightening around him. “Oh, yes! Valen! Yes!”
Her orgasm raced through her body like an electric current, setting her entire
being aflame.
He growled in approval at her cries of ecstasy and began
slamming himself into her with renewed force.
If she’d thought his movements were vigorous before, she now
knew the true meaning of the word.
He jarred her body with each powerful shove of his hips.
Both hands moved to grip her waist as he took his own pleasure. Suddenly, he
thrust one last time and froze. His body stayed deeply buried in hers, and a
shuddering grunt vibrated through his chest. “Fuck yes,” he growled under his
breath.
seed course through her. It mixed with her own juices before leaking down her
inner thigh when he pulled slightly out of her.
“Fuck,” he said with a soft laugh. “Sorry.” He gently
withdrew the rest of the way and turned her to face him. “I got a little
carried away there.” Taking her chin in his hand, he lowered his mouth to hers
for a gentle kiss. “You make me crazy.”
She smiled against his lips, giving a sigh of contentment.
“You make me crazy, too.”
“Still hate Cupid?”
“The verdict’s still out.”
“Then why don’t we go back to my place, so I can spend the
rest of the night convincing you that I’m the best thing that’s ever happened
to you?”
“After cheating boyfriends and slutty flight attendants,
you’ve got a lot of making up to do,” she warned him. “You think you’re up to
it?”
He pressed his erection against her belly with a wicked
grin. “I’m more than up to it.”
Chapter
Five
down on a pillow covered in a red, satin pillowcase. A matching sheet was
draped across her waist, leaving her back exposed to the warm sunlight shining
into the room.
“Last night,” Valen whispered in her ear from beside her, “I
remember.”
She made a soft sound of pleasure as he ran his hand along
her back, gently massaging with his long fingers. “I remember last night as
well.” With her face still in the pillows, she had a flash of the evening
before.
She and Valen had gone back to her place after she spent the
day watching him work. She’d gleefully pointed out couples, trying to guess who
might be soul mates. Back home, she’d been high on romance and talk of eternal
love. She’d fallen on him with shameless sexual intent.
Upon returning to his place, Valen had not disappointed her
in his promise to show off his skills in the bedroom. They’d been up half the
night kissing and laughing and enjoying one another’s bodies. It was now late
morning, closing in on noon.
her back so she could gaze up at him. “You overslept,” she accused a little
guiltily. “You’re late for work.”
Valen chuckled and wrapped his arm around her waist as he
scooted closer to her on the bed. “I make my own hours. Besides, no one falls
in love before lunch.”
“I think I am.” The moment the words were out of her mouth,
she regretted them. What type of girl let herself fall in love with a man she’d
considered her enemy only days before? One amazing night and she was rushing
headlong into this. Her eyes widened and she tried to squirm away from him in
embarrassment.
He tightened his arm around her waist, holding her in place
against his chest. “Really?” he drawled teasingly. “In love? With your nemesis
Cupid?”
“I’m half asleep,” she said with a glare. “I don’t know what
I’m saying.”
He made a content sound in the back of his throat and
lowered his mouth to hers. “Well, I for one enjoy the things that come out of
your mouth when you’re half asleep.” He kissed her again. With a low groan, he
shifted in the bed. One of his large legs moved to cover hers, and his left
hand caressed along her ribcage.
his erection pressing persistently against her thigh. With a sound of surprise,
she broke their kiss and pulled back to look at him. “Again? Already? I thought
after last night…”
“Honey, it’s morning and I’m a guy.” He nuzzled her neck and
pressed himself more firmly against her leg. “Now be a sweetheart and tell me
more about how you can’t resist me and love what I do to your body.”
She gasped and arched up into his touch when he lowered a
hand to run his fingers through her pubic hair. “You do have a very nice effect
on my body,” she agreed breathlessly.
When he slipped his body between her legs,
around him, loving the feel of his weight above her.
Valen lowered his mouth to hers once again, his lips gentle
and affectionate. His hips began to move ever so slightly, rubbing his hard
staff against her belly.
unable to help herself. She’d been too long without a man in her life. She
missed having someone to hold her and care for her. She missed the company.
Despite his odd job and their unorthodox meeting, Valen filled her with a
warmth no other man ever had. He was just…good.
“Let me enjoy you again,” he whispered against her lips.
“Let me find bliss in the taste of your lips, your skin.” His mouth lowered to
her shoulder and he kissed it, sliding his tongue along her bare flesh. “Let me
envelope myself in your sweetness.”
She shifted, trying to feel as much of him as possible.
“Yes. Please.” When he eased his way inside of her, it was pure ecstasy.
around his neck, pressed her palms against the back of it, and returned the
kiss he placed on her lips. Her entire body sang at his touch. She’d never
realized just how lonely she was until he came along.
Valen began to move inside of her, his motions deliberate.
His hands were braced on either side of her head to give him leverage, but his
mouth never left hers.
Their bodies rocked together in a slow, sexual dance,
causing
with his body but with his soul. She could feel it sinking within her,
tightening around her heart like a possessive fist. It didn’t frighten her,
though. She belonged to this man. She never wanted to be without him again. “I
need you, Valen.” Her hips arching off the bed to meet his thrusts.
The muscles in his arms strained as he held himself above
her, his hips plunging down to meet her movements. “I need you, too.” His
breathing was shaky and his kisses became more desperate. “I’m tired of being
alone. Forget your soul mate. Choose me.”
As his words were spoken against her lips,
hands tightened in his hair, and her legs locked around his waist. Her orgasm
swept through her body like a replenishing wave. She drank in the sensation as
it spread from her sex down to her toes and upward to her heart. “I don’t want
my soul mate.” Her words were spoken into his neck as he collapsed on top of
her after his own completion. “I want you.”
They lay in silence, their heavy breathing echoing around
the room.
As the stillness continued to stretch,
Words spoken in the midst of ecstasy didn’t count…did they? Was she willing to
forgo the perfect man, her soul mate, for Valen?
She shivered and snuggled closer to him. She honestly
couldn’t picture a more perfect man. He made her feel complete and beautiful.
Was she willing to give up her soul mate, a man she’d yet to even meet for him?
The answer was simple. Yes. She was.
* * * *
“Keep your eyes closed.”
tiptoed carefully in the direction Valen guided her. “You’ve got your hand over
my eyes. I don’t really have a choice.”
“I want this to be a surprise.”
She squirmed in his grip as a rush of excitement shot
through her. “Where are we? I can’t think of anything worth this much secrecy
in
“We’re not in
“We’re not?” She frowned. She’d only had her eyes closed for
a minute or two. There was no way he’d been able to take her any farther than
the local park. “What—”
Valen’s hands slipped off her face and he moved them to her
shoulders. “Open them.”
When she opened her eyes, her jaw dropped in shock. Before
her was one of the most beautiful sights she’d ever beheld. “Is that…”
“The Sistine Chapel? Yes.”
Her knees buckled, but Valen’s arms
wrapped around her shoulders to hold her upright. He held her from behind as
they both gazed up at the magnificent church. “How is this possible?” she asked
with breathless wonder. “We’re in
“You didn’t think I only helped out
relationships in
did you?”
“I didn’t…I suppose I didn’t think
about it. I’m still getting use to your special talents. It’s still hard to
believe it all.”
“
ear as he held her back against his chest. “I pair a lot of mates in the Chapel
of Choir. Couples find it terribly romantic to get married here. Luckily for
me, their guests do as well.”
around her chest, and she clung to him in awed disbelief. “But how is this
possible?”
“The rules of men do not apply to me,
darling. My world is so much freer than the constraints of yours. We can go
anywhere, do anything. All you need is to ask.” Valen spun her to face him. “I
would give you anything.”
She closed her eyes and leaned her
cheek into the fingers that caressed it.
He then pressed a kiss to her nose
before pulling back. When he spoke, his voice had lost some of its huskiness.
“We are going inside to attend a wedding. We will search the crowd for soul
mates. Then I will work my magic at the reception while dancing with my
beautiful date. Are you on board with that?”
She bobbed her head in agreement, still
feeling a little stunned. “I am.” She took Valen’s outstretched hand, grateful
she’d chosen to dress up for their date, and together they walked toward one of
the most remarkable structures in all of history.
Valen seemed to know his way around the
massive building, because before long they stood at the back of the Chapel of
Choir. They hadn’t been stopped or questioned by security. Nor had their
invitations been asked for by the wedding ushers, further proving Valen’s claim
that man’s rules didn’t apply to him.
They took a seat in the back, joining
in at mid-ceremony.
“It’s so lovely,” she breathed.