The Fighter's Block (3 page)

At the same time, Dani watched Van walk away. He was hard to read, but she kind of thought that he liked her. She liked him
too
, that
was for sure.
He had on a long sleeved shirt, but she could tell he was nicely built
.
She liked his laid-back demea
nor, the fact that he seemed
sincere
when he spoke so softly
, and his
ruggedly
handsome face that drew her in with
his
partial
smile.
She could tell he was a Jersey boy, or at least lived there a while, and even though she felt bad about the stereotype, there was something different that set him apart. There was something there that compelled her to search deeper. Between that and the power of his
chocolate
brown eyes…

Yes, she was very attracted to him.

He’d walked into his
bedroom
but she could still see him. He
was trying to tidy up and
tossed a few things from the bed onto a chair, and then
he
turned toward the door. Van could see Dani near the couch, staring at him. He didn’t know what to do besides just stand there for a second, but Dani came across the room and stopped in his doorway. They both just looked at each other for a
few seconds
,
each feeling the same desire. B
ut Dani was the one that made
the first
move, and
she
ste
pped in front of Van, looking into his eyes.

“Thank you for everything you did tonight,” she said softly.
She could feel the heat building inside of her and her heart thudded heavier. What the hell was it about this guy…?

He
slowly reached for her face, and gently touched the bruise on her cheek with his thumb. Yes,
those eyes were blue, dark
sapphire
,
and they were beautiful. He
hoped he
was reading them l
oud and clear when he leaned closer to her. His lips went to her cheek first,
and he lightly brushed them
over her battle wound. Just that barely-there feel of his mouth made her weak and he felt her breath release past his
neck
.

He faced her again, just to look in
to
her eyes. He was aware of the very second she
placed
her hands
on
his
waist
and his heart began to punch his ribs.
They were still looking at one another when her hands traveled under his shirt, just to feel the skin above his
waist
band. But that lead to a firmer touch as she slid them to explore more, and his rock hard abs made her lose her breath again.

She wasn’t sure she could wait any longer when he finally k
issed her lips—s
lowly, softly, but with deliberate seduction. He grazed his tongue against hers, careful not to move to
o
quickly. But her tongue met him eagerly, and their kiss sizzled into something much deeper. He heard a sound come out of her, a soft agreement, and it turned him on even more. As the kiss deepened, he became harder, and she was well aware of that when she pressed up against his body.

Chapter Two

Dani wasn’t sure how long they’d been kissing, and neither did Van. But what they both agreed on without words was that it was too good to stop.

He waited for her to slide her hands up his chest before he put his on her hips,
holding
her
tighter
against
him. That movement caused Dani to remove her lips from him and begin unbuttoning his shirt, starting from the bottom up. He watched her as she glanced at him under thick lashes, in between each button she undid. She didn’t unbutton the last one, the fourth one from the top, but she opened up his shirt to look over her
washboard
fortune.

Oh my God, he’s absolutely ripped
, she thought. She had felt it with her fingers, but the proof was right there being absorbed with her eyes. Finally she undid the last button
, smoothing her hands over his well-defined chest. She took her time with her studies until her eyes drifted to
his lips.
Her hands slid to his shoulders,
ridding
them of his shirt. As she softly guided the fabric off his arms, her fingers traveled over the hard muscl
es that defined his upper limbs, and then she looked him in the eye
.

Van was reeling inside. This was almost too much for him to handle. She hadn’t even done anything sexual and he was ready to explode in his pants. His desi
re to touch her overwhelmed him
so he decided it was his turn when he softly ran
his fingers through her hair and down her back.

She moved her hands to his face this time, her eyes searching his as she lightly touched the day’s growth along his jaw
, and barely ran a finger along a tiny scar on his
left
cheekbone
. She kissed
it, and then kissed another one below his lip. Then she kissed the rest of his lips
, pulling him into her once again as the fire
re-ignited
between them.

Dani pulled back slightly, still touching his lip
s with hers as she spoke. “W
hat
do
want, Van?”

That, in his mind, was the go ahead
. He
turned her around, holding her back against his
body as her head leaned into him
.

“You,” he whispered gruffly. “More than anything I’ve ever wanted.”

The one hand he’d placed against her abdomen remained, but he slowly
rubbed against
her body with his
fingers
until
they
were
against skin
at her waistline
. His lips found her shoulder
and he kissed it around the
thin
strap
of her top
, taking his time to make a trail up to her neck.

Another sound
escaped her and he smiled.

He continued to kiss her neck and behind her ear, and gently sucked on her earlobe. He made her hot between her legs and she felt weak again, and as if he could read her body perfectly clear, his fingers inched into the waist of her slim fitting skirt. As he smoothly trekked to the
promised land
, his other hand cupped her breast. He was harder than ever, but he wanted to give her this moment if he could just hold back.

Her arms came up and she slid her hands behind his neck.
His f
ingers guided themselves into her panties,
feeling only bare skin over every inch
of
her
while
her
nails dug into his skin.
She gouged him
even
more when his finger found
the
warm home it
wanted to dwell
in.

Whoa, she was so sensitive to his touch
, he realized. He was to hers as well, and he wondered if
it
had just been too long, or she had some sort of power over him. He lightly squeezed her nipple between his fingers as he continued to pleasure her down below. She was softly moaning, over and over, and she said his name twice. Things became really intense when she turned her mouth to him so he could kiss her
at the same time
.

Thank God she turned around
entirely and
started to undo his pants because he was about to lose it. The feel of her in his hands was too much, too perfect, and he needed to see what the
ir
final acts would bring. He didn’t want to rush the ending, he wished he could experience this all night, but progress was due when she made his pants drop to the floor
,
and as he kicked them off, he lifted her top over her head.

“You are so beautiful,” he whispered, sli
ding her skirt off so that she was standing there in her bra and panties and pair of sexy heels.

They kissed again as she
pressed against
him, smothering
the
erected
tent between them. She slid her hands into his boxers, scraping her nails against his butt cheeks. She continued to kiss him, rub against him, while she
used one hand to remove her
shoe
and then switched hands to remove the other. Her height dropped three inches but Van grabbed her ass, picked her up, and took her to the bed.

They
continued
to make out
for another few minutes until Van gently removed her panties. He kissed her collarbone, her chest, and lightly
brushed
his lips
along the top of her bra. He pushed it down a little to reveal a nipple, and he wrapped his lips around it
.
His
hand returned to her lower half at the same time and she was about to burst with ecstasy. He was dying to be inside her, but he was dying just as much to give his mouth and tongue a workout she wouldn’t forget. He kis
sed his way down her body, open
ing her legs as he returned to
paradise
. Just seeing her laid out like that, breathing heav
il
y and completely
vulnerable
, sent a raging power into his groin.

But he took his time.

Dani was beyond shocked. Brian would have had her on the bed, stripped, and plunging inside of her within
twenty
seconds of entering the bedroom. This… This was an experience. This was something she had never had before.

This...was amazing.

When it felt natural, Van removed his mouth and brought his body over hers, supporting himself on his
palms
. Dani’s heart surged with anticipation. She’d been close to the edge with what his mouth and hands c
ould do, but had stopped seconds before
. Now all she wanted to do was receive him entirely, body and soul, and she moved against him when his cock
pressed against her entry
. He paused to keep her on the edge, but then he completely pulled back.

“What’s the matter,” she panted, trying to pull him to her again.

“I need a condom,” he stated, reaching across her for the drawer in the nightstand.

He quickly unwrapped
it
and slipped it on, returning to her body as quickly as he could. Thankfully it didn’t kill the mood because she took him without pause and he
slid
inside
of
her with the most exquisite pleasure. He pulled back and pushed in a couple of times
as
she encouraged it, moaning with each movement. Sound came from his chest too, each time
she
clenched around him, begging for more. He hadn’t gotten to her
bra yet, but he was ready for a total
unveiling. It was her turn to read him when his hand
moved
for it, and in one brief movement, she was on top
, sliding up and down
him
.

She leaned down and worked her mouth and tongue against his, sending him into another fit of sexual energy. He wasn’t sure how long he could last, but she seemed to know to stop at that moment. With a smile she cupped her own breasts, teasing him as she massaged and
handled
them
through the lingerie
. Her teeth bit her lower lip with a
seductive
smile as her fingers toyed with the clasp at the front of her bra.

“Shall I, or do you want to do the honors?” she asked coyly.

Oh God, she was beautiful. What in the he
ll was he doing?
What was this night going to do to him?

He shook the thought and took a deep breath, feeling his size inside of her as she barely adjusted on him to keep him aroused. But it wasn’t necessary because he believed she could keep him hard even if they were
sitting together
listening to
a church sermon.

Her question
posed
a difficult decision and he almost wished she hadn’t asked. He truly was expecting her to just open it up with the surprise, but now that he thought about it, he wanted the moment to be his.

He didn’t answer with words but gently took her hands in his, pulling her forward. She leaned into him when he brought her palms to his lips, kissing each one in turn. It caused an arousal in her loins and she moved with it, just as he released her hands and lightly cupped her breasts. He felt them for a moment, enjoying
the soft mounds
as she leaned over him. Then he found the clasp and undid it. A surge of s
exual heat traveled through
him
as his eyes took in the
beauty of her entirely naked
in front of him.