The Game of Seduction (Arrington Family Series) (12 page)

With one plunge, he was completely nestled inside of her, shocking her system with electrifying volts of pleasure. She clung to him for dear life as he began to slowly stroke her, causing her to tremor beneath him and soft whimpers rose from her throat. With every stroke he gave, she felt herself falling into his world, and rose her hips up to meet his tender thrusts. She wanted to give all of herself to him. Her heart, mind, spirit, body, and soul only wanted to be his.
Did Rasheed realize that she’d never felt like this before? That his being there ignited a fever in her and caused her to go weak? Just a touch or a smile from him could send tingles down her spine, and he wasn’t even trying.

“I’m so glad you’re here,” she croaked out.

“Me too. All I could think about on the way over here was being inside you again. You feel so damn good, Bree.”

After that, his thrusts came faster and deeper. An orgasm started in her center and tore through her entire body making her go dizzy and blank for a few moments. He lifted off of her.

“Wait … no … where are you going? Don’t stop. I need you … please.” She couldn’t believe the way she was begging this man to not stop, but if he only knew how he’d just taken her to heaven.

“I’m not stopping,” he chuckled. “Just changing positions. Turn over.”

Relief swept over her, and she happily turned over onto her stomach. He pulled her by the hips until she was on all fours. He leaned over and kissed the sensitive spot on the back of her neck as he eased all of himself into her. Her stomach muscles clenched, and she let out a long sigh. He stayed still for a minute, and she appreciated that. From behind, he felt harder and stronger, and she needed a minute to adjust to its size again.

She wiggled her butt and then slowly pushed back to him. He rested his hands on her hips and guided her to meet his long strokes over and over until she had orgasms overlapping each other. Their bodies slapped together as his pace picked up. She could no longer meet his thrusts as he hammered into her making her come so many times that her voice was hoarse from yelling his name. She slumped to the bed completely exhausted but wanting more of his deep, long thrusts that were sending her over the edge. He followed, but his momentum never stopped as he drove into her, saying her name in the process. He tugged on the back of her neck which was sure to leave a love mark, but she didn’t care. He grabbed her hands and held them to the bed.

“Is it good, Bree?”

“Oh yes, Rasheed. So damn good.”

“It’s all mine, you hear me?” he groaned in her ear.

“Yes, baby. Whatever you say. Just don’t stop.”

He let go of one of her hands and slid his hand down her body and underneath it to tease her clit, sending raw cries from her. She didn’t know how much more she could take, but she craved it so bad. She craved him so bad.

“Tell me whose making you feel like this.”

“You.”

“Who, baby? You know my arrogant ass loves to hear my name on your sexy lips.”

“Rasheed Vincent. Keep giving it to me just like that, Mr. Vincent.”

“Good girl.” He removed his hand from her clit and slapped her butt.

“You gonna come with me?” he asked as his thrusts came faster and out of control as the bed shook like an earthquake.

“Yes, Rasheed! Please come.”

Seconds later he shuddered hard and let out a long roar like a lion along with her name, a few grunts, and some curse words.

He rolled off of her and pulled her close to him, his face nuzzling her neck as his breathing returned to normal. Bria closed her eyes and then reopened them as silent tears fell on her face and mingled with her sweat or his sweat. She really didn’t know. What she did know was that she’d never felt a complete oneness with a man before. It scared her. She knew getting involved with Rasheed on this level was a big mistake. But now that she had crossed the point of no return, she would just have to be a woman and deal with it.

*****

An hour later after a shower together, they were settled in the living room munching on grilled cheese sandwiches and curly fries while watching college football.

“So, when are you leaving for Atlanta?” he asked, taking a swig of his beer.

“Tomorrow evening after I run some errands and what not.”

“And what not? You gotta go see your man before you leave?” Even though he asked jokingly, his stomach turned into a knot as he waited for an answer. He finished off his beer as she popped another fry into her mouth and chewed before answering his question.

Her mouth turned into a smirk as she chewed, taunting him even more.

“I don’t have a man. If I did, you wouldn’t be here. The
what not
is a patient. She’s going through fertility treatments with Raven, and I’m doing acupuncture in correlation with it.”

His stomach unknotted, and he polished off the rest of his grilled cheese sandwich.

“Oh. That’s right. Your parents are in St. Croix for the week. Daddy Dearest won’t even know.”

“Exactly. I’m hitting the road after that. When is your segment with
Sports Fanatic
?”

“Next week, but I’m flying out in the morning. You know, Bree, you can stay with me.”

She stopped mid-fry.

“I’m staying with my cousin, Megan. She’s one of the twins you were salivating over.” She popped the fry into her mouth and turned her attention toward the game.

“Well, now I’m salivating over you and would love for you to spend the month with me and in my bed.”

“I thought you didn’t bring honeys to your home in Atlanta.”

“I don’t, nor my home here in Memphis. But you’re no
honey,
as you say. You’re my best friend. In fact, instead of flying out in the morning, I can just ride with you. No point in you driving seven hours at night by yourself.”

“Rasheed, I don’t know about staying with you.”

“I’m not asking you to live with me. Just hang with me like we always do. Of course, now we’ve discovered something else we like to do together and very well.”

She tried to hide an embarrassed smile and hesitated with her answer. “Okay, but be ready at six ‘o’ clock.”

“Is your furry friend coming?” He pointed toward the bookshelf where Mr. Hamster sat in his cage nibbling on some food.

“No, Raven is going to keep him. Megan has a cat so I wasn’t going to take Mr. Hamster. He may have thought Mr. Hamster was lunch.”

“True. So, Megan is an interior decorator, right? My place in Atlanta isn’t really furnished, even though I did have my assistant make sure I at least had a bed to sleep in when I arrive and few other linens and things. Do you think she’ll be interested in doing some decorating for me? I’ll be back and forth in Atlanta with the hosting gig during basketball season until the studio here in Memphis is complete later on this year.”

“I’m sure she will. I’ll ask her.”

“Cool. Maybe you can help as well. You know my taste.”

“Sure. Why not?”

Rasheed tried to put his focus on the game, but he wasn’t really watching it. Instead, he kept thinking about the sexy woman sitting on the floor munching on curly fries dipped in honey mustard sauce. He could still taste her womanly essence on his lips and wanted seconds, but he knew he needed to slow down with her. He didn’t know why he invited her to stay with him in Atlanta. It just came out. It felt natural that she should be with him if they were both going to be in Atlanta at the same time. Bria was doing a number him, and he kind of liked it.

He slid down the couch and sat behind her on the floor, wrapping his arms around her waist and stretched out his long legs on either side of hers. He moved her long locks out the way and placed a tender kiss on the back of her neck. She rested her head on his chest, and he exhaled. He’d never felt so comfortable and content with a woman as he was with Bria. She was his best friend and his lover all wrapped into one. That was a first for him. He kissed her on her cheek, and she let out the cute giggle that always made his heart smile. He sighed. Mr. Self-proclaimed Player was doing something he promised he would never do again. Fall in love.

Chapter Nine

“Thank you so much, Dr. Bria and Dr. Raven, for seeing me today when your practice is closed,” Kelly Turner, Raven’s patient, said as she followed the doctors to Raven’s examination room. The doctors let Kelly walk in first.

“No problem,” Raven answered, handing Kelly a front-open exam gown from a drawer under the counter. “You’re ovulating this week, plus Dr. Bria is going out of town for the next month and needs to do your acupuncture treatment before she leaves.”

“That’s why I love coming here. Everyone goes the extra mile.”

“Thank you,” Raven said. “We appreciate that. Go ahead and get changed. I’ll be back in about ten minutes to go over your hormone level test and then Dr. Bria will go ahead and do your acupuncture procedure.”

“We’ll be right back.” Bria closed the door. “I need to go get the needles and the music from my office,” she said as they walked down the hall to the wing where all of the doctor’s offices were located.

“So, are you all packed for your trip?” Raven asked, speaking to Bria but making funny faces at Mr. Hamster once they were in Bria’s office.

“Yep, everything is in the SUV, and please, stop making faces at the hamster. You’re scaring him. I don’t know why you and your twin think he’s a baby. Cannon talks baby talk to him.”

“But, he’s so cute.”

“Yes, he is. Thank you for taking care of him while I’m gone,” Bria said, flipping through instrumental relaxation CD’s to play during Kelly’s thirty minute acupuncture session.

“What time are you leaving?

“I told Rasheed to be ready at six.”

“Really? So what’s up with that? You two ran out of the club after ya’ll were pretty much having sex on the dance floor.”

Bria widened her eyes and almost dropped the pack of acupuncture needles.

“Don’t look so surprised. I saw you out there grinding all over your
best friend.”

“We were just having fun.” Bria ran her fingers through her hair. “We dance together all the time. I’m sure Kelly is ready by now. Just come get me when you’re done going over her test results.”

“Are you trying to avoid the subject? Fine. But when you’re done placing the needles in Kelly, meet me back in my office.”

Thirty minutes later, Bria sat on Raven’s couch waiting for the interrogation. She sometimes thought Raven was in the wrong profession at times and should’ve been a detective.

“Yes or no. Did you sleep him?”

“I wouldn’t really call it sleeping … well, I guess he eventually put me to sleep.” She tried to contain a huge smile but gave up.

“So you’re taking your relationship to the next level or is it just sex?”

“You sure are being a nosy rosy. We’re just having fun. That’s all.”

“Well, maybe for him.” Raven sipped her bottled water. “But I’ve seen the way you look at him and the way your face lights up if someone mentions his name or he calls or sends a text message. You weren’t like that with your ex, so I know it’s different. Can you handle it if he starts to see someone else next week, and he wants to tell you all about her like he always does and then the following day he brings some other chick to a party? He’s a nice guy and a good friend of the family now, but he’s also a well-known player, and I don’t mean in basketball. Can you handle this?”

Bria closed her eyes and exhaled. She had tossed and turned last night over those same questions. Deep down she knew the answer was no, she couldn’t handle it. There was something about Rasheed Vincent that simply unraveled her, and she couldn’t wind back up again. He was the best lover she’d ever had. He was confident with his lovemaking as if he knew he was the greatest and deserved a gold medal for it. But it was more than just the sex. It was his laughter, his concern for her over important decisions, his support and encouragement when it came to dealing with her father and the way he always puts her first, after Brooklyn, of course.

“Well?” Raven asked, taking off her white coat and hanging it in her closet. She pulled her naturally curly hair up in a ponytail on top of her head.

“I’ll just have to cross that bridge when I get it to it.”

“Yep. This will be next week if he sticks to his pattern. I’m just saying, be careful. It’s okay to have fun with no strings attached. We’ve all been there, but I’ve seen you with him over a dozen of times since you’ve met, and if I didn’t know either of you, I would think you’re a couple.”

Bria checked her watch. Kelly had about ten more minutes.

“I understand where you’re coming from, Rave, I really do. But I’ll be fine. Rasheed and I are friends who have crossed the line and had fantastic sex. Heck, we may never have sex again.”

“Chile, please. You’re staying with him in his mansion. Did you ever ask where you would be staying? The guest room or the master suite?”

Bria remained silent.

“Fine. Don’t answer. I have to go to the hospital, but first, I’ll drop Mr. Hamster off at my place. Lock up and have fun in Atlanta. Tell Megan and her fabu group of friends hello for me.”

After Bria finished with Kelly, locked up, and left, she sat in her SUV thinking about the month ahead. She would be spending her days with Taylor at the wellness center and her nights with Rasheed in his home, in his bed. And who wouldn’t want to spend a month with him. He was every woman’s fantasy. Tall, handsome, Hershey-kissed skin, a mouthwatering smile that was charming and dangerous. Plus, he had the best set of abs a woman could run her hands and lips over.

She smiled, turned the ignition, and headed toward Rasheed’s home. She was going to have fun and not worry her head over the fact that they had crossed the line.

*****

Bria sat with her feet in the passenger seat of her SUV reading a book on her Kindle Fire while Rasheed drove and bopped his head to John Coltrane. They had been riding in silence for the past hour. They had about three more hours until they were in Atlanta. Bria loved traveling at night because there weren’t many cars on the interstate.