Michelle Celmers - Playing by the Baby Rules
Harlequin
......a little apprehensive. Not too many people have seen me naked."
He eased the blanket lower, revealing the very tops of her breasts. "Why is that?"
"My body, it's just so…"
With the lightest touch, he traced the curve of her breast just above the edge of the blanket, and she completely lost her train of thought. "Just so what?"
"Suffice it to say, I have issues."
Reaching down, he took her hand from under the covers and pressed her palm to the center of his chest. "Can you feel that? Would my heart beat like this if your body didn't turn me on?"
His heart lunged in his chest, much like her own. His skin was smooth and hot to the touch, the muscles firm underneath. She could barely believe this was Jake lying beside her. Jake touching her this way.
"Marisa," he said, his voice husky. "Can I kiss you?"
Fearing her voice would betray her, she closed her eyes and tilted her chin up in a silent invitation. The whisper of his breath, warm and scented with mint, tantalized her. Then his mouth brushed against her own and everything inside of her............