Chapter 10
She had never been kissed the way she was being kissed by Sherlock Holmes. He was not kidding when he said he was capable of intimacy.
She should have been embarrassed being snogged senseless like some teenager in the middle of town in broad daylight, where any of her colleagues might see them, but she was too far gone.
When he finally broke away from her, her lips were swollen, her chest was heaving, and just the look of her made him want her more.
"Molly," he said, far more calmly than he felt. "Unless I'm mistaken, we are not required to return to the conference until 7:30 this evening for the key note speaker and banquet, and it is only 5 o'clock now. Perhaps we could continue this conversation somewhere private."
She nodded. She slipped her arm back into his and they walked back to the inn.
Without speaking, he pressed the lift button for his floor, and they walked to his room. He managed to open the door without his hand shaking, let her inside, and closed and locked the door behind him.
"Molly," he said, looking down at her with a great deal of heat. "I don't really want to continue talking."
She exhaled and gave a small smile. "I don't think there's anything more to discuss, do you?"
He began kissing her neck and unbuttoning her blouse. "Contraception?"
"Handled. Most recent STI screen?" she said, beginning work on his pants.
"Last month, clean. You?"
"Six months, same."
"I do have condoms, if you still prefer."
"Oh? Planned on getting lucky then?" she grinned as his mouth trailed across her collar bone and down her chest.
"I did, but Dr. Gutierrez didn't seem all that interested. I think I came on too strong with him in his session yesterday."
She laughed. "Mm. Shame. But you are an acquired taste, I do think."
"Have you acquired a taste for me, Dr. Hooper?" he asked, unhooking her brassiere.
"I believe so, yes, Mr. Holmes," she said, relieving him of his shirt, and straddling him on the king size hotel bed.
He kissed her hard, massaging her pert breast with his right hand.
"It's quite mutual," he said, as they worked on removing the last of their clothing.