Best Laid Plans Heather Burkett
Chapter 23: Better
"Hmmm..." He mused, picking up the cards.
"What do you say we make this interesting?" I asked.
Edward chuckled. "I don't have any cash on me."
I looked him in the eye. "I don't want your money, Edward." My voice came out sultry, just as I intended it.
Edward's eyes flashed dark.
"What do you want?" He asked.
I smiled temptingly. "Ever play strip poker?"
The corner of his mouth quirked up. "No, I haven't. But, I'm wearing more clothing, Bella, and I've already won two hands. I'm afraid you're at a disadvantage here."
I smiled confidently. "I'll be the judge of that."
His breath caught in his chest.
"Lady's choice." He agreed, shuffling the cards.
He took a deep breath before dealing another hand. We each looked at our cards more carefully this time. He chose to draw two cards, smiling broadly when I took three.
When we displayed our hands, he beat me with a pair of fives.
I slipped off my shoe, dangling it in the air by my fingertips before dropping it to the ground.
I won the next three hands, watching carefully as Edward slipped off his shoes and one sock.
"You've gotten much better. I think you may be hustling me." He teased without smiling.
"I may have a trick or two up my sleeve." I grinned.
"Three of a kind." Edward announced on the next hand, trumping my pair of sixes. I placed my foot on the coffee table, slowly slipping the straps of my shoe off my foot and placing the heel down on the floor beside the other one. "Do you want to stop?" He asked, realizing I didn't have much else I could safely take off.
I took the cards from his hand, shuffling them more adeptly before dealing the next hand silently.
"Full house." I announced, trumping his pair of threes. I smiled widely, singing "Bom Chicka-Wah-Wah" as Edward removed his other sock.
Edward won the next hand with a pair of queens. He leaned back, splaying his arms along the back of the sofa proudly. Knowing he'd anticipate me removing his jacket, I scooted forward on the sofa, hiking up my dress as his eyes went wide. I placed my hands under the material, slipping my pantyhose over my hips and down my legs, kicking the loose hosiery off as they flew behind the sofa.
I watched his Adam's apple bob as he swallowed deeply, his eyes growing black with lust.
"My deal." I said casually, gathering the cards and shuffling.
I was happy when I won the next two hands, watching in awe as Edward stoically lost his tie, and then his shirt.
"I forgot how much I loved poker." I said huskily, eyeing his torso appreciatively. As handsome as he looked in his suit, he looked remarkably better out of it.
He grabbed the deck before I could. "I seem to have better luck when I deal. Maybe you're just cheating." He narrowed his eyes and pursed his lips.
"Me?!" I feigned being hurt. "Maybe you're just a sore loser." I teased back.
He arched an eyebrow. "Who says I'm losing?"
Dear Lord, that look just made my panties wet.
He dealt the cards before seriously contemplating his hand.
I took two, happy when I was able to get a seven and eight out of it...until he asked for only one card.
Then, I grew nervous.
"So, Bella..." My name dripped off his tongue sensually. "What do you have?"
I swallowed as I revealed my straight.
"Oh." He mouthed, looking surprised. "Good hand."
I smiled momentarily until his eyes grew infinitesimally darker. "But my flush beats your straight."
I sighed, knowing what I had planned to do next but wondering if I actually had the nerve to do it.
I stood up and turned my back to him, slipping my arms out from his jacket. I reached beneath the satin lining of his coat, unzipping my dress and allowing the material to flow off my arms, puddling at my feet.
He gasped.
I slipped my arms back through the jacket, quickly buttoning it before turning back to him, wearing nothing but a thong, his jacket and a smile.
"Bella." He husked, rising up in front of me.
I looked up into his eyes wantonly, unafraid to reveal how badly I wanted him.
How badly I wanted this.
He looked down at me, his eyes searching my face before he placed his hand on my hip, over the jacket. He pulled my body against his, his other hand wrapping behind my head as he kissed me passionately, setting my body on fire.
I ran my fingers over the muscles of his tight back and shoulders, threading them up into his hair as I deepened the kiss, slipping my tongue between his lips, feeling the vibrations of his moan against my mouth.
He lifted me off my feet, carrying me bridal style past the table and smoothly laying me down onto the bed. He broke our kiss long enough to stand up, unbuttoning his slacks. I sat up, slipping off the bed and down onto my knees so that I could push the material over his ass and down his legs eagerly, leaving him in nothing but his satiny boxer briefs.
I kissed the inside of his knee, working my mouth and tongue up his inner thigh as my hands gripped the waistband of his boxers. I looked up into his eyes for permission. As he granted me a slight nod, I slid the satin over his ass and thighs, gasping as he sprang free before me, hard and ready.
With the material down around his ankles, I resumed kissing his legs, grazing his length with my forehead as I licked and nibbled his inner thigh.
"Bella." He groaned, running his fingers over my hair.
I licked his length from balls to tip as he gasped and moaned. I ran my hands up the back of his thighs till I was gripping his ass.
I kissed his head, running my tongue around the defined rim before flicking it back and forth across the tip. I played with him...toyed with the anticipation...before tightening my lips and slipping them over his head, pushing all the way down till I could feel him hit the back of my throat.
"Christ!" He moaned as I suctioned, running my tongue around and around his girth.
He reached down, placing his hands beneath my arms and lifting me easily. I wrapped my arms around his neck, my legs around his hips as his hardness rubbed against my damp panties.
"You're so wet." He moaned in my ear, sucking on my neck and kissing my jaw. He laid me down on the bed, easing his body over mine so that his heat was right where I wanted it. He raised my hands over my head, pinning my wrists to the bed with his right hand.
He kissed across my throat, pressing kisses against my chest as he unbuttoned his jacket with his free hand, opening it to expose my bare breasts. "Fuck." He husked, leaning his head down between my breasts, nuzzling them; his soft, riotous hair tickling my skin. He looked up into my eyes, and they were nothing but black with desire and lust. "You're perfect." He moaned, taking my right nipple between his lips and sucking.
I arched my back, pressing my breast tighter against his face as he bit down softly, flicking his tongue against the aching peak. I moaned, shifting my hips off the bed, in dire need of some friction.
His left hand ventured down my body slowly, his fingers trailing heat over my quaking abdomen as he slipped his fingers beneath the waistband of my panties. "Edward..." I crooned, pleading. "Please."
His long fingers slipped beneath the sheer material, gliding over my wetness and reaching further between my folds. "Ung!" I gasped as he entered me for the first time, deeply probing as his thumb started rubbing enticing circles around my clit. His index finger rubbed against me, making a "come hither" motion as he found my g-spot. I fought his hold on my wrists, breaking free as my fingers dove into his hair.
He released my right breast, kissing me briefly before turning his attentions to my left breast, adding a second finger inside of me. I bucked against him, my hands pressing his face against me greedily as I began undulating my hips against his ministrations.
He released my breast, pressing his body against mine as he continued stroking me, leaning down to whisper in my ear. "That's right Bella. Move for me. Cum for me."
His smell all around me, his body pressed against mine. His hands moving inside of me and on me and his voice in my ear was all it took for me to completely come undone. I moaned loudly as I climaxed, pulsing against his hand eagerly as my body trembled and quaked beneath him.
He kissed me tenderly – my lips, my jaw, my collarbone – as he slowly withdrew his fingers from my body.
I should have been sated, but I missed his touch immediately, still hungry for more.
I slipped my panties off before reaching for his still-hard length, stroking him. "Bella..." He moaned again as I stroked up his length, twisting gently at the end before bringing my hand back down.
I sat up, switching hands so that I was now stroking him with my right as I caressed his balls with my left. "Fuck...that feels...that feels so good." He husked, breathless.
In an instant, I leaned down, taking him between my lips as I continued caressing and stroking him. I licked and sucked, kissing his head repeatedly until his thighs stiffened, signaling he was close.
I popped off him, swinging my leg around him so that I was straddling his thighs, anxious for my next release. I continued stroking him as I leaned forward, pressing my breasts against his chest and whispering in his ear. "Do you have protection?"
"In..." His breath was ragged. "In my pocket." I slowly stood up, not wanting to break the connection but knowing I needed to retrieve the condom.
"Bella." He stated as I reached down to pick up his slacks. I searched the pockets, finding a foil wrapper in the second one. "Bella, wait." He said, sitting up partially so that he was leaning back on his elbows. "I've...I've never done this before." He nearly whispered.
I stood shock-still. "You've never done what before?" I asked, frozen.
He patted the bed beside him, motioning for me to sit down. I slid onto the bed beside him.
"I've...never...made love to anyone before." He blushed.
Holy shit! What was I doing?!
"But I want to. With you." He said, sensing the trepidation in my eyes. He caressed my cheek. "I've never wanted anything so badly in my life."
He was a virgin?
Every doubt and worry I had came rushing to the surface.
"No. No! Don't do that." He said in a rush. "Don't doubt this. Don't stop."
"Edward, I..." I started, unsure what it was I wanted to say.
"Bella." He closed his eyes, as if almost fighting back tears. "Please. Don't second guess this. I just wanted you to know."
I sat still on the bed, my emotions warring within me. I wanted him, but it suddenly felt so very wrong how desperately I wanted him.
This isn't right. That old, familiar voice chanted in my head.
"Please." Edward asked, once again sounding so very young and vulnerable. "I've...I've just never felt this way about anyone before." He took my left hand in his and kissed my knuckles, turning my palm towards his mouth and sucking on it sensually, my senses overriding logical thought. He pressed my hand against his chest, over his heart where I could feel the pounding beat beneath his skin. With his hand over mine, he pushed it further down his body, over his tight abs, along the trail of thin hair until I was gripping his length one again. "Please." He repeated.
His length had softened slightly, but pulsed against my hand as I touched it. He brought his right hand up to caress my cheek, pulling me downward so that he could kiss me.
I kissed him tentatively, still battling my emotions as our kiss deepened once more. If I continued this, this couldn't be a one night stand. This...this meant something now. There'd be no going back.
I could feel him strengthening and lengthening in my palm as I made my decision.
No going back. I reminded myself.
I released him as his eyes shot wide, worried that I was pulling away.
I tore open the foil package, removing the slippery rubber from inside as he breathed a sigh of relief. I slipped the rubber over his head, pushing down as it unrolled around him.
With the condom in place, he leaned over me, laying me down on the bed as he shifted his weight between my legs.
"Take it slowly." I advised as he swallowed deeply.
He nodded.
With his weight on top of me, he leaned down on his elbows, caressing my cheek with the back of his fingers as he slowly leaned forward to kiss me. For the first time tonight, his kiss was soft and lingering instead of passionate and demanding; our tongues dancing past one another on soft sighs.
He pulled back to look into my eyes, questioning. I nodded my approval.
Edward pushed inside of me, his length quickly filling me deliciously as I moaned. He pulled out slowly before pressing inward again. I grabbed onto his shoulders, my nails digging into his smooth skin as he repeated the motion; the pressure inside of me slowly building.
"Just like that." I purred as he slowly began to pick up speed. His movements became automatic as he breathed raggedly, his minty breath washing over my face. He stared down into my eyes and I couldn't deny the connection I felt there. He thrust in harder and my eyes rolled back in my head as I arched against him.
He began pushing into me harder and deeper with each quickening thrust and I was so close that I could feel my stomach coiling tightly. His back stiffened with his impending climax and soon he groaned as he found his release.
I wasn't disappointed – it was only expected that he'd find his release before I did.
But, I was surprised when he withdrew from me hurriedly, replacing his body with his fingers once again. "Edward" I moaned as he pounded against me, quickly making me see stars as I found my second orgasm of the night.
Thoroughly spent, Edward rolled over onto his back, wrapping his arm around my shoulders and pulling me towards his chest.
"I hope..." he started, breathless "...that was as good for you as it was for me."
"Better." I sighed, wrapping my arm around his waist and leaning my head against his chest, listening to his heartbeat.