Most men would have done something klutzy, but not this man, not the super smooth Zach Slater. He managed to maneuver them around the furniture in the living room and into the bedroom, while kicking the door closed with his foot, all while kissing her in a way she had never been kissed before.

Slowly, he lowered her to floor and pulled back from the kiss when his need for oxygen became overpowering.

She opened her eyes and smiled up at him.

"Zach, what are…"

"Is this too fast?" he asked. She was in awe. Normally, this man was so sure of himself, so confident you couldn't help but take notice of him. But here, standing in this dark room with her, his feeling exposed for the first time, she could feel the fear and apprehension radiating out of him.

"Zach, no, it's…"

"Because the last thing I want to do is rush. You deserve… I should be showering you with flowers. I should be taking you to glamorous places for dinner and showing you off to the whole town. I should be whisking you away for secret, romantic weekends. I should be the one filling your room with candles and strawberries. I shouldn't need your sister to this for me, to have to show me that you…"

Kendall put her finger against his lips.

"Stop. Please don't second guess any of this. I want this, I want us, I want you. Do I want all that stuff – the flowers, the weekends, the fabulous dates, of course. Do I want that right now? No. All I want right now is you and me to be locked in this room for the foreseeable future without any bad-timed interruptions… oh wait, you've already made that happen. So, I'm good."

The sexy smile on her face made all his doubts disappear immediately.

"I'm also assuming that surprise gifts will also be expected?"

"Yeah, that's pretty much a given."

He laughed and pulled her back into him, hugging her with all his might. He breathed in the scent of her hair. He found himself completely relaxed with her and he loved feeling this way.

Kendall ran her fingers through his hair and placed light kisses on his neck. She smiled slightly when she hit a particularly sensitive area behind his ear and his hands bunched up some of the material on the back of her dress.

Zach pulled back and looked at her face for a moment before kissing her again. This kiss was different. They both knew that this kiss signified their commitment to each other and to this relationship. The kiss was a lot like their relationship – dueling each other for the power position, making sure that the other knew who was in charge.

Zach lifted her off the ground and carried her to the foot of the bed. Just as he was about to lay her out on the bed, he felt her push slightly against his chest.

He stopped kissing her. He was about to say something but she put her finger to her lips to tell him to be quiet. She pushed him back a step. She took a moment to look him over and then locked eyes with him. Without breaking eye contact, she gracefully slipped the halter over her head and the dress pooled at her feet. She stepped out of the dress and tossed it across the room.

All rational thought left his head in that moment. It was like she had stepped right out of his fantasy – standing there in front of him in nothing but a navy strapless bra, navy underwear and a pair of silver stiletto heels. His eyes roamed her entire body and could feel his need for her growing inside of him.

She took two steps toward him and smiled shyly. She pushed his jacket off his shoulders and down his arms. She caught the jacket and tossed it in the direction she had tossed her dress. She ran her hands up and down his arms several times, feeling the heat radiating through his shirt. She moved her fingers to the front of the shirt and quickly undid all the buttons and slipped the shirt off as well, tossing it toward the ever increasing piles of clothes.

She ran her hands across his chest and the wall that had kept him frozen in those few minutes finally collapsed. He pulled her up off the floor and plundered her mouth with his tongue as she wrapped her legs around his waist. He walked them around the bed and sat her down on it. He leaned over her and pulled her right leg up and removed her shoe and threw it across the room. He did the same to the other leg. He placed his hands next to her and leaned into her for another kiss.

He was like a drug to her at this point. She needed to have him as soon as possible. She would never know how she managed to go so long without him, without having him in every way imaginable. As she felt him reach around to undo the clasp of her bra, she nimbly undid the button on his pants and slipped his pants and boxers down his legs.

As he grabbed her bra off her body, she scooted back on the bed. He noticed that she was still more dressed than he was. Not to be outdone, he crawled on top of him and grabbed the panties she was wearing with his right hand. He smirked at her for a second before ripping them off her body.

A fiery passion erupted inside of her in that moment. That was by far the sexiest thing a man had ever done to her and she needed him now. She grabbed his face and pulled him down on top of her.

"Those were one of my favorite pair" she said breathlessly as he placed hot, open-mouth kisses on her neck.

He pulled back and looked her squarely in the eye. "I'll buy you one of everything from the store downstairs tomorrow."

"Deal" she said as she pulled him back in for a kiss.

Every nerve in their bodies was on fire. She gasped as he rained kisses on her breasts. He moaned as she licked her way down his chest. As he entered her for the first time, she screamed his name with all the love and passion he had ever wanted.

They spent hours discovering each other, discovering what made the other moan, scream, and gasp in delight. They would finish and all he would have to do is look at her and see the love on her face before he had to have her again.

As the sun started to rise, they collapsed back onto the bed. Zach pulled Kendall right up next to him. She draped her arm over his chest and put her head in the crook of her neck.

They lay quietly like that for a few minutes before he felt Kendall start to giggle.

"Something funny?"

"Well, it just occurred to me that there are probably people next door, across the hall, in the lobby. I can only imagine the show they heard."

She looked up at him and started to laugh along with him.

"Nothing to worry about my dear, it's just your mother and Jackson next door with Lily across the hall."

That sent her into hysterics. They both laughed and held onto each other.

Finally, Kendall calmed down and felt exhaustion wash over her.

"I need sleep."

"You aren't kidding!" he said in reply, shifting so they could get comfortable.

Kendall looked up at this man who had stolen her heart right from under her.

"You love me?"

"Always" he said, pulling her in for a kiss.

She obliged him for a moment and then snuggled against his side. Soon, they were both drifting off to a very blissful and satisfied sleep.