When A Man Loves A Woman by Bette Ford

Author:Bette Ford [Ford, Bette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: African American Fiction, Contemporary Adult Romance, Adult Romance, Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, African American Romance, African American, General, Contemporary Romance
ISBN: 9781617508882
Google: ZqEy2GsjdXQC
Amazon: 1583142371
Publisher: NYLA
Published: 2002-03-01T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Zachary tenderly brushed Amanda’s lips with his own. “Sorry. I didn’t mean to crush you beneath me.” He rolled onto his back, bringing her with him, settling her over him. Running a calloused finger down her cheek, he whispered throatily, “You okay? I lost it at the end. Did I hurt you?”

“No.” She teased, “Did I hurt you?”

“Not hardly, sexy lady.” He chuckled, pressing warm kisses against her full, lush mouth.

When she shivered, he reached down and pulled the flannel sheet and down comforter over them both.

“Better?”

She nodded, burying her face between his shoulder and neck, touched by his thoughtfulness and overwhelmed by the intimacy they had shared. Resting in his strong arm, she hummed to herself, wondering if all couples feel this sense of closeness after making love. Had her parents ever felt this way?

“What are you humming?”

Although somewhat embarrassed, she confessed, “Just a song my mother used to play on the record player and we used to sing around the house when I was little. I don’t know what made me remember it.”

He smiled, kissing her cheek. “When a Man Loves a Woman”?

“Yes. The original was by Percy Sledge,” she admitted, surprised that he recognized the song.

Zachary’s arms tightened around her, bringing her even closer to his warmth. She was silent for so long that he asked, “You aren’t going to sleep on me, are you?”

“Mmm …” was all she could manage. Despite everything they had just shared, there was a part of her that she needed to keep hidden.

When he rose she complained, “Where are you going?”

“We’re going to finish what we started.”

Before she could sort that one out, he scooped her up and carried her into the bathroom.

“The water is cold.” She shivered as she sank down in the tub resting her back against his front, nestled between his long legs.

“Give me a minute,” he said, kissing her neck before turning on the hot water and the whirlpool jets. “Better?”

“Mmm.” She closed her eyes, trying to push her nagging fears away and concentrate on nothing more than the heat of his large body against hers.

Zachary massaged her shoulders, moving down her sleek spine until she began to relax. She moaned when he cupped her hip. He caressed the length of her thighs, before he parted them, giving him unlimited access to her feminine secrets. With blunt fingertips he traced the puffy feminine folds, parted them to find her warmer than the temperature of the water around them.

Amanda’s breathing accelerated as she arched back, resting her head on his shoulder. His breathing was as quick and uneven as hers as he cupped her breasts, as if weighing their cushiony softness, then rhythmically tugged the tight nipples between his thumbs and forefingers.

“We can’t—”

“Can’t what, sugar? Make love again?”

“Yes …” she said around a breathless moan.

“No doubts tonight, my love. Let’s forget everything and concentrate on enjoying each other,” Zachary whispered close to her ear, pressing a kiss to the sensitive spot just below, causing her to tremble with sexual tension.

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