Auld Lang Sigh Page 2

  “You have no wallet, and you will never find a bus or cab with all the people out there. I don’t have a key for the elevator, so I guess you are at my complete mercy. I have a condo about a block from here.” He reached behind the counter and lifted out a bottle.

  “And, you have champagne.” She smiled. “I’m beginning to think you have pretty much everything I need for tonight.” And ever.

  “We have champagne after hours when an employee celebrates a milestone. They come. They go. Birthdays. It’s something I do to show I appreciate them.”

  “I need to work here and not an uptight law firm upstairs.”

  “You like what you do, like me.” He extended his hand. “Damsel, shall we go?”

  Ella let him guide her to her feet. Mind blowing sex was an amazing cure for a twisted ankle. Lee slid the grate open for them to scoot out and then paddle locked it. When he opened the main door, they were assaulted with noise and laughter from the crowd on the sidewalk.

  He wound a long arm over her shoulders and tucked her in the crook of his arm. It was a pleasant treat to have a chivalrous man offer his body for protection from the throngs of people as they moved down the sidewalk. When they arrived at Lee’s condo building, he typed in his code to the front door, and they headed for the elevator. An older couple stepped in the car with them. Lee’s gaze was like fire as it stroked over her like fingers. Ella slid a finger in her mouth, wet her lips, and grabbed him through his pants. Lee let out a low groan, and rolled his eyes at the ceiling. The older man fixed them both with a glare.

  When they got off on his floor, they stumbled down the hall. By the time Lee fumbled for his wallet and finally put the key in the lock, they were both in hysterics. Ella hadn’t had this much fun in years.

  She pounced on him the second the door clicked closed. “You made me wait,” Ella said in a sexy purr.

  “I have to disagree. I don’t think you had to wait for much. But, there’s more.” He reached for her and hauled her against him in a fierce, no-holds-barred kiss. Lee felt so good. Big and hard. Between her thighs, more molten heat pooled.

  Ella grabbed for his shirt and yanked it from the waist of his trousers. She slipped the buttons free, and ran her hands up and over his shoulders to push it free. She stepped back and took an admiring glance. Lee undid his belt, and unzipped his pants. Ella smoothed a hand down the muscles of his chest and belly then inside his boxers until she felt his steely erection against her hand.

  He groaned when she stroked him base to tip. She wrapped her fingers around the hot velvet of the head of his cock. He was so thick and long. His body tensed as she rubbed a pearly bead, back and forth, in a silken tease.

  “Ella,” his voice held such passion and desperation her knees threatened to buckle. Lee sat on a chair, yanked off his socks and shoes, and stripped off the remainder of his clothes. Standing naked before her, he was nothing short of amazing. “Can I help you with the clothes you’re still wearing?”

  He lifted her sweater dress over her head, and unhooked her bra. Her breasts swung free. She hadn’t bothered putting her panties back on. She hoped she wouldn’t need them.

  Lee’s hands slid to her breasts. She arched her back as he plucked at her nipples. He stepped in to kiss and nibble his way down her neck, before taking a pebbled bead between his teeth. Ella ran her hands through his thick hair in an attempt to pull him closer. His tongue was molten as it flicked over and over her.

  “I need you,” she begged. The core of her ached to feel all his hard heat buried inside her. Instead of giving into her plea, he sucked harder. His hands worked down the curves of her hips and between her legs. When he touched her, she bit her lip not to come.

  “Do you know what you’re doing to me? Knowing you’re this hot and wet… for me?” he whispered in her ear. He scooped her up in his arms and strode into the bedroom. A breathtaking view of the city sparkled before them. As he sat her back on her feet, he opened the dresser drawer, took out a condom and rolled it down his length.

  “Nice view,” Ella commented looking out over the city and then back to his straining erection.

  “No complaints here.” He grabbed her and spun her to face the double windows. He kissed a line down her back as he reached around her to place her hands on the glass.

  She made a needy sound as he wiggled a thigh between her legs to widen her stance. Bending slightly forward, she waited in anticipation as he slid a long finger along her slick heat.

  The moonlight bathed their naked bodies in the floor to ceiling windows. Up against her back, he pressed her shoulders to the glass. The stark contrast of the cold glass with his hot body made her gasp. He held her in place and rubbed his cock against her.

  “I want you Ella. I’ve wanted you for longer than I can remember.” Ella bit her lip as he slowly gave her an inch at a time. His cock filled her too full. The heat and hardness stole what was left of her breath. His muscled thighs hit her butt to take the last bit of him.

  A sound tore from her throat. It had been too long since she had been touched and held. Had she ever been wanted with this much consuming fire?

  Hunching forward, he laced his fingers with hers and thrust in short shallow digs, his stomach and chest tight against her back. Just when she thought she would die, he slowed.

  “Look up,” he whispered against her ear. Bursts of fireworks exploded over the city skyline, bathing them in color. He slid out of her. He turned her to walk back, tumbled her onto the bed, and then came down over her. The length of him slid into her again. “Happy New Year,” he said, as he kissed her deeply.

  She barely felt the shimmer of her orgasm subside, when it began to build again.

  “That’s right, Ella, I want all of you.” Lee added to the pace. She clutched at his shoulders, matching his demands. His dark eyes were clear and focused on her. He seemed to enjoy watching the intense pleasure on her face.

  Her reached between them, he pinched her clit and thrust balls deep. He sank into her with a growl, impaling her. Ella moaned as he mercilessly began to pound in and out of her flesh. He rode her hard. With his body, he told her with every thrust, she was his.

  She cried his name as she came again. Lee finally surrendered and clamped his eyes tightly closed. Every muscle in his body seemed to tighten, as his release shook his body.

  The only sound in the room was their harsh breathing and the distant boom of fireworks in the sky outside. She watched the colors flash on the ceiling, trying to gain her breath.

  When he rolled to the side, he held her in his arms, and stroked her back.

  Ella grinned. “If all my New Year’s Eves started off like this, I could die a happy woman.”

  “Yeah, me too. I’ve been to Times Square and a few other places around the globe, but this rates number one.”

  She sighed. “But, now I need to figure out how to get home.”

  “Today’s a holiday. The espresso bar and your office aren’t open. How about you stay here? I like you Ella. I want to spend some time with you. We can go out tomorrow.”

  “On a date?”

  “Yeah, on a date.” He ran a thumb down her hip. “This night’s been a little backwards and crazy, but I’m an old-fashioned kind of guy. I don’t want this to be ‘just sex’. You’re different… special. I want to see how things will work between us. I don’t want you to go.”

  “I’ll need coffee in the morning. Do you have an espresso machine?”

  “A few.”

  “Then I’ll stay. Happy New Year to me.”

  “Let’s break open that bottle of champagne. The year’s young, and we’ll watch the rest of the fireworks.” Lee broke into a tune, “And surely you’ll buy your pint cup, and surely I’ll buy mine, and we’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet, for auld lang syne.”

  “Impressive. You know the wo
rds.”

  They both laughed. Along with that age old song, Ella knew the saying that opposites attract, but she wondered if sometime, it was similars who stay together.