Closer_To_You by Reana Malori

the words out as he started walking toward the stairs that would take them up to the second level of her home. “First bedroom at the top of the stairs.”

Chapter Six
     
     
    Gabriel looked down at the woman lying beneath him and his hands shook. What had she done to him? No other woman had hooked him so quickly. She was right. A night of fun is what both of them had expected. No more, no less. But somehow during the course of their night together, he found himself truly relaxing. He felt real for the first time in years. His laughter had been true and honest, and he found himself sharing more of who the real Gabriel Turner was with her. It was just Gabriel the man, rather than GT Banks, the hardened businessman. For the first time in a very long time, it felt natural and good to just be himself with a woman.
    When arriving upstairs to her bedroom, he had placed Penelope on her feet and just stared down at her while she looked up at him, seemingly unsure about where to begin. Making the decision for both of them, he ran his hands up her smooth arms, taking in her beautiful brown skin as it contrasted against his tanned hands. The two of them fit together so perfectly, it was almost difficult to believe. In his world, every decision he made had consequences. This one would be no different. After making the decision to drive over to her home tonight, he knew he was making an irrevocable step and it had been a huge risk.
    She would slam the door in his face and tell him to go to hell, or she would invite him in. Against all odds, but answering all of his prayers, she had opened her home to him and welcomed him inside. Gazing into her eyes, he marveled at just how beautiful she was to him. Not model thin or with long flowing hair. No, the woman standing in front of him was all curves and he desired every inch of her.
    Her lips were just plump enough to draw him in for a kiss that made his toes curl. Her hips were flared wide enough that she cradled his large body perfectly when they were making love. Her breasts were the perfect size for his larger hands and when he grabbed hold of them when thrusting into her body from behind. When he was inside of her, he could swear that he had died and gone to heaven.
    No, she was not the kind of sexual partner he was normally drawn to, but she was damn near the perfect woman for him. Now that she had given him another chance to spend the night making love to her, he would not waste one moment.
    “Let me undress you.” At her nod, he began to unwrap his gift, pulling her shirt off. His lips kissed her shoulders and her collarbone and he felt a shiver course through her body. He slid her pants down her legs, kneeling to the ground as he did so. Once she had stepped out of her clothing, he looked up and saw her looking at him with something akin to shock at his actions. Good. Maybe he needed to show her that he was more than just the heartless shark across the conference room table. He wanted them to return to the two people they were just a few days ago, on a night that would change the course of their lives from this point forward. Placing kisses on her belly, he felt her try and move away. “No. You stay right there.”
    “Gabriel, what are you doing?” The slight tremble in her voice was more telling than anything he could have dreamed up.
    “I’m showing you how much I want you. I’m reminding you of why you should have never ran from me in the first place.” Reaching his hands up, he pulled her silk panties down her legs, baring her to his gaze. He could see her hardened nub poking through the slit of her slick lower lips, as if seeking him out and begging for attention. Smiling to himself, he decided to give her just a little tease. Dipping his head, he ran his tongue over her clit, giving it a flick and a suck as he lapped at the wetness coating her nether lips. “Damn, you taste as good as I remember. Better even.”
    Penelope’s body shuddered above him and her hands