Friends & Lovers Trilogy by Bethany Lopez Page B

there for a
moment, as he hoped she’d do it again. Her throat tightened and she
struggled to remember what they were talking about.
    “ Oh, um… yeah. I wanted to
grill the asparagus.”
    “ Sure.” His movements
seemed slow, as he went out the back door to where she assumed he
kept his grill.
    Briana shook her head to try and clear the
fog then got out the asparagus and coated it with olive oil,
pepper, and salt.
    When Colin came back in she asked, “Is it
gas or do I need to wait for the coals to warm up?”
    “ It’s gas.”
    She picked up the plate of asparagus and
walked by him, accidently brushing her arm against his taut
stomach. She heard his quick intake of breath, and bit back the
groan that started in the back of her throat. She rushed out and
put the asparagus on the grill.
    When she got back into the kitchen, she
looked at the timer and saw that the chicken still had forty-five
minutes to bake, so she turned off the water that had begun to
boil. Apparently being in the kitchen with Colin was making forget
the basics.
    “ Shoot.”
    Colin came up behind her, as if to try and
get close enough to hear what she’d said.
    “ What is it?”
    “ I put the asparagus on too
early. The chicken won’t be done for a while and I don’t need to
cook the asparagus and the noodles yet.”
    Colin went back outside and came back in a
few seconds later.
    “ No problem. I turned off
the grill and we can set it up again when you’re ready.”
    “ Thanks.”
    “ So,” Colin began, “Does
that mean we have some time to kill before we have to do the
rest?”
    Briana looked at the timer again. “Yeah,
about thirty minutes.”
    She’d barely gotten the words out, when
Colin pulled her against him. Her arms went around him eagerly and
her mouth eagerly found his. He backed her up against the counter
and she felt the long hard length of him against her.
    His mouth was everywhere, her neck, her jaw,
her earlobe. Her head fell back to allow him better access, and her
hands began an exploration of their own.
    His hands found their way to her bottom and
he lifted her easily, causing her to wrap her legs around his
waist. He set her on the countertop, and she shifted down, so she
could feel his erection press against her. She began to thrust as
she tried to work his shirt up and off of him.
    He broke away from her to help her, tearing
the shirt over his head and coming back to meet her lips with
his.
    Her hands thrilled in the feel of his bare
skin. She loved the muscles that rippled with each movement and
started to feel crazy with need.
    She struggled with the straps of her dress.
He reached down to help her, pushing the straps and the fabric down
over her stomach, and taking her bra off in the process.
    When their bare skin touched it was like a
fire erupted inside of her. She rocked against him again, causing
Colin to moan and he leaned her back to gain access to her breasts.
Then he sucked on one nipple as he used his fingers to knead and
stroke the other.
    Briana kissed his forehead and leaned
towards his ear, trying to reach his skin, but not interrupt his
wonderful assault on her breasts. She scooted down a little
further, eager to have him inside her. This caused her dress to
push up further along her thighs. She was frustrated by his shorts
and her panties, which caused an unwanted barrier.
    Her movement caused a tortured sound to emit
from his throat. Colin left her breasts and brought his lips back
to her mouth, suckling and biting her lips, as he pulled her closer
to him and lifted her off of the counter.
    He carried her back to his room, but before
placing her on the bed, he pulled away from her and looked into her
eyes.
    “ Is this okay?” he asked,
clearly trying to keep his control in check, even as she rocked
against him once more.
    “ Yes,” Briana said with
total confidence. “Please.”
    That was all the affirmation he needed. He
laid her down and took off her clothes. Then he took off his. He
laid