Love's Call by Jala Summers Page A

dared to be.
     
    She remembered what Alyssa had told her about letting Brian have power over her future relationships. She wasn’t willing to allow him to steal every exciting moment from her for the rest of her life.
     
    Now was the time to put the baggage down, at least for the remainder of her vacation. Besides , she thought, it’s getting too heavy anyway . She knew the load would be right there, ready for her to pick up and resume carrying around with her when she walked off of that cruise ship in two days. Now, she just needed a little break.
     
    Liana gave herself permission to get lost in the classic slow song that played over the sound system. She felt protected by his strong arms, wrapped around her in an embrace. 
     
    She may not have known what being drunk felt like, but she imagined that it must have felt the way she did as she took in the woody smell of his cologne. His manly scent intoxicated her and enveloped her senses.
     
    The tingling within her returned, stronger than ever, and radiated down to the area between her thighs. And she knew that now, she had definitely lost control of this situation, once and for all.  
     
    Kyle sensed her body relaxing into his and looked down at her face. He placed a hand under her chin so that their eyes met, and hours seemed to pass as they remained locked in a smoldering gaze.
     
    Kyle broke the intensity of their stare, and spoke, “What would you say if I asked you to come with me to my room for a beverage?  Non-alcoholic, of course.”
     
    Liana bit her lip, and her heart fluttered in her chest. “I’d say, ‘Let’s go’.”
     
    ***
     
    Close your mouth, girl , she told herself as her eyes ran over his cabin room.  The size of his suite was at least double the size of the room she shared with Alyssa.  And when she saw the balcony, she grinned back at him and rushed over to it. “How much did you have to shell out for a room like this?”
     
    “Enough. And it was worth every penny,” he answered and walked up behind her as she looked through the glass at the dark waves under the glow of the moon.
     
    “I can see that,” she said. She turned to find that his attention was on her, however, and not the room.
     
    He reached out to touch her cheek tenderly, and leaned in for a kiss.  Their kiss was gentle and slow at first, but then built to a gradual passion-filled intensity that neither of them could stop, even if they’d tried.
     
    His hands ran down her back and then moved to her hips. When he felt her pressing against him, in response to his touch, he wanted to feel more of her.  He gripped her behind, and pulled her in until their bodies nearly melded together and she could feel his erection against her.
     
    She encircled her tongue with his, as she tried to relieve the sexual tension that had grown to unbearable heights since the first day she’d seen his bedroom eyes.
     
    Kyle’s hands roamed down to grip her firm, round behind, and Liana moaned her pleasure into his mouth, as he nibbled on her bottom lip.
     
    He broke their kiss and she groaned in disappointment, missing the feel of his lips against hers. He swept her up in his arms, and walked toward the bed.  
     
    He placed her on the bed and lay down next to her, bending down to sample her lips again. She couldn’t take it any longer, and wanted to feel his hands all over her body once more. She grabbed his hands and guided them to her breast.  He obliged, and squeezed her round globes and toyed with her nipples.  
     
    Liana reached down to feel his erection which strained against his pants, and was impressed by what she found. She unbuckled and unzipped his pants and Kyle reached down to assist her.  
     
    He stood up beside the bed and pulled down his boxer briefs.  His lips curved in a half-grin when he saw the pleased expression on her face as she admired him in all of his naked glory.
     
    He bent over to kiss her lips again, pulled away and whispered, “One