Real Challenge (Atlanta #2) by Kemmie Michaels

hips kept the deep rhythm while he was lost in her body. He watched as she danced against him until he couldn’t stand the slow pace of the music any longer. He gripped at her hips again. He pulled himself up to a sitting position and pulled her away from him only long enough to flip her quickly on her back and thrust into her again. Her movements had gotten him entirely too hot to let her force him to be taken slowly any more. He no longer cared whose show it was.
    “I’m taking you now ,” he said in a hard whisper right against her ear while pinning her hands over her head like he had at the barn. He pushed repeatedly inside of her with such intensity, and she opened her legs as far as she could to let him. She was just as insane with need as he was and she felt the intensity of the sensations in hot waves over her pleasure point. She nearly screamed through her orgasm. Just a moment later she heard the sounds of his pleasure coming to a peak. He collapsed completely over her and she had to strain a little to breathe under his weight. She welcomed the feeling of him covering her and didn’t push him away.
    “God, Cassie,” was all he could say when he finally rolled away from her, smiling with a bit of amazement on his face. “You might just be too much for me. I’ve never had anyone move on me quite like that.”
    “I guess I got lost in the moment,” she said unashamedly, still trying to catch her breath now that he was off of her. “You must inspire me.”
    “Let me know what’s inspirational about me, and I’ll do more of it,” he said grinning with that dimple creasing his cheek. She laughed quietly with him, completely satisfied. They laid together quietly for a while, coming down from the endorphins. Cassie sighed audibly and stretched beside him. Being naked next to him was a good feeling, but she still had reservations about Scott.
    Cassie had a blast with him. The sex was definitely incredible, but that seemed to be it. He had the potential to be so much more, but she couldn’t help but notice that he wasn’t really there with her most of the time…not until he pushed her down and took her. And as impressive as all that “shock-and-awe” was, she could tell his moves were just as calculated as his seduction attempts the week before. She felt sad for him that he felt like he had to be so “on” all the time. She liked him the best when he just let himself go. She really didn’t understand his need to be so driven. He seemed to enjoy himself the most when he let himself get real. Cassie wondered why being free was so difficult for him. His bravado didn’t make sense; he was phenomenal without it.
    As much as she liked Scott, she wasn’t ready for him to stay with her at her house. She wouldn’t mind sharing the bed or waking up in his arms…but those things seemed too intimate for her. Sex was a pleasurable escapade, and had never been more than that for Cassie. Not once had she truly made love to someone and let them stay with her.  
    Scott wouldn’t see that side of her until he figured out who he was. He wasn’t even close to real yet, and she wouldn’t compromise on that. She got up and put an oversized t-shirt on and tossed Scott his jeans and boxers. She didn’t want any confusion about the evening. Their night had been great but was coming to an end.

Chapter Five
    Scott got the message loud and clear when Cassie tossed him his clothes. She was smiling and obviously satisfied, but there was no more fun to be had that night and definitely no sleepover action. He didn’t mind, really, he was just surprised. Typically girls wanted cuddling after sex, but Cassie proved herself again to be as atypical as a woman could get.  
    He disposed of the condom in the waste bin by the bed and then pulled his pants back on. He followed her out to the living room and straight toward the door. She handed him his shirt and he pulled it over his head. He was being completely dismissed. That was