A SEAL's Pleasure. Tawny Weber

tall, the evidence of just how huge he was pressed temptingly against her stomach.

      Oh, yeah, baby.

      What better way to prove her power than to take on something so huge, so big, so overpowering—Tessa’s thighs trembled as images, mostly naked, flashed through her head.

      As if he were reading her mind and had decided to reward her for coming to the very decision he wanted, Gabriel’s mouth slid over her cheek again. Whispering kisses trailed from her ear to the corner of her mouth.

      She parted her lips, keeping the invitation subtle. But smart guy that he was, Romeo grabbed the invite and ran with it. Whisper soft, he rubbed his lips over hers. His kiss was as gentle as the breeze dancing around them and just as innocuous. She breathed in his scent, fresh like the ocean beyond, and Tessa’s heart sighed at the sweetness of his kiss. Her mind was a little amused that she’d gotten all worked up and worried over something this, well, nice. But hey, better to overreact than underestimate.

      Who said sexual chemistry led to explosions? She laughed in the back of her head. Not minding that this was one of the few times she’d misread sexual potential, she skimmed her hands from his arms to his shoulders, then comfortably linked her fingers behind his neck. Relaxed and ready to enjoy the warmth, she loosened her guard and leaned a little closer.

      Later, she’d wonder if Romeo had some sort of triggering device that told him when her defenses had hit their lowest. Because that was when he made his move.

      Romeo’s hands shifted from her hair to cup her butt, pulling her tight against his body. His mouth angled, lips widening as he shifted gears from sweet to sexy with the slip of his tongue.

      Before she could do more than gasp, he plunged.

      His teeth scraped over her bottom lip, his tongue sweeping her mouth, luring hers into his before tangling them together so tight, so close, that her brain didn’t even have time to send up warning signals.

      It was too busy exploding.

      Right along with her body.

      Tessa felt as if she were melting, floating on a sea of sensations.

      As Romeo’s mouth moved over hers, her entire being leaned into the kiss.

      Amazing.

      Deliciously, mind-bogglingly, warning-signal-worthy amazing.

      Every single portion of her being was focused on him.

      On his mouth as it slid over hers.

      On the taste of him coating her tongue, rich and addicting.

      On the feel of his hands, rough and demanding on her hips.

      On the intensity of his body as it pressed tight against her soft curves.

      Mmm, he was delicious.

      Her fingers skimmed over the soft cotton of his dress shirt, over the hard breadth of his shoulders, delighting in the powerful muscles there. She scraped her nails down his chest, giving a low purr deep in her throat at his body’s instant reaction. His hips thrust, his hands tightened on her hips and his tongue stabbed deeper into her mouth, demanding even more.

      She hummed low in her throat like a satisfied cat, reveling in the pleasure of their passion.

      She’d known it’d be like this.

      That he’d feel like the answer to her every sexual fantasy.

      That he’d know just where to touch, just how to move, to make her ready to beg for more.

      Tessa’s head fell back, inviting Gabriel to have more.

      His lips skimmed over her flesh, soft as air until he unerringly found the spot there, just beneath her ear, just above her shoulder. He scraped it with his teeth, tongue sliding hot and molten over her flesh.

      Tiny tremors rocked through her body, her panties damp with passion as Tessa pressed her thighs together tightly to intensify the feeling.