One and Only

Chapter Three

Standing inside the walk-in closet Desai stared at the clothes hanging at various heights, finally deciding on an old pair Levi's and a blue long-sleeved tee-shirt, no need to get fussy after all it wasn't a date. Not really. This was Tom, her friend, coming over to check on his friend. That was all. No matter how much more she wanted it to be.

She was in the process of opening a bottle of wine then headed to the front door as the doorbell sounded. She began to laugh as her gaze wandered over him. They were dressed alike. "Like your outfit," she said in a fit of giggles.

Tom was laughing as he said, "I think you wear it better. How are you, darling?" he asked as he wrapped her gently in his arms.

"Better now," she answered hugging him back. "Come on in. I wasn't sure if you'd be hungry, so I didn't start supper." Why did everything feel so right when I was in his arms?

"I am but I would never have expected you to make me something in your condition, love."

Desai laughed as she imagined him saying that to his future wife, "Tom, I'm not helpless."

He turned and she bumped into him, before she could step back, she found herself in his arms again. "Desai, helpless is not a word that I would use to describe you in any situation."

"Thank you. I have to tell you I could get used to this," she replied with a grin. He was being so gentle and mindful of her almost healed ribs.

"So, could I," he whispered almost breathlessly.

Something in his voice made her look up from his lips and into his eyes and whatever it was that she was about to say was silenced by those blue-green orbs as they searched hers.

"I want to kiss you," he said tenderly as he lowered his forehead until it was touching hers. "But I dare not risk hurting your lovely lips."

He wanted to kiss me?! "Tom. Maybe if we ..."

"No," he shook his head somehow knowing what she was about to say. "When I kiss your lips and I will," he said firmly. "I will kiss you slowly, thoroughly, intimately and I might not be gentle about it. I want to see your lips swollen for a different reason than this," he said sensually as he traced her lower lip gently with his fingertip.

She moaned at the image that came to her mind. His fingers tangled in my hair as he gently tugged until I was facing him, his voice gently commanding as he said, "Kiss me. Give me your pretty tongue to suck on."

Tom smiled sexily at her and murmured, "You may not know it, Desai, but seduction begins with the lips and I fully intend to seduce you in every way imaginable." Her eyes widened as a feeling like that of butterflies swirled in her abdomen, her mind wandering into another fantasy, My eyelids fluttered closed of their own volition as his lips claimed mine in a searing kiss that burned its way to my very core. I moaned into his mouth as I tasted the offering of his tongue.

She couldn't help herself as she spoke somewhat nervously, "And here I thought you were the perfect gentleman in every way possible."

"I am always a gentleman, never doubt that Desai, but I am still a man," he whispered sexily, deeply, against her neck. Who wants you in ways you have never imagined. I want you so badly that I had to take a cold shower at the theatre before driving here. His cock gave a throb of annoyance against the constraints of his boxers and jeans reminding him of how much he wanted to make love to the woman in his arms.

"And I'm a woman who is thanking all the gods in the universe for that, Tom." I like you so much it scares me. Desai, use caution, you're both coming out of a relationship. Take this slow. Placing her hands against his chest she looked into his eyes. "Tom."