Treading Water
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  • Reads 146,834
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  • Parts 41
  • Time 8h 21m
Complete, First published Jun 08, 2019
Mature
Mature Content and Sex scenes,  recommended for R18+ audiences.

Emerson Roy is focused on one goal, nail her performance at this years ballet recital to be selected to a dance company.  At 25 years of age, she knows that she needs to do everything it takes to achieve her goals, so what happens when a chance encounter with none other than the wickedly handsome Irish stranger, Arden Quinn leaves her questioning all her desires.  
Arden, sexy Irish business owner knows he wants Emerson from the moment they meet, but will he able to woo her, will she accept the secrets he holds.

Will she make all her dreams come true on the dance stage.....or will she find herself in a different dream entirely....

Best Rankings to date
#4 intimacy 
#11 Irish 
#4 commitments 

*Excerpt* 
Seeing only one bed I smile coyly, then turn to Arden in anticipation.  The fires in my soul so alight, I need him to help me find solace.  Fully prepared to lay myself at his mercy, I step towards him, and in one quick move he has me hard up against him, one arm around my waist, the other pulling my left leg up around his hip.  He presses his hard member against me causing me to quake in his arms, as his lips begin a trail of kisses from my ear to my neck, a gentle nip here and there.  Throwing my head back further to give him full access, my own hands gripping his shoulders for support.  I moan as the pleasure builds, and I swear I hear a him release a low growl before he suddenly pulls away.  He tidy's my clothes before stepping back further and clearing his throat.

"Thank you for an incredible date, my beautiful girl.  Normally this is where I'd deliver you to your home, but as we are stuck in a storm, please allow me to offer you the bed.  I shall sleep on the pull-out sofa in the attached living room.  Goodnight my sweet angel" he plants a soft kiss on my forehead before whispering "sweet dreams".

Then, the gentleman that he was turned and left the room, leaving me to my tempestuous thoughts.
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"Hey, love?" I jumped at the sound of his voice. He was leaning against my doorway in his t-shirt and a pair of boxers. Of course, he looked like one of those Calvin Klein models, except softer, more homey somehow. Ultimately making me struggle to not have sex with him right now. "Yeah?" I asked, walking up to him. His arms wrapped around my body, pressing me to him. His hands slid down my body, cupping every curve as they went. They stopped on my bare ass as he gave my bum a squeeze. Clay dipped his head, kissing my collarbone in a seductive manner, making me feel freshly turned on all over again. How was I going to contain myself, being around this man all the time? When he'd kissed up my neck, he drew small circles with his tongue, biting me lightly. He'd made it up my jaw, and when he was close to my lips, he paused. "Don't fall in love with me." He muttered quietly but made sure that I could hear him. My knees felt weak. Of course, I wasn't going to fall in love with the guy. - - - When Adalyn finally believed she had her life on track, of course, it decided to throw itself off the track when she least expected it to. Leaving her girlfriend was one thing, but then moving in with a man she barely knows? This was completely unlike her. She found herself falling for her newfound fling, who's also her new roommate...whom she specifically agreed NOT to fall in love with. It's pretty simple, right? All she needed to remember, though, was the fact that their relationship was strictly no strings attached. HIGHEST RANKINGS #896 in STRANGERS (01/24) #18 in GINA (12/24) #1 in ADALYN (12/24) #562 in RELATIONSHIPS (12/24) #7 in MATURE (06/23) #1 in EROTIC ROMANCE (06/23) #4 in STEAMY (06/23) #21 in CRUSH (06/23)