Yearning Absolution (Yearning Series)

  “How did…” Gwen tried to find the words to express her surprise at the romantic setting planned for her. But Cole cut her off by pressing his lips to hers as his hands gently took both of hers in his.

  “I knew that tonight would be just us so I wanted it to be special.” Cole rubbed his hands up her arms to rest on her shoulders. “Now, let’s do something about the sticky mess that drink left behind.”

  Cole bent down and scooped her up in his arms. Gwen let out a short laugh as she wrapped her arms around his shoulders. He carried her into the bedroom. There were white rose petals scattered all over the bed and floor along with more candles lighting the room. Cole didn’t seem to notice though as he carried her into the bathroom. Again candles covered nearly every surface in the spacious bathroom. He set her gently down on the vanity chair before moving to turn on the bathwater and adding in some bubbles from a dispenser on the side of the tub. He turned to her with a soft smile on his handsome face as he took a slow step towards her.

  “I think this will do.” Cole’s eyes never left Gwen’s as he slipped the coat off his shoulders then laid it on the floor next to the chair she was sitting on. He tugged on his tie, leaving it hanging around his neck before sinking to his knees in front of her. Lifting one of her feet, he kissed slowly down from her knee to her ankle while his fingers tenderly took off her shoe. Setting her foot on the ground, he repeated the same treatment to the other leg and shoe before setting the heels off to the side. “I might have a slight addiction to your heels, but tonight I want you as relaxed as possible.” Cole murmured as he leaned up and planted a soft kiss on Gwen’s lips.

  Cole gently massaged each of her feet, taking time to rub each of her sore arches before standing in front of her with his hands down for her. Gwen slipped her hands into his and he pulled her to her feet and up against his body.

  Looking into his eyes, Gwen carefully pulled the tie from around his neck. “You look mighty handsome in your tuxedo in case I forgot to mention that earlier.”

  ‘Thank you.” Cole smiled as he reached around her to grasp the zipper on the back of her dress and slowly pull it down. Gwen made quick work of his shirt buttons. She ran her hands up his smooth chiseled chest to wrap them around his neck.

  “And you look beautiful in your dress. You always look beautiful no matter what you are in though.” Cole let the dress pool on the floor around her feet. A smile tugged at his lips when he saw she had worn thigh high stockings and a garter belt, it had been a while since he’d seen her in them. “Mmm, my favorite.”

  “I knew you loved them.” Gwen smiled. She turned her back to him slowly so he could take in the whole view. She smiled over her shoulder at him. “I even wore my cheeky panties for you. I know you like to look at my ass.” She bent, bracing her hands on the counter and arching her back to give him a good view of her panties.

  Cole quickly pulled his shirt out of his pants, pushed it off his shoulders and let it drop to the floor before wrapping his arms around her arms, pulling her back against his bare chest. “I do love your ass. But tonight we are taking it slow. I told you I’d make it worth the wait and I promise you it will be.”

  His hands rubbed down her sides to slowly trace the straps of her garters. He unfastened them from the stockings in the front. His palms pressed against her outer thighs briefly before they moved to unfasten the garter straps on the back. Cole pulled all of her hair over one of her delicate shoulders. With her hair out of the way, he kissed tenderly down the side of her neck continuing down her back to kneel behind her. Gwen reached forward to once again grip the counter in front of her as he unfastened her garter belt around her waist. It joined the growing pile of clothes on the floor a moment later. His hands slid over the firm curves of her ass, his lips leaving a soft kiss on each cheek. Gwen moaned as desire surged through her body. Slowly, one of his hands slipped between her thighs, just barely grazing her damp panties. Cole’s large hands skimmed down the soft skin on each side of one thigh until he met the top of her stocking.

  “These are so sexy. They leave that pussy easy for me to get to.” Cole breathed, his hot breath hitting her ass as a finger from each hand slipped in the side of her stocking on one thigh. He leaned forward and gently bit one of her cheeks as he carefully pushed the stocking down her leg. She lifted her foot so that he could remove it. Once off, Cole took his time slowly removing the other stocking as well. Once he was done, he stood letting his hands firmly slid up the sides of her legs and waist as he did so.

  “God, you are so beautiful.” Cole murmured as he looked over her shoulder at her reflection in the mirror in front of them. The candles flickered and cast odd shadows but there was enough light to see both of them in the mirror. Gwen smiled at him as she leaned her head back against his chest. He kissed the side of her head before slipping his hands between their bodies and unfastening her bra. His fingers slipped under the straps above the back of the band and moved up to her shoulders before hooking around them and pulling them down over her arms to fall on the ground. Cole looked in appreciation at her large bare breasts in the mirror for a moment before running his hands down her back to the top of her panties. He gently tugged them down over her hips, where they sank to the floor on their own. Gwen step out of them as her eyes locked with Cole’s in the mirror.

  Gwen turned to look up at him before leaning up to press her lips to his as her hands moved to the button of his slacks. His lips parted and her tongue slipped in his mouth. His hands sank into her hair holding her to him while her hands unbuttoned and unzipped his pants. She wrapped her arms around his back and slipped her hands under his pants, over his ass as she pressed her mouth harder to his. She could feel his hard erection pressing into her stomach, causing a moan to escape her. She squeezed his ass firmly before pushing his pants down. When she reached for the band of his boxer briefs, Cole pulled back from her.

  “We will get there. You need a bath first.” Cole stepped back to turn off the water of the now full tub. He scooped her up again before placing her feet down in the tub. “Sit.”

  Gwen grinned as she sank down in the wonderful warm fragrant bubbles. She rested her head back on the side of the tub, watching Cole. He reached under one of the cabinets and returned to her side with a cup in one hand and small bottles of shampoo and conditioner in the other. He scooped the cup into the water before instructing her to tilt her head back. Gwen did as he asked. The smile never leaving her face. He tenderly washed and conditioned her hair for her careful to not to get water in her face.

  “There. Now you are all clean and can forget all about all that.” Cole ran his thumbs along her cheeks and he looked down at her. He was kneeling behind her with her head was still tilted back to see him. He lowered his head and gave her an upside down kiss, which made her laugh.

  “Thank you.” Gwen opened her eyes to look up at him. “Now beautiful man, will you please get in with me?”

  Cole smiled as he stood and pushed his boxer briefs over his still hard erection. There was nothing he could do about it so he was trying to just ignore it. Gwen moved so he could slip in behind her. As soon as he was seated, Gwen moved to lean her head back against his chest.

  “This is absolutely perfect. I could stay here all night.” Gwen smiled before laughing a bit. “Ok, not all night. It’s wonderful, but I still want you to make love to me.”

  “Oh, baby. Don’t worry, I will.” Cole laughed.

  Chapter 14

  Cole attentively cleaned Gwen’s body while they lounged in the tub. He rubbed the little sponge across her breasts and stomach, even briefly between her thighs but he didn’t linger on one area longer than any other. Once he was finished, he stood from the bath, surprising Gwen. She had expected him to make his move since they were both naked together in the tub.

  She watched as he roughly dragged a towel over his body, drying off. Then he held out his hand to help her step from the tub. He grabbed a towel from a heating rack Gwen hadn’t noticed before. He wrapp
ed her in a thick warm towel before carefully squeezing the water from her hair for her with another warm towel. She felt like a doll, she’d never had someone care for her so tenderly.

  “Here.” Cole said behind her. She turned to look at him. He was holding out a terry cloth robe for her to slip her arms into. Gwen frowned, he was putting clothes back on her, not ravishing her body like she’d thought he would. Cole had put on his own robe already, so she let the towel fall from under her arms before turning her back to him and slipping her arms through the sleeves of the robe. Cole reached around and carefully tied the robe closed with the cord around the waist. He squeezed her tightly for a moment, while leaving a kiss on her neck before pulling back. “Come.”

  He laced his fingers with hers before pulling her from the room. Cole led her out onto the patio right off the bedroom of the suite. There was a table on one side. On the other side was a large bamboo couch with pillows along the back and sides. However, the very center of the outdoor area was empty. Cole let go of her hand once she was standing in the center of the empty area. “I’ll be right back. Stay right here.”

  Gwen turned slowly taking in the whole patio set up and the beautiful view with the large glowing moon high in the sky. It was getting late, but she was still wide awake and glowing from the treatment Cole had given her. She turned back to face the hotel room when she heard the music that had been quietly playing in the background grow louder. The song was slow and one of those songs that was so sexy yet romantic, Cole playing it for her made tears spring in her eyes.

  Cole returned to the patio and took Gwen into his arms. “May I have this dance?” He spoke softly as he pushed the hair from her cheek. Gwen just nodded, afraid if she tried to say more the tears would escape her eyes. She didn’t know why she was crying. She was just so happy and content here in his arms.

  They slowly danced on the patio for a few songs, giving each other soft loving caresses and brief kisses as they moved. Gwen looked up at him and made a face before stepping back.

  “What’s wrong?” Cole asked when she put her hand to her stomach. Gwen took a few deep slow breaths.

  “I just got nauseated. It’s gone now.” Gwen shook her head. As quick as it had hit her, it was gone. Strange. Had she eat something bad at the party?

  “Let’s sit down for a bit.” Cole said before sitting her down on the couch. “I don’t suppose you would you like some strawberries dipped in chocolate, if you aren’t feeling well.”

  “Mmm. Actually, yes. I would.” Gwen smiled. She felt fine again. Cole got up and returned with a small plate that had a few strawberries on it. He held out one for her to take a bite of. Juice spilled from the fruit over her chin. Cole quickly leaned forward and licked the juice from her chin, gave her a soft kiss, then sat back. “You are being extra attentive tonight.”

  “I am. I know you’ve been really stressed lately with starting the job and moving in… and everything else. Plus, this is our night.” Cole set the plate aside and grabbed for both her hands. “I may not be the one and only in your life. But you are in mine. You are more important to me than any other woman has ever been. I want to make sure you understand that. I’ll do anything for you. Our relationship is anything but simple but that’s ok. It’s unique, just like us. The more time I spend with you, the more I want to have you around. I love every single thing about you and wouldn’t change it for the world. Gwen, I love you so much.”

  “I love you too.” Gwen leaned forward to kiss him. Her hands cupped his face as she kissed him harder. She was tired of waiting. She wanted to make love with this sensitive, caring, sexy man. She swung her leg over his lap so she was straddling him. Yanking apart his robe, she pressed her hands against his warm chest as her tongue slid against his. He started to pull back from her but she grabbed his neck and held tight. He gave in quickly, his hands slid up her thighs, under the robe. Gwen pulled back to look deep in his eyes as her hands undid the knot at her waist. “Cole, make love to me.” She pushed the robe off her shoulders so she was kneeling over him with nothing on. She reached for the knot on his robe but his hand on her stopped him.

  “Let’s go inside. I have more plans for you.” Cole said as he leaned forward to kiss her again. Gwen pulled back.

  “Make love to me under this beautiful moon out here in the open. Then take me inside and fuck me hard where I can scream out how wonderful it feels.” Gwen moved to lie back on the couch. She raised her hands to hold onto the couch arm above her head. Resting one foot on the ground, the other against the back of the couch, she gave Cole full view of her body. He groaned and stood to push his robe from his body. He stood nude before her, his large erection standing straight out from his body, eliciting a moan from Gwen as she rotated her hips. It had been so long since she’d been with him.

  Cole moved so he was kneeling between her thighs. He leaned down and pressed his hands into the couch on either side of her breasts. Reaching down, he adjusted his angle, pressing the broad head of his penis against her slick folds. As soon as he pressed against her and sank just barely into Gwen, both of them moaned loudly.

  “Oh yes. Oh god, Cole.” Gwen moaned holding firm to the couch arm. Her hips bucked at the slight intrusion of him. He pressed against her, slowly sinking deeper into her before pulling back. Slow thrust after slow thrust finally seated him fully in her.

  “You are so fucking tight.” Cole groaned into her neck between clenched teeth. Gwen noticed all his arm, chest and ab muscles were clenched tight when he leaned up onto his arms. He tried to relax but it had been so long for both of them, he wasn’t going to last for long.

  “You feel so amazing.” Gwen groaned as he finally started to withdraw from her body. He slipped slowly back into her body then out again. She wrapped both her legs around his waist, locking her ankles together on his lower back. Her hand gripped his shoulders as he slowly pumped in and out of her.

  “I love you so much.” Cole breathed looking down into her eyes, still moving slowly.

  “I love you too.” Gwen pulled him down to her and kissed him. She clenched her inner muscles around him. This time was so much different from the other times they’d had sex. This was a man and a woman coming together to love and cherish every inch of the other. Not just for physical pleasure but emotional as well.

  Cole clasped her face with his hands, his thumbs softly brushing against her cheeks. Just looking at the loving look in his eyes brought a tender smile to Gwen’s face. The smile slipped off her face when he plunged harder into her and pleasure soared through her.

  “Oh, do that again.” Gwen moaned as her fingers pressed harder into his shoulders. A few more deep and hard thrusts had her arching her back and moaning loudly with each one. “I’m going to come.”

  “Me too, baby.” Cole groaned thrusting hard and deep again. He felt her clench tight around him as her orgasm rushed over her and he followed her into ecstasy, pouring himself into her.

  Gwen lay there breathing hard, Cole lying on top of her, completely content. She looked up at the night sky and lazily smiled.

  “Now how about we go inside and finish what I had planned, my little seductress.” Cole smiled down at her as he pulled out of her body slowly.

  Gwen slowly stood and grabbed her robe before heading inside. She threw the robe on the floor next to the bed before crawling onto the bed. Cole was bringing in a bottle of Champagne and more chocolate covered strawberries. She closed her eyes just for a moment.

  And dozed off.

  Chapter 15

  Gwen jumped out of the bed, hand over her mouth and ran for the bathroom. She was still completely naked and now emptying her stomach in the toilet. The last thing she remembered was coming inside after making love on the couch outside, she must’ve fallen asleep. The room had been completely dark when she’d woken so Cole must have just let her sleep and blown out the candles.

  After flushing the toilet, she rested her clammy, sweat covered brow against the toilet seat once she had nothi
ng left in her stomach. She started to move to get up and return to bed, but dry heaves took her back to her knees. Once they passed, she sat back against the wall, completely exhausted. Her body was covered with cold sweat and she was shaking.

  “Are you okay?” Cole walked into the bathroom. Seeing her on the floor, he quickly grabbed a wash cloth and wet it in the sink. He kneeled in front of her and pressed it gently to her forehead. He had put on a pair of silk pajama pants.

  “I don’t know. I had a little nausea last night but then I felt fine. I hope I didn’t eat something bad at the party. That’s the only thing I can think it would be.” Gwen said resting her head back against the wall.

  “Do you think you can get back in bed or do you think you’ll get sick again?” Cole was still softly patting the washcloth against her damp skin.

  “I think I’ll be ok.” But Gwen made no move to get up. “I just need a minute to gather my strength.”

  Cole tossed the washcloth on the counter before scooping her up and carrying her back to bed. He tenderly tucked the sheet and blanket around her. She rolled on her side and looked up at him, a weak smile on her lips as he pressed a soft kiss to her forehead.

  “Thank you. I love you.” She closed her eyes again. She felt so weak and tired.

  Cole went to the bathroom and got the small trash can and the wash cloth he used. He placed the can on Gwen’s side of the bed in case she felt sick again. He grabbed a box of tissues and put those on the nightstand on her side of the bed for her as well before returning to his side of the bed. Once he was settled, he reached over and guided Gwen to rest on his chest. His fingers softly ran through her hair as his eyes roamed over her face.