Chapter 9

ULYSSES

I slowly opened the door to her room and Jody was in bed. Stepping in and closing the door behind me, I crawled in her warm bed, burying my face in the scent of her in the sheets.

My hand touched the curve of her cheek next, trailing down to the delicate lines of her throat. My thumb hovered over her pulse, seeing the increase of its rhythm. She shifted and moaned, her body arching into me.

I went further, my hand slipping under the tank she had on and splaying across her breasts. My fingers toyed with her nipple, tweaking it until her eyes opened, a heaviness there that I knew was desire.