Her heart was racing as she looked through a pair of protective goggles, feeling like she was flying, floating through the air like a bird. Seconds ticked by as the ground got closer and closer, Tessa soaking up the exhilaration of their tandem free fall. Never in her life had she felt so uninhibited, her body racing with adrenaline as their parachute deployed and Micah began to guide them to the best place to land.
Her wonder of the ride didn’t end as they started to glide, drifting at a height that she should find terrifying, but didn’t. She was still nestled against Micah as they grew closer and closer to the ground, and she felt . . . safe.
Moving her legs aside as they got ready to land, he ended up on his feet, coming to a gentle stop.
Working around the parachute, he was able to free them both in a very short amount of time. Tessa pulled her helmet off as she turned to face him, immediately noticing his enormous grin.
The entire jump had only lasted approximately five minutes, but the experience was right up there with some of the most amazing moments in her entire life.
“Oh, my God. That was fantastic,” she yelled at him, unable to hold back her emotions.
“Were you scared?” he asked by signing, then pulled off his own helmet and unzipped his jumpsuit to his waist.
“Terrified,” she answered. “But I was okay once we were out of the plane.”
“It’s normal to be scared the first time,” he replied.
“Can I learn to jump by myself?” she questioned excitedly.
“We’ll see,” he said, his smile starting to be replaced by a contemplative look. “I was pretty happy with that position myself.”
She smiled at his suggestive comment, watching as their pickup drove toward them, men exiting the truck and starting to collect the parachute that Micah had already slid off his back.
Tessa wanted to thank him, but how did she thank a man for literally giving her back her life? Micah had never treated her differently because she had lost her hearing. He pushed her buttons, pushed her limits, but he never saw her deafness as a handicap. It was the first time anybody had ever treated her quite the same way they had when she could hear.
As soon as he was free of his protective gear, she threw herself into his arms and hugged him. He wrapped his arms around her as though he understood every emotion she couldn’t voice as he held her closely, so tightly that she never wanted him to let go.
A few hours later, Tessa sighed as she let warm water flow over her body, happy that she finally didn’t stink. After a morning run, a workout at the arena, and then their skydiving escapade, she knew she smelled ripe. She’d hit the shower as soon as she and Micah had walked through the door of Randi’s old home. Lingering because the water felt so good, she squeaked as Micah opened the door of the enclosure and stepped in like he owned the place, which he actually did.
It was a small shower stall, but Tessa didn’t care. She stepped aside and let Micah wash, content to watch him and his perfectly sculpted body as he cleaned up. When he was done, he wrapped an arm around her and pulled her against him, and she snaked her arms around his neck.
“I never get tired of seeing you naked,” she admitted, looking up at his handsome face as a droplet of water dripped from his wet hair.
He didn’t say a word as his mouth lowered to hers in a scorching kiss that made every tangible thought in her head vanish.
All she could do was feel the heat of Micah’s mouth and the need that fired in her soul as she connected with his raw desire.
“I can never touch you enough,” he answered as soon as he broke off his passionate embrace, his palms cupping her wet breasts.
“Then touch me,” she pleaded.
She tilted her head as his lips explored the slick skin of her neck, giving him as much access to her as he wanted to take.
Tessa knew she was getting addicted to Micah, but it was an intoxicating feeling that she refused to give up. She let her palms slide down his muscular torso, not stopping her descent until she could finally grasp his engorged cock. “I want this,” she insisted, dropping slowly to her knees in the cramped shower.
He usually protested whenever she wanted to taste him, nudging her away so he could bury himself inside her. This time, her heart accelerated as his hands speared through her hair, letting her do what she’d wanted to do for a long time: take his cock into her mouth and savor his essence.
She tasted and sucked, swirled her tongue over the sensitive head with a desperate abandon, an aching need to show him how much pleasure he’d given her in the last few days.
Micah’s hands fisted her hair tightly, almost painfully. Glancing up, she could see that his head was back, resting against the shower stall. He looked like he was barely hanging on to his control.
She sped up her pace, sucking harder, using her hand to increase the friction and make this even more pleasurable for him.
Closing her eyes, more than ready to make him come for the first time with her mouth, Tessa was startled when Micah pulled her away from him by her hair, pulling her head back far enough that she could look up at his face.
“Up!” She could see the command on his lips as he grasped her upper arms tightly and hauled her to her feet.
She was panting, warm water flooding across her back as she looked at him anxiously. “What happened? I thought you liked—”
“I love it too damn much,” he answered, opening the door to the cubicle with one hand. “I can’t take any more of having my dick in that beautiful mouth of yours.”
He motioned her to get out, and she reluctantly stepped onto the fluffy rug in front of the shower. She began to reach for the towel she’d left out for herself, but Micah stepped behind her and wrapped his powerful arms around her waist before she could scoop it up.