"C'mere." I take her hand and lead her to the ottoman, sitting. I pull her into my lap, and she straddles me, her feet dangling off the ottoman behind me. She shifts against my arousal, and I resist the urge to press it against her. "I need to ask you something before anything happens."
Claudia settles onto my lap and wraps her arms around my head, gazing into my eyes as she waits.
"The last time we kissed, you ran away," I say with a half-smile. "You are certain this is what you want?"
She nods.
"I've never wanted anyone or anything as much as I do you, Claudia," I whisper. "You are one night away from stealing my heart. I need you to be sure. I care about you too much for this to be a one night stand or a chink in your armor."
"I understand," she whispers back. "Petr, I swear to you. This is what I want. Tomorrow won't change that. A week or two or three or a year or any length of time won't change that."
"Will you tell me what's prevented you from this before?"
She hesitates, a flicker of unease and the shadow returning. "Yes, Petr, I will."
The response fills me with a sense of relief more profound than any I've ever known. "In the morning," I murmur, barely able to tolerate sitting so still when I want to be buried deep inside her.
She smiles, stretches back and releases her bra to free her coral tipped breasts. Tossing it aside, she leans into me, skin against skin. "Will you make love to me?"
"Absolutely," I say with a grin. I take her cheeks in my hand and gaze once more into her blue eyes. "I would've waited a lifetime for you, Claudia."
"You don't have to, Petr." She kisses me, and this time, I know talk-time is over for the night.
My hands slide down her arms to her back and down. I grip her backside and pull her against my aching erection, then brace one arm around her back. Kissing her hungrily, I explore her body with my free hand, pausing to skim her nipples and dwelling on the softness of the skin of her stomach. Releasing her mouth, I trail hot kisses down her neck once more, relishing the taste of her skin, before taking the tight bud of her nipple into my mouth.
Claudia moans softly as I suckle and nip at it, her hands running through my hair while she moves against my arousal. Her underwear is between us still, an annoyance I can't stand. Teasing her second nipple, I then gently push her to her feet without standing and slip her underwear off. She's quivering, her hands running down my arms and across my shoulders as I skate mine down her perfect hourglass shape. I admire every inch and curve of her body and the way the firelight dances across her skin before pent up desire gets the best of me. I fish out a condom from my jeans.