It was always like that. There was always the doubt as she struggled to reach that special place that, this time, she might not reach it and she would be left with a hollow sense of defeat and disappointment. She would be left aching and miserable instead of gaining the sense of fulfillment and peace she needed. But then that was part of the appeal, the realization that it was a gift that was only dispensed when everything came together in just the right way. It couldn’t be taken for granted. As if he sensed that she was teetering on the brink and could fall either way, he cupped one of her breasts and sucked the nipple into his mouth, pulling on it in just the right way to produce an electric current along her nerve endings. Sensation arrowed downward through her belly and her womb contracted. It set off the avalanche of glory she’d been struggling to capture and Carly sucked in a sharp breath, going rigid for a moment as every muscle in her body seemed to contract at the same time.
