She

Taken from Sushi For Beginners by Marian Keyes. The story covers the lives and loves of the staff of a Dublin-based magazine. Here the heroine Ashling, finally gets it together with the man who has longed for her from afar.

Ashling slid her hands under Jack's shirt and up along the delicious newness of his back. His palms on her bottom were pulling her even closer and felt syrupy, floaty, blissful.

Upstairs on Jack's freshly laundered bed he peeled her underwear off in slow motion.

Finally there were no more obstacles.

They slid themselves along each other and every touch, every gesture was inquisitive and gentle. Their breath grew shorter and, with gathering speed and desire, they stopped being gentle and became wild and wanton and rough. She dug her nails into his buttocks and he bit her breast. They rolled over each other, welded together as he thrust into her, then she slid tightly down on him.

Publication: She (UK) Date: 12/00