Chapter 1 #2
I walked over to him and put a hand on his arm. “I have no doubt that you can make that happen. Jax and I will definitely come to watch you when you’re an NFL star.”
“Maybe you could come watch one of my games next season,” he said hesitantly as if he was worried about me turning him down. “I know East Pine isn’t close, but you’re used to commuting to New York pretty often, so it probably wouldn’t seem that bad to you.”
“I would love to come watch you play. As soon as you have your schedule for the fall, please send it to us.” I lifted my eyebrows at him. “But first, how ’bout you enjoy this last summer of freedom with your boy?”
Bryer’s face lit up even more. “Definitely. Speaking of which, you might see me around here a lot more these next few months.”
“Oh yeah? Why’s that?” I wasn’t complaining, but that would be a big change from the last few years.
“Tim is trying to swindle your wife into hiring him for the summer.”
“That’s a long commute.” It’s not that I didn’t want Tim there. He was like family to me and Jax at this point. It just seemed like a lot of work for a summer job.
Bryer chuckled. “He doesn’t care. He figured the money he’ll lose from driving here, he’ll make back through free coffee. That is, if he gets the job.”
“I have a feeling he won’t have any problem with that,” I said with a wink.
As if they knew we were talking about them, Jax and Tim walked into the office at that very moment. Jax put her arm around Tim. “I’d like to introduce you to Lavender Love’s newest employee.”
I gave Bryer a knowing smile before turning back to Jax and Tim. “That was a quick interview.”
Jax shrugged. “It was years in the making. All he had to say was ‘I’m looking for a job,’ and I said, ‘You’re hired!’”
Tim nodded his head at Jax. “She’s a stickler though. She said I have to start today.”
Jax rolled her eyes. “I said he has to fill out his paperwork today, so he can start this upcoming week. That way I don’t have to come in at all on my birthday.”
“You trust him that much?” Bryer asked, looking genuinely concerned.
Jax shrugged again. “He hasn’t burnt down the place yet, so why not?”
“So, what are you doing for your birthday?” Tim asked.
Jax looked at me as if she was looking for answers, but turned back to Tim when I didn’t give her any. “I’m not too sure. Probably something low-key.”
“Low-key?” Tim furrowed his eyebrows and puckered his lips. “Girl, that doesn’t sound like you at all.”
“What can I say? Running a business is hard. Running a business while also trying to have a baby is even harder.”
Tim jumped in the air and clapped his hands. “You two are trying? That’s so exciting.”
“Don’t get too excited. We’ve been trying for a year and haven’t had any luck, so who knows when it will happen.” I couldn’t keep the disappointment out of my voice no matter how hard I tried. Jax and I wanted a baby so bad, and neither of us were getting any younger.
Jax left Tim’s side to come wrap her arms around me. “I don’t know. I was thinking for my birthday that maybe we would try to get pregnant the old fashioned way.”
I could feel my face turning red from her words. I might be a different person in the bedroom, but I definitely was not comfortable having this conversation in person. “I don’t think it works that way,” I said with an awkward laugh. “Also, can we not have this conversation right now?”
“I was talking about using a turkey baster.” Jax shook her head. “Geez. Get your mind out of the gutter. Is that all you think about?”
I knew she definitely was not talking about a turkey baster and I was pretty positive Tim and Bryer realized that as well, but I didn’t want this conversation to go any farther, so I decided to go with it. “I think we should leave that job to the professionals.”
“Fine.” Jax sighed. “Speaking of professionals,” she pointed at Tim, “You have paperwork to fill out.
Since those two were busy talking shop, I turned toward Bryer. “Want to get a drink with me?”
“Of course.”
After sitting with Bryer and catching up for a while, a text came through to my phone from Jax. I wasn’t talking about a turkey baster. Want to “start trying” when I get home from work tonight?
I tried to bite back my smile, but I was sure the blush on my face was completely giving me away. No one believed you were talking about a turkey baster…
Within seconds another text came through. So, is that a yes?
We’ll see…
Even though I was trying to play it cool, my answer was obviously yes. With my sister coming in two days to spend a week with us I wasn’t sure if we’d get a chance to have much, if any, sex. I definitely wanted to take advantage of our alone time.
The rest of the day, even though I tried to focus on other things, my mind kept going back to sex with Jax. Since that was all I could focus on, I decided to take advantage of it and plan something extra special.
Once I was home from the cafe, I went into our storage room and found the box filled with Jax’s old Halloween costumes.
I smiled when I found the very skimpy cheerleading costume she had worn when she dressed up as my sister one year.
After getting that out, I went to the garage and found the bin of my mama’s old things and took out her old pompoms. Perfect.
When Jax texted to tell me she was heading home, I put on the costume and got myself into character.
“Carter?” Jax yelled when she walked in the door.
“Up here!” I yelled back as I stood right behind our closed bedroom door.
I heard Jax running up the steps and down the hallway and tried my best to strike a sexy pose. As soon as Jax opened the door to our bedroom, her eyes went as wide as saucers. “Holy shit. Wow. You look… wow.”
I smiled in satisfaction because that was exactly the reaction I was hoping to get. I sauntered over to Jax and ran a finger across her cheek. “You don’t happen to have a cheerleader fantasy, do you?”
I watched Jax’s throat move up and down as she swallowed hard then traced the curves of my body with her eyes.
“I didn’t think I did… until now.” She waved a hand in front of my body.
“Man, I knew nerdy Carter did it for me, as well as dominatrix Carter, but this Carter is doing it as well…. You look… wow.”
I laughed. “I think you already said that.”
“Can you blame me for being at a loss for words? This is definitely not what I was expecting to come home to.”
Now I ran my finger down her arm. “Would you say it’s a good surprise?”
Jax let out a strained giggle. “Yes. The best surprise.”
“Good, because I have plans for you.” I dropped to my knees in front of her. “Before we start, let’s get you nice and wet.”
Jax giggled again as I pulled down her pants. “I have a feeling that’s not going to be a problem.”
After she stepped out of her pants, I removed her underwear as well. I smiled at the sight in front of me and took a deep breath. I love it here.
I didn’t waste a moment before pulling her hips closer to me and bringing my tongue to her center. I ran it through her folds before sucking her clit into my mouth.
“Fuck.” Jax brought her hands into my hair. “I’m not going to last long. You… that outfit.. this… fuck.”
I pulled back to stare up at her. “Try to last for a little bit. The best is yet to come.”
“Then it sounds like I’m the best.” Jax laughed at her own joke, which made me laugh. “Get it? Because I’m going to come.”
“I get it.” I put on a straight face and slapped her ass. “Now could you please try to be a little bit serious.”
In pure non-serious Jax fashion, she saluted me. “Yes ma’am.”
“Good.” I dove back in and licked her until I could tell she was barely holding on, then pulled back again.
Jax gasped. “W-what are you doing? Why did you stop? I’m so close.”
I stood to my feet. “Didn’t you listen when I told you the best is yet to come?” I crossed my arms in front of my chest. “If you can’t listen, I guess I’ll have to punish you.”
A wild smile took over Jax’s face. “You’re right. Please punish me. I deserve it.”
I nodded across the room. “Take off the rest of your clothes and get on the bed.”
Jax obeyed me like a good girl and soon she was laying on the bed right where I wanted her. I hiked up the short cheerleading skirt so she could see what I had been hiding underneath. “I figured a fair punishment would be fucking you into oblivion with my big cock. What do you think of that?”
Jax’s eyes went comically wide as if she couldn’t believe those words had just come out of my mouth. Honestly, I couldn’t believe it either. I barely recognized the girl I became every time I had sex with Jax, but I wasn’t complaining. I loved that she brought out this side of me.
Jax spread her legs. “Punish me. I deserve it.”