Chapter 20 #2
There would be time for questions later. Right now, my focus was on Halle.
I grabbed her beneath her arms and hauled her to her feet. She let out a little squeak as I turned her to face the desk. My movements were rough—angry, even—as I pulled up her skirt so it bunched around her waist.
Halle glanced back at me over her shoulder, her eyes wild with excitement and desire. “Wh-what are you doing?”
I didn’t answer. Instead, I yanked down her underwear, keeping it around her knees, holding her in place. She let out a shaky exhale, and I grinned. I finally had her right where I wanted her.
I pried her ass cheeks apart, her body slick with desire. “Who does this pussy belong to?” I asked, blowing cool air.
She shivered. “You.”
“Damn right, it does.” Hearing her say those words unleashed something inside me. Something raw and animalistic. This urge to claim her as mine. Because that’s what she was. Mine.
Halle belonged with me. Just as I belonged with her. And I hated the fact that we were keeping this a secret. I understood it, of course. But I still didn’t like it.
So instead of focusing on the things I couldn’t control, I decided to ground myself in the present. In this gorgeous woman who had offered herself to me. Who trusted me.
I had to have faith that, with time, the rest would sort itself out.
I would find a way to make it. Because I’d spent months without her, and I wasn’t going back to that. We were together, and I would move heaven and earth if that’s what it took for us to stay together. To truly be together. Not just in secret, but as a couple. As a family, with Kai.
I pressed my mouth to her, licking and sucking until her legs were shaking. She braced her arms on the desk, resting her cheek on the surface.
“This is mine,” I said, easily sliding two fingers into her. “This gorgeous body—” I pumped my fingers inside her, listening to her whimpers, feeling the way she clenched me tight “—is mine.” I lined my cock up with her entrance. “You are mine.”
“Yes, Jasper. Yes. Please.”
I ran my hand down her spine, wishing we were naked. Longing for a lazy day in bed together. Just us. Unrushed. Uninterrupted.
“Hurry,” she whispered, desperate.
I didn’t know whether it was her eagerness for me to be inside her or her desire to finish before anyone suspected something. Either way, I needed to get moving. I’d already let this go on longer than I’d intended, but when I was with Halle, time ceased to have meaning.
She braced herself against the edge of the desk as I slid home. “Fuck. Do you feel that? Feel your pussy gripping my cock?”
“Yes.” She arched her back, hands pressed to the surface of the desk. “Yes. Right there.”
This position was hot, but I liked it even more when I could see her face. I pulled out, ignoring her cries of protest as I spun her to face me. With her back to the desk, I placed a hand to her cheek, guiding her focus to me.
“Look at me, Halle. When I’m inside you, I want your eyes on me.”
“Mm. Somebody’s awfully possessive today.” She grinned as I slid home once more.
I brushed my lips against hers. “You like it.”
“I hate to admit it, but I like seeing you a little unhinged.”
I could understand the feeling because I certainly enjoyed seeing Halle come undone. So I pressed my fingers to her clit, rubbing circles as I pumped into her from behind.
“Yes. Yes. Yes,” she chanted, and I gave her a bruising kiss to silence her.
Pleasure blazed through me, and I was so damn close to coming. But I wanted to wait for her. I wanted her to go first.
“I’m going to—” I started to say, feeling control slipping away from me, my pleasure spiraling, swelling until it was this storm I could no longer tame. “Tell me you’re close.”
“Yes,” she whispered, our kisses desperate, almost frantic. “Yes.”
She was so beautiful when she let go. Back arching. Creamy skin flushed with color.
And then I hurtled over the edge, following her into oblivion. My body convulsed as she clenched around me, my cock pulsating as waves of my pleasure filled her.
With our bodies still joined, I captured her lips, needing that connection. That…grounding.
And god, when I pulled out of her and saw her pussy dripping with my seed, I groaned. “Fuck me. That’s hot.”
I swiped my fingers through her slit, pushing it back inside her. She moaned her appreciation, falling back on the desk. I lingered for a second more, taking in the scene. Halle, splayed out on my desk, sated and flushed. She was something.
I pressed a kiss to her thigh then tucked myself back into my pants, giving her a moment to collect herself. Maybe a moment to collect myself too. She pushed herself off the desk, putting herself back to rights.
She buttoned up her shirt. “Feel better?”
“Much.” I grinned, giving her a quick peck. “Time with you always makes me feel better.”
“Time. Right. So the sex had nothing to do with it.”
“It might have helped a little,” I teased, holding up my thumb and forefinger.
She smirked, taking my tie in hand. I peered down at her, watching as she retied it.
“Why didn’t you tell me about Craig?” I asked, finally circling back to that, even though I didn’t want to. But I needed to know.
Halle sighed, her attention focused on my tie. “Because I didn’t think he was going to actually follow through on it. It wouldn’t be the first time Craig said he was doing something and then his plans changed.”
I gnashed my teeth, my emotions shifting with this new revelation.
I hated that Kai or Halle had ever been disappointed by a man who was supposed to protect them, love them.
Not hurt them. I vowed that I would never give them cause to feel as if I’d let them down.
And what Halle needed from me wasn’t judgment or accusations but support.
“How do you feel about it?” I asked, placing my hand on her hip.
Her shoulders relaxed. “Surprised. Maybe a little disbelief. I still won’t believe it till I see it.”
“Do you think he’s trying to win you back?”
She barked out a laugh. “He already tried once and failed.” I wasn’t sure if that made me feel better or worse.
Maybe a little of both. Perhaps sensing my mood, she placed her hand over mine.
“There’s nothing between Craig and me. Not anymore.
There hasn’t been for a long time. But Craig is Kai’s dad.
He’s going to continue to be a part of my life. ”
“I get that,” I said. “And I respect it. Kai deserves all the love in the world.”
“Thank you,” Halle said. “I don’t expect you to be friends with Craig, but it would be nice if we could all get along.”
Everything would be fine as long as Craig didn’t act like a dick.
“Does that mean you’re going to tell him about us?” I asked, trying not to sound too hopeful.
“When the time’s right.”
I wanted to ask if she had any ideas on when that might be, but I didn’t. Instead, I pulled her in for a hug, holding her close. I knew we needed to return to our workday, but I wasn’t quite ready to let her go. And if I had my way, I’d never would.