Chapter 6 #2
Jed wasn’t so sure. What they’d been through would have been terrifying for an adult. He couldn’t imagine how scared Oliver had been.
“Okay. I have our bag packed, Oliver’s backpack, and his coat.” She stopped and finished zipping the backpack. “Do you want to grab a few toys to take with you to Jed’s, honey?”
Oliver’s eyes shot to his. “Are we going home with you?” He sounded so hopeful.
“Yeah, buddy. You guys are coming home with me.” Jed tipped his head back to check on Sadie to find her watching them. “Are you good?”
“Yes. I’m good. We should be going so he can get some sleep. He has school in the morning.” She helped Oliver into his coat, then shrugged into hers.
“Hang on! I gotta get something!” He ran off toward his room, coming back with his teddy bear. “Can’t forget this!”
“Okay. Let’s go.” Jed grabbed her bag and slung it over his shoulder, then bent down to pick up Oliver to carry him down the stairs. He led the way outside, then waited for her to lock up.
He started down the stairs, checking their surroundings as he went.
Maverick and Dagger were waiting at the bottom of the stairs, making sure they made it safely to his truck.
Once he had them all buckled in, he set off toward home.
He opened the garage as he pulled in the drive, parking his car next to his bike.
He shut the car off, then went around to the passenger door, where he found Oliver fighting to keep his eyes open.
Unfastening his seatbelt, he hoped he would go right back out once they got him inside and into bed.
He hoisted him up so his head rested on Jed’s shoulder with his arms dangling limply at his sides.
With his big hand settled on his back, he entered through the kitchen, flipped on the lights, and waited for Sadie to catch up. “Follow me.”
He led the way down the hall and to the first door on the right.
He went straight to the bed, flipping the lamp on next to the bed.
Sadie quickly moved to flip the covers back so Jed could lay Oliver down.
She pulled his shoes off, settled the teddy bear next to his head, and pulled the covers up.
She leaned down, kissed his head, and whispered, “Night, buddy.”
He waited for her at the door as she turned out the light. He reached for her hand and led her down the hall to the last door on the left. He pulled her forward until he flipped the lamp on. “The bathroom’s through there if you need to use it.” He pointed to her left.
“So, where am I sleeping?” Why was she acting nervous?
“Where do you think? With me.” He pulled his shirt over his head and tossed it on the floor.
“Well, I didn’t want to assume anything.” She fidgeted with her coat zipper. “I mean, I can sleep with Oliver.” She hitched a thumb over her shoulder.
“No. You’re not sleeping with Oliver. You’re sleeping with me. Now get undressed and climb into bed. I’m wiped, and I’m sure you are, too. And you said something about him having school in the morning.” He started working on the snap and zipper of his jeans.
She finally shrugged her coat off and disappeared into the bathroom.
While she was in there, he finished undressing and got into bed.
She shut off the bathroom light and climbed into bed next to him.
He raised his arm and wrapped it around her shoulders, pulling her into his side. “Jeez, woman. You're freezing.”
“I know, and you feel like a furnace.” She sighed happily as she shoved her ice-cold feet beneath his legs to warm up.
“You’re lucky you’re cute, or I wouldn’t let you steal all my heat.” She giggled as he intended. He kissed the top of her head and told her goodnight. Just when he thought she was asleep and he was drifting off, she whispered, “I really am sorry I tased your nuts.”
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Sadie
She came awake slowly, her brain taking a minute to come online.
Taking in her surroundings, she recognized Jed’s room from last night.
The walls were painted in a light gray with white trim.
His furniture was a light oak color, and his bedding was navy blue with thin white lines forming squares.
The weight of a heavy arm lying wrapped around her waist reminded her that she wasn’t alone in this bed.
The heat from his chest against her back caused a small grin to dance across her lips.
For just a sliver of a second, she let her guard down and let herself imagine what it would be like to wake up like this every morning.
When Oliver was younger, she didn’t have the time or the energy to pursue anything serious with anyone.
All her love and time was devoted to her nephew.
Not that what she and Jed was doing was anything serious.
She wouldn’t presume to think that they were given his history with women.
She wasn’t fooling herself into thinking this was anything more than them having fun while it lasted.
She glanced at the bedside clock and suppressed the whiny groan she felt at the idea of getting out of bed already.
She debated on letting Oliver stay home from school because of what they’d been through last night, but knew he’d have a fit if he missed out on the school’s Christmas Store.
They were selling cheap trinkets ranging from $1-$5, and he’d been looking forward to buying something for her.
He also wanted to buy something for Cathy and her boys, but Sadie told him she’d take him shopping this week to buy them something nicer than what would be available at the school store. He’d liked that idea.
Crap. That reminded her that she still needed to finish shopping for Oliver’s Christmas gifts, too.
She needed Jed to take her to her car so she could drop off Oliver, and then maybe she could go shopping before she had to pick him up from school.
She wasn’t even out of bed yet, and she was already looking forward to taking a nap.
If shopping took longer than she anticipated, she could always go to bed early tonight since she had the night off.
She started to roll out of Jed’s arms, only to be pulled back tight to his chest. His grip around her middle tightened as he grumbled, “Where are you going?”
“I was going to get up and get dressed.” She smiled at his grumpy question.
“What time do you need to leave to bring Oliver to school? Wait. Is he going to school today after what happened last night?” he spoke into the back of her head.
“Yes, he’ll want to go. They have their Christmas store for the kids today, and there is no way he is going to want to miss out on that.”
Jed grunted, then asked, “And he needs to be at school by?”
“I drop him off by 7:45.” His hand started kneading her boob while his thumb flicked across her nipple. It was instinct that had her shoving her ass backward into his very hard cock.
“What time is it now?” he groaned. He was sounding more awake every minute, and she swore she felt something hard against her back.
“Six.” She choked on a groan, just barely keeping it in check.
“Good. We have time.”
“Time for…” Her question was cut off when he rolled her to her back and settled himself between her legs without warning.
Her breath hitched as she felt his erection cradled in the V of her legs.
The knowledge that only the thin material of her panties and his boxer briefs separated them gave her a full-body shiver.
A hunk of his longish, sandy blonde hair fell over his forehead just above his smoky gray eyes that were even now, burning with need. The devilish grin splitting his face told her he knew exactly the effect he was having on her. With just a look, her panties were wet.
He leaned down to press his lips to hers, teasing and exploring at first, then slowly drawing her in.
He ran his tongue along the seam of her lips, weaving his spell and coaxing her to open for him.
Jed took his time kissing her, like he was testing to see what got her more wound up and what it would take to make her mindless beneath him.
She didn’t know how much longer she could stand his unhurried pace.
If his purpose was to make her crazy with need, mission accomplished.
She let her hands roam over his wide, sculpted back, reveling in the feel of all that hard muscle beneath the surface.
The longer the kiss went on and the deeper he took it, the more she started to squirm beneath him.
Her hips tilted forward, seeking more contact with his erection, desperate to have him inside her.
He smirked against her lips while grinding himself against her clit to build the flames of desire into a raging inferno.
“Please, Jed. We don’t have a lot of time.” She wanted him to just fuck her already. She was sufficiently worked up and needed to come.
He chuckled and cupped her cheek. “The way you respond to my touch is such a turn on.”
He looked down at her as he pulled himself to his knees.
All the playfulness he had shone previously was gone, and in its place was a hot, needy hunger.
“You won't be needing these.” He pulled her panties off before divesting himself of his underwear.
He reached for a condom in his nightstand, rolling it on in record time.
“Hold on, baby.” He lined himself up and entered her in one swift move.
Her breath caught and released on a satisfied sigh.
She’d never been with a man who had a pierced dick before, and she had to admit, she really enjoyed it with Jed.
His teeth sank into his bottom lip as he watched with no small amount of fascination the way her boobs bounced with each forceful thrust. The sound of the headboard banging against the wall pulled Sadie from her inner thoughts. “Wait! Wait! Wait!”
He stopped immediately. “What? What’s wrong?”