Chapter 50
50
‘Anything you like,’ I purred back to Jake’s question, thinking about how horny I had been since New York. I wriggled on his bed. ‘I want you to touch me like you did in the hotel.’ Jake made me bolder in the bedroom than I ever thought I could be.
‘I think I might have less control than I did in New York; I’ve missed you so much. I want to drive you as crazy as I know you’ll drive me,’ he replied, brushing his lips against mine. He tugged me again and kissed me harder, parting my lips with his tongue. The kiss turned hungry and I wrapped my arms around him, pulling him down on top of me.
‘You do drive me crazy,’ I whispered as he pulled the strap of my dress down and kissed my bare shoulder. He pulled it further down and kissed the base of my neck, his hand brushing over my chest. He was moving so slowly, my frustrated body protested under my clothes. I sighed. ‘Just take my clothes off,’ I begged him then. Jake lifted up his head, his eyes finding mine. I felt myself blush. ‘Oops, I just…’
‘Don’t ever apologise for wanting me to get you naked. I was trying to be restrained when all I want to do is rip them off, quite frankly,’ he said with a mischievous grin. ‘Sit up,’ he added huskily.
‘I like it when you tell me what to do,’ I admitted then. I sat up and he told me to lift my arms, which I did. He pulled my dress off easily in one move. ‘In the bedroom,’ I amended, because that was the only place I would allow it.
Jake winked at me. ‘Noted, Freya. And it’s the only place I’d want to tell you what to do…’
This man was swoony. There was no other word for it.
He climbed off the bed. ‘Come here, baby, please,’ he said to me. I scooted off the bed and stood up in my underwear. ‘Undress me,’ he begged.
I smiled and reached for his t-shirt, pulling it off him as eagerly as he had taken off my dress. I then grabbed his jeans and unbuttoned them, enjoying feeling how turned on he was already. He slipped out of them and then pulled me towards him, kissing me with the same desperation I felt. I curved against him, both of us in our underwear, pulling each other closer, making it clear how much we had missed touching one another. Jake reached for my bra and undid it, tossing it onto the floor, then he pulled down my underwear and I did the same to his. Once we were naked, we looked at one other with smiles on our faces.
‘Missed this,’ Jake said, reaching down to drop kisses down my chest onto my breasts, pulling a nipple into his mouth, teasing it to harden.
‘Me too,’ I gasped, holding on to his waist to keep steady. My knees already felt in danger of trembling at his touch.
Jake trailed kisses down my body again all the way to my stomach and then he knelt on the floor. He gave me a gentle push and I sat down on the edge of the bed. Jake murmured in approval and parted my legs with his hands so he could keep on kissing. I hooked one leg over his shoulder as his tongue found me, and I gasped at the contact. Jake was hungry for me and I cried out in pleasure as he tasted me, reaching out to grip his hair like he had gripped mine.
‘Don’t stop,’ I cried as he slid a finger inside me too. Pleasure built suddenly as my desperation for his touch was rewarded with satisfaction. ‘Yes, Jake,’ I said as I shuddered on the bed, heat flooding through my body. ‘Wow,’ I breathed, shaking my head with a giggle as Jake stood up.
‘Did you like that, baby?’ he asked. I nodded furiously, breathing hard and fast as my body continued to throb with pleasure. ‘Want more?’
‘Yes,’ I said eagerly.
‘Scoot closer,’ Jake said as he reached for his bedside table and pulled out a condom. He put it on as I moved right to the edge of the bed and he reached out and wrapped my legs around him, sliding inside me. I gasped as he filled me up. ‘You feel amazing,’ Jake said as our eyes locked together. I loved how we connected during sex. Jake never seemed to be anywhere else but right in this moment with me, and I felt the same. He rocked into me, and I felt it in every part of my body. ‘Please tell me this is just as incredible for you as it is for me,’ he said then.
‘I never thought sex could be like this,’ I replied with a moan.
He grinned. ‘I need to kiss you.’ He pulled out of me and told me to move back up the bed. I sank into his amazing pillows and Jake leaned over, brushing my hair through his fingertips. Smiling, he reached down to give me a passionate kiss. I held on to him as he slid inside me again, his lips not leaving mine. Our tongues danced as our bodies clung to each other. We gasped breathlessly as heat continued to build, our skin starting to glisten as we moved together, faster and harder.
Jake’s lips left mine and he looked down at me. ‘You’re my girl, aren’t you?’
‘I’m yours,’ I confirmed as I cried out with pleasure, amazed that he could make me come all over again so quickly.
‘I love making you moan like that,’ Jake cried, shuddering on top of me, crying out my name this time, over and over like it was mantra. He then leaned down to give me the softest kiss before he rolled off me and onto his back.
Jake lifted his arm, so I collapsed onto his chest and he held me tightly against him. We had laid like this back in my hotel room and I had really missed it, his chest heaving with ragged breaths and my heart racing in time with his. His arms felt strong and safe, and my body lay contently against his, exhausted and sated.
After a couple of seconds of silence, I let out an involuntary giggle.
Jake wriggled to see my face. I looked up at him. ‘You okay, cutie?’
‘Just can’t quite believe what happened,’ I confessed.
Jake chuckled along with me. ‘I know what you mean. I thought I’d ruined any chance of us being together, to be honest. Having you here in my bed does feel a little bit like a dream.’ He brushed his lips against mine. ‘I love having you here.’
‘I love being here,’ I replied, snuggling in closer. ‘I still can’t believe you dedicated your book to me.’
‘It’s only going to be published because of you,’ Jake said as he stroked my hair. ‘You’re the perfect person to dedicate it to.’ He moved then, rolling onto his side. I did the same so we faced each other.
Jake wrapped his arms around me and I melted into him. He was not only good at sex but this man could snuggle really well. A perfect combination. I felt a little bit nervous about that, though. I knew already that it would be easy to fall for him and that was more than a little bit scary.
‘Are you okay?’ Jake seemed to notice I had gone a bit quiet.
‘My mind is just trying to catch up with my body, I think,’ I said as we looked at one another side by side.
Jake leaned in and kissed me gently then he cupped my face in his hands. ‘Will it help if I tell you that I’m serious about us, Freya? I want to be with you. I want us to be a couple. I want everyone to know about us. I want you to be my girlfriend. But…’ He hesitated then. ‘I don’t know if that’s what you want.’
I smiled. ‘It is,’ I reassured him. ‘I know that you might find it hard to trust me and us, and the same goes for me. But we can find our way together, can’t we?’
Jake, I knew, was haunted by what had happened with his parents. And I had almost given up on finding love. But I also knew that we had a really strong connection and I didn’t want to let that go.
‘We can do anything together,’ Jake promised me.
I leaned in to give him a long, lingering kiss. When I pulled back, I raised an eyebrow. ‘Have you started reading Davis’s book?’
‘I’ll try not to be upset you’re talking to me about another man while in bed with me,’ he joked. I gave him a playful nudge and he grinned. ‘Actually, yeah, I did, and I’m kind of hooked. It pains me to say…’
‘It’s really good. I’ve been missing out by not reading outside of romance sometimes. Thank you for reading it. I know that things between you two have been tricky for a long time. And how he was in New York…’ I shook my head at the trouble that man had caused.
‘Yeah, he’ll never be my favourite person but I appreciated him apologising and trying to make amends. And saying I’m an inspiration to him. That must have caused a big dent to his ego.’
‘Definitely,’ I agreed with a laugh. ‘You’re okay with me working with him, aren’t you?’
‘I know I wasn’t thinking rationally when I saw you two at the conference,’ Jake said softly. ‘But I trusted my dad and all the secrets he kept…’ He shook his head. I hated to see the sadness in his eyes. ‘I know you’re not like him. And nor am I. You believe that, don’t you?’
‘I know that,’ I confirmed. ‘Davis did get in my head a bit about you and relationships…’
‘I want to be with you,’ Jake said.
‘I want to be with you too,’ I told him. Our lips met again and Jake rolled me onto my back and started to kiss down my neck, making me shiver. ‘Not done making up?’ I teased as his lips trailed down to my breast.
‘Nowhere near done,’ Jake replied, giving me a naughty grin before he pulled my nipple into his mouth. I let out a happy sigh, worries fading as he touched me. Once again, it felt like we were the only two people together in the world. Our hotel bubble had gone but we were in another one in Jake’s flat, and I hoped we could keep that bubble around us for a long time.