Chapter Seven
Chapter Seven
LORI AND PARKER HAD POUNCEDon me the moment I walked through the door. Apparently, it had been written all over my face that Jax and I kissed. It hadn’t taken me long to open up and admit to them how much I liked Jax.
Talking with her mouth full of French fries, Lori asked, “Are you going to sleep with him?”
My cheeks heated and I glanced down at my burger.
“Oh my God, you really like this guy!” Parker gasped. “What does this mean?”
When I looked up, my two best friends were both gaping at me. “I don’t know what it means. The last few days have been great, and he wants to go see the fireworks tonight which, by the way, he has a special place on the island to watch them and invited y’all. But after that, we only have a few more days.”
“So what! If you feel a connection with this guy, just go with it, Mel!” Lori stated.
“I agree. You’ve always been the responsible one. The one who makes the plan and sticks by it. For once in your life, Mel, do something you want to do, even if it is crazy.”
Chewing on my lip, I closed my eyes. When I opened them again, I sighed. “I’m afraid.”
Parker took my hand in hers. “Of what?”
“Falling for him. I mean, when he touches me or smiles at me my heart does this stupid little flip, and when he kissed me this morning it felt like I melted into him. I’ve never felt this way before.”
Parker and Lori exchanged a look before they both focused back on me. “Of all the guys, you have to fall for one not in Texas!”
I laughed at Lori. “I have a feeling he won’t be staying in Florida, but I don’t think I want a long-distance relationship, and my God… What am I even saying? So what, we’ve gotten along and I feel an attraction toward him. That doesn’t mean anything, and here I am planning my future.”
“You’re not planning your future; you’re guarding your heart, and there is nothing wrong with that, Mel. If I can give you a bit of advice?”
I nodded.
“Just enjoy your time with Jax. Don’t think about it too much. Have fun, do something crazy, and what happens will happen. So you end up having a vacation fling, maybe that’s what you’ve been needing. Not everything in your life has to be a plan.”
They were both right, I knew that. But there was something about Jax that made me not want to simply have a fling. Then again, if I left the Keys with only kissing him, I knew I would regret it the rest of my life.
“Speaking of plans,” I said as I cleared my throat. “Will you both be joining me and Jax to watch the fireworks?”
After yet another exchanged look between one another, Parker grinned. “We kind of met two brothers on the beach this morning, and they invited us to a party. We told them we’d have to talk to you first because there is no way in hell we would leave you alone, and if you didn’t want to come, we weren’t going either.”
Laughing, I said, “So much for a girls’ vacation. Please go if you want, I can hang out with Jax this evening.”
Lori flashed me a wicked smile as she said, “Wouldn’t you rather come, than go?”
“I’m hoping we all come this evening!” Parker said with a straight face.
It took me a few moments to get the joke, and I picked up a pillow and threw it across the room in their direction as we fell into a fit of giggles.
Jax had laid a blanket down on the sand, and I was tucked in between his legs as we looked up into the night sky and watched the fireworks. With each bang, my heart felt like it pounded in my chest. It wasn’t from the fireworks, but from the feel of Jax’s body and mine so close together. There was a handful of other people on the beach, all of them employees of the resort since this area of the island was for them and not guests.
As the fireworks went on, I couldn’t help but think about what Lori and Parker said. I needed to do something spontaneous, and I knew from the feel of Jax pushing into my back as I laid against him, that he wanted me as much as I wanted him. I stared up at the final explosion of lights in the sky and placed my hand over my chest. It was a beautiful sight, but that wasn’t what had my heart pounding.
I was going to do something I was terrified to do. Not simply because I was worried about rejection, although I was pretty sure Jax wouldn’t reject me, but the feelings I had for him I knew would grow strong once we slept together.
When the sky slowly darkened and those around us started to leave, I drew in a deep breath, then gasped when I felt Jax’s mouth on my neck. I tilted my head to give him better access, and felt my entire body heat when he placed soft kisses down to my shoulder.
“Mel,” he whispered as his hand came around and wrapped tightly around my stomach, drawing me closer to him. “Please tell me you want this as much as I do.”
I nearly jumped up and dragged him back to his cottage.
“I do, Jax. Please.”
It was one word, that was it. Jax clearly knew what I was asking for because he quickly had us both up, the blanket, bottle of wine, and two glasses were packed away, and he took my hand.
Laughing, I said, “You’re going to pull my arm out of its socket if you don’t slow down!”
The moment he shut the door to his cottage, Jax pulled me into his arms and kissed me. It was a passionate kiss, and for a moment I felt lightheaded. When we broke apart, he placed his forehead to mine.
“Are you sure?”
“I want you, Jax.”
His eyes met mine, and when he smiled, I felt my entire body heat. “I want you too, Mel.”
Taking my hand in his, he walked toward his bedroom. I wasn’t sure why my heart hammered in my chest like I was about to have sex for the first time, but something about the moment felt different than any other time I’d been with someone. Not that I had made a habit of sleeping with guys; there had only been two I had ever given myself to.
Jax stopped and turned to face me. Cupping my face with his hands, he brushed his lips gently over mine. I appreciated that Jax was moving slowly, but I needed to feel him against me.
When I drew back slightly, I bit down on my lip before I said, “Jax, I need to feel you inside of me.”
That was all he needed to hear. Each of us had our hands on one another, removing our clothing as fast as our fumbling hands would move. With our clothes off, Jax took a step back and let his eyes roam over my body. It took everything in me not to cover myself, but I could see the appreciation in his eyes, and it made me feel wanton.
With my hands on his chest, I walked him backward until he sat on the bed. With a wicked smile, he crawled back onto it and laid down, motioning me with his finger to crawl on top of him.
I took in a deep breath to steady my nerves. I was going to listen to Lori and Parker and take this one night for myself.
As I moved over him, I stopped and stared down at him. “I need you to know I don’t normally do this, Jax. I mean, I don’t even remember when I last had sex! It’s been awhile.”
He smiled and pushed a piece of my hair behind my ear. “I haven’t been with anyone in months, and it isn’t something I do either. There is something about you, Amelia. I can’t stop thinking about you.”
My heart fluttered in my chest, and before I lost all my nerve, I sat down on him, the feel of his hard cock at my core caused us both to moan. Leaning over, I kissed him and slowly rocked against his hard length. At the rate I was going, I’d make myself come this way.
“Mel,” he gasped. “You’re driving me mad. Take me or I’m going to flip you over and do it myself.”
Biting down gently on his lip, I whispered, “Take me, Jax.”
And before I could even move another inch, I was flipped over, and Jax was moving down my body, placing hot kisses as he lowered himself between my legs. Thank God I had shaved like Lori told me to.
Then his mouth was on me, and it hadn’t taken long before it felt like I left my body. Just as the tremors were starting to ebb, Jax pushed inside of me, and I felt the windup all over again.
“Fuck, you’re so tight, Mel.”
My legs wrapped around his body, and I met him thrust for thrust. The feel of him inside me felt so perfect. He felt perfect. The whole damn thing felt way too perfect.
“Jax!” I cried out when he placed his hand between our bodies. My orgasm ripped through my body, and I felt him quicken his pace. With a growl of pleasure, he called out my name and pushed in harder.
When we both finally came back to ourselves, he kissed me softly on the lips. With his body propped up over mine, he smiled down at me.
“I’ve never felt anything so amazing in my entire life.”
Tears threatened to build in my eyes, but I blinked them away. “Neither have I.”
Rolling over and onto his back, Jax and I stared up at the ceiling in silence.
Turning to face him, we stared at one another as I ran through my work schedule. At first it would be hard, but eventually I could get three to four days off and could fly down here to see him. Would I be able to go weeks without seeing him?
“Mel?”
I wondered how often he would be able to fly to Texas to see me?
“Mel?”
I hated the idea of a long-distance relationship. It was stupid of me to think I could have one night with Jax and be able to walk away. That was the last thing I wanted to do.
“Amelia, where are you?”
I snapped out of my thoughts and looked at Jaxon. “I’m sorry. I was trying to figure it out in my head if we could make this work? I thought I could give you this one night, but I don’t want just one night with you, Jax. I know this sounds crazy but….”
When my words trailed off, he smiled and pulled me up into a seated position. I wrapped the sheet around my body and watched as he took my hand in his, brought it to his mouth, and kissed it.
“I just found you, Amelia. And even though we’ve only known each other a few days, I don’t want it to end. I’m going to give my two-week notice and then head back to Texas. I have some things I need to take care of with my mother and father, but I don’t want to give you up. Not when I’ve never felt like this before. The idea of not having you in my life is something I don’t even want to think of. I don’t care if people say it’s too fast. I want to see where this goes.”
I let the tears come, and when he brushed them away with his thumbs, he bent down and looked into my eyes.
“Do you think I’m crazy?” he asked.
Laughing, I shook my head. “If you’re crazy, then so am I.”
Leaning his forehead against mine, he whispered, “Then let’s be crazy together.”