Page 40 of Long Story Short

‘No, definitely the luckiest…’ Jake said then as I took him inside me with a gasp. ‘Are you okay?’

‘Yes,’ I breathed as he filled me up and it was clear I had been missing out on some really good sex because this beat every other encounter I’d had hands down already. I moved on top of him and this time, we both murmured with pleasure. Jake kept hold of one of my hands in his and slid his other onto my waist. I put my palm on his chest to steady myself as we moved together, our eyes staying locked, connected in every way possible.

‘God,’ I sighed out then as I rocked on top of him faster, leaning back and causing us both to moan with pleasure.

‘Better than you remember?’ Jake asked with a sexy smile.

‘I’m not sure it’s ever been like this,’ I managed to say in between gasps.

‘It’s never been like this for me. Come here.’ Jake gave me a tug around the waist so I leaned forward and he lifted his head so he could touch my lips with his. The hand not linked with mine moved to my hair, wrapping around it and moving it to one side, giving it a little pull, bringing me closer.

I moaned at that action and moved faster on top of him. ‘Say it again,’ I gasped as pleasure built inside me. My body heated up and my heart was pounding in my chest. I was starting to lose control in the best way.

Jake didn’t even have to ask. ‘Are you going to come on top of me like a good girl, Freya?’

‘God,’ I said again. What was it with those two words? The praise was doing something to me that I hadn’t expected. I was shocked as I hit a second peak then, crying out in surprise and delight as another delicious shudder ran through my body.

‘That’s it, baby,’ Jake said, gasping beneath me. He moved his hands to my waist and rocked me a couple of times as I slowly came back down to earth. ‘Fuck,’ he cried then, shuddering beneath me as he reached his own peak.

‘You said it,’ I said. Our eyes met then and we both started to giggle. I pulled myself off him and flopped on the bed with a breathless sigh. Jake tossed his condom then laid down on his back, lifting his arm up. I shifted on top of his chest, curling myself around him as his arm pulled me closer into his nook.

My whole body was throbbing in the best way. ‘I don’t think that’s ever happened before,’ I admitted in a whisper. I tried to think about whether I’d ever come just through having sex in my life but I couldn’t. It might have been because it had been so long for me, but I suspected it was more because I had felt so at ease with Jake and him letting me take control. Either way, I wasn’t complaining one little bit.

‘It was pretty amazing,’ Jake said softly back, holding me tightly against him.

‘So, it was… okay?’ I asked quietly then, the smile fading from my face as I shifted nervously against Jake’s strong, warm body.

‘Are you serious?’

‘I just wondered…’

Jake moved then, turning so he faced me, keeping his arms around me. Our bodies curled even closer like they had always meant to be tangled up with each other. ‘I wish you could see what I see,’ Jake said. ‘I wish you were more confident. It wasn’t just okay. It was incredible. You are gorgeous, Freya. And so sexy. And that was hot from start to finish. You are so hot. But watching you come on top of my cock, that was something I’ll never forget.’

‘Bloody hell,’ I said, my cheeks turning pink instantly. I tried to duck and hide my face but Jake reached out and tilted my chin to hold our eye contact.

‘Why are you embarrassed?’ he asked, looking amused at my reaction.

‘You’re so… open and honest,’ I said. ‘That’s new for me.’

‘I meant every word,’ he reassured me.

I wondered if he would ever be so open and honest with me outside of the bedroom. I really hoped so.

‘How do you feel? Was it okay for you?’ Jake asked me gently then.

‘I think you could tell it was,’ I said with a dismissive laugh. But I saw his serious expression and I tried to push away my embarrassment. I nodded. ‘Yeah, it was the best ever,’ I whispered.

Jake leaned in to brush his lips gently with mine. My body tingled instantly. ‘I can’t wait for more,’ he said when he pulled back. ‘Do you want more too?’

Warring emotions churned through me. I wanted more, of course I did. But I had no idea what this was, or would be. Was this just a New York fling? The last person I wanted to think about in bed popped up – Davis Mulberry and his warning about how Jake treated women. That seemed so at odds with the way Jake was looking at me now, but it made me hesitate. I didn’t want to dare to hope this could be something special if he was going to let me down. Maybe I needed to just try to enjoy the moment and not get lost in thoughts of what happened next. How could I walk away from sex like that?

‘I’d like that,’ I said quietly.

‘I want to spend the rest of today together. Can we?’ He touched my cheek. ‘We could go out for dinner and a drink then come back here; what do you think?’

‘Sounds perfect.’

I thought about tomorrow. We were supposed to make an appearance at the conference in the stand hall then there was an end-of-conference party that would run from dinner until late, and our flight home was at 6a.m. the following morning. So, these were potentially our last hours alone together. ‘Let’s get dressed up and go somewhere for a New York moment.’

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