Walters had been right. He had way too much to lose to go back down that road.
The next morning, two reporters were outside the house when he and Penny were at breakfast.
“What’s going on? Why are they here?” she asked.
“Some stupid thing on TV last night. Ignore them,” he said, taking a sip of juice. Its acid burned on the way down.
“What thing?”
When he wouldn’t say, she left the table. She returned with her phone in hand, her face composed. A hell of a lot more composed than he’d been last night or felt right now.
“He’s jealous, baby. You don’t even need to respond.” Penny slipped onto his lap and pulled his head toward hers to kiss his forehead.
“The things he said about you do deserve a response,” he ground out.
She huffed with amusement. “Please. You think a Black girl married to a white boy traveling the country music circuit and playing a banjo didn’t get some negative attention? I’ve heard way worse. Seen worse. So, no, it doesn’t deserve your time or energy. We do not give attention-seeking losers what they want.” Then she batted her lashes at him. “As long asyouthink I’m pwetty.”
Jack gave a reluctant chuckle, squeezing her waist and kissing her full lips. “Yes, you’re very pretty. You’re beautiful, angel.”
“Then I don’t care what anybody else has to say about me.”
He felt marginally better now. “But wait,” he said, pulling back to squint at her. “When that fucker at the music festival talked shite about you and your book, you definitely cared. What about that?”
“Thaaaat was different. Anyway,” she said with a light laugh, “I was going to handle it with my big girl words, not a punch to the face likesomeoneI know. Now, let’s forget about all those clowns, okay?”
“Distract me,” he demanded softly, and she obliged with the sexiest smile.
They were kissing again, and it was getting deeper, hotter when his phone rang. Reluctantly, he pulled his lips away to see who was calling.
It was Charlie. “That son of a motherfucking bastard bitch!...”
Jack let Charlie rant while Penny slid her hand under his shirt and lavished him with more delicious kisses. He clicked the “end call” button and pulled her panties off. Released his cock from his pants and groaned when she sank to the floor on her knees and took charge of it with that teasing mouth.
“I don’t want to come like this,” he hissed when it was too good and he was too close.
“Fine,” Penny said. With a wicked smile, she got back on his lap and slid down on him. He watched his cock disappear into her wet heat, his mind shutting off at the delirious pleasure.Glorious.
Jack lifted her up, still moving inside her, while Penny held onto his shoulders. He walked through the kitchen, fucking her slowly, still taking it gentle with her. Leaned her on the island after sending everything on it crashing to the floor with a sweep of his arm and filled her, going in deep, still thrusting gently, slowly, sucking her nipples after pulling down her nightgown and then swallowing her moans down his own throat.
With her legs hooked around his waist, she moaned his name, fucking him with that needy, grasping, thoroughly soaked pussy. Squeezed him with her walls and drew him back in, overwhelming him with the scent of her arousal until his cock was harder and bigger than it had ever been. All for her, only for her.
“Penny,” he groaned. “Come with me, love. Come all over my cock.”
He pressed her open wider on the island, baring her pussy to him. He pushed his thumb in her mouth and made her suck it, and when it was wet enough, he rubbed a circle on her hardened little clit. Jack didn’t know what he wanted more, to see her lovely face crease with passion or watch the place where their bodies were joined in a slick, slippery rhythm.
“Right there, right there,” she moaned. “So good…I’ve never had it so fucking good.”
A rough laugh escaped him. “Same.” He meant that. It had never been this good for him with anyone. But then he’d never loved anyone before her.
The thought undid him. His orgasm ripped through him, rocketing up his spine and through his body. He yelled hoarsely as he soaked her insides. But he wasn’t lost enough to forget her needs, keeping the pressure on her bud and plunging in and out until she cried out his name. They were locked together as they rocked together. Jack pulled her up against his chest and held her, stroking her back, holding on tight, lost in her.
And for a while, all was right with the world again.
19
WILD CHAPTERS
PENNY