Page 58 of Deception and New Direction

Admittedly, even though the boxing glove necklace was for her safety, it burned a little knowing thatArchergave it to her.Iwanted something of my own that she could wear around her neck.

“Thanks,Jack,” she said, andIcould hear her voice choking up.

She pulled off her necklace and slid the new charm onto it. “Willyou help me put it back on?”

“Yeah.”

She turned to give me her back soIcould put the necklace back on, and thenIbrushed a small kiss to her neck.

“Happy birthday,Ruthie.Wasit a good day?”

“Yeah,” she said, turning around to face me with a goofy smile. “There’sone thing that could make it better.”

“What’s that?”Iasked her.

“I don’t know if you’re aware, but we haven’t had sex in a bed yet,” she said, grinning up at me and putting her hands on my chest. “Ifeel like it’s your duty to rectify that mistake, you know, because it’s my birthday and all.”

She bit her lip as she stared up at me with lust-filled eyes.

“Oh really?”Iasked her, feigning ignorance, and she nodded slowly back at me. “Iguess itispartly my fault since your body is so addictiveIcan’t seem to think straight enough to bring you into the bed.”

I kept my hands where they were as she smiled up at me and moved her arms so that they were wrapped around my body.

“How drunk are you right now?”Iasked, becauseIwas not about to take advantage of her and not have her remember it the next day.

“I’m sober now thatIate all that food, andI’mfully aware of what we’re about to do,” she responded.

“Oh yeah, and what are we about to do?”Iasked her, now pulling her in tighter to me and putting my hands on her hips.

“You’re about to apologize for the huge grievance of not taking me to a bed properly and accepting your punishment for this egregious offense.”Shesmiled, causing me to laugh.

“I guessIneed to rectify this atrocity immediately by giving you multiple orgasms.Rightnow,”Isaid and picked her up and carried her the few feet to the bed.

The instant we hit the bed, there was a lot of groping from both of us.Clothescame off quickly and mouths were all over each other.

I pulled back to grab a condom before this got out of hand too quickly.

“I love looking at you all laid out for me like this,”Itold her asIlooked down at her on her back in my bed. “Youare so damn beautiful,Ruthie.Andmine.”

“If you want me to stay yours, then you should do something instead of just staring at me,” she replied, causing me to chuckle.

“Love that sassy mouth of yours,”Itold her honestly.

She stared up at me, a bit perplexed, but she was still tipsy enough to not hold back what she was thinking. “Ithought men liked agreeable women.”

“Ruthie,Idon't want a woman who's gonna just do everythingItell her to do,”Iinformed her. “Iwant a woman with backbone.Awoman who's gonna make life interesting.You'reagreeable in the moments that matter.Likeright now.”

I leaned down and took her mouth, making love to her with my tongue while my hands roamed all over her spectacular body.

“A partnership isn't one sided,”Isaid, kissing my way down her body, wanting her to understand thatIwas in it for the long haul. “It'sgive and take.Ifyou give in to every requestImake or fold every timeIask for something, that's not a partnership.That'sa dictatorship.”

I continued kissing the soft skin of her ribs, chest, and stomach. “Plus,Ilike tussling with you.Iimagine the makeup sex with you is beyond worth it.”

“I can fight with you right now if you want to find out,” she joked, andIlaughed.

She started stroking my arms and letting her fingers roam around my tattoos.

“Every timeIsee your arm muscles flex, it reminds me of how good those arms felt holding me up against the wall a week ago,” she whispered, her face flushed as if she were recalling that memory.

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