Page 7 of Icing the Cougar
“To get you out of my mind.” I say it fast, then hold her gaze.
“Yoga is supposed to help you relax.” Her voice is almost a whisper.
“You can tell it’s not working,” I say, making sure she sees how worked up I am. Her eyes drift, and she’s taking it all in. Her yoga focus is gone, and I’ve got all her attention now. I want her. More than I did when I thought it’d be a one-night thing.
“Jasper, I don’t know if this is—” Her words fizzle, and I watch her control dissolve. It’s too much for her. She’s backpedaling.
“You’re the expert. Why don’t you show me?”
She hesitates, caught between the right thing and the hot thing.
“Just one,” she says, giving in.
Her hesitation fires me up. I sit on the mat, and she straddles me, guiding my arms up.
“See?” I say, testing her with every word. “Easy when we’re together.” She holds my hand, and I pull her in.
“Let’s not,” she whispers.
“I think we should,” I say, loving how this changes the game. We’re off the mat now, lost in each other. Her leggings. My pants. I kiss her so hard until her legs wrap around my waist. I take the two long strides with her like that over to the wall where I placed my wallet. She watches me as I pull out a condom. Then she hangs on like a koala as I sheath myself. In the next move, I have her back against the mirrored wall and am sliding into her center, testing her limits. I already know how far I can push them.
“It’s too much,” she breathes out with her eyes closed and mouth open.
“I told you it was hard.” My voice is tight with more than desire. With wanting her more than I should.
“What if someone walks in? The front door is not locked,” she asks, but I don’t care.
“Then I hope they bring popcorn for the show, or their own lube to get themselves off, because, baby, we are hot as hell,” I say. The thought of being so naughty gets her. Bad. She moans, like she can’t help it.
“Jasper,” she says on a plea.
“Tell me you don’t care,” I say, moving so slow it’s punishment.
Her mouth is on mine, and I can feel her lose it.
“Youwantthem to see,” I say, pushing it. Knowing she’s too turned on to stop me. I hold her gaze. Challenge her.
“Fuck,” she breathes, and I feel her explode around me. Her fingertips grip onto my back, her mouth clamped over my shoulder. Her whole body is hot and frantic.
I’m right there, at the edge. It feels so goddamn good. I give her the words that worked before. “Fuck me, Trinity.” It’s what it takes. She’s gasping, her body wild.
“Yes, Jasper!” And she does. She fucks me hard. Our bodies slap against each other vociferously. I come, so deep it feels like I might never stop.
She collapses, breathing heavy and loud. Her heart’s racing, her cheeks red, her ponytail a mess. We stay there, tangled up, not caring who sees. Her skin is warm under me, and I feel every tremble.
“Did I relax you yet?” she finally says, her voice shaky and sweet.
“You’ve got a lot more work to do to be able to relax me, baby.” I kiss her neck and make my mark there, tasting her sweat. She will be mine as long as my mark appears on this gorgeous body.
Chapter 6
Trinity
It’s rainy with gray-on-gray clouds, and it’s a perfect reflection of my mood. I sit, soggy, in front of my laptop in my downtown apartment. If I have to delete the words, “Coming soon! Get wet and wild with this HOT new workout!” from the Urban Zen e-mail blast one more time, I might lose my shit. Nova won't let me anyway. She’s the one who normally sends these emails out each week, and I’m thankful for her for doing it. I hate it. I wonder how she’s doing, if she’s getting any better, but I know I’ll have to come clean about what happened between me and Jasper the other day.
The rain isn't helping my focus, drumming on the balcony and on my thoughts. I stare at the subject line, then out the window. Across the street, someone's dog sits stubbornly in the doorway of an apartment building, refusing to be dragged out into thedownpour. Maybe it has the right idea. I flick back to my phone, to Nova phone number.
There are ten reasons not to call Nova. Each one about twenty-six years old and playing hockey.
