Page 36 of Players Love Hard
I tilt my head back and laugh. “You’ve got to be kidding me, Jamie. She took advantage of you? Really? C’mon, do you hear yourself right now?”
He leans forward, his elbows on the small wooden table. “It’s the truth, Shan.”
“I don’t have to do anything,” I snap, so mad I could spit. “I know what I saw. You know what you did. And The Queen knows the truth. Why else would she make fun of me and call you out at the same time?”
“She’s a troublemaker. So is Cece.”
I raise an eyebrow at him. “Cece? So you’re close to her.”
“I’ve known her for most of my life,” he hisses. “Her dad and my dad are friends. There’s nothing between us. Just give me a chance to show you how much you mean to me. You’re the one I want. I choose you, Shannon. Don’t let that picture come between us. Nothing happened.”
“I want to believe you, Jamie. But it’ll take a lot more than a few words for me to trust you again.”
He stretches his hand across the table, holding his palm up for me to place my hand in his. Hesitant, I do what he wants. Heat skates along my skin, his warmth rushing up my arm. I feel safe when I’m with Jamie. No matter how mad I am at him, I want this to work.
“Just give me a chance,” he says, his voice low and pleading. “Don’t give up on me yet.”
I squeeze his hand, forcing a smile. “I like you a lot, so you get one pass. But don’t make a fool of me, Jamie.”
His eyes burn a hole through mine. “I promise. You have my word. Nothing happened and nothing ever will.”
* * *
Jamie undresses me and then lowers me to his bed, rolling me onto my side. He stands above me, staring down at me with hunger in his eyes as he slides his hand up my inner thigh. Even the slightest touch produces tiny bumps along my skin. Jamie drives me wild.
He climbs into bed behind me, inching his fingers further up my leg until they’re inside me. Testing my slickness, he drags his fingers in and out before he pulls them back. The sudden lack of his heat causes me to yearn for more.
Jamie rolls a condom on and then grips my ass, slamming into me in one quick thrust. I don’t have time to adjust to his size. He fills me, his cock so hard and thick, pushing further inside me. I can feel him everywhere. I didn’t realize how much I missed him, missed this closeness to him, until now. His hand creates a blaze of heat as he runs his fingers down my thigh, digging into my skin.
The pressure builds within, my insides so tight and ready to burst. “Jamie,” I whisper.
I tighten my hold on his cock, and he groans. “That’s it, baby.”
He knows how close I am and has me right where he wants. Jamie moves his hand under my chin, tilting my head back until our lips meet. He kisses me so intensely and with so much passion I can’t breathe.
I moan into his mouth, my orgasm building until it reaches its peak. After I come, Jamie flips me over and onto my stomach. Positioning himself behind me, he slams into me once more. This time, he’s rougher, more aggressive. From this angle, he hits the spot, and boy does he know how to work me.
I rest my forehead on the mattress and close my eyes. My insides clench around him, another orgasm commanding control over my body. Jamie clutches my hips tighter and goes deeper and deeper, grunting with each thrust. The sounds he makes set my body on fire.
Once again, I find my release, about to come undone, and Jamie’s right behind me. His cock pulses inside me, a series of curses and sexy noises escaping his lips.
Jamie rubs his hand over my ass before he pulls out, my juices running down my thigh. I sink to the mattress and roll over, leaving room for Jamie to lie in the space next to me.
He pats the mattress. “C’mere.”
I crawl over to him and into his arms. His thick muscles flex around me, cocooning me in his warmth.
“I missed you, Shan.” Jamie kisses my forehead, his sweat mixing with mine.
I slide my hand up his stomach, feeling the defined ridges of his abs. “I missed you, too.”
“I need a shower,” he says. “You want to get in with me?”
“Not right now. I’ll take one when I get home.”
He frowns. “You’re leaving already?”
“No, not for a while. But I need to go home tonight. I can’t stay over.”
