Page 124 of Forever Wild
I nod my agreement and then take a seat at my desk as I answer. “Hey.”
“Hey. Done with work?”
“Yes. I’m leaving soon. Where are you?”
“Come outside and find out.”
I hurry to gather my things and rush out of the building. Jack’s G-Wagon is parked next to my car and I scramble to get in so I cankiss him.
“Hi,” I finally say when I pull back.
He hums then brushes his lips over mine again.
“I have news,” I say. “My house has an offer! Someone wants to buy it!”
A wide grin spreads across his face. “Of course it does. You’re so talented. There was no doubt in my mind.”
“Well, there were lots of doubts in my mind.”
The backs of his fingers graze my cheek and push my hair back behind my ear. “We should celebrate.”
“Lisa is going out and wants us to join her.”
“Is that what you want?”
I stare at him in his black hoodie and athletic pants. He looks like he came straight from practice. The smell of the rink mixes with his shampoo and body wash.
“Kind of,” I admit. “But I also don’t want to waste a second of our weekend together.”
The team has time off until Monday, a rare weekend break, and I want to soak up every second with him.
“We won’t,” he says. “This is a big day for you. We can celebrate just the two of us tomorrow. I have a surprise for you.”
“Ooooh. What is it?” I’ve come to look forward to Jack’s surprises. Usually when people try to surprise me, I can totally guess what it is, but I never can with him.
“If I told you, then it wouldn’t be a surprise.”
My face pulls into a pout, which does not work on him.
Laughing, he puts the car in drive. I leave mine at the office to grab later. I don’t plan on needing it this weekend.
“I have to make a few phone calls,” Jack says when we walk intomy apartment. He walks over to the countertop where a stack of books sits. He picks up one and looks at the cover. “I’ve seen this book before.”
I take it from him and set it back on the stack. “Well, it is a very popular book.”
Draping my arms on his shoulders, I lift onto my toes to kiss him again, then pull back and take off my shirt. I feel grungy from moving furniture around today. “I’m going to shower.”
His gaze trails over my lacy black bra and he watches while I push my jeans down to reveal the matching panties.
“Want to join me?”
“Temptress.” He takes my mouth and kisses me hard and demanding, only pulling back when I’m breathless. “Give me five minutes.”
After showering until the hot water ran out, Jack and I get ready and head out to one of the downtown bars. Lisa is already there, along with some of the other people from the office. We grab drinks and mingle with everyone. The tables are small and close together, and my boyfriend is the center of attention, even while trying not to be.
It’s fun to see people’s reactions to Jack. He’s just Jack to me, but to them, he’s Jack Wyld, and they look at him starstruck and filled with admiration.
I love how easily he takes it and it’s really a wonder he isn’t the most self-centered jerk in all of existence.
