Page 52 of Muse (Fighting Fate)

“Yeah, he’s no Mr. Inexperienced Kaeli. Remember who we’re talking about here.”

“I know, but he hasn’t been like that since you, and it makes me angry just thinking about these girls messing with your relationship with him.”

I sighed, but it thrilled me to think of Jace wanting to be with me and only me. “It’s not going to change though, is it? I mean, he’s on his way to the big time. There are always going to be girls trying to get into his pants, regardless of whether he’s got a girlfriend, or not.”

“Yeah, but there wouldn’t be as many if they knew he had a girlfriend…”

“Do you really think that?” I asked dryly.

“Yes, I do. Some girls do have morals, but it’s not only that. At the moment, Jace can’t really shut them down because he’d just look like a rude dick, but if people knew he had a girlfriend, he could at least say, ‘Sorry, I’ve got a girlfriend’ and yeah, they might be pissed, but they would kind of think he’s sweet and faithful, and not just a rude douche bag.”

“You think I should make it public, don’t you?”

Kaeli was quiet for a while, and her words were soft when she finally spoke. “Yeah, I do, babe.”

I groaned. “God! What am I going to do?”

“Maybe you could just take it slow, you know? You’ve already started hanging around him at lunch. All you have to do is just start talking to him a bit more where people can see you. If they could see you guys gradually interacting a bit more each day, it won’t be like, ‘Holy crap! Did you know Jace and Mia are together?’. Do you know what I mean?”

I nodded even though she couldn’t see me. I knew she was right. I did. But it was still scary as all shit. What was the alternative though? As far as I could see, there were only three choices. Stay secret, make it public, or break up. Staying secret was only going to work for so long, and like Kaeli said, it made Jace’s life more difficult. Breaking up was…well, I didn’t even want to think about that. It hurt something inside me. That only left one option.

“I’m going to try it.”

Silence greeted me from the other end of the line. “You are?” Kaeli’s voice was all shock.

“Yes,” I said, feeling more confident with each breath. “As long as you’re with me.”

“I’m always with you, babe.”

We said our goodbyes and I decided to go have a shower and get ready for Jace. Having finally made a decision about going public, I was suddenly finding myself getting a little bit excited. I thought about telling Jace, but I decided to just ease myself into it, and just see how things progressed naturally.

Pulling on my silk nightie, I slipped into bed and opened my kindle.

An hour later, I heard the patio door slide open and I smiled. Jace slipped off his shoes and climbed over the bed, coming to lie down beside me. “Hello, beautiful,” he whispered before kissing me thoroughly.

My hands came up so I could bury my fingers in his hair, and I kissed him hard, sliding my tongue into his mouth. He pulled me closer, running his hand down over my hip until he reached the hem of my nightie and slipped his hand underneath, retracing it’s path back up again on my naked skin.

I gasped at how good it felt and moved my hands down his back, over the hard contours of his muscles. I yanked at his shirt, frantic to pry it off. Jace shifted to make it easier for me, and I finally succeeded. My hands went straight to his chest, and I slowly ran them down over the hard shape of his pecs and down to the contours of his abs.

When they skimmed lower, his stomach muscles tensed and he gently bit my bottom lip. I pressed myself harder against him, feeling his excitement growing, and I knew what I wanted to do.

Kissing my way down his chest, I took my time to explore every hard line. When I reached the button on his jeans, I quickly released it and lowered the zipper. Kneeling between his legs, I grabbed hold of the waist band of his jeans and, as Jace lifted his hips off the bed, I pulled them down.

His erection sprang free before me, and I eagerly took it in my hand and slowly moved it up and down his hard length. Jace groaned and my desire to pleasure him soared. Leaning forward, I licked up the length of him, letting my tongue swirl around the tip, then I slowly sucked him deep into my mouth.

“Fuck, Mia…”

His hands came down to cup my head, his fingers tensing against my scalp. I looked up to see him watching me with the darkest hunger I’d ever seen in his eyes, and my insides felt like they’d burst into flames. I sucked harder, sliding him back out until I could swirl my tongue around the tip again.

Jace’s head fell back against the bed and I heard his breath coming hard and fast. I sucked him in again, this time taking him all the way to the back of my throat while continuing to move my hand up and down at the base of him. Then I started to move faster, bobbing my head up and down while pumping my hand with determination.

Jace’s hands tensed, holding me while he started to thrust his hips upwards, his breath rasping and heavy. He lifted his head again and I met his gaze with a lust-filled one of my own. The sound that escaped him was pure animal. It sounded like a choked growl.

He thrust harder, and I sucked him deeper. Then I felt him twitch in my mouth, and he let out a groan. “Mia…”

The first spurt of hot liquid that hit the back of my throat surprised me, but when I realized he was coming, I gripped his hips tighter and swallowed.

The last time I’d done this, Jace had pulled out when he came. To have him so out of control that he couldn’t stop himself from coming in my mouth, did amazing things to my confidence.

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