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"Yeah, thank God."
"Right, but how? Those tapes were supposedly gone."
"He comes from a pretty powerful family, baby. He doesn't talk much about them, but I assume that's because they're not on the up and up."
"See! That's what I'm talking about." She moved back and huffed, looking far too cute for her own good.
"What does that have to do with Sicily? His family is in Chicago. He's here. Obviously he's running from something like the rest of us. I have to assume that it's his family he's running from." He glanced over at her. "Did you know that his mother died at the end of October?"
"What?" She pressed her hand to her chest. "No. That's horrible. Is that why he's been so down?"
"I would assume so. He's a good man, baby. I promise. Whatever is in his past is going to stay there. He just wants a good woman, a family and a place to call his own. He'll provide an incredible life for Sicily."
"You think a lot of him." She moved back toward him, pulling his arm around her.
"Yeah. I care about him. He's my only friend up there. He's the one that extended his hand and welcomed me in first. I was a dickhead when I first got to Maine, looking for a fight or a fuck." He shook his head. "I wasn't the man I am now. I was so broken. I just wanted to break something back."
"And Drake helped you through that?"
Jake chuckled. "Yeah. That sorry bastard let me mull through all of it for a year, then he offered me a training program at the gym, and he worked me out so hard every day I went up there that I had nothing left by the time I walked out. He helped me stop living a lie and look toward the future. I was still pretty fucked up when you got to town, but without Drake beating sense back into me day in and day out, I never would have looked your way. I don't care how many times you showed up, stalking me all over town."
She laughed and reached up to wipe at her eyes. "I didn't know that."
"I know. I should have told you. He's like a brother to me. There isn't much I wouldn't do for him." He glanced over and pulled her in closer, pressing her to the side of his chest as he leaned down a little to kiss the top of her head. "No judging people for what you can't see. Him and Sicily are going to be great together."
"Just like us," she whispered roughly before undoing her seatbelt and stretching out on the bench seat.
"Baby. What are you-" Jake's breath caught in his chest as Kari moved her upper body into his lap and worked on his jeans. "Fuck."
"Shhh... just watch the road. I'll take care of the rest."
"Hell, yeah." He reached down and ran his fingers through her long silky hair as she rolled her tongue over the top of his dick. A groan left him and his thighs tightened. It wasn't going to take much, and he was going to lose his load.
Concentrate on the road. Concentrate on the-
"Fuck," he moaned loudly and lifted his hips as she moaned against his swollen shaft and took him deep into her mouth. "Hard. Suck it hard, Kari."
She tugged on his flesh, her tongue wicked talented.
He panted loudly and tried to keep his eyes open as she took her time stroking and licking every inch of him. Fire burned in the center of his stomach and his balls contracted tightly as his orgasm started.
"I'm gonna come, baby," he whispered roughly, wanting to warn her. He'd gone down on her a few times over the last few months, but he'd never had her on her knees. They never made it that far before he turned her over and pinned her to the bed, greedy to sink down into her silky heat.
"Good. Come." She bobbed her head over the top of his lap, her pulls greedy and blistering as he let himself go, giving himself over to her naughty teasing fully.
CHAPTER 10
KARI
His eyes were still glossy as they parked the truck and walked up to the house. Kari moved in front of him and pressed her hand against his strong chest, forcing him to stop before they reached the back door to his parents' house.
"Hey. Snap out of it." She laughed. "Your mom is going to think someone died, or a girl gave you head in the truck. Don't do that to me, please."
He blinked a few times, his dark lashes beautiful as they moved over his high cheekbones. He stole her breath far too often. It was almost frightful to think of how much harder she could fall in love with him if she let herself.
"I'm sorry. I'm just... just so taken with you." He touched her face reverently. "That was incredible. It's been so long since-"
"Let's not wait too long until the next time." She pulled him down for a soft kiss. "I'd be happy to do that all the time. I just wasn't sure if you-"
