“I really, really want to sweep you into my arms and carry you off to bed right now. Only I can’t, so would you mind walking with me into the bedroom and making sweet love and then maybe some not so sweet, dirty, monkey sex?” She couldn’t help it, she giggled like a girl and then took his hand and walked with him into the bedroom.
“Sweetheart, you have no idea how much that turns me on. To know that I will be the first and last man you ever sleep with. It’s an honor. For your peace of mind, I’ve been recently tested, I’m clean and I haven’t been with anyone in over a year,” he whispered.
She closed her eyes and thanked the karma fairies that she’d waited to make sure that it felt right before she had sex with someone. “I have done some things though, just so you, uh, know.” She stammered wondering how she should say that she used a few toys.
Jared smiled and said, “I get it, sweetheart. I've been in your bathroom, remember?” he said and she blushed. Well shit, that is where she stored her toys.
“What were you doing under my sink?” she teased.
“I was looking for anything that would tell me if you had someone over there. I was looking for condoms, and found those. You have no idea how pissed I was that you may have been using them with someone else. You were meant for me,” he said emphatically, then grinned and added, “And while I was there, I fixed your leaky pipe.” He winked and began to take off his shirt.
She watched him with wide eyes. He was sexy, his chest was defined muscularly and tapered down to a thin waist with the perfect six pack. She looked up and smiled when he pulled the shirt off completely. She saw the bandage and sighed. She was going to have to be careful, she thought and giggled to herself. He slowly toed off his boots and then started to pull off his sweats. She held her breath. She knew he was large, but the brief glance hadn’t done him justice. He was huge, shit, bigger than her toys.
He must have felt her panic because he chuckled and said, “We were made for each other, don’t worry.”
She finally drug her eyes up, looked at him in the eyes, and smiled. “Come here,” she whispered and held out her hand to him.
Jared crawled over the bed to her and lay on his side next to her. He leaned over and kissed her gently. She allowed him to deepen the kiss and groaned when she felt him running his hand up her leg, pulling the lacy gown with him. The feel of his rough hands on her thigh made her pussy wet.
Traci could not stop from touching him. She put her hands on his chest and felt the muscles and hardness of his body. She traced his nipples with her fingers, teasing them and finding it fascinating that they grew hard under her touch. She grazed his side and then was careful to avoid the area near his bandage.
He broke the kiss and looked down at her with passion in his eyes. “You are damn close to perfect,” he said and pushed her night gown up, finally whipping it over his head and throwing it on the floor. He gazed at her firm, round breasts and smiled. She only wore a small slip of lacy underwear now and she shivered again.
“I take that back. You are perfect for me,” he said and palmed her breast, loving how it fit into his hand perfectly. He rolled his palm over a nipple making it pucker and strain to him. Smiling at the invitation, he bent and took it in his mouth.
Traci groaned and ran her hand up his back until she got to the back of his head and held him in place. Knowing that this where she wanted him. She felt a tingle of awareness as he drew her nipple into his mouth, sucking on it and rolling the nipple with his lips and tongue.
She felt his hand run down her body and cup her mound through her panties. He had to have felt the wetness that had already gathered on the small scrap of lace. She arched her back and pushed her breasts further into him. Traci felt wanton and selfconfident in a way she had never felt before.
Jared wanted her. He looked at her the way she had always wanted, and the power she felt she had over him was heady. She wanted to tease him and tantalize him until he demanded to be in her.
Traci ran her hand down his back and grasped his ass, cupping it and kneading it. He ground his erection into her thigh and she smiled. Jared teased her back a little by running his finger over her covered slit, pushing gently then over her clit. She could feel the lace rub against her sensitive nub and she didn’t want anything between them.
He released her nipple with a little pop and then kissed his way back up her neck and took her mouth. She felt branded by the kiss, he was staking his claim. That was the only way she could explain the kiss. He pressed her back into the pillow and wound her arms around his neck, giving back as much as he was taking.
Who knew a kiss like this would make her so excited? He was possessive and his hand touched her everywhere, making it feel like he was leaving his mark on her with each touch. He pulled back and moaned, “Mine.” And she smiled. “Yes, yours.” He seemed to lose a little control, reached down, and pulled at her lace panties until they ripped from her body. The aggressive gesture turned her on. As if he couldn’t wait for her to remove them by herself.
His finger ran down her now bare slit and she sighed. Jared pressed against her clit and she whispered, “More.”
“Don’t worry, sweetheart, we have all night,” Jared said and bent his head again, this time working over her other breast. She shifted so she could get a hand between them.
Without hesitation, she grasped his hard shaft and ran her hand up and down it. She could feel the wetness from the small pre-cum release. She used it to slick her hand a little, rubbed it in her palm, and then pumped him again.
His response was a growl against her breast and then his fingers dipped into her weeping pussy. She was so wet he slid right in. It was amazing to feel the fullness of his fingers inside her. He pumped them in time with her hand and she clenched on his fingers wanting him to be inside her.
He released her breast again and then slid down her body. She stiffened a little when she realized what he was going to do. This was something she had never done with a man before. The petting had not included this.
“Relax, I just want to make you feel good,” he whispered and kissed her inner thigh. She squirmed a little and then settled down while he spread her legs far enough for him to lie between them. She was a little embarrassed, he could see everything. She could feel his breath against her wet pussy and she moaned. With the first swipe of his tongue, she bucked a little in surprise and the embarrassment went away on the flood of new feelings. He held her waist still and then kissed the top of her mound.
Using his free hand, he parted her pussy lips and focused right on her clit. He sucked it into his mouth and flicked it with his tongue. Then bit down gently and she yelled out, feeling the tingling sensation run through her straight to her womb.
He pumped a finger in and out of her while he continued to flick her clit with his tongue and she came hard. She had given herself orgasms before, but this was the first one she had with a man and it was amazing.
Jared kissed his way back up her body, smiled down at her, and then settled between her legs. She could feel his cock pushing against her and she wiggled until it was sitting right at her gate.
She leaned up and kissed him, pulling his head down and opening her mouth. She could taste herself faintly and the thought of what he’d just done increased her arousal. Jared held her hips and slowly entered her. She had ridden horseback for years, and knew that the barrier of her virginity was not there anymore.
She sighed when he was fully seated in her. He filled her up and she ground her hips against his. He finally began to move and she matched his pace. He felt wonderful inside her, finally he felt the connection with him that she had hoped for. They were lovers and friends; she couldn’t ask for more.
Jared moved slowly at first, to allow her to become used to him. When he felt her pushing against him a little faster, he knew she was ready. He braced his hands on the bed and moved a little so that with each pass his cock brushed against her now engorged clit. She panted and made sexy noises so he kne
w that he had been successful.
He moved faster, with Traci keeping up with him stroke-for-stroke and she yelled when she felt her orgasm building again. Jared pushed harder and made sure that he could feel her slick pussy clamping down on him and he fell over the edge with her. Yelling her name as he came.
He collapsed against her and was panting like he had run six miles in boot camp. They were both slick with sweat and he felt Traci shiver when reality and cool air finally registered with her. He got up and went to the bathroom, cleaning himself off and then bringing a warm wash cloth for Traci.
Jared sat on the edge of the bed and cleaned her gently, whispering the whole time how precious she was, and how much she meant to him. But he stopped short of using the word ‘love’ and she grinned. She knew she was going to have to say it first. Jared was a weenie when it came to emotions.
She allowed him to put her under the covers as he tossed the wet cloth on the floor and then pulled the blankets back for him to slide in next to her. She sighed when he gathered her in his arms and snuggled in with her.
“Are you okay, how does your stomach feel?” she asked quietly.
“I’m fine, honey, I was so busy loving you I didn’t feel a thing in my abs, don’t worry,” he said. “Go to sleep.”
“Jared?” she whispered.
“Yeah, sweetheart,” he rumbled tiredly.
“That was amazing,” she admitted and heard his heart rate increase under her ear.
“Oh, sweetheart, for me too,” he said and kissed the top of her head. She snuggled in deeper and let the relaxing afterglow of their love making take her under.
Chapter 9
Traci woke to the smell of fresh coffee and bacon. She groaned and rolled over. She was not a morning person. Jared had nailed that one last night. She hated waking up and getting out of the nice warm bed. If she could, she would find a way to stay in her cocoon until she could function. But she learned that getting up and moving was the best way to wake herself up.
She felt the bed dip and then opened one eye to see Jared sitting next to her with a cup of coffee. She grinned and said, “Ohh, thank you. I didn’t want to get up yet.” Jared chuckled and handed her the cup after she had arranged herself so she could drink and stay snuggled in the covers. “I’ll happily do this every morning, sweetheart, if it means the night before was like last night.”
She smiled at him warily and then said, “Every night?”
“Admit it, I’m so good you’d be beggin' for it,” he said confidently.
They had woken two more times in the night seeking each other. She grinned when she remembered the last time. She had been so tired she had told him to take what he wanted and wake her up later. He had tickled her until she woke up and then kissed her breathless. It had been fun. A side to Jared she had never seen before. He laughed and teased her while they made love and in the end, he had held her close and whispered his love for her in her ear. Last night had been perfect.
She frowned and teased, “I don’t know, maybe we should try again and see if you can keep it up. You know I’ve heard that once a man catches a woman, he kinda gives up and its ‘slam-bam-thank-you-ma’am’ every night. I would hate to have such high expectations and have them dashed when you couldn’t perform.”
“Really?” he said and took her cup form her hands and set it on the bedside table.
She nodded and looked innocently at him and then laughed when he grabbed the blanket she had wrapped herself in and pulled it away.
“Shit, it’s cold!” she screamed.
“Don’t worry, I can take care of that,” he said and covered her body with his.
She laughed when he kissed her quickly and then said, “Wanna have a quickie?”
“See? I told you,” she sighed and pulled the t-shirt he was wearing off of him. He shrugged off the shorts he had slipped on to make breakfast and was naked next to her in seconds.
He kissed her deeply and then leaned back. “Now I don’t want to spoil you or anything.” She looked at him through her eye lashes and said, “I dare ya.” He laughed and then kissed her again. She ran her hands over his now familiar form and sighed. He fit her perfectly. She felt his strong shoulders and back, feeling his muscles ripple as he moved down to her breasts and began sucking on them. She arched and let him know that she loved the way he handled her breasts. They felt alive in his hands.
He rolled her under him and slid into her slowly. She was ready; she would probably always be ready for him. He was sex on a stick and she was more than happy to lick him up.
Their coupling was sweet and tender. She could have cried for the love that he showed her. Never had she felt so cherished. When she came, he swallowed her cry and kissed her deeply. Letting the waves crash over both of them, joined as one.
Traci savored the moments afterward, holding him close and cuddling. She pulled away gently and said, “Okay, maybe I was wrong. We’ll have to keep testing that though. I don’t want you to get lazy.”
Jared laughed and looked down at her. “Fine by me. Now I made breakfast, pancakes and bacon, warming in the oven. Good thing too, they’d have been stone cold by now.
Get up and get moving. We have a few calls to make.” Traci laughed and jumped from the bed, grabbing her coffee and walked into the bathroom naked, not self-conscious at all that Jared leered at her from the bed. He waited until she shut the door before getting up and dressing again. She was a gorgeous sight, and one he would never get tired of.
He walked into the kitchen and got the entire breakfast ready for her, so when she stepped out of the bedroom looking fresh and awake, he smiled and pointed to the chair.
She had nothing to wear but skimpy lingerie and she refused to wear it when just relaxing around the house, so Traci had put on one of his button up shirts that fell practically to her knees. Underneath she wore a sexy teddy that peaked around the collar.
“Eat up, sweetheart. I have a feeling you’re gonna need your strength for the next few days.” He growled and she laughed.
“How’s your side?” she asked and put a pancake on her plate with a few pieces of bacon.
“Better,” he said and handed her a full cup of coffee and set a glass of orange juice in front of her too.
“Thanks,” she said and tucked into her food. “We are going to have to check it and change the bandage this morning. And do you have your pills, you need to make sure that you take them, we can’t afford infections.”
“And so it begins,” Jared said and laughed, then looked at his plate when she glared at him.
“What are you trying to say?” Traci said.
“Nothing, I was just commenting on the fact that you sound a little like a nagging wife already,” he said smugly.
“Not nagging, caring. There’s a difference, learn it,” she answered and threw her napkin.
They ate the rest of their meal in silence. It wasn’t an awkward silence though, which made her feel better. The mention of marriage had made her heart flutter. Was he really thinking long term? She hoped, but wouldn’t bring it up again.
When they finished, she insisted on washing the dishes this time. Jared went to get his satellite phone, sat down on the small couch, and began to turn it on. “You gonna call Jade?” He asked.
She nodded and said, “Yep, as soon as I’m done here hen I’m gonna curl up on the couch and read a nice book that I brought. It’s been a long time since I was able to sit and read and I’m going to spoil myself. I have three books I borrowed from Jade. They should keep me busy while you’re working.”
Jared snorted and said, “Working? Being a sitting duck does not require work. It requires patience which I don’t have much of. I’m gonna see if there is something I can do while we’re holed up here. Maybe I will join you and read a book. What did you bring?”
Traci laughed and ran to the bedroom. She returned with three very worn books. It looked like Jade had read them a few times. He saw the covers and looked curious.
“Erotic Romance,” she grinned and showed him the covers. “They have shifters and werewolves, they are awesome.”
Jared rolled his eyes but pulled one of the books toward him. “Hmm, set in Colorado.
Maybe I will check it out, get a few ideas!” He looked at her slyly.
She giggled and went back to the bedroom and pulled her radio from her purse.
She clicked it on and then sent the signal to Jade that she was on the phone. Jade responded quickly as if she’d been sitting there waiting for her to call.
“Traci?” her friend said and she smiled.
“Yes, who the hell else would it be?” Traci said and lay down on the bed.
“Shut up and tell me everything,” Jade demanded.
“Ewww, gross. It’s your brother,” she said.
“Not everything, everything, dumbass. I mean, did he actually make a move, everything,” Jade said exasperated.
“Yes,” she said into the phone and heard her friend scream, “WOO HOO!” Traci laughed and talked with her friend for a few minutes and then hung up. Jade was planning the weddings again. Traci rolled her eyes, looked at the ceiling, and allowed herself to daydream.
She was sure it would be wonderful to stand in front of friends and family and declare her love for Jared. Not like the whole town didn’t know, she’d pined for him for years.
They did. It would just be nice to finally show them that she’d not been wasting her time.
Jared was talking on the phone when she walked out of the bedroom. He was furiously writing something down on a pad of paper. She smiled and sat down in the chair and opened her book. She loved to read and be transported into another world. And she loved the sex scenes. Snuggling down in the chair, she got comfortable.
She half listened as Jared hung up the phone, then waited for a few minutes, and then called someone else. Apparently, they had discovered more news. Completely engrossed in her book, she didn’t notice the time pass. Soon she felt Jared touch her on the shoulder and smile at her when she looked up confused.