Total pages in book: 23
Estimated words: 21966 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 110(@200wpm)___ 88(@250wpm)___ 73(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 21966 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 110(@200wpm)___ 88(@250wpm)___ 73(@300wpm)
“Katie, I love you. I’ve always loved you. That’s never been in question. I’m here because I’m not letting you go again. I keep telling you this.”
“Then tonight, let’s close out the outside world and just concentrate on me and you. Tomorrow, we can face your brother together—”
“Damn it, baby,” I groan, wanting to give her this but not sure I can.
“We can do it because I know that in your heart you want Lennon to be happy. You want him to look at his father when he’s older and learn that a good man puts his child’s happiness ahead of everything.”
“That’s not fair, Katie,” I respond with a sigh, closing my eyes. “You know I want to give you everything you ask for. It’s just—”
“Everything?”
“Always,” I admit with stark honesty.
“In that case, I have one more request.”
“God, you’re killing me, Katie.”
My gaze drops down to her hands, watching as she undoes the belt of her robe.
“I want you, Jake.”
My heart clinches in my chest. I never thought I’d hear those words from her again. I knew we were getting closer, but I won’t lie. Most of the time, I felt like I’d never break through Katie’s walls.
“I want you too, Sunshine,” I finally manage to say, bringing my lips to hers and kissing her gently. I place my hands over hers to stop her. If she reveals her body to me, I’m not sure I’ll be able to have the will not to take what she’s offering, and she’s not physically able to enjoy making love yet. I would end up causing her pain. That’s the last thing in the world I want. I pull back, licking my lips, and enjoying the sweet taste of her. “We can’t tonight. You still need to heal.”
“I know I’m not ready for everything but…”
“But?”
“It’s been a while, but I remember how much you used to love when I would—”
“I love everything you do, but honey, we got time. We can wait until we’re sure whatever we do together will be pleasurable for both of us.”
“That’s the thing, Jake. Pleasure is a mild word to use when it means you’re coming in my hand—”
“Fuck, baby,” I groan, thoughts of her hand wrapped around my cock make my balls instantly ache.
“Or my mouth,” she finishes, her face pink with embarrassment but her eyes full of need.
“If we do this, you have to promise to tell me if it hurts you and I’m talking the slightest pain.”
“Um…”
“I’m serious, Katie.”
Her hands pull away from mine. I watch as she slowly unties her belt again. The silk robe slides slowly from her shoulders and…I’m lost.
There’s no going back now.
CHAPTER 8
Katie
“I think it’s the best idea I’ve ever had. All I need from you is a little cooperation.”
“That’s it, huh?”
“Oh yeah.”
I can feel my face heat from the look in his eyes. It spreads through my entire body and seems to settle between my legs. I want to give this man pleasure more than I could ever explain. That said, I’m dying to have him inside me again. I know that’s not possible right now, but it’s going to be hell to hold back from taking what I need.
“What do you want from me, baby?”
“Well, in an ideal world, I’d love to undress you myself, but my legs won’t let me stand that long. Soo…”
“You want me to undress?”
“Please?”
My cheeks are bright pink. I don’t have to have a mirror to know that. Still, Jake doesn’t make me feel silly. He leans down and kisses me. His lips slide down to my chin, my neck, and dip lower as his hands cup my breasts. It makes me feel beautiful. It’s tantalizing, filling me with so much pleasure that it’s also bringing torment.
Torment because I need more and know I can’t have it.
I put my hands over his. “I don’t want you to take this wrong, but you have to stop.”
“Changing your mind, Sunshine?” The regret in his voice wars with understanding.
This man is so hard that I can see the rigid outline of his cock pressing against his jeans. He needs relief—I know that because I feel the same. Still, he’s willing to call a halt to everything just by my say so.
“I want your touch, but I’m afraid I still can’t… What’s that saying? The mind is willing but the body not so much?”
I watch as his beautiful lips spread into a smile. “I’m not sure that’s the correct wording, but I get it. What are we talking here? You want me to just enjoy the pleasure you give me, and you get nothing? How is that fair, baby?”
“Love isn’t about being fair. Love is just given, Jake.”
“I’d rather wait until we both can—”
I shake my head, stopping him from saying anything else. “I need this. We were barely finding our way back to one another before Jeff showed up.” Immediately, Jake’s body tenses. Even the mere mention of his brother upsets him. I force myself to push through this, though. “I doubted you when I shouldn’t have. Whatever else our problems were in the past, we didn’t lie to one another.”