Absentminded Angel(Divine Creek Ranch 20)(61)

He came up behind her and gathered her hair into his hands. His lips were warm at her nape, and his breath tickled the silky hairs there against her skin as he said, “Kendry was disappointed tonight but he thought it would be good if you had time alone with me. Is that what you want?” He stole her breath with another kiss against that sensitive flesh.

“Yes. I want that. I talked to Grace, Leah, and the others. They suggested intentionally spending time alone with each of you, as long as it’s okay with you. I want you both equally, but I want both of you alone, as well as together. I’d hate for either of you to…I’m shutting up now.”

“Why?” he asked quietly as he looked at her over her shoulder. His smile was gentle and held no trace of mocking in it.

She turned to face him. “I’m presuming a lot.”

Jared chuckled and shook his head. “No, you’re not. We’re thinking long term, too, kitten. Now what were you going to say?”

“I’d hate for either of you to feel like you were second best, or to be the ‘backup plan.’”

Jared nodded in understanding but didn’t say anything. The silence stretched out, interrupted only by the occasional snapping sound from the fireplace. He finally raised an eyebrow and she couldn’t keep quiet any longer.

“I know how it feels to be the second best. Not now, of course, but there was a time when it was that way.” Thankfully, her relationship with her family was one of the many changes that had stuck. “Unfortunately, I also have some experience with making others feel that way.” Her cheeks burned as she said it. He needed to know.

Jared stroked her cheek. “You have no idea how much I want to be your clean slate, Presley Ann. All I can see are friends and family who love you and are proud of you. I trust in that…and in you.”

Reaching up, she skimmed her hands across the wide plain of his chest. She nestled her nose in the shallow dip between his pectorals and breathed in his masculine scent and rubbed her lower lip across his skin, raising more gooseflesh over her shoulders and down her back. Everything about him enticed her.

His breathing grew shaky as she lightly raked her fingernails down his torso and his abdomen, gooseflesh rose on his warm skin as well. She tugged on the tie at her hip, releasing the knot holding the sling in place. The stretchy fabric loosened at her waist, and then at her shoulders, and she allowed him to untie the crossover in front before slipping it from her, revealing her lightweight top beneath.

Raising her arms, she allowed him to remove it, and stifled a giggle when his callused fingertips tickled her spine as he unclasped her bra. She unzipped her jeans and pushed them and her panties down to her knees, bringing her to eye level with his cock.

For a heartbeat she glanced up at him, noting his widening eyes, and gave the head of his cock a gentle kiss, a little lick, and then a welcoming suck, enjoying the sound of his choked gasp. His hand was gentle in her hair, and without missing a beat she went to her knees in front of him. The fire was warm at her back as she wrapped her hands around the backs of his thighs and rubbed her breasts against the sprinkling of hairs on his thighs.

The faint muskiness of his scent filled her head and warmed her body as she listened to him groan and enjoyed the tender way he stroked her hair and held the back of her head.

“Kitten.”

Two syllables that spoke volumes. He drew a deep breath and the rushing sound told her that she was testing his control. When she slid him to the back of her throat and sucked as she withdrew, the muscles in his legs bunched under her hand. A flash of light bright enough to be seen through closed eyelids was followed closely by a peal of thunder, and she prayed a fervent prayer that the baby wouldn’t awaken. She didn’t want to leave him hanging, and they needed this time together. Three more up and down tugs with her suctioning mouth and he wrapped one hand around the base of his cock. “Stop.”

He helped her stand and kissed her hard on the lips. Hungry for more, she nipped at his lower lip. In response he clutched her ass cheek hard and said, “The bed. Now.” His dominating tone gave wings to her feet.

Backing up to the pillows at the head of the bed, she watched him climb onto the end of the bed, a predatory gleam in his eyes as he stared at her rapidly swelling cunt. She wanted him to shove his cock into her and fuck her like a wild animal, obliterate all other thoughts from her mind, making her clench with need as she imagined the moment of his breaching.

“Yes,” she whispered. “Please.”

Jared looked up into her eyes. A smile slowly crooked his lips and she knew she wasn’t getting off that easily. Literally. But he did surprise her when he grasped her calves in his strong hands and yanked her to the middle of the bed so that she was flat on her back and at his mercy.