Mason:Inked Reapers MC(57)

       
           



       



Carefully she placed the flowers in the sink and searched for a vase.  She rarely had fresh flowers in her apartment, but eventually she found a  glass vase which had once belonged to her grandmother. She filled it  with clear, cool water and then took a moment to drop the flowers  inside, taking care to fan them out to give the flora their full,  beautiful effect.



Then she looked down at the white card. She opened the small envelope  and slid out a thick white piece of card on which a note had been  handwritten.



I've not stopped thinking about you all day. Meet me tomorrow night?



J



Xxx



Kait re-read the note at least a dozen times. It was from Jasper. She  suddenly felt giddy with excitement. So he had been thinking about her  just as much as she'd been thinking about him. Her face ached from  smiling so much as she fingered the card and admired her flowers. He  wanted to see her again. He wanted to see her the following night. This  had to mean something; this had to mean that he wanted them to become  serious.



Reaching for her phone, Kait considered calling Anna and gushing to her  about the bouquet, but her friend was probably still driving home as she  lived further out of town than Kait did. Thoughtfully biting her lip,  Kait called up Jasper's contact details. She quickly typed out a message  and pressed send before she had chance to rethink it.



Thanks so much for the flowers they are beautiful.



Tomorrow night sounds good.



Kait xx



She was careful to only put two kisses at the end of her message as  opposed to his three. After all, she didn't want to appear too keen.  Only seconds later, her phone chirped as Jasper's response came in.



Can't wait



Xxx



Kait beamed at the message, wanting to fully commit it to memory. He did  like her. He did feel that something wonderful was developing between  them. Suddenly Kait was no longer exhausted, she was wide awake and  filled with giddy excitement over seeing Jasper again in less than  twenty four hours.





Chapter 18



Kait had squeezed in to her favourite navy dress and curled her hair so  that it fell in angelic waves down her back. She smelt of her favourite  vanilla perfume and her lips were stained a deep red courtesy of her  newly purchased lipstick. She was determined that her evening with  Jasper would be perfect. They were going out for dinner which was a  proper, certified date.



"I'm thrilled!" Anna squealed down the phone when Kait called to update her. "Seems like you've found a decent guy after all."



"Yeah," Kait agreed dreamily.



At the restaurant, she immediately clocked Jasper standing outside  waiting for her. He was wearing dark denim jeans, a white shirt, and a  dark suit jacket. He looked suave and handsome, and just the sight of  him made her heart start to palpitate with excitement.



"You look stunning," Jasper commented as she approached him, his eyes  widening to take in the full spectacle of her carefully put together  outfit.



"Thank you," Kait blushed and looked down at her peep toe shoes. "You look very handsome."



Not only did Jasper look handsome, but he smelt amazing. Standing beside  him, Kait could smell the pleasant musk of his cologne. It was more  pungent than normal. Clearly he'd made an extra special effort for their  evening together.



The restaurant they'd chosen for their date was in the center of town  and already busy. Jasper had called ahead to book a table. As they were  shown inside, Kait did wonder if he'd had to drop his name to secure  such a coveted reservation.



"Can I get you anything to drink?" The waiter inquired politely.



"A glass of white wine please," the request instantly rolled off Kait's  tongue. She needed the wine to steady her mounting nerves.



"Just water for me." Jasper said with a tight smile.



"Just water?" Kait's shoulders sunk in disappointment. She didn't like the thought of drinking alone.



"I don't drink any alcohol when I'm training." Jasper swiftly explained.



"Oh." Kait was surprised by how militant he needed to be in so many  aspects of his life. Not only was his training regime strict, but it  also bled in to other areas of his life, like his diet. Suddenly it  wasn't just the two of them on the date. Jasper's career was there  looming in the background, reminding Kait that she could never make it  to the top of his list of priorities because the position had already  been filled.



"Everything looks good," Jasper announced as he scanned the ornate menu.  Kait glanced at the various, highly priced dishes but couldn't  concentrate. There was so much she wanted to say to him that maintaining  a polite pretence over dinner suddenly seemed ludicrous.                       
       
           



       



"I was surprised by the flowers," Kait admitted.



Jasper placed his menu down and raised an eyebrow at her.



"Surprised in a good way?"



"Just … surprised. I thought perhaps I wouldn't hear from you again. You have a tendency to be hot one minute and cold the next."



She noticed a vein tick in Jasper's strong jaw. Had she annoyed him with  her comment? She was just trying to be honest, to clear the air between  them.



"I'm sorry, I get pre-occupied with training as it can be so intense. It's certainly not a reflection on how I feel about you."



Kait smiled with relief.



"Have you got another fight coming up?" Kait enquired politely.



"A huge one," Jasper grumbled, his expression darkening. The waiter  returned to take their order before Kait could press him for more  details.





Chapter 19



By the time dessert arrived, all tension between the couple was gone.  Kait had boldly ordered the chocolate gateaux, comfortable that Jasper  wouldn't judge her for such a choice. Around him, like the time she had  ordered the pizza, she could just be herself not an extension of who she  thought he'd want her to be.



"That looks good," Jasper declared enviously as he eyed her dessert.  He'd opted to finish his meal with just a green tea. Another element of  his hyper controlled diet.



"It tastes even better," Kait told him flirtatiously as she slowly  raised the fork to her mouth and slowly bit down on the chocolate sponge  and cream. She watched Jasper lick his lips, and she hoped he was  lusting after her rather than the gateaux.



"You know," Kait looked down at her plate and then across at Jasper.  Perhaps it was the wine or maybe she was just intoxicated on his  company, but she suddenly felt confident and sexy. "I'd love to cover  your body in chocolate and lick it off." She told him with a seductive  smile. Never in her life had Kait uttered such words to a man. Nor had  she ever even thought them. But with Jasper, it was like she had a one  track mind. She found him utterly irresistible and when she was around  him, all she wanted to do was get him in to bed.



A smile pulled on Jasper's lips, and he raised a hand to herald the waiter.



"Can we have the bill please?" He asked politely, though his tone was  pitched with urgency. Kait grinned as she finished off her dessert, her  body already tingling with anticipation.





Chapter 20



Back at her apartment, he ravaged her. She'd barely opened the door when  his hands were all over her body, pulling down the zipper on her blue  dress. She elegantly stepped out of it, and Jasper raised her up and  pressed her against the nearest wall. They were kissing, and Kait was  losing herself in the moment. She was drowning in their passion; it was  wondrous and she wanted it to never end.



Soon he was free of his own clothes, his strong, athletic body exposed  for her viewing pleasure. She loved how it felt to be supported by his  powerful arms as his soft lips gently kissed and caressed her.



Despite being trained to fight, Jasper was an amazing lover. He  intuitively knew how to make Kait cry out in pleasure. He always applied  just enough pressure, and his main goal was to ensure that she was  equally as pleasured as he was. All of this resulted in the best sex of  Kait's life.



She trembled against the wall as he entered her. Closing her eyes, she  let out frequent, pleasured gasps. He felt amazing. She clawed at his  bare back, begging him to go deeper, to never let her go. Jasper panted  and obliged.



Throwing her head back, Kait climaxed, as did he. As he released his  tight grip on her, she lowered to the carpeted floor, her legs  trembling. She felt wonderful and alive.



They made love several more times both on the sofa and also the bed.  Outside the dark skies were turning grey when they eventually unfurled  from one another and fell asleep. Satisfied and exhausted, Kait slept  deeply. She did not dream. Her mind was merely empty and at peace.