Take a Breath(74)

“Guys this is Stephanie. Stephanie this is Matthew’s dad, Jake and Matthew’s—”

He scratches his head not knowing what to call me.

“This is Ana,” he finally manages.

We say hi and she immediately starts drooling over Jake.

A feeling quickly surfaces I have never felt before. It was an overwhelming desire to claim him. Without thinking, I grab Jake’s hand and pull him towards me. He looks at me like I’ve grown two heads, but takes my hand anyway. Everyone notices, of course.

Clive’s face scowls as his friend Stephanie looks at me with a smirk to her face. I immediately blush as I realise just how high school I am behaving. I’ve never had to deal with this sort of thing in my life before. I’m supposed to be a little more mature than this, but I couldn’t help it.

Just as I’m mentally chastising myself another girl appears squealing towards Matthew. This girl seems a lot nicer than Stephanie. She is slim with hazelnut brown hair and sparkling blue eyes. She really is very pretty.

She gives Matthew a big hug and Jake and I look at one another.

“Dad, Ana, this is Cindy.”

She gives us both a beaming smile, which I immediately warm to.

She shakes our hands saying, “Nice to finally meet you, Mr Bennett, Ana. I’ve heard so much about you both.”

And yet we have heard nothing about you.

I glance over to Matthew and raise my eyebrow questioning him. He just smiles and shrugs his shoulders.

“It’s nice to meet you too, Cindy. Did you enjoy the game?” Jake smiles and Cindy swoons in his direction. Not another one.

For some reason though, I don’t feel intimidated by this girl. She seems to look at Matthew with the same adoration as I believe I do with Jake.

“It was great. Matthew was fantastic,” she beams.





We all say our goodbyes as we head off back to the car congratulating Matthew and wishing him a good evening.

As we near the car, Jake pulls our hands up towards my face. “So what was this about, Ana? I thought we were supposed to be keeping a low profile? Not that I mind. I just worry for you, that’s all.”

I go blush a bright scarlet, a sure sign of how guilty I’m feeling.

“I’m sorry, Jake. I don’t know what came over me.”

He smirks. “Does it have anything to do with Clive’s girlfriend perhaps?”

Oh, he did notice that then. How silly am I?

“If I’m completely honest with you, yes. I saw her staring at you her eyes all flickey flickey in your direction and I saw red. I couldn’t help myself. Sorry.”

Jake bursts out laughing and pushes me up against the car door. “Ana-Lucia Sinclair, are we getting a touch of the green-eyed monster?”

My face frowns. I didn’t like that feeling. It was awful. I know I felt a similar pain when my mum was with him, but this was different. I feel like he’s mine now so it makes it harder to control. God, if I was a male animal I’d be marking my scent all over the place.

“I might be, a little,” I admit. Jake kisses me, hunger setting in.

“I think I like it. It makes me feel wanted. Now get in the car so I can take you home. I’ve already waited long enough to have you again.”

I eagerly jump in the passenger seat as Jake starts the engine. Jake is obviously keen to get us back home. I just sit there running through my head how I’m going to plan what I have in store. The little devil in me clasps her hands together in sweet celebration. I’m not sure if it will work, but I’ll have damn good fun trying.





Chapter 23




We get back home and there’s an air of sexual tension between us. I have to think of something before Jake becomes all caveman on me.

“Jake?” I ask.

“Yes?” he answers.

“When we get back, I have a little surprise for you. Do you think you could enlighten me?”

He looks over and raises that eyebrow. “Surprise, eh?”

I nod. “I need to go upstairs on my own so I can get it ready for you.”

“Can we not go upstairs and let me have my wicked way with you first before I get my surprise?”

I violently shake my head. “No, Jake, you’re not going to get away with it that easy. Surprise first, no exceptions.”

He looks a bit put out, but when we get home he lets me go upstairs on my own. That really surprises me somewhat, but I carry on with my mission.

I know he keeps a pair in his draw somewhere. I go rooting through each one until I eventually come across a set in a box, placed in the top drawer. Heart pumping with adrenaline, I now need to get Jake upstairs and get him positioned where I want him, without any complaints or grumbles. That’s going to be hard.