37
EMMA
Jake’s eyes fill with hunger, and he tangles his free hand in my wet hair. "Fuck, you’re perfect."
I don't wait for permission. I take him into my mouth, closing my lips over the tip of his cock, as I run my hands over his belly, down his thighs, and between his legs.
The sound he makes—raw and desperate—sends a thrill through me. I hum around the mouthful. He's thick and hard, and I tongue him before taking him as deep as I can.
"Christ." Groaning, he braces one hand against the wall. "That's it, sweetheart. Just like that."
I look up at him through my lashes, and the sight of him—head thrown back, jaw clenched, completely undone—makes me feel powerful. I hollow my cheeks and suck, and his grip tightens in my hair.
“I imagined you on your knees for me like this. So many times. For so many years.” His voice is rough and heavy, a sexy growl that makes my pussy clench with need. “If you keep sucking like that, I’m going to come.”
That’s what I want. I hum, eager for it. I want to taste him, to make him lose control the way he made me lose control before.I take him deeper, one hand holding the base of his cock and the other cupping under.
“Yes.” He holds my hair up out of the way, rocking gently into my mouth. “You’re making me come, sweetheart.”
A shock of pleasure shoots through me when I feel him tighten and draw up. He groans loudly, his hands holding my head still as he spills hot and thick down my throat. I swallow, licking him clean.
"Get up here." He hauls me to my feet and kisses me hard, his hand sliding between my legs.
The second his thumb and forefinger close on my clit, I cry out. He plucks and pinches it, and it’s only a few breaths before I come again, collapsing against his chest my legs are so weak.
His kisses turn languid, and we finish the shower with wandering hands, washing each other with a tenderness that feels more intimate than the sex. By the time we step out, I'm completely sated.
And completely his.
38
JAKE
At breakfast, I can’t keep my eyes off Emma. Sitting next to me at the kitchen table, eating the full breakfast Mason made, wearing another one of my shirts, she looks freshly fucked and thoroughly mine, and the satisfaction that rolls through me is almost ferocious in its intensity.
Until she says, "I need to go home."
Every muscle in my body goes tight. "No," I say flatly.
Mason looks up, his fork paused halfway to his mouth. Luke closes the laptop he’s been staring at, doing fuck knows what, and focuses on us.
She huffs a breath, not looking like she was surprised by my response. "Jake?—"
"You're staying here."
"I can't stay here indefinitely." Her tone is reasonable. Too reasonable. "I have responsibilities. I need to check in with Jim to make sure everything's running smoothly at the ranch.”
Everything’s fine at the Circle H, but I don’t tell her I’ve been monitoring it. I need to tell her, but this isn’t the moment. "Jim can handle it."
"He can, but I still need to be there. It's my ranch now, Jake. My responsibility." She gets up and takes her plate to the sink.“Besides, I have my own work to catch up on too. I have to email some pictures to one of my editors and take some photos for another. All my equipment is at the house."
I lean back in my chair, forcing myself to stay calm even though every instinct I have is screaming at me to lock her in my bedroom and never let her leave. "What else?"
She frowns at me. "What do you mean?"
"You said you need to check in with Jim and catch up on work. What else?"
She hesitates, glancing at Mason and then Luke, who’s watching with amused interest.