“Now, where was I?”
“I think you were about to touch my breasts.”
God, he loved how forward she was. “Like this?” He reached for her soft flesh.
She drew in a quick breath and nodded. “Uh-huh.”
“Is this okay?” His fingertips rolled over her pearled nipples.
Her eyes burned into his. “More than okay.”
He tugged gently at the rounded pearls, then dipped his head to kiss them. Her breasts were so soft and round. He took one nipple into his mouth and licked and sucked it just the way she liked.
Raven moaned, and her fingers trailed through his hair. “Oh, Jack,” she whispered.
Nothing got him hotter than knowing he’d given a woman pleasure. Right now, judging from the murmurings coming from the woman in front of him, he was a human torch.
He pressed his hips against her, and she dug her nails into his back.
“You make me crazy.”
“I’m going to need a whole lot more than this,” she said.
Anything. Everything. “Tell me what you want.”
“Sex, Jack. I need to have sex. Right now.”
Hell, he loved a woman who knew what she wanted. But there was one problem. “I don’t have a condom.”
“Back pocket of my jeans.”
He laughed. “When did you put that in there?”
“Last night before I went to bed. I figured we might need it and wanted to be prepared.” She wiggled out of her panties.
“I’m glad you did.” He fished her jeans from the washer and found the little foil pack. A couple of moments later, he was ready.
She cupped his jaw in her hands and kissed him as he entered her. Her mouth opened on a sigh as she adjusted to his size, then chuckled to herself.
“What’s so funny?” he asked as she draped her arms around his neck and her legs around his back.
“Everything about you is super-sized, isn’t it?” she asked.
His male pride couldn’t help but smile at the compliment. “Afraid so.”
“I’m not afraid.”
“Good, because I’m going to fuck you hard.”
Her ankles tightened around him. “The harder, the better.”
As promised, he rode her until she came apart in his arms, and he followed moments later. When their hearts stopped pounding, and they both came up for air, he met her gaze. What he saw in those beautiful, brown eyes was startling.
She had no hidden agenda. No ulterior motive. Just honesty. His professional life—no, pretty much his entire life—was filled with people who had an agenda. Even Andre, his best friend, had started as a business relationship.
But Raven was different. She didn’t know who he was, so she couldn’t want him for his power, status, or money. She’d didn’t want a relationship. All she wanted was this moment. There was something pure and intoxicating about that.
Raven looked at him eagerly, as if she expected him to say something. But he didn’t want to ruin this with words. Instead, before withdrawing, he took her delicate chin in his hand, placed his lips on hers, and kissed her sweet and slow.
When their lips finally parted, she smiled as she adjusted his hair, sweeping a curl up and off his forehead. “You’re not half bad to wake up to.”
“You didn’t wake up with me,” he corrected.
She nodded. “True.”
Slowly, he pulled back his hips.
Raven pouted. “Oh, I miss you already.”
He ran his thumb across her full bottom lip, still swollen from their kisses. “I’m still right here, and the day is young.”
Her eyes lit with excitement. “What do you have planned?”
He laughed. “How about we start with breakfast?”
Screw together-but-separate. He was spending every moment he could with this woman.
Chapter 12
“I can’t remember the last time I wasted a day doing nothing productive,” Raven said, feeling only a little bit guilty as she finished the dinner Jack had cooked: lamb chops, basmati rice, and broccolini. They were camped in the living room, sitting on cushions, and eating off of the coffee table. The truth was, this had been the best, stress-free day she’d spent in ages.
Maybe she should get fired more often.
Jack threaded his fingers in hers. “Unproductive? We’re working our way through one of the best action franchises in history.”
She rolled her eyes. “I wouldn’t go that far.”
The Fast and the Furious had its merits but it was no Avengers. Though, what did it matter what was on television when she was curled up with Jack under a warm blanket? Even Brilla had found her happy place, nestled at Jack’s feet.
Jack took a drink of wine. “Vin Diesel is an underrated genius.”
“If you say so.”
“I do. Besides, we haven’t wasted all our time.” He