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her hands gripping the bed covers as the desire spiked within her body, making her crazy once again. When he kneeled behind her and pulled her hips back, she didn’t understand. But as he entered her from that angle, she gasped out loud, completely in agreement with this new position. And he didn’t relent until she was screaming out his name, her whole body throbbing and exhausted.

Edward finally gave himself permission to climax when he felt her body shivering with her third climax. But his mind was already coming up with the next position he wanted to show this responsive, incredible woman.

Chapter 9

Jessica felt as if her stomach were tied in knots. She and Edward still hadn’t agreed that they would be married today but here she stood, in a fabulous white wedding dress that he’d sent over last night. She never would have guessed that he had such incredibly good taste in wedding attire, but the man had selected the most gorgeous, slightly outrageous dress that she’d fallen in love with from the moment she opened the box.

The shimmering organza was gathered at the waistline with a wave of shimmering flowers along one side of the waist. The fabric then flared out with embroidery along the scalloped edge of the hem that ended just below her waist with layers and layers of organza to poof it out like a tulip. It was perfectly white, but the fabric made it almost glow with energy and beauty.

When she’d opened the box, not sure what to expect after he’d left her yesterday afternoon, she’d almost been afraid to look inside. As she’d pulled the tissue paper back, she gasped in surprise and delight. She picked up the gown immediately and held it against her, peering into the mirror to see how the fabric would look against her skin. With a laugh and a skip, she raced up to her bedroom and tried it on. As soon as she saw herself, she knew that this was the dress she wanted to be married in. She twirled around and looked at her figure from various angles, amazed at how the bodice made her waist look so tiny. The bust was a bit snug and perhaps too much of her ample breasts were visible from the top, but she loved it regardless.

Edward had come to her house that morning, just to ensure that she would be ready on time. Now, standing outside the judge’s office, she felt as if she should say something, as if she should call this whole charade off and tell Edward that it didn’t make sense for the two of them to get married.

Why was he doing this anyway? Unless they were having sex, Edward appeared to truly dislike her.

“Are you ready?” the judge asked, a paternal smile on his face as he looked at Jessica.

“I guess so,” she replied, wishing she could come up with a perfect argument to stop this ceremony. Turning to Edward, she said, “I still have seven weeks before the deadline, Edward. You really don’t need to make this sacrifice. Won’t Julianna be hurt when she hears about this wedding? I mean, I know that she and James sort of….well, you know….but getting married so soon after breaking up with each other might be….hurtful.”

The side of his mouth lifted in amusement and a sense of pleasure that she had so much concern for people she barely knew. “I guarantee that Julianna will not be hurt by our marriage. In fact, if I’d thought you were worried about that, I would have asked her to be here as a witness just to put your concerns to rest.” He paused and took her hand in his and led her into the judge’s chambers. “As for the rest, I don’t consider this a sacrifice at all and there’s no way you could have met someone I would have approved of you marrying in seven weeks. So let’s get this done, shall we?”

Jessica wasn’t sure she liked the fact that Edward wanted to ‘get this done’ but she couldn’t seem to stop him. He was like a bulldozer, plowing through the days and dragging her along with him. When Edward wanted something, he really didn’t take no for an answer. No matter how many times she said it, he just ignored her and continued on with his plans.

Unfortunately, she wanted this too much to put any real heat into her refusal. She’d longed to be in this position ever since