I lay there for several moments before I realized he really wasn’t going to continue. “Wait. What just happened?” I heard his muffled laugh and slapped his arm. “Jags!”
“What’s wrong?”
“Finish what you started,” I commanded. My body was one huge ache, and my thighs were actually trembling. I wanted him so damn badly, and he’d been seconds away from touching his mouth to my clit.
“Sorry, baby. It’s a felony in this state—”
“Fuck the laws in this stupid state,” I seethed. “Get down there and lick my pussy.”
His groan sounded tortured. “Fuck, I want to. But this is your punishment.”
“My…what?” I cried. “You… But…”
Lifting his head, he kissed me quickly. “It’s painful for me too, Shaw. Especially with you lying there all wet and naked.”
“You know what?” I rolled us over and then pushed myself up into a sitting position so that I was straddling his hips. “I don’t accept any of that. Not the laws, not you being all noble and shit. And I’ll be damned if you withhold an orgasm from me, Jagger Armstrong.”
His hands flew to my hips, but he didn’t try to pull me off him. My core was exposed, and his hard-on was pressed right into my center through his shorts. “We can’t,” he muttered in a strangled voice.
“Don’t worry, baby, I’ll make it good for you,” I told him as I started moving my hips against him.
“Shaw, please.” I began to rub myself over his entire length, causing him to hiss. “We shouldn’t do this.” But his fingers bit into my flesh, pressing me down against him hard as my wetness soaked through his shorts.
“What are we doing?” I was panting now. Fuck, he was huge. Long and thick. I wanted to feel him without anything between us, but I didn’t want to stop long enough to pull him free. Next time, I promised myself as I increased my pace. “You’re not inside me. This isn’t breaking any laws.”
“Fuck, you’re right. Don’t stop.” He groaned, tossing his head back as if he were in agony. “Just… Ah, gods, you feel so damn good. Baby, just don’t let me lose control and put my dick in you. I can’t fuck this up. I can’t lose you.”
The way his voice cracked when he talked about losing me brought tears to my eyes. Leaning forward, I balanced myself by putting my hands on the pillow on either side of his head. This close, I could see his face, and since my eyes had adjusted to the lack of light, I could make out more than just shapes. The torture in his gaze made my heart quicken.
“I kind of love you,” I told him before skimming my lips over his.
“I more than kind of love you, Shaw,” he growled, his hands biting unrelentingly into my hips. “Now, move your sexy ass before I lose my motherfucking mind.”
“Yes, baby,” I purred and gave us both what we needed.
Chapter 24
Jagger
The apartment was overflowing with my “cousins,” bandmates, and road crew. I glanced around, taking in all of Shaw’s hard work. My girl was walking around acting as hostess, making sure everyone was having a good time. Everyone who spoke to her had a smile on their face, and who could blame them. There was something about Shaw that just made everything better, no matter what the hell was going on in someone’s life.
She was talking to my sister at the moment, holding Emerson in her arms and including my adorable little niece in their conversation even though Little Em could barely talk. Those huge green eyes were glued to Shaw’s face, sparkling with adoration as she giggled and kept touching Shaw’s dimples.
“That’s a sound that never gets old.” I glanced at Barrick, saw he had a plate of finger foods in one hand and a drink in the other, before turning my gaze back to the three beauties across the room from us. “Hearing Emerson’s giggle does something to my chest, man. I get a similar feeling when I hear Mia laugh, but this is different. This…hurts, and yet it’s a good kind of hurt.”
“I get it,” I said with a nod.
“So…” I looked his way again, reluctantly taking my gaze off Shaw and Little Em. “Cannon’s not coming?”
I clenched my jaw but shrugged. “I didn’t invite him.”
“Doesn’t mean he won’t show.” He took a drink of his soda, his dark eyes going around the whole room, taking in everything and everyone all at once. He was