There were so many more things I wanted to do with her, but I couldn’t wait any longer. Everything about her, from the sounds she made to the way she moved, slayed me. Breathing wasn’t going to do the trick anymore.
Thankfully, my wallet was still in my pants. I plucked a condom out of it before I got rid of the rest of my clothing, rolling it on before sliding an arm around her midsection.
“Can you get up on your knees for me? I’ll hold you up. Don’t worry.”
“What happened to it being my turn?” she asked as she tucked her knees in underneath her and lifted herself up on quivering arms.
“My turn isn’t over yet,” I gritted out, lining myself up with that piece of heaven that lived between her legs. Tightening my grip around her waist, I pushed in slowly.
She was still fluttering from her last orgasm, and those small motions of her inner muscles nearly pushed me over the edge. Focus on her, Jacob. Just focus on her.
Using the arm I had around her, I brought her up until her back was to my front again. The new angle made both of us moan, and she clenched me harder. “You okay?”
“So much more than okay,” she whispered.
“I’m going to move now. If you get uncomfortable like this or if it hurts or something, just let me know, okay?”
“Okay.” She wound her arm around my neck while her free hand wandered down to her clit. As soon as I noticed where her fingers were, I fucking lost it.
With one arm holding her upper body against me and the other gripping her hips, I planted my feet and began thrusting. Fast and hard in but slower as I withdrew.
If I could’ve made it last forever, I would have. That telltale tingling started and I chased the release it promised with everything I had in me. The switch flipped in my mind and my hips moved in the exact way I needed them to.
When Laurie moaned and my gaze dropped to find her hand moving faster while she squeezed me, it was all over. I buried my head where her neck met her shoulder and pumped until there was nothing but bliss.
We collapsed on the bed together, kissing, stroking, and exploring until we fell asleep once the birds were already chirping outside.
Chapter 31
Laurie
When I woke up the next morning, there was a big, warm, heavy something draped over half my body. It took me a second to realize it was Jacob, and when I did, I smiled wider than I had in a very long time.
Waking up with him is definitely something I could get used to. I opened my eyes and blinked against the soft early morning sunlight streaming in through my windows.
It was still early, but I had no idea what time he had to be at work. We hadn’t gotten more than a few hours of sleep, but it had been so worth the exhaustion that was bound to set in later.
As I stretched, careful not to wake him up, there was a soreness in places I hadn’t even known I had in my body. I still didn’t stop smiling, though. This was definitely, by far, the best reason for being sore.
Despite the fact that I’d had more orgasms than I could count before we’d fallen asleep, I felt my body coming alive again at the memories of what had caused the ache in my limbs. But Jacob had to get to work and I couldn’t spend all day fantasizing either.
Sliding out from underneath him without jostling him too much wasn’t easy, but I eventually climbed out of bed without having disturbed him. I spotted his shirt lying on the floor after brushing my teeth and decided to surprise him by wearing it while bringing him coffee in bed.
After buttoning it up halfway, I ran a brush through my hair but left it down. I hit the button on the coffeemaker when I got to the kitchen, then switched on the radio while I went to get mugs out. At first, I didn’t realize I was doing it, but when I heard a soft chuckle from the doorway, I realized I’d been dancing in place while fixing the coffee.
Jacob had put his boxers back on, but his hair was deliciously messy and the rest of his body was bare. He grinned as he motioned to me. “Please don’t stop on my account. I was enjoying the show.”
“I love how messy and wild your hair looks this morning,” I said instead of acknowledging that he’d witnessed my impromptu dance.
It was something I used to do all the time. I always had music on at my apartment and dancing to it was one of my favorite things to do to pass time when I needed to think.
Jacob’s face split into an easy grin and he walked up to me, caging me in against the counter with his broad chest against mine and his hands flat on either side of me. “Yours is messier, but I love it too because I know what we did to make it look that way.”
I felt my cheeks heat. Blushing had to be my least favorite thing about my light coloring, but seeing the way he looked at me every time it happened suddenly made it seem like an endearing quality.
Lifting my chin instead of trying to hide it, I planted a chaste kiss on his lips. “You missed out on coffee in bed.”
“I’ll take coffee on the sofa with you instead,” he said, reaching past me to grab both mugs before stepping back and holding them up. “What have you got planned for today?”
He carried our mugs while I followed him to the living room. “I should probably make another attempt at unpacking. I’ve made a lot of strides these past few weeks, but just thinking about all those boxes I still need to get through makes me feel just as paralyzed as I was before.”
“Is it because so much of it used to belong to your sister?” he asked, sitting down before draping his arm along the backrest of the sofa and pointing to the spot next to him.
I shrugged. “Every small task somehow feels so much bigger than it is right now. It’s hard for me to start anything even if I know how good it will feel when this place finally starts feeling like a home.”
As I got settled at his side, he looked around the room. His gaze lingered on the photographs on the mantel and the empty spaces in every corner. “How about I stay here today and we get everything unpacked together?”
My spine stiffened. “Don’t you have to get to work?”
“Nah. I have so many vacation days that I’ll be able to retire on them in a couple of years from now. Obviously, I can’t do that, so I need to start using them.”
“I don’t know.” I sank my teeth into the inside of my cheek. “It’s really sweet of you to offer, but tackling the unpacking doesn’t bring out the best in me.”
He slid his fingers under my chin and held my eyes, letting me see the absolute sincerity in his. “If you’d rather do it alone, that’s fine. I’d like to help you if you’ll let me. We’ll have fun doing it together. I promise.”
“What about the kids?” I asked. “You said Jamie will take them to school, but we can’t expect her to pick them up as well.”
“She’ll be okay with it. Honestly, she’s like a cool big sister to Allie. They always end up spending hours together even after I get home anyway. She calls me to ask if she can pick Allie up all the time, even when I don’t need her to. They really love each other.”
My own gaze tracked around the room. It was so easy for me to envision what it was going to look like once it was done, and yet I just hadn’t been able to get it there.