“He’s gonna need a minute,” he says, sounding amused.
I laugh harder than I should, and he smiles down at me when I look up. Ruby’s right; love might be maddening, but it’s worth the feeling I have right now. I feel… whole.
Step two: Take control of my life.
His phone buzzes loudly from the nightstand, even though I don’t know how or when it got there. He grabs it without moving anything more than his arm, and his brow furrows.
“Why is your sister texting me that you’re at Silk?”
“Probably because she wants you to come chase me down?” I guess, smiling up at him.
He snorts derisively while putting the phone aside. “As if I need any push in the stalking department. I was worried I was reaching restraining order territory. At what point does it cross the line to crazy ex?”
“When the girl you want doesn’t actually want you back,” I deadpan, then smile when he chuckles lightly.
Jax shifts, and I slide off him just as his lips connect with my neck. He really knows how to drive me crazy with that spot.
I grin as he nips me playfully and raises up, brushing a piece of hair away from my face.
“You really love me?” he asks, sliding his hand up my bare leg until he rests it on my hip.
“Unfortunately,” I sigh jokingly, which only elicits a throaty chuckle from him. “I’m embracing the crazy.”
That added tidbit seems to confuse him, and I wink, deciding not to tell him what it means just yet. My eyes drift to his dresser, and I tilt my head, seeing something I wasn’t expecting.
“You have some of my shoes,” I say, confused. Um… Just how much crazy am I supposed to embrace?
Jax rolls his eyes. “Those are the shoes you left behind that day on the sidewalk. At the time, it was sort of all I had of you since you never stayed over, so… yeah. I kept them. No, I’m not walking around in your shoes at night or anything. I haven’t gone that far off the reservation.”
I fight hard to restrain my smile, because it’s like he was just inside my head. Apparently he knows me better than I thought.
“I’ve only been walking around in them during the day,” he adds seriously, but when my eyes widen, he bursts out laughing.
I shake my head, laughing at my own self for even thinking he was actually serious.
“Embracing the crazy, huh?” he asks, sliding me up on the bed so he can start kissing his way down my neck again.
“Mmhmm,” is all I manage to say when he sucks a nipple into his mouth and tortures it with his tongue.
My hands go to his hair, since I’m intent on making him bald.
“I’ve always wanted to do a crazy chick,” he quips, causing me to laugh and lose the seductive moment.
He grins before moving those lips down my side, going lower and lower, driving me out of my mind with the suspense.
“Let’s see how crazy I can make you,” he whispers as he finally puts his mouth right where I want it, taking no prisoners.
My back arches, and he pushes me down with one hand on my stomach, holding me in place. Then he releases me and blows a breath right up against the spot he was just sucking before starting all over again.
No doubt, I’m going to need a freaking straightjacket at this rate.
Worth it.
Chapter 51
JAX
After getting showered and dressed in record time, I walk back into my room, relaxing when I see the blonde-tinted hair splayed across the pillow. Right where I left her.