“Okay.”
His fingers tightened and then led me down the hall, pausing as he unlocked the door, and I followed him in. I couldn’t tell a single soul what the décor was that night. I never bothered to look. My entire field of vision was taken up by the handsome man who stood before me, both uncertain and confident.
Lifting the hem of his t-shirt, he pulled it up over his head and tossed it aside, kicking off his boots at the same time. I’d forgotten the smooth planes of his chest and abdomen. How the hills, planes, and valleys of muscle rippled with every movement. I soaked up the sight before me without shame, practically drooling over his eight-pack abs and that light patch of dark hair that led down the center and into his jeans. The bulge below proved he was just as endowed as I remembered.
“I’m a greedy bastard, baby. I want to see you too.”
Smirking, I slowly pulled my t-shirt up and then twirled it around, giving a little hip shake.
“Hot damn. I’m the luckiest man alive.”
His choice of words prompted a giggle to explode from my mouth. My smile wavered as I thought about how long it had been since I felt this free.
“What is it, angel?”
“I forgot what it was like to be this happy and free.” Lowering my head, I felt foolish for admitting that. “What a stupid thing to say as a mother. Zane makes me incredibly happy.”
“I don’t doubt it,” Jasper commented with conviction, closing the space between us as he tilted my chin up. “I’ve been unhappy too. You’re not the only one. Being with you right now, it’s like a little slice of heaven right in the middle of hell.”
Of all the things to say, that was the most accurate.
“Then I want more of heaven, Jasper. That’s all I want tonight.”
“It’s all yours, Tawni.”
His lips crashed down on mine, and I forgot the outside world existed. It was only Jasper and me. Nothing was more intoxicating than the build-up and excitement we felt after so much time apart. His mouth fused to mine as my palms lifted and traced every divot and smooth surface of his stomach. A sexy growl rumbled in his chest as his tongue slid through the seam of my lips. Curling, seeking, demanding entrance, and I opened up to him in more ways than one.
We broke apart as I reached for his belt and unbuckled the leather, admiring the strength of his thighs and the power housed within as his jeans dropped to the ground. He kicked them aside and picked me up, my legs wrapping around his trim waist. He dropped me down on the bed with a bounce as I smiled. His hips lined up with mine as he rolled them back and forth, pushing into my core with a promise that sparked that little flamed of desire and lust into a flame.
“You got too many clothes on, baby,” he murmured huskily, reaching for my jeans and popping the button. The zipper pulled down slowly before his hands gripped the material and yanked them down over my hips, gliding downward and off my feet. He sucked in a breath as my damp core was revealed and lowered his head, inhaling before licking my center through my cotton underwear.
Why didn’t I think of wearing something sexier?
An impish grin twisted his lips before he reached up and suddenly tore the fabric apart on both sides. Bare and exposed, I lifted on my elbows to watch his reaction. Hazel eyes flooded with lust and something close to possession. “I’ve never forgotten how pretty and pink your pussy is, Tawni. My dreams are never as delicious as the real thing.”
His confession skyrocketed my desire, and I opened my legs wider to give him better access. Two fingers spread me open as he lowered his head and dived in. My body jolted as waves of pleasure crashed down upon me at the same time. Jasper was ravenous. He used that tongue in ways that I’d completely forgotten were possible. Moans of ecstasy fell from my lips, and there was no preventing my reaction as my fingers dug into his hair and my hips moved in tandem with the two fingers that he slid inside me.
On the precipice of climax, I called out his name.
His head lifted and a triumphant look of ownership combined with a need so visceral that I felt it in my bones. “Come for me, Tawni.”
His words unleashed caged desires, and I fell apart in his arms when he touched my clit and pressed down. My orgasm slammed into me with such force that I was sure I had to be screaming out his name. It was barely over when the pleasure built again, and Jasper lifted, climbing up my body to kiss me with a fierceness that only encouraged me more. I gripped his cock and began to stroke, turned on by the sexy noises that he made in his throat.
“I’ve got to be inside you, baby. I’m going to lose my shit if I don’t.”
A light laugh left my chest. “I need you, Jasper.”
His whole body stilled as he stared into my eyes. “Say that again.”
“I need you, Jasper Cornell.”
“Fuck, Tawni. I’ve always needed you.”
He gripped his dick and pumped a few times, lining up with my core. Our eyes stayed locked as he pressed the head inside me, pushing in slightly.
“I want you bare. No condom. Nothing between us. No barriers. There have been enough since we’ve been apart.”
Biting down on my lower lip, I nodded, trusting him completely.