“Manners, I hope.”
He grinned but didn’t respond, just held out his hand.
She took it, not amused when her body lit up from the contact. Blasted chemistry…
He led her off the trail.
“Jack?”
“There’s something I want to show you. Don’t worry, Nervous Nelly. I have a compass, a map and a whistle. Not to mention my cell phone has a GPS. Come on, it’s not far.”
She debated whether to go with him, but when he took her to a cave she’d been in before, she relaxed. “The monster cave. I remember this.” The large hill before them had a rocky opening, exposing weathered rock under the mountain of dirt and grass overhead.
“I figured we could take a break in here. It’s pretty shallow but can keep us dry if it starts to pour.” The cave had enough height that Jack could stand without bumping his head. Like he’d said, it was shallow. Maybe twenty feet deep. Enough to keep the inside dark until one stepped into the cave.
As a child she’d played inside a few times and loved the feeling of isolation while still being a part of the nature around her. So she entered without reservation. She turned and looked out at the trees and shrubs around them. Deeper inside, a few large rocks would serve as seats.
“God, I haven’t been back here in forever.” She smiled and took out her camera.
“Doubt you’ll get a clear picture in the dark.” He stood in shadow.
“I will. You’ll see.” She stood back with him in the darkness and took a shot of the mouth of the cave, full of light. At the right angle, the jagged rocks near the opening’s ceiling looked like teeth. The kids would like that. She’d have them write a story about a monstrous cave next week for class.
Jack’s warmth surrounded her from behind. She took another shot, but he refused to let her move away.
“Jack?”
He hugged her. “I missed you last night. Did you miss me?”
His husky voice had an unnerving ability to arouse her. Just the hint of his interest and the feel of his strong arms and she wanted to jump him.Sonot the way to play hard to get.
“Maybe.” There. That was better, more standoffish.
He chuckled and lifted her hair off her neck, where he kissed her, nipping lightly. “Just maybe?”
She trembled and would have moved out of his arms if he hadn’t tightened them around her. “Jack…”
“Why so tense, angel?” He delved under her shirt to caress her ribs, and she grew breathless.
“W-we’re outside. Anyone could see us.”
“In the dark? I don’t think so. It’s just you and me out here.” He kissed his way to her ear and whispered, “Let me make you feel good, hmm?”
Before she could say yes or no, he cupped her breasts. She swayed in his hold, and he teased her into breathy moans and pleas for more. God, he made her crazed when she should have been pushing him away and keeping an emotional distance.
He took her camera from her and drew her deeper into the shadows with him. When he turned her to face him, he kissed her with enough heat to set the forest around them on fire. Lost to his taste, to his touch, she didn’t protest when tossed her jacket, then unfastened her bra and cupped her bare breasts under her shirt. He pinched and teased as he kissed her, his tongue penetrating her with a slow, lazy taking.
“Oh yeah. That’s how I’m gonna do it. Get deep inside you,” he whispered before invading her mouth again. He didn’t ask—he took. And that dominance aroused her like nothing else.
Jack continued to seduce her as he unzipped her jeans and pushed them down along with her panties, exposing her to the cool damp of the cave.
“I can see your ass in that sliver of light. Man, you are one gorgeous woman. I want you like crazy.”
She heard his jeans unzip, let him take her hand and wrap it around his cock. He felt huge and hot. “So thick,” she said while he continued to kiss her and pump into her hand. “So warm.”
“I want you to touch me. Grip me harder. That’s it. Stroke me up and down, angel. God.” He groaned while she jerked him off, his hands busy at her breasts again. Each tug and pull of her nipples turned her on that much more.
Jack must have sensed it, because he pulled away from her, then backed her up a few steps and turned her around.
