Jen and Jacque saluted her and laughed when she shot them the finger.
Jen stood up and picked up Thia with her. She was grinning like an idiot. Jacque followed and gave her an odd look when they made it to the stairs to their suites. “I know that grin,” Jacque said. “That’s your,Decebel has serviced me well, grin.”
“Is it?” Jen asked innocently.
Jacques mouth dropped open. “You are using the bond?” Jen knew what she meant.
“Maybe you should reach out to Fane, could make your reunion a little less growly.” Jen laughed as she waved to Jacque before entering her suite. “I’ll see you in a few hours. Hopefully you’ll look a tad more relaxed.”
Jacque made it to her suite and laid Slate down. He was such an easy baby so far. He slept like a rock and rarely cried. She was very thankful for that. Once she was in the bed, the lights off, and covers pulled up to her chin, she considered Jen’s words.What the hell, he is my mate. We might as well take advantage of having something as cool as the mental bond.
“Fane?”She reached for him. She knew she had to be quick. She had to take him by surprise so that he didn’t have time to yell at her.
“Luna?”His voice was a little frantic.
Immediately, Jacque reached for her inner Jen and sent Fane some very un-mommy like thoughts.
“Jacquelyn, what are you…bloody hell woman,”he growled but he wasn’t angry.“Give a man some warning.”
She continued to bombard him with images of them together. It didn’t take long for him to catch on. He apparently excused himself to find a more comfortable place to sleep and then he tortured her back.
By the time Jacque fell asleep, she was quite content, and Fane hadn’t asked her once what she’d been doing. Jen was a bloody genius.
Sally felt as though her stomach was trying to claw its way up her throat and out of her mouth. Nothing had gone the way she’d imagined it would that night.
“You look beautiful tonight,” Jericho told her.
Sally knew she was blushing. She had been planning to break it off with him and let him know that she just wanted to be friends, but Jericho had been so sweet and kind. She didn’t want to hurt him, but it was killing her to keep leading him on. They’d gone to dinner and then walked around downtown. Their conversation was light, and maybe a few times awkward. She’d had plenty of times she could have told him, but she kept chickening out. Now they were back at her place, sitting on her couch.
“I brought you something.”
Sally watched as he pulled a box from behind him. Jericho held it out to her with that intense stare of his. She reached for it and gasped when she opened it. There was a beautiful chocolate diamond bracelet lying in the velvet interior.
“Jericho, this is too much. I can’t—”
He was moving before she could finish. He swiftly took it out of the box and had it around her wrist in seconds. “There. Youcanbecause it looks amazing on you and it’s a gift.”
Sally looked down at the bracelet and she had to admit that it did look amazing.
“I got the brown diamonds because they match your eyes, my brown-eyed girl,” he said gently.
A sharp pain shot through Sally’s skull and she gasped, grabbing at her head.
“Sally, are you okay?” Jericho asked as he wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her to him.
The pain was gone just as fast as it had appeared.
“Yes,” she said a little breathlessly. She looked up at him, her lips mere inches from his. Suddenly, she had a desperate urge to press her lips to his.
Jericho must have seen the desire in her eyes. “Do it,” he whispered, his voice dripped with desire as he waited.
Sally had been fighting their relationship the whole time. Sure, she liked Jericho, but she had thought it was only friendship. But now, sitting this close and staring into those bright eyes, she wanted him.
She leaned forward and pressed her lips to his. The kiss was gentle and innocent at first, but it didn’t take long before Jericho was pressing her down into the couch. His hands roamed over her body and his tongue danced with hers. There was still this tiny voice telling her to stop before it went too far, but she couldn’t. Her body was moving of its own accord and when he picked her up and asked “can we go to your room?” she nodded yes.
Jericho laid her down on her bed and climbed on next to her. They picked up right where they left off.
The more he touched and kissed her, the more she wanted him to continue. Before she realized it, she was undressed, with Jericho every bit as naked as she was, in her bed. She felt as if everything was moving too quickly for her mind to register. His mouth was on hers, then on her jaw and down her neck. She felt a sharp pain just at the junction of her shoulder and neck, but then it was swept away as his tongue swirled on her flesh.
