nine
Wynter
Ididn’t know what I was seeking when I went looking for Jye; I just knew that I needed to talk to him, to let him know I believed him. It shouldn’t matter, we had a bit of fun while snowed in and now we just needed to put up with each other for a few more days, get Christmas over and done with and he’d be on his way back to London with Kayla and Cam. Then, for the first time, I would be travelling by myself around Eastern Europe, the original plan was for Ted and I to take a few weeks to hop from one country to the next, but I was no longer sad he wasn’t with me. I was almost relieved.
Once I was over the initial shock of Ted dumping me, I soon realised that what Ted and I had wasn’t the relationship I deserved. He’s still an ass for the way he dumped me, but in the end he did me a favour, because I needed more than someone who looked good on paper.
The mountain was freezing. I know it seems obvious, but I’d never experienced a winter like this in northern New South Wales. Christmas to me was usually spent sitting in the alfresco area of my parents’ house, fans running and sweat dripping down my back.
Standing in the snow with a man who was the complete opposite of the one I was supposed to be here with, butterflies danced in my stomach. It wasn’t so much nerves; it was almost like I was excited about the possibilities of my future and, for the first time in my life, I was looking forward to not having a plan for my life.
Jye shifted from foot to foot, slightly agitated, but even half frozen and looking tense, he was still insanely gorgeous with the snowflakes falling on his tan skin. I rubbed my thumb over his hand and gave him a tentative smile.
“I’m sorry for jumping to conclusions,” I started. “So much has happened in the last few days, and things with you were so good, I was almost waiting for the other shoe to drop. It’s no excuse, but I wanted to clear the air.”
“You didn’t need to apologise. I don’t blame you for your reaction to that nightmare. I would’ve run a mile away from someone with that kind of reputation too,” he answered with a tentative smile.
“But I shouldn’t have assumed,” my voice faltered. “Anyway, that’s um, not all I wanted to talk to you about. I wanted to see if maybe you would like to…um, maybe…oh I don’t know what I want to say.”
“Look, I’m not good with emotional stuff,” Jye admitted. “It’s why I usually stick to physical relationships. I’m not used to good things sticking around, but I think this is a good thing that I want to see where it goes.”
“You mean that?” My heart should not have been fluttering the way it was.
“Yes, gorgeous, I’m not done with you yet, and I’m not sure if I ever will be.” Jye leaned in and brushed a quick, claiming kiss on my lips
“Jye, can we go back to the room now?” I asked.
“Bloody oath,” he laughed.
“Good, because I’m freezing my ass off here,” I laughed back.
“Well, we can’t have that, can we? I have a vested interest in that ass staying just as round and full as it was last night.” Jye patted my rump, and we hastily made our way back to our little sanctuary. This time when the door clicked shut, I jumped on him, pinning him against the wall and leaning up to kiss him. I was a tall woman, but we both knew he could move if he wanted to, and neither of us wanted him to.
We quickly grew sick of the layers between us, and as much as the idea of stripping him naked was sexy, we were both still rugged up in the ski gear from our lesson. I giggled as we hopped around and awkwardly shucked off those layers. This wasn’t the smooth seduction of the day before; it was more. I felt comfortable with Jye in a way that I’d never had with anyone before.
Our laughter died down as we perused each other’s naked bodies. Jye really was a work of art. I directed him to the lounge that he had seduced me on the day before and pushed him to sit down in the middle. He watched me with a heated gaze and I found the new box of condoms, opened it up and threw it at him. My hands were shaking, and I didn’t trust myself to put it on him properly. I wasn’t nervous, no, this was pure anticipation.
I straddled him, one knee on either side of his thighs, and hovered over his erect cock. It was my turn to ride him. I notched him at my entrance. I was already saturated and didn’t hesitate before I lowered myself onto him.
“You’re so fucking gorgeous,” Jye said as he held my gaze. His hands gripped my ass, guiding me as he bucked up into me.We weren’t as frantic as we had been the first time. It felt like we were savouring each other and how we fit together, my soft curves with his hard edges.
When my breath became a little erratic, Jye moved one hand around to my front, placing his thumb over my clit so it rubbed as I rocked over him. That added pressure sent me over the edge, and with a moan, he released at the same time. I collapsed onto his chest and he pulled me into him, kissing me anywhere he could reach. I didn’t want to move; this moment was perfect, and I wanted it to last.
ten
Jye
When I woke on Christmas morning with Wynter in my arms, there was a sense of contentment inside that I’d never felt before. I’d made love to her during the night, but it differed from the night before. I knew it was too soon to use the “L” word for our relationship, but it was the only way I could describe what had transpired between us. It wasn’t just sex; I was sure it was never just sex with us, but after our chat in the snow, making love was all I could call what we’d been doing.
I heard my phone on the nightstand and picked it up to see my mum’s name flashing with a video call coming through; I stood up before answering it so I wasn’t just laying in bed when I spoke to my whole family because no doubt, it would be my whole family on the other end of the call.
“Merry Christmas!” They cheered from behind Mum. She had a warm smile on her face.
“How was your first snowy Christmas?” she asked. I’d quickly let her know while I packed I was tagging along with Cam and Kayla on their trip. So much had happened in the days that had followed.
“It was unexpected,” was the only way I could think to summarise it.
“Oh, move out of the way, you fullas,” I heard my nan’s voice in the background. “I need to see my boy. Off all the way across the world and can’t even come home to see his Nan.”
