“Oh, sweetheart,” he breathed, dropping hot kisses on the insides of my thighs.
“Jude,” I begged.I cried out roughly when he brought his mouth to my sex as his fingers pumped into me, slow and teasing.
I thought I might just dissolve from the pleasure of it all.He kept stretching me with his fingers until I was panting, pleading, his name a chant on my lips.
Just when I thought I couldn’t bear it anymore, his teeth grazed lightly over my clit, giving a hint of suction.Pleasure exploded through me.My hips bucked as I shuddered roughly.
He stayed with me until I was limp and gasping.He slowly rose up to rest on the couch beside me.His big palm smoothed over the curve of my belly.I barely managed to open my eyes.
When I found his gaze waiting, my heart gave a rounding kick.When he brought his mouth to mine and kissed me, I tasted my own arousal there.
He lifted his head, smoothing my hair back from my forehead.“That’s it for tonight,” he said softly.
I was too sated and almost in shock at the pleasure to dispute the point.
“Are you leaving?”I asked a few breaths later.
Jude held my gaze for a long moment.“Do you want me to?”
ChapterSeventeen
Jude
Do you want me to?
Kendall, who in this moment looked more beautiful than any woman I’d ever seen in my entire life, shook her head.Not even a beat of hesitation.Her cheeks were still flushed, her eyes wide, and her lips swollen from our kisses.
The ache of need for her was so powerful I could hardly bear it.And yet, for some reason, stupid probably, I needed to wait before we brought everything to fruition.There would be no turning back after that.
I knew it.I was already lost to Kendall.But some part of me needed to savor every second.
“I’m staying,” I finally said.
My awareness was hazy.All I knew was the feel of Kendall curled up against me.I almost groaned aloud at the feel of her.My heart beat fast and steady against my ribs.It felt like hands clapping in my chest, shouting out and clamoring for joy.Finally, I felt as if I were home.
All I wanted was to wrap the world around Kendall and me and stay here forever.My lips curled in the darkness.There was a quiet sense of joy in the midst of the startle of it.I took a quick breath and let it out.The sound of her breathing was slow and steady.
I was lying on my back with my arm curled around her shoulders, and she was soft against my side.One of her knees hooked over mine, her head tucked in the curve of my shoulder, and her palm rested in the center of my chest.
I didn’t want to wake her and carefully rolled my head to the side.My eyes landed on the clock on the nightstand by her bed, the hands glowing in the darkness.4 a.m.
I had to force myself to breathe slowly because just being close like this with her was bringing my body to life.Electricity fired in my cells, need spinning through my veins.
And yet, it wasn’t just about lust.My heart was in deep.
Hell, I’d been half in love with her since high school, and I’d told her.Playing it cool was out of the question.And yet, I didn’t want her to panic and push me away.
She shifted, and I felt the awareness hum to life in her body.“Jude,” she whispered after a moment.
I loved the sound of her voice, sleepy and velvety soft.
“Kendall,” I returned, my own voice a little gruff.
I could feel the curve of her lips on my skin, tugging my own into a smile.
I almost laughed.I was downright giddy to wake up beside Kendall with her tangled against me.
Everything felt as if it was exactly where it belonged.She was facing the clock, and I felt the motion of her lips when she said, “It’s four.Is this what time you usually wake up?”
