“Hell yeah,” she says, and I wonder how the fuck we’re going to maneuver this. Jessa just uses my body to hold herself steady as she climbs over me. I have to scoot back and give her room. I loathe the lifejackets and the way they separate us. She takes me by surprise, and the jet ski lurches forward as she hits the throttle. I have to grip her hips and life jacket so my ass doesn’t go flying off.
If I thought her laughter and excitement was palpable when she was just riding, letting her drive brings out another side of her. She’s acting like she’s a trained professional or in a stunt movie as she goes fast as fuck, doing circles.
She even makes a sharp turn and sprays Gavin and Ben on their jet ski—which has me laughing hysterically—and turns into a dangerous high speed water tag.
Once our time is up, we bring the jet ski in and everyone seems to have a permanent smile on their face, minus Lincoln.
“We’ll see you guys back at the house,” I say, waving my brothers and Penny off and taking Jessa’s hand in mine. She throws on her dress over her bikini, and I grab my shirt as we walk over to the restaurant for lunch.
“That was so fun. We should do it again.”
“Okay, Evil Knievel.”
“I wasn’t going that fast,” she says, and I laugh.
“If you say so.”
“Well, I do say so. I’m starving. Where are we eating?” I lift my hand, and we walk into the dive bar. One of the things I like about Jessa is how willing she is to accept gifts, but how content she is just being with me no matter where we are.
I put our orders in and we sip our drinks on the outdoor patio. “What are we doing this afternoon?” she says.
“Thought we could go for a walk, spend some time at the beach.”
“Sounds good to me,” she says with a smile, but she fidgets with the pineapple piece in her cocktail. “I’m not taking you away from spending time with your family, am I?”
I shake my head. “We will see them this afternoon, and we just went jet skiing with my brothers. You’re not hoarding me. If anything, I’m just making sure you get them in doses so you don’t realize how insane they all are and decide to leave.”
“I like your family a lot,” she says with a shrug. “I’ve never been around a family who jokes like yours or has this much money.” She grimaces but continues. “But I like it. I feel welcomed, and it would take a lot more than your family being difficult that would make me run for the hills.”
“What would be a deal breaker for you?” I ask. Her big brown eyes blink at me, and I try to not let any insecurity seep through my expression.
She smiles at me sincerely. “Unless you have a secret wife or are against a woman’s right to choose, then I think we’re pretty solid.”
“Good,” I say, hiding my relief. I’m not sure why I still can’t grapple with the thought that I deserve Jessa. Maybe there’s some residual guilt with her being Collin’s daughter or that we’re still keeping this a secret at the office. But I need to let these things go. It’s obvious she’s as dedicated as I am in this relationship, and I can’t self-sabotage this.
We eat our food, and I take her hand in mine as we walk down the beach. The clouds start to look a little ominous, but we keep walking. Her hand feels so right in mine, and it’s just so easy to hold a conversation or stay completely silent.
When I see how much bluer the sky is in the direction we came from, I go to spin us so we can walk back when the flood gates open. Rain is just pelting down on us. We look at each other and just start laughing as we attempt to run in the sand. Small droplets of water splatter on the hot material, cooling it down.
It takes us a while until we reach a spot with a few palm trees. We’re both soaking wet as we catch our breath and there’s this moment. Between a light laugh and trying to breathe when we both just look at each other.
It’s then that I know I’m completely fucking in love with this woman.
I’m not sure what I look like, but I can just tell she’s thinking the same thing as me. I don’t care that we’re still getting drenched despite being by the trees, I take her face in my hands and kiss her hard. Hoping that my feelings for her are clear in the kiss. She’s slightly shaking, and I don’t know if it’s because she’s cold or maybe she’s just as overwhelmed as me.
“Aiden?” she says softly between our kisses.
“I love you,” I tell her, pulling back slightly, still holding her face and reading her expression. Her face softens, and her eyes look watery as she smiles up at me.
“I love you too.”
My mouth is back on her in a second. I’ve never felt this much need to devour someone in my life. It’s like I can’t get as physically close to Jessa as I need to. I want every part of her body touching me, and I never want this feeling to end.
I don’t give a shit that I’m drenched and cold; my adrenaline and thrashing heart beat keep me warm enough as I take my hand away from her face to grip her ass.
I’m not even sure when we started moving, but her back is pressed against the trunk of a palm tree, and I’m suddenly gripping her thighs and wrapping her legs around me. The tree and my hands hold her in place while I grind my cock against her covered pussy.
“Take my cock out and push your bikini to the side,” I say. It takes a moment for her mind to catch up with what I said. As I hold her up, I watch as she uses her hand to dip into my swim shorts and pull my cock out of the top.
