Moving with Jack’s body felt almost too simple. Having him close made the skin along my arms tingle, but not with nerves. I wanted more of him, the idea of that delicious. Our bodies brushed as we moved together, shifting and swaying, but I didn’t even know if we followed the music. All I knew wereJack’s intent eyes, his warm hands, and the pulse in his neck that my thumb brushed over, comparing it to my own.
Our faces grew closer as one song blended into the next. Our noses brushed and our foreheads pressed together during a slower song, but our lips didn’t touch. My body shifted even closer to him, feeling the effect I was having on him, and our breaths mingled.
It was as if I blinked and the band’s second set was over. Jack lifted his head from mine, his pupils wide, darkening the brown of his eyes as he didn’t look away.
“Do you want to stay over tonight?” Jack asked.
My fingers stroked the back of his neck, sending a small shudder through his body. “Can we go up now?”
He smiled at me, pulling my hands down and linking one of them with his as he led me off the dance floor.
Chapter 26
The Thirteenth Friday
When we reached Jack’s apartment, he had me in his arms before I even had time to take off my shoes. I liked the way he held me against him, our feet shuffling toward his bedroom together.
“Is this your choice?” Jack asked, dipping his head to kiss the side of my neck beneath my ear. “Have you chosen me?”
“Yes,” I breathed, trying to hold him against my neck tighter.
He sucked on my skin, making me gasp, then lifted his head. “And you’re sure? Not just as friends? We’re together now?”
My hands shifted to his face, holding him still. “I want to be with you, Jack. Assuming you still want to be with me?”
“I’m crazy about you.” He turned his head to brush his lips against the palm of my hand. “I feel like I’m about to burst out of my skin. We should probably slow down. I can get you a drink, or wecan—”
When he tried to pull away, my hands tightened on his face. “Jack. I’ve been waiting for you to kiss me all night.” The whole time we danced, our lips had been so close, but he never closed the distance. “Why haven’t you kissed me?”
His eyes dropped to my lips. “I’m afraid I’m not going to want to stop. I don’t want to rush you. We’re going to have forever, so I can—”
I made a sound in my throat and pressed my lips to his. The kiss instantly ignited. There were no soft presses. His hand found the back of my head, tilting it so his mouth could fuse to mine just right. We shared a moan as our tongues met, the shallow penetration tantalizing and intense as we stroked each other.
My fingers sank into his hair, gripping him tighter when my legs went weak. I nipped his bottom lip as I came up for a gasping breath. “More,” I begged.
Jack hummed against my mouth as he took it again, shuffling us until my back found the wall. I tugged him tighter against me, wanting to be as close to him as possible. Using the wall for leverage, I wrapped my legs around his waist, arching against all that hardness just for me.
“Oh fuck,” Jack mumbled against my lips before kissing me hard. His hands fell to my ass, finding their way beneath the short skirt of my dress to cup me over my underwear. A shudder ran through me, and we rocked together, heat and friction igniting into something almost desperate. I cried out into his mouth, my legs tightening around him, trying to get even closer.
“Shh, I’ve got you,” Jack murmured. “What do you want, Hailey? Do you want this to go beyond kissing?”
“Sex. I want to have sex with you.” I tugged his hair to tilt his head back. “I need you inside me. I want to feel like we’re fused together.” I captured his mouth, still not over the way we kissed. Our tongues met and stroked as we breathed each other in.
He carried me into his bedroom, tilting us until my back hit the bed, his weight resting on me in the most decadent way. His erection pressed between my legs, and I arched against it, wanting him inside of me too badly for words.
Jack broke the kiss, his breath shuddering against my lips. “Clothes first. I don’t want a quickie. I want us to see all of each other.” He eased back on his haunches, and I wondered when he’d managed to toe off his shoes.
My hands found the hem of my dress. “Mine’s easy.” I dragged it up and over my head, dropping it off the side of his bed. I leaned over to stare down at it. “I’ve been imagining my dress on your floor since I put it on,” I admitted.
“You’re so gorgeous,” Jack breathed. His gaze moved over my body, only covered by a pair of lacy underwear that had been a recent purchase.
I lifted my leg, shifting my heel toward his chest. “Help me with these?” I asked, poking him with the toe of my shoe.
Jack’s hands caressed the arch of my foot as he found the strap, undoing it. After he pulled it off, he leaned forward and kissed the bottom of my foot.
My breath trapped in my throat as my foot tingled. I watched him do the same with the other one. Then he slowly kissed up the inside of my leg, and I widened them to give him more room. He stopped at my knee, mouthing it as his hands slid under my ass. I arched up toward the air, my body clenching in anticipation of more.
His mouth slid higher, pausing on my thigh. He pulled me tighter against him and sucked hard.
