“We’re gonna talk before you go home,” Chase said. When Jade looked away and bit her lower lip, he said, “But not this evening. Right now, I’m gonna race you to the shower.”
“The shower?”
“Yes.”
“Do I get a head start?” she asked.
“Sure.”
Jade took off like a shot and he let her go. He jogged after her and laughed when she found the back door locked. She whirled around, hands on her hips.
“No fair!”
“I don’t always play fair,” he said as he unlocked the door.
“Thanks for the warning.”
Jade casually walked into the massive kitchen ahead of him. When he finished locking the back door, she had picked up her pace and was at the far side of the kitchen. He cocked a brow, and she dashed into the great room. He followed and quickly gained on her as she reached into the gift bag. Evidently trying to slow his progress, nearing the fireplace, she flung a tank top over her shoulder. He caught it in midair and kept going. She giggled wildly and threw a pair of shorts at his feet.
“No fair,” he teased and kicked the shorts out of his way.
She tossed her underwear over her shoulder and said, “I don’t play fair either.”
Catching a lace bra, he slingshotted it into the air and stuck a pair of lace panties in the pocket of his trunks. He caught her at the French doors to his bedroom by planting his hands on her hips. From behind, he turned her toward the great room, gave her a playful push, and ducked into his bedroom ahead of her. Jogging around the end of his bed, he dropped her tank top and panties on the cedar chest. He entered the master bath and turned on the water in the cave-like shower. He stripped off his tee shirt as she skidded into the bathroom.
“I won,” he said with a chuckle. “But you can join me.”
“Wearing our swimsuits?”
“Birthday suits.”
“Guess I’m safe since I’m a virgin.”
“I’ve been a monk since I got a clean checkup a while back. So maybe you’d better wait ‘til I’m done if you want to stay a virgin.” As Chase hooked his thumbs in his swim trunks, Jade quickly twirled away from him. He remembered her referring to his boxers as panties. Her blushes and sudden bashfulness at being naked in front of him spoke of her naïveté.
“I never said I wanted to stay a virgin,” she mumbled, still facing away from him.
Chase dropped his swim trunks, turned to the spray of the shower, and soaped his face. When he pumped shampoo into his hand, out of the corner of his eye, he saw her pull the white cover-up over her head. Not wanting to scare her, it was a monumental struggle to keep the blood from pounding hot and hard into his loins. Her cover-up met the countertop between the two sinks. Washing his arms and torso, he stole a glance over his shoulder. Her head was down, and she was chewing on her thumbnail. As he lathered below his waist, it occurred to him that he might not be the only one struggling with decisions.
“Have you ever seen a naked man, Jade? An aroused one?”
“No and no.”
“If you want to, come here.”
CHAPTERTWELVE
Jade’s head snapped up, and she walked straight into Chase’s arms. She kept her eyes up, and his smile welcomed her. His blue eyes closed, and his mouth touched hers. She trailed her hands up his chest and wound her arms around his neck. He smelled fresh and clean, and she almost felt guilty having her unwashed body molded to his. He didn’t seem to mind. As they kissed, she felt shampoo being massaged into her hair. When she took over the shampooing, he soaped her shoulders and back, then grasped the swimsuit’s bow. She didn’t stop him from untying it.
Yes. She wanted all of this with Chase. Only with Chase.
He maneuvered her into the spray of the shower and kissed her again, his large hands framing her waist. As she rinsed her hair, he boldly moved soapy hands up her tummy and underneath the bikini top hanging loosely around her neck. When he cupped her breasts, Jade thought she might faint from the exciting sensations he sent swirling throughout every part of her body. He reached for the strings at the back of her neck, and she lifted her wet hair out of his way. The top slid down their bodies but didn’t touch their feet. Jade lowered her gaze. Her top had caught on a long, hard part of Chase.
“Oh,” she gulped.
“Yeah.” Chase plucked her top off him and dropped it. He swiped water off his face as she continued to stare at his fully erect manhood. “Now you’ve seen one.”
“Yes.” Jade slowly pulled her gaze off his male inches and smiled up at him.
