“Jesus, baby,” he rasped through clenched teeth. “What did he do to you?”
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The pain and guiltin Jake’s eyes threatened to ruin everything, and Olivia feared their perfect moment had come to an abrupt end. Refusing to let that happen, she put a hand to his face and firmly said, “Nothing that won’t heal.”
His brow was still furrowed, and she could see the muscles in his jaw bulge. “I don’t want to hurt you.” He’d already told her that but, apparently, felt the need to say the words again. “You have to tell me if I do something that hurts, or makes you uncomfortable.” Jake’s too-serious eyes reached hers. “Promise you’ll tell me.”
Olivia released a breath she didn’t know she’d been holding. He wasn’t stopping.Thank you, God!She quickly nodded in agreement, but it wasn’t enough.
“Need the words, sweetheart.”
“I promise.” He still didn’t look convinced, so she decided a distraction was in order.
Olivia slid her hand down his belly like before, only this time, she slid her fingers straight into the waistband of his boxer briefs. Jake sucked in a breath, and she purred, loving the way he felt in her hand.
His cock was like hard steel wrapped in velvet. He was so big, her fingers couldn’t quite reach all the way around. God, she couldn’t wait to feel him inside her.
Jake closed his eyes, moaning loudly when she began to move her fist up and down his pulsing length. Olivia loved the way his hips reflexively thrust toward her with each stroke, and when she ran her thumb over the tip, she was surprised to already find moisture there. The temptation too great, she began spreading it around his sensitive skin. Jake jolted against her hand, and she gave him a smug smile.
“You like that?”
He gave her a jerky nod. “Too much.” Moving swiftly, he removed her hand from his boxers and guided it to the mattress beside her. “No touching.”
“But—”
“Baby, if you touch me like that again, this is going to be over before it’s even started.”
Olivia’s smile widened, loving that she could affect him so strongly. Jake quickly wiped any sense of smugness away when he leaned down and took one of her breasts into his mouth. She gasped as he sucked, his tongue circling her nipple, and when he gently pulled it between his teeth, she cried out his name.
Moving to the other breast, Jake gave it the same, exquisite treatment before pulling away with apop. He moved his body lower, leaving a trail of wet kisses as he went.
She desperately wanted to touch him, but any time she made a move to do so, Jake would stop and place her hands back to her sides. As much as she wanted her hands on him, Olivia wanted to feel what was about to happen even more, so she forced herself to remain still while he continued his downward path.
When his mouth reached the top lace of her panties, he stopped and stood from the bed. She started to protest, but stopped when Jake hooked his fingers into the sides of her waistband before sliding them down and off her legs.
As they fell from his fingers onto the floor beside him, Jake let out a throaty grunt of appreciation. Olivia was baffled at the way he was looking at her, as if she were a prize he had won. Didn’t he understand?Shewas the one who’d hit the jackpot.
The man was built like a god. Not an inch of spare flesh anywhere on him. His broad chest and ripped abs looked so perfect, she’d swear they were sprayed on, if she hadn’t felt them for herself.
As she lay there, Olivia knew she was looking at male perfection in its greatest form. Then, he pushed his boxers down.
She’d held him in her hands only moments before, so she already knew he was big. Still, Olivia couldn’t help but stare. His erection was protruding out from his belly like an angry spear ready for battle. She was embarrassingly wet, could feel herself dripping with anticipation. No other man had ever affected her so strongly.
Olivia began to feel nervous. What if she disappointed him? She knew Jake hadn’t led a celibate life. He’d been full-time military and had traveled the world. There wasn’t a woman in her right mind who would turn him down.
She couldn’t blame Jake or the women from his past. He was a healthy adult male, after all. Of course he’d had others. Others who had to have been more experienced than she was.
Her mind became filled with doubt. What if she didn’t measure up? What if she couldn’t perform to his expectations? What if—
“Hey.” Jake’s gentle voice snapped her back to attention. Her eyes met his as he stepped forward, his fingers massaging her calves. “Where’d you go?”
“Nowhere,” she lied.
He shook his head, his eyes always seeing too much. “No lies, Liv. Not here.”
Damn.He was right. They were about to be as close as two people could get. She needed to be honest with him.
Licking her lips nervously, she said, “I was just wondering...I mean I’m worried that...” God, this was so embarrassing. She couldn’t seem to be able to get the words out.
