Ahead, Lexi saw the outline of a massive white house. She knew that Rusty Edmond only let his closest friends, people of extreme means, build on the island. Still, Lexi hadn’t expected such a grand structure. “Wow. This is it? What I can see is absolutely beautiful.”
Jack pulled up and parked the car. “You will love this house. I have it rented for six months so I can be on the island for Soiree on the Bay, but honestly, I’m thinking about trying to buy it. The owner is an old friend of Rusty’s, but he does so much business in Asia, that he’s almost never here.”
Lexi was interested in the backstory, but then again, she wasn’t. She leaned over the center console and reached up, placing her finger against his warm lips. “Jack. If you don’t take me inside and take off my clothes, I will never forgive you.”
He smiled widely. Even in the dark, there was an unmistakable glimmer in his eyes. “I don’t need to be asked twice. We’ll leave the bags. I’ll come out and get them later.”
Or never, Lexi thought to herself. She did have some truly exquisite, very expensive lingerie in her bag, but she also felt like being naked would suffice, too. She didn’t wait for Jack to open her door, hopping out of the car and hiking her dress up with one hand so she could hurry over to him. He took her hand and they ascended the full flight of stairs up to the house. After stealing a quick kiss, Jack entered a code on an electronic keypad.
When the lock clicked open, it was like a starting pistol. Lexi felt as though her heart was going to rocket out of her body. They stumbled through the front door, Jack closed it and her hands were all over him. Thank goodness she’d left her heels on or she’d be at a serious disadvantage here.
She kissed him without inhibition while she threaded her hands inside his jacket and pushed it from his shoulders to the floor. Her fingers scrambled to untuck his shirt, then went straight for the buttons. She flew through them like a woman on a mission. When she finally pulled the garment down his arms and was able to see his smooth bare chest and run her hands over it, it was like she’d unwrapped the best gift she could ever receive. As she’d hoped, he was pure muscled perfection, but feeling the warmth radiating from his skin and seeing the look on his face when he watched her touch him made it all the more real.
“You’re amazing,” she whispered, leaning in and kissing one of his defined pecs.
A deep groan escaped his throat. “You’re the amazing one. And I want you closer to a bed.” He swept her feet out from under her with what seemed like zero effort, carrying her up another flight of stairs. Then as he strode down a hall, she wrapped her arms around his neck, clinging to him and breathing in his smell, a heady mix of bourbon and cedar. He turned and angled her through a doorway and set her on the floor.
Lexi was in awe of the room, which had a generous king-size bed arranged with a perfect view of an entire wall of windows. Outside, the moon lit Trinity Bay, highlighting what was surely a beautiful vista by day. “It’s so incredible, Jack,” Lexi said, placing her hand on the wood molding between the windows. “This place is magical. I can’t wait to see the view tomorrow.”
Jack came up behind her and placed his hands on her shoulders. “I can’t wait to see the view of you right now.”
Lexi watched her reflection in the window as Jack slipped the straps of her dress from her shoulders and pulled them down her arms. Her nipples drew tight with the rush of cooler air against her skin. Watching him admire her body made the moment that much more intoxicating—she felt wanted. Desired. He kissed her shoulder one more time, then turned her around and dropped to his knees. Lexi kicked off her heels, leaving Jack’s mouth at the perfect height to suck on one nipple and then the next. He looped his tongue around the hard bundle of nerves, sending zaps of electricity straight to her core. His generous hands cupped her breasts, lifting them higher and together in the center, while his eyes darkened as they raked over her.
Meanwhile, heat gathered between her legs and Lexi dug her fingernails into his shoulders, kissing the top of his head, holding his face to her bosom. Every kiss or lick he bestowed on her body felt like a message.I want you.If only he knew how badly she’d needed to feel like that.
She was intent on returning the sentiment, raising his face to hers and kissing him with as much raw passion as she’d ever shown. Even she marveled at her own boldness, the way she owned her movements and took what she wanted. Perhaps Jack had been right. Maybe she needed to get a few things out of her system. If so, being with him felt like it was opening the door on a whole new world, and Lexi was eager to explore it all.
Jack’s hands were at her waist, but then he dropped them to her hips and pulled the dress down until it pooled around her feet. She was wearing only a pair of lacy red panties, a whisper of fabric between her and what she really wanted. Jack groaned when he sat back and looked at her, then stood and once again picked her up, taking only a few long strides before placing her on the bed.
Lexi stretched out on the cool linens, arching her back, and watching him study her body as he unzipped his pants. She raised one hand to her mouth, running a finger along her lower lip as he finished undressing and finally showed her everything she’d been waiting for. The moment was so worth marking—Jack was absolutely magnificent. Every inch of him was sculpted, and it was impossible to ignore the way he was so primed for her.
He stretched out next to her and Lexi rolled to her side to kiss him. Her desire for him was too great—nothing seemed like it was happening fast enough, even when she wanted every moment to last. She hitched her leg up over his hip and got as close as she could to him, her apex hungry for his touch. He trailed his hand up and down the channel of her spine, then rolled to his back, pulling Lexi along with him until she was straddling his waist. She sat up and Jack molded his hands around her breasts, rubbing her nipples in tiny rotations with his thumbs. Lexi gasped at the pleasure and reminded herself to enjoy herself, to not be so impatient. Let Jack have control.
He gripped her rib cage and pulled her so close that her knees were nearly bracketing his chest. Then he bent down and drew one tight bud into his mouth, drawing circles with his tongue and sending Lexi into near oblivion as she felt bold enough to watch him. His lips against her skin, his dark eyes looking up at her—each inviting detail only stoked her desire for him. She wanted him with every molecule in her body.
Lexi rolled back onto the mattress and kneeled next to him, near his waist. She drew a line down the center of his chest, starting at the base of his throat, between his pecs, to his belly button and finally lower. Jack sucked in a sharp breath when she wrapped her fingers around his stiff erection. She was desperate to figure out what he liked, so at first, she took slow, gentle strokes. Jack mumbled his approval, something that sounded likeyesover and over again. He seemed content, enjoying every instant of her touch, but when she tightened her grip, that made a very sexy rumble leave his throat. The satisfaction of having Jack at her command was far more than she’d bargained for. She felt strong. Powerful. And had never felt so alive.
“Do you have a condom?” Her voice was breathless and a little desperate. “I brought a box, but they’re packed away with my toiletries. I guess that was stupid of me.”
“Of course. I came prepared.” He hopped up from the bed, giving Lexi the chance to watch his muscled frame in motion. Every inch of him was perfect, but his butt was particularly breathtaking.
Once again, she stretched out on the bed, swishing her hands against the silky linens as the seconds ticked by and anticipation boiled up inside her. Jack turned back to her, and his smile as he approached made her so dizzy that she nearly passed out. The only thing that kept her wits about her was the fight inside her—she would not be denied. She was finally going to have Jack.
That first glimpse of Lexi on the bed, wearing nothing more than sexy red panties and a knowing smile, ripped Jack’s breath from his lungs. He’d imagined this a few times, but her beauty was so much more potent in person, far hotter than anything he ever could have dreamed up in his own head. Just kissing her in the foyer downstairs, with the knowledge that nothing was going to stop them, had been a lot to wrap his mind around. And now the moment was here.
He needed her with every inch of his body, but there was one part of him that was begging for her, so he tore open the foil packet and rolled on the condom. Jack was certain he’d never been so hard, was positive he’d never wanted a woman as much as he wanted Lexi right now, perhaps because he’d waited so long. But he also wanted to help her feel as good as she could possibly feel.
He stepped to the very end of the bed, nearest Lexi’s feet. “I want you to do something for me.”
“Anything.”
How he loved the way she trusted him. “Clasp your hands and raise them up above your head.”
Her sights narrowed on him, seeming skeptical, but she followed his directive, leaving her hands together up near the pillows. “I want to be able to touch you, Jack.”
“Believe me, beautiful, I want that, too. But for now, I want you to think only about your own pleasure.” He reached down and tugged her panties down her hips, past her knees and then her ankles, before dropping them to the floor.
Lexi wiggled in place, arching her back. “Jack. This doesn’t seem fair.”
