He sucked in a sharp breath, and dropped his head for a beat. When he looked at her again, he said with a strained voice, “You know I’ll be leaving in a few weeks.”
Jade wiggled further down the couch to encourage Nate’s fingers to slide even further up her leg. She would combust if he didn’t put out this fire that was burning through her veins.
“So?” she managed to say on a frustrated sigh.
The hand holding her thigh wasn’t doing what she wanted it to do, and she gave another encouraging wiggle.
“If we do this, it can’t go any further. I’m only here for a few weeks. I can’t commit to anything more,” he explained.
Relationships in her life always had an expiry date. A tiny part of her wished things could be different with Nate. There was something about him that made her heart skip a beat like no one had ever done before. But she lived with the curse and knew the consequences.
“I’m okay with that,” she said.
He gave her a wary glance. “Are you sure?”
“Yes, I’m sure. Are you always this chatty when you’re about to have sex?”
He choked back a laugh. “Not usually. Just making sure we’re on the same page.”
Sitting up, she grabbed his shirt and pulled it over his head, tossing it on the floor. “You have nothing to worry about. I won’t cry and chase after you when you leave.” She flicked open the first two buttons of her blouse. “But if you think you’ll get needy and clingy, then maybe we should stop?”
His eyes glazed over as he watched her fingers. “No chance of that happening.” He growled and crushed his lips against hers, and they fell back onto the couch.
He made quick work of removing her shirt. For a second, Jade felt self-conscious about her less than ample chest. It was darker the other night in the water, and likely he hadn’t noticed how lacking she was in that area. But when his mouth opened and sucked at her nipple through the bra, he made noises like he was enjoying himself, and all thoughts flittered out of her mind.
His tongue, wet and hot, was almost more than she could stand. But she needed more. More touching and more skin pressing against her. Her hands traveled down his back, clasping his butt and pulling him closer so he wedged between her thighs. The barrier of his pants getting in the way.
He pulled his mouth from her breast, and she nearly cried from the loss. As his heated gaze roamed over her body like a warm caress, she quivered. But she preferred the touchy-feely part a lot more and reached for the front of his jeans, unfastening the buttons of his fly. She wanted those suckers off—now.
Understanding her mission, he lifted slightly to give her better access, but when he glanced down to where their pelvises met, he chuckled. “Cute.”
Who looked at a woman’s lady bits and called it cute? Maybe love tunnel. Pathway to heaven. Pleasure purse. But cute? She took a peek to see what he thought was so cute then snorted. She was wearing her Powerpuff Girls undies. Well, that explained it.
“You are definitely unique.” He chuckled.
“You can add ‘awesome underwear wearer’ to the ‘moped rider and kitten rescuer’ list.”
He flashed her a smile, and she got back to removing his jeans. Not wanting to waste time, she roughly pushed them down, and his undies went with them.
But before they went any further Nate let out a loud scream and his face screwed up in pain. Then a startled cat screeched in fright and jumped off his butt. How the hell did Dorito get there?
Nate bounded from the couch, tripping over the tangled jeans around his ankles, and fell onto the coffee table, breaking through the flimsy timber.
Jade scrambled to her feet and gasped, “Are you okay?”
“The fucking cat clawed my arse!” he shouted.
Jade hid a giggle behind her hand.
“I’m going to kill it. Where’d he go?” He tried scrambling onto his feet but kept getting caught in his jeans.
“You’re not touching a precious hair on Dorito’s head,” Jade scolded as she quickly put herself back together and then went in search of the cat. She found him shaking under a cushion that had fallen from the couch.
“What about the precious skin on my arse? Wait…you’ve named it Dorito?” This time he got safely to his feet, and much to Jade’s disappointment, he pulled up his jeans, and then made to reach for the cat.
As if the animal knew his life was in danger and Jade was a safe place, he jumped into her arms. She held him close to her chest, trying to shield him from Nate. “Yes, I did. He’s orange, skinny, and funny-looking. Just like a Dorito.”
Nate shook his head with disbelief. “Well, I think Dorito has overstayed his welcome. Put him outside. After I disinfect my arse, we can get back to what we were doing. I’m interested in having a closer look at your special taste in undies.” His eyes hooded, and her body quivered and she barely had any strength to hold on to the cat.
