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Holy… "Ja--" My protest was silenced by his roaned as I instantly hting what I felt, and I no longer knehy I was fighting
Giving in tasted sweeter
His kiss was hard, punishing alhly through his hair, pressing htening his hold until there was no space at all between us
He slid his hand down ripped asped into hisonto his around his waist He liftedto relish my heated response
He pulled back from our kiss "Tell
I blinked through a haze of lust, aze searched his "You don’t play fair," Ihim a s in my ears "I’m scared, Jake"
Jake took a few steps until he found the bed He slowly lowered hi me with so I straddled him He stroked my back in co this up because we can’t get over the past"
He watchedanxiety in his eyes Knowing the time for stubbornness was over, I closed ainst his "You have to proain Ever"
His hold onthe absolution of his vow, I leaned back to stare into his face Tenderness, need, want, affection, adoration… it all ers coasting, drawing faint patterns in his skin WhenI felt flooded out of me and I watched hi you," I told him quietly "When I saw you at the party last semester… it hurt, Jake I’ve never been so hurt"
"Baby--"
"I need you to know this because I’
"I will never love anyone the way I love you You’re part of … but you also have the ability to make me feel weak You have the ability to crush me like no one else can I don’t like that part of myself, Jake, and I hate that you can do that tosounded a little uneven as he whispered back, "Youclose, , I uttered darkly, "Good I need to know that we’re on equal footing here"
In answer Jake caughtkiss He pulled back, jerking down the zipper on his jeans as he told me in a voice thick with need, "We love each other so we can hurt each other, but I’ed downI can not to hurt you again I want that pro see his I bit back a"I promise," I whimpered "Jake, I promise I love you"
He closed his eyes for a ain"
My breath whispered across his ear "I love you, Jacob Caplin"
And just like that, his control snapped He gripped h, desperate kiss With his other hand, he guided himself to my entrance He then took hold of asped into each other’s mouths, our sexual chemistry, chemistry we’d never had and would never find with anyone else, overwhel us
"I love you" fell freely froh of finally coether, in every e could
"So this is why I woke up to an eure cast a shadow over ht we should take the day away fro too irin on his lips
"Well, sit down, then" I patted the blanket and Jake slowly lowered himself onto it His eyes drifted over the itenition I arhter
"Peanut butter sandwiches, cookies, chips, and two bottles of water" His dark eyes twinkled "Just like our first date"
"Yup Unfortunately, we’re ht the view more than roup of hills east of Edinburgh Castle It was popular with hill walkers and such I was hoping to find it quiet on a Friday ht
But I wasn’t
I woke up next to Jake, excited about the future for the first ti time, and I wanted the future to start today I left a note telling hiether our first-date meal and hiked up before him to prepare
"The view definitely led all over but put it aside Sex was always easy for us It was time to work on the relationship "We never talk about our past I think we’ve been so scared to bring up the bad stuff that we’ve forgotten all the good Like our first date"
"When you nahed "When I naood night"
It was Jake’s turn to chuckle "I aiting for the right ht ed "I wanted it to be a et, so that no etkiss for any other guy to live up to"
Jake leaned closer, his expression serious "And after last night… there are never going to be any other guys, right?"
I shifted close enough I could rest my chin on his knee and looked up at him froao"
I closed ers on ames?" he asked softly
My eyes opened "Yes"
"Then I have a question"
I lifted my head, but only to rest my ar," his fingers tickled under ently over the back of rimaced but determined to be honest, I said, "It’s stupid"
"It bothers et it" I sed ahead with the truth "You used to holdyou did unconsciously, asking ht it was hot but sweet at the saht at Teviot… the night you chased ize…"