“I wouldn’t normally.” And when she stepped into the frigid room, her nipples strained against the silky fabric of her dress. He remembered he turned the room into an arctic blast. “Oh shit, sorry.” He hurried to the thermostat and shut the A.C. off. “I was getting antsy waiting.” He turned back towards her and saw that her cheeks were pink again and her arms crossed in front of her chest. He looked at her thoughtfully before grinning mischievously. “But since I’ve embarrassed you and turned your headlights on I figured I kind of owe you one.”
Her eyes widened at his boldness, and when his hands snaked around her waist, she tried to shove them off. He loved getting under her skin, and found himself dreaming of getting underneath her, period. He struggled with her wrapped in his arms and began to push the thoughts of unraveling her dress from his mind. “Ready for your hint?”
Begrudgingly, she answered. “Yes.”
He leaned into her and tucked a tendril of hair behind her ear, his lips brushed against her lobe as he whispered. “A nanny.” Her eyes were closed when he pulled back. He watched her eyebrows scrunch and he laughed, reaching around her to open the door.
“We’re going to see Fran Dreschner?” She asked a little disappointed, and he tugged her hand pulling her out the door.
“That’s all I’m going to say.”
They hailed a cab and Jake whispered their location to the driver. Cara leaned back against the seat and smoothed down her dress, when Jake leaned against the seat too, she smiled at him, taking his hand in hers. She looked down at their joined hands and then back at him.
“You’ve been incredible today, you know that right?” She whispered.
“Ah shucks, you’re going to make me blush.” He teased and kissed her cheek. Then his expression grew serious as he stared at her. “You know what makes me happy?”
She watched his lips move and then averted her eyes back to his. “What’s that?”
“Your smile, and knowing I put it there.” He ran the back of his hand down her cheek. She closed her eyes at his touch and wished he would kiss her. She couldn’t explain why she yearned for his lips on hers, and she didn’t want to read into it. She was two steps away from begging him to kiss her when he leaned his forehead against hers.
“Cara.”
“Jake.” They said at the same time and she smiled. “You first.” She whispered, sharing the same breath as he.
“I know you probably have a list of reasons why it’s not a good idea, and half of them are probably valid ones. I wouldn’t even ask you, but I don’t want to ruin your night.”
“Just ask.” She said barely audible.
“Would you let me kiss you?”
She didn’t speak, instead she pulled his face towards hers and pressed her lips firmly on his. It started as a whisper of a kiss, brushing her lips back and forth against his mouth. And then she threw her restraints to the wind and took his mouth to hers forcefully. Her tongue slipped past his lips and found his, stroking it, devouring his taste. She felt his hands travel down her back, desperately. She moaned and he swallowed it, his teeth tugging on her lower lip. When his tongue traveled the path of his teeth, soothingly she snapped her legs shut, willing the throbbing between her legs to wither. No such luck, and so she clung to him, her body ready to implode with lust. She heard the driver clear his throat, and that’s when Jake broke the kiss. She glanced at him through hooded eyes, wanting to see if he was just as affected as she. She whimpered when she saw the lust in his eyes, and how difficult it was for him to catch his breath.
Her heart was beating erratically and she was sure that she had never been so thoroughly kissed before in her life. He didn’t take his eyes off of her as he paid the driver, which only caused the heat in her to rise.
He closed his eyes and blew out a breath before opening the door. She heard him laugh, and was taken back. There was nothing funny about what just happened, and she was insulted.
“Are you seriously laughing right now?” She asked as she shooed his hand away and climbed out of the taxi on her own.
“Yes, I am.” He said and grabbed her hand regardless. “You’re giving me the come fuck me eyes, and if I didn’t laugh, I’d do exactly what your eyes pleaded for.” He smiled at her, confident and sexy. “But I have other plans that I know you’ll regret missing out on.”
Just hearing him say that he’d fuck her made her wet. Frazzled by her body’s reaction to his words she forced herself to take in her surroundings. She went from hot and horny to completely blown away as she stared up at the Matinee sign. Her eyes filled instantly, at the two words that lit the sign. Mary Poppins. It was her favorite childhood movie. She probably could recite the entire movie if she tried, and she had made Jake watch it at least a dozen times throughout the course of their friendship. She blinked, and made sure she wasn’t imagining it.