Circling his fingers, Jake opened her to his touch. MacKenzie groaned and writhed against his hand.
“Did you fantasize that if I knew, even with all those people around us; I would have slipped my hand up your skirt? That I would do exactly what I’m doing now. Would you have liked that, MacKenzie? Would you have come for me, even with all those strangers dancing around us?”
“Jake!” MacKenzie finally gasped out.
Jake pulled her hand away from him and wrapped one of her legs around his back. When she was open to him, he inserted two fingers inside her. His thumb found and stroked her clit in with expert ease. “Tell me if you would have come for me, MacKenzie. Would you have come, even with all those strangers around us?”
“Yes,” MacKenzie panted, her eyes closed and her head moving from side to side.
Jake knew she was close, he could feel the start of the ripples that would soon overtake her body.
“Then do it now, lovely. Let me feel and hear you come for me,” Jake purred into her ear.
When her inner walls gripped his long fingers, Jake fastened his mouth against hers and inhaled her cries of pleasure. Unable to help himself, Jake kissed her as though his very life depended on it.
With reluctance Jake pulled away from their passion filled kiss. For the first time, he fully understood that with the right woman, a kiss could outweigh full blown sex.
“I think I should leave before things go any further.” Jake knew his words would break the spell that surrounded them.
He also knew he had done the right thing by calling a halt to their encounter. However, it didn’t stop him from feeling guilty because his words were the cause of the look of uncertainty she was unable to hide.
“You’re right of course... you should go.” While she was speaking MacKenzie attempted to move out of his embrace, but Jake refused to release her.
“Whatever you’re thinking, you’re wrong!”
“You have no idea what the hell I’m thinking; so why don’t you just let me go so you can get the hell out of my house!”
Again MacKenzie had managed to hear his words and somehow distort them. He didn’t like when she did it, and he was beginning to see a pattern. It was a survival mechanism that she employed in order to keep him at arm’s length. Now that he recognized the cause of her abrasiveness towards him, he could begin to formulate a plan of action.
In a show of sheer strength, Jake rose to his feet with MacKenzie still in his arms. Her yelp of surprise gained her a curious look. Jake repositioned his grip and allowed her to slide down his body, the hem of her dress falling into place.
Before her feet touched the floor, he wanted her to be left in no doubt as to just how strong his reaction was to her. The widening of her eyes as she came into contact with the ridge of his arousal was almost comical.
Setting her down, Jake stood back and ran a hand down her arms and brought one hand to his lips, and placed a tender kiss in the middle of her palm. “Will you see me out?”
Thinking that this was a night of firsts, Jake was amazed when MacKenzie’s only acknowledgement was a silent nod.
With her hand still held in his, Jake retrieved his jacket and headed for the door. Before stepping through, he gave MacKenzie one last lingering kiss.
Jake waited until MacKenzie closed and secured her door before making his way to his car. The same feeling that had assailed him in the restaurant returned; he felt as though he was being watched. Knowing better than to stop moving, Jake’s eyes darted around the quiet street. Even as he got into his vehicle his surveillance of his surroundings continued. That he saw and heard nothing out of place was what worried him the most. Unwilling to leave before he felt assured that MacKenzie was not in any danger; Jake sat in his car until he could no longer feel the disturbing presence.
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Inside the apartment, MacKenzie was still in a state of confusion about her feelings towards Jake. Stripping off her clothes, she was on her way to the bathroom when her home phone began to ring. Her first thought was that it was Carlos and that something had happened to the baby. Her heart dropped.
Rushing to the nightstand, she snatched up the handset and all but shouted into it. “Hello?” Silence. Nothing but silence. There was no crackle to denote a faulty connection, just a sinister eerie silence.
“Who is this?” MacKenzie demanded. Silence was her only response. Two seconds later MacKenzie slammed down the handset and sat staring at it; unsure of what had just happened.
Chapter 11