When she was settled to his satisfaction, Jake ran his fingers over her body in feather light touches. He could hear the increase of her breathing. He could see the throb of her pulse as her heartbeat picked up a pace that matched his own. Each time he touched her it was as though an electric current passed from him and caused her to shudder and shake in reaction.
In the past, MacKenzie had done herself too many injustices where men were concerned. Her first betrayal had happened when she was so young, and it had buried itself deeply into her psyche.
Before they went any further, Jake needed to address her past, and eradicate it. “This isn’t about penetration, MacKenzie. This is about you feeling me and only me. This is about eliminating all of those poor choices you spoke of. This is about us, and our new beginning. Do you understand what I’m saying, MacKenzie?”
After a moment’s hesitation, MacKenzie replied. “I’m not sure that I do.”
“You once told me that you weren’t cut out for long relationships. I’m telling you, here and now that you are. I’m telling you that we belong together. It may take a while, but in time you will believe it.”
Leaning forward, Jake placed his forehead against hers, their noses touching and inhaled. When he exhaled, he blew from his mouth, so she felt his breath’s fragrant warmth. Repeating the action, Jake was pleased when each time he exhaled, she inhaled. Soon they were in perfect harmony.
Only then did he begin to touch her again, his fingertips brushing lightly up and down her back, running over her skin in sensual patterns.
Easing her gently backwards, Jake reached for the protection he had deposited beside them. Before he could sheath himself, MacKenzie withdrew it from his hand and covered him. Positioned at her opening, if it were possible his feeling of intensity grew as he pushed forward with deliberate slowness. At his first feel of what it was like to be inside his woman, Jake shuddered. The feeling was almost as though he were making love for the very first time. All other experiences faded away, this was love, and it was perfect.
“Jake...”
“Shh, this is all we need right now,” Jake said with a brush of his lips against hers.
He repeated the soft touch of his kiss again and again until their mouths were devouring each other’s. At the same time, he stroked into her body with slow, steady deep thrusts. The lower half of their bodies in direct contrast to the way their mouths touched.
Jake pulled back and looked down at their joined bodies as he slid in an out of her, her wetness easing his way. When he looked up, he saw that she too watched the way they fit together. When she looked at him, Jake pushed all of his feelings for her into his eyes and bared his soul.
“Do you know what I see when I watch the way our bodies fit?” Jake asked his voice a deep rumble. “I see how much I want you. I see how wet you are for me. I see the way I stretch you, the way I fill you up. The way you take me, all of me. This is real MacKenzie. This is how much you turn me on.”
“God, Jake, you feel so good. I want more give me more!”
“Anything you want, lovely. Do you want to come, MacKenzie? Should I make you come so hard all you can think of is me?”
His questions were Jake’s last attempts at holding off the heat that was gathering in his cock. He knew he couldn’t hold on for much longer. The deliberate slowness of his strokes were killing him, but at the same time everything he did and said had the desired effect. Her body began to tighten. It was what he had been waiting for.
Jake felt her body constrict around him and sucked him in. When her climax hit, he gathered her close and held her tightly against his chest. As her body tightened and released around him, Jake gave up all constraint as he followed her into the most powerful orgasm of his life.
Chapter 31
The next morning at breakfast, everyone was sitting around the table, eating, drinking and laughing. Jake was in a particularly good mood, and everything, at that moment, was perfect in his world.
MacKenzie and Noelle were safe in his home. By now Carlos was thousands of miles away, and Diana was soon to be out of their lives forever. Smiling over at MacKenzie, Jake was completely unaware of the looks that had passed between her and Aviva only moments before.
Jason was watching his wife with a look Jake could only call speculative. With a shrug, he looked away. Something was going on with them, and he had no intention of getting involved.
The door to the dining room opened, and Mr. Ronson entered with his arms full to overflowing with the biggest bouquet of flowers Jake had ever seen. Mentally kicking himself, he wondered why he hadn’t thought of getting flowers for MacKenzie. It would seem that he would have to take a few lines out of his brother’s book when it came to romancing his woman.
Jake watched as Ronson, bypassed Aviva and continued on around the table. When he stopped beside MacKenzie, Jake felt his ire rise at who could be sending her flowers.
“These are for you, sir,” Ronson intoned as he handed Jake the flowers.
Jake blinked at the older man, uncertain of what he had just said.
“There’s a card, sir. Would you like me to read it for you?”