Jacob's Ladder: Gabe (Jacob's Ladder #1)

“I think it’s time we focused on you.”

“Can’t you focus on me with your pussy’s bare?”

I grinned. “All in good time.”

Stepping into the gap between his thighs, I leaned over to undo the top buttons on his shirt. After I whisked it over his head, I stopped for a moment to admire his chest. “Hmm, so sexy,” I remarked.

“It’s all yours, Rae,” he rasped.

I slid my fingers down his chest, adding pressure with my nails as I got closer to the waistband of his jeans. Gabe sucked in a breath, flexing his washboard abs. After undoing his belt buckle, I unbuttoned his jeans and then slid the zipper down.

Bending over, I closed my mouth over one of his nipples. “Fuck,” Gabe muttered, as I suctioned the hardening point. When I started kissing down his chest toward his dick, Gabe’s hands came to grip my shoulders. Gently, he pushed me back.

Tilting my head, I asked, “You don’t want me to put you in my mouth?”

Groaning, Gabe replied, “After your striptease, I’ll come in your mouth.”

“Is that such a bad thing?”

“Normally, I would say no, but in this case, I want to come balls deep inside you.”

Shivering at the imagery in my mind, I replied, “That works for me, too.”

Before I could stop him, Gabe reached out to bring his hands between my legs. “Hmm, looks like you’re ready for me.”

I sucked in a breath as he stroked and rubbed my clit over my panties. The material brushing against me coupled with his finger was some delicious friction. Gripping his shoulders, my hips rocked hard against his. Pushing the material aside, Gabe thrust a finger deep inside me. “Oh yes,” I murmured.

“Do you want to come on my fingers?”

“Mmhmm.”

Gabe slide another finger inside my wet core. As he fucked me with his fingers, his thumb rubbed my clit. As I started to go over the edge, my nails dug into Gabe’s flesh. “Yes, Gabe!” I cried. I threw my head back and rode out the waves of pleasure.

When my walls stopped convulsing, I brought my gaze to Gabe. He was licking me off of his fingers, and the sight caused another shudder of pleasure to ripple through me as I remembered well what his mouth and tongue felt like on my pussy.

“Ready?”

“More than ready,” I murmured.

Gabe rose off the mattress, dug his wallet out of the pocket of his jeans, and pulled out a few condoms. After tossing them back onto the bed, he jerked his jeans and underwear down and off his hips. When his cock sprang forward, I couldn’t help inhaling a sharp breath.

Gabe glanced up from stepping out of his pants to smirk at me. “Impressed?”

“Very.”

“Wait until you feel it inside you.”

Licking my lips in anticipation, I replied, “I can’t wait.” God, was that an understatement. I was so ready. It wasn’t just about being ready to have sex again after an almost yearlong drought; it was about the fact that I was going to have sex with Gabe. He was all male and so very sexy. Just looking at him standing before me was turning me on.

While sliding the condom on with one hand, Gabe took my hand in his other and tugged me to him. After I fell against his chest, he turned us around then eased me down onto the mattress. Once I was lying on my back, Gabe climbed on top of me. I was secretly thankful he had gone for the missionary position. Sure, it was basic and lacked any kinkiness, but there was something to be said for having the weight of him on me while staring into his handsome face.

With his gaze locked firmly on mine, Gabe slowly eased into me. I gasped as the fullness of him spread through my lower half. Dipping his head, Gabe kissed me. His tongue swirled inside my mouth, and I felt completely and deliciously filled with him. More than that, I loved the look of adoration that swam in his eyes. I didn’t think any man had ever looked at me like that when we were having sex. Maybe this was different because it was making love. Since we’d only known each other ten days, I knew it was too soon to be thinking about love, but it was certainly different than what I’d experienced before.

While Gabe’s thrusts had been slow and steady in the beginning, he began to speed up his pace. Our breaths began to come in rushed pants, and he rose up to sit on his knees before sliding his arms under my knees. “Oh fuck,” he grunted as the change in position allowed him to go even deeper.

“My thoughts exactly,” I said as I panted.

While Gabe’s thrusts had been slow and steady in the beginning, he began to speed up his pace. Our breaths began to come in rushed pants. He rose up to sit on his knees before sliding his arms under my knees. “Oh fuck,” he grunted as the change in position allowed him to go even deeper.”

“My sentiments exactly,” I panted.

He began driving into me at a maddening pace. I gripped the fitted sheet to hold me in place. Our moans and gasps of pleasure swirled in the air along with the heady smell of our sex. When I felt my walls begin to tighten, I bit down on my lip. Gabe pounded into me once again, and I came, screaming his name, my nails digging into the mattress. As I rode out the waves of pleasure, Gabe continued thrusting into me. After a few moments, he threw back his head and grunted with pleasure as he spilled himself inside me.

Slowly, he unhooked his arms from my knees before sliding out of me. While I stretched my aching muscles, Gabe slid the condom off and tossed it in a trashcan beside the bed. Then he snuggled beside me. Whoa. That was a surprising development. I was staying the weekend with him, so it wasn’t like he wasn’t going to offer to take me home or have me leave. But I never imagined Gabe was a man to cuddle.

We lay in silence for a few moments before he turned his head to look at me. “Rae?”

“Yes?”

“Was it good for you?”

Slowly, I craned my head to look at him in disbelief. I seriously couldn’t believe what I just heard. As I stared into his handsome face, it shocked me to find his usual inflated ego gone. Instead, it was replaced with an earnest look—like he was really concerned that I had enjoyed the sex. “Um, yeah, I’d say it was more than good. It was pretty damn amazing.”

A grin inched across his face before he was finally beaming ear to ear. “Really?”

“Of course. I can’t believe you even have to ask. I mean, I came twice. That’s truly outstanding.”

“I know you did, but I just wanted to hear it from your lips.” He reached over to cup my cheek. “It’s important for me to please you.”

Well damn. I was a few moments away from melting into a puddle at his feet. “It’s important for me to please you, too. Maybe more so.”

“Why would you say that?”

Suddenly, I felt very vulnerable lying there naked in his bed. I tugged the sheet around me. “Because you’ve been with so many women. I need—”

Gabe brushed his hand over my mouth. “You don’t need to do anything or be anyone else, Rae. Just be you.”