force him to her will.
Jake ground his hips into her repeatedly, his body like steel beneath the heated skin. His eyes bored into hers throughout it all, making it unbearably intimate, but he wouldn’t let her turn away. Her eyes remained locked with his as each thrust rippled through her body, as each sound escaped her throat.
His movements became wild as he approached his peak, his skin stretched very tightly over the bones of his blood-darkened face. Her own pinnacle was near, nearer than his, and she cried out when she reached it, her body arching with the brilliant pleasure that exploded over her.
And she cried out again when Jake withdrew from her body and erupted onto the hollow of her tummy. The inexplicable sense of loss dulled the bliss and when he finally collapsed on top of her, she let her arms lay limply by her sides.
* * * * *
The small, meticulously maintained buildings in town warded off the late afternoon shadows with bright fluorescent lights, showcasing the ghoulishly fun Halloween decorations that abounded.
Jake flexed his fingers on the steering wheel of the 4Runner as he scanned the area for an available parking spot, not really expecting anything since it looked like everything within a three-block radius was occupied. He told himself he was glad Katarzyna had decided not to join him on the run to replenish their diminishing supplies of prophylactics and food. He wasn’t planning on being more than an hour anyway. He didn’t need to purchase much. He didn’t know when in the last few days he’d made the decision, but he planned on leaving the area shortly after her departure.
In front of the pharmacy, the rear lights of a domestic coupe came on and Jake stopped behind it, flicking on his signal. The coupe pulled away and he parallel parked the 4Runner. He got out of the SUV and strode into the store, the scowl furrowing his brow clearing his path.
He didn’t want to dwell on Katarzyna departing and taking with her the easygoing manner and sense of humor and unselfconscious beauty that made him constantly want to touch her, any part of her. Her words during their morning excursion had sounded so final. Then again, in her mind, it was final. She’d been humiliated when her fiancé had left her at the altar. He couldn’t blame her for wanting to do something to boost her battered ego. He was the rebound guy without even the pretense of anything more. She’d been tired of being a virgin and his damned cousin had sent her to him.
Katarzyna saw him as a convenience, along the same lines as a fucking vibrator, he thought darkly. Other women had done the same. More often than not, he’d enjoyed the experiences. What man wouldn’t want sex without the trappings of a so-called meaningful relationship?
Apparently, in Katarzyna’s case, he didn’t and that irritated him.
Jake made his purchase and dropped off the paper bag containing the box of condoms in the 4Runner. His next stop was the grocery store across the street. He glanced in both directions, saw a white sedan coming from down the street and waited for it to pass.
As he jogged across the street, Jake lifted a hand to the back of his neck and rubbed away the sudden itch. Inside the store, he surreptitiously glanced behind him at the scene through the glass door and windows. Nothing pricked his attention. Then again, this was a tourist town and, frankly, he’d been a recluse since day one, so he wouldn’t recognize all the locals.
Even though he made good time in the grocery store since it was small and the shopping list in his head was brief, the sky was dark when he emerged back onto the street. He left the store with two plastic bags in his left hand and car keys in the right. He crossed the street and when the back of his neck itched again he didn’t scratch it. It was the same feeling he’d had earlier in the morning before he and Katarzyna had eaten their lunch while
Jake ground his hips into her repeatedly, his body like steel beneath the heated skin. His eyes bored into hers throughout it all, making it unbearably intimate, but he wouldn’t let her turn away. Her eyes remained locked with his as each thrust rippled through her body, as each sound escaped her throat.
His movements became wild as he approached his peak, his skin stretched very tightly over the bones of his blood-darkened face. Her own pinnacle was near, nearer than his, and she cried out when she reached it, her body arching with the brilliant pleasure that exploded over her.
And she cried out again when Jake withdrew from her body and erupted onto the hollow of her tummy. The inexplicable sense of loss dulled the bliss and when he finally collapsed on top of her, she let her arms lay limply by her sides.
* * * * *
The small, meticulously maintained buildings in town warded off the late afternoon shadows with bright fluorescent lights, showcasing the ghoulishly fun Halloween decorations that abounded.
Jake flexed his fingers on the steering wheel of the 4Runner as he scanned the area for an available parking spot, not really expecting anything since it looked like everything within a three-block radius was occupied. He told himself he was glad Katarzyna had decided not to join him on the run to replenish their diminishing supplies of prophylactics and food. He wasn’t planning on being more than an hour anyway. He didn’t need to purchase much. He didn’t know when in the last few days he’d made the decision, but he planned on leaving the area shortly after her departure.
In front of the pharmacy, the rear lights of a domestic coupe came on and Jake stopped behind it, flicking on his signal. The coupe pulled away and he parallel parked the 4Runner. He got out of the SUV and strode into the store, the scowl furrowing his brow clearing his path.
He didn’t want to dwell on Katarzyna departing and taking with her the easygoing manner and sense of humor and unselfconscious beauty that made him constantly want to touch her, any part of her. Her words during their morning excursion had sounded so final. Then again, in her mind, it was final. She’d been humiliated when her fiancé had left her at the altar. He couldn’t blame her for wanting to do something to boost her battered ego. He was the rebound guy without even the pretense of anything more. She’d been tired of being a virgin and his damned cousin had sent her to him.
Katarzyna saw him as a convenience, along the same lines as a fucking vibrator, he thought darkly. Other women had done the same. More often than not, he’d enjoyed the experiences. What man wouldn’t want sex without the trappings of a so-called meaningful relationship?
Apparently, in Katarzyna’s case, he didn’t and that irritated him.
Jake made his purchase and dropped off the paper bag containing the box of condoms in the 4Runner. His next stop was the grocery store across the street. He glanced in both directions, saw a white sedan coming from down the street and waited for it to pass.
As he jogged across the street, Jake lifted a hand to the back of his neck and rubbed away the sudden itch. Inside the store, he surreptitiously glanced behind him at the scene through the glass door and windows. Nothing pricked his attention. Then again, this was a tourist town and, frankly, he’d been a recluse since day one, so he wouldn’t recognize all the locals.
Even though he made good time in the grocery store since it was small and the shopping list in his head was brief, the sky was dark when he emerged back onto the street. He left the store with two plastic bags in his left hand and car keys in the right. He crossed the street and when the back of his neck itched again he didn’t scratch it. It was the same feeling he’d had earlier in the morning before he and Katarzyna had eaten their lunch while
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