think?”
“I have a better idea.” She grabbed his hand and pulled him along to a small pathway, cutting through lush foliage and a thick cover of trees. A small clearing opened up and Jack found himself staring at an ornate glass garden house. Mia ran ahead and opened the French doors until the entire house was filled with the morning breeze.
Then she led him inside. “My parents used to have parties out here when we were kids,” she said. “They’d all lounge around drinking cocktails and dancing. My sisters and I would watch from the woods.” Mia pulled him down on a wide, comfortable chaise, upholstered in a flowered fabric. “I had my first kiss out here when I was sixteen, at my birthday party.”
“How did that go?” Jack asked, brushing his lips across hers in a teasing way as he braced himself above her.
“I’m sure you can do better.”
He stretched out beside her, dragging her body against his. She wore a simple sleeveless dress and as he ran his hands over her body, he realized that all she wore beneath it was a pair of panties. Pulling her on top of him, he smoothed his hands around her waist. “There is one thing we forgot,” he murmured.
She reached into the pocket of her dress and pulled out a small plastic package. “I came prepared.”
He laughed. “Good girl.”
* * *
I T WAS THE PERFECT WAY to make love, Mia mused. They had the entire day in front of them so there was no need to rush. And Jack seemed to enjoy a lazy pace. They didn’t bother to undress each other. Instead, they merely brushed clothing aside to touch and explore.
He was gentle and sweet and then suddenly, desperate and determined. It felt as if she were riding a roller-coaster, with passionate highs and languid lows, making her breathless with every moment that passed.
He explored her body with his hands and his lips, kissing her, trailing his damp tongue across her naked breast. Her body ached for the feel of his skin on hers.
Mia twisted her fingers in the faded T-shirt, then pulled it over his head. He was hard and ready, the ridge of his erection visible through the fabric of his shorts. Mia reached down to touch him, running her fingertips along his shaft.
He groaned softly and she smiled to herself. Mia hadn’t had that much experience with men. She’d had lovers in the past, but the sex had never been very exciting. But with Jack, she already knew that past inhibitions had slipped away. Maybe she’d been too young or too insecure. But she was twenty-five years old now, a grown woman, and she knew exactly what she wanted.
A soft morning breeze blew through the gazebo sending a shiver skittering along her spine. But she wasn’t cold or frightened of what was about to happen. Every nerve in her body was ready, anticipating the untold pleasure that she was about to experience.
Her dress had become a distraction. Frustrated, Mia pushed up onto her knees and reached for the hem, then slowly revealed her nearly naked body. Jack smiled as he took in the sight of her, appreciation evident in the gleam in his blue eyes. Tossing her hair over her shoulder, Mia bent close and kissed him.
They’d have this day and night together. Sometime tomorrow, she’d drive him to the airport and he’d leave. There was every chance that she’d never see him again. But what if that wasn’t true? What if this was more than just a passing affair?
It would call into question her reasoning. She wanted something simple and uncomplicated, something that would shake her out of her doldrums and put her life as a woman back on track. She wanted to think of herself as sexy and exciting, the kind of woman who’d take risks with her love life and spend a little time on the edge.
But if she allowed herself to have more than just a sexual attraction for Jack Quinn, she was putting herself in danger. He was funny and sweet and exactly the kind of man a girl could fall in love with. But that wasn’t what she wanted right now. She
“I have a better idea.” She grabbed his hand and pulled him along to a small pathway, cutting through lush foliage and a thick cover of trees. A small clearing opened up and Jack found himself staring at an ornate glass garden house. Mia ran ahead and opened the French doors until the entire house was filled with the morning breeze.
Then she led him inside. “My parents used to have parties out here when we were kids,” she said. “They’d all lounge around drinking cocktails and dancing. My sisters and I would watch from the woods.” Mia pulled him down on a wide, comfortable chaise, upholstered in a flowered fabric. “I had my first kiss out here when I was sixteen, at my birthday party.”
“How did that go?” Jack asked, brushing his lips across hers in a teasing way as he braced himself above her.
“I’m sure you can do better.”
He stretched out beside her, dragging her body against his. She wore a simple sleeveless dress and as he ran his hands over her body, he realized that all she wore beneath it was a pair of panties. Pulling her on top of him, he smoothed his hands around her waist. “There is one thing we forgot,” he murmured.
She reached into the pocket of her dress and pulled out a small plastic package. “I came prepared.”
He laughed. “Good girl.”
* * *
I T WAS THE PERFECT WAY to make love, Mia mused. They had the entire day in front of them so there was no need to rush. And Jack seemed to enjoy a lazy pace. They didn’t bother to undress each other. Instead, they merely brushed clothing aside to touch and explore.
He was gentle and sweet and then suddenly, desperate and determined. It felt as if she were riding a roller-coaster, with passionate highs and languid lows, making her breathless with every moment that passed.
He explored her body with his hands and his lips, kissing her, trailing his damp tongue across her naked breast. Her body ached for the feel of his skin on hers.
Mia twisted her fingers in the faded T-shirt, then pulled it over his head. He was hard and ready, the ridge of his erection visible through the fabric of his shorts. Mia reached down to touch him, running her fingertips along his shaft.
He groaned softly and she smiled to herself. Mia hadn’t had that much experience with men. She’d had lovers in the past, but the sex had never been very exciting. But with Jack, she already knew that past inhibitions had slipped away. Maybe she’d been too young or too insecure. But she was twenty-five years old now, a grown woman, and she knew exactly what she wanted.
A soft morning breeze blew through the gazebo sending a shiver skittering along her spine. But she wasn’t cold or frightened of what was about to happen. Every nerve in her body was ready, anticipating the untold pleasure that she was about to experience.
Her dress had become a distraction. Frustrated, Mia pushed up onto her knees and reached for the hem, then slowly revealed her nearly naked body. Jack smiled as he took in the sight of her, appreciation evident in the gleam in his blue eyes. Tossing her hair over her shoulder, Mia bent close and kissed him.
They’d have this day and night together. Sometime tomorrow, she’d drive him to the airport and he’d leave. There was every chance that she’d never see him again. But what if that wasn’t true? What if this was more than just a passing affair?
It would call into question her reasoning. She wanted something simple and uncomplicated, something that would shake her out of her doldrums and put her life as a woman back on track. She wanted to think of herself as sexy and exciting, the kind of woman who’d take risks with her love life and spend a little time on the edge.
But if she allowed herself to have more than just a sexual attraction for Jack Quinn, she was putting herself in danger. He was funny and sweet and exactly the kind of man a girl could fall in love with. But that wasn’t what she wanted right now. She
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