Chapter 14

14

N oah clenched the steering wheel as he drove them the short distance to his house. Jessa fidgeted in the passenger seat.

Damn it. He nearly groaned at himself. He rarely came off that forward, but with Jessa it felt natural. She looked so damn sexy in her dark purple dress, and as soon as his fingers could feel the lace beneath it, he was done for.

If they weren’t in front of his parents’ place and outside in freezing temperatures, he would have tossed her on the hood of his truck and done dirty things to her. Never had he craved a woman so intensely. If he didn’t have her that night, he might die.

He pulled into his driveway and parked in the garage before getting out of his truck and going around to her side to open the door. Her hands were cold and clammy when he helped her out.

“Hey, are you all right?” he asked.

She pulled her hands out of his and wrapped her arms around herself, her eyes shifting away from his.

“Yeah, I’m good.”

A door slammed on the dirty thoughts. Clearly, she wasn’t good. He took her hand and led her inside to his couch. He took a seat and pulled her down on top of him, so she straddled him like she had the night before. Her dress bunched up on her thighs and he refrained from looking down at her exposed pale skin.

“What’s going on?” he asked.

Her arms were crossed in front of her, but she shifted one to push a lock of hair behind her ear before going back to the same stance.

“I’m just thinking.”

His stomach dropped. He had been too forward and now she was shying away. Noah’s hands rested on her waist, slowly moving his thumbs back and forth in what he hoped was a soothing way.

“I’m sorry about that back there. I didn’t mean to put pressure on you. This is no excuse, but you look gorgeous tonight. After seeing your purchase this morning and feeling it beneath your dress, the caveman in me made an appearance.”

A smile lifted her lips. “You didn’t pressure me. Do you not realize I bought that for you?”

He let out a low growl. “I hoped you did.”

She relaxed, and her hands rested on his chest.

“So what’s going on? Your mood shifted.”

She pursed her lips, and her eyes met his. “You’re going to think I’m pathetic.”

“Try me.”

Jessa shifted on his lap, and he nearly groaned at the contact.

“You know how I told you I moved around a lot as a kid?”

He nodded.

“I realized how much I missed out on. I’ve never been a part of a large family or had family dinners like we attended tonight. My family and I ate together, but it was different. Always in a hotel or a temporary rental. Never consistently in one place except for the one time a year when we’d visit my grandparents before they passed. It kind of made me sad.”

He didn’t know how she felt because he had never experienced it himself, but thinking back, his childhood held some great memories. He loved growing up in Wintervale and being a part of a resort loved by so many. A life without his siblings and constantly on the go wasn’t something he could imagine.

“I’m sorry it upset you. But I can share them. Hell, you can take one. How about Jackson? He might make a good brother for you.”

She giggled. “Thank you, but I’ll pass on taking one. I do like the idea of sharing, though.”

He brushed her cheek with the back of his hand, and she leaned forward. Her lips brushed his before she whispered, “I don’t know how to be a part of a community.”

“I can teach you,” he whispered back before capturing her lips with his.

Her hips rocked into him, and he was hyper aware that beneath her dress was just a small scrap of fabric. He moved his hands behind her back and pulled her closer. She ground down on top of him, and he moaned into her mouth.

“Jessa, if you keep doing that, I’m going to come in my pants.”

She smiled against his lips. “So what are you going to do about it?”

He stood, resting his hands under her ass to keep her against him as she wrapped her legs around his waist. He carried her down the hallway to his bedroom and set her gently on the bed.

Before crawling on to join her, he kicked his shoes off, pulled his shirt over his head, and discarded it on the floor. Her eyes were hooded as she watched him and immediately shifted to his chest. He smiled. Fitness was something he always strived to maintain. If he wasn’t working or spending time with his family, he was exercising. He did little else. Noah always lived an active lifestyle and didn’t have any desire to spend it holed up in his house watching TV or playing video games.

He gently took her leg in his hand and unzipped her knee-high boot, slowly pulling it off her leg, taking her stocking with it. Then he repeated it with her other boot. Once they were discarded on the floor, he crawled onto the bed and slid his hands beneath her dress until his fingertips brushed the lacy fabric between her legs.

She gasped.

“Running into you this morning and seeing these was the highlight of my day. You made me so wild. It was all I could think about.”

“I was worried you thought me desperate.”

“If you think that makes you desperate, look in my nightstand.” He chuckled lightly, half joking.

She smirked and raised an eyebrow. “And what would I find?”

“A box of condoms I bought at the pharmacy this morning just before we ran into each other.”

He pressed his finger against her clit, the thin layer of fabric creating a barrier.

She moaned. “It’s too bad you didn’t drop the contents of your bag like I had mine. Maybe we would have fucked in an alley.”

He chuckled. “Dirty girl. Luckily for you, I think you deserve far more than an alley fuck for our first time.”

A small smile lifted her lips before her eyes rolled back. His fingers dipped under the fabric of her panties and she moaned as he stroked her sensitive flesh. She was soaked, which only made his cock grow harder. This was going to be good.

“You’re wet for me. What a good girl.”

She hummed in response, and he smiled, rendering her speechless. Her hips rocked against his hand, and when he slipped two fingers inside her, she bucked against him.

“What do you think, sweetheart? Should I make you come?”

He watched her face, her eyes closed as she writhed beneath him.

“Yes,” she whimpered.

“How bad do you want it?”

Her eyes flashed open. She grabbed his wrist and pumped her hips, riding his fingers. “I need it.”

Holy shit. If that wasn’t the sexiest thing he had ever seen.

“Damn, sweetheart. You’re amazing.”

“Fuck me, Noah. I need it.”

He didn’t need to be told twice. He pulled away from her and stood up, discarding his pants and boxers before pulling the nightstand drawer open and fishing out a condom. She watched as he rolled it down his shaft and stroked himself a few times before crawling back over her. Instead of pulling her panties down, he gripped the fabric and pulled it to the side before notching himself at her entrance.

His eyes met hers, and he slid inside slowly, allowing her to stretch around him. She gasped with the movement, her mouth dropping open.

Once seated inside her, he helped her pull her dress over her head and tossed it to the floor.

Good God. What did I do to deserve this?

The black lace barely covered her perky breasts, and her little pink nipples nearly poked through it.

“You knew what you were going to do to me tonight, huh?” he asked. “You’re so sexy.”

Without waiting for a response, he dipped his head and pulled a taut nipple into his mouth, fabric and all. She gasped, and her fingers immediately threaded through his hair, gripping it painfully tight. But he didn’t care. It was exactly as he expected.

His hips pumped, and her hips met his in perfect rhythm.

He pulled back from her nipple and descended on the other one as their bodies moved together.

“I’m going to come,” she moaned.

Noah pulled back just enough to see her face and thrust harder. “Yes, sweetheart. Do it for me.”

Her pussy clenched him, and her hips bucked wildly. He watched her face contort in pleasure and the flush spread across her chest, up her neck, and filled her cheeks. She cried out and gripped his head tighter with her release.

His own release followed quickly behind. He dropped his head into her neck and groaned, pumping until every last drop of cum spilled into the condom.

When they came to rest, he rolled off her and dropped onto the bed beside her, breathing heavily.

“Wow,” he said.

“Wow.”

For once, in several years, and maybe in his entire life, he felt satiated. He knew he’d want more an hour from then, but at the moment, his body finally felt content. His stress and tension melted away, and the want to avoid being with another woman dissipated. He needed to be with someone.

And he had no doubt in his mind that someone was Jessa.