They raided the kitchen after that, nibbling on chunks of cheese, walnuts, and olives, Jesse in his boxers and Ellie in her bathrobe. They talked about everything and nothing—how they were due for more snow, how quickly inventory had gone at the hospital, how embarrassed Jesse had felt by the attention at work.
“You’re kind of a big deal, you know.” Ellie got to her feet to put the olives and the wrapped block of cheese back into the refrigerator. “You might as well get used to it.”
She’d no sooner closed the refrigerator door when a strong arm caught her around the waist and drew her backward.
Jesse pulled her into his lap, turning her to face him, forcing her to straddle him, his fingers finding her, exploring her, stroking her clit. “Mmm. You are so wet.”
She held onto his shoulders, looked into his eyes, unashamed of her body’s response to him. “Giving you head turned me on.”
“Is that so?” He pressed kisses to her forehead, nuzzled her ear, taking his time, his fingers touching her right where she needed it most. “Does this turn you on?”
“Yes.” She had already been horny, but now she ached for him.
He knew what she wanted, but he didn’t give it to her, not right away, one finger making maddening circles around the entrance to her vagina.
“Please.”
Finally,finally, he penetrated her, two fingers sliding inside her.
Her head fell back on a moan, her fingers digging into his shoulders for support.
She couldn’t hold still, her hips matching the rhythm of his thrusts, his fingers working magic inside her, making that inner ache worse.
He stopped, making her moan in protest.
“I would give money for a condom.”
Ellie brushed her lips with his. “How much money exactly?”
“My whole goddamned fortune.”
“Done.” She reached into the pocket of her bathrobe, pulled out a condom—Spiral Pleasures.
He took it from her, tore it open with his teeth, reaching down between them to roll it onto his cock. Then he took hold of himself, rubbing his cock over her clit again and again until she was going out of her mind and ready to scream.
“Now!”
He raised her hips, guiding her as she sank onto him, spearing herself on his cock, taking him deep inside her.
She rode him while he drove into her from below, his hands grasping her hips, his cock filling her, stretching her, stroking her. She came fast and hard, the tension inside her shattering into bliss. He caught her cry with his mouth, pounding her pleasure home with deep thrusts and following her over the edge.
Chapter 15
Jesse ranas fast as he could, churning water making it almost impossible for him to move. He fought for every inch, knowing she would die if he didn’t get to her. He reached for her again—and again the creek took her, the child’s hands reaching skyward, her terrified little face disappearing from view.
“Jesse, it’s okay.”
He jerked awake, his heart slamming, a sick feeling in the pit of his stomach.
“It’s okay. It was just a dream.” Ellie sat beside him, her face lined with worry. “You’re here with me. You’re safe.”
He yanked off the sheets and sat up, putting his feet on the floor in an attempt to find something solid, the nightmare still dragging at him.
She scooted up behind him, wrapped her arms around him, resting her cheek on his shoulder. “Just breathe. Deep breaths.”
He fought the urge to lash out at her, to shove her away. “I’m okay.”
But he wasn’t, not really.