He went to her almost reluctantly and said something about her being the death of him. She didn't have time to think because the next thing she knew, he was touching her in ways that made her call out into the darkness.
Chapter Twelve
Jeff tried his best to stop the need that he felt for Carmella. Every night, he lay next to her, dying to touch her but knowing he couldn’t. It was torture, but he had accepted it.
He’d already been on edge from constantly thinking about her, so much so that he’d wanted to turn her away. Now though, she was lying in his bed, naked, and she was looking up at him with the most innocent and trusting eyes that he’d ever seen. Jeff didn’t know if he was worthy of it.
Everything in him told him that what he was doing was wrong. He wasn’t sure how he was going to get through the night, but he decided then that he wasn’t going to take her. He couldn’t.
When he went back to his knees, her legs moved a bit, trembling and opening ever so slightly. Her chest was heaving, and he could see that she was losing it. He hadn’t even touched her yet, but her eyes were wide, lips pursed, and she was a bit shakier than he would have liked.
“Are you sure that this is what you want, Carmella? Like I said before, I don’t know if I will be able to stop once we get started. You are so beautiful, and I just want you so bad.”
She grinned at his words but really didn’t understand what they meant. If she did, she probably wouldn’t be looking at him in that way.
When his hand went to her trembling thighs and opened them up to him, her eyes got wide, and the shaking got worse. Carmella must have had other expectations because when his hand went between her legs, brushing his fingers up against her hot skin, she jumped about a mile high. It made him chuckle even though he knew that he was going to have to hold her down at some point just to give her the pleasure that she so desired.
“How does that feel?”
She whimpered, and he touched her again, this time running a finger up her lips and making her press her legs against his arm for a moment.
“Do you want me to stop?”
That got him a dirty look, and he really wanted to laugh. She was so intense at the moment; Jeff was finding it hard to continue. He was enjoying her reaction far too much and wanted to do more, see more. Her face was confused and then pure bliss. That was what he was aiming for.
“I need you, Jeff. Don’t you know that by now?”
Jeff liked to believe it. He felt the same damn way. It was killing him, not being inside of her, but watching her lose herself repeatedly was almost worth it. He knew that it would be hard, but he was convinced that he would be able to handle it. As long as he was able to make her explode enough, Jeff would be able to walk away with her untouched in all the ways that counted.
His touches were getting bolder, pressing on swollen parts of her that were begging for it. Carmella didn’t know what she wanted, but her body seemed to have no qualms. Her hips rose up to meet his attention, and it got so high that another thought occurred to him. She was so damn close to his mouth that he just leaned down and slid his tongue where his finger had just been.
Immediately, she dropped her body to the bed and her eyes were steadily on him. He leaned down, eyes never leaving contact with hers, and licked her one time. It made her jerk and then cry out.
Her legs tried to close, but he didn’t want that. He wanted to overwhelm her and then watch her twitch and shake. Jeff needed her orgasm to justify not having one of his own.
With her hips in his hands, he was able to manipulate her body to exactly where he wanted it to be. She was trying to get away, her thighs desperately trying to close, but he wouldn’t let it happen. He didn’t want to. All Jeff wanted was to hear her scream out his name. He knew that his dad was away so he would be able to truly have her without anyone coming in.
The more her flavor coated his mouth, the less Jeff was able to believe he would really be able to pull away short. His member was hard, just thinking about how good it was going to feel to slide inside of her nice and fast. That only made him lick her faster, watching as she closed her eyes. He knew it was coming, and soon. Really, really, soon.
As if on cue, a burst of flavor filled his mouth, and the woman underneath him started to go wild. He knew that Carmella was having an orgasm, and from the way she was acting, maybe it was her first one ever.
The idea of it didn’t make him slow down. Instead, it was the catalyst to him losing it. He gripped her hard and started to suck on her button, making her jerk and try to get away from his hungry mouth. One orgasm wasn’t enough. He wanted more from her, trying to slake his own thirst as well. At the moment, all he could imagine doing was thrusting into her as hard and deep as he could.
Blood was pounding in his ears because his heart was beating so fast. Jeff was almost to the point of no return. He was already imagining how easy it would be to slide inside of her. Then she would be his and claimed. He wouldn’t have to worry about anyone else having her again. She would be his, through and through.
He pulled away and finally released her hips. Her thighs closed almost immediately, and he let them for a moment. In the next breath, he was pulling down his shorts and prying them back open. The intent in his eyes was clear.
Jeff started to rub himself on her, loving the way it looked, his hard meat, shining against her. He looked too big for her, but he knew that she was as wet and ready as she was ever going to be. With a little bit of pressure, her eyes opened wide.
“I need all of you, Carmella. This was just foreplay. I need you for real now.”
She was still trying to get over the pleasure he’d unleashed on her. He knew that it wasn’t going to do him any good but he tried to wait another moment. Maybe he was waiting for her to bring sense to the moment. Jeff had none. His only desire was to bury himself inside of his dad’s fiancée. He was about to push forward when there was a heavy and hurried knock on the door.
He pushed in enough to make her gasp at the returned pressure. He could feel the barrier, he was right there, but the knock made Jeff pause. It could have been his father; it could have been anyone.
Cursing, he got up and took a sheet off of the bed to wrap around his waist. Jeff was in no mood for visitors, so whoever it was, was going to make it fast and get the hell out.
“What?”
He yanked the door open and found Devin standing there. His loud, booming voice made the man jump, and he immediately felt bad. Devin wouldn’t be there if something wasn’t important.
“What’s going on, Devin? I am kind of in the middle of something.”
“I’m sorry, sir, but you need to come quick. Something has happened.”
“Can it wait?”
Devin leaned in. “It’s your father, sir. He’s been found dead.”
Jeff didn’t know what to say. He was in shock, but after a minute, he got it together. “I will be out in just a moment.”
Jeff had never gotten out of the mood faster than then. Carmella was wide-eyed when he looked her way.
“I will be back in a few minutes.”
It didn’t occur to him to say anything else. The guilt was rampant, and Jeff didn’t want to think about it. They were betraying his father at the same time he was at the end of his life.
Once he was out of the room, Devin took him to his father’s mistress’ house and tried not to pay too much attention to the woman. She was obviously distraught, and he was as well, sort of. Jeff didn’t know what he felt, but the relief that kept pushing in wasn’t making him feel any better.
His father was dead, and it looked like someone had shot him from behind. Jeff knew he would have to find his father’s killer, but a part of him wanted to go back to his own bed, to Carmella.
Chapter Thirteen
Carmella was anxious, waiting for Jeff to get back. She’d overheard Devin and what he’d said to Jeff. She couldn’t believe it, and just like Jeff, she felt an enormous amount of guilt about it all.
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br /> She finally fell asleep waiting for him to get back. Carmella didn’t know what would happen when he did, but she didn’t budge from the bed. She wanted to see him and make sure he was okay. Carmella didn’t know what to feel about it all, but she did feel relief, which made her feel horrible.
When Jeff finally did come back to her, he looked beat, and she pulled the sheet back. She wasn’t expecting any more of what they’d done earlier. She just figured that he needed some comfort, and that was something that she knew how to do.
Carmella didn’t even blink when he started to take his clothes off. She was just happy that he was finally going to get into bed with her. She knew that they had more to discuss, to do, but for now, she just wanted to be some calm in the storm that was his mind.
She was wearing no clothing, and when he slid in next to her, his hot skin was against hers. Carmella knew that it wasn’t supposed to make her feel the way it did, but her mind betrayed her, making her think of such naughty things at such strange times. This was one of those times.
“Can I just hold you for a while, Carmella?”
She agreed with a nod of her head. She didn’t trust that she would be able to talk. Nothing would come out; she was sure of it. Carmella wanted to feel his body up against hers, and she didn’t fight his big hands pulling her closer. It was the perfect moment, and she gasped a little when hardness slid between her legs. That wasn’t expected, not at that very moment.
When he did nothing else, Carmella was able to relax a little bit. She was trembling deep inside of her and every little movement on her part sent him sliding against her in the most intimate ways. After a few times of this, Carmella was breathing harder than before, and she jerked from the touch of it against her. It moved well between her thighs now, getting moisture that was dripping from her. Carmella’s face was red and burning. She was so glad that the lights were off and no one could see her in such a state. She really was a mess.
“You don’t know how good you feel right now, Carmella, how badly I want to slide inside of you. I want to make you mine so badly that it hurts.”
His words made her wetter and helped his faster-paced movement. The feeling was nice on her core. His hard rod rubbed against her at each pass, and her breath was quickening. She knew exactly where it was all leading, and Carmella was dying for it. He made her feel so good, and they both needed to forget some things. Everything was changing, but his touch was still the same.
Jeff seemed to know that she was on the brink. He started to move faster, and she was gasping at the feel of him sliding against her. She needed him, and once she said something like that, it was hard for her to take it back.
“What do you want? Do you want me to kiss you some more?”
More wetness at the mention of it. She was sure that he could feel it because his movement became freer. He was able to slide in between her thighs with no problem, and the pace was being picked up as well.
Carmella was trying her best to hold it in, the feelings that he was unleashing, but she didn’t do a very good job of it. The next thing she knew, her eyes were shut, and she was calling out into the darkened room. He had made her explode again, and this time, he didn’t stop to let her rest in between.
Jeff just kept going, pumping in and out of her legs, rubbing her to another completion. It became too much, and she whimpered as she moved forward a bit, trying to slide him out from between her legs. She was throbbing there, and surely, he was going to make her each ecstasy again.
Her movement was quick and changed the angle of his thrusting trajectory. The next thing they both knew, he was ripping past her innocence and plunging deep. She called out louder than before, higher in tone because the pain shot through her like a bullet.
Jeff stalled inside of her. It was the first time she had felt his hips stop since they’d started. Her eyes were slammed shut. He was inside of her! She couldn’t believe that he was inside of her and how big it all felt.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean for that to happen.”
He throbbed inside of her, and she was trying her best not to move. Every time she did, he just got harder and bigger, if that was even possible. Each move made her call out his name, and Jeff growled into her ear.
“Are you okay?”
That was a question she didn’t have an answer for. Was she? It didn’t feel okay. It hurt at first, but now, it was making her ache in areas she hadn’t bothered to pay attention to before. There was a need creeping up, and she tested the theory, moving slightly and hearing him groan behind her.
Now the movement made her feel good and she whined as she did it again. It was the same sort of feeling right before she exploded, yet every movement was like teetering a little closer to the edge. It wouldn’t have taken much for her to…
Jeff pressed the rest of the way in, sending her far over the limit. She called out, his name on her lips like a cure. It was all just too much, and she shushed him after he apologized again.
“You’re bigger than I thought. I thought it was all of you inside of me.”
She sounded awed, and in a way, she was. Not only did he feel amazing inside of her, but it felt right. So right. It felt like he was always supposed to be right there inside of her.
When he pulled free of her wetness and left her, Carmella wanted him back in. There was more, she knew it, and she wanted more.
“Where are you going? You’re not going to leave me, are you?”
He chuckled. “Hardly, Carmella. I couldn’t leave you if I wanted to. I hope you know that.”
He moved above her and she started to move to face him, but Jeff stopped her. He wanted her in a certain way and slid back in with her on her side. She sighed, and her eyes closed. How could something so wrong feel so good?
He pushed in and out of her several times, making her scream out his name repeatedly. There was nothing she could do to stop the noise that was coming out of her. It just felt too good, and Carmella was beside herself. It just felt amazing.
Jeff grunted and strained with each thrust in. His hands were on her hips, and her leg was hiked up, the other one between them. Carmella was learning so much about her body and its capabilities. She never would have known feeling like that was even possible. If she hadn’t felt it firsthand with Jeff, Carmella wouldn’t have imagined how good sex could be.
The man above her was moving faster, his movement getting jerky. Carmella could tell that he was on the verge, and she wanted him to feel as good as she did. Knowing that squeezing him made him feel better, she clenched her insides around him. It was never going to be as good as it was then, Carmella was sure of it.
He groaned loudly, and she felt heat shoot inside of her. She smiled to herself, knowing that he had found completion. It made her feel beautiful, the moments never to be forgotten.
After he slipped out of her, he laid down next to her and pulled her close. Carmella sighed at the pleasure of it all. She enjoyed the feel of his strong arms around her. With him by her side, nothing could ever go wrong.
“That wasn’t what I expected when I came to bed.”
“No? It’s what I was hoping for.”
She couldn’t believe the words spilled out of her mouth like that. A big part of her was wondering what she was thinking. It was too much honesty, especially knowing the complications between them.
Carmella started to pull away. She needed some space, and when he was so close, her brain seemed to stop working. It wasn’t doing her any good being in his arms.
“Where are you going?”
“I was going to go back to my room. I think I will have no trouble sleeping now that we have done that. I am going to sleep like a baby.”
He yanked her back to him and told Carmella that she wasn’t going anywhere.
“I don’t think you get it, Carmella; you’re mine now.”
His voice was gruff like he was really giving her a once over about it, but Carmella waved it off. She wasn’t going anywhere, sinking into his embr
ace. Why would she? Carmella was exactly where she needed to be.
Chapter Fourteen
Jeff woke up the next morning, and at first, he was happy to wake up. The night before had been amazing, and he felt like a new man. Jeff wasn't usually the cheesy sort of person, but if he didn't know any better, he would think that he had found “the one”. He’d always considered it some fairy tale; a woman that was made for him couldn’t be true. He didn’t think that in reality she would actually exist, but now he knew that she did. There was actually a perfect woman out there for him, and somehow, he had been lucky enough to find her.
He didn't understand how, but Jeff wasn't going to question it. The woman next to him started to stretch and yawn. He was, of course, tantalized by the stretch of bare legs that he could see. She had a beautiful body, and even though he had spent quite some time admiring it the day before, he already wanted more.
When he started to kiss her on her neck, she made a moaning sound, and that was all he could think about. Surely, she had to know that he wanted her again. Then again, why would she? It was quite clear that Carmella knew nothing about men. She was painfully innocent. He didn't mind, though. Jeff found it rather fun to teach her new things.
All of his ardor was quickly turned away though when she told him to stop.
That was the last thing he wanted to hear.
“Why do you want me to quit? I know that you want it and it feels good.”
“It’s really early. Don't you want to wake up first?”
He answered her by touching her ever so slightly underneath the sheets. She made a surprised sound and sucked in air. He could see her face was already finding it hard to handle him.
“I think I am going to enjoy getting you to make that face every day for the rest of our lives.”
“I really like the sound of that.”
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