A Love Rekindled (The Game of Love #1)

by Sharon Cummin

  Jessica went to her room for a few minutes. She couldn't stay away from him, so she walked out to the living room. Just being in the same room as him gave her a comfortable feeling. She felt warmth and love as soon as her eyes connected with his. He smiled. She stopped in front of him. He put his arms around her waist and hugged her. She stood in silence for a few minutes, as she ran her fingers through his hair. He was so damn sexy. She put her hands on his arms and pulled him up. He stood up, and she put her hands on his cheeks. She looked into his eyes.

  “Thank you so much for being here with us,” Jessica said. “I am so happy you are here. It feels like a dream.”

  Jessica looked into his eyes. They were such a warm, pretty blue. His eyes always calmed her. Luke put his forehead against hers and sighed. She could feel his muscles relax beneath her hands. She leaned slightly forward and softly kissed his warm lips. He kissed her back. It was a gentle, loving kiss. She wrapped her arms around him and held him tight. Luke put his hands on each side of her face and kissed her again. That kiss wasn't as soft. It was more aggressive and demanding. He slid his tongue across her bottom lip and she shivered. She opened her mouth and slid her tongue across his. He let out a low growl as he plunged his tongue into her mouth. His tongue tangled with hers as she melted against his chest. She felt as if he was exploring every bit of her. Their kiss quickened as it became hard and rough. She wanted him so badly. His hands moved down her body slowly and stopped, as he grabbed her ass and pulled her into him. She moaned when she felt his erection against her stomach. Luke pulled her legs up one at a time and wrapped them around his waist.

  He walked to her bedroom, never breaking their kiss. Luke put her down on the bed as he leaned over her. She was so turned on by him and felt as if she could come undone just from his touch. He kissed her ear, neck, and shoulder. Luke slid his hands up her stomach as he pushed her shirt up. She felt her body twitch from the feel of his skin against hers. He kissed circles on her belly as he pushed her shirt higher. She had on a pink, lacy bra. He groaned as her shirt reached her neck. Luke licked the top of her breasts that were peeking out from the top of the pink lace. He pulled her bra down as he took her nipple into his mouth and sucked as it hardened instantly. She lifted her arms, and he slid her shirt up her arms and off of her. He slid his hands gently back down both of her arms slowly. She groaned in pleasure as they looked into each other's eyes. He slid his hands around her back, undid her bra, and pulled it up and off as well.

  “Leave your arms above your head,” he whispered.

  He took her breast in his hand as he rubbed it. Luke slid his tongue across her other nipple in circles. She arched her back as she pushed herself into him. He slid his other hand down her stomach as he undid the button and pushed the zipper down on her pants. She could feel her breath catch as he slid his hand into her pants to cup her mound. Her body instantly pushed into his hand. He slid his hand under her panties and down to her slick wetness. She moaned as he slid his fingers across her.

  “Damn Jessica, you're so fucking wet,” he groaned.

  “Only for you, Luke,” she whimpered, as she pushed herself against him.

  He pushed her pants down her legs and she wiggled to help him speed up the process. His hand slipped back into her panties as his mouth claimed her breasts. She let her head fall back as she soaked up every bit of what he was giving her. He moved up and claimed her mouth with his. Luke thrust his tongue into her mouth as he slid a finger into her. She arched her back and shoved her body against his hand as she grabbed the back of his head and pulled him into their kiss hard.

  “Put your hands above your head,” he growled, as he stopped his finger.

  She groaned as she put her arms back above her head. He slid a second finger into her as she bucked against his hand. Luke slid his thumb across her clit while he fucked her with his fingers. She moaned into his mouth as she moved her hips in rhythm with his hand.

  “Luke, fuck, that feels so good,” she moaned.

  Jessica could feel his hard cock pressing through his jeans against her hip. She wanted him inside of her. He continued to thrust his fingers into her. She wanted to take his pants off, but couldn't move. The pleasure was so good. She couldn't think about anything else. He thrust his tongue against hers as his fingers hit the perfect spot. She gripped his hair as she kissed him hard. Luke stopped and she threw her hands behind her head with attitude. He sped up the movement of his fingers. She loved the feel of them inside of her. Jessica pushed her hips into him as she moaned his name and unraveled around his fingers.

  “Oh, Luke, yes, fuck.”

  He continued to move inside of her until he felt her body relax. Luke lifted his fingers to his mouth and sucked her juices off of them. He moved down between her legs, pushed her panties down, and licked and sucked on her until he couldn't take it anymore. He stood up, pulled his jeans and boxers down, and was back on top of her in seconds. She grabbed his head and devoured his mouth as he used his knee to spread her legs. Jessica reached down and took him into her hands.

  “You're so fucking hard,” she said. “I need you Luke, now.”

  She positioned him at her entrance and pushed her hips forward. He thrust into her as she let out a moan. She wrapped her legs around his waist to give him better access. He pushed into her deeper as he let out a growl.

  “You feel so damn good, Jessica. I don't think I will ever get enough of you. You are all I can think about,” he said, as she kissed her. “You're all I've ever thought about.”

  She pulled him into her harder as she squeezed her legs tighter around him. He pumped into her harder and deeper. Sweat was forming on his tight chest. She could not help but trace his muscles with her fingers as she moved the wetness around.

  “You are so much hotter than I remember. I have missed you so much. I don't know if I can ever let you go,” she said. “I have always loved you.”

  He pumped into her hard and with more aggression. It felt so good to have him inside of her. She was close to going over the edge again. He was amazing. She grabbed onto his back and gripped it in her hands.

  “You are mine, all mine. I will never let you go, ever. Do you hear me?” he said.

  His words were not loving and sweet, but more claiming and hard. It turned her on to hear his possessive tone. She could feel his emotions pouring into her. It was nothing she had ever felt before. He was claiming her as his. She could not take it any longer. Jessica gripped his back harder and matched his movements with hers as she cried out his name and tightened around his cock.

  “Luke, fuck, Luke,” she cried out.

  He pushed into her hard and deep as he came with her.

  “Jessica, baby, damn,” he groaned, as he released into her.

  He collapsed down next to her, with his arms around her. They were both covered in sweat. She rubbed her hands across his chest. She was on the opposite side of him this time and she looked at his arm. Jessica had forgotten all about the tattoo she had seen under his shirt that day. She leaned in and looked at it. It was a heart, and in the middle of the heart was a fancy J. She traced it with her finger.

  “When did you get this tattoo?” she asked in a whisper.

  “When I was in college,” he said.

  “Why is there a J in the heart?” she asked.

  “For you,” he replied. “It was after we quit talking. I knew you were really done and not coming back. I felt so alone. I wanted a piece of you with me. I wanted to always remember what we had.”

  Jessica could feel the tears run down her cheeks. She reached up to dry them. Luke pulled her tighter into his arms. She snuggled into his chest as he kissed her forehead.

  “I love you Jessica,” he said. “It's always been you.”

  “I love you too,” she said.

  Jessica fell asleep in his arms.

  Chapter 15

  Luke

  Luke didn't want to move from Jessica's bed. He felt so happy and relaxed when she was in his arms.
Jessica was so sexy. He was the only man for her. In all those years, she had not been in another man's bed. Luke felt bad for all of the women he had been with, even if they weren't relationships. That didn't matter. Luke wanted to make up for every moment he had spent away from Jessica and Lucas. He knew he needed to be in his own bed when Lucas woke up. It was very important to him, that his son respected and loved him. The little one had been through enough, and Luke did not want to complicate things for his son. He slid out slowly from under Jessica's arm and quietly got dressed. Luke checked on Lucas before he went to his room. When he crawled into his bed, it was cold and lonely. He wanted to be with Jessica, but knew he had to wait.

  He spent the rest of the week taking care of his son and keeping up on the house work. Luke wanted Jessica to be able to spend her evenings cuddling with Lucas. He needed his mom. His arm was sore and he was still on pain medicine. During the day Lucas would sit in the chair with Luke and watch television or they would read together. Lucas asked him questions about the time he was away from them. Luke made dinner each night, so they could eat when Jessica got home from work. Jessica and Luke spent time together after Lucas went to bed. They talked, laughed, watch television, and ended up in her bed together each night. Luke would always leave before he fell asleep. It was getting harder to leave each night.

  That Thursday, he took Jessica's car to go and get dinner when she got home. He told her that he needed to go to the store for something and was going to check on his mom. Luke was gone for a couple of hours. He hoped that Jessica didn't ask him about where he had been. There were just some things he needed to do. He brought back food from a restaurant he used to go to with Jessica when they were younger. When he got home, she laughed and kissed him. It was starting to feel like they had always been together. Luke felt like he had a family. There was no other place he would rather be.

  Friday, Luke text Renee and told her Lucas wanted her to come over for dinner. She said she couldn't let her favorite nephew down. Someone stopped by during the day and Luke went outside to talk. He didn't want Lucas to know what he was doing. When he came back inside, Lucas questioned him like a little man about who it had been. Luke held his little boy tight and told him how much he loved him.

  Renee showed up while Luke was making dinner. She sat with Lucas and spent time with him. Luke peeked around the corner to see Lucas and Renee snuggled up on the couch.

  “When do you want to go and clean your car out? We can do it Monday if you want. Lucas will be back in school,” Luke said.

  In high school, Luke and Jessica had been inseparable. He had seen Renee all the time. She would always hang around and try to spend time with them. When he came back and found out everything she had done for his love and his son, he felt so much appreciation for her. She was becoming his little sister as well. He wanted to do anything he could to make her life a little easier and less stressed. She had given up her college years to take care of her family. He really worried about her.

  “I already cleaned it out,” she answered.

  “I told you I wanted to go with you. I didn't want you to do it alone. Are you okay?” he asked.

  “Officer Jenkins went with me. I met him at the station, and he took me over and helped me get all of my stuff out of it. He even talked to the insurance company with me, so that they knew the car was totaled and it was not my fault,” she said.

  Luke had his head around the corner, still looking at her.

  “What?” she asked.

  “The police officer that was at the hospital did all of that with you?” he asked.

  “Yes, he was being helpful. He knew I was upset about everything,” she said.

  “Really?” Luke asked.

  “Yes, really,” she replied, with a small smile.

  “I was going to take you,” he said.

  “I know, but I knew you needed to be here with Lucas. When he offered, I figured I could get it done.”

  Luke looked at her with a stern and serious look.

  “What? Don't give me that serious dad look. It's no big deal,” she said.

  Luke huffed out a breath and went back to making dinner.

  Jessica walked in from work and gave Renee and Lucas a hug. She went to her bedroom to change and then went to the kitchen. Luke told her he invited Renee for dinner so that Lucas could see her. He asked her to watch dinner while he ran outside for a few minutes. She gave him a strange look, and he kissed her on the tip of her nose. He went out the back door and came back a few minutes later.

  “What are you up to?” she asked.

  “Nothing,” he answered. “It's a surprise for your sister.”

  She looked at him, laughed, and shook her head. They sat down and ate dinner together. Luke felt so much love for all three of them. He was never going to let them go. He leaned over to Lucas and told him to go with him for a second. They came back a minute later. Lucas went and sat on Renee's lap.

  “Me, daddy, and mommy got you a present. We love you very much,” Lucas said, as he handed Renee a set of keys.

  Renee looked at Lucas and then at Luke.

  “What are these keys for?” she asked.

  “Your present,” Luke said.

  “These are car keys. There are two cars out there. Are you giving me your car?” she asked, confused.

  A tear ran down her cheek.

  “No, I am not giving you my car,” he said, with a grin.

  She laughed and let out a sigh.

  “Are you giving me Jessica's car?” she asked.

  “No,” he answered.

  “Your present is in the driveway,” Lucas said. “Go and see what it is.”

  Renee took Lucas by the hand as more tears slid down her cheeks. Jessica and Luke followed them. They opened the front door and walked out onto the porch. Renee and Jessica's mouths dropped open as Renee took off down the steps and ran to the car. It was a brand new, loaded, red Camaro. Renee let out a loud shriek as she jumped up and down.

  “Go look inside,” Luke said.

  Jessica gave Luke a stern look. He laughed and pulled her to him. Renee opened the doors and told Lucas to get in and check it out. They spent a long time looking at everything inside.

  “It's loaded,” Renee yelled out.

  Jessica raised her eyebrows at Luke.

  “If you are going to have your dream car, it should be loaded,” he whispered into Jessica's ear.

  Renee got out of the car as buckets of tears poured from her eyes.

  “This is my dream car,” she said. “I wanted to save up and get a car just like this one day. I can't believe you guys did this for me. Thank you so much.”

  She gripped Jessica into a huge hug.

  “I was just as surprised as you,” Jessica said. “Luke is the one that did this.”

  Renee let go of Jessica and looked at Luke.

  “You did this for me?” she said, as he nodded. “Why? You shouldn't have done this.”

  He walked over to her and hugged her.

  “You're my sister too. Remember how you used to hang around with us all the time. We are all family. You needed a car. I wanted to make sure you had one that you liked. Look at me,” he said, as he lifted her chin. “You gave up so much to help take care of this family. You were here for them. You gave me my family. You are one of us, and I am going to make sure you have what you need. We love you, Renee.”

  Renee hugged him so tight. Luke looked up at Jessica, as tears streamed down her face too. I love you, he mouthed to her.

  Chapter 16

  Jessica

  The next couple of weeks went by fast. Lucas was back in school and having all of his friends sign his cast. Jessica worked during the day and Luke cooked dinner. She was surprised at how well he could cook. The three of them spent their evenings in front of the television or a board game together. Luke would make it back to his bed before he fell asleep each night.

  Jessica woke up early and decided to make a great breakfast for the guys. It w
as Saturday morning, and she was off work for a week. She was so excited to spend some time at home. Luke wanted to go on a trip for the holiday, but she just wanted to stay home and relax. She went to brush her teeth and laughed as she looked around the bathroom. Luke's stuff was all around her. His shaver, combs, cologne, and clothes. When she walked through the living room to the kitchen, she saw his shoes, laptop, books, and other personal stuff scattered around. She felt uneasiness around her. He promised Lucas he would stay until his cast was off and he was better. In a few more weeks, Lucas would be just fine, and Luke would leave. Jessica didn't want him to leave. She had longed for him all those years. The thought of him going, broke her heart. She let out a huge breath, as she tried to snap herself out of her funk. Jessica wanted to enjoy every moment she could with him. Just as she reached up to dry a tear that had slid from her eye, she felt huge arms slide around her waist and jumped.

  “What are you thinking about?” Luke whispered in her ear.

  “Nothing,” she said.

  “Jessica, what are you thinking about?” he asked again, as he spun her around to face him.

  She buried her head in his chest.

  “Lucas' arm will be better in a few more weeks,” she said.

  “That's a good thing,” he stated.

  “Yes, it is. You told him you would stay until he was better,” she said. “I just got you back. I don't know if I will be able to let you go again.”

  She knew she was getting serious on him and didn't want to scare him.

  “Plus, I kind of like having someone cook for me,” she said, as she smiled.

  Luke laughed and kissed the top of her head. He pulled her tighter to him.

  “I will never let you go. There is no way you are getting rid of me. I told him I would stay until he was better. I know we have to do what is comfortable for him. He just met me, and I don't want to overwhelm him. I don't want to leave. If I could, I would be here every second. We just need to give him time. I will probably be here so much, you'll want me to go home,” he said.

  “That will never happen. I want every moment I can possibly have with you,” she said. “Invite your mom for Christmas.”