He takes a deep breath. “There was no package. The doorman was knocked out. Someone was waiting to take you. He pulled his gun on me, and I retaliated. Pack your stuff. You’re coming home with me now.”
“I thought I was safe with my detail?”
He shakes his head. “Your guard is on his way to the hospital. I’m trusting no one, but myself, when it comes to you.”
“What about work?”
His jaw is tight. “You tell me. What do you think would happen, if you were at school, and all of this went on?”
Of course, what am I thinking? “I would never put any of the children in danger. I’ll pack up. Maybe I should go home. My father has tight security, and right now, he is at our Switzerland compound.”
“The only place you’re going is home with me, right now.” Max has a tight grip on me with a lost look on his face. Wow, I’ve never seen this side of him before. We head back to his place in silence. When we get upstairs, he shows me to his guest room. “I need to see your phone.” As he reads it, he’s heading over to Jax’s door.
“JAX LET ME IN now!” I don’t think this is from Raven.
“This better be fucking good because I was really happy until you banged on my door.”
I push past Jax. “I need to see Raven now.”
“What’s going on, Max?”
I pace. I can’t help it. “Jackie got a text from Raven.”
“Mate, that’s not possible. We’ve been a little tied up for a while.”
“Get me her phone, it might have been cloned.”
Raven comes to the door, “Hey, Jackie, what happened?”
Her chin quivers, “Someone pretending to be you, tried to lure me out of my apartment alone.”
Jax is looking at the messages, and then hands the phone to Raven. “Jax, I never sent these messages.”
He pulls her into his arms. “I know, sweetheart.”
I pocket both phones, “Okay I’m taking this phone, and Jax will give you another one. You will have a new number, and so will Miss Jackie. These have been compromised. I’m concerned as to when this happened. Miss Jackie will be staying at my place, and will not be at work.”
Raven takes Jackie’s hand “Jax, I’m going into Max’s with Jackie to help her get settled in.”
He nods, “Take Bo with you, sweetheart.”
“MAX, WHAT THE FUCK is going on?”
He paces. He seems to be doing this more and more lately with all that has been going on. “I left Jackie’s place, and was almost home, when she called me. She said she got a text that she thought was fake. I stayed on the phone with her while I raced back to her place. While I was on the phone with her, the doorman was buzzing her that she had a package. I made her lock herself in the bathroom until I got there. When I walked into the building, the doorman was out cold and so was her guard. The guy that was there pulled a gun on me, and I shot him. He’s not dead, and he is in police custody now.”
I’m so tired of this. “Max, this shit has got to stop already.”
He nods, “I agree, but it won’t stop until we get to Vincent. I just have to figure out a way to draw him out.”
“What’s going on with you and Jackie?”
“Jump right in, Jax.”
“Yep, you know me too well to think I would do anything else.”
He takes a deep breath, “She’s a sweet girl, Jax, and I’m just too distracted right now. I can’t concentrate on anyone. Besides, you know I don’t do relationships. What’s bothering you, Jax? I can tell you have something on your mind, so spill it, mate.”
Now I’m pacing. “Raven asked me about you today.”
He cocks his head. “Really, why?” I hate this. I want to just come out and tell him, but Raven will be pissed at me, and I manage that real well on my own.
“She is worried about Jackie. Jackie is young, and innocent, especially when it comes to any kind of relationship.” His stolid expression tells me that he’s not “getting” what I’m trying to tell him.
“She’s twenty-five, Jax, so what’s the problem?”
I give him a look and then all of the sudden, I see it finally hitting him like a fucking brick. “Oh, bloody hell, no fucking way, mate. Are you serious! She’s twenty-five. How is that even possible in today’s world?”
I finally stop pacing. “Look, Max, I shouldn’t even be saying anything to you, but I don’t want to see her hurt. She’s old fashioned, and she has dated, but no one she would give herself to. Don’t you dare say anything, otherwise, I’ll be in the fucking doghouse, for sure.”
Max gets up. “Jax, I have to go.” Oh boy, he’s pissed now.
“What about the phones?”
He growls as he’s running out the door. “I’m giving them to Tony in the morning. Right now, they are both shut off.”
“JACKIE, I’M SO SORRY that you have been dragged into this mess.”
I hug her. “Raven, it’s life, I’m okay. Things are going to be very different for us until they catch this nut.”
“What about you and Max? Are you okay staying here? If not, you can stay in Jax’s guest room.”
I want to be here with him, that much I do know. “I’m okay here, he is the perfect gentleman. My problem is, I usually call my parents every Sunday night, and when I don’t check in, they are going to be worried.”
I’M TRYING TO FIGURE out a way around this. “Can you check in via email?”
She shakes her head. “No they will know something is up, we always Skype on Sunday.”
I take her hand, “Okay, let’s ask Max and Jax what they think we should do.”
We head back next door just as the guys are finishing up, but Max looks lost in thought.
Hey guys, Jackie needs to check in with her parents. She usually Skype’s with them every Sunday night, but the problem is, they will know something is wrong, especially when she doesn’t call from her phone.”
Jax turns on the fireplace. “Jackie, can you tell them you’re on a ski trip with Raven, and we’ll sit you and Raven in front of the fireplace?” Max is very quiet, more so than usual.
“Jax, I need chocolate.” Jackie announces.
“Excuse me?”
She laughs, “When I’m nervous, I eat chocolate. It calms me. Do you have chocolate?”
“Yes, I do. Bella keeps a stash here,” he chuckles.
“Jax, don’t laugh. I bet you don’t know Raven’s vice?” She baits him.
Jax looks at me. “Oh my God, you’re blushing! Do tell, sweetheart. What’s your vice?”
“Well, aside from coffee, warm Nutella will bring me to my knees.”
Jax smiles. I wish I knew what he was thinking right at that moment. “Okay, let’s get this phone call done.”
MY PARENTS ARE VERY happy that I’m on a trip with Raven; they want us to visit soon. We let them know that we will on our next break from work. I miss them and really need to get out there soon.
“I’m glad the call worked out okay, but on that note, Max, Jackie, you need to go home now.” And with that, he ushers us out the door.
I CAN’T BELIEVE HE’S pushing them out the door. What is he up to? “Jax, why did you push them out the door? That was rude.”
He doesn’t say anything, but he is doing something in the kitchen. “Raven, you can wait for me in the bedroom. I have a present for you.” He pushes me along and runs back to the kitchen.
I’m in bed, waiting for him, when he comes in totally naked with his arms behind his back.
He jumps into the bed and he hands me a jar of warm Nutella! “Sweetheart, tonight I’m a canvas just for your pleasure.”
I dip a finger in and lick it off, he moans. “Oh, please tell me you’re going to slather that all over my cock and slowly lick it off.”
I have to laugh at my beautiful crazy man. “Is that what you want me to do?”
His eyes grow wide with anticipation, “Yes, please!”
I dip my finger into the Nutella and spread it al
l over the head of his cock. I lean down and lick it off, and he’s moaning. I do it again, this time making a trail all the way down to the base. I slowly lick up from the base to the tip. When I get to the tip, I nip a little, and he’s screaming for more. Okay, I do it again and when I get to the tip again, he holds my head there, begging me to nip him harder. Just as I bare my teeth he loses it. “Oh fuck, fuck. Harder! I’m coming. Fuck!” I think he might pass out! “Jax, you okay?” His eyes are closed, and he’s breathing heavy. “Jax?”
His breathing is becoming more normal, and I’m trying not to laugh. “Give me a minute to come back to earth.”
“Jax, what happened, you look dazed?”
Oh my God, he’s panting! “The warm Nutella, and then when you nibbled on my cock it just sent him to orbit. Why are you laughing at me?”
Oh my crazy man, “It’s just the way you constantly refer to your cock as him.” He gifts me with that crooked smirk and his twinkling blues.
“Come here, it’s time for the happy place.” With that, I’m gone.
W
E GET BACK TO Max’s and he is very quiet. “Max, are you okay?”
He nods, “Yeah, just a lot on my mind. Do you have everything you need?”
Wow I feel like I’m being dismissed. “Yes.”
He nods, “Okay, I’ll see you in the morning.”
SHE HEADS TO HER room and closes the door as I take a bottle of scotch and sink into the couch. Fuck, what am I doing? This girl is too young and too innocent. I don’t do relationships. I hate drama, and I won’t ever give my heart away again. Oh, who am I kidding? I’ve got it bad for this girl and that’s the problem. This is all Jax’s fault. He couldn’t get involved with someone who had a simple life. If I understand Jax, which I usually do, Jackie is a virgin, and I’m me, a man who is far from innocent. The fear came flooding back tonight when I thought they would kill her. I can’t live through it again, not that this is living.
I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHAT happened, it’s like Max just flipped a switch. What do I say to him? Why did I have to fall for someone like Max? He’s out of my league, but who am I kidding? Like Raven, I don’t have a league! This is so messed up. Maybe he figured out I’m a virgin. It’s not like I can say hi, my name is Jackie, and I’m a virgin, but maybe he figured it out. He probably thinks I’m too young, and he doesn’t know how to tell me. I’ll back away gracefully; giving him an out. I would leave, but I have nowhere to go. Maybe I should go to my parents’ place. I’ll pack up and have the guard take me to the airport. I’ll call my dad to have his plane waiting.
I pack my stuff and head towards the front door when I hear him growl. “Where the fuck do you think you’re going?”
I look at him. “Are you drunk?”
He takes a deep breath. “I asked you a question.”
I step closer, “I asked you one, too. Are you drunk?”
He shakes his head, “Not drunk enough.”
I take a step back, “What’s that supposed to mean?”
He takes a step towards me, “Where are you attempting to go?”
I look into his eyes, “Home, to my parents, where I know I’ll be safe, and you won’t have to worry about me.”
“What makes you think I would stop worrying about you?”
I take another step back. “Max, I’m a burden to you.” He’s searching my eyes, and I don’t know for what.
“And you determined this all on your own.”
I take a deep breath, “You’re trying to take care of Jax, Raven, and now you have to worry about me. I saw the change in you when you had to bring me back to your house. I’m not a charity case, and I’m not a child that you need to watch over. I’m a grown woman who has been put in a bad position. I can have my dad’s jet ready by the time I get to the airport. I’ll be safe at his compound in Switzerland. I’ll be out of your hair, and you can go about doing whatever it is you need to do.”
I CAN’T BELIEVE HER. Yet I knew from the first day I met her, that there was a fire buried deep inside, just waiting to explode, and it decides now to rear its head! I walk up to her and pull her up against my body. I’m hard, really fucking hard for this woman. “Kiss me now, Jackie.”
Her eyes grow large, “What?”
“You heard me, fucking kiss me now!”
If she does, then I know she feels what I do. If not, she’ll slap me and walk away. She grabs a hold of me and kisses me long and hard.
“Just like I thought. Jackie, I want you, but I needed to know that you wanted me. All reasoning tells me to walk away —that you’re too young and too innocent, but fuck it all to hell. I can’t walk away, I’m in too deep.” I lift her up and carry her to my room, kissing her deeply along the way. “If this is going to happen, I need you to be totally honest with me. I won’t settle for anything less.”
“That’s all I ask for, Max, is total honesty. I don’t do secrets and I don’t play games.”
I take a deep breath, “Okay, Jackie, have you ever been with anyone?”
“No.” She looks down, so submissive, and very quiet.
I’m searching her face for answers that I already know. “Are you sure you want this to be your first time?”
Again she gazes down, not answering. “It’s okay, if you want to say no, I will respect your decision, whatever it is.”
She looks up to me, “I want you. Max, I’m just scared.”
I need answers. “Are you scared of me?”
She shakes her head, “No, never. I’m scared that I won’t be enough for you. You’re so experienced, beautiful, and worldly, and I’m just a second grade teacher.”
“Look at me, Jackie.” As I look into her beautiful golden eyes, I’m lost. “My past is just that—past. I can’t change it. There is no one in my life for a reason, but I’m not ready to share that yet. I never had anyone in this bed. I want to be your first and you’re only. It is a very special gift that can only be given once. I want you to be sure, really sure.”
She leans forward and kisses me. “I’m sure, Max.”
“Okay, I’m going to undress you very slowly.” He takes off my shirt, and I thank God I’m wearing nice undergarments. He slowly starts kissing me, long and slow, nibbling on my bottom lip. Oh, I want this man bad. He gets up and takes off his shirt and I gasp! He smiles, “We’re going to take this nice and slow.” He lifts me up and places me in the center of the bed. He straddles me, kissing me. His lips are so unbelievably soft, and I swipe my tongue across them. “You’re so beautiful. I tried to resist you, but that day in the park, when you massaged my leg, I knew right then that I was done.” He’s kissing down my neck. His stubble is soft and speckled with gray. His eyes are the palest blue. He takes off my bra and is nibbling my nipples. I’m not big chested, but I’m not small. He pinches and tweaks them and I’m fidgeting while he’s humming.
“Max, I don’t know how much more of that I can take.”
He gets up and starts to take off my jeans. “These legs are so long and so beautiful.” He kisses my legs up one and down the other. Before I realize it, he is between my legs kissing and nibbling, working his tongue into me. I never felt anything like this in my life. My skin is burning and my mind is buzzing.
“Max, Max, I can’t think.”
He looks up at my face. “That’s the best part. Just relax and let me take care of you. I’m going to take you to a place you’ve never been before.”
He dives back in, and I think I’m going to explode—No, I know I’m going to explode. “ Oh my God!” My body is quivering and shaking and I can’t put two thoughts together. My nails dig into his shoulders, and I scream!
“That’s not God, baby, that’s all me.”
I watch as he finishes undressing, and he has the most beautiful body. He is very lean and he has the ‘Loin of Apollo.’ He has no chest hair. Only a little down the happy trail. I get a look at his cock and he’s huge. “I’ll go slowly, and if it hurts we can stop,” he reassures me. He must sens
e my fear.
I nod. “I’ll be okay.” I can only hope. He’s back between my legs licking and now he is working in a finger, then two, oh my…
“I have to open you a little, or it will hurt.” He’s working his fingers in and out real slowly. Wow, this is unreal. He climbs up my body. “Are you sure you want this?”
I nod my head yes.
“I need to hear the words. Tell me.”
I take a breath. “I want you, Max, please don’t stop.” He slips on a condom and starts rubbing his cock up and down my opening real slow.
“I’ll go slowly, but it’s going to hurt, there is nothing I can do about that.” With that, he starts to enter me, and then he stops to let me acclimate to him. “Breathe slowly. I’m going to move again.” He pushes forward. I feel a lot of pressure and then, something pops; he’s in.
“Look at me, baby, I’m in. Are you okay?”
I nod yes.
“I need you to answer me!”
My eyes shoot up to his. “Yes, I’m good.” He starts to move real slowly in and out.
“You’re so tight, it’s like you have my cock in a vice grip!” As he pushes in, he tips his hips up and down, hitting all the right places. He’s nibbling and sucking my nipples while his fingers are fluttering up and down my ribs. How can he do all of this at the same time?
“Max, I’m… I, oh, Max!”
He kisses me, “You’re going to come for me, baby, I can feel you quivering. Don’t hold back on me, just let it go.” His hand reaches down, and he swipes his thumb across my clitoris. That does it! I feel my core tighten and my skin is flushed. It’s like a rippling wave taking over my body. I’m screaming my release, and he is right behind me. “Baby, are you okay?”
“You took my breath away.”
He laughs, which is so rare. “I’ll take that as a good thing.” He ditches the condom and pulls me close to him. As he pulls the comforter over us, he barely whispers, “You sleep here in my arms, forever, baby.”
MORNING COMES, AND AS I stretch out, I realize Max has a grip on me, and he’s not letting up. He’s so protective, even in his sleep. I get to really look at him since he’s not watching me. He has so many scars on his chest; they make me want to cry. Who would do such a terrible thing to such a beautiful man? He keeps his hair very short, and his dark-blond facial hair is specked with gray. There is not an ounce of fat on his body. He is breath taking to look at. His hands are strong and his muscles are rock hard. I run my fingers down the V and I notice he has a scar on his hip. Oh, what this man must have been through. I lean in and kiss one of his nipples and he groans, “Are you having fun, baby?”
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