by Fiala, PJ
Jeremiah never looked away from Joci. Joci stood and started walking out of the living room to the kitchen. Jeremiah jumped up and grabbed her from behind and held on to her. He kissed the side of her head and held her tight. She could feel how tense he was. It was palpable. She knew he was honorable.
Joci sighed a deep, long sigh. Shit, she was helpless to turn away from him. That was the shits of this whole thing. She had fallen hard for him, and walking away would be the hardest thing she would ever have to do.
Softly and with resignation, Joci said, “I’m coming home with you tonight.”
Jeremiah groaned, almost like a sob, and hugged her close.
Chapter 13
Dance the Night Away
They pulled into the parking lot and tried to find a place to park the truck. The place was packed. There were hundreds of cars, so either a lot of the bikers had gone home to get vehicles or more people had decided to come late, listen to music, and eat burgers and brats. Either way, it was good for the veterans and Rolling Thunder. Jeremiah drove around to the back and hit the garage door opener, then pulled into the back garage. There were many perks to owning the business, great parking being just one. He hit the garage door button again, and the door closed, but he made no move to get out of the truck.
Instead, he turned toward Joci. “Listen, I want you to know that I’m sorry about the way things went down today. We had a great day going, and I let it get ruined. I’m sorry, Joci.”
Joci looked over at Jeremiah and shrugged. “It’s over now, so let’s move on. But, you should know, if LuAnn pulls any more shit and you just allow it, I’m walking. How would you feel if Connor pulled that shit on me? Would you like it if I just shrugged it off, or would you expect me to cut ties and keep him away from me?”
Jeremiah let out a long slow breath. “I would kick his ass, and there would be nothing left for you to cut ties with.”
“I see, so that’s what you want? You want me to physically kick the shit out of LuAnn?”
They were staring each other down, testing, measuring each other. Joci knew if she continued to allow Jeremiah to have this kind of relationship with LuAnn, she wouldn’t be able to tolerate it for long. She would become bitter, angry, and jealous. She would never be able to trust Jeremiah like she was going to need to if they were to have any kind of relationship. On top of that, he refused to explain to her why he put up with her flirting, other than a favor he owed her brother. The only conclusion she could come up with was that he liked it.
Jeremiah wasn’t sure where to go from here. He wasn’t sure why he continued to tolerate LuAnn’s flirting and behavior. Sure, the guys who came into the store liked looking at her, but as soon as she opened her mouth, the hotness faded. He felt he owed it to LuAnn to give her a job. What would she do if he fired her? She had no skills; she wasn’t cut out for any kind of work other than what he had for her at the store.
He owed Lance, but he wasn’t going to let LuAnn chase Joci away from him. He needed Joci like no other. He had never felt like this before in his life, and dammit, he liked how he felt about Joci. It was scary as hell to need someone so badly, but also, the way she made him feel was indescribable.
When she looked at him and smiled, he would do anything for her, kill for her. Shit, he had it bad for Joci James.
“No, I don’t want you to kick the shit out of her or have to fight with her in anyway. She’s really harmless. She’s always been very flirty with everyone. Since you’ve been coming around, she has gotten more…possessive, but I’m in no way interested in her. She works for me and that’s it.”
Joci let out a determined breath, “Tell her to keep it that way, or you’ll be able to spend ALL of your time with her…I won’t be around.”
Jeremiah leaned in and smiled at Joci. “I think you’re jealous!”
Joci raised her eyebrows. “Perhaps I am. Wouldn’t you be if the tables were turned?”
“Yes. Don’t talk about that anymore. I hate hearing it.”
Joci smirked. “So, here’s the rub. I have trust issues, and it bothers me to see LuAnn hugging you, kissing you, and paying ‘special’ attention to you. You can’t stand even talking or thinking about me with someone else in the same situation. So, tell me how we deal with this.”
Jeremiah let out a long breath as he held her gaze.
Joci started to scoot over to the other side of the truck to get out, but Jeremiah grabbed her and held her in place. He licked the seam of her lips and sucked on them until she opened them for his kiss. He plunged his tongue into her mouth as soon as there was an opening. Their tongues danced and mingled, rolling over each other. Jeremiah’s hand slid down to Joci’s breast and pinched her nipple. Oh, how she loved his brand of attention on her breasts. A rush of air huffed out of her mouth at the pain-turned-pleasure.
She caught his moan in her mouth and reached her hand over to see if he was hard. Joci rubbed her hand up and down his thickening length a few times, making him suck in his breath and push into her hand.
“Jesus, Joci. Look what you’ve done to me.”
Joci smiled against his lips. “You started it.”
She continued to rub him until he pulled away abruptly.
He sat back. “Jesus, these jeans are incredibly tight right now. You’ll cut my circulation off, causing an amputation here.”
Joci pursed her lips. “That would be terrible. I would hate that. But, you do have an amazing tongue.”
Her smile widened while he looked at her with disbelief on his face.
As he looked at her, a slow smile spread across his face, and he slowly lowered his zipper. “For that remark, you’re going to suck my cock.”
Jeremiah pulled his hard cock out of his pants and pushed Joci’s head gently down on him. As soon as her head was close to him, she stuck her tongue out and licked him, which caused a drop of pre-cum to form at the tip. Joci flicked her tongue to gather the salty honey from the head of his cock and then slid her mouth down on him.
Jeremiah’s head fell back on the seat while he hissed out a breath. Fuck, this wasn’t going to take long at all. Joci continued sucking him. Each time she went down, she increased the sucking pressure just a little more. After a few times of her sucking on him, she moaned and the vibration ran straight to his balls and right up to his heart. Sure, women had sucked his cock before, but not like this. Nothing had ever felt like this. She just did it for him.
Of course, the fact that he felt so strongly about her made it different. He had never had his heart so completely involved in sex. Every time he looked at Joci, he wanted to consume her, to be part of every minute of her every day. He wanted her body in every way he could have her. He wanted her to want him just as bad. And, he wanted her to trust him, love him, and be with him through thick and thin.
He hissed again and put his hand on the top of her head. “Jesus, Joci. What the fuck are you doing to me?”
Joci wrapped her tongue around his cock and slid down on him again, sucking firmly and moaning at the same time.
“You feel so damn good. I love your hot little mouth. Geez…fuck…Joci. Wait…fuck. “
Joci felt the first spurt hit the back of her throat and she swallowed and continued to swallow, making sure not to lose a drop. When he was finished spurting into her, she sucked him a few more times as he softened, then let him slip out of her mouth with a little pop. As she sat up, she licked her lips and looked at him with a sly smile on her face. She winked at him and raised her eyebrows while staring at him. He couldn’t even think yet. What the fuck had she just done to him? He never came that fast, ever. Shit.
Jeremiah looked at Joci and smiled.
“I don’t know how you just did that after last night, but I want more of it.”
He leaned forward and kissed her. He laid his forehead against hers for a few moments.
“While we’re out there talking to people, I want you thinking about how I’m going to lick your sweet little pussy as soon as
I get you home. I’m going to slide my tongue in your pussy. I’m going to lick it and suck your clit. I’m going to slide my cock inside of you after you come a few times. I’m going to make you pant and beg and come and come and come.”
Joci moaned. “You know when you were ready, I finished you off. It wouldn’t be fair for me to walk around wet and ready.”
Jeremiah fixed his clothing and got out of the truck. He reached in and pulled her down out of the truck and hugged her for a long moment.
He chuckled. “Just make sure you don’t go to the bathroom and take care of yourself. I promise I’ll make it worth your while.”
He kissed her forehead and took her hand and headed towards the door. As soon as they stepped out of the garage, JT and Gunnar were standing there.
“What took you so long? We were afraid to come in there and get you. We didn’t know what we would see.”
JT was smirking; Gunnar was too, sort of. At the look on both Joci and Jeremiah’s faces, they both started laughing.
“Oh, my God, you’re fucking kidding me? Mom!”
Joci opened her mouth to say something, but Sandi and Jon walked up right at that moment. “Hey, what’s going on?”
JT turned to Sandi. “Well…”
“Never mind, JT. Go somewhere…you, too, Gunnar,” Jeremiah chided.
Jeremiah looked down at Joci and squeezed her shoulders. Joci was mortified and looked at the ground. God, what was she thinking. She knew both their kids were there. Crap. She assumed their kids would figure out that she and Jeremiah were having sex. It’s quite another thing to kind of be caught in the act. She wanted to do as he asked of her. She liked that he told her what he wanted; she had never had that before.
Yesterday, when he told her they were going to be together, she was so turned on she couldn’t concentrate all day. Just now, she was so wet at him telling her to suck his cock that she almost came herself.
The boys walked away chuckling, and Sandi looked at Joci and raised her eyebrows.
“Never mind…kid stuff.”
Sandi smiled at her and looked at Jon, who had a smirk on his face.
“Let’s go get a drink, shall we?” Jeremiah smiled at the group.
Jeremiah grabbed Joci’s hand and walked towards the drink tent.
As they were walking, Jeremiah leaned down and whispered in Joci’s ear, “They assumed anyway, Joci. Don’t let it bother you. I thought you were amazing. I’ve never come so fast in my life.”
Joci looked up at him and frowned. “I should be setting a better example.”
Jeremiah laughed out loud. “Joci, you’re a beautiful woman. Our boys know that, and they know how much I want you. Being boys, I think they have a clue as to how it works.”
Sandi gasped at his words, “Did they just catch you two doing…”
“Stop. No. God, Sandi, don’t say it.” Joci’s face was stained bright red.
“Oh. My. God. They did catch you!”
Jeremiah and Jon were laughing. Joci covered her face with her hands. Jeremiah squeezed Joci’s shoulders and kissed the top of her head.
“Not really, Sandi. They assumed, and the looks on our faces kind of gave us away.”
Sandi started laughing, too.
They got their drinks and turned to listen to the music. The band was great. Joci was glad for the distraction.
As the night wore on, a steady stream of people came up to Jeremiah to tell him what a great turn out they thought today was and how much they enjoyed the ride. Jeremiah always introduced Joci as his girlfriend, and gave her credit for the marketing. People were very gracious and complimentary.
The veterans in attendance made sure to come by and thank Jeremiah for all of his help in bringing attention to the plight of so many veterans. They told him how much it meant to them. Jeremiah’s face was a sight to behold. He looked so happy and proud. And, he should be. What he had created here was amazing. Joci was very proud of him.
Around ten o’clock, Jeremiah wrapped his arms around Joci and asked, “Are you ready to go?”
Joci nodded. “I was ready to go while we were still in the garage!”
He leaned down and whispered in her ear, “Are you wet, Joci? Have you been thinking about me?”
Joci chuckled a little and whispered, “I’ve been wet since you told me to suck your cock.”
Jeremiah hissed out his breath. “Fuck, I’m hard as a rock. Let’s get the hell out of here.”
Joci looked at him and smiled. “Don’t you have to stay until the end?”
He shook his head, “That’s another perk of being in charge. I can tell someone else to be the last man standing. Deacon is in charge of the final curtain.”
With that, Jeremiah grabbed Joci’s hand and pulled her toward the garage. LuAnn came running over just then, “Dog, I’m ready for the dance you promised me.”
She grabbed both of her breasts and shimmied as she said it for effect.
“LuAnn, I didn’t promise to dance with you. I believe I’ve already told you this today, but let me tell you again. I’m with Joci. Only Joci. Do you understand?”
LuAnn shrugged and pushed her bottom lip out in a pout as she turned and walked away.
They kept on walking and LuAnn yelled out, “Enjoy it while you can, Joci. He’ll be mine soon enough.”
Joci’s steps halted briefly, but Jeremiah kept pulling her along. As soon as they got to the garage door, Jeremiah unlocked the service door and they quickly slipped inside. He turned to her and looked her straight in the eyes. “Not true. I’ll never be with her. Understand?”
Joci slowly nodded.
Jeremiah strode quickly to the truck, Joci at his side, and opened the door for her to slide inside. He slid in right behind her and quickly turned the key in the ignition.
Joci smirked at him. “You seem to be in a hurry, big guy.”
Jeremiah looked at her out of the corner of his eye and hit the garage door button. “When my woman is wet and ready, I’m not wasting any time. Besides, I’ve been hard as a rock all evening, and I need to come in you, soon!”
Joci leaned back and looked at him, “Sheesh, you came just a few hours ago. I’m the one who’s been waiting an eternity to come.”
Jeremiah smiled. “I’ll make it worth your while, baby.”
He winked and started backing out of the garage.
A few minutes later, Jeremiah pulled into his garage and hit the button to close the door.
He turned to look at Joci. “Go inside and undress. Take a bubble bath and relax. But in a half hour, I want you kneeling in the middle of the bed and waiting for me.”
Joci looked at Jeremiah and squirmed a little, which caused him to smile. “Ahh, you like that.” She was his woman in so many ways. He got out of the truck and reached in to help her out.
As soon as she was on the ground, he swatted her on the ass. “Thirty minutes, Joci. Don’t keep me waiting.”
Joci walked quickly to the bedroom, pulling her shirt out of her jeans as she walked. She had a huge smile on her face and was turned on as hell. She turned the water on in the tub and squirted some bath soap sitting on the counter into the water. Joci finished undressing while the tub filled.
As she slid into the warm, soothing, floral-scented water, the day floated over her. All in all, it had been a great day. She could have done without LuAnn, and she hoped Jeremiah would soon tell her why he kept her around. He certainly didn’t seem interested in LuAnn, and yet, he seemed to have a connection to her. Joci finished her bath, dried off, and climbed into the middle of the bed with a smile on her face.
She heard Jeremiah walking down the hall toward her, and her tummy did a little flip-flop. He opened the door and looked right at her with an intensity that made her gasp.
“Joci, you’re so fucking beautiful. You take my breath away,” he said in a voice cracking with emotion.
“Actually, I was just thinking the same thing about you,” Joci said, her voice quivering.
> Jeremiah smirked. “Your voice is shaky. Are you excited, Joci?”
Joci nodded.
“Say it.”
Joci licked her lips. “I’m excited, Jeremiah.”
Jeremiah took a couple of steps closer to her and leaned down until he was nose to nose with her.
“What are you excited for, Joci?” He was smiling, “I want to know what you want.”
Joci took a deep breath. “I’m excited for you to touch me, to make me come, to slide inside of me.”
Jeremiah hissed out a breath. “Yes, I’m going to do exactly that and more.”
Jeremiah stood up and started pulling his shirt out of his jeans. His eyes never left hers. He pulled his shirt off and then unbuttoned his jeans. Slowly he unzipped them and pushed them down his hips to fall on the floor. He wanted her so bad. She was so beautiful to him, in every way. She was physically beautiful, but also beautiful inside. She was smart, talented, creative, and sweet without being a pushover. He could tell she wasn’t going to let him push her around. She was perfect for him.
“Look at you, Joci. Your nipples just beaded up looking at my cock. I think you’re turned on. Are you?”
Joci couldn’t stop looking at Jeremiah. When his jeans fell to the floor, she couldn’t stop looking at his cock. She sucked in a breath, and Jeremiah smirked at her.
“Yes,” she said, her voice barely audible.
He purposely made her wait this evening, knowing she wanted him, needed him. He wanted her to think about that and not LuAnn. He wanted her so ready that the thought of walking away was far from her mind. Now he was going to make her a very happy woman.
“Turn around and come closer to the edge of the bed. Put your hands behind your back.” Jeremiah used a voice that was soft, yet commanding.
Joci turned around and scooted herself to the edge of the bed. She put her hands behind her back and held her breath. Jeremiah reached around and rolled her nipples between his thumbs and fingers. A breath escaped as Joci sighed. He pulled her against his hardness. Almost instantly her hands cupped around his balls, causing Jeremiah to suck in a breath.
