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ASHLEY

I started to unbuckle my seat belt, but it got stuck. “Shit!” I cursed under my breath, fumbling to untangle it. Jake came forward and helped me release it. Freed, I stared up at him.

Our faces were inches apart. I could hear his heartbeat. Everything felt so intense, and I wanted to kiss him so badly. He looked into my eyes and then at my lips. Fuck it.

We both moved closer at the same time, and just when I was about to kiss him, he pulled away. My face went red with embarrassment.

“Ummm…yeah…I’ll just leave.” I climbed out of the car and started walking swiftly to my door.

“Ashley…wait…stop,” he called, following me. “I didn’t wanna force you into something. You have no idea how badly I wanna kiss you. But I don’t want you to think this is going too fast or anything.

“I want you to be sure of this.” He sounded concerned. I looked at him and suppressed a smile, anxieties melting away.

“Do you want to come in?” I asked quietly, opening the door.

“Yes,” he responded immediately. As soon as he entered and closed the door behind him, I pulled him closer.

“I am damn sure about this—sure as hell that I won’t regret it even for a second.” I crashed my lips to his before he could respond.

He immediately reciprocated; his hands snaked around my waist, pulling me even closer. I buried my hands deep in his hair and bit his bottom lip. My entire body was on fire.

I could feel him groan against me. I felt like I could die with desire; I was so damn turned on. He slipped his tongue to the seam of my lips, asking for permission, and I let him in.

He lifted my leg, and I immediately wrapped it around his waist. I could feel his manhood poking me through the thin fabric of my dress. This was like a thousand times better than what I’d imagined. Fuck. We both pulled back to get some air.

“Holy shit, that…that was the best kiss of my life,” he said, moving my collar out of the way to nibble at my neck.

“I know, for me too,” I replied, moving my head to the side to give him better access.

“You feel it, right? That’s how hard you make me,” he groaned. I nodded frantically, feeling his hardness against my wet core.

His hands cupped my breasts and started caressing them. I moaned loudly, feeling pleasure rushing through every inch of my body. This was all new to me, and it felt amazing.

“You are so damn sexy when you moan.” He crashed his lips to mine once again. So this is the so-called toe-curling kiss. Finally, we pulled back, and he rested his forehead against mine.

“Fuck, you are amazing.” He gave me a small chuckle and I blushed, looking at him.

“As much as I would love to stay, I should head to my dad’s office. He wanted to talk to me about an internship or something. And I know you have work,” he said, letting out a huge sigh.

“Okay. I’ll see you soon?” I made a puppy dog face, already missing him.

“Of course. I’ll call you.” He kissed my forehead and walked through the door. I immediately felt cold without him by my side, but I couldn’t wipe the smile off my face.

I could still feel his touch and lips. Just the thought of it was enough to get me even more aroused. Pushing aside my inappropriate thoughts, I forced myself to get ready for work.

***

By the time I closed the shop, it was eleven p.m. and I’d barely stopped thinking about Jake for a second. It was a bit later than my usual time, since a group of teenagers had stayed right until closing.

As I stepped outside and started to walk home, I felt a pair of hands grabbing me from behind, covering my mouth.

I stopped breathing and turned around, reaching for my pepper spray from my bag, ready to attack the intruder.

“It’s me…stop it, woman,” Jake laughed. I froze, lowering the spray before I could hurt him.

“What are you doing here?” I asked, totally out of breath, trying to calm my nerves.

“You didn’t pick up your phone so I thought I might find you here.” He smiled sheepishly.

“You scared me to death, Jake.” I punched his arm.

“C’mon, I’ll drive you home and make you a late dinner.” He chuckled and led the way to his car, opening the door for me.

“I didn’t know you could cook,” I said, surprised.

“I have many tricks up my sleeve, lady,” he boasted, making me laugh.

“What happened with the internship at your dad’s office?” I asked as he started the car. He went silent, making no move to actually start driving, and I immediately regretted asking.

“I’ll be starting from tomorrow. After graduation, he wants me to take over as CEO.” He sounded upset.

“And you don’t want that?” I asked carefully.

“No, I want to build my own career, not just take handouts from my dad. This doesn’t feel right.”

It was cool that he was comfortable talking to me about serious stuff like this. I figured a lot of rich guys would just treat the girls they dated like brainless arm candy.

“I get it. Why don’t you talk to your dad?” I suggested. “If you don’t want to take over, maybe he can get someone else to do it.”

“Right now, if Dad steps down, the company goes to the COO, and let’s just say that guy’s an asshole. I don’t want all Dad’s hard work to go into the wrong hands, so it looks like I have no other choice.” Jake sighed.

I took his hands between mine and laced our fingers together. “It’ll be fine. Maybe if you do have to take over the company, you can do something new with it. A new idea, a new business venture, anything. I’m sure your dad will be proud of you.”

He looked at me and then leaned in, cupped my cheeks, and caught my lower lip between his teeth.

I kissed him back with the same need, moaning when he bit my lip harder. I could sense him smiling through the kiss. We finally pulled back.

“We won’t get home if I don’t stop,” he said in a husky voice, and I nodded. He started to drive with our hands still entwined.

“I’m gonna go to my room and change. You better get started on that dinner, because I’m starving,” I told him as soon as we entered my house.

“Bossy much?” He smirked.

“Only when I’m hungry,” I sighed.

He shot me a raised eyebrow. “For me?”

I blinked at him, confused. Then I registered the innuendo.

“Oh my god! I meant the food.” I blushed, running upstairs to my room. I could hear Jake’s laughter behind me. After changing into my PJs, I tied my hair in a bun and washed my face.

As I headed back down to join Jake in the kitchen, though, I heard him talking on the phone, voice suddenly tense.

“What? Which hospital?” he demanded. A pause. His fingers drummed on the countertop. “Okay. I’ll be there in ten.” He hung up and turned toward me.

“Baby, I’m so sorry to leave you like this. Fuck, I can’t tell you how sorry I am.” He looked worried, and I couldn’t help but notice that he’d called me “baby.” Not now, Ash.

“Hey, it’s okay. What happened?” I asked.

“My dad just got admitted to the hospital. He slipped and fell, I guess? The person wasn’t clear on the phone.” He ran his hands through his hair in frustration.

“Oh my god. Is he okay? I’m coming with you.” I wrapped my arms around his chest.

“I don’t know,” he said, sounding frustrated. “My dad’s not that old, so a fall shouldn’t be a huge deal, but the person just said the name of the hospital and to come quick.”

He sighed, then looked down at me. “You don’t have to come, baby. You’re all ready for bed, you haven’t eaten anything. You should stay here, enjoy the omelette I was making you.”

I wasn’t gonna back down. “I’m coming with you, period,” I told him with a straight face.

“All right.” He threw up his hands in surrender. His shoulders were tense; I could tell he was worried about his dad.

“Give me five—I’ll just put my clothes back on.” I turned to head back upstairs.

“You look good in your PJs; let’s just go.”

I turned to see him eyeing me up and down.

“You’re kidding, right?” I couldn’t believe him.

“I swear, you look cuter than before, if that’s even possible.” He reached forward and booped my nose with a small smile. Then the smile faded back into worry. “Besides, I want to get there as soon as possible. Come on.”