Millie
I CAME AWAKE SLOWLY, MY body thrumming as I was pulled from the darkness into the morning with a moan.
It took me a moment to register what was going on. First, I felt the yearning, then the pleasure, and finally, the sweet, wet heat of Jackson’s tongue on me. I arched my back languidly with a moan as all of my senses awoke at once.
God, he’s good at that, I thought briefly before I no longer had the ability to think.
As I came down, Jackson kissed one thigh, then the other, then dropped kisses on his way up my body. By the time he was fully on top of me, my arms were wrapped around him and I was smiling serenely up at him.
“Good morning,” I whispered. And it was . . . what a great way to start the day.
“I wanted to do that last night, but we got a bit carried away,” he began, causing me to moan at the memory of last night.
Me taking him in my mouth until he went wild, lost control, and bent me over the couch.
It had been amazing, frantic, and we’d been just buzzed enough to totally pass out afterward. Somehow, we’d at least made it to the bed before losing it, but we hadn’t found the time to put on pajamas, so we were both still fantastically naked.
“Mmmm, I like the feel of you against me,” I murmured, my hands roaming everywhere they could.
“And I love the feel of you beneath me,” Jackson whispered before dropping his head to capture my lips with his.
I brought my knees up, then tilted my hips up.
“Are you sure?” he asked.
We’d already had the talk about being tested, birth control, and all of that. We were both clean and I was on the pill, so I answered, “Yes.”
We both moaned as he slid inside of me, none of the urgency from last night present this morning. No, instead, it was like we were engaged in a sleek, sexy, Viennese Waltz, our bodies dancing in tune with each other.
“Nothing feels as good as this,” Jackson said softly in my ear, before his lips moved down my neck, loving me there.
I shoved one hand in his hair and fisted it, matching his thrusts as I felt desire building within me again.
“You’re the most amazing woman I’ve ever met,” he panted, his breath becoming labored as he moved faster.
“So are you,” I replied, not really knowing what I was saying as I felt the pressure begin to build.
Bracing my other hand on Jackson’s shoulder, I held on and pushed up with my thighs so that my clit was in just the right spot as he moved over me. Then my whole body stilled as the orgasm crashed through me, and I was barely aware of Jackson shouting my name as he found his own release.
I grunted when he collapsed on top of me, so he apologized and rolled over to his side, taking me with him so that I was half splayed across his chest as we both struggled for breath.
After a few minutes, Jackson asked, “So, I’m the most amazing woman you’ve ever met?”
I was confused at first, then realized what I’d said in the heat of passion and started laughing so hard, I snorted.
“Sorry, I was a little preoccupied.”
Jackson turned his head toward me, his dimples showing.
“I’ll take that as a compliment.”
“You should,” I agreed, running my fingers across his ribs, causing him to flinch. “Sorry,” I said, then tilted my head back and rested it against his bicep. “So, yesterday . . .”
Jackson closed his eyes briefly, then opened them and said, “I barely recognized her. Not just her personality, or the way she’s been acting, but physically. She’s lost a lot of weight, had work done . . . I guess when she said she needed to find herself, she actually meant to become a different person. I barely caught a glimpse of the Julie I knew.”
“I’m sorry,” I said, lamely, but what else could I say?
“Listening to her, seeing her, I got it . . . finally. A little. I mean, I don’t understand it, and can’t relate, but I finally understood what she meant.”
“Wow, really?”
“Yeah, I mean, my heart was screaming that she’s selfish, a horrible person, and a complete stranger.” Jackson looked at me warily, as if worried I’d judge him for thinking bad things about his wife. When I nodded encouragingly, he continued, “But, in my head, I could see where she was coming from, and why she felt she needed to do what she did. That’s not to say I condone it, or even forgive it, just that I get it.”
“You’re a good man,” I assured him, thinking there was no way in hell I understood where she was coming from. Of course, I’d never even met her, let alone spoke with her, so how could I?
“You think?” he asked.
“Absolutely.”
“Because even with all of that being said, I want to rip her heart out when I think about what she’s doing to Kayla, what they’re both missing out on.” Jackson sighed and ran a hand over his face. “I have to talk to Kayla, tell her that I saw Julie.”
“I’m so sorry, I can’t imagine how hard that will be.”
“It sucks. I’ve had to break her heart on Julie’s behalf before, and I’m scared to see how she’ll take it this time. But this is the last time I’m going to let her hurt our baby.”
My heart hurt for both Jackson and Kayla as I thought about what it felt like to be abandoned by one of the people who was supposed to love you most. I knew what it was like, and I’d never been able to forget, or forgive. I could only hope that things would be different for Kayla.