Millie
I was in Ted’s study, replying to emails from Javi and some ex-colleagues while listening to a music streaming service, when the door creaked open. I knew it wasn’t Addy as she had gone to the library and then for ice cream with Bonnie and Ruby, while Ted had gone into Knightingale with Garratt for his final interview at the bank for the Management program. I knew, therefore, it had to be Jesse, so the grin I sported was huge.
As the first notes of the piano on Des’ree’s ‘I’m Kissing You’ started, the door clicked shut and I felt his presence behind me. Without saying anything, he reached around me and turned up the volume on Ted’s computer. I turned my head up to look at him, and was greeted with the most intense gaze; one that told me, without words, exactly how he felt. My own emotions bared to Jesse, I gave him a shy smile and swallowed.
As Des’ree started to sing, Jesse dropped his head and started to kiss along my shoulder. They were open mouthed kisses with the tip of his tongue seductively tickling my skin, moving up to my neck and back down to my shoulder. While his lips trailed a hot path, he pushed my t-shirt off my shoulder, and let his hand dip inside it, and into my lace bra to gently caress my breast. His fingertips were at my shoulder, digging into my skin, as his kiss moved to the top of my spine. The intensity of the moment took my breath away, and created a fire in the pit of my belly.
“Jesse,” I whispered.
Jesse remained silent as he licked up my neck until he reached my earlobe and nipped it with his teeth. With one hand still playing with my breast and the other squeezing my shoulder, Jesse’s mouth moved back to my neck where he dropped butterfly kisses. The hand on my breast moved to grab my ponytail, with Jesse giving it a gentle pull to give him access to the other side of my neck. The kisses became more intense, his lips putting more pressure on my electrified skin as his arm dropped to wrap around me, just under my breast, his thumb skimming over my nipple. Stretching my body up, I moved my head around, desperately searching for his mouth. As I pulled on his lip, my fingertips feathered over his jaw and Jesse’s breathe hitched, his grip on my hair, while still tender, tightening. He moved his mouth from mine and kissed along my jaw, turning my head away from him. He pulled the band out of my hair, letting it fall down my back, before lacing his fingers through it, pulling it aside to suck on my neck. The marking of my skin caused a heavenly mix of pleasure and pain, and I couldn’t help but gasp out Jesse’s name.
I had never felt so desired in all my life, as heat pooled between my legs. Arching my back to try and ease the ache that the fire within me was causing, I licked my lips and moaned. Jesse reached around and, taking my chin in his thumb and forefinger, pulled my mouth back to his and kissed me. He took me captive, his kiss a perfect balance of soft and hard, before sucking on my bottom lip. While the music played on, he went back to kissing me, and his arm moved to wrap around my shoulder and across my chest, his hand over my heart, feeling every beat, before dropping and fondling my breast over my t-shirt. He kissed along my jaw, back to my neck, and the hand that had held my chin gathered up my hair, allowing him access to the back of my neck. My head dropped forward and I bit down on my bottom lip as Jesse accompanied each kiss with a squeeze of my breast. His teeth nipped at my skin and each bite was soothed with a tender kiss as his breathing got heavier. The hand at my chest slipped inside my t-shirt and his thumb rubbed a rhythm across the swell of my breast. Jesse’s tongue swirled over my skin, and his fingers worshiped me with their reverent touch, as my body yielded to him. His hand moved from my chin, closing lightly around my neck, maneuvering my face up to his so he could kiss me, hard and deep. Then he was holding my shoulder, his grip strong as he kissed between my shoulder blades, the touch of his lips making me shudder with desire. As the song built to its climax, the music getting louder and the piano faster, Jesse’s kisses got more intense and his arm around me got tighter, and he wound my hair around his hand. Then, following the journey of the music, his kisses became feather light and his hand lifted from my breast to cup my face. As Des’ree’s voice got softer, nearing the end of the song, Jesse turned my mouth to his again and went to kiss me, before pulling away with a grin. As I reached up, desperate for his mouth, he dropped a sweet kiss on my lips, giving me a beautiful smile. He leaned forward, took my hair band from the desk where he’d placed it, pulled my hair into a pony tail, and secured it.
As the song finished, he reached forward and I felt his breath at my ear and tried to calm myself. It was no use; I was too close to the precipice to regain my balance.
“I love you,” he whispered, before leaving the room and closing the door quietly behind him.