Chapter 49

Jesse

Jesse looked up into Hal’s face, and she could tell that it wouldn’t be long until she was crying simply from the intensity of her desire. It seemed that Hal was enjoying his game of slowly driving her to the breaking point.

She felt a rush of guilt at the thought. She knew very well that he was taking things slow specifically for her sake so that they didn’t end up rushing anything. And she certainly appreciated the sentiment. Now, though, she was aching, and she knew that the only thing that could quench her inner fire was him.

Jesse felt the cool air of the room swirl around her nipples, making them harder than she thought possible. She watched as Hal’s eyes traveled between her face and her breasts, and she thought he looked calculative, as though he was trying to figure out his next move.

Jesse knew that if it weren’t for his arm supporting her back, she would have fallen back on the couch by now. He looked down into her face, and he watched her carefully. She saw him lift his hand, and her stomach lurched in anticipation as he slowly lowered it.

When she felt his fingertips brush over the tip of her aching nipple, she could no longer keep herself quiet.

“Ah!” she cried out in a sob and buried her fingernails in his arm. “Hal! Please!”

She heard Hal release a soft chuckle and looked through blurry eyes to see a smile on his face.

“Shh,” he hushed her, and to her dismay, he moved his hand away from her nipple.

“No!” Jesse immediately protested, taking hold of his wrist in her hand and holding it in place. “Please, please don’t stop …”

“Hey, hey …” Hal soothed her, his voice soft, moving his head forward to place a soft kiss on her lips. “Don’t worry, I’ve got you …”

Jesse nodded at his words and worked to calm herself down. She felt Hal slowly lowering her so that she was laying down on the couch and gasped as he straddled her thighs, allowing her legs to stretch out along the couch.

“There,” he said softly, gently running his hand over her face. “Better?”

Jesse didn’t respond. It was already taking too much of her willpower to keep from releasing a senseless stream of pleas for him to go on. She could only look up at him, anticipation clawing in her belly as she softly rubbed her thighs together with the hope of alleviating the ache in her sex.

She watched as Hal looked up and down her body and could clearly see the desire in his eyes as he drank in the sight of her naked breasts. Jesse knew that her skin was flushed with a mixture of excitement and some embarrassment at being so exposed for him. Her nipples, though, were the focal point of her attention. They were like two pinpricks of raw sensation, and she knew even the slightest touch would have her nearly jumping off the couch.

It seemed, though, that Hal had other intentions.

Jesse watched and shivered as he slowly dragged his hands down her sides, and even down over the swell of her hips, then even lower, until he reached the hemline of her dress. Jesse’s breathing sped up as he began to pull the material up her legs, and then even higher to reveal her panties.

Jesse flushed a little as he stopped to trace his fingertip over her lower abdomen just above the waistband of her panties. He did not linger long, though, and he continued to raise the dress until Jesse had to raise her arms to allow him to remove the garment entirely.

Hal gently laid out the dress along the back of the couch so that it wouldn’t wrinkle. The small gesture was nearly lost on her as she realized that she was nearly entirely exposed to him. She blushed as she saw Hal’s eyes travel down over her body and felt suddenly very self-conscious, moving her arms as though to wrap them around her chest, but Hal took her wrists in his hand and gently pinned them on either side of her head.

Jesse looked up at him and saw a gentle smile on his face. He leaned down and gave her a soft kiss, and she kissed him back.

“Don’t be self-conscious …” he murmured softly as he lifted his lips away from hers and began to place soft kisses down her neck, trailing even further down.

Jesse began to squirm a little, but Hal’s grip on her wrists kept her from getting very far. He moved lower, and she could feel his lips travel down her sternum. She shuddered as she felt the rough stubble on his jaw brush against the side of her breasts. She watched him breathlessly, and he looked up at her, a dark mischief flashing in his eyes.

Jesse’s stomach tightened as he moved his head to the side, his lips trailing against the fullness of her breast until they finally brushed up against her nipple. Jesse felt a rush of wetness between her legs, and her back arched up off the couch as she gasped.

Undeterred, Hal drew it into his mouth, gently sucking on it. The sensation was at both times gentle and completely overwhelming, and Jesse arched up into his mouth. When he unsheathed his teeth to gently nibble at her, she whimpered. He gently released his hold on her wrists and traced his hands down, one lingering at her breast and the other moving to rest at her hip.

All the while, his mouth did not rest. Jesse felt herself slowly unraveling as he nibbled, sucked and licked at her, and then moved to the other breast to repeat the ministrations. His attention to her breasts, however, did little to reduce the ache between her legs, and she found herself arching her hips up into the air, hopelessly seeking out friction.

Hal seemed to notice, for he withdrew from her breasts to look down her body at her frantically moving hips. Jesse blushed, a little embarrassed, but she looked up at Hal longingly, hoping he would make a motion to avert his attentions. Hal looked up into her face and raised his brow, and she bit her lip.

Hal looked back down at her panties, and he slid his hands to her hips, dipping his fingers beneath the waistband. Jesse clenched her teeth at the shocks of sensation that came from his fingers brushing against her skin.

Jesse watched wordlessly, her breathing coming quickly as he dragged the garment down her legs, completely revealing her to him. He flicked the panties onto the floor and looked into her eyes for a moment before focusing his attention on her sex.

Jesse jerked and let out a soft moan as Hal pressed his hands between her thighs and gently spread them so that they were on either side of his own so that he was situated between her legs with a clear view of her sex. Jesse watched his face carefully as he looked at her womanhood, and she blushed as she saw heat flash in his eyes.

He looked back up into her face, and Jesse whimpered as she felt him drag the flat of his hands up her inner thighs, bringing them up high enough so that his thumbs were tracing along her outer folds. Jesse shuddered and arched her hips at the sensation, flexing them into his hands as he gently stroked at her.

Even as good as his gentle touches felt, though, Jesse yearned for more. She dug her fingers into the material of the couch beneath her as he teased at her. She wondered how much longer he intended to keep this up.

It was not long until she got her answer.

Hal moved one of his hands to press into her lower stomach, holding her hips perfectly still under his palm. He glanced up at her, and Jesse looked into his eyes, gasping as she felt him slowly run the tip of a finger along her dripping slit. Jesse whimpered as he dragged it all the way up to her clit, which he circled a few times, sending Jesse into a world of acute, though still teasing pleasure. Jesse’s eyes drifted closed, and the muscles of her hips flexed against his firm hold on her.