Chapter 23: Drew

“Are you okay?” I asked.

“Please,” Jess said, barely out of the shower and wrapped up in a towel. “You have to stop asking me that. I swear, you’ve asked that same question a thousand times since we checked into our hotel.”

"I know,” I said, shaking my head. “I just can't stop seeing it, you know? I can't get the image of him holding you hostage out of my head. If he had done anything to you, if he had hurt you?" I stopped, unable to finish the thought.

"But he didn't, Drew. He didn't hurt either one of us. And we can't let him get to us like this, okay? If we let him get into our heads, it's kind of like we're letting him win, and I don't want to do that. He didn't win, right? We did. Wanna know how I know?"

“How?” I asked.

"Because he's in jail right now, and we're here. In what is easily the nicest hotel I've ever stayed in, by the way."

That was enough to get me smiling, which made her grin widely in return. Still wearing nothing but her towel, she sat beside me on the lavish king-sized bed and put her hand on my knee. I grabbed her hand, holding onto it so tightly that part of me was worried I might actually hurt her. All the while, she looked at me closely. I could tell she wanted to ask me something. All I had to do was wait.

"Drew? What's really going on here? I mean, I know what happened on that plane was terrifying, but I feel like there's something more than that. I wish you would tell me what it is. I'm only starting to worry more, and after all that drama, my goal is to worry less."

“It’s nothing, really. It’s just that this was supposed to be a special trip.”

"I'm not sure what you mean by that, but we both know this is something we won't ever forget. I bet you didn’t know you were dating a freaking ninja?"

I laughed at her in confusion. “What?”

She shrugged. “Come on, you saw my moves up there. Boom! I knocked his ass out with one hit. And he never even saw me coming, either. Cause I had the reflexes of a cat, the eyes of a hawk, and the, uh, cane of an old lady. Still, I was a total ninja.”

I couldn’t help but laugh at how proud of herself she was. Hell, I was proud of her, too. “I have to admit, that was pretty impressive, Jess. You were really brave.”

“Damn right,” she said. “I’m not letting anyone hurt my man. No way. Especially not some turd like Fred Stevens.”

I laughed. “Well, thank you again for that.”

She beamed with pride. “You’re welcome. Stick with me, buddy. I’ll keep you safe.”

“I believe that,” I said, chuckling. “But like I was saying, I wanted this trip to be special, for reasons other than you saving a plane full of people.”

She looked at me, meeting my gaze. “I don’t understand.”

I took a deep breath, wondering if she could see the way my body was trembling. This was it. Whatever doubts I had about being with somebody again, really being with them, were gone. I would never forget Jess's acts of heroism on that plane, not for as long as I lived. She was better than me and far better than what I deserved, but I was hoping that wouldn't matter. All I knew was that I wanted her. I wanted her forever, and I was willing to do a hell of a lot to make that happen.

“Drew?” she asked hesitantly, her concern radiating off her. “You’re kind of freaking me out.”

“I don’t mean to. It’s just that what happened on the plane, it solidified something for me. It made me sure of something I already knew, made me sure in a way I won’t ever forget.”

“And what was that?”

“That I need you. That I love you.”

“I love you, too. You know that. Or at least I hope you do.”

“I do, Jess, don’t worry about that,” I said. “You’ve never given me any reason to doubt you. That’s kind of what I’m getting at. I want to make you a promise, so that you never have to doubt me again, either.”

It was my moment. I could feel it. Holding tightly to the little velvet box I'd kept hidden beneath the covers at my side, I got off the bed and onto one knee in front of where Jess sat stunned. Both of her hands flew to her mouth, and I opened the box, willing myself not to pass out from the stress of what she might say.

"Jess? You are the best thing that's ever happened to me. You saved me. You brought me back to life, and I want to spend the rest of that life showing you how much I love you and Emma. I know it hasn't been very much time, and I realize you might think I'm crazy, but I have a very important question to ask you. Will you marry me?"

Without a word, she dropped her left hand so that I could slide the ring onto her finger. Once it was there, she stared at it with wide, stunned eyes for so long that I began to get worried. The ring was on her finger, but she had yet to give me an answer. Before actually proposing, I had told myself that she wouldn't say no, but now that I was in it, I wasn't so sure. I cleared my throat, and when she still didn't speak, I decided that I should.

“Jess? Did I make a mistake?”

“Are you kidding? No! Oh my God, Drew. The answer is yes! Absolutely, no doubts, a hundred times yes!”

I stood up and Jess wrapped her arms around me, her mouth finding mine. My dick twitched as it became instantly hard. Her kiss was passionate and I could tell she wanted me just as bad as I wanted her. I pushed her gently back onto the bed. I laid down next to her and began to kiss her. With one hand, I opened her towel, revealing her wet, naked body and moved my hands around, feeling every single inch of her curves. I paused just before my hand touched her pussy and then I began to rub her clit. First up and down and then in circles.

She moved her body, grinding against my hand. I claimed her mouth once more, our tongues intertwining. She let out soft moans against my lips that made me go crazy. I stopped kissing her. My dick was throbbing, itching to feel the inside of her.

“I want you.” I said to her.

She spread her legs a little more and looked at me. She bit her lip, I knew she wanted me just as bad. I slid a finger down and then inside of her tight pussy. I moved my finger in and out of her pussy.

I knew she was getting close and instead of stopping her from feeling her pleasure I moved my finger in and out of her faster, until finally she started letting out a series of moans. I knew I had made her come.

“I want inside of you now.” I said when she calmed down. She scooted back onto the bed to reposition herself and I climbed on top of her. I sucked and nibbled on each of her perfect, pink, round nipples. She moved beneath me, letting me know she was turned on once again. I pulled back and sat up, shifting to my knees. Jesse spread her legs before me and I moved to push myself inside of her.

I felt her tight pussy wrap around my cock, it felt amazing.

“Oh fuck.” I moaned. Her pussy was perfect and drove me crazy. I could never get enough of it.

I put each of her legs on my shoulders and held her ankles. I began thrusting harder and deeper inside of her. My cock filling up every inch of her.

“Mmm, Drew.” She moaned. I loved it when she said my name when I fucked her.

She lifted her ass a little so she was angled and I grabbed a pillow from by her head, folded it in half and put it underneath her. I started thrusting myself in and out of her noticing that I was slightly deeper inside of her.

I reached a hand down and began to massage her clit with my thumb as I continued to fuck her. She moaned more and more and I knew I was driving her crazy. I stopped and pulled out and she looked up at me. I thrust myself back into her, hard. Then I slowly pulled out again. I thrust inside of her harder this time, causing her to gasp for air.

I pulled out and put her legs down.

“I want to fuck you from behind.” I loved how deep I could go when she bent over for me.

Jesse rolled onto her stomach and lifted her ass up towards me. I slapped it a little bit causing her to moan. I gave her ass a squeeze.

“I fucking love your ass.” I said and then I shoved myself back inside of her tight, little pussy. She squeezed around me and pleasure rang through my entire body. I was close. I started thrusting harder. I grabbed onto her hips and helped guide her back onto me.

“Harder!” She called out. I started thrusting myself in and out of her harder and harder and then I felt her squeeze around my cock even more.

She moved her hand around the front of her and I could feel her sliding her fingers along her clit. She was getting close and I could tell. I slowed my movements, but made them harder. Slamming into her every thrust.

“You want on top?” I asked her. I wanted to watch her face as she came. I wanted to grab her tits and squeeze them. I wanted to come at the same time as her.

“Yeah.” She said her voice was full of desire and lust. She was close.

We rolled over and she wasted no time lowering herself onto my hard dick. She started rocking herself back and forth, grinding onto me. Her pussy squeezed around my dick and the pleasure was intense. We looked into each other’s eyes and I reached for her tits. I began to play with her nipples, first rolling them around then tugging on them gently. She moved her hips faster and faster and suddenly she was calling out my name.

“Oh fuck! Drew!” She yelled.

I grabbed her hips to keep her going but the pleasure was too much for her to keep going, she leaned down and I wrapped my arms around her back. I began to thrust myself in and out of her hard and fast. Feeling myself getting closer to the edge. I wanted to fill her pussy up with my come. I wanted the release. I thrust inside of her a few more times and then I felt my dick begin to throb, my body went numb and the pleasure was intense.

“MMM.” I groaned as my orgasm continued to intensify.

When I came down, I wrapped my arms around her and held her for a moment, still inside of her. She didn’t seem to mind much. Which was pretty fucking hot.

Then she rolled off of me but still snuggled into me. Her head still on my chest, her arm and leg wrapped around me. I put an arm around her and gave her a small squeeze. We began to discuss our ideas of forever. She fell asleep soon after, but I continued to lay there and look up at the ceiling, waiting for this newest development to start to feel real. She was mine. We belonged to each other. After everything that had happened, we belonged together, and now, we both knew it.