I took a deep breath, not sure if I was really about to just blurt this out. I wanted to sit and talk, really get to know Jakob. But the way I felt, the way he looked at me, made me want to forget about everything else and just press myself against his hard body.

He had the door partially open still, and I figured maybe it was smarter if we were outside, the fresh air around us, the space not making me feel so claustrophobic. I opened my door and stepped out, closing it behind me. He did the same, and soon we met at the front of the truck. I leaned against it and stared at the lake, trying to gather my thoughts and figure out how exactly I should tell him my feelings.

He stood right beside me, and even though I wasn't looking at him, his big body made me feel secure, safe. We stared out at the lake, a breeze moving through the trees that surrounded us, the light brushing of the leaves moving along the ground filling the air. My heart was beating a mile a minute, and my palms were sweaty.

Just do it. Say what you want to say.

I turned to face him and took a deep breath. I was just going to go for it. I wasn't going to beat around the bush. For once in my life I was just going to be bold and blunt, and express exactly what I wanted. And that was Jakob.

“I like you. I really like you a lot, Jakob.” I glanced away, feeling my face heat, my embarrassment rising.

“Hey,” he said in a soft, gentle voice. “Look at me, Poppy.”

I lifted my head, my breath stalling as he stared at me. He looked transfixed, mesmerized even. And then he moved closer to me, his body heat slamming into mine, making me feel aroused and excited. Dots of perspiration lined the valley between my breasts and went down the length of my spine.

“What I feel for you…” He stopped speaking for a second and reached out to cup my cheek. “What I feel for you goes well beyond like, Poppy.”

I felt that light touch throughout my entire body. My nipples tingled, and I became wet between my thighs. I wasn't a virgin, but the one time I did have sex had been at a party. Being tipsy and anxious to get it over with, I'd given it to a boy I'd gone to high school with. It had been less than memorable, and in fact I regretted every minute of it. And in this instant I wished I’d saved my virginity for Jakob.

He stepped even closer to me, and I felt his chest brush along mine. He was so much taller than me that I had to crane my neck back just to look at his face.

“What I want from you, Poppy, is for you to be mine in all ways.”

There was so much possessiveness in his voice when he said that to me that I knew this wouldn't just be a passing thing between us.

“Do you understand what that means? Do you understand what I want from you?”

I shook my head slowly, not trusting my voice.

“It means I want you as mine forever.”

My entire body was already on fire. My heart started to race once more. I loved that he’d taken me to the lake, that he’d wanted to just talk, to get to know me. But honestly, I didn’t want to talk anymore. I didn’t want to do anything but let the pleasure that I felt consume me.

I wanted to let Jakob know with my hands, mouth…my body, that I was his.

Blood rushed through my veins at an astounding rate. I slowly rose up on my toes. Our gazes clashed, held…ignited.

The air around us became thick, and I couldn’t breathe. I knew what I wanted to happen, but I didn’t know if I could push it to move forward. I saw the heat in his gaze, but didn’t know if he’d take this one step further.

I opened my mouth, not sure exactly what to say, if I could actually say what I wanted, but instead of the words spilling from my mouth, Jakob had me close to him. Before I even knew what was happening, he pulled me forward until my body slammed into his. My breasts pressed against the hard planes of his chest, and the air rushed out of me. I was wet, soaked clean through my panties.

“What’s going on?” I found myself whispering.

“You know what’s happening.”

Jakob was rough around the edges, but then again, he was a coal miner, did hard labor, was a man in all the ways that counted. He had a dirty job, worked with his hands, and it showed in the strength in his body.

I found it so damn attractive I couldn’t breathe from it all.

The low sound he made had me becoming wetter, my pussy clenching for him.

“You have to know how much I want you.” He lowered his head to mine. “You have to know that by the way I watched you all this time.” His warm breath slid along my face.

“I hoped but didn’t know for sure.” My words were whispered low, my focus on his eyes.

“I want to memorize your body with my hands and tongue.”

I shivered from his words, at the meaning behind them.

“But you want that, don’t you? You want me to own you.”

I felt myself nod, not able to form an actual word right now.

“Yeah, you will.” He moved in closer, his lips just a hairsbreadth away from mine now. I wanted him to lean in and kiss me, to show me exactly how good it could be, how much I was actually missing.

And then his lips did brush against mine. I moaned softly.

“Just tell me you want it and it’s yours. All of me is yours, Poppy.”

“I want you,” I said harshly, my need coming forth. He crashed his mouth onto mine then, taking it in a bruising kiss.

I couldn’t think, couldn’t even move. I let him dominate my mouth, fuck me between the lips. I let Jakob control me, own me in every possible way. I knew I wouldn’t let this end, wouldn’t try and stop it.

I couldn’t, not because I was insane, but because I was sane enough to know that this was exactly what I needed.