Nursing his bruised kahunas, Jackson didn’t immediately notice Tessa’s expression turn from remorseful and concerned to horny and wistful. But luckily for him, he didn’t have to rely solely on sight to figure out what his girl was in the mood for.

The faint aroma of her nascent arousal was affecting him even before he’d become aware of it. An immortal male couldn’t ignore his female’s arousal even if he wanted to. Especially while she was so close, kneeling next to him on the floor, so his nose was mere inches away from that intoxicating smell.

“How are you feeling?” Tessa asked, her voice turning husky. “Do you want me to kiss it all better?”

And just like that Jackson’s shaft surged up, forgetting all about the pain and readying for action. “Do you think it would help?” he teased.

“I’m sure it would.” Tessa licked her lips. “But for it to work, you need to take off all of your clothes.”

He liked the game she was playing. “I heard that for the healing to commence, both the healer and the injured need to get naked.”

Tessa stifled a smile, going for a serious face. “Well, if it’s in the name of healing, then all right. Should I help you with your briefs? It looks as if it would be difficult to get them past that impressive bulge.”

“By all means.” Tossing the Ziploc with the semi-melted ice cubes aside, Jackson lifted his torso off the floor, pulled his T-shirt over his head, then lay back down. “At your service, miss.”

Tessa hooked her fingers in the elastic band of his boxer briefs and tugged down just a little, then reached inside and freed his aching cock before pulling them all the way down.

Staring, she licked her lips again. Could it be that she really enjoyed taking him in her mouth? He knew plenty of girls who did, but given Tessa’s past, he would’ve never expected her to enjoy this. Especially when it was one-sided giving of pleasure.

“Nah-ah, kitten. You don’t get to lick before you take your clothes off. A deal is a deal.”

“True.”

Jackson crossed his arms under his head, lifting it so he could watch Tessa strip for him.

Holding his eyes, she pulled her shirt over her head and tossed it on the couch, then unhooked her bra and aimed at the couch but missed. “Basketball is not in my future.” She smiled sheepishly.

Jackson had a hard time focusing on anything other than her perky breasts. To keep from reaching for them, he laced the fingers behind his head and held on tight.

Her jeans and panties were next, tossed unceremoniously toward the couch, this time making the target.

“Score!” Tessa pumped her little fist in the air.

She was so fucking adorable, Jackson wanted to lick her all over. Which he planned on doing very soon. There was no way he was allowing a repeat of what had happened last time. He would make sure this was as different from any oral she’d experienced in the past as it could get.

“Okay, Mr. Patient, may I proceed with my therapy now?”

“You may.”

His cock sprang up, standing at full mast.

Kneeling by his side, Tessa inched closer. She smacked her lips as she wrapped her palm around the base, then lowered her head and flicked her tongue over the head. She looked up, smiled, and then did it again, circling all around in little teasing licks.

Already, this was nothing like the other time.

Yeah, Tessa was kneeling, but over him and not at his feet. This time, she was playful, enjoying tormenting him with little flicks of her wet tongue, and not trying to get him off. But even though she refrained from giving him the pleasure of taking him deep down her throat, Jackson preferred the teasing a hundred times over to that professional display of skill from before.

This was fun.

He was going to let her play for a little bit longer, then show her something new and exciting. “Are you having fun, kitten?”

“Mm-hmm.” She took the head into her mouth.

“Then let me show you something that is even more fun.” Reaching for her hips, he lifted her up and twisted her around to straddle his head.

She let his cock slid out her mouth but kept her palm wrapped around the base as if afraid it would flop the moment she let go. Silly girl. His dick knew what was good for him. He wasn’t going anywhere other than her hot, welcoming mouth.

Tessa looked at him over her shoulder. “What are you doing?”

In response, Jackson pulled her sweet bottom closer and licked her slit.

She moaned. “Oh. I like this.”

He chuckled. “I thought you would. It’s called sixty-nine.”

She giggled, but her laughter died out when he flicked his tongue over her clit.

“Oh, oh, keep doing that.”

Her head thrown back, rocking her sex against his tongue, Tessa was too absorbed in her own pleasure to remember that this was supposed to be simultaneous.

Not one to be petty about things like that, Jackson gave her a few moments of his undivided attention, both of them concentrating solely on her pleasure.

But he wasn’t a saint.

With his heels digging into the comforter-covered floor, he thrust up, reminding Tessa that his dick was waiting for some tender, loving care.

She took him into her mouth again, just a small portion of his length, treating the rest of it to up and down pumping with her soft palm.

This was good, better than good. He loved driving her crazy with his mouth and his tongue and his fingers.

The girl who’d been so skittish at the beginning, the one whose expectations had been limited to being able to endure sex as opposed to truly enjoy it, had turned into a most wonderfully responsive woman who loved what he was doing to her and reached climax with ease.

He was lucky beyond belief.

Splaying his hands over her tight little ass, he gripped her and licked in bliss, making growling sounds while at it to let her know how much he loved eating her up.

The growling must’ve excited Tessa. She moaned around his shaft and took him deeper.

When he let go of one hip and pushed a finger inside her tight wetness, she groaned, the vibrations almost sending him over.

He wasn’t going to last. But he’d be damned if he didn’t bring her to the finish line first.

Withdrawing his finger, Jackson came back with two and flicked his tongue over her clit. Her juices running down his fingers and unto his chin, Tessa groaned again and took him all the way to the back of her throat.

This time he was all for it.

As he shouted his release and pushed deeper, her tight channel contracted around his fingers. Driven by instinct, Jackson moved his mouth to the side, flicked his tongue over a soft spot on her inner thigh, and bit down.

Tessa climaxed again.

When the fog lifted from his blood-deprived brain, Jackson felt her little tongue licking him clean. The venom wasn’t affecting her as strongly as it had the first couple of times. He, on the other hand, was losing his fucking mind every time he bit her.

Damn it. He shouldn’t have come inside her mouth.

Lifting her up by her hips, he turned her around and laid her over him like a blanket. Exhausted, she put her head on his chest and sighed.

He cupped her cheeks and lifted her head. “I’m sorry, kitten, can you forgive me?” He looked into her eyes.

A satisfied smile spread over her sweet face. “What am I supposed to forgive you for?”

“I didn’t plan on coming in your mouth.”

She braced her elbows on his chest and rested her chin in the cradle of her laced fingers. “I know you didn’t plan to do it, but I’m glad you did.”

From his experience, very few girls actually liked that part.

“Are you sure? Because I don’t want you to do anything you don’t enjoy. And I don’t mean just the things you really hate, but also the stuff you think I like but you could do without. I want you to do only what brings you pleasure.”

Tessa smiled and dipped her head to plant a soft kiss on his lips. “I did enjoy it because it was you. Giving you pleasure makes me feel wonderful. I’m sure you get it because I know you feel the same.”

“I do.”

She kissed him again. “You better marry me, Jackson, because I don’t want to ever be with anyone else.”

His arms came around her in what would have been a crushing hug if he hadn’t reminded himself to be careful with her. “I’m yours, Tessa, forever. There will never be anyone else. For you or for me.”