Chapter 64

Hal

Hal smiled as he looked down at Jesse’s flushed face and listened to her labored breathing. He could tell she was not accustomed to such an abrupt awakening.

“You alright?” he murmured into her ear, pressing his lips to her forehead in a kiss.

Jesse let out a soft mewl and snuggled closer to his side. Hal felt his heart melt at the feeling of her warm, naked skin pressed into the side of his body. It had been a long time since he had felt quite this complete.

For a long while, they stayed pressed against one another. Hal gently ran his hand through her hair, which was flowing somewhat messily down over her back. He smiled at the image, safe in the knowledge that her eyes were still closed, and she couldn’t rebuke him for his amusement.

Hal was thankful that this trip was going even better than he had dared to hope. At best, he thought that he and Jesse would get to know each other more. That’s not to say he didn’t harbor physical desires for her, but he hadn’t just brought her out there in the hopes of getting her into his bed.

Hal was thinking all these things when he heard a soft rumble from beside him, and he felt Jesse stiffen where she laid alongside him and saw her eyes suddenly open. Realizing that her stomach had growled, Hal raised his eyebrows and turned to look down at her.

“Hungry?” he asked her, his voice amused. Jesse blushed and hid her face in his chest.

Hal laughed and shifted himself so he could cup her cheek and lift up her face to look at him.

“Let’s go make some breakfast, yeah?” he smiled down at her, and she slowly nodded.

Hal chuckled and kissed her on the forehead before rolling to the side and swinging his legs off the bed.

He moved across the room to his dresser and reached into one of the drawers to take out a pair of black briefs and stepped into them. When he turned back around, he was greeted by the sight of Jesse sitting up in the bed, the comforter wrapped around her shoulders. Hal couldn’t help laughing.

Hal watched as Jesse smiled and blushed, looking up at him somewhat awkwardly. Hal furrowed his brow and tilted his head.

“What’s the matter?” he asked her.

Jesse seemed to hesitate.

“I’m … naked,” she said in a near whisper, as though she was making a confession.

Hal let out a burst of laughter.

“Yes,” he nodded. “You are.”

Jesse blushed.

“My clothes are in the other room …” she said and trailed off. Hal noticed her pull the comforter tighter around her.

“Well,” Hal turned once more and opened one of his drawers, withdrawing one of his white undershirts. “Here, you can wear this.”

Hal tossed her the garment, and Jesse watched as it landed on the bed in front of her.

“Thanks.” She gave Hal a small smile as she reached out and took hold of the shirt, pulling it back into the shelter she had made out of her comforter.

Hal continued to watch her, perplexed, as she still sat there, merely staring back at him.

“Do you mind if I change?” Jesse asked, her voice a little hesitant and color once again rising into her cheeks.

“No,” Hal shrugged, crossing his arms and leaning back against his dresser, a smirk on his face. “I don’t mind at all.”

Jesse blinked at him, and Hal could swear he heard her gasp. He merely smiled at her as she proceeded to allow the comforter to fall back behind her, and she attempted to hide as much of herself as possible with the white shirt.

Hal had no idea why she was suddenly so intent on hiding herself from him. He had already seen and touched her quite intimately, and it seemed a little silly to him that she would be embarrassed.

Still, Hal could not deny that he got a sense of pleasure from unnerving her. In fact, if he thought about it, he had always liked that. From the very beginning, he had enjoyed the way he could unsettle her, at first with the difference in their status, and now just by watching as she changed.

Hal also had to admit, though, that he wasn’t just watching to unnerve her. Hal felt a stirring in his loins as Jesse raised up her arms to slip the shirt over her head, revealing her naked breasts. Even when the shirt was on her, the outline of her form was clearly visible, and Hal found he was not as hungry for breakfast as he was for her.

Hal crossed the space between the dresser and the bed with a couple of strides and delighted in the look of shock in Jesse’s eyes as he was suddenly crouched before her on the bed. Hal advanced still more, and Jesse had little choice but to lean back to avoid a collision, her weight supported by her elbows.

As a result of her position, Jesse’s back was slightly arched, and Hal could see the darker shade of her nipples through the white of the shirt, and he could see the shirt begin to tent as her nipples hardened. Hal looked back up at her face and saw the blush on her cheeks and a soft burning in her eyes.

Hal moved to straddle her thighs, and without hesitation, he slid his hands beneath the shirt along her soft skin. He ran his palms lightly up and down her sides, hearing her gasp as goosebumps broke out along her skin. Hal heard her breathing turn to soft pants.

He moved his hands once again to his hips, and while one remained there, softly gripping, the other traveled lower. Hal heard Jesse release a soft mewl as his fingertips brushed against her already dripping slit, and Hal felt his head spin as desire coursed through him.

Hal teased at her there, lightly running his fingers along her wetness before he withdrew. He leaned over Jesse and looked up into her confused eyes, smiled, and then planted a soft kiss on her lips before withdrawing.

“Breakfast,” he said simply.

With that, he abruptly moved away from her and left for the kitchen, smirking to himself in spite of his now prominent, throbbing erection.