Page 31 of Tangled in His Embrace

It didn’t seem to matter. He plunged ahead anyway. “I understand you’re not ready for us to live together again, but I’d like for that to happen. Eventually. When you’re ready.”

“I’m not.”

He brushed a lock of her hair away from her face. “I know. And we will go as slow as you need.”

Gabby pressed her lips together trying not to laugh.

“What?”

“You’ve been in my house for less than twenty-four hours and we’ve already had sex twice. I’m not sure that qualifies as slow.”

He grinned. “What can I say? I’m irresistible.”

Gabby punched his arm and he feigned being hurt. “Not funny.”

“It wasn’t meant to be a joke.” He shifted his weight so she could fully feel his erection against her hip.

Unable to stop her body’s reaction, she felt her pussy clench. “I thought we were going to talk.”

“We are talking.”

“I’m serious,” she said, trying to look stern.

Jax sighed and rested his forehead on her shoulder. She heard him breath several times before he met her gaze again. “You’re right. Maybe we should get dressed and check the news. If we remain here, I’m not going to able to keep my hands to myself for long.”

A surge of feminine pleasure shot through her and a soft moan reverberated low in her throat.

“Gabby?”

She refocused on him and saw the look in his eyes had changed. “What?”

“If you keep making sounds like that, I’m going to forget all about being sensible.”

It took her a moment to realize what he was talking about. “Sorry.”

He rubbed the pad of his thumb over her lips, closed his eyes, and then climbed out of bed. Her gaze immediately went to his ass. Unlike some men, Jax had a butt—a nicely rounded one that was perfect for holding on to.

Stifling a groan, Gabby made herself stop looking and get out of bed. She walked over to the door and removed her robe from the hook. She slipped it on and turned to find Jax looking at her.

“You okay?” she asked when he continued to stare.

“Yeah.” He swallowed hard. “I’m fine.”

“Okay. Well, I think I’m going to go see what we have in the refrigerator and start on lunch.” She wasn’t hungry yet, but it would give her something to do besides jump him again.

“Sounds good.” Jax picked up his discarded sweater. “If it’s okay with you, I’m gonna grab a shower.”

She tried not to think of him naked and wet in her shower. “Sure. You remember where everything is?”

“I’m sure I’ll manage.”

Neither of them budged for several seconds. Then something got him moving and he darted for the door.

Gabby waited until she heard the door to the bathroom close before she went around the room and picked up the rest of their discarded clothes. Then she made the bed. She had no idea why since they’d most likely mess it up again in the very near future, but it was something to keep her mind off what was happening in the other room.

The shower was still running when she emerged from her bedroom and made her way down the hall to the front of the house. Jax had left the television on and she stopped to see if there was anything about the weather. There wasn’t. It was Saturday afternoon and as usual there was nothing on worth watching.

She picked up the remote and turned the television off before heading to the kitchen to start figuring out lunch. There was still leftover Chinese food, but she figured she’d save that for later. At the moment she needed something to keep her mind occupied.

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