Her eyes went wide. “But isn’t it too soon? I mean, we haven’t been dating for a month yet. Don’t we have to be seeing each other for at least three months or something?”
He laughed, causing their bodies to rub against each other. The movement was doing nothing to help the growing ache in his cock. “I don’t think there’s a prerequisite time limit on when you fall in love with someone.”
She shifted, moving half her body on top of him. “But is this normal? To feel this way, so soon?”
“I wouldn’t say it’s normal.” She frowned. “But I won’t say it’s unusual either. Sometimes you just know.”
“And you just know?”
He picked her up and moved her the rest of the way on top of him. “I just know.”
His cock grazed against her heat. He needed to be inside her. “I don’t like wearing a condom to be inside you. I want to feel all of you surrounding me without any barrier between us.”
She blinked at the change in subject. “Um. But I’m not on anything.”
“I know. We need to address that. Have you called your doctor yet?”
“No. I—” She paused. “With everything that’s been happening at work, I forgot.”
He reached into the bedside drawer to get a condom. As much as he didn’t want to wear one, it was a necessary evil until they figured something else out. “I want to be able to take your pussy whenever I want. No waiting.”
Cassie sucked in a breath.
“I want you to make an appointment with your doctor as soon as possible.”
He lifted her into a sitting position, the blanket falling on his legs behind him. Then he rolled the condom down his hard length.
Once he was sheathed, he reached for her. “Understood?”
“Yes, Sir.”
His cock pulsed with anticipation as he lined her up, needing to be inside her like he needed his next breath. The moment he felt her muscles flex around him, he knew he was where he was meant to be.
CHAPTER 22
By the time lunch arrived the next day, Cassie knew something was wrong. People got quiet when she entered a room, and the looks they were giving her were a lot like the ones she’d gotten the day after everyone found out she was dating Jesse.
Nothing new had happened, though. Not really. They’d spent the night together at his condo, then came in together this morning. The same as they had almost every day since they’d started seeing each other. It shouldn’t be news.
Jesse stepped off the elevator at noon and she was filled with a mixture of relief and anxiety. Would him bringing her lunch add to the gossip wheel?
He took one look at her and picked up on her unease. “What happened?”
Cassie looked over her shoulder and caught the eye of one of the other executive assistants. As soon as they locked gazes, the other woman looked away. What the hell was going on?
“Can we go out for lunch?”
He paused for a moment, then nodded.
She grabbed her purse and hurried out from behind her desk. “I need to let your dad know I’m going.”
Jesse waited for her to knock on his father’s office door and let him know she’d be away from her desk. Blake gave her a concerned look but nodded. “Enjoy your lunch.”
Once that was taken care of, she let Jesse lead her to the elevator. He didn’t say anything as they made their way to the lobby and out of the building, onto the street. It was a nice day, which was good. She hadn’t even thought to grab her jacket.
He guided her down two blocks to a bus stop. Still, he didn’t say anything.
The bus came and they climbed on board. Six blocks later, they got off the bus across from Washington Square Park. There were a few people in the park, but it wasn’t crowded. Most people didn’t come to the park during their lunch hour.