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He wasn’t surprised when she jackknifed up and ran to the bathroom. He finally kicked off his clothes and stretched out on the bed. He considered joining Violet in the shower, but had a feeling she wouldn’t like that. He closed his eyes and drifted with a smile on his face. His dreams were finally coming true.

Chapter 12

VIOLET

3 DAYS LATER

Violet putthe finishing touches on her makeup before she backed up to take in her appearance in the bathroom mirror. For church, she donned a dress she normally reserved for special occasions. The dress ended at mid-thigh, which Dad wouldn’t like, but the length was counterbalanced by the long sleeves and modest neckline. She gave the tiered skirt a swish, admiring the ruffle detail that in the past made her feel silly. But her mindset had shifted over the past few days. She had never been more aware of her femininity and for the first time in her life, she was fully embracing it.

She slid the heart pendant that Mom and Dad had gifted her on her sixteenth birthday back and forth along the fine gold chain as she eyed her reflection. Last week she attended church as a virgin and this week, she returned with more sexual experience than anyone who had been initiated four days ago should. But Jesse wasn’t just an overachiever in sports and academics. She’d known from his nightly visits that he had a high sex drive, but the physical reality was another thing entirely.

When they attended school on Friday, she did her best to act normal. She thought she was doing a good job until she caught the odd look Marissa was giving Jesse. She glanced at him and found that he wasn’t listening to the conversation but focused completely on her. The make out session on the way to school had been brief and unfulfilling, and Jesse was clearly still feeling the effects of it. One look at his heated gaze was all it took for her to get embarrassingly damp. He was going to give them away! She promptly excused herself from the group and managed to avoid him until lunch, when he yanked her into an empty classroom.

“Why aren’t you answering my messages?” he demanded.

“I think we should steer clear of each another until things calm down.”

He cocked his head to the side. “Calm down?”

She was too embarrassed to bring up the way he’d been looking at her earlier, so she gestured to her hard nipples, which were aching for the attention he paid them the previous day. The connection between them had always been strong, but now it was tuned to a frequency so raw and sensitive, it was difficult to be around each other without touching. Last night at dinner, they studiously avoided eye contact. Watching TV together was out of the question. Jesse expended energy by shooting hoops on the driveway with Dad, while she went to her bedroom to give her overstimulated senses a break.

“I need some time to adjust. This is a lot.” That was a vast understatement, but it was the best she could come up with when Jesse was looking at her like he wanted to eat her alive. Her unfettered response would have been embarrassing if it wasn’t obvious that Jesse wanted her just as much.

“I’ll give you space after,” Jesse said.

She frowned. “After what?”

He’d shoved her into a janitor’s closet for some heavy petting. At some point, he put her hand on him. She got the hang of it quickly. It wasn’t long before he begged her to put him in her mouth. Remembering how much pleasure she got from him going down on her yesterday, she was eager to make him feel the same.

He whispered what he wanted her to do, and she accomplished her goal as the bell sounded, signaling lunch was over. Despite her worries about being caught, Jesse turned on the light to watch her swallow and lapped up what spilled over. When she tried to leave, he pinned her against the wall and French kissed her until she was dizzy before allowing her to go to class.

Jesse had a football game that evening. She rode to and from the game with Mom and Dad, while Jesse caught a ride home with a teammate. When he came into her bedroom, high on his win, and tried to kiss her, she freaked out.

“You can’t do that when Mom and Dad are home!” she said, scandalized.

“Fine. Tomorrow.”

She didn’t know what he meant by that until he told Mom over breakfast that they were going for a drive and then meeting up with friends to see a movie. Mom smiled and told them to have fun.

“Who are we meeting up with?” Violet asked when she climbed into the passenger seat.

“No one. I lied.”

“You did? Why?”

“I can’t tell Mom what we’re really going to do.”

Her heart thudded in her ears. “What are we going to do?”

His eyes glittered under heavy eyelids. “I guess you’ll find out, won’t you?”

Part of Jesse’s lie was true. They went for a drive. To her surprise, he drove out of the city limits. When Jesse got his license, they had practically lived in the car, high on their newfound freedom. They thoroughly explored the Texas Hill Country and neighboring quaint towns. This was a throwback to a simpler time. She didn’t say so, but she was relieved to get away from home and the constant fear of being discovered. She hadn’t realized she needed a time-out from the rest of the world, but Jesse delivered without being asked.

She spoke very little during the nearly two-hour drive. Her mind still struggled to process everything that had happened in the past few days and the potent sexual chemistry that strummed her nerve endings. She was pleasantly surprised when Jesse pulled up to a beautiful lake and delighted when he pulled a thick blanket and cooler from the trunk. Beneath the shade of some trees, they had a picnic. They lounged on the blanket, chatting about everything and nothing as they ate and gazed at the water.

It seemed inevitable that Jesse would touch her and that she would lift her face for the kiss she’d denied him the night before. He lowered her to the blanket and drowned her in sensuality. There was no thought of denying him or herself. He told her not to think, and she wasn’t. That was beyond her. Her principles and sense of propriety were lost in the undertow of a passion that overpowered all else.

Jesse was irresistible. Playful, indulgent, generous, persistent. He seemed intent on giving her as much pleasure as possible and was painfully fascinated with her body. She felt the same, though Jesse had to come twice before he allowed her to explore him as thoroughly as he had her. The day passed by too quickly, and before she knew it, they were heading home.

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