Page 124 of Reckless

“No, it’s from last night. From breaking James’snose.”

Her mouth drops open. “Are youserious?”

“Dead serious, and had I known what he’d done to you in my own damn house, I would’ve given him a bigger ass-beating.”

Christ.He must’ve gone after Tori before he and I got intoit.

I had gotten Cody situated in the back of my truck with Logan so we could take him to the ER, and as I rounded the front of the vehicle, James got in my face to trash talk Tori. I’m not usually a man to break out a left hook, but between the vile things he was spouting about my girlfriend and my son’s injury, my emotions were running high. Now that I know he basically stalked Tori after she found out he was married, I think the shithead wasjealous.

Concern fills her eyes. “Are you okay? Does ithurt?”

“Yeah. A lot actually.” I glance out the window that’s still blurry with rain and condensation to mask my smile. “But you know, if you kiss it, I might feelbetter.”

Out of the corner of my eye, I see the worry in her expression slowly morph into a sultry smirk. “Oh,yeah?”

“Definitely. Could help with theswelling.”

Speaking of…I shift underneath her to make more room. With another flick of my wrist, I slide my seat back and recline a bit.Better.

Those pouty lips dust over my knuckles before she whispers, “What else hurts? What else can I make feel better?” She rocks in my lap, and I groan. Reaching up, I untie her bun and all that hair tumbles overus.

Setting aside the jokes, I tell her the truth. “Without you, everythinghurts.”

Her eyes turn hazy, those lips parting with a deep breath, electricity and love and some crazy goddamn chemistry sparking betweenus.

Our mouths crashtogether.

Somewhere in the universe, starscollide.

We scramble to get closer. To get skin to skin. I’m so hard, my groinaches.

Her shirt goes flying. Then mine. Until my gorgeous woman is only wearing that sheer pink bra and mesh shorts, so I know she can feel how hot I am for her as she thrusts againstme.

I’m ravenous. Biting her neck. Sucking on her tight little nipples through the lace. Squeezing her luscious ass. Sliding my hand into her underwear and reveling at how wet she is forme.

Her hands fumble with my fly until she’s pulling me out and stroking my cock that juts out to greet her. With a grunt, I shove my jeans down to make more room and then I’m tugging her shorts and underwear to the side so we can rub, without anybarriers.

The feel of her, hot and slick, makes me clench my eyes shut. “Baby, you feel sogood.”

“You’re about to feelbetter.”

I’m reaching for my wallet when it hits me. “Damn it. I don’t have any condoms.” I gave the last one in my wallet to my brother the other night when he had adate.

Tori and I are panting and out of breath, but then she caresses my face. “You know I’m on the pill, but on a scale of one to ten, if I were to get pregnant, how freaked out would you be? Not that I’m looking to make this happen. Just asking as abarometer.”

An automatic smile stretches across my face. That’s an easy answer. “I wouldn’t be freaked out at all. I’d love to have babies with you some day.” God’s honest truth. Never thought I’d be in a place to make long-term plans with another woman again, but when I look at Tori, I see my future stretched out before me, and I want it all withher.

Her eyes get shiny, and she gives me a soft kiss. “And you love me,right?”

“So damnmuch.”

“Then maybe we don’t have to use condoms.” She studies me, her words cautious. “It would be a first for me, but I want to feelyou.”

“Fuck, yes.” The idea of taking her bare is too intense, and I can’t holdback.

Like an explosion of light and energy, we slam back together. Kissing and biting and grinding against each other like we might die if this doesn’thappen.

Sweat builds along my back and chest, the steam from our bodies making the windows opaque against the rainstormoutside.

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