She frowned at his teasing. “Do you want it to be?”

Suddenly, he reversed their positions, and kissed her hard and fast. “I want you. I don’t know what that means for a year from now, but I was coming by to say, if you have to marry somebody, why not me?”

It wasn’t the perfect proposal by any means, but over the last few weeks she had started to change. She may not ever want the whole hopelessly in love beyond all reason, but she also didn’t want to spend her life alone. Just because she wanted Jake, didn’t mean she was in love with him. If he decided in a year he wanted out, she’d smile and wave, no hard feelings; when all was said and done, they would always be friends. No matter what else went on, they would still have that.

“Okay, but promise me a couple things,” she said, running her hands over his arms as she held his gaze.

“What are they?” He asked, his voice suspicious.

“If we’re going to do this, I don’t want to lose you as a friend. If things start getting weird or…or it’s messing up what we have, we stop,” she said.

“You mean sex? Agreed,” he said, but quickly added, “But we are going to be having it right?”

She laughed at the panic in his eyes. “I think so.”

“Okay what else,” he asked, coming down on his elbows. He leaned over and laid soft kisses across the skin of her neck, breaking her train of thought.

“Mmmmm…I can’t think when you do that,” she said softly, realizing for the first time that she’d lost most of the quilts covering. Her hard nipples were pressed against the wall of his chest and she rubbed against him, gaspin

g at the shock of pleasure that spread at the friction.

“I like hearing that,” he whispered in her ear, rubbing between her legs, the rough fabric of his jeans against her exposed flesh making her throb.

“No other girls,” she said firmly, as she slid her hand down his back, below the waist of his jeans to squeeze his ass.

He nipped her neck. “I don’t want anyone else.”

“Promise me, no other women,” she said, pinching his cheek with a smile.

Coming up to look down at her, he said, “I promise, I won’t even glance at another woman.”

“Good,” she said, slipping her other hand down into his jeans and before she lost her nerve, asked, “Now what do you say we finish what you started?”

Jake was more than happy to take the lead, but Rand being Rand got impatient. She pushed him up and off her, her hands dropping to his belt with a siren’s smile. He let her undo his belt, the snap of the top button of his jeans and the rifffft of the zipper making him jerk with anticipation.

“I think you need to stand up,” she said, and he did what she suggested, his jeans dropping low on his hips at the change of position.

As she scooted to the end of the bed, she leaned over tentatively and brushed the edge of his briefs with her mouth. Grabbing his jeans at his thighs, she pulled on them until they dropped and he let her control what they did. He wanted her to be comfortable.

Even if it was killing him.

“I’ve heard that guys like it when girls…”her voice trailed off.

“Yes. But you really don’t…” She pulled down his briefs and his cock sprang free. When her hand wrapped around him and squeezed, he threw back his head and hissed, “Fuck…”

“Did I do it wrong,” she asked, letting him go.

“God, no…” he said, and with a smile, she touched him again.

The feel of her hot breath on the tip before she pressed her lips to his dick nearly undid him, and he started counting in his head. Her wet mouth opened as she slid her lips around him and sucked him, her innocently administered actions making his balls flex.

“Rand…” he whispered, touching her head lightly, and the sight of her loving him like that was too much.

“Rand stop,” he said, and when she pulled back there was that uncertain look again. Pulling her to her feet, he took her mouth, rubbing his hands over her back, and cupping her ass. She moved against him eagerly, his cock trapped between him.

“Climb up onto the bed.”

She did what he said and he bent to pick up his jeans. Reaching into his pocket, he grabbed his wallet, pulling out the tiny foil package and ripped it open with his teeth. After slipping the condom over his erection, he crawled up to lie next to her.