Chapter 62

“Do you want a taste?”

He shook his head.“I’m…not ready.”

I gave him a smile.“Let me know when you are.”

He cleared his throat.“You’d really do anything with me?”

Surprised he wouldn’t know that,I kissed his lips.“Of course.I trust you completely.”

With a sharp intake of breath,he trembled.“I trust you,too.”

I cuddled against his chest,not caring we smeared our mess all over ourselves.We’d clean up in a few minutes.This seemed important to Jeff.To both of us.“Now tell me,my sexy alpha man,what is it you want?”

He trembled.“I like that…what you just called me.”He gave a nervous laugh.

“My sexy alpha man?You are,Jeff.I’ll confess something also…I love that you take control most of the time.I don’t mean I want to becontrolled,like with whips and chains.I just like that you’re more dominant.Does that make sense?”

His lips came down in a crushing kiss.I threw my hand around his waist,stroking his back,where I loved all the muscles.

He rested his forehead against mine.“Sometimes I think this is all a dream.Like I’m going to wake up and find out we never admitted our feelings.That we’re still friends,but nothing more.”

“It’s real,but I know what you mean.”I grinned.“And nice try,but you aren’t getting out of telling me what you want.”

“Okay,I’ll be honest.”He blew a puff of air toward his forehead.“I’ve been really wanting to…finger you.”

“I want that,too,”I admitted,glancing everywhere but his face.“More than I want to say.It’s embarrassing how much I want…want to feel you inside me.I know I’ve told you,but I want to feel you deep inside.Filling me.To feel your balls slapping against me.To feel your cream dripping from my hole.”

“Fuck,”he whispered.“I love when you talk dirty.”

I laughed.“So,you can’t wait to finger my ass and prepare me for your big throbbing cock?You want to fuck me?Bury yourself until you’re balls deep in my ass?”

He swallowed hard,his eyes wide.“Yes.”

“Again,I want that,too,”I whispered back,my bold talk suddenly making me feel vulnerable.

He flipped me onto my back.“Then I think we need to make that happen.”

I wholeheartedly agreed,but it would have to be another night.We had school in the morning and we were both exhausted.Of course,that didn’t mean we couldn’t keep making out.Which we did.For much longer than we should have.

By the time Saturday rolled around,I was a mess.For days,I’d managed to keep from thinking about the deal my father was making,but once school let out on Friday and my mind took a break from tests,the worry set in.

Whatever the deal,it couldn’t be as good as if he lost at trial.And I knew my father wouldn’t take a plea in order to make our lives easier.I doubted Pamela or I were even on his radar.

What could be his reason?What would make a man like my father go for a plea deal?It wasn’t like he was being given the death penalty.Grandpa had already explained that the death of my mom didn’t qualify,and our state didn’t try too many death-penalty cases either,choosing to aim for life without parole.

I woke early that morning to the smell of pancakes,and my stomach growled.

Jeff threw his arm over his eyes.“Too early,”he grumbled.

I climbed over him to get out of bed.If there were pancakes,then his mother was up.I needed to get back to my room.I donned my jeans before quietly opening his door.My heart pounded,afraid Judy would catch me.

Her hand hovered in midair as she readied to knock on the door I’d just opened.

Shit.

She gave me a wry smile.“Good morning,Aaron.Sleep well?”she asked,quirking an eyebrow.

Heat spread across my face and down my neck.“Um…y-yes.”

“Good.Blueberry pancakes are ready.Can you let Sleeping Beauty in there know?I have to go into the office,but I know you’ve got a hard day ahead of you,so I wanted to make sure you ate a good breakfast.”

Shocked she didn’t mention anything about me sleeping in Jeff’s room,my jaw dropped.

“Close your mouth,Aaron.”She smiled.“I’m not stupid.I’m a mother.I should have known you guys weren’t going to follow the rule.”

I could only nod,too afraid to speak.

Her eyes twinkled.“Besides,you guys aren’t nearly as quiet as you believe.”

She raced downstairs and out of the house before I remembered how to work my legs,her laughter still echoing behind her.

I pivoted around and jumped on the bed,straddling Jeff.“You have to wake up!”

He practically jumped.“What the hell?”

“Your mom just caught me sneaking out of your room!”

Jeff pulled himself up and leaned against the headboard.“What?”he asked,slow to comprehend my words.He was so nota morning person.

I spoke slowly,annunciating clearly.“Your.Mom.Caught.Me.”

His eyes widened.“Shit.”He ran a hand through his messy hair.“What did she say?”

While I filled him in,my stomach growled again and I remembered the food.“Let’s go eat blueberry pancakes while they’re still warm.”

His eyes lit up.“Awesome.”

I laughed.One thing that hadn’t changed since we’d met was the fact that Jeff liked to eat.A lot.Like twice what I could eat in one sitting.

In the kitchen,we piled our plates with pancakes and took seats at the table.

“Do you think she really heard us?”I asked,more than a little mortified.

He poured the syrup.“You canbe a little loud.”

My cheeks burned.

“I’m kidding,”he assured me,then winked.“Sort of.Sometimes you do get loud,but it’s sexy.I can’t wait to get you alone where we can go wild and I can hear you screaming my name.”

Me,too,but instead of answering,I shoved a forkful of pancakes in my mouth.

Jeff laughed,then started shoveling breakfast into his own mouth.