Jack let his eyes skim Kelly’s breasts where they crested out of the water as if they wanted to give him a very nice welcome home. He didn’t answer Kelly’s question as he honed his sharp gaze on her vulnerable body in the hot water.
She looked guilty as sin sitting there staring at him, and he knew without a doubt that it had been Kelly who called the hotel. He’d stayed in that hotel on a number of occasions, so the concierge was quick to let him know that someone had called to check up on him.
Jack was surprised to find he wasn’t upset or angry with her as he would have been with one of his girlfriends if they had pulled that kind of crap. In fact, he wasn’t even annoyed.
It puzzled him that the moment he saw the confirmation in Kelly’s eyes, he felt nothing but concern for her. He couldn’t imagine what had caused her to feel the need to call, but he planned to find out.
Without saying a word, his eyes on Kelly the entire time, he stripped down to nothing while she stared up at him, eyes wide, her breath now coming in short pants.
Jack kept his gaze locked on her as he stepped into the tub. He pulled her over the top of him so she straddled his lap and plunged into her tight wet heat in one deep stroke, never taking his eyes from hers.
Her legs came around his back and he buried his face in Kelly’s neck as he slowly plunged into her over and over, marveling at the softness of her skin and the way her body welcomed his without question or hesitation.
“So beautiful. You feel so damned right.” Jack whispered against the soft skin of her shoulder.
Kelly put her arms around Jack’s neck and lost herself in the feel of him between her thighs, in the way his body made hers sing with pleasure as if he had been made for her. She moaned and felt his body pour over the edge with his release, and she tumbled after him, completely satiated in his arms.
They stayed locked together…her limp body collapsed on Jack’s for several minutes before they slipped from the tub, rinsed off in the shower and snuggled up in bed together.
She lay in Jack’s arms for a few minutes before she realized he hadn’t answered her question. She raised her head and looked into his eyes.
“You’re home early.”
“I wrapped up the deal and decided to come home. I missed you,” he said with a grin. “Besides, the hotel said that my secretary was looking for you. She needed to confirm some fundraising details with you, so I thought I should run home and track you down for her.”
Kelly let out a small squeak in his arms and he laughed. He curled a finger under Kelly’s chin and tipped her head up so that she looked into his eyes. “Why did you need to check up on me, Kel? I told you I wouldn’t be with anyone else, and I meant it.”
There wasn’t anger in his voice. Just concern.
She flushed feeling the heat she knew would be staining her cheeks scarlet when she answered. “I’m sorry, Jack. As soon as I did it I felt like an idiot, but I let her get to me.”
“Ah,” Jack said. “Aunt Mabry. What did she say to you?”
“She told me you were with Caroline, that she heard you talking on the phone with her making plans. I should have known it wasn’t true.” Kelly shook her head as she spoke. “It seemed so odd that we had just seen Caroline. I figured she couldn’t have coincidentally pulled her name out of the air, so she must have actually heard you.”
“Remember when I said it wasn’t a coincidence that Caroline found us at the restaurant? I’d be willing to bet it was Aunt Mabry who told her we’d be there. That’s the only way she would know to plant Caroline’s name in your head the next day.”
“And I fell for it like an idiot,” Kelly said, burying her head against Jack’s chest.
He smiled and began a careful exploration of her body with his mouth. He spoke to Kelly as his lips caressed her soft, creamy skin.
“I think I like that you cared whether I was with another woman. Not enough that I want you ever to worry about something like that again, but a little,” he said as he kissed along the inside of her thighs.
“You don’t need to worry like that again, Kelly,” Jack said as he placed his final kiss in the spot she needed the most, and Kelly’s moan was all the answer he got.