Chapter 32

By the time Jesse escorted Carla into the house and shut and locked the door behind them, she was nervous all the way down to her toes.

After dinner, the two of them, along with Craig, Sonya and Mike, had gone to Universal Studios to watch the lighting of the Christmas tree. Afterwards, out of the clear blue sky, Sonya had announced that she and Mike wanted to take Craig to the Magic Kingdom tomorrow and asked that he spend the night with her. There was no reason to worry about clothes. Since he spent a lot of time at Sonya’s place anyway, she had plenty of clothes there already.

Carla had been tempted to tell Sonya that she needed Craig home to serve as a buffer between her and Jesse. Without her son in the house, there was no telling what his parents might get into.

Especially tonight.

Even with Sonya and Mike around them, the sexual tension between them had been strong. Every time she looked at him she remembered that day when he had kissed her. And then there was the fact that it was exactly three years ago tonight that they had made love and conceived their son. Thanksgiving Night.

“Carla?”

She whirled around and gazed across the room at Jesse. “Yes?”

“Am I making you nervous?”

She swallowed deeply. “No, I’m fine.”

He stared at her for a long moment. “Are you sure?”

“Yes, I just miss Craig already.”

Jesse smiled. “So do I.”

Carla shrugged. “Sonya will take real good care of him. She always does.”

Jesse met her gaze. “You look good tonight, Carla.”

She blushed at his compliment, especially since she wasn’t wearing anything special, just a pair of jeans and a pullover sweater. “Thanks. Would you care for something to drink?”

He shook his head. “Not now, maybe later.” He crossed the room to stand in front of her. “Do you realize it was three years tonight when we had our first date?”

“Yes.”

“Do you know how much I wanted you that night?” he asked, his voice low and seductive.

Carla’s stomach tumbled in a wave of intense desire. She decided to be completely honest with him. “Probably as much as I wanted you.”

He took a step closer, appreciating her honesty. His hazel eyes were slightly glazed. “And do you know how much I want you tonight?” he whispered.

She nodded. “Probably as much as I want you.”

She met his mouth when it came down to hers and rested her body against his. Their tongues began mating, slow but not gently. They were hungry for the taste of each other. He was devouring her mouth and she was devouring his.

His hand ran down her back and cupped her behind, bringing her firmly against his erection that pressed against his jeans. But that wasn’t good enough. He didn’t want clothing separating them.

He broke off the kiss and pulled back just enough to look into her eyes. “Tell me what you want, Carla,” he said huskily, hoping that she would and that it would be the same thing that he wanted. “Tell me.”

She wrapped her arms around his neck and met his gaze. “I want you to take me to bed and make love to me,” she whispered silkily. “I need you, Jesse. I need three years worth of hot, mind-blowing lovemaking. That’s what I want…from you.”

Jesse’s breathing deepened, his nostrils flared and adrenaline rushed fast and furious through his veins. He reached down and lifted her into his arms and quickly carried her into the bedroom and placed her on the bed. Without wasting any time he undressed her and when she lay completed naked before him, he stood back.

Deftly. He unsnapped his jeans and proceeded to take them off. He planned to love her just the way she wanted to be love . . . three years’ worth. He took the time to put on a condom, then thought that the last time they had used one she had gotten pregnant anyway, and decided if she got pregnant again that would be all right with him. He wanted other children. He wanted other children from her.

When he joined her on the bed and touched her, she moaned out his name. He needed to taste her all over and moved his mouth everywhere over her sensitive skin, tasting her breasts then working the tip of his tongue down her belly and between her thighs.

“Jesse!”

Her body was hot and he tasted her heat as she twisted mindlessly against his mouth. Her fingers dug into his shoulders but he didn’t feel any pain, just pleasure.

“I need you inside of me, Jesse!”

He obliged her request and slid his body over hers as she spread her legs apart. Without preamble and without wasting any time, he entered her. He needed to be inside of her just as much as she needed him to be inside of her. A low, primitive growl rumbled up from his chest as he continued sinking deeper and deeper into her. She was tight, wet, snug, and he wanted it all. He wanted to be sheathed so deep inside of her and never come out. He felt himself moving back and forth and she arched her hips to receive him, all of him. Her moans became a song of pleasure that played on his senses, increasing the pleasure they shared.

And moments later when he gave one last hard thrust, she screamed his name, the same exact moment he screamed hers. And they shattered into a million delirious sensations that took control of their minds and bodies, sending them into waves and waves of pleasure.

And they both knew that this was just the beginning.