We stood side by side as Gabi helped me wash and dry our bowls. I’d already put the remaining soup in a container to keep for tomorrow. The refrigerator was no longer cold, so any food that I wanted to keep was now outside in a cooler.
“Well,” Gabi trilled her lips, breaking the silence. “That didn’t take long. There certainly isn’t much to do once it gets dark and the power’s out.”
Drying my hands, I replied. “I wish I could offer you a movie or something.” There wasn’t anything to do except talk, and so far, that hadn’t gone well.
“What would you be doing right now if I wasn’t here?” Gabi asked as she leaned against the counter. Even in my sweats that were far too big for her, she was sexy in everything she did.
Humming to myself, I thought about it. “With the power out, I’d probably sit by the fire and try to conceptualize the next motorcycle I’m going to build.”
“You build motorcycles?” Her eyes widened as she licked her full lips and edged closer.
“Out in my garage. I didn’t mention that before?”
“No, you didn’t. Do you ride also?” Her hand went to her neck as she subconsciously pushed her breasts out, or at least I thought it was subconsciously.
“I do. I don’t think I’d be a very good builder if I didn’t. You need to know how a bike handles and the way it should feel between your legs.”
Turning her head to the side, she whispered out a curse. “Is that a good or bad thing?” Moving back to the table, Gabi pushed her chair in and straightened the rest.
“Depends on how you look at it.”
She looked up and locked her eyes on me. “It’s really fucking hot.”
Good to know.
“I think I’m going to head to bed now. Thanks for dinner.” Her voice was high, but I didn’t get a chance to ask if she was okay. Instead, Gabi quickly turned and walked out of the room.
Deciding it was probably best if I didn’t go after her, I took the soup outside and put it in the cooler. When I got back to the sliding glass doors, Gabi was standing there watching me. I guess she’d changed her mind about going to bed. That or she needed something.
I thought she would move back from the door as I stepped inside, but I couldn’t have been more wrong. Gabi’s hands came up to rest on my chest as she tipped her head back. Following her gaze, I stopped breathing when I realized we were under the mistletoe.
“Gabi, what are you doing?” I asked hoarsely.
“Testing destiny,” She answered before lifting up and crashing her lips to mine.
For a moment, I stood unmoving at the shock of her kiss. Tilting my head, I let my lips melt into hers. Cupping my cheek in her tiny hand, Gabi licked my lower lip, and I happily opened for her.
The world burst into technicolor as our kiss went frantic, tasting each other. I blinked my eyes open to see Gabi staring up at me. The power had come back on, and we were spotlighted by the outdoor light and the one coming from over the kitchen island.
Instead of looking around at her surroundings now that she could, Gabi only had eyes for me. Her hand tentatively reached up, and with one finger she lightly traced her finger over my scar. She started at my eyebrow and stopped by my eye only to curve around my cheekbone. A look of wonder came over her face. My eyes closed from her delicate and reverent touch.
“God Jax, you’re gorgeous.”
Warmth swelled in my chest, and I couldn’t hide the smile that came over my face. “I could say the same about you.”
She had been beautiful before, but now in the light, she was spectacular. Her skin glowed with a slight flush; her rich, chocolate brown eyes filled with undeniable heat. My very own brown-eyed girl. Her lips were swollen from our kiss.
Lifting up on her toes, Gabi brushed her mouth back and forth across mine only to stop and nibble on my lower lip.
“Kiss me, Jax,” she panted.
Palming her hip, her leg instantly wrapped around me, pulling us even closer together. I couldn’t stop myself from grinding my erection against her softness and the heat emanating from between her legs.
“Gabi, you feel so good.” My body surged with electricity. For the first time in a long while, I felt alive.
Threading her fingers in my hair, Gabi jumped up and wrapped her legs around my waist. Her mouth moved across my jaw and down my neck. My hands palmed her ass, fingers digging deep into her flesh with each step I took toward my bedroom.
All thoughts of Gabi leaving the next day were gone. Only my blinding need for her remained.
Placing her on my bed, I climbed on top of her. One hand skimmed up her smooth stomach, pushing her shirt up, revealing her heaving breasts. Creamy skin highlighted her rosy nipples that were begging for my attention. My lower body had a mind of its own. I couldn’t stop myself from grinding my hard cock against her hip.
One touch of her skin, and electricity charged me. I was humming. Alive. One taste of her mouth, and I needed her desperately.
My tongue swept inside, and I couldn't hold back my groan. Gabi panted underneath me, wrapping her legs around my hips, pulling me closer. My fingers fisted in her silky brown hair, tilting her head to the side, so I could taste more of her. I bit and nipped down her neck, using my tongue to soothe as I went, until I reached her pert nipples.
My tongue swirled around her rosy tip, feeling it harden as Gabi arched up into me, moaning. Grappling for my pants, she pulled them down as far as she could with her hands, and eventually her feet, as I continued to pinch, bite, and lap at her gorgeous breasts. Moving on to trace my tongue on the intricate tattoos that graced her collarbone.
All thought left me when I felt the heat of her tiny hand wrap around my cock.
“Fuck, you feel so damn good,” I moaned into the side of her neck. I was enraptured by each sweep of her thumb over my tip as she took the moisture and coated my cock, making it slick. Her hand moved up and down my shaft with eagerness—the twist she applied each time at the end drove me wild.
“Tell me you want this,” I rasped out as my hand fumbled desperately to open my nightstand drawer to find a condom.
“I want you, Jax,” she answered back breathlessly, hands running up and down my thighs while I straddled her sexy as fuck legs.
Never had I been as amped and nervous to be inside someone as I was in that moment. I knew nothing would be the same after I’d been inside her. Pumping my cock a few times, I squeezed the head and let out a moan. Gabi laid beneath me watching my every move, enraptured. With one lick of her lips, I was desperate to be inside her.
“I need you, Jax. Please.” She squirmed underneath me with want.
Her hair was fanned out on my pillow, her eyes heavy-lidded as she looked up at me. I couldn’t wait a second longer to be inside of her. I needed her just as much as she needed me.
As I slid into her, everything was right in the world. I squeezed our intertwined hands and slowly withdrew.
I never wanted to leave the warmth of her body.
I never wanted her to leave.
I had found my destiny.
My soulmate.