that.
Pulling her to him, he cradled her against his body like a porcelain doll as he claimed her mouth, his tongue sweeping inside to taste her sweetness as Jessi's hands rested on his chest and she kissed him back. The kiss went from soft and gentle to hard and intense, and he stood, lifted her into his arms, and carried her to her bedroom before setting her down on her bed and coming down on top of her.
She sighed his name as he removed her clothes, and when she helped him undress, Ric almost groaned as her fingers brushed against his skin in the most exquisite torture. He allowed himself a few moments to take in her naked form before he kissed her again, her breasts becoming crushed against his naked chest as he held her to him.
He couldn't explain it, but he never wanted to let her go.
Jessi couldn't believe this was actually happening.
After what had happened to her at the hands of her ex-husband, she thought she'd never find another man attractive, let alone one that she would want to be intimate with.
And yet, there she was, naked and in the middle of making love with a man she'd only met two months ago and knew next to nothing about.
The feeling of his hands on her body, of his mouth on hers and the way he held her close – close enough to crush her breasts and make them tingle with the bare skin-to-skin contact – it was pure bliss.
She could hear someone moaning and knew it was her, but she didn't care.
What Ric was doing to her made her feel … alive. Wanted and cherished.
He kissed every inch of skin on her body, paying close attention to her breasts and the area between her legs before his mouth moved back up to claim hers. His tongue was hot and skilled, driving her crazy with desire she never knew she could feel.
He touched her like she was delicate and held her like he didn't want to let her go. And when he slid into her, claiming and possessing her, it felt like he might actually love her.
Jessi knew that couldn't be possible because they were almost strangers, but she allowed herself the delusion as he made love to her because it was true for her.
Ric Jordan was her saviour. Her hero.
He'd saved her from a man trying to rape her at the rodeo two months ago, and he'd come to the rescue again when he'd come after her today.
She'd fallen for him, and she didn't think anything could change that.
The lovers lay in Jessi's bed, naked and wrapped around each other as they slept. The rain was now coming down in buckets and the city was completely dark outside the window in Jessi's bedroom.
After making love three times, they were both sated and would have slept through until morning if not for the sudden call around three in the morning that woke them.
“ Hello?” Ric answered, kissing the crown of Jessi's head as she snuggled closer to him.
“ It's Blake.” Michael said on the other end. “And I have some bad news.”
“ What?”
“ Kevin Nolan is in the wind.”
“ What? How did that happen?”
“ He took out the agents taking him back to Brisbane and drove their car over a small cliff. He's disappeared.”
“ Christ.” Ric breathed. He looked down at Jessi and was glad she'd fallen back asleep. “What happens now?”
“ I'd like to put Miss Lawson into the WPP, but I know she wouldn't go for that because she refused the last time we offered.” Michael said. “So instead, I want you and her at our HQ in Brisbane by no later then Wednesday. Is she's there, at least we know Nolan can't get to her.”
“ Alright. We'll leave first thing this morning.” Ric said.
“ Are you at her apartment now?”
Ric heard the trace of judgment in the agents voice and replied, “I am.”
“ I'll meet you there. 0900 hours. Be ready to leave.”
“ Will do.”
Ric hung up before waking Jessi to tell her the news. She was a little taken back by this
Pulling her to him, he cradled her against his body like a porcelain doll as he claimed her mouth, his tongue sweeping inside to taste her sweetness as Jessi's hands rested on his chest and she kissed him back. The kiss went from soft and gentle to hard and intense, and he stood, lifted her into his arms, and carried her to her bedroom before setting her down on her bed and coming down on top of her.
She sighed his name as he removed her clothes, and when she helped him undress, Ric almost groaned as her fingers brushed against his skin in the most exquisite torture. He allowed himself a few moments to take in her naked form before he kissed her again, her breasts becoming crushed against his naked chest as he held her to him.
He couldn't explain it, but he never wanted to let her go.
Jessi couldn't believe this was actually happening.
After what had happened to her at the hands of her ex-husband, she thought she'd never find another man attractive, let alone one that she would want to be intimate with.
And yet, there she was, naked and in the middle of making love with a man she'd only met two months ago and knew next to nothing about.
The feeling of his hands on her body, of his mouth on hers and the way he held her close – close enough to crush her breasts and make them tingle with the bare skin-to-skin contact – it was pure bliss.
She could hear someone moaning and knew it was her, but she didn't care.
What Ric was doing to her made her feel … alive. Wanted and cherished.
He kissed every inch of skin on her body, paying close attention to her breasts and the area between her legs before his mouth moved back up to claim hers. His tongue was hot and skilled, driving her crazy with desire she never knew she could feel.
He touched her like she was delicate and held her like he didn't want to let her go. And when he slid into her, claiming and possessing her, it felt like he might actually love her.
Jessi knew that couldn't be possible because they were almost strangers, but she allowed herself the delusion as he made love to her because it was true for her.
Ric Jordan was her saviour. Her hero.
He'd saved her from a man trying to rape her at the rodeo two months ago, and he'd come to the rescue again when he'd come after her today.
She'd fallen for him, and she didn't think anything could change that.
The lovers lay in Jessi's bed, naked and wrapped around each other as they slept. The rain was now coming down in buckets and the city was completely dark outside the window in Jessi's bedroom.
After making love three times, they were both sated and would have slept through until morning if not for the sudden call around three in the morning that woke them.
“ Hello?” Ric answered, kissing the crown of Jessi's head as she snuggled closer to him.
“ It's Blake.” Michael said on the other end. “And I have some bad news.”
“ What?”
“ Kevin Nolan is in the wind.”
“ What? How did that happen?”
“ He took out the agents taking him back to Brisbane and drove their car over a small cliff. He's disappeared.”
“ Christ.” Ric breathed. He looked down at Jessi and was glad she'd fallen back asleep. “What happens now?”
“ I'd like to put Miss Lawson into the WPP, but I know she wouldn't go for that because she refused the last time we offered.” Michael said. “So instead, I want you and her at our HQ in Brisbane by no later then Wednesday. Is she's there, at least we know Nolan can't get to her.”
“ Alright. We'll leave first thing this morning.” Ric said.
“ Are you at her apartment now?”
Ric heard the trace of judgment in the agents voice and replied, “I am.”
“ I'll meet you there. 0900 hours. Be ready to leave.”
“ Will do.”
Ric hung up before waking Jessi to tell her the news. She was a little taken back by this
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