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Authors: Melanie Shawn

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Seeing the predatory way he looked at her made her inner walls clamp down around his thick erection. At her body’s response, Zach’s jaw tightened as he sucked in an audible hiss. Jessie gasped as his manhood grew even larger inside of her. She felt her body quickly building towards a powerful release.

Seeking what she knew would be dizzying gratification, she attempted to scoot closer to him. To take more of him into her tight sheath. Her body wanted all of him. But she couldn’t get any traction. Her bare skin slid against the smooth surface of her desk.

“Wrap your legs around me,” he gruffly instructed.

She did as he said and was instantly rewarded for her obedience. The new position enabled him to go deeper, faster, harder. His large hands covered her backside, his strong fingers kneading her firm flesh as he drove into her in a ravenous assault. Her sensitive, hardened nipples brushed against his firm chest as her body moved up and down his. With each pump Jessie grew increasingly mindless with pleasure.

Before Zach, Jessie had never been with someone she could completely let go of all her inhibitions with. She’d always been in control in the bedroom. Always taken the lead.

With Zach, she didn’t have to think. Didn’t have to even be aware of what was going on. All she had to do was feel. Each time he thrust into her tight passage, her inner walls milked his thick length. In and out, he plunged into her swollen sex, increasing the almost unbearable pleasure building rapidly inside of her.

As she held onto him, anchoring herself to his strength, she saw their reflection in her large office window. The sight nearly sent her over the edge. Zach’s frame was so large, so dominating. The muscles on his powerful back rippled with every thrust of his hips. Her eyes continued down to her delicate ankles locked around his v-shaped waist, his firm ass cheeks clenching as he relentlessly drove into her.

A blinding, heated rush of sensation spread through Jessie. Closing her eyes she gave herself over completely to its power. Losing herself in the sweet shock of bliss that spread through her, as every one of her feminine nerve endings tingled with delight at his possessive strokes.

When they were joined like this, he owned her. Completely. That knowledge sent a thrill scattering through her as she felt her body going up and over the peak. She jerked against him, her body shaking from the wickedly forceful tidal wave of ecstasy flowing through her.

Just as she was floating back from erotic oblivion, she felt him bury himself into her once more as his arms held her tight to his chest. She felt his rock-hard length twitch inside of her as his muscular thighs tensed in release. His breathing was shallow as his hands flexed against her backside.

Jessie held on to Zach tightly, wishing they could stay like this forever. Wishing she could be in his arms forever. That he would never let her go. When she was in his arms, she didn’t have to think. Her mind was quiet. She could just be.

Slowly she began to feel the tension draining out of his arms as he held her. Too soon for her liking, he stepped away from her. Zach removed the condom, wrapping it in a tissue he must have gotten from her desk, and disposed of it in one quick movement. Jessie tried not to think about the fact that his nickname was “Playboy.” She tried not to dwell on how many women he’d probably been with. Especially, since she was definitely benefiting from his experience. But moments like those shined a bright light on the fact that this wasn’t his first time at the rodeo. She might have just popped her sex-in-the-office cherry, but most likely, Zach had a whole sex-in-the-office cherry tree.

After sitting down on her chair, Zach pulled her off the desk and placed her on his lap so she was sitting sideways on his large, muscular thighs. He leaned his head against her shoulder as his arms enveloped her. Lifting her hand, she ran her fingers through his hair while both of their breathing started returning to normal.

“I’m sorry I freaked out,” he said quietly.

“I’m not,” she said. Then, realizing how it had sounded, she quickly clarified, “I mean, I’m sorry that I scared you, but I’m not sorry about the end result. That was
hot
.”

As he leaned back against the high-backed leather chair, his lips turned up into a wide smile. “Yeah, it was.”

“Are you okay?
Really?”
Jessie was truly worried about him. The look of sheer panic she’d seen in his eyes had broken her heart.

Earlier this week, Jessie had visited Anna to bring her dresses to try on for Haley and Eddie’s wedding since the ‘M’ sisters had struck again and gone and gotten themselves invited to another family event. Anna had talked a little bit about what it had been like those first few years when Zach was still in high school. She’d been in and out of the hospital. Zach had worked two jobs just to make sure they didn’t get evicted and he still graduated with honors. Anna had also told her about time when she’d collapsed and Zach had found her unconscious.

Jessie couldn’t even imagine what she would do if she’d been in Zach’s shoes. He amazed her. Not just with what he’d done as a child, but also the man that he was. His successful career aside, although that was impressive in and of itself, he was kind and generous. He didn’t seem to have a chip on his shoulder or hold any resentment for the hardships he’d faced.

“What are you thinking about?” he asked, looking far too serious.

It wasn’t that Jessie had any problem telling Zach what was on her mind; he was the one person in the world she would tell anything to. But the pain she saw when she looked into his emerald green eyes told her that he would not want to talk about the past.

So she decided to walk down Sexy Time Lane instead of Memory Lane.

“I was wondering if we could sleep in your bed tonight.” She grinned. “It’s a lot more comfortable than mine.”

Still looking far too serious, he asked, “Just tonight?”

“Welllll…” She rested her hand on his chest. Her finger traced the line of his muscular pecs as she continued, trying to lighten the mood. “I actually had a proposal for you to amend our current agreement. Would you like to be roommates with benefits?”

“Roommates with benefits?” he repeated.

“Yep.” She nodded in confirmation.

“Meaning what?” he asked, his expression unreadable.

Butterflies flittered in her stomach as the thought hit her that she might have read their relationship wrong. Maybe this past week when he’d been treating her like a good-buddy-ol’-pal, it had been because he really wasn’t interested in her and
this
had just been a fluke. An aberration.

Zach stared at her expectantly, but once again, Jessie found herself in the odd position of wanting to speak and having no idea what to say.

“Does it mean that you sleep with me?” he asked.

Not knowing what else to do, she nodded.

“Shower with me?” His hand started roaming a little higher up her leg, and she felt a familiar poke in her hip, alerting her to his body’s response to where this conversation was headed.

Whew
. She nodded again.

His large hand dipped between her thighs, and her core tingled as he ran his fingers gently up and down her sensitized sex. “Does it mean if I want to bend you over the table in the kitchen and take you from behind, I can?”

Hell yes
.

She nodded again, this time a little harder.

His hand stilled, and she held her breath.

“Then I don’t care what you call it. Let’s go home, I have plans for you.” He swatted her playfully on her rear as he stood, setting her down and grabbing his clothes with purpose.

Outside, she was trying to play it as cool as she could, considering she was smiling so hard her cheeks would probably be sore tomorrow. But inside, she was jumping up and down and screaming,
Yay
!

Chapter Twenty-Two

“S
o things are going good with the fake-boyfriend roommate situation I take it?” Krista’s brows rose as she sat down next to Jessie.

“Everything’s great.” Jessie gave her sister the same answer she’d given every other member of her family since she’d arrived at the chapel at Whisper Lake.

This day was supposed to be about Haley and Eddie, not Jessie and Zach. Jessie had no idea why everyone was saying that—or a variation of that—the second they saw her. Even Anna had smiled and said that she was glad that Jessie and Zach were doing so well when they picked her up from Avalon this morning.

The trip up to the lake had been as entertaining as the Thanksgiving trip to Harper’s Crossing. Jessie suspected that Margie and Mabel had enough stories to fill a cross-country road trip. Those two were a kick.

As her cousins-in-law and Krista buzzed around the room getting ready, Jessie took a moment to just take this all in. She’d been to a lot of weddings over the past couple of years, since all five of her cousins had tied the knot. But Haley was the first of the Sloan girls to do the deed. It made Jessie feel like everything was really changing.

Sure, she hated the nickname Quad Squad growing up, but that was only because she was an individual. She wanted to be seen and judged on her own merits, not lumped into a group with everyone liking and accepting her because of her last name. She often wondered if that was how celebrities and kids of celebrities felt. Like no one really saw them—they just had an idea of who they were because of their name.

But the truth was, even though she hadn’t lived close to home since she was in high school, Jessie still did identify herself as one of the Sloan girls. Haley, Krista, Jessie, and Becca, whether Jessie liked it or not,
were
the Quad Squad.

Now, Haley wouldn’t even be a Sloan anymore. She’d be a Thomas. And in a few months, Krista would be Krista Malone. As happy as she was for her sisters, and she
was
happy, Jessie couldn’t help but feel a little sad at the changes this marriage represented.

Husbands, kids, families. That’s what her sisters were going to have. Becca was still young, but Jessie knew that, as soon as she got through school, someone would put a ring on it. Her little sister was definitely the ‘settling down’ type. Jessie had always thought that she’d end up with her childhood friend, Brian. But those two had known each other since they were in pre-K and Becca swore that nothing had ever happened between them. They were just friends. It kind of irritated Jessie to think that she was wrong about Becca and Brian, since reading people was kind of her thing, but it looked like she was.

The door opened, and as if summoned from her thoughts, Becca walked in. Just like Jessie and all the girls in the room, she was wearing a royal-blue, floor-length strapless gown. Her shiny, long dark hair fell around her shoulders, and around her neck was the same type of pendant that all the other girls were wearing. It had been their bridesmaid gift from Haley.

“Hi.” Becca lifted her hand, looking a little frazzled. She’d flown in early this morning from California and drove straight here from the airport.

Instead of waving back, Jessie stood as a rush of emotion washed over her and pulled her sister into a hug. Becca’s arms wrapped around her.

“Are you okay, sissy?” Her baby sister’s voice was filled with worry.

Jessie didn’t trust herself to speak without her voice cracking, so instead, she just nodded, still not letting her go.

“Okay, are you ladies ready?” Jessie’s mom opened the curtain a sliver.

Jessie, Becca, and all of the rest of the girls in the bridal suite turned for the big reveal. Her mom pulled back the rest of the curtain and audible gasps filled the room.

Haley looked breathtaking. Seth’s wife Amber had designed her sister a one-of-a-kind gown that rivaled any of the top designers. It was a one-shoulder-strap satin gown with a lace overlay. Haley’s hair was half up and half down, falling in soft curls down her back. Crystals had been placed throughout her locks, making her look even more angelic.

“You look like a
real
princess,” Emily, who was Eddie’s daughter from a previous relationship, whispered in awe.

Haley smiled down at Em. “So do you, sweetie pie.”

Emily did look adorable. Haley had asked Emily to be her maiden of honor a few months back. Jessie remembered that Emily had jumped up and screamed then asked excitedly, “Does that mean I get to get a new dress?!” Haley had laughed and assured Em that, yes, she would get a new dress.

Jessie looked at her sister and saw that their mom was fixing something in Haley’s hair and Haley was adjusting something in Emily’s hair. It was a very precious moment.

Luckily, Chelle, who
loved
taking pictures, was ready for it and snapped about a hundred pics in under thirty seconds.

“Twenty minutes until showtime,” Katie’s aunt Wendy announced as she came through the door. When she saw Haley, she stopped and clutched her chest. “You look just like a wedding cake topper.”

All the ladies started laughing, but that was a high compliment coming from Wendy, who, although she thrived at being a wedding planner, had never actually walked down the aisle herself. It was one of her long-running jokes that the only thing that tempted her to get married was that she would get to pick out her own wedding cake topper. She even referred to the plastic figurines as the Rolls-Royce of Barbies.

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