Body Rush (17 page)

He gripped the steering wheel harder and kept his gaze firmly glued to the road. If he looked at her, he’d start touching, and he wouldn’t want to stop until he was balls deep inside her hot cunt. “You like to be on top, huh?”

“I have very specific needs, Jake. Can you handle that?”

Oh hell. His cock flexed behind the fly of his jeans. “I can handle it,” he gritted out.

“I have a feeling you’re going to be in for a surprise.”

“Are you trying to tell me that you’re really a dude?” he said, hoping to lighten the mood.

She snorted. “Nothing quite so drastic.”

“Then what is it?”

“Would you be terribly shocked to know I’m a dominatrix?”

His gaze snared hers. The road, the park, it was all forgotten when she’d uttered that one word. “As in you like to make your men lick your boots and call you mistress?”

“Something like that, yeah.”

Jake could well imagine a man on his hands and knees begging her to put him out of his misery. Hell, he was damn near begging himself. He turned his attention back to the road. “Hmm, I see.”

“Are you turned off now?”

Jake grinned. She might be a dominatrix, but she was still vulnerable enough to wonder if she appealed to him. “Let me put it this way: My cock hasn’t shown any signs of relaxing since you licked hot fudge off your spoon.”

“I did not lick it.”

“Oh, you licked it. All I could think about was how good that little tongue would feel on my cock.”

“I might be persuaded to show you, but you’ll have to ask nicely first.”

“You’re a very bad girl, Roni.”

“Do you like bad girls, Jake?”

Her soft voice floated over his body like a caress. “I like you. Good, bad or otherwise. You and I are going to fit like a glove.”

“You’re willing to submit to me?”

“How about we go with the flow here, sweetheart. No expectations.” He turned a corner before asking, “Trust me?”

For a heart-stopping minute Jake worried she would ask to be taken back to her car. He began mentally working on his persuasion technique when she murmured, “Yes, I trust you.”

He reached across the middle console and took her hand. “Good girl.”

4

“S
o, what’s at the park you want to show me?”

The change in topic wasn’t fooling him one damn bit. She was as hungry for sex as he. “It’s a secret.”

He heard her sigh. “Do you know you can be very annoying at times?”

“My brother has mentioned that a few times.”

“You have a brother? Is he older or younger?”

“Spencer is older by five years. He’s married and has a daughter, Lisa. She works for me. You’ve talked to her on the phone.”

“Oh yeah, she seems sweet.”

“She’s a little flighty and I’m constantly wondering how she talked me into giving her the job.”

“Because you love her.”

He rolled his eyes. “She’s got me wrapped around her pinky.”

“You’re her uncle, of course she has you wrapped. But, be firm too, she needs boundaries.”

“I try, then she gives me that look and I cave.”

She laughed. “Females learn that look at birth.”

“I can believe that.” He glanced at her as he turned on the road that would take them to the park. “Do you have any brothers or sisters?”

“I have an older brother, but we don’t see each other much. Braden lives out in California.”

“Do you miss him?”

“Sometimes. E-mail helps though. We keep in touch as much as we can. He’s in real estate so he’s always busy.”

“A real estate agent and a doctor. Your parents must be proud.”

“They are. Neither of them went to college so it was important to them that we get our degree. When I graduated my dad cried. I think he was happier than me.”

“I can well imagine. I didn’t go to college either.”

“How’d you learn computers so well?”

“Figured it out on my own. I guess I sort of have a knack for it.”

A few minutes of silence, and then, “I love your car. The pony interior is my favorite.”

He gave into the need to glance over at her. She stroked the soft leather with a fingertip. Hell, Jake wanted that little finger on the head of his dick. She wiggled, as if attempting to get more comfortable. The little movement caused her pretty breasts to jiggle a little and he wanted to howl. She’d taken off the jacket when they’d started on the road and Jake had been only too pleased.

To keep from acting the fool by drooling, Jake focused on the road again. “I wouldn’t have thought you were old enough to know about pony interior.” He winked at her, then murmured, “You a car buff, little girl?”

She smiled, and the small change made her appear younger, and so damn sexy. “Not a car buff. I just love Mustangs. Braden was always buying them and fixing them up. I spent a lot of time helping him. Or rather, pestering him.”

“I can’t imagine you with grease on your face.”

She groaned. “Try head to toe.”

He grinned. “The ’65 is a beauty.” Jake rubbed his hands over the steering wheel in a show of respect. “Even when I was in high school I knew I’d own one someday. I bought it after my wife died.”

“Your wife?”

Damn, he hadn’t meant to bring up Sarah. “I was married right out of high school. She died a few years ago, breast cancer. Mustangs were her favorite, but we couldn’t afford one. After she died, I don’t know, I wanted to honor her, I suppose.”

“I’m sorry, it must have been difficult for you.”

Difficult didn’t even begin to cover it, but Jake wasn’t about to open that particular box. Not tonight. “It was hard, but you cope.”

“One day at a time?”

“Exactly.”

“Well, you take very good care of your car. A candy-apple red ’65 in such mint condition isn’t something you see everyday. It must have cost a pretty penny.”

“And worth every one of those pretty pennies too.” And then he thought to add, “But there will come a day when I’ll part with her. I love her, but time marches on.”

“Does it?” She asked as she turned in her seat and watched him with such scrutiny he almost fidgeted like a schoolboy.

He knew they weren’t talking about the car anymore. They were talking about Sarah. “A car doesn’t keep a man warm at night, Roni. I guess I always knew that once I met the right woman I’d sell her.”

“Hmm, no, a car can’t keep you warm. But don’t you think it’s possible to have both the woman and the car?”

She sounded far too serious and that’s not what he wanted tonight. He wanted her to relax and enjoy the evening. “Maybe for some it’s possible, but not for me. I’m a very focused man. When I have my heart set on something, or someone, I like to give one hundred percent.”

“Yes, one hundred percent is good.”

He spotted the place he wanted to take her and pulled over to the curb. Jake killed the engine before turning toward Roni. “Giving a woman one hundred percent is the only way I operate, sweetheart.”

“Oh,” she whispered.

His eyes roamed over her possessively. “We’re here.”

“Are we?”

Jake leaned toward her and brushed her mouth with his. “Yeah, we are.”

Roni licked her lips and pulled back. She looked outside her window, then turned to him with a frown. “You wanted me to see an empty cage and a bunch of trees?”

“Smartass,” he murmured. Jake opened the car door, then jogged around to her side to help her out. “I have something better than empty cages and trees.”

He took her hand and led her down a dirt path. “I’ve never been to this park,” she said as she looked around. “Usually I go to the one closest to my office. It has great biking trails.”

“This place is a little more rustic and there aren’t any biking trails.”

She shrugged. “It’s pretty. I love the outdoors. We used to go camping a lot when I was a kid.”

Jake was surprised. The sophisticated woman with her expensive clothes and manicured nails didn’t strike him as a nature lover. “You’re a constant surprise to me, Dr. Smart.”

“You didn’t think I’d be the outdoorsy type, did you?”

He held her hand when she tried to pull away. He’d said something wrong, but he wasn’t sure what. “You sound disappointed in me.”

“I hate when people judge me simply because of my profession. It’s annoying to be slipped into the category of china doll.”

He pulled her to a stop. She wouldn’t look at him, but Jake wouldn’t be deterred. “It’s not your profession. It’s you.”

Her head whipped around, her eyes blazing with anger. “Don’t make the mistake of thinking I’m some fragile little thing who needs to be coddled. You’ll be sorely disappointed.”

“I would never think you needed coddling, but you aren’t exactly bulging with muscles and tromping around in hiking boots either. You have a delicate way about you. It takes a man a minute or two to see past the surface.”

“And what do you see below the surface, Jake? Tell me, I’d really love to know.”

“I see a stubborn woman who’s strong enough to take charge of her own pleasure. You’re polished, but not afraid to get dirty. I see a woman I want to get to know better.”

“Then why are we in the woods when we could be in a bed, naked?”

Straight to the point, that was Roni. “Turn around,” he softly demanded. She squinted at him, as if suspicious. “You have to turn around if you want to see why I brought you here.”

“Fine,” she gritted out, then swung on her heel. She stared at the large metal cage before finally letting out a frustrated sigh. “All I see is another empty cage, Jake.”

Jake stepped up behind her, letting his body brush hers. He felt her shiver in awareness and it made his blood run hotter. “Look up, on that branch near the top of the cage.” He pointed over her shoulder.

He heard her sharp intake of breath and he knew she saw it. “Oh, Jake, it’s beautiful.”

“It’s a red-tailed hawk. She had a broken wing, that’s why she’s here. Someone found her and brought her here to recover. She would have died on her own. I don’t think she would have been able to hunt for food.”

“She looks sad, don’t you think? Caged up like that?”

“I’m sure she’s a little sad. But they take good care of her here. When she first arrived she was pretty bad off. I don’t think they expected her to survive. A hawk doesn’t just take food you give her; she hunts for her dinner. It took a lot of work to get her just to eat.”

She turned around and Jake was surprised to see a tear slipping down her cheek. “I’m glad they saved her, but shouldn’t she have been allowed to die a natural death?”

Unable to keep his hands off her even a moment longer, Jake cupped her cheeks in his palms and swiped away the tear. “I don’t know. I’m glad she has a chance to survive though.”

“Me too, but she’s better now, Jake. Maybe they could release her back into the wild.”

“Maybe.” Jake didn’t like seeing the hurt on Roni’s face. “If it was within my power I would open the cage myself and let the bird go free, but even if I could, would it be fair to have saved her, just to let her starve to death now? Or let some other predator pick her off?”

“She survived, even though the odds were against her. It’s possible she could fend for herself now.”

He wondered. Was the hawk well enough now to survive on her own? “I’ll talk to the park officials first thing Monday and see what can be done.”

“You would do that?”

He nodded. “It might not help. I’m sure if she could have been set free they would’ve done it. But it can’t hurt to find out more.”

She went up on her tiptoes and pressed her lips to his. The kiss was soft and Jake wanted more. He wanted to devour her.

Roni pulled back, her eyes shining bright with emotion. “Thank you,” she whispered.

Jake groaned. “How about I get you back to my place where you can thank me properly?”

She grinned. “Yes, good idea.”

5

“Y
ou’re a slob, Dr. Smart.”

Roni took in the messy surroundings. Clothes were strewn everywhere, her dresser was a chaotic mishmash of makeup, spray bottles and…damn, was that a coffee cup? It was a ridiculous mess. Still, she was glad she’d managed to talk him into coming home with her, instead of the other way around. “It’s the way I live, deal with it.”

“I bet you say that to all the guys,” he whispered as he continued removing her clothing.

Oh, God, they were moving too fast and she knew it. He’d already shucked his clothes and now he was helping Roni out of hers. Roni couldn’t seem to put a stop to it. Something about Jake pulled at her. He didn’t treat her like she would break. He pushed and demanded and Roni loved it. She’d never let a man take such control. She’d even begun to suspect she was incapable of letting down her defenses long enough to ever have a normal relationship. She’d discovered pretty quickly that going to Kinks afforded her the luxury of being herself. There were no expectations. She could act on her desires and there were no consequences.

As she stood in her bedroom, allowing Jake to undress her as if she were a small child, Roni discovered a new kind of pleasure. When he removed her bra, leaving a pair of white silk panties covering her from his view, Roni was nearly ready to surrender and let Jake run the show.

As he slid the scrap of silk down her legs, Roni suddenly felt a bout of shyness overcome her. When he didn’t stand back up to take her to the bed, she frowned. “What are you doing?”

On his knees, his face mere inches from her pussy, he stared up at her. “I’m looking.”

Her clit throbbed as she watched him lick his lips. Jake leaned forward and kissed her drenched curls tenderly, forcing her to reach out and clutch his shoulders for support. His talented mouth lingered, licking up and down between her swollen folds. Roni whimpered and dug her fingers into the powerful muscles of his shoulders.

“Oh, God, Jake.” Roni didn’t know what to do. A storm brewed inside her and she needed to control it. To rein it in. As his arms wrapped around her hips and he cuddled her bottom, Roni tried to wriggle free. She ached to open her thighs, to give him better access. But he was too strong and he wasn’t budging.