Dog Days of Summer (19 page)

LuAnn and Boyd took off and the rest of the group continued gassing up and talking. The rest of the day went along smoothly. The ride was very nice, and the weather was nicer. Jeremiah looked over at Joci riding, and his heart swelled. She was amazing. Most women would have freaked out yesterday when those assholes got so close to her, but she kept her cool and knew what to do when he pulled over. She was a great rider. Today was the same. Boyd had cut her off, and she hadn’t bitched or made a scene. She just fell in line where she could and rode along.

She looked fantastic on her bike, too. She rode a Harley Davidson Fat Boy. She had it custom painted, pearl white with gold ghost flames. She sat with a small lean forward, looking as sexy as hell. He couldn
’t blame the guys for admiring her yesterday. Jeremiah had a hard time taking his eyes off her. God, he was a lucky man.

Joci looked over and saw Jeremiah watching her. She smiled at him, and his heart skipped a beat. She winked and looked back at the road. This was without a doubt the woman he wanted to spend the rest of his life with.

Joci was enjoying herself immensely. The day was fantastic, and not having LuAnn around was making it even more so. She felt free of a heavy weight. You could tell it in everyone else as well. The mood seemed lighter and happier. Even Chase had perked up a bit.

They pulled in the driveway at the house around
5:45, and everyone rolled the bikes into the garage.

Joci got off her bike and said,
“If someone wants to go to the store and pick up some chicken and potatoes, I’ll be happy to cook.”

“
Joci, I don’t want you to have to do that. We should be relaxing,” said Jeremiah.

Joci smiled,
“Not having LuAnn here is relaxing. Besides, we can have drinks, and no one has to drive.”

“
I’ll go.” Ryder volunteered. Frog piped up, too. “I’ll go with you.”

Joci and Janice gave them a shopping list and decided to take their showers while the guys were shopping. Then, while they were cooking, the guys could clean up.

Joci went to the bathroom and turned on the shower to warm up. As she was pulling her clothes out of her bag, Jeremiah walked in and locked the door. He had made her a drink and brought it in with him.

He handed it to her with a wink and she took a sip and licked her lips and said,
“Mmmmm. Thank you.”

Jeremiah snatched the glass from her hand and set it on the dresser. He grabbed her around the waist and pulled her close to him.

“You set my blood on fire, Jocelyn James. I can’t stop looking at you. I can’t stop thinking about you. I can’t stop dreaming about you. I can’t and won’t ever stop wanting you.”

Joci smiled at Jeremiah and sighed. She shook her head and looked up at him.

“It took me a long time to find you, Jeremiah. It took me a long time to admit my feelings for you. But I’m such a lucky woman. You were definitely worth the wait.”

They kissed, exploring each other
’s mouths with their tongues. Nipping lips, tongues mating, like they were starving for each other.

“
Take your clothes off, Joci. I want to watch you.”

Joci smiled at him and started taking her clothes off. She pulled her shirt off and threw it on the bed. Then her jeans came off and hit the bed. She pushed her panties down her legs and they went in the same direction. She reached back and unhooked her bra and sent that sailing to the rest of her clothes. When she was completely naked, she walked forward and looked at Jeremiah.

“What do you want me to do now, babe?”

Jeremiah hissed out a breath. Lucky man indeed.

“Get in the shower and wait for me.”

Joci smiled and walked into the bathroom. She was turned on like crazy, loving the way he loved her. She stepped into the shower and started
lathering up her hair. She soaped up her body, and as she was rinsing out her hair, she felt Jeremiah grab her ass in both of his hands. He quickly wrapped his arms around her from behind and pushed her against the wall.

“
Spread your legs, baby. Open yourself up for me.”

Joci spread her legs open for him. She felt him slip a finger inside of her, and she gasped at the feel of him.  She put her forehead on the shower wall and groaned.

“Feel how tight your little pussy is? It feels amazing wrapped around my cock. Wet and hot and fisting me like a glove. It sucks me right in and holds me so fucking tight. I can’t get enough of how you feel, Joci.”

He was moving his fingers in and out of her. Slowly…agonizingly slow. With his other hand, he reached around and rubbed her clit. Joci hissed out,
“Jeremiah. That feels amazing.”

“
Not nearly as amazing as you feel.”

Jeremiah bent his knees to position himself at her entrance. He pushed, and Joci let out a sigh. Jeremiah pulled out again and pushed in all the way. His eyes almost rolled into the back of his head at this feeling.

“Joci, you feel like heaven. I want to live just like this inside of you. You drive me wild with want and need.”

Joci really didn
’t have words for how she felt with him inside of her. Full, so full. Like nothing else in this world. He made her come so fast. But also because she loved being with him. He made her feel complete. She was as addicted to him as much as he was addicted to her.

Jeremiah started moving in and out of her. Joci put her hands above her head and hung on to the wall for support. Jeremiah wrapped his arms around Joci
’s waist so he wouldn’t push her over.

“
Are you ready, baby? I need to push into you hard now or I’m going to lose my mind.”

Joci was so ready for that,
“Yes, Jeremiah. Make me come.”

Oh, he was going to make her come that was for sure. He started pushing into her, trying not to be too rough with her. He moved in and out of her several times. He kissed her neck and the top of her head.

“Jeremiah, don’t be gentle. I need to feel your passion.”

Jeremiah hissed out a breath and tightened his hold on her. He started thrusting into her. She felt amazing. She could take him. But not only take him, she wanted all that he had to give. It blew his mind.

“Baby, you always have my passion.”

Jeremiah squeezed her waist tighter and started wildly pumping into her. Joci whimpered and fisted her hands against the wall. Her orgasm was building quickly. She felt hot all over and there was an edginess within her that needed to be released. Jeremiah circled her clit again and thrust into her as she moaned his name and came. The walls of her pussy pulsed and milked him, which threw Jeremiah over the edge. He came hard with a groan. He held her tight and pushed up into her as hard as he could.

“Joci…Fuck…You feel so damn good.” He kept his arm around her and moved backwards to sit on the bench in the shower. Joci was sitting on Jeremiah, he was still inside of her, and he wrapped both of his arms around her, pulling her back onto him. Joci laid her head back against his shoulder and moved her arm to reach back and cup his head. Her heart was hammering in her chest, and she was still breathing hard. She felt amazing. She loved the way Jeremiah made love to her. He knew what she needed and he gave it to her every time.

An hour later, Joci, Janice, Julie, and Ashley were cooking in the kitchen. The guys were either on the deck or in the living room bullshitting. The girls were having fun making grilled chicken, stir-fried veggies, and grilled parmesan potatoes. They were enjoying a couple of drinks and talking.

Ashley finally said, “Joci, are you feeling better now that that skank LuAnn is gone?”

Joci smiled at her.
“I hate to say that I’m happy she’s gone, but I really am. I can’t figure out what Jeremiah sees in her to keep her and it bothers the shit out of me, but I feel great that he kicked her to the curb today.”

Janice hugged Joci,
“Babe, you have nothing to worry about when it comes to Dog. He is one thousand percent in love with you. We can all see it. LuAnn can see it, too. That’s why she has gotten so awful.”

Joci looked at Janice for a moment and shook her head.
“I can’t figure out what her hold is over him that he tolerates it when it messes with my head so much.”

Ashley smiled at her,
“Darlin’, I wish Bear was half as crazy about me as Dog is about you. Seriously, as far as that bitch goes, who gives a shit?”

The girls all started laughing. If everyone felt this way, why did Jeremiah keep her around? Just then, Jeremiah walked into the kitchen and saw them all laughing. He looked at Joci, with those beautiful dimples showing, and his chest tightened up. He loved her, no doubt, he loved her crazy. No one in this world ever compared to her. He wanted her buttoned up tight in his world, with his children, all his. He rubbed his chest where the tightness was, contemplating how he would ease this pain in his chest.

Joci turned and saw him watching her. She pointed her beautiful, dimpled smile right at him and he thought his knees would buckle.

“
Hey, you. What’s up?”

“
Not much. Just came in to see if you needed help.”

Joci glided over and slid her arms around him and squeezed.

“Thank you for checking, but we’re doing great. Anything I can get you?”

“No, baby. I’ll just go bullshit with the guys. Can I get you another drink?”

Joci laughed.
“Not if you want a tasty supper. I should wait until I’m finished cooking.”

Jeremiah looked over at Janice and Ashley, who were both watching and smiling. Janice held her glass up and nodded at Jeremiah to go ahead and make Joci another drink. She would probably be cute as hell drunk. Jeremiah smiled and squeezed Joci again
, then turned to leave. He was back in seconds with another drink for Joci. He walked over to Joci and held the glass to her lips.

“
Drink up, baby. Tonight, we play!”

Shit
, Joci thought,
tomorrow might be tough on the bike with a hangover.
She didn’t imbibe very often. She was a lightweight compared to normal people. She always had to get herself home and take care of everyone else. Jeremiah stood there, nodding at her to drink more.

“
I won’t be able to ride tomorrow, babe. I can’t.”

Jeremiah kissed her quickly on the lips,
“If that’s the case, I’ll take care of you. I want to watch you let go of yourself. Let me see it, Joci. Have fun with me.”

Joci
’s eyes got big as Jeremiah held the drink to her lips and smiled at her.

“
I’ll take care of you, always.”

Joci took the drink and sipped it. He smiled at her while Janice, Julie, and Ashley giggled behind her.

Jeremiah kissed her quickly on the lips and left the kitchen. The girls were still giggling when Joci turned around. Janice put her arm around Joci’s shoulders and hugged her. “He wants to see you drunk, Joci. Haven’t you gotten drunk in front of him before?”

Joci smiled at her,
“No, I don’t drink much. I’ve always been alone and had to get myself home and take care of Gunnar.”

“
Ah, so that’s it. He wants you to know you aren’t alone anymore. Drink up, Joci. Tonight’s going to be fun!” Ashley was smiling from ear to ear.

They ate a great meal and Joci was feeling no pain. Gunnar was laughing at her. JT and Ryder were as well.

“Mom, too bad the Golden Girls aren’t here,” Gunnar said.

Joci rolled her eyes,
“The Golden Girls haven’t been together in a while, Gunnar.”

Jeremiah looked at Joci,
“Who are the Golden Girls?”

Joci
grinned at him and shook her head.

Gunnar started laughing.
“Mom, Jackie, and Sandi are the Golden Girls. They used to go out on ‘girl’s night’ and sing Karaoke. Mom can sing like crazy. Their signature song is ‘Lady Marmalade.’ You should hear her, Dog. She blows the room away when she sings it.”

Jeremiah looked at Joci and her face flamed up bright red.

“Really? Sing for me, sweetheart.”

Joci shook her head no.
“I can’t sing without my girls.”

She had a goofy grin on her face. Jeremiah leaned over and hugged her.
“Then, we’re going to go out with your girls soon. I want to hear you sing.”

Joci leaned her head into Jeremiah. She was already feeling kind of dizzy.
Uh, oh. This wasn’t going to be good.
Jeremiah hugged her close.

He kissed the top of her head.
“I love you, Joci.” Then he whispered, “I’ll take care of you.”

Joci closed her eyes and let herself believe that was true. Only time would tell.

Sunday was a long day. Joci had a headache, but refused to ride behind Jeremiah and let everyone think she couldn’t take it. But she was suffering. She remembered laughing and having so much fun. She remembered everyone having fun. When she looked around, it looked like a lot of them were hungover, so she wasn’t the only one. Gunnar, Frog, Bear, Ashley, Janice, Joey, Angel, Ryder, JT, and even Jeremiah were all looking kind of worse for the wear. Deacon and Julie were the only ones who didn’t look bad. Joci couldn’t wait to get home and take a nap.

They stopped for gas, and Joci pulled to the edge of the parking lot to drink a Gatorade. Jeremiah walked over to her and hugged her close, not saying anything. He kissed the top of her head and laid his head on top of hers. They stood together like that for long moments.

“Are you okay, sweetheart?” he whispered.

Joci chuckled a little.
“I’m good. How about you?”

Jeremiah snickered.
“I’m good. However, I want to get home and take a nap with you.”

Joci nodded her head. That sounded great.

* * * * *

When Joci woke up from her nap, she had a dry mouth and a slight headache. Jeremiah was nowhere to be found. Hmm. Joci got up and went to the bathroom, took a couple of aspirin, and looked in the mirror. Oh
, well. She walked out to the living room to find her man. Nope, not there.

She walked out to the garage and there he was, removing their bags from the bikes. He smiled at her when she walked out.

“Hey, gorgeous. How are you feeling?”

Joci laughed. She had just seen herself in the mirror.

“If you’re talking to me, I’m okay. If you’re talking to someone else, never mind.”

He grabbed their bags from the bikes and walked up to her and kissed the top of her head.
“You’re the only woman in the world I think is gorgeous. So, yeah, I’m talking to you.”

Joci shrugged.
“Okay. You?”

Jeremiah shrugged.
“Been better. But totally worth it.  You’re a very cute drunk.”

Joci groaned. She didn
’t want to know. Jeremiah put his arm around her and started walking into the house. When they got inside, Jeremiah looked around at the boxes of Joci’s stuff stacked everywhere. He looked at her and smiled.

“
I think we are going to need a bigger house after all. Where are we going to put the kids?”

Joci
’s eyes got huge.
Did he just say that? No, no, no, no, no.

“
Jeremiah…we…I…no.”  Joci was shaking her head.

Jeremiah squeezed her and turned to wrap his arms around her.

“Joci, don’t get scared. I want to have babies with you. It’ll be different this time. We’ll both be able to enjoy the whole process, including raising a beautiful little girl or boy. We’ll do it together.”

Joci was shaking her head. She tried to pull away, but he wouldn
’t let her go. No, she couldn’t go there. She didn’t know what would happen in the future, but she couldn’t think about babies when they had only been with each other for a couple of months. No, she didn’t want to do that unless she was married. She didn’t want to be a single mom again.

Joci
’s body tightened and she could feel her pulse thrumming through her body. Her head still ached from last night, and now he wanted to have babies.

Jeremiah tightened his arms around her. He rocked her back and forth for a little while.

He took a deep breath. “Don’t be nervous, I won’t push. I just can’t help myself. When I look at you, think about you…I just want the whole package.”

Joci was shaking. Of course, not feeling well didn
’t help things at all, but this wasn’t a conversation she wanted to have. She decided to change the subject.

“
Are you hungry, Jeremiah? I can throw something together for us to eat.”

She still wasn
’t even sure she could still have babies. But if she were ever going to have another baby, it would certainly be with Jeremiah.

Jeremiah squeezed her a little.
“I don’t want you to have to do that. Why don’t we order a pizza?”

“
Mmm, that sounds awesome.”

Jeremiah kissed the top of her head and pulled out his phone. Joci started digging through boxes. She had to work tomorrow and wanted to get her office set up so she could get right at it. The photographer from the Veteran
’s Ride had sent her all the pictures from the ride, and Joci wanted to start working on the video. She didn’t tell Jeremiah. She wanted to surprise him with it.

Joci had gotten a few boxes unpacked when the pizza delivery person knocked at the door, announcing supper. Jeremiah paid the guy and brought the pizza into the living room. Joci washed her hands and grabbed them each a bottle of water from the refrigerator. They sat on the sofa to eat and watch the news.

Jeremiah looked over at Joci. He took a deep breath and said, “I didn’t mean to scare you before. I’m sorry.”

Joci looked at him; she saw the love in his eyes. She leaned forward and grabbed his hand.
“I know, baby. I’m sorry I got weird. Being hungover doesn’t help. I don’t want to be a single mom again, Jeremiah. It’s important to me. I don’t want to bring another child into the world without both parents being right there for him or her.”

“
I’m here, Joci. You’re here. We’re together and I’m not gonna let anything change that. I won’t push you. Well, I’ll try not to push you. But, I’m committed to being with you forever.”

Joci nodded her head. What more could she say? For now he wouldn
’t push, and she could see how things worked out between them.

Around nine p.m., Joci and Jeremiah crawled into bed, exhausted. Drinking sure takes its toll on a person.

The next morning, as Jeremiah was getting ready to leave for work, his phone rang.

As he answered, he looked at Joci smiling and mouthed,
“My mom.”

Joci smiled. They had eaten dinner with his parents last week. Joci enjoyed spending time with them. Emily had a great sense of humor and teased
her husband and Jeremiah endlessly. She seemed to have a very comfortable relationship with all her men.

Jeremiah hung up the phone and looked at Joci.
“Why do you have that little smirk on your face?”

“
I was just thinking about your mom teasing you and your dad last week at dinner. She’s funny.”

Jeremiah smirked too.
“My mom always has been. Anyway, she called because Thursday is Eli’s graduation. She wanted to make sure you and Gunnar would be there also.

Joci nodded.
“Absolutely. Can you remind the boys at work today?”

“
Yeah, I’ll make sure they all remember. I would love it if you would ask the rest of the Golden Girls to go out with us the Saturday after we get together with my Marine buddies. I want to hear you sing, Joci.”

Joci groaned.
He just didn’t let anything go, did he?
She didn’t respond right away. Jeremiah stood back a little and looked down at her.

“
Hey. Don’t you want to sing for me?”

Joci smiled,
“I’m really not that good, Jeremiah. After a couple of drinks, I just think I’m good. There’s a difference.”

She sighed.
“I’ll see if they want to go out. Sandi just mentioned something about that at lunch last week, so I would bet unless they have plans, she’s in.”

“
Perfect. See you at lunch.”

Joci cocked her head to the side.
“Do we have lunch plans?”

Jeremiah slapped her on the ass.
“Now that you live here with me, I’m coming home for lunch. Do you have a full workload today?”

“
Not too bad.” Joci was smiling.

“
Great. Meet me in the bedroom at noon, with nothing on. Lie across the bed, on your back, with your head toward the door. And be ready for me.”

With that, he kissed her on the lips and was out the door.

Joci smiled all the way to the back bedroom/office. She was turned on already, so being ready for him at noon wasn’t going to be a problem. As a matter of fact, it was going to be a long morning for her, thinking about him coming home for a nooner.

Joci worked on the video
until eleven. She was organizing the pictures in an order she thought would work well. She was going to set the whole thing to music and was running songs through her mind. She stood up, stretched, and decided to take a quick shower before Jeremiah got home. She was giggling as she walked into the bathroom and turned the water on.

She took a nice long shower and made sure she was shaved and soaped—everywhere. She put body butter all over herself, so her skin was smooth, and dried her hair. She looked at the clock and noticed she still had about fifteen minutes. She walked to the kitchen to grab a bottle of water and walked back to the bedroom, humming a song to herself.

She put the bottle of water on the bedside table and took her robe off. She stretched out across the bed like Jeremiah had asked her to do, on her back, and hummed while she waited for him. Soon, she heard the door open and heard his footsteps walking toward her down the hall. The bedroom door opened and she heard a soft whistle.

She looked up to see Jeremiah looking at her. His eyes were filled with lust and love.

“You are…without a doubt…the sexiest woman I’ve ever laid eyes on. And you’re mine.”

Joci smiled from ear to ear. Jeremiah walked toward her and touched her cheek. He ran his hand down her cheek to her jaw and under her chin. Softly but forcefully, he pulled her chin up. He reached under her arms with both hands and pulled her to the edge of the bed, so her head was slightly hanging over the edge. He ran a finger down her throat and over to her breasts. He palmed a breast in each hand and massaged them a little bit. He pinched each beautiful nipple and made them hard peaks, straining for his mouth. Jeremiah chuckled. He could play with her all day.

Slowly he unzipped his jeans and let them fall to the floor. His boxer briefs followed his jeans. He pulled his t-shirt up over his head. In record time, he was standing at her head, completely naked. He stroked his hard cock up and down a few times watching Joci. Joci squirmed a little watching him pleasure himself. Jeremiah smiled at her.

“
Do you like watching me, Joci? Does that turn you on?”

Joci licked her lips.
“Yes, I like watching you. You’re beautiful. Watching you touch yourself is sexy as hell.”

“
Is it now? Let me see. Touch yourself. I want to watch you.”

Joci reached down with her right hand and slipped her fingers through her soft folds. She moaned a little.

Hissing out a breath, he said, “You’re right, that is sexy. “Keep touching yourself, Joci, I want to watch you and hear you.”

He grabbed his cock and touched her lips with it. Joci opened her mouth and Jeremiah slid himself into her mouth. He knew she couldn
’t take him all the way, so he kept his hand on the base of his cock so he wouldn’t get excited and forget how little she was.

Joci tightened her lips around his length and let her tongue slide along the underside of it when Jeremiah pulled out and slid back in. Jeremiah hissed out a breath. He had thought about this all morning, and still, he was amazed at the feeling of her mouth and watching her touch herself. Shit, there was nothing like it. Joci slid her tongue along the vein on the underside of his cock and he groaned.

“Joci…geez…fucking amazing,” Jeremiah panted.

Joci started wiggling around, but she just couldn
’t quite get there. Jeremiah felt so much better than doing it herself. He watched her squirm around and knew she was having trouble making herself come. Fine with him. He would rather help her anyway. He leaned down and ran his tongue around her swollen, sensitive, little bud while pushing in and pulling out of her mouth. Joci moaned again and lifted her hips to intensify the pressure from his mouth.

He licked her clit again and sucked it into his mouth a couple of times. Joci reached up and cupped his balls in one hand, and put her other hand on the base of his cock. Oh, she loved the way he felt in her mouth, in her pussy, everywhere. Jeremiah used the opportunity to slide a finger into Joci
’s wet little pussy. Two pumps and her orgasm started racing, her body warming and her breathing ragged. Jeremiah put pressure on her clit with his tongue, at the same time pushing two fingers into her wet channel, and she exploded. She was pulsing and clenching and trying to catch her breath. 

Joci continued to rub Jeremiah while working her mouth along his length. She licked his balls and they sucked up inside of him. Gently sliding back into her mouth, Jeremiah let go. Joci swallowed quickly to drink all of him down. Jeremiah laid his forehead on Joci
’s belly, giving them both a little time to catch their breath. Joci licked his cock as it fell out of her mouth, and he groaned again. He stood up as soon as he could, climbed onto the bed next to Joci and pulled her into his arms. Joci wrapped her arm around his waist and kissed his chest.