Free 3013: CLAIMED by Laurie Roma Page B

told you what happened this afternoon?” She tried to keep her voice neutral, but could feel the heat spread across her cheeks, belying her calm.
    “Oh yeah,” he growled. “Did he make your first time good for you, sweetheart?”
    Good? That was a grossly inaccurate description for what she and Sully had shared together. “It was better than good. Thank you for giving me time to acclimate to having two lovers. I know it must have been difficult for you to wait.”
    “Sweetheart, I’ve waited years for you, a few hours more didn’t kill me. Although, it feels like it might now that I’ve seen you naked.” He took a deep breath, then let it out slowly. “We didn’t want to overwhelm you with our attentions. How do you feel about having two lovers now?”
    “I was always meant to be with you and Sully. I truly believe that,” she whispered. “The thought of having both of you…it’s highly arousing.”
    There was an intensity in his gaze now that made her so hot, she was surprised the water around her wasn’t boiling. Her eyes widened he took off his boots, one at a time, then he stood up and slowly began to undress. “What are you doing?”
    He continued to stare at her as he tossed his uniform jacket onto the recliner, then quickly pulled off his shirt, baring his impressive chest. “I thought I would join you…for a swim.”
    Where Sully was slightly taller than Jax at six-foot-eight, with a leaner frame, Jax was thicker with heavy muscles in his arms and chest. It was a chest that Serra desperately wanted to touch, to feel the muscles tense under her fingertip as she stroked her hand down the contours of his hard abs. He seemed to watch her as if searching for a sign of unease, but she was done holding back her desire for him.
    She was done holding anything back.
    Quirking a brow at him, she lazily trailed a finger on the edge of the pool. “Is that all you want to do? Swim? I had another activity in mind…”
    Jax’s hands paused in the middle of unfastening his pants. He wanted to curse as his cock pulsed in anticipation. “What did you have in mind, sweetheart?”
    She moved down the length of the pool until she was able to stand. “I want you right here,” she said patting the edge. “Earlier with Sully, I didn’t really get to see him. I was hoping…you’d let me look at you.”
    “Serra, you can look at me all you want.” His lips curved up in a tender smile even as his eyes heated to molten silver. “Sweetheart, I know you need to study everything. This wouldn’t be any different.”
    “I’ve always been fascinated by the male form, but I’ve never really gotten to look at one up close.”
    “You better not have,” he growled.
    She couldn’t help but smirk at him. “Settle down, Commander. Do I have to remind you that the first man I’ve ever been with was Sully? It’s not like you and he haven’t had your share of women over these last few years.”
    “I don’t think this is something we should be talking about right now.”
    Amusement flittered through her as she watched him squirm. Laughter bubbled up. “Is the great Jax Spartan, Commander of the Capital, actually embarrassed?”
    “Shut up.”
    She laughed again. “Honestly, I know you’ve been with other women in the past. I’m pragmatic, not stupid. It’s only logical. As long your body belongs to me now, I don’t care what happened before you claimed me.” She sobered as a distressing thought entered her mind. “You don’t plan on being with anyone else, do you?”
    “What? No! Good God, woman. What do you take me for? I wouldn’t have claimed you if I wanted to be with anyone else. Now that you’re mine, I have no need for any other woman.”
    She nearly slumped in relief. “I had to ask. After seeing the way my fathers have taken mistresses over the years, and the way my mother flaunts her lovers…I just needed to know.”
    “I understand, but you don’t have to worry about that. Sully and I