Free Heart's Desires by Kasey Martin

yelled, assuming he was there to see his cousin and not hers.
                  “Jake, hey man what are you doing here?”  Tony questioned, coming from the kitchen holding a beer.  Upon seeing his cousin, he whistled.  “Why are you so dressed up?”
                  Korri wanted to hear the reason too.  Jake only wore jeans and a t-shirt, or maybe a button down, but always with jeans. And although Tony was her world, Korri could definitely appreciate the way Jake was wearing the hell out of that suit. 
                  It was dark gray and tailored to perfection, fitting his tall muscular frame to a T.  His crisp, white shirt was left open at the top, and it stretched and hugged every muscle on his well-defined chest.  His blonde hair was already short on the sides, but the longer section at the top that normally hung in his face was slicked back, showing off his bright green eyes.  His beard was even cut lower, shaped and sculpted around his full lips.
                  Yes, Jacob Cameron was indeed looking fine this evening.
                  Tony cleared his throat and cocked an eyebrow at his fiancée as she gawked at his cousin.  Korri gave a sheepish grin as he pulled her in a tight embrace from behind and kissed her neck.
                  “So . . . what’s up with the getup?”
                  “I’m glad you two like my attire this evening.  I’m just glad to see that ya’ll have on clothes tonight.” Jake chuckled as the blush flooded Korri’s brown cheeks, and Tony chuckled along with his cousin.
                  “I’m actually here to pick up Charlie.”
                  Korri’s eyes lit up.  All traces of her embarrassment left. “I knew it!”
                  Before Jake could ask her what she knew, Charlie entered the room, looking like his biggest desire come to life.
                  She wore a figure hugging knee length green and tan striped dress that displayed all of her delicious curves.  It was a tank top design that gave a hint of her generous cleavage without showing too much. And although she only stood at a petite five-foot five, the tan, strappy open toed heels she wore gave her at least five extra inches, and showed off her well-toned calves and shapely thighs.
                  Her make-up was flawless, with a light shade of pink gloss covering her kissable full lips, and her thin braids cascaded down her back.
                  At that moment, as he stood there taking in all of her beauty, Jake knew that he was a goner.
                  “Hey, Bear,” Charlie greeted, coming to a stop in front of Jake. 
    How in the hell am I supposed to keep my panties on with him looking like a walking wet dream? 
    Charlie sighed and unconsciously ran her pink tongue over her pouty bottom lip.  Jake growled deep in his throat, forgetting about the other two occupants of the room.  Korri giggled and Tony laughed; his brown eyes showed obvious surprise at his cousin’s display of affection.  It had been years since he’d seen Jake like this. 
                  At the laughter, Jake remembered there were other people in the room.  He grabbed Charlie’s hand and placed a kiss to her palm.  “Say good night, Heart.”
                  “Good night, Heart,” Charlie threw over her shoulder as they exited the penthouse condo.
    ***
                  As far as dates went, the night was a great success.  Dinner was delicious and the conversation never stopped, or even had an awkward moment.  They decided to go back to Jake’s house for drinks as neither of them wanted the night to end.
                  Charlie knew what was up.  She knew that going back to this fine ass man’s house was not just for drinks.  She had already taken a big chance by going out with