Free Furever Yours by Catherine Vale Page B

she was to see him, about the baby, and how he
was going to be a father—but nerves overtook her and stole the words out
of her mouth.
                "Why
don ’t you come in,” she said
nervously, stepping aside.
                Disappointment
flashed in his eyes as though he were expecting something more from her, but he
nodded and walked in. She watched him look around the apartment as she locked
the door behind them.
                "Does
your place look anything like this? ”
he asked, turning to her with a quizzical look on his face.
                "No. ” She gave him a lopsided smile. “Mine’s got a
lot less pink and purple on the walls.”
                He
smiled slightly but the curve of his lips faded as they settled onto opposite
ends of the couch. “Jade,”
he said, his voice low and full of hurt. “I’m just trying to understand what
happened between us. I thought we were having such a great time, you and I...
and then the next thing I knew you were gone without so much as a goodbye.” His
silver eyes shone brightly. “I haven’t been able to stop thinking about you
since.”
                "I... ” Jade didn’t know what to say. The enormity of
what she’d done hit her full force, and she wanted to die from shame. This was
the kind of thing women cursed men for all the time... loving and leaving them,
and yet, she’d just done it to a guy who was so hot he should be illegal and
who actually seemed to genuinely like and care about her. “How did you find
me?”
                He
scowled. “I got your phone number from
your grandmother. But, since it was your landline, I couldn’t get anyone on the
phone. I've got a PI friend, though, and he tracked you down for me.”
                Jade ’s first instinct was to be angry until she
remembered that she’d just been having the same thoughts. “You know, it’s
funny,” she said slowly. “I was just thinking about getting some help to track
you down myself.” She smiled a little. “But, it looks like you were way ahead
of me.”
                Dawson
grinned, scooting closer to her. “I
aim to please.” He gathered her into his arms, and she sighed a little as she
pressed her cheek against his chest. Heat curled low in her belly from being in
such close proximity to him, and when he lifted her chin and brought his lips
to hers, she didn’t even try to resist.
                Hunger
swept through her, hot and fierce ,
as he nipped at her lower lip with his teeth. She fisted her hands in his hair
and held him tight, crushing her mouth to his. Her tongue tangled with his, and
a ripple of satisfaction went through her as she heard him groan.
                “God, I missed you,” he rasped, sliding his
hands up her body. She moaned as he palmed her breasts through her bra. One
hand slid around her waist to tug her into his lap, and she straddled him as he
quickly worked the buttons on her blouse, his fingers fumbling. It slid free of
her shoulders to pool around her elbows, and he lifted her breasts free of her
bra, crushing the fabric beneath the heavy, tender mounds so he could take one
in his mouth.
                "Oh
God, ” she moaned as he licked and
suckled. His tongue swirled around her nipple, then flicked back and forth
across it, driving her wild. She dug her fingers into his shoulders and rocked
against him, heedless of everything else except the need to feel his mouth
against her skin.
                He
lifted his dark head to gaze up at her with his molten silver eyes. “Kiss me,” he demanded.
                As
she did, he popped the top button on her jeans and slid them down to her knees
along with her panties. Cool air brushed between her legs, drawing attention to
the moisture gathered there, and she whimpered a little against his mouth. The
whimpering grew louder when the air was replaced by