had a fight. She wants me to let you and Carly go; she feels like she is getting cheated out of a life that was just going to be her and me, and now she’ll have a step-daughter to deal with, and she is angry and doesn’t want it to be that way, but I am not about to let the two of you go. That means that things are probably going to be difficult between her and you, and I don’t know how it will work out. I do want you to know though, nothing is going to keep me from you and Carly; you two are my family and you aren’t going anywhere. It doesn’t matter what kind of selfish demands she makes, nothing is more important than that little girl sleeping in the other room.”
She felt like his declaration about his daughter made her glow inside and she raised her chin and spoke softly to him. “Don’t you worry about it. We’re going to raise her together because that’s what you want to do, and it’s what I want, and we have every right to do it. Our daughter has two loving parents who are putting her above everything else, and she is going to have a wonderful life with both of us, and nothing is going to change that.” She reached her hand to Jonathon’s chin and touched it gently, lifting it to look into his eyes.
“No matter what happens, Carly and I aren’t going anywhere. We’ll be here with you,” she promised him with a smile.
He felt so assured with her, so comforted, almost as if with her, nothing in the world could go wrong. He lifted his hand to hers and held it, turning his head slightly and kissing her palm. As he did so, she felt that familiar warmth and it made her breath catch, and he saw it, and realized how much of an effect he had on her. He felt a heat in him that was much more powerful than it had been up to that point and he could see it in her, as well.
Maggie tried to control her breathing and her heart, but as Jonathon’s gaze held her fast, she could not slow them down, and she could not turn away from him as he leaned toward her and closed his eyes, brushing his lips against hers, kissing her softly and tenderly.
Desire began to stir between them both and though they both knew that they shouldn’t, they both threw caution to the wind, and he slipped his arms around her and drew her to him, his kiss deepening as he parted her lips and curled his tongue around hers. She moaned softly as everything in her came to life and began to catch fire, and he felt the same thing in him.
Their kiss heated and their arms held each other fast; their hands beginning to move over one another’s bodies in need. Jonathon’s lips moved from hers down her neck and she let her head fall back as he neared her collar bone, tasting her and making waves of electricity move through her. She slid her hands over his shoulders and her fingers into his hair as her breath grew short and warmth built in her belly as her muscles began to tighten in need.
Jonathon’s hand closed firmly on her hip and he squeezed it gently, making her moan. Everything in him was swirling in heat and emotion, and he grew hard, his erection pulsing with need for her. His lips found hers again and they kissed more passionately as they held each other tightly.
“Maggie,” he whispered her name hoarsely, “Oh Maggie... I need you.” He spoke softly against her skin. She lost her breath and he looked up at her, his blue eyes dark and intense. “Make love with me... please...” he whispered thickly, his mouth on hers before she could answer.
She knew he was not hers. She knew she might regret it later, but as he kissed her like she was the only woman in the world, she knew she didn’t care about anything else but that moment between them and her growing emotions for him. Her heart swelled and she could not say no to him.
“I want you, too,” She told him. She hadn’t felt simple comfort in so long, just the feel of anyone’s arms around her, holding her, or the smile in their eyes for her, and he had been bringing up so