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  “Do you want me?” His seductive tone caused butterflies to dance in my belly.

  “Yes.” My voice was soft and I had never spoken a truer word.

  “Show me.”

  I stood up and reached out to unbutton his shirt, my fingers grazing the firm muscles of his abdomen. I pulled his shirt off of him and ran my hands down his stomach to the belt on his shorts and unbuckled it. I looked up at him as I unzipped his shorts, my heart thumping and my palms sweating as they fell to the floor. He stepped out of them and I nervously reached for the waistband of his boxer briefs. He grabbed my hands and held my gaze.

  “Down on your knees.”

  I obliged and fell to my knees, his member now in front of me straining to be freed. I pulled his briefs down around his ankles and as he stepped out of them I wrapped my hand around his throbbing cock. I took him in my mouth and heard a sharp intake of breath from above which gave me great pleasure knowing that I had that effect on him. I felt his hands weave through my hair, and grab two handfuls as I slid my hand down to the base and licked up the shaft. I flicked my tongue around the tip and slowly took him into my mouth, my tongue running along the side of his shaft. I removed my hand so that I could take him deeper, my hands grabbing onto his butt cheeks as his grip tightened in my hair. I opened my throat and took him all the way in as he groaned and grunted above me. I started to increase my pace when he quickly moved away and grabbed me under the arms to pick me up and lightly shoved me on the bed. Without hesitation he spread my thighs and I felt his warm, wet tongue slowly lick my swollen bud. His hands were under my ass cheeks and he raised it a bit to give himself better access to my sensitive core. I felt him lick in between my folds before diving into my warm opening and I let out a loud moan. He reached up and twirled my nipples between his thumbs and forefingers, pinching them as he licked from my aching core to my hardened clit. He applied more pressure with his tongue as he pinched my nipples harder, and the sensation running through my body was bringing me close to the edge. Jake flattened his tongue and was now applying heavy pressure to my clit, licking faster and faster as he squeezed my breasts and tweaked and twisted my nipples. I was writhing around uncontrollably on the bed as he pinched my nipples even harder and dove his tongue into my wet entrance. He then sucked my sensitive bud and I felt my body begin to tremble and tense up. I was moaning uncontrollably, needing a release and so close when Jake slid two fingers deep inside me caressing my inner walls and it sent me over the edge. My orgasm rocketed to the surface as I thrashed around on the bed moaning loudly and uncontrollably and then I finally collapsed. I was a heaving mess as I tried to catch my breath.

  Jake quickly went to his bag and I assumed he was getting a condom. I heard the wrapper and watched him roll on the condom but I saw that he had something else in his hands.

  “Close your eyes.” His sexy growl was a command.

  I did as I was told and I felt Jake wrap a blindfold around my eyes. This is new and I like it.

  “Does that feel okay? Not too tight?”

  “It’s okay.” My words came in pants in anticipation of what was about to happen.

  Next, I felt Jake’s weight above me as he positioned himself over me.

  “Open your legs.”

  I did and I felt the head of his throbbing member press its way inside of me. He let out a low groan as he sank deep inside. I felt his lips touch mine, gently at first and then with more urgency. My arms crawled up around him and my fingers wove through his gorgeous thick hair. His tongue slid over and around mine and he lightly grabbed my bottom lip between his teeth. One hand lightly caressed my face before moving down over my collarbone to my breasts. I felt his hand squeeze my breast as his lips moved from mine and captured my nipple in his mouth. His tongue lightly traced my nipple around in a circle as he lightly nipped and sucked the swollen nub. My senses were heightened since my vision was blocked and the sensual way he was touching me, kissing me and moving inside me made my insides turn to liquid and made me even wetter for him. Jake began to increase his pace as he thrust into me. He grabbed my hips and loud groans and truncated breaths escaped his lips as he hammered me into the mattress. My legs and arms were wrapped tightly around him pulling him into me even deeper when I felt his body tense up and he let out a guttural cry as he came inside me. I felt him collapse onto the bed beside me and we both lay there panting, trying to catch our breath. With the blindfold still on, I was able to focus on Jake’s breathing and it felt like time stood still and we were back in college. It was so amazingly, wonderfully familiar.

  After a few minutes he took the blindfold off and propped himself up on his elbow to look at me.

  “You are so amazing Lauren. The sex is incredible but the lovemaking is indescribable. You are my perfect fit. Were you okay with the blindfold?”

  “Yes, I was. I actually like it.” I felt shy for some reason when I said that but Jake was quick to put me at ease.

  “Good, because you looked damned sexy wearing it.”

  We lay there in silence for a couple more minutes and I started to get a chill from the air conditioning.

  “I’m going to put some clothes on because I’m getting chilly.”

  “Good idea.” Jake grabbed a pair of house shorts and a t-shirt from his bag.

  Once we were dressed, we got something to drink and sat on my couch. Both of us knew that the conversation was coming which we both had avoided until now. We couldn’t put it off any longer, it was time we had it. Jake grabbed my hand and his eyes earnestly searched mine.

  “I love you Lauren.”

  “I love you too Jake.”

  He smiled when I said it but the smile did not reach his eyes. He hesitated and then we talked about her.

  “I’ve made such a mess of things. This is going to sound horrible but I wish Vivienne was not pregnant with my child. I have no idea what I am going to do.”

  “What do you mean?”

  “Of course I will provide for the child and have a relationship with him or her, but I have no desire to have a relationship with Vivienne.”

  It made me happy to hear him say that and maybe that made me a horrible person, but it’s how I felt.

  “What does she want from you?”

  “She wants me to marry her.” Fire flashed across his eyes as his anger took over.

  I felt like I had been punched in the gut a second time by Vivienne. This witch has messed everything up! I was angry, but then I realized that it took two to get her pregnant. Jake was a willing participant. But that was before he knew we would get back together so I can’t be upset that they were together. I didn’t know how to respond to what he had just said.

  “I don’t want to marry her. I want to make that clear to you.” His eyes desperately searched mine, begging me to believe him.

  “I don’t think that you want to marry her.”

  “The problem is her family is making a big deal about her being pregnant and unwed. They are concerned about their image. They want us to get married before she starts to show.”

  My stomach dropped to my toes. I thought I was going to die right on the spot. Vivienne had a very rich, powerful family and so did Jake. The society pages would have a field day if those two got married. Two über wealthy families keeping the wealth all in the family, they would love it. Suddenly I felt like the poor girl who was getting in the way of the beautiful, rich people. Suddenly I felt out of place. The only time I had felt anything like this was when I first found out how wealthy Jake’s family is. But I got over the slight insecurity because they were always so welcoming. I had to say something or I wouldn’t be able to function.

  “Are you saying that you are considering caving to family pressure?”

  “Lauren, there are some things you just don’t understand. There is a long history between our families and there are several multi-million dollar deals at stake. Her family is extremely upset that this happened the way it did and they want the problem to be wrapped up in a ni
ce, tidy red bow. In their minds that means a wedding. Her father has mentioned that a wedding is the right thing to do to keep the relationship between our two families running smoothly. He insinuated that he could look for another investment firm for our three pending deals if a wedding doesn’t take place.”

  I thought about what he said and realized that he knew about this before he came here. He knew he was being pressured to marry someone else when he had sex with me. And now I was pissed.

  “Wait a second Jake. Are you telling me you knew about this before you came here to see me and have sex with me? Are you really saying that you knew that Vivienne’s family was basically blackmailing you into marrying her when you came to fuck me??’

  I was visibly angry and I could see the remorse written all over Jake’s face.

  “That is such a crass word and it’s not like that between us. It’s not like that at all Lauren. I love you and you are the person that I want to be with, not Vivienne. But there is the issue of money, a lot of it. I just have to figure out what I am going to do. Please don’t abandon me, don’t abandon us. I will figure out the best thing to do for everyone, I promise.”

  He was so sincere that my anger dissipated, but the sadness remained. I raked my fingers through my hair and then held my head in my hands.

  “After all of this time, we still can’t be together. This is unbelievable.”

  Jake gently lifted my chin with his finger. “I promise it will all be okay.”

  It was hard to believe him and I wasn’t sure he even believed what he was saying.

  This was all too much for me so I shoved it away and buried it behind a wall. I didn’t feel like facing anymore reality right then. I wanted to lighten the mood so that we could at least enjoy the small amount of time we still had together that weekend. “I’m starving. How does pizza sound?”

  He looked relieved to have a bit of a reprieve from the heavy topic. “It sounds perfect.”

  We ordered pizza, watched a movie on cable and just enjoyed each other’s company for the rest of the evening. As we were getting ready for bed, I asked him what time he was leaving the next day.

  “I’m going to leave around 1:00. I thought it might be nice to go to brunch together. Do you have any place in particular you would like to go?”

  “P.J. Clarke’s has an awesome Sunday brunch. That will be perfect.”

  “Okay, then P.J. Clarke’s it is!”

  We climbed into bed and I couldn’t get close enough to him as I snuggled into his arms. I want us to stay like this forever. Please, please, please figure something out so we can be together. I was trying not to let the sadness win, but Jake said, “I love you Lauren, sleep tight,” and the tears silently rolled down my cheeks as I drifted off to sleep.

  The next morning we slept in and I awoke in Jake’s arms and he was still sleeping, his breath soft and even. I wanted to relish the moment so I didn’t move for a few minutes and I thought about the big decision he had ahead of him. What is going to happen to us? At that moment I wished I had a crystal ball so that I could see our future.

  Jake started to stir and hugged me tight as he kissed me on my forehead. “Good morning beautiful. How did you sleep?”

  “I slept really well and I think the fact that you are here had something to do with that. How did you sleep?”

  “Like a baby next to you.”

  My stomach growled and Jake raised an eyebrow at me.

  “It sounds like someone is hungry. I am too, brunch sounds really good right now. Is the place you mentioned close by?”

  “Yes, it’s literally around the corner and down the block.”

  “Perfect. Let’s get ready so we can go eat.”

  We enjoyed an incredible brunch together and all I could think was I wished we could be together like this all the time. I started to feel a knot in my stomach as we finished eating because I knew that meant that when we got back to my condo, Jake would be leaving. He must have seen the sadness on my face as we were waiting for our bill.

  “What’s wrong sweetheart?”

  “You’re leaving and I don’t know when I’ll see you again. And this situation with Vivienne…Jake it’s…”, I didn’t quite know how to tell him she was ruining our lives.

  “I know, but please don’t worry Lauren. I’ll figure something out. And as far as seeing me again, what does your schedule look like next weekend?”

  “I have a brief due in two weeks so I will be buried in work until then.”

  “Okay then, in two weeks when you have completed your brief, would you like to come visit me in New York?”

  My stomach fluttered with excitement at the thought of seeing him again so soon. Of course I wanted to go visit him, but Vivienne’s pregnancy thwarted any real happiness for me. I pushed that thought out of my mind because I didn’t want to lose him, so I decided that I would just take things day by day and see where things went with us.

  “I would love to come visit you Jake.” I smiled at him trying not to think about the fact that he would be leaving in a few minutes.

  “Great, then it’s a date. The jet will pick you up at 8:00 Friday night. Does that time work for you?”

  “That should be fine. I’ll file my brief with the court Friday morning, so yeah, it shouldn’t be a problem.”

  “Perfect. Well, we should probably get going. I have to get to the airport. The jet will probably be here soon.”

  We walked back to my condo and before Jake grabbed his bag he pulled me close and looked into my eyes. “I don’t want you to worry about anything, I will figure everything out. I’ll miss you while we’re apart but I can’t wait to see you in a couple of weeks.”

  “I’ll miss you too.”

  He leaned down to kiss me and as his lips touched mine I felt a feeling of panic as if it was the last time I would ever feel his lips on mine. Calm down Lauren. You’ll see him again in two weeks.

  “I’ll give you a call to say goodnight later on tonight. I love you.”

  “I love you too. Have a safe flight.”

  “I will.”

  Once the door closed behind him I sat on the couch thinking about the past couple of days. If only he hadn’t gotten that girl pregnant everything would be on its way to being perfect.

  The phone rang and snapped me out of my thinking.

  “Hello?”

  “How are you doing today? Any better?” Amy’s chipper voice was a welcome distraction from my thoughts.

  “Oh, have I got things to tell you! Guess who showed up at my condo yesterday?”

  “Oh my gosh! Who?” She was excited before she even knew anything. Amy was always my biggest supporter.

  “Jake.”

  “What?! No way!!”

  “Yep, he said he came for our date.”

  “You guys had a date planned?”

  “On the cruise, he said he would be here this Saturday but I had completely forgotten about that. And after he left the reunion early because of the Vivienne pregnancy fiasco, I just didn’t think anymore about it.”

  “That is so romantic Lauren! So how was it? What did you guys do?”

  “It was perfect until he told me that Vivienne’s family is putting the pressure on for him to marry her.”

  “WHAT???!!! Are you serious??”

  “Yeah. Her family is worried about their image and they want her to be married before she starts to show.”

  “Well how far along is she?”

  “You know, I never thought to ask him that.”

  Amy was silent on the other end and I could feel the wheels spinning in her head.

  “Lauren. Do you think she is faking the pregnancy just to get her hooks into Jake? Do you think she is that desperate?”

  “I had never even taken the time to think about if her being pregnant was a lie. I suppose it’s possible but Jake would want to have some kind of proof that it was true. So I doubt that she would lie. She wouldn’t be able to get away with it.”

  “You ha
ve to ask him how far along she is so that you will know how much time he has to make a decision. But I don’t think you have anything to worry about. There is no way Jake is going to marry that girl when he is in love with you. So let’s talk about happier things. What did you guys do while he was here?”

  “We went out to lunch and went to the park and just spent time together. He just left a few minutes ago. It was so perfect Amy.”

  “I’m so happy for you. Don’t worry, it will be perfect again.”

  “I hope so. He wants me to come to New York in a couple of weeks.”

  “He does? That’s perfect Lauren! See, he’s factoring you into his life. That means something. He’s not going to let you get away a second time. Trust me, I have a good feeling about this.”

  “Oh, enough about me! So what about you? How was your phone date with Paul?”

  “It was so much fun! I wish Paul lived closer, I really like him. He’s so easy to talk to, you know?”

  “Yeah, Paul is pretty terrific. Well maybe you guys can figure something out with the distance.”

  “We’ll see, it’s pretty early. So what do you have planned for the rest of the afternoon?”

  “I have to work on a brief that’s due in a couple of weeks so I will be buried in work. You’re going to that apparel conference in L.A., right?”

  “Yes, I leave first thing in the morning.”

  “I don’t know how you do it Ame, traveling all the time. When do you come back from this one?”

  “I’ll be gone for three weeks. I fly to London right after the conference for a meeting with that office and then I’ll be in Paris for another meeting. I’ll be back after your trip to New York so you’ll have to fill me in on everything.”

  “Okay, I will. Have a safe trip and try to squeeze in a little fun this time.”

  “Thanks mom, I’ll call you when I get back.” Amy giggled as she hung up.

  I went into my office and pulled out a couple of the cases I was using as references in my brief and I dove in. Three hours later my eyelids were very heavy so I decided to lie down for a quick 15 minute cat nap. Two hours later I woke up starving so I made chicken parmesan and worked while I nibbled on my dinner. At 9:30 I couldn’t write another word so I washed my face and got ready for bed. I was all tucked in when my phone rang.