Her eyes flicked to his before casting down again. His throat tightened. She was worried about what he would think of her body, and that twisted his heart.
He settled his hands on her hips and dipped his head to catch her eyes.
“You are even more beautiful than I remember. Especially now that you’re carrying a baby. I don’t know what it is, but it’s incredibly sexy.”
She giggled. “You’re just saying that.”
He smoothed his hands over her baby bump. “No, I’m not. Call it a new kink, but you are sexy as fuck.”
Her smile widened.
Jake dipped his head and captured her lips with his as his hands wandered under her shirt and smoothed over her soft skin. Claire moved her hands under his shirt and pressed them against his stomach. He groaned. It had been a while since someone who mattered had touched him, and his body was letting him know. Just that small touch was driving him wild.
He walked them backward toward the bed. While he wanted nothing more than to fuck her against the wall, he didn’t want to risk hurting her. No. It needed to be gentle, and he needed to touch every inch of her skin.
Once they reached the foot of the bed, he broke the kiss and eagerly pulled his shirt over his head, discarding it on the floor before dropping his pants off his hips. She giggled. “That was quick.”
“It’s been a long time since I’ve been around you. And I would be lying if I said I didn’t miss you.”
He clenched the hem of her shirt before helping pull it over her head. His eyes roamed over her body, taking in the soft cotton bra she wore, the leggings that came up over her belly, leaving only a small strip of skin showing.
He hooked his fingers into the waistband of her leggings and slowly lowered them over her baby bump and off her hips. Jake leaned forward and pressed a kiss to her neck, slowly working his way down and to the strap of her bra. She kicked her pantsto the side as he lowered her bra strap, kissing every inch of skin exposed as he went.
“God, how I missed you, Claire. I’ve missed you so much.”
Her hands moved into his hair and massaged his scalp, and he continued to pepper her skin in kisses.
“Mmm… that feels good.”
He unclasped her bra, and the fabric sagged between them, showing off her full breasts and small pink nipples.
Jake only looked up into Claire’s hooded eyes once before sucking her taut nipple into his mouth. She gasped and tightened her hold on his hair, which only encouraged him to suck harder.
The days and nights he had gone without her in his life had felt like forever, but now that she was finally back, he couldn’t let her go. This felt right—having her in his arms, at his control—him coaxing moans out of her.
She gasped when he moved to her other breast.
“Jake, please. I need you.”
He pulled back and hooked his fingers into her panties, tugging them off her hips quickly where she quickly kicked them away.
“You don’t have to ask twice, darling.”
He helped her onto the bed before crawling over the top of her, taking care to keep all his weight off her body. He hesitated.
“This won’t hurt the baby, right?”
Claire shook her head. “No. The doctor told me it’s completely fine.”
Jake pressed a kiss to her lips, and she threaded her hands back through his hair. He caressed her hip and nudged her legs apart and then paused.
“I need a condom,” he whispered.
Claire laughed. “I don’t think that’s necessary.” She gestured at herself. “You can’t exactly get me more pregnant.”
He chuckled. “That’s true.” He continued to stare down at her. “I just want you to know that I’ve been tested, and I’m good.”
“I have too, and I’m also good. I trust you,” she whispered.
