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He obliged, and the desk knocked harder on the wall behind us. I knew my mom could wake up from the sound at any second, seeing as her bedroom was only two doors down from mine, but I no longer cared. Jax was so good at what he did to me that I’d do anything he wanted in this moment.
His lips crushed mine in another rough kiss, and I moaned and rocked my hips, faster and faster with each passing second to match the intensity of his thrusts. Pleasure zipped up my spine. I broke the kiss and let out a gasp, and my muscles began to contract as I clung to Jax’s shoulders.
“Come on me,” he rasped, reaching one hand between us to rub my already-swollen clit.
That was the only push I needed. My body shuddered and I swallowed my scream as the tension snapped and released inside me, making me come so hard I almost fell off the edge of the desk. Jax let go too, eyes squeezing shut as he pulsed inside me.
I peppered kisses along his jaw as the last spasms left his body. He grinned and picked me up again, carrying me back over to my bed. I could see a thin sheen of sweat on his face and his cheeks were slightly flushed, too. He’d never looked sexier.
I let out a breathy sigh and fell backwards on my duvet, pleasure still sizzling my nerve endings. Jax followed and lay down beside me. “I forgot to ask,” he said, reaching out to stroke my hair. “Why couldn’t you get any sleep? Are you nervous about graduation tomorrow?”
I shook my head. “It’s not that. It’s just…” I paused and bit my bottom lip. “It’s about the interview. I think I’m going to do it.”
“What?” Jax sat up straight. “You mean the interview Channel Six offered you about the PTO and Cerina?”
I nodded. “Yup.”
“But you turned them down already,” he said, brows furrowing. “I thought you said you’d already had enough attention for a lifetime.”
“I know, but they kept asking, and they kept upping the offer as well,” I replied. “They also told me I can have my pick of interviewers. So I was thinking of telling them to hire Jay Ellis. Remember him?”
“Yeah. He really helped us figure out what the hell was going on last year.”
“Exactly. So I figured he deserves a break. Something like this could really make his journalism career.”
Jax nodded slowly. “That’s a nice idea,” he said. “How much is the network offering you now?”
“A million dollars.”
His brows shot up. “Holy fuck. Seriously? A million?”
“Yup. That’s why I’m considering it now. I figured I can use the money to help Mom pay off the mortgage. Also her business loan for the pharmacy. Then I can keep the rest in savings for stuff like college.” I paused again and looked down at the sheets. “There’s something else, too. But I’m not sure if it’s a good idea.”
“What is it?”
“Well… I was thinking of buying us plane tickets for a vacation once we’re totally done with graduation and everything else. But not just any vacation. I want to go to Bali.”
Understanding dawned on Jax’s face. “Is this about your dad?”
I nodded. “Bali was his favorite place, and I always wanted to spread his ashes there. But that’s the problem. I don’t have his ashes anymore. Not since Cerina… well, you know what she did.” I sighed and shook my head. “So here’s what I was thinking. I still have the urn, so I figured I could take that to his favorite beach and bury it there. But… I don’t know. Maybe it’s just a silly idea. What do you think?”
“I think it’s a great idea,” Jax said, squeezing my arm. “I bet your dad would’ve loved it.”
“You really think so?”
“Yeah. For sure.”
I nodded slowly. “Okay. It’s settled, then. I’m doing the interview, and I’m using some of the money for a Bali trip. For Dad.”
“And some of the rest for your Mom.”
I nodded. “Yeah. She deserves it,” I said. “By the way, speaking of parents… when is your mom arriving?”
“Her flight gets in at eleven. So she’ll miss the first half of the graduation ceremony, but she’ll be there for the rest,” Jax replied.
“You don’t mind her missing part of it?” I asked in a tentative tone.
Now that Jax’s mom was off the no-fly list that she’d been placed on courtesy of her ex-husband and his shady connections, she and Jax had slowly been working on rebuilding their relationship. He didn’t talk about it much, though, so I wasn’t sure how he felt about it all at the moment.
