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Why had it been so long?
My eyes popped open as the question startled my sleepy brain completely awake, and I went stiff in Jarrett’s arms. His hand instantly went still inside my panties, and after a few tense seconds, he muttered a curse. Pulling his hand away, he rolled onto his back and threw his arm over his eyes.
“Sorry. I’m sorry. I was asleep, and you were rubbing that sweet ass against me, and I didn’t think.”
Gulping in deep breaths in an attempt to calm my racing heart and aching body, I rolled over so that my head was pillowed on his chest. “Don’t be sorry. I was half asleep too. Our bodies are taking over while our guards are down and seeking what we’ve been denying ourselves.”
I felt him kiss the top of my head. “I swear, as soon as the officiant pronounces us husband and wife, I’m going to fuck you against the nearest flat surface.”
Laughing, I scooted up and propped my head on my hand. “Maybe wait until we’re alone first. I don’t have many inhibitions where you’re concerned, Mr. Dawson, but public sex isn’t something I’m into. Especially in front of my family.”
His chest rumbled with laughter even as hazel eyes turned to brown at hearing me call him “Mr. Dawson.” His thumb skimmed lovingly over my cheek as he tucked a few locks of my hair behind my ear. “You are so fucking beautiful. How am I expected to do anything but look at you all day long when I’m gifted with waking up to the sight of you every morning?”
“Are you complaining?” I teased. “Because if you’re not happy with the situation, I can find a different room to sleep in.”
“Try it, and I’ll turn that ass red, sweet angel.”
“Is that a dare?”
With a growl, he rolled me beneath him, his lips already attacking my mouth. “This sassiness is only going to get me balls deep if you aren’t careful,” he warned. His cock flexed against my core where he was pressed into me. I could feel the dampness of his come-covered tip through his boxer briefs and my panties. Two thin layers of material that were no match for the monster between his legs if he happened to lose control and take me then and there.
But Jarrett had impeccable command over himself, or at least pretended to, as he pulled himself away from me before either of us could shift our clothes out of the way and take what we were so desperate for. Just one more week and our self-denial would be over. I would let him take me whenever and however he wanted, as long as I got to return the favor.
At times when everything inside me throbbed for relief, my insistence on no sex until after our vows seemed ridiculous. But then I remembered how crazy things had been before, when all either of us could seem to think about was getting our next fix of each other. I didn’t want to risk my need for him turning into an addiction again. Not yet. Only when I was his wife would I allow myself to fulfill the ever-growing hunger that burned through me.
Standing at the foot of the bed, Jarrett raked his fingers through his short-cropped hair before jerking on a pair of sweatpants. The extra layer of clothing didn’t hide the huge trunk between his legs. He would need a cold shower before he dared to leave our bedroom to have breakfast with the kids.
“What’s on the agenda for the day, baby?” he asked in an attempt to distract us both.
I licked my parched lips as I watched him pull a T-shirt over his massive chest, his abdominal muscles flexing. As he watched me watch him, I knew he was doing it on purpose. “Did you forget our plans for the day already?”
He shrugged, causing the material of his shirt to strain. The glitter of amusement in his eyes told me he was all too aware of how wet he was making me and enjoying every second of it. “For some reason, my brain isn’t working at full capacity this morning. Remind me of the day’s activities.”
“You and Banks are going golfing with my dad, brother, and nephew. I’m sure a few of my uncles and cousins will join you. Dad and Uncle Jesse love fucking around on the golf course. Uncle Jesse tortured my brother. Be prepared for Dad to do the same to you. Lucy tells me it’s a rite of passage from father-in-law to son-in-law. One day, you and Dad can do the same to whomever Madalyn decides to spend her life with.”
“There isn’t a man alive worthy of Maddie,” he grated out.
“Every father thinks that about his daughter. Remember that when you’re getting hazed today.”
“And what will you be doing?”
I climbed out of bed and tugged my sleep shirt down over my drenched panties. It was one of his old white T-shirts and hit me just below midthigh. The thing hung off one shoulder, flashing him to the top of my right breast. His eyes darkened, and he put more distance between us to avoid the temptation of throwing me back on the bed and fucking us both into oblivion. “My mom and aunts are giving me a bridal shower,” I reminded him.
His brow furrowed as he stared at me across the bed. “What happens at a bridal shower?”
“We have brunch, they give me gifts to start my married life with, and then there is cake. At least, that was how it was for all the other showers I’ve been to. Why?”
“There won’t be…I don’t know, a guy who strips and dances around?”
I burst out laughing. “My cousins’ children will all be there. Did you think my mom would hire a stripper when there will be little kids at the event? Or that she would do something like that, period? My dad would lose his mind. Much like you’re doing now just thinking about the possibility.”
“So it’s not code for a bachelorette party?”
Snickering, I shook my head. “Of course not. Neither of us is having those kinds of parties anyway. And if Briscoe—or anyone else, for that matter—so much as suggests you have a bachelor party, you fire him, do you hear me, Dawson?”
His lips twitched as he tried to fight his amusement. “Should the need arise, I’ll be sure to tell HR that is why I fired my second-in-command, sweetheart. I’m sure it won’t get me sued for wrongful termination.”
“Then put a bullet in his head if he suggests it,” I snapped, not amused. “Because if you have a bachelor party, and I find out about it, there will be nowhere for you to hide.”
