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“Yes,” she hissed, arching her hips up to meet his. “Yes,Jack.”
Hegroaned, a long, loud, deliciously masculine sound, and she felt his cock pulse and throb as he emptied himself inside her.
Twenty-Four
Thenight thatRosaliefell into the frozen creek was both one of the most terrifying and best nights ofJack’slife.Afterthey’d cleared the air about his not telling her aboutChloe, and after they’d made love, they’d laid inJack’sbed for hours, cuddling and kissing and talking.He’dtold her all aboutChloe, about his divorce.He’dtalked about his tours inIraqandAfghanistan.She’dtold him more about her family, about places she’d traveled, about her growing restlessness in her career.
He’dheld her all night, and they’d made love again in the morning, slow and sweet as he’d rocked into her from behind, trailing kisses across her neck, her shoulders.She’dcome around him with a soft cry, milking his cock in a way he was already addicted to.He’dwanted nothing more than to spend the day in bed with her, but they both had to work.He’ddropped her off at the hotel, and she’d hesitated getting out of the car.
“Jack?”
“Yeah?”
“What, um, what are we doing?”
He’dgrinned at her. “I’mnot the expert, butIthink it’s called dating.”
She’dreturned his smile and kissed him before hopping out of theSUV, and as she walked inside the hotel,Jackhad felt as though a piece of his heart was walking away with her.
Thenext several days passed by in a blur.OneofJack’sdeputies was off with the flu, so he’d had to work extra hours to fill in.Rosaliehad been busy too, finishing up the video shoot and arranging forCarrieto stay inGossamerFallsfor the next couple of weeks to work on music.Whateverhad convinced the superstar to stay inGossamerFalls,Jackwas grateful because it gave him more time withRosalie.
HemetNorahfor coffee to congratulate her in person on her engagement toIan, and to let her know that he was seeing someone, too, and that he planned to introduce her toChloeas his girlfriend that coming weekend.She’dgiven him her blessing, and told him she was glad to see that he was finally moving on and getting serious with someone.
Now, it wasSaturday, and it wasJack’smorning to volunteer at the food bank.Asusual,Chloewas going to come with him—she usually put her headphones in and worked in the back filling hampers—whileJackhanded out the hampers, talked with people, and when things slowed down, made phone calls to try to raise more money for the food bank.Butthis time was different, because this morning,Rosaliewas coming, too.
Eversince he’d told her about his volunteer work with the food bank, she’d been interested, often asking him questions about how it was run.So, he wanted her to come and see for herself what they were doing.Makingsure everyone in the community had access to good food was something that mattered toJack.
Maybeit would matter toRosalie, too.MaybeGossamerFallscould become her home.Hehadn’t told her about the thoughts swirling through his mind, mostly because now that they were dating, he didn’t want to send her running in the other direction.Theywere already moving fast, what with her meetingChloe, seeing each other pretty much daily, even if it was just for a quick coffee when they had time, and he didn’t want to give her any reason to pull the plug and run back to the city.Truthbe told, he wanted her to stay here, inGossamerFalls, with him.Hewanted to ask her to stay.
Butit was too soon.Fornow, he’d wait and see how things unfolded, wait and see what she wanted to do.Hecould be patient, for her.Fora little while, at least.
“Do, um, you have any questions?” askedJack, glancing atChloein the rear-view mirror.
“Aboutwhat?”
“MeandRosalie, dating.I’venever…done the girlfriend thing before.”
Chloeshrugged. “Idunno.I’vemet her already and she seems nice.Normal.WhatwouldIhave questions about?”
“Idon’t know,Chloe.I’mjust trying to…”Heshoved a hand through his hair. “Thisis a first for us.Ijust want it to go well.”
“Becauseyou really like her.”Itwasn’t a question, but an observation.
“Well, yeah.Ido.”
“That’sgood, right?”
“Ithink so.”
“Thenwhy are you being weird?”
“Idon’t know.AmI?”
“Yesssssss,” saidChloewith an exaggerated eye roll. “It’snot a big deal.Rosalieis your girlfriend.She’scoming to the food bank this morning.Ilike her,Dad.I’vealready met her.It’sall chill.”
“It’schill, is it?”Nothingmade him feel older thanChloeusing slang he didn’t fully understand.He’dbookmarkedUrbanDictionaryin his phone just to keep up.
“Yeah.It’sbecause ofRosaliethatImetCarrieClark.She’scool.”
