right with what they were doing.
He raised his head, half afraid to see pain on her face, but instead, he only saw wonder. “You okay?”
She nodded. “It feels strange, but good.”
“It’s only going to get better from here.” His mouth was back on hers, kissing her as his hands continued to stroke her to a higher level of passion. He moved within her, closing his eyes to try to control himself and take things slowly. He didn’t dare go too quickly and hurt her.
It didn’t take long before she was writhing beneath him, and when she arched up against him in pleasure, he followed her into oblivion.
Rolling to her side, he gathered her against him, holding her tightly.
Valerie clung to Jesse, still short of breath. Resting her head on his chest, she couldn’t stop touching him, her hands constantly stroking. “Why didn’t we do that two days ago?” she finally asked, when she could speak again.
He laughed. “You weren’t ready.” He kissed her softly. “I’m so glad you’re ready now.”
“Mmm…I don’t know about now , but give me a little bit,” she said with a wicked glint in her eye.
He reached out and flicked off the light in the bedroom, plunging them into darkness. “Just sleep for now. Tomorrow’s another day.”
“Jesse?”
“Yeah?”
“You make me feel things I never imagined I could. Thank you.”
He didn’t know quite how to respond to that. “I should be thanking you. You just made me feel things I always knew I would feel if we ever made love. All of my dreams have just come true.”
Her soft breathing told him she was asleep. He wondered if she’d even heard him. “I love you,” he whispered softly, knowing she wouldn’t hear that. When she was ready, he’d tell her again and again for the rest of their lives.
CHAPTER 5
V alerie woke to unfamiliar aches the following morning, wrinkling her nose at the alarm on her phone. She opened her eyes to see Jesse shutting it off for her. “G’morning,” she mumbled, averting her eyes.
He caught her chin in his hand and kissed her. “Morning. We have an hour before we need to be on the set for hair and make-up.” He wanted to spend the entire day in bed with her, making sweet love, but he knew she wasn’t ready for that. Besides, he could just imagine Steven’s reaction to them taking the day off for lovemaking.
She groaned. “I want to sleep for the rest of the day.” She rubbed her cheek against his shoulder, closing her eyes again.
He laughed. “I never knew you weren’t a morning person. By the time I see you, you’re always peppy and ready to go.”
“You always see me after my second cup of coffee.”
“I see. Well, why don’t I make coffee while you shower?” He couldn’t help but be amused by her grumpiness. She reminded him of a sleepy kitten.
She nodded. “Sounds good.” She rolled to the edge of the bed, taking all the covers with her as she held them tightly around her body.
“Hey! It’s cold!”
She shrugged. “Gotta shower.” She took every cover from the bed into the bathroom with her, leaving him with nothing.
He lay there for a moment watching her and chuckling. She’d eventually get over her embarrassment, and then he didn’t know what he’d do. Seeing more of her body on a regular basis would keep him in a constant state of arousal.
He grabbed her phone on the way to the tiny kitchen to start the coffeepot. He quickly dialed her mother’s number, worried a bit about whether or not she’d followed through on getting the restraining order.
“Hello?”
“Hi, this is Jesse.”
“Oh, good. I was hoping it was you. He called five times yesterday.”
Jesse sighed. “I was afraid of that. Did you get the restraining order?” He absently wondered how Valerie would feel about hiring bodyguards for her mother and sister for a while.
“Yeah, and I’ve blocked his number on my phone now.”
“Good. What about his mother? Does she
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