away. It was a relief to have them gone, and she was certain as long as she didn’t remember everything, she’d never have further hesitation when it came to making love with Jackson.
He gripped her hips, providing stability for her ungainly body as she began to ride him. Their thrusts started out slow and easy, and they moved in tandem. She leaned forward enough to place her hands on his forearms, gripping tightly to him both as a necessity to maintain her balance and as a way to keep a connection with him. She wanted to touch him in every way possible, to show him how much he meant to her as she reassured him this was exactly what she wanted.
Gradually, their pace increased, and they were soon arching rapidly against each other in an attempt to quench the raging hunger inside.
Jackson came first, his cock stiffening as he spurted inside her, and the first wave of his release triggered her own. She clamped tightly around him, as though her body wanted to keep him fused with her forever, and convulsed around his shaft, drawing every drop of release from both of them as they finally reached a climax together.
Afterward, they lay curled together, wrapped in each other’s arms. She had difficulty telling where she ended and he began, they were twined so closely. She pressed a kiss to his chest and snuggled closer. “Thank you,” she whispered.
He chuckled softly. “I should probably tell you the same thing. I don’t think we need to thank each other for that though. It just felt right, didn’t it?”
She nodded. It certainly did. She’d never experienced a connection like she had with Jackson, and she was certain that included the thirteen months that were a complete blank. “I’ve been drawn to you from the beginning, when you were so kind and stayed with me at the hospital, and then brought me home to your apartment to take care of me. You didn’t even know me, but you were prepared to put your life on hold to help me. You’re a good man.”
The tips of his ears turned red, and he seemed embarrassed by the compliment. “I did what anyone would have done.”
She snorted. “I don’t think so. You went way beyond what most people would have done.”
He shifted slightly so they were lying on their sides facing each other. His arm draped across her hip and rested over her back. “I’m not sure I would have done the same for just anyone. There’s something special about you, and it called to me. I took care of you because it was the right thing, but also because I didn’t want you to disappear from my life. I needed to keep you with me, and I was purely selfish.”
She shook her head. “I don’t think you could ever be selfish, Jackson.” She started to say more, but froze when the baby chose that moment to kick. She’d felt the movements before, but this was the most intense kick yet, indicating he was growing, and a surge of excitement filled her. She placed her hand on the spot he was kicking, giggling when she felt him turn. She was convinced he was pressing his butt against her hand, and she giggled again.
She looked up at Jackson, stunned to see the sadness in his eyes. “Are you all right?”
He nodded. “Can I feel him?”
She nodded, surprised he even felt the need to ask after the intimacy they had shared. She took his hand and placed it on the spot where the baby was most active, and he rewarded them by thumping a part of his body against Jackson’s hand. “Did you feel that?”
He nodded, looking odd. “He’s got a strong kick.”
She nodded.
“According to the baby books, he’ll be doing this a lot more until he gets too big, and then you won’t feel him as much, but when you do feel him, it will be more intense.”
Warmth flooded her at his words. She hadn’t even glanced at the baby books, but she was certain Jackson had read all four he had purchased and had clearly committed them to memory. He was acting like a father, and a tear slipped from her eyes.
He moved his
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