Tainted (Oh Captain, My Captain 7)

“So…” Gus says.

“So what?” I turn to face him. “She’s back. For good. And you’re going to be extra nice to her for at least a week.” I want to say for forever, but I think bickering is a mutual ground for them as long as Gus doesn’t overstep. Plus, I know Jade can hold her own with him.

Gus rolls his eyes, the action itself making me chuckle. “Fine.”

The microwave beeps; her food hot. I take it and a drink up to her. She smiles when she sees me. I smile back when I see she’s removed her contacts. I let her eat while we watch Friends. Once she’s done, she cuddles up to my side. This is what I missed the most. Simply being able to hold her.

“I’ve missed you,” Jade whispers, looking up at me.

“Not nearly as much as I missed you.” I press my lips to hers and when she turns to wrap her arms around my neck, I’m a goner. It feels as if it’s been decades since I last touched her, tasted her, and now it’s time to reacquaint ourselves with each other’s bodies. Rolling so that I hover over her, I find the hem of her top and remove it, so very thankful she’s not wearing a bra. My hands run down her sides as I kiss her shoulder to her neck, along her collarbone.

I place soft kisses down her chest until I reach her breasts. She inhales sharply when I swirl my tongue around her nipple. I almost smile. I love the sounds she makes and I plan on hearing a lot of sounds tonight. My hands drift to the pajama bottoms, working quickly to get them off.

The best way to hear her moans and sighs is to put my mouth on her sweetest spot. The moment my tongue flicks over that sensitive skin, Jade moans my name. This time, I do smile. Only for a moment though. I lick, kiss, and suck, determined to make her orgasm with only my mouth. Jade’s fingers run through my hair, grasping with a firm hold, as her thighs tighten around me. She tenses and then shudders.

I look up into her hooded eyes as she gives me a lazy smile. I crawl up, lay my body over hers, and kiss her, letting her taste herself on my tongue. Her moan is an appreciated response.

“You’re wearing too many damn clothes, Valo,” she breathes before I pull away to tug off my shirt. Once I’ve gotten rid of the rest of my clothes, Jade rolls us over, straddling me. “I love you,” she whispers as she kisses the center of my chest.

“I love you too.” So damn much. And I love hearing her say it.

Jade sits upright, reaches between us, and strokes me. God, I love how she feels. All of her. Her skin, her breasts in my palms, her fingers wrapped around my length. She’s amazing and breathtaking.

“I want you inside me, but…” she trails off, glancing down.

“But what?” I breathe heavily.

Jade smirks. “I want to do something else, too.”

Just the thought of her taking me into her mouth nearly undoes me. “We have all night, Jade.” I tilt my head toward my nightstand as to what I want us to do first.

She reaches across the bed for a condom, rips it open, and quickly rolls it on. Jade strokes me a few times before lowering herself on me. I grasp her hips, needing to have my hands on her while she moves. Jade places her open hands on my ches

t and starts moving her hips up and down. She starts slowly. I don’t know how long I’ll last. It’s been too long since I’ve touched her and she feels fucking amazing.

“Fuck, Jade,” I mutter as she moves faster. Jade smiles. Her curly black hair frames her face, those blue-green eyes burning with desire and love. “You’re so fucking beautiful.”

She moans, her head falling back as I start thrusting into her, needing my release already. My grip tightens on her waist when she reaches to rub her clit, extracting another breathy moan. Holy shit. I watch her fingers move as I slide in and out of her. Her muscles tense as my stomach clenches and I glance up in time to see the bliss pass over her face.

God, she’s perfect.

Jade leans forward, resting on my chest, a tired, happy, satisfied woman.

“When the season is over,” I start, the thought popping into my head all of a sudden, “we’re taking a week vacation in a nice hotel and we’re not stepping foot outside of it until the week is up. You, me, room service, all the 90s sitcoms we want, and you being pampered and spoiled and wined and dined. How does that sound?”

Jade lifts her head with a smile. “Really?”

I run my fingers into her hair, holding her. “I want to make all your dreams a reality, Jade. Whatever you want, I want you to have it. I want to be the one to give it to you. You deserve it. So if you want to stay in that hotel, then we’re going to stay and I’m going to make it the best damn stay ever.”

Her kiss is enough of an answer for me. She’s mine, I’m hers, and she’s going to let me give her the life she dreams of, the life she deserves, and the life I want to spend with her.

Chapter Twenty-One

Jade

I wake up and Valo’s grip is still tightly around me. I feel Honeybun at my feet and my heart warms. All the tears and confessions were hard, but I needed to tell Valo. I wanted him to know all my secrets and start over with a clean slate.

And we did.