Total pages in book: 46
Estimated words: 46840 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 234(@200wpm)___ 187(@250wpm)___ 156(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 46840 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 234(@200wpm)___ 187(@250wpm)___ 156(@300wpm)
We pulled into the packed parking lot of the club Mindy has been raving about since she became old enough to drink. She’d let it slip once that Jake had laid down the law about her
drinking and partying before she was old enough, and she’d held true to her promise not to. Those two were so close it was amazing to me that he hadn’t returned at least to see her and
his mom. Though I knew they’d gone to visit him more than once but because of my stupid rule not to talk about him I hadn’t heard any of the details.
I wasn’t sure about this place, I’ve never stepped foot inside of one and this one looked a bit crowded if the number of cars and trucks were anything to go by.
“Come on don’t chicken out on me now. You’re not going to believe it, let’s go inside and get you your first cocktail and then we’ll talk.” She was jumpier than a bullfrog in a marsh.
“What’s with you anyway? You and Dylan getting hitched or something?” She grinned and hugged my arm closer to her as she dragged me towards mayhem.
Inside it was loud and crowded and dark. There were people everywhere and I don’t know how anyone could see where they were going because there was no space. The music thumped so hard I
felt it in my chest, and we had to press through bodies to get to the bar. As the seconds went by I felt…free. I actually felt alive in this place for the first time since Jake had left
me. There was a sense of excitement in the air, maybe Mindy’s was rubbing off on me. She had to yell our orders at the blonde giant behind the bar who looked like he ate small children
and assorted animals for breakfast. I tried to avoid the leering looks from some of the patrons as they checked out my ass. Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea after all. I have no idea
what to do if one of them asked me to dance.
“What did you get me?” She gave me something that looked like coffee with milk in a glass with ice. I sniffed it to make sure and the scent of alcohol hit my nose. “A screaming orgasm.”
My mouth almost hit the floor even as my cheeks reddened. I can’t believe she’d ordered such a thing. “Is that really the name of a
drink?” She rolled her eyes and nodded as she took a sip if her matching beverage. “It’s so good you should taste yours.” I took a tentative sip and she was right, it was good. Sweet and
yummy, my first taste of the forbidden juice. She was back to dragging me off again and looking around as if searching for someone. There was enough energy jumping off of her to light up
the skyline. Probably Dylan, she always acts like that when he’s around. We found a corner that was less crowded and stood back to watch the revelers.
“So what did you want to tell me?” I had to shout to be heard above the music. She was still busy looking around and I wondered how she expected to find anyone in this. “In a minute.”
She got to her toes and started looking over shoulders. I decided to ignore her crazy and enjoy my drink. I could get used to this. She suddenly screamed like someone was killing her and
grabbed onto me while jumping up and down. I heard a voice say, ‘there she is’ one second before I was crushed up against a hard chest and lips covered mine. I know that mouth, sweet
merciful heavens…everything inside me went south and I held on tight after dropping my forgotten drink on the floor. It was a while before my lips were freed and I looked up into the
most beautiful face I’d ever seen.
“Jake?” My voice was barely above a whisper, it’s all I could muster right now, but somehow he heard me.
“It’s me baby.” He grabbed a fistful of my hair and pulled my head back, staring down at me for the longest while. And then a smile broke out across his gorgeous face.
Chapter 9
Jacqueline
He pulled me in close and hugged me so tight. My heart beat hard against my ribs and my knees turned to liquid. And though it felt like my bones were being crushed to powder, it was the
sweetest, most precious hug in the world. No one had ever felt the way I did right now, they couldn’t. There’s no way another human being had ever felt this intense love, it was not to
be borne. I buried my nose in his chest inhaling his scent. He was a wild mix of leather, his own natural scent and something spicy that all blended together to make the most potent
ovary stimulating concoction. My Jake was here, he was really here; I returned his hug the best I could. The crowded room had ceased to exist the moment he pulled me into his arms, there
was only the two of us and nothing else mattered, nothing. Above the thump, thump, thump, of my heart I felt his, and then it happened, that’s when I did it. The one thing I’d always
promised myself I would never do if and when we met again. I cried like a newborn babe. Clutching at him I let the past three years of fear and frustration and loneliness pour forth. He
hugged me around the shoulders with one arm while running the other up and down my back soothingly while whispering softly in my ear. “I’m taking her out of here Mindy, you good?” I
lifted my head and looked back at the forgotten Mindy who had her hands clasped in front of her mouth as if in prayer as tears streamed down her face. She nodded yes to her brother just
as Dylan appeared at her side and put his arms around her. “I’ve got her Jake you guys go on.”