Wishing on the Water (Water Series Book 1) (6 page)

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Candice, he saved my life and the cost is to have his baby. We were going to deal with it, but his mom found out. She begged me to let her have her if I wouldn’t raise her myself.”

Tears rolled down her face as if she were pleading for her life. I should be angry, but I was too tired and my emotional roller-coaster was coming to an end for the day. A girl can only endure so much before she has to call it all to a halt. I was at my breaking point again, and I needed this drama away from me.

“
Christina, we will talk about this later, where I am not so angry. I need you to leave right now. I want some space from all the drama.”

Jax still would not let me up. I watched Christina rise and head for the door. She didn’t turn to look back at me, which was probably for the best. She had held this a secret for months. She couldn’t hold it in a little longer or, I don’t know, lie about who the baby’s father was? My Chase had cheated on me, for work, or his life, for whatever reason; he should have been the one to tell me.

I chose to sleep in the guest room that night where there were no photos of Chase. It was plain and empty so I didn’t have to worry about seeing anything that would flash a memory and break my heart all over again.

Jax slept beside me in the guest room bed all night. Entangled in each other for comfort and warmth. It was the best night’s sleep I had had since I got told Chase had died. I peeked one eye up at the alarm clock that sat on the black nightstand beside the matching black four poster bed.

I still had a couple hours before sunrise and my head was swimming with things I didn’t want to think about. I turned my body to face Jax, who smiled at me. This was exactly what I needed.

I had spent the last few months wondering why Chase kept sleeping on the couch. I wondered what I had done wrong, that he didn’t want to hold me or touch me. I wondered if it was that he was working so much, or if we were going to turn into one of those couples who scheduled our sex twice a year.

The winds flowed through the house and blew the smoke colored curtains into the room. The thunder cracked in the distance and I embraced the sound. I looked at Jax and scooted a little closer as I pulled up the comforter.

“
Can’t sleep?” Jax asked as the winds howled again.

“
My body put it to a vote and it said no more sleeping. Apparently my insomnia vetoed the law my head tried to pass to allow for at least three hours of sleep a day.”

Jax smiled at my poorly worded joke, as the lightning lit up the sky behind him. I loved a storm when the seasons were fighting for territory. They were always loud, sometimes severe, but more importantly it brought my rain drop wishes.

“
Jax, sing me a song.”

Jax had a beautiful singing voice. When he went to the bar and sang karaoke, the women would swoon as his tenor voice sang out. As Jax began singing, my heart melted at the sound of his voice. This man was given a gift that left me in awe.

Jax pulled the comforter up over my shoulder as I stared into his eyes while he began singing. The lightning in the background was a perfect addition to the moment; it was as if the world was in sync with us. Jax had picked the perfect song, my favorite song; “So Far Away” by Avenged Sevenfold.

I listened as he sang the first verse perfectly. I had heard the song a million times, but with everything that had happened recently, it took on a new meaning and pulled right at my heart strings.

The thunder rolled in tune with Jax, and the lightning cracked. The rain finally began pouring heavily on the roof. The wind carried rain into the window and let it pool on the floor. I was involved in an orchestra of events that made me see things differently at that moment in time.

Jax continued singing and I scooted myself right up against his body. We were chest to chest as my face rested near his neck. I pulled on his thigh and placed it over my leg that I slid in between his thighs. I rubbed my hands up and down his chiseled back as he serenaded my soul.

As his words sang on and the weather joined in the chorus, I made a wish on the rain drops that splattered far enough across the room to land on my cheek. I wished that this moment of friendship was enough to help us both heal. I wished that I would let go of the bitterness I felt toward Chase. I hoped that my wish carried my hope that Jax would not carry any guilt from losing his partner and best friend, Chase. I wished that this moment would stay perfect in my memory.

I opened my eyes as Jax came to the last chorus. I looked into his gray eyes that seemed to carry soft strands of light blue in his irises. His tanned skin glistened as the rain pattered near the bed. Neither of us moving to close the window because then, this moment would be broken.

I stared at his thinned lips as they dropped their smile for me. A rain drop flew in and landed on his face splashing a drop onto his lip. I moved in and placed my lips on the drop of water. It was a fleeting moment where our lips touched, but it was like sparks of electricity flew from our veins upon touching.

I pulled back and looked at Jax who didn’t seem to move. I leaned back over and placed my lips on his, they felt like hot velvet. I moved my arm up and gripped the back of his neck. Jax slid his sultry tongue across my lips and I opened for his tongue's entry.

After months of being ignored, and learning that Chase had cheated I needed the passion. I needed to feel wanted. I wanted to feel needed. More importantly I needed to feel loved. I couldn’t have that with Chase because he was gone. I would always be sour with the way he left with things unsaid, but here and now in this moment Chase was not what I was thinking about.

Jax’s arm slid under the comforter and wrapped around my back pulling me sharply into him. I let out a light groan of need and Jax pulled back to look breathlessly at me.

“
I don’t want you to do anything you might regret,” Jax whispered. I then tilted my body to lay on my back and pulled on his necklace till he was over top of me.

“
Ditto,” I spoke softly as I looked up into Jax’s gray eyes that pierced my soul to tell me he was safe.

“
Candice, I could never regret being with you in any way.”

Jax leaned down and placed his warm wet lips on mine and I opened to devour that rush of mint flavor that came in with his tongue once more. He must not have slept at all because I could still smell his toothpaste and tasted his mouthwash as if he had just used them. The more we kissed, the stronger the smell of Irish Spring invaded my nose and made me crave more.

“
You taste like strawberries,” Jax whispered as he tried to catch his breath.

“
Lip gloss,” I replied as I pulled on his boxers to pull them down. Once they were off, I reached to grab on his long length, but he pulled himself down out of my reach. He leaned his head up and kissed my neck. I turned, giving him more space as I was unable to resist him. I felt his hand pull down my boy shorts and goosebumps broke out across my skin.

Next he took off my tank top and we were both naked looking at each other as the storm raged on outside the window and inside our broken hearts.

Jax kissed me slowly and softly, smoothing his tongue across my lips; my lips parted immediately as if they had been trained to let him in. Jax pinned my hands above my head and used his knee to spread my legs. He moved from my lips to my neck and my body squirmed in need with the reaction.

“
God, Candice you are so beautiful. You are better than a fantasy.”

He moved from my neck down to my breasts and stared at my size 36c’s. My nipples hardened as his tongue reached out to touch one. At the first lick, my back bowed off the bed and my body naturally tried to put my nipple back inside his mouth.

My hips undulated under him as he sucked my nipple back into his mouth. I moaned with need as the rain splashed on my face, adding to the intimacy of the moment.

Jax released my hands as he made a path down my abdomen, stopping to kiss every inch in his path down to the apex between my legs. I held my breath as I waited and watched as his face was at the center of my raging hormones. I felt my heart pulsing in my clit as he blew a soft release of air from his mouth onto my bare mound.

“
God, please…” I cried out as I watched and waited. Jax smiled up at me and took his finger to spread my folds.

“
Do you want me here?” Jax asked as his finger slid over the tight bundle of pulsating nerves.

“
Yes, God yes.” I cried as the thunder crashed over the house. I swore it vibrated the bed as Jax swiped his tongue across my clit. I could feel my wetness stream as Jax continued his onslaught on my clit.

“
I could do this all night. You taste so sweet and tangy.” Jax whispered before his tongue found its way to my entrance.

“
Yes.” I seethed through my teeth. My toes curled and my breasts felt heavy as I gripped the bed sheet in my fists. My moans echoed with the thunder that rumbled. My heart raced, and my breathing grew erratic as Jax slid one finger inside me. Sweat broke out across my body as a rush of heat rolled through me when Jax sucked my clit into his mouth at the same time he found that rough patch inside me.

“
Jax…” I called out and he pulled his face up to look at me.

“
You rang?” he asked with a smile and I pushed his head back in-between my legs. I gasped the second my clit was sucked back into his mouth. He released it and his tongue graced my clit in a relaxed pace as if we were going to be there all night.

I could feel the orgasm welling up inside me. It was strong and I knew it was going to roll me over. I curled my toes and grabbed his hair as I climbed the cliff that I would surely fall off of.

My stomach tightened and my thighs went rock hard along. My breasts grew heavy and my nipples hardened. My skin flourished as my body turned rosy. I gritted my teeth and clamped down on his finger as my body burst into a thousand different directions. The first wave stole my breath as he continued his languid licking of my clit.

“
Jax,” I screamed as I found my breath, and the second wave carried away my fears. Jax pulled his fingers out of me and I whimpered as my clit continued to pulse with unleashed waves that needed to flow.

I watched as he rose up and climbed up my tight body with kisses here and there as he moved toward me. As he came down to put his lips on mine. I tasted mint mixed with my own flavor, it was intoxicatingly delicious.

I grabbed his neck and forced his kiss to deepen, hoping that he would impale me on his cock, which sat at my entrance. He slowly moved forward with small strides to pull back out every so often. It was a tease from hell as my pussy wall vibrated with that unrelenting need to hold him inside me. He continued his softened pace until I was breathless and full.

“
You alright?” Jax asked as my eyes glistened from the wave of intense intimacy that was transpiring here and now. No one had ever been inside me but Chase and my heart was pouring out sadness to make room for whatever this was.

“
I feel like a sexy, emotional popsicle.”

“
No one can ever say you don’t have a way with words. I don’t think I will ever hear those words together in a sentence again.” Jax stated with a smile as he stayed completely still inside me. He took his hands and brushed my hair away from my face. “Do you want me to stop?” He asked in a whisper.

“
No,” I whispered with minimal sound. Jax began slow movements in and out of me as he took my hands and our fingers interlocked. He placed them down on the bed and held them there while he found his rhythm. I curled my legs around his waist to get him deeper inside me.

The storm outside had softened, but the echoing thunder said it wasn’t done yet, and neither was I. Jax let go of my hands and moved them to my hips. He sat up and lifted me just a hair off the bed. It was just enough for him to rub that spot again and again.