Page 35 of Falling for the Wife

I pinched his side.

He guffawed even more. “No, I swear you’re the most beautiful woman in the world.”

I couldn’t help but join in the laughter. “You tease me too much.”

“If you didn’t look so cute, maybe you wouldn’t be an easy target.” He scooped warm water from the running spray before carefully rinsing my cheeks then the rest of my face.

My eyes dropped to his blatant hardness. Even if his pants were still on, they hid nothing from me. Jared wasn’t unaffected, after all. My naked body aroused him, too. “Oh, look, your mini me is up.”

He snickered. “Please don’t insult it by calling it mini anything.”

The sight of his hardness made me delirious. But to keep the banter going, I had best not ponder how I could seduce him right this instant. We were having such a laugh that I didn’t want to ruin it. So, as much as I hated it, I had to steer to light fun.

“Aww, don’t tell me mini me has self-esteem issues, too? Poor thing. I recommend a visit to a psychologist. It’ll address whatever inadequacies it has.”

His loud laughter was music to my ears. “Ah, how I long to punish you. Spanking that nice round ass would be an honor.”

Spank me. Do me however you like…please? Would he back off if I spun around and wiggled my ass in front of him? He just might.

Damn. My frustrations were getting the best of me.Le sigh.

“They say people who apply pain before sex try to make up for their lack of”—I bit my lip, holding back a laugh before finishing my sentence—“significance.”

“I do so because it pleases me, as does my partner.” Something lethal sparked in his blue depths as he pinned them on me. “Pain adds a unique dimension to sex. It makes every little bit more exciting.” He stepped closer to my naked figure until his bare chest pressed against my aching nipples. His menacing eyes didn’t let up. I was spellbound. His alone for the taking. My legs thoughtlessly parted, inviting him to take a chance.

“I’m a well-endowed man. For me to fully enjoy a woman’s body, I have to have my entirety inside her walls, and to achieve that, the woman has to be above and beyond aroused. Pain is necessary. Both parties reap the rewards quite significantly.” He ground his covered cock into my wet center, evoking a sharp cry from me. “Tell me, does it feel insignificant to you?”

My mouth ran dry. I was parched and aroused at the glorious feel of him. I swallowed what little saliva I had left as I pressed my aching core against his hardness. “God, no…you feel…God, you feel so fucking good.”

“Why do you like to goad me?” He made a devilish smile, basking in my awed expression before pulling away completely.

What a tease. Why couldn’t he pull the trigger and ravish me on the spot? Trying not to show my disappointment, I attempted to play it off. “Your face...when I do it, it’s priceless. I never see you laugh, and I feel like it’s my obligation and contribution to the rest of society to remind you that you’re still human, after all.”

“Is that so?” he mused with a sexy tilt of his head.

“Like you, I can’t help it if you’re an easy target.”

He let out a boisterous laugh. “Touché.” When he sobered up, his twinkling eyes danced before me, spreading heat all over my body. We shared a moment. Jared cleared his throat, breaking the spell that he and I had been under a second ago.

“Come on, let’s get you cleaned up so I can shower, too,” he offered, seemingly serious all of a sudden.

Licking my lips, I eyed him incredulously, challenging him. “What’s wrong with sharing it with me?”

His throat bobbed, and his blue eyes darkened before dropping below, ogling my bosom with unconcealed hunger. “I don’t trust myself to be naked around you.”

“Yet you have no reservations of stripping me as if you have every right to do so.”

“I do have every right…” he cheekily stated before giving my ass a loud whacking. I yelped before I felt him begin to wash my hair. Then he proceeded to the rest of my body. He was careful not to touch me intimately. He was soaked, as were his pants. His blatant arousal was prominent between us, but he kept to his word. He didn’t undress until I was out of the shower. But before I walked out of the bathroom, I took a quick peek at his magnificent member. And I wished I hadn’t. It only reminded me of what Rose was enjoying.

We found a common ground, teasing and joking after yesterday’s strenuous argument. I supposed last night’s embrace was his version of apologizing. And I’d rather have this with him…It was less threatening.

Yeah, it was definitely better this way.

My hair wrapped in a towel, I donned another slip before reclining back on the bed and beginning to eat my breakfast. Instead of enjoying butter on my toast, I opted for the fresh black currant jam.

It was right after my first sip of coffee when Jared emerged from the bathroom with merely a towel wrapped around his hips to cover his crown jewels. His hair was wet, as if he barely took any effort in drying it.

“Do you want me to get another towel to dry your hair?”