Page 269 of Under Her Skin

Caroline held out her hand to Clem and led him into the living room. Max waited for a beat and pushed the pantry door open. Taking Jess’s hand, they crept across the door to living room, eyes always on the couple there. They caught a glimpse of Clem’s back, Caroline, on her knees before him. Max turned the handle of the back door and made Jess go out before him. They were almost at the bottom when they heard the door open abovethem.

‘Go, go, go!’ Max whispered and pushed Jess out of the door. Behind them, they could hear Clem’s heavy footsteps. Max grabbed her hand and they raced through the night, ducking down the alleys behind the apartment until they reached their car, Max throwing it into gear and speeding off into thenight.

Jules stood in the doorway.He’d been sure someone was in the house and when the back door had opened, he had darted from the living room, leaving a frustrated Caroline shouting after him. Whoever it was, and he was pretty sure who it was, had disappeared from view just as he reached the door. He swore. It was the fag but he hadn’t been alone. Surely Jess hadn’t been with him? In his house, spying on him.Bitch.

‘What the fuck are youdoing?’

He turned. Caroline was standing at wrapped in a sheet. Stupid whore. She was becoming a problem, a risk factor. He would have to get rid of her before she blew hiscover.

He smiled at her. ‘Nothing, darling.’ He moved to her side and kissedher.

He would have to make sure her body wasn’t discovered until after Jess was dead. The wedding day was in less than aweek.

Theo lookeddown at his love, her face so relaxed. He lived for these quiet moments, it was if they sunk into each other, the world outside could not touch them. He listened to her breathing as she slept, regular and peaceful. Her left hand rested on the pillow, the white gold band with the diamond on her ring finger. Theo smiled and sighed. They had decided to risk the bad luck (‘Surely we’ve had enough’) and spend the night before the wedding together in his mom’s house. His mom had disapproved but had compromised by making him promise to go home to get ready so he wouldn’t see Jess in her dress. In a few short hours they would be married, she would be his forever. He trailed a finger down her soft cheek, bent over to kiss the smooth pink skin. Jess stirred and murmured, still deep insleep.

He showered quickly, then stood at the sink while heshaved.

Glancing in the mirror he saw, through the open door to their bedroom, that Jess was awake and watching him. She said nothing but a small smile played on her lips. He smiled back at her reflection and continued to get ready, glancing in the mirror every few seconds at her. She giggled as he raised an eyebrow ather.

When he was dressed he came back into the bedroom. ‘You,’ he bent down and kissed her, ‘are adistraction.’

She cupped his face. ‘Come back to bed.’ She murmured and helaughed.

‘Bad girl.’ He considered her offer but then looked at the clock and grimaced. ‘I’m kind of late already.’ He laughed at her sulky face and sat on the edge of the bed. ‘I have a very, very bossy best man. I feel sorry forSeth.’

Jess giggled. ‘Can you believe it’stoday?’

‘I cannot wait to call you Mrs.Storm.’

‘Okay then, I suppose you can go to your mom’s. She’ll be here in an hour to lever me into mydress.’

He smiled tenderly and covered her belly with his big hand. ‘You and theBean.’

‘Me and the Bean,’ she agreed,happily.

She sat up and looked out of thewindow.

‘God, what a beautiful day.’ She grinned at him, excited, looking like a kid. Helaughed.

‘Yep, it’s stunning out there.’ He leaned over and kissed her again. ‘Although it’s nothing to what I can see rightnow.’

She moaned. ‘How am I supposed to let you out of the door when you say things like that?’ She pulled him down and helaughed.

‘Woman, you’reinsatiable.’

‘How late did you say you were?’ She whispered as she pressed her body against his. He groaned, covered her mouth with his and started to take off hisshirt.

‘Not nearly lateenough.’

He stripped the rest of his clothes off in a hurry and slid back into bed with her, kissing her, his tongue caressing hers, exploring her sweet mouth. Her legs twined around his body and he could feel the hot wetness of her sex against his thigh. God, would he ever get enough of her? His cock stood, ramrod straight against his belly and he teased her entrance with the tip of it, as his mouth found her nipple, sucking and biting down onit.

‘I’m so wet for you,’ she whispered in his ear, ‘fill me, Theo, fuck me senseless, make mecome.’

Jesus. His cock grew thicker, strained to get inside her and as he slid into her, her warm, wet softness enveloping the length of him, he thrust deep, to the root, to be as close to her as he could, skin-on-skin. Her thighs tightened around his hips, and their bodies moved as if they were desperate to sink into each other. Theo, with a brutal roll of hips driving himself into her, watched as her breasts swelled, her belly undulating with their movements, her face flush pink, her mouth open, gasping for air, her dark eyes shining and fixed onto his. So, so beautiful, Theo kissed her and she urged him deeper inside, tilting her hips to accommodate him. With a hand, he pressed her legs further apart, then scooping her buttocks up, slammed into her again and again until she was crying out with pleasure and pain. He came violently, his groin jerking, his cock pumping out hot, viscous semen deep inside her. He grinned, knowing his seed would still be inside her as she walked down the aisle, that she was his in every way. He felt her vibrating and quivering, crying out as she reached orgasm but he didn’t let he recover, withdrawing his still hard cock and flipping her onto her back, parting her legs and pushing into her perfect ass, moving slowly as she moaned and writhed beneath him. They both came again and again and by the time Theo kissed her goodbye, they were so giddy and delirious with love, they could barely bear topart.

‘See you at the end of the aisle, beautiful,’ he murmured, his lips against hermouth.

‘I loveyou.’