Heart Matters (2 page)

Jake’s sky blue eyes betrayed his genuine
shock but he grinned and grabbed her to place a long, noisy kiss on
her lips. “Cool, babes!” With that he raised a mocking brow at Mark
before sauntering away into the crowd.

The door slammed hard enough to rock the car
and betray Mark’s anger. He settled in his seat before turning to
glare at Jessica. “Care to explain what that was all about?”

Jessica’s sigh was deep as she slid into her
seat to rest her head on the back. Her pretty head turned to show
the pout on her luscious lips. “What do you mean?” she asked
innocently. She could hardly tell him she had been trying to make
him jealous. Mark always did a good job of hiding his reaction to
her but when she was with someone; his guard was at its weakest.
Tonight she had clearly seen it in his deep eyes as they had first
shone with his desire for her and then burned with resentment
towards Jake.

His glare turned into a scowl before he
abruptly turned away to put the car in motion. Her hand shot out to
stop him. “It was going too fast,” she explained, her cool hand
covering his against the gear stick. “I sent you the messages so
that you would come get me.” Her gray eyes revealed a darker color
and a warm smile. “And you did.”

A hundred different emotions coursed through
Mark. He was torn between wanting to kiss her senseless and spank
her bottom raw. He recovered quickly enough to frown at her. “It’s
my job.”

His statement was too casual for her liking
but she refused to let her disappointment show. After all, Mark
Sebastian had no idea what was in store for him tonight.

***

He accompanied her right up to her apartment
door and ensured she had locked it before striding away to his own
apartment. He showered, then pulled on his jeans and left his shirt
off before taking a beer can and settling before the television.
When she came knocking on his door an hour later, he opened it and
stood gaping at her in shock.

She had taken a shower and her hair hung wet
and loose over her back. An expensive short silk robe ended at her
long, slim thighs. It was dotted with wet patches where it had
absorbed the water from her shower highlighting her taut nipples
straining against the flimsy material. He went instantly hard
wanting nothing more than to throw her on the floor and make mad,
passionate love to her.

When she almost tripped on him, he steadied
her catching the smell of alcohol on her breath. He took in her
flustered face, his dark eyes blazing at her in anger. “What are
you doing, Jess?” he growled harshly, holding her hands as she
braced them against his bare chest.

Her legs buckled under her and he cursed as
he wrapped his arms around her to hold her up. He kicked the door
close drawing her to the lounge. When he attempted to sit her down,
she wrapped her arms around his neck giving him a lopsided
smile.

“Ty, I love you,” she murmured innocently,
tracing his lips with her finger.

He caught her hand, scowling at her even as
his eyes shone with unbidden desire. “This can’t happen between us,
baby girl, you know that.”

Her head shook stubbornly. “I don’t care,
Ty, I just don’t care anymore! I love you and I want you; I want
you so bad I feel I’ll die!”

Mark sighed heavily. He cupped her face,
peering into her teary eyes. “I’m not the one for you sweetheart.
You’re just confused…”

“No!” She leaned into him and kissed his
collar bone causing him to entangle his fingers in her hair and
jerk her head back. Her eyes shone with her desire for him and her
rosy lips quivered as she ran her tongue across the lower one.
“Ty,” she whispered, her head titling back to take in his handsome
features, “You don’t know how much I want you.”

Mark caught her hands mid-air as she tried
to once again touch his bare chest. He backed her against the wall,
restraining her hands on both sides of her head. “Jess, baby,
you’re drunk; you’re not in your senses.”

A moan escaped her lips while she shook her
head trying to release her hands from his vice like grip. When she
couldn’t succeed, she gazed up at him with a mocking smile. “You’re
taller than you should be, Ty.”

Mark felt his restraint break at those words
and he left her hands to pull her roughly in his tight embrace. He
lowered his head towards her. “Stop me, baby girl,” he whispered,
his lips lingering a breath away from hers.

For an answer Jessica sank her fingers in
his hair and drew his lips to hers. A bolt of pure lust zapped Mark
as he kissed Jessica with a passion that threatened to destroy them
both. Her incredible scent of wild flowers enveloped him and when
she opened her mouth to deepen the kiss, he felt he would go mad
with desire.

He devoured her with years of pent up
passion while she returned his kiss with equal aggression. Their
tongues dueled relentlessly, trying to get as much as they could
from each other. Mark’s hands roamed over her back, sliding over
the silk, while hers explored his strong muscles that rippled with
hidden strength. He cupped her hips and held her against his
arousal making her moan in his mouth.

He left her lips to rain kisses to the side
of her neck while his hands came up to part her flimsy robe. When
his palms skimmed her flat stomach, he felt he would come right
there like an out of control teenager. Her robe fell to the floor
and he leaned back breathing heavily to drink in the sight of her
naked body. Her pink nipples were taut and proud, beckoning him to
worship them.

Mark groaned and crushed her to him, kissing
her once again while drawing her to his bedroom. They fell together
on the bed with Jessica under him. He touched her breast gently
before bending his head to bring his lips to her nipple. When his
tongue licked it, she moaned, writhing with a need that she
couldn’t control. “Ty, oh, Ty, I need you, I need you so much!”

Mark began sucking at her breast and Jessica
felt desire shooting through her veins and pooling between her
legs. She brought her legs up around his waist and rocked against
him, wishing to be rid of the jeans that he still wore. She reached
down to unbutton his jeans but he caught her hand and placed it on
his shoulder. His head rose to gaze into her dilated eyes as he
smiled wryly. “This is about you, baby girl. I’m going to give you
what you want. I don’t want to hurt you.”

Her stormy eyes couldn’t decipher the
meaning of his words but she nodded in agreement. She watched as he
began sucking at her other breast and moaned desperately, sinking
her fingers in his hair. “I can’t bear it, Ty! Please!”

His hands slid down her back as he cupped
her hips from below so that she was angled upward toward him. Then
his mouth went lower, laying kisses and nips over her belly before
finding the core of her womanhood. When his tongue flicked out to
lick the sweet bud over her center, she screamed out his name. He
used his teeth to nip it and then parted her folds that held her
secret passage. When his tongue sank into her depths, Jessica’s
head rolled back and her moans became more rapid. “Oh, God, Ty! Ty,
Ty!”

An unbearable sensation of pleasure rose
deep within her, taking her higher and higher till suddenly,
something crashed explosively making her scream. “Oh, yes! Yes,
yes, Ty! Don’t stop! Don’t ever stop!”

Mark held her to him, worshipping her,
memorizing the scent of her, giving her what she wanted. When she
fell back on the bed, he rolled to his back taking deep breaths to
get back control of his senses. He sat up and turned to see her
lying spent and panting. She held out a hand to him and instead of
going down on her, he pulled her up. “Get up.”

She watched him in confusion and opened her
mouth to speak but he was already headed for the den. He retrieved
her robe and handed it to her, his lips set in a grim line. “Wear
that and get out,” he ordered, before turning away, leaving her
gaping.

“What?!” she shouted, pulling on her robe.
She caught up with him and grabbed his hand to turn him to face
her. “Ty, what are you doing?”

His eyes were cold when they found hers.
“You heard me, get out! I gave you what you wanted, so now go!”

She glared at him in confusion, trying to
make sense of his anger. “Is this because you haven’t..um..we
haven’t…” She couldn’t find the words to question him
correctly.

“Yes, we haven’t!” he snapped at her, his
eyes blazing. “And we never will! Do you get that? We can’t ever do
this again! Ever!”

Her head shook in denial, not ready to
accept his sudden hostility. “But why? I want you, I really want
you.” Jessica’s gray eyes began swimming with uncertain tears. “I
love you, Ty and I want you to be my first one.”

Mark almost felt his resolve break once
again. He loved Jessica but he just couldn’t take their
relationship any further. He knew he had to be harsh with her or
she’d never give up. He worked up his anger and lashed out at her
with all the cruelty he could gather. “I don’t screw virgins, baby
girl! And you don’t want me or any other guy to be your
first
. All you need is a good fuck and then you will get all
the romantic notions out of that pretty little head of yours.”

She stared at him in shock and then slapped
him with all the strength she could muster. “Go to hell!” With that
she stomped out of his apartment and left him feeling like
shit.

He waited till he heard her door slam shut
then leaned against a wall hanging his head in resignation. He
hated himself for saying those words to her but she just had to be
discouraged. There was no which way he could allow anything more to
happen between them. She would get over him eventually but for now
she had left him with a hard on that had to be taken care of.

Grabbing his car keys, he pulled on his
shirt and left his apartment quietly. He knew a friend who came
with benefits. A night of mind blowing sex was sure to get Jessica
out of his system for good.

***

Jessica heard Mark’s door close quietly and
felt miserable. She was sure he was going out to some woman. The
thought made her heart constrict so badly she felt she would die.
She wiped away her tears bitterly. If he didn’t want her, after all
they had shared; if he really didn’t want her then she really must
suck at it.

The apartment felt suffocating to be in
right now and she headed for her wardrobe. She just had to get out
tonight. She could get back to the club and drink herself
silly.

She chose a sexy mini skirt and a tiny off
the shoulder tank top that rode just below her lush breasts leaving
her belly bare. She put on light make up, brushed her loose hair
back and headed for the door.

***

When she reached the club, Beth, one of her
college friends met her outside. She hopped in the car before
Jessica could park and nudged her on. “Hey, we’re all getting out
of here and heading for Jake’s place. Come on, I’ll show you where
it is.”

Sure enough the clubbers had a party going
on at Jake Wallace’s sprawling villa. Being filthy rich had its
benefits. You could throw lavish parties, play loud music, booze,
fag, shag, do whatever you wanted and no one would throw you
out.

When Jessica entered, most heads turned to
eye her appreciatively. Some of her college mates were a little
cautious of her because she was an heiress and moved around with a
bodyguard but some were her genuine friends. Beth was one such
friend and she soon had her feeling at ease.

“Let’s get something to drink,” she shouted
over the music nudging her towards the bar. She shimmied all the
way, her bright red hair bouncing around her face.

Jessica followed her through the sweating,
gyrating bodies that dirty danced on the floor. Some couples lapped
each other in corners that offered little privacy almost getting it
off right there for all to see. But nobody cared. Each was out to
get their version of fun for the night.

When she finally reached the bar, Jake who
was behind it came to her eyeing her with interest. “So you’re
back!” He shouted over the music while looking over her shoulder.
“Where’s your dog?”

Jessica shrugged making his brows rise in
surprise. “Wow! Got away did he? And I thought
he
had the
hots for
you!
” He threw his head back and laughed. “So what
can I get you, pretty woman?” He licked his lips and she laughed at
him.

Jake Wallace was sinfully handsome. The only
son of affluent parents, he had the looks and breeding to emit
confidence all the way. His sandy hair was bleached with spending
too much time surfing and his sky blue eyes twinkled with the
brightness of his boyish arrogance. He was lean and tanned and hot,
so damn hot!

“Whatever you recommend,” she said softly,
giving him a flirtatious smile. He mouthed ‘what?’ beckoning her to
lean closer.

She leaned over the bar, her breasts
straining against her top. Jake leaned toward her at the same time
and brought his ear close to her mouth. “I said, whatever you
recommend,” she repeated a tad breathlessly.

His cheek was almost brushing hers and he
turned ever so slightly to align his mouth to her ear. “I recommend
a good fuck if you’re up to it.”

Jessica colored immediately and he threw his
head back in a knowing laugh. He searched under the bar and mixed a
cocktail for her. “Have that; it’s heady but totally worth it.”

She smiled and took the drink, taking a
tentative sip. It burned the back of her throat making her splutter
in a most unattractive manner. Jake chuckled, peering at her. “You
good?”

She nodded and gulped down the rest. She
smiled at him although her nose felt like it was on fire. Jake
threw his bar cloth at his friend and leapt over the bar to stand
before her. He took her hand and pulled her to where the others
were dancing. “Come on, let’s dance.”