Renewed (Awakened #2) (9 page)

 
I felt his tip at my entrance. I wanted him so bad, my insides were aching. As soon as he thrust himself into me, I let out a small cry. He was so hard, and I was so ready for him.

I felt the bed dip down on either side of my head, and I pulled on my restraints, begging them to give way so that my hands could dig into his hair and run down along his back, but my hands stayed in the handcuffs.

Stefan leaned down, locking our mouths together again, each of us panting into each other. He didn’t slow his rhythm, moving faster and deeper inside of me. The coils were unwinding…I was beginning to jump into Sea of Stefan again…I wanted to.

He lifted his mouth off of mine as our breathing became more labored. He was close too.

“Together,” he demanded.

And just like pulling a trigger, I fell into him, my muscles constricting around him, pulling him deeper into me as I felt the warmth shoot into my insides. We cried out each other’s names in unison as our bodies crashed down around each other. Stefan planted small, tender kisses on my neck as I was still whimpering, feeling myself cripple.

Oh, the things he can do to my body!

I felt his fingers crawl up my arm to the handcuffs and one at a time, he undid them. My hands fell to my sides; I had no strength to move them, or my body. He pulled the blindfold off of me, kissing each eye lid. I opened my eyes to find him still on top of me with the lights off.

“Hi,” he whispered.

“Hi yourself.” I smiled.

“I can’t even tell you how beautiful you are, baby. Just fucking beautiful.” He traced my lips with his index finger. I placed a gentle kiss on the tip of his finger, and he smiled softly. “Nap?” he asked as he got off me and turned me on my side, my back facing his chest. We were still connected to each other as he pulled me closer to him. He reached over me and grabbed the remote for the iPod docking station off the side table and turned the song off.

“Nap. I love you, forever and four days,” I whispered, slowly drifting out of conscious.

“I love you, forever and five days,” he replied, his breath tickling my ears.

Chapter Eight

Bora Bora time was here and to be perfectly honest, I was so nervous I felt like I was constantly sweating. I couldn’t sleep last night, I was
that
nervous…and Kennedy wouldn’t stop texting me about how excited she was. She had been texting me all night, begging me to let her and Ayden come over. I kept declining, but after about three in the morning with no sleep in sight I finally gave in. She was just as excited as I was for our trip.

 
Thirty minutes after I told her she could come over, a light tap on my door signaled she was here, and I’m sure an unhappy Ayden was too. The house was quiet except for the background noise of the TV. Stefan had gone to sleep hours ago after helping me finish all our packing. I knew we were only going there for a week, but I needed to be prepared.

We had so much we had to take care of in the States before leaving for Bora Bora. Lots of signing paperwork in order to get married over there. It was so exciting!

I opened the door to find a bright eyed, bushy tailed Kennedy, slightly jumping up and down. I looked next to her and saw a half asleep, pissed off Ayden wearing basketball shorts and a white t-shirt. He was carrying two suitcases, and a bag draped across his body. Kennedy had two bags in her hands and was wearing her coral Juicy jumpsuit.

I stepped to the side, allowing them to enter.

“You’re crazy!” I laughed at Kennedy as she practically bounced into my house.

“Excuse me if I’m so fucking excited that I can’t wait!”

“
Shh
…” I responded as Ayden dragged himself in behind her.

“Sorry,” she whispered.

“Ayden, you can just sit your bags down here in the living room. The guest bedroom is down this hall, last door on the left.” I pointed down the opposite side of the house.

“Thanks, Jennifer. Sorry again about Kennedy. I’m going to bed, sweet cheeks. Try to keep it down and let the men sleep,” Ayden said as he smacked Kennedy’s ass and gave her a long kiss on the lips.

They are so cute! Thank God they’re finally together.

Kennedy rolled her eyes with a huge smiled plastered on her face as Ayden walked towards the bedroom.

“I can’t believe you’re my best friend. You’re insane dragging that poor man out at this time of the hour,” I giggled as I walked towards the couch. Kennedy followed, and we plopped down on the couch, using my grandmother’s quilt to cover up.

“He was awake,” she said as I started flipping through the channels.

“You’re a dirty liar.”

“Whatever. He’s sleeping now, he’s fine.”

After channel surfing for a couple of minutes, we finally found a movie to watch, and we both slid further down on the couch, our legs interlocking with each other, and our heads resting on either side of the arms. I missed her so much! I missed just being able to lie down on the couch, watch TV, and sit in comfortable silence. I loved living with Stefan, but there’s something about living with your best friend that you will always miss.

“I miss you too,” Kennedy whispered as if she read my mind.

“More than anything,” I yawned. Within moments, Kennedy’s breathing was even. She had fallen asleep. I took a deep, calming breath, and allowed sleep to finally overtake me.

“You think we should wake them?”

“I’m sure they’re probably tired. God knows how long they stayed up.”

“Kennedy dragged me out of the house at a God awful time of the night to come over here. I think we should wake them.”

Was that coffee I smelled? Oh…coffee
.

“We don’t have to leave for another two hours, though. Let the girls get their beauty rest.” “Okay, they have one hour, then I’m coming in here and pulling the blankets off of them, jumping up and down and screaming.”

Ayden…that was definitely Ayden. He probably thought he was so funny!

“Deal,” Stefan replied with a chuckle. The two left the room, and all I could hear was faint talking somewhere in the back of the house. I snuggled down further into my couch and went back to sleep.

When I finally woke up, the TV and lights were off with the shades drawn. I looked down the couch to find my wonderful best friend still happily asleep. She always looked so peaceful when she slept. She had no thick cover guarding her.

“Good morning.”

I looked over to find Stefan kneeling next to me.

“Good morning,” I replied back, whispering. He kissed me on the forehead before standing up. He was fully dressed in his dark True Religion jeans and a dark grey V neck shirt.

God, he looks yummy.

My stomach growled. Bean was hungry, so Stefan would have to wait. I rubbed my eyes and lifted the quilt off me, swinging my legs over the side of the couch and stretching. Sleeping on the couch wasn’t really the best move. My back was killing me!

“Hungry?” Stefan asked.

“Very.” I’m surprised he didn’t hear my stomach. He reached his hand out and helped me up. We walked to the kitchen together, and I sat down on the bar stool, rubbing my eyes again as he walked into the kitchen to fix my plate. Ayden came from the guest bedroom and sat down beside me.

“Good morning,” he said, taking a drink of his coffee.

“Good morning,” I replied.

“Sleep well?”

“I guess. We went to bed shortly after you did. Sleeping on the couch with someone else was not a good idea, though.” I cracked my back, sending a little relief through my body.

Ayden laughed and took another drink of his coffee. Stefan sat my plate down in front of me. Scrambled eggs, bacon, hash browns, and waffles with a glass of orange juice. This man knew the way to my heart.

I picked up the fork and started eating. Man, I was freaking hungry! We all sat in silence as I finished eating. Stefan was reading the newspaper, and Ayden had turned on the TV and was watching some show about old cars. Kennedy could sleep through a freaking tornado, so we weren’t worried about her waking up with the TV on.

“Hungry, baby?” Stefan asked as he grabbed my empty plate, walking it over to the sink to wash it off.

This whole pregnancy thing made me want to do nothing but eat and sleep. I was no longer getting sick, which was a good thing, but in return I started craving breakfast foods. We had eggs or bacon at almost every meal. I felt bad for Stefan. I knew he had to be getting sick of it, but he never complained, and for that I loved him.

“Time to wake up sleeping beauty,” Ayden said, getting off the barstool and walking into the living room. I looked across the bar at Stefan who was leaning against the cabinet, looking at me.

“I still need to get ready.”

“Dress comfortable, we will be flying all day,” he said to me as I heard Kennedy groan in the living room. Yeah, I bet she was tired.

“Yes, Sir.” I smirked at him as I stood up and walked towards our bedroom. I stopped at the couch as Kennedy sat up and rubbed her eyes.

“Good morning.” She leaned her head up and smiled at me before
leaning
her head against Ayden’s chest.

Yep, she is tired alright
.

Once I got into our bedroom, I found my new dark purple Juicy jump suit. When I went shopping with Kennedy, she insisted that I buy it because it made my green eyes pop. Shopping with Kennedy was always hard. It took a lot for me to buy new outfits because I hated spending money.

After I dressed, I brushed my teeth and pulled my long hair up. I washed my face and added a little bit of mascara to my lashes. Today was going to be a long day.

“We’re going to Bora Bora, bitches!” I turned around to see Kennedy running into my room, then jumping on my bed.

“Kennedy, don’t,” I warned as she stood on top of my bed, eyeing me.

She began jumping up and down, messing up my neatly made bed. She started jumping in circles as I walked into the bedroom.

“Kennedy!” I yelled, trying not to laugh.

“Bora Bora! We’re going to Bora Bora, Jennifer!”

“I know, Kennedy! But you don’t have to jump on my bed!” I was laughing right along with her. She jumped down, laughing so hard I was pretty sure she might pee her pants. I sat down next to her, both of us trying to calm our breathing.

“I can’t believe I’m getting married,” I practically whispered.

“I can’t believe you’re pregnant,” she whispered back.

Touché.

“What about you and Ayden? Marriage any time soon?”

“We haven’t even been dating that long, Jen.” She laughed.

“You two are soul mates. You guys have always had this natural attraction to each other. Anybody can tell you the same.”

“I don’t know. I just don’t know how I feel about getting married. I mean, I love him…” She trailed off. “I just said
I love him
…wow! I guess I do.”

I reached over and grabbed her hand, squeezing it. “Yes, you do, and he loves you too.”

“I start my new job after we get home from Bora Bora, and I just want to focus on my career for a little while. I love living with him, and I do see a future with him, but I just want to take it slow and appreciate life before I get tied down and start popping out babies.”

I laughed. Yep, this was my best friend with all of her walls down and being completely honest. I knew marriage and love scared her, but Ayden was good for each other. They were good for each other.

“You ladies ready?” Stefan asked as he leaned against the door frame.

“Just about. Let me get the last bit of stuff,” I said as I let go of Kennedy’s hand and walked into my bathroom. I grabbed the last bit of toiletries and followed Kennedy out of my room and into the living room. I found one of my suitcases and put all the stuff in it, then zipped it up before Stefan walked over and picked it up.