Second Chances - Unraveling Part 56

The blonde shook her head, waddling forward.

"Kane! You didn't bring my chair! Go back to the car and get it! If I squat down in this sand, I'll never get back up."

"f.u.c.k!" Kane threw his hands in the air. "I can't wait for this kid to pop out already."

"Maybe you should have thought about that before you knocked me up!" she yelled at him as he walked away.

She looked down, realizing that I was a stranger to her and blushed. "I'm sorry, I'm not normally like this. It's these d.a.m.n pregnancy hormones. One minute I want to ride the man, the next I want to strangle him. And I'm so hot all the time," she fanned herself. "And my feet are swollen!" She looked down at her flip-flop clad feet.

Kane came back with a folded up chair. He opened it up, digging it down into the sand for stability. He surprised me by helping her into the chair. Kane had brought himself a chair, and fixed it next to hers.

"Thank you," she said, leaning over and kissed his cheek.

"d.a.m.n mood swings," Kane grumbled, but his words had less bite, because of his smile.

She laughed. "Oooh, the baby's kicking," she grabbed his hand, putting it to her stomach.

Kane grinned. "This never ceases to amaze me."

Jason chuckled at his friend. "Did ya'll find out if it's a boy or girl?"

"It's a girl," the blonde smiled.

"Can you believe it guys? I'm going to have a daughter," Kane said.

Jared chuckled. "You were the last one of us I ever pictured having a kid."

"Do you have a name picked out?" I asked.

"Lilly," she smiled. "Oh, how rude of me, I'm Lacey, and you're?"

"Katy," I answered.

"My girlfriend," Jared kissed my cheek.

"Awww, you two are so cute together!" She cried.

"I'm Kane," he leaned out of his chair to wave at me.

I laughed. "I kind of figured that out."

Kane chuckled. "Yeah, all the yelling probably tipped you off there."

"So, when's the baby due?" I asked.

"Two more weeks," Lacey frowned. "I don't think I can stand this for one more day, let alone two more weeks."

"Well," I shrugged, "at least at the end of it, you'll have a baby in your arms."

"That's very true," she smiled. "I can't wait to see her. I hope she has Kane's dark hair and not my blond hair."

"I just hope she likes me," Kane said and we all laughed.

"Of course she'll like you," Lacey patted his cheek. "You're her daddy."

"Are ya'll prepared for all the crying, diaper changes, and no sleep?" Eva asked.

"Kane's a night owl, so he gets that s.h.i.+ft," Lacey giggled.

"By myself?" Kane looked scandalized.

"You'll do fine," she said.

"That's easy to say now! There's no baby yet!"

"We'll discuss this later, Kane. Tonight, we're having fun with our friends," Lacey smiled.

We all stayed relatively quiet as we watched the sun set.

The sky turned from orange, to red, to the deepest purple, before the night sky completely took over. The stars twinkled above and the bonfire roared behind us.

Someone started playing music and the people around us started dancing.

Jared kissed my neck, sending tingles down my spine. "I want you to dance with me," he crooned.

A part of me wanted to say no, but I pushed it down.

"Okay," I gulped.

Jared pulled me up and we joined the crowd of dancing couples.

He turned me around, so that my back was against him. His hand gripped my stomach and he whispered huskily in my ear, "Move with me."

He started rotating his hips and I froze.

His hand on my stomach slid down to my hip, his other hand reached out for my other side. I was completely flush against him, my breath coming out in stutter gasps.

"Just like this," he started moving my hips with his hands. His chin rested on my shoulder. "You're safe with me, Katy," he a.s.sured.

"I know," I reached my hand back, wrapping it around his neck as he continued to move my hips.

"You're a natural," he growled, lightly biting my earlobe.

I smiled as he removed his hands; I kept circling my hips to the song.

I knew then, that I wanted Jared tonight, in every way.

As we danced, fireworks broke out across the night sky in celebration.

The reds, blues, and whites, looked beautiful as they reflected off the ocean.

The firework show lasted for thirty minutes.

When it was over, the bonfires were extinguished.

We said goodbye to Jared's friends, and I exchanged numbers with Eva and Lacey.

Holden, Rollo, Piper, Jared, and I headed back to the hotel.

Rollo grabbed my elbow and pulled me away from the group. Jared looked back for me, but when he saw that I was with Rollo, he continued on his way.

"You're glowing," Rollo looked me up and down. "Have you...?" He cleared his throat.

"No, but I want to... tonight," I blushed at my admission.

Rollo grinned, waggling his eyebrows, "Go get him baby cakes, and give him the best night of his life."

I quickly hugged Rollo before jogging to catch up to Jared.

Jared smiled at me. "You were amazing tonight, with my friends."

"They're awesome," I replied, smiling up at him. My heart was racing a mile a minute as I thought about what I was about to do.

"And thank you for dancing with me," he kissed me, "best night of my life."

He had no idea how much better it was about to get.

We were quiet as we stepped into the elevator with the others.

I watched the numbers grow higher.

With each level that we went up, my heart skipped a beat.

"See you in the morning," Rollo squeezed my hand in pa.s.sing.

"See ya," Piper smiled, knowingly.

"Later," Holden muttered.

Jared slid the key card into the door. It beeped merrily.

As soon as it was closed behind us, I jumped into his arms, kissing him like I was starved.

He gripped my waist so I didn't fall.

We fell onto the bed, a tangle of limbs. It might not have been graceful, but I didn't care.

This was Jared.

"Katy," he pulled away, hovering above me, his chest heaving with every breath. He stared into my eyes, searching for something. His tongue flicked out, wetting his lips. "Are you sure?" he asked. He bent so his forehead was pressed to mine, nose to nose. "Once we start... I don't think I'll be able to stop," he bit his bottom lip.

I swallowed, and said the words I knew he needed to hear. "Touch me, Jared. All of me."

With a growl, he ripped his s.h.i.+rt over his head. The muscles of his chest rippled and I traced them with my finger. His skin was so soft, but hard, at the same time.

"I can't resist you," he kissed a trail down my neck to the curve of my breast that swelled in my s.h.i.+rt. "I never could."

I ran my fingers from the edge of his jeans, over his stomach, before wrapping my hands around his neck and pulling him to my lips.

I pushed all thoughts of Preston and what he did, to the back of my mind.

This was different.

I wrapped my legs around his waist, pulling his hips against mine, I moaned when I felt his hardness.

"Katy," he panted against my lips, "please, I have to take this slow. I don't want to hurt you, and if you keep doing things like that, I won't be able to control myself."

"Jared," I pleaded, but he silenced me with his lips. He kissed me thoroughly before raising me up, pulling his jacket off of me, and then, my thin cotton s.h.i.+rt.

He traced the curves of both of my b.r.e.a.s.t.s with his finger, before skimming that finger down my stomach, around my belly b.u.t.ton, stopping at my jeans. I held my breath, waiting for him to remove them, but I jumped in surprise, when his tongue made a trail up my body, following the same path his finger had just taken. I couldn't hold back the moan that escaped me.

"You like that?" he growled.

I nodded, having lost my voice.

He moved back down my body, lavis.h.i.+ng me with his tongue. When he reached the top of my jeans, I arched. I needed them off.

With a gentle hand, he pushed me back down to the bed, holding me there. "Slow, kitten, we take this slow. I want this to be perfect for you."

I nodded. He held my eyes in his steady gaze as he popped the b.u.t.ton on my jeans and slowly slid the zipper down. I whimpered.

"Do you want me to stop? If you want me to stop, it has to be now," he paused.

"Don't stop," I begged. "Please, don't stop."

"Oh, thank G.o.d," he crashed his lips against mine once more. I wiggled my jeans down to my hips. With a mighty yank Jared had them completely off and on the floor. "You're mine," he growled, devouring me.

"I'm yours," I tangled my fingers in his short hair. "I have been since the moment I met you."

He lightly bit my shoulder and growled, "You have no idea how good it is to hear that."

"Please, Jared," I thrust my hips against his, "I need you."

"You're impossible woman," he nipped my chin.

He stood up and I mewled in protest. He grabbed his wallet from his back pocket and pulled a small foil packet out, tossing it on the bed next to my head. I watched as he undid his belt buckle and his jeans fell to the floor.

His erection was clearly visible in the outline of his boxer-briefs. My eyes widened in wonder. How the h.e.l.l would that fit inside of me?