‘Yeah. I didn’t sleep well.’
A spark of excitement travelled up my spine. Had Sarah left him after our little confrontation the previous night? I could only hope so.
‘What’s up?’
Jake’s jaw clenched, that dip next to his jaw deepening in a way that made my stomach flip. He ran his hand through his blonde locks, a little longer than he usually wore it. Clearly, his mind has been elsewhere lately.
The sigh Jake gave before speaking made me want to get out of the pool and scoop him up against me.
‘Sarah’s not happy.’
Good.
‘Shit, man. I’m sure it’s nothing you can’t fix.’ Had to play the supportive friend. Little did Jake know that fireworks were going off in my head.
Jake sat forward nervously twisting his fingers together. ‘I dunno. It’s been building for a while. This distance between us. She’s still so sweet and bubbly but there’s just this separation that was never there before.’
Cut her loose.I wanted to scream at him.
‘Maybe things are just changing for you guys. You’re still pretty young for a serious relationship. It’s not like you wouldn’t have a whole load of women and men throwing themselves at you if you became single.’
Jake stood and paced the floor to ceiling windows and back. ‘I don’t want anyone else. I want to give her what she wants.’
Little did Jake realise that he was fundamentally mismatched to what Sarah needed. He was like a golden retriever; loyal and eager to please. That aggressively sexual side had never been him.
Knowing Jake, he wouldn’t give up without trying to be the person everyone else needed, no matter the expense to himself. I knew Jake. Knew that what he needed was to be adored. Praised.Made to see he was worthy without bending himself to breaking for everyone else.
He needed me.
‘What is it she’s asking for?’ I said, feigning innocence.
Red washed over Jake’s cheeks as he sat heavily on the chair, and I wanted to taste his fucking blushes. To walk over there and tell him he’s perfect before feeling his lips on my own.
Instead, I pulled myself from the pool and wrapped a fluffy towel around my waist before taking the seat beside him.
‘She wants me to take control. Like, in the bedroom.’ Jake’s voice broke with embarrassment as he voiced it.
‘Is that all?’ I threw an arm over his shoulder and grinned to hide my bliss at our closeness. ‘That’s easy.’
‘It is?’
‘Sure. I can teach you.’Oh you’ll learn, Jake.Learn to submit like the perfect toy you were always supposed to be. To give up all the restrictions and expectations and give in to pleasure and adoration.
‘Thanks. I’ll owe you big time.’
‘It’s what friends are for.’ That and stealing you from your dissatisfied girlfriend.
‘So, how do we do this?’ Jake asked, leaning in and sending warmth flowing through me.
‘There’s different elements to it. A lot of guys try to copy porn, but you need to understand the why before the actions make sense. I can help you understand what she wants to give, and how to figure out how to take while actually fulfilling desires. It takes balance.’ And I’d hope my bets that he’d enjoy being on his knees far more than putting her on hers would pay off. Seeing them figure it all out and run off into the sunset while I lingered alone would be hell.
‘And I’ll teach you the how. What to say. How to say it. How to build the tension and need until you–I mean she–is burstingto do every single thing you demand,’ I added, loosening my grip on his shoulder.
‘Do you really think it’ll work?’
I sure hope so.
Standing, I let my towel fall. Jake’s face was level with my chest, and I ached to press his full lips against it.
