“Are you kidding me?” he asked as he gaped up at her. “How did you…? Where did you find…? Are you kidding me?” he laughed.
“So you like it, then?” she questioned with a giggle.
He stood and removed it from her hands, gently leaning it against the wall. “Do I like it? I’m going to show you just how much I love it.” He bent his head down to kiss her and she held up her hand to his mouth.
“I’m not done.”
Jake shook his head. “It’s already too much.”
“Okay, well, Ang helped me with this one, so you can consider it a gift from the both of us.” She reached into her robe pocket and produced a long slender box wrapped in Santa paper.
Jake laughed as he tore the paper from the edges. He lifted the lid to see two tickets. He glanced at her with furrowed brows as he read them.
“The new Star Wars movie… red carpet? Tickets?” he gasped.
Madi curled her fists to her mouth as she bounced with anticipation. Jake’s eyes darted to her face.
“Merry Christmas!” she shouted with laughter as her hands flew over her head.
“Holy fucking hell! The premiere?”
“Uh huh!” she giggled.
“Are you coming with me?”
“I hope so! You’d better take me!”
He slowly bent down and placed the box carefully under the tree before he lifted her from her thighs and swung her around the room. As he placed her down, something in his face shifted.
He turned and pulled three pillows from the couch and placed them on the floor near the blanket by the tree.
Madi watched him curiously.
After he’d arranged them in a way that satisfied him, he glanced up to her waiting eyes.
“Whatcha doin'?” she asked.
He sauntered over to her and began to unfasten the tie from her robe. His eyes bore into her body as he moaned in appreciation, sliding the robe from her arms and onto the floor. Madi gasped as he trailed his fingers over the green lacey material of her baby-doll shirt, from her stomach to the lines around her breast. He took her hand in his and led her to the blanket in front of the tree.
“Lie down, baby.”
Madi did as he asked. He removed his shirt, as she lay watching, and slid it down his arms. He unzipped his jeans and pulled them down his legs, tossing them to the floor in a pile. Madi bit her lip in wonder as she took him in.
Jake bent down and pressed his body into hers. “I want you,” he whispered.
Madi inhaled sharply. Jake was pleased to know he still affected her the same way he always had.
“Tell me you’re mine,” he asked.
“I’m yours,” she whispered, cupping his face. He turned his mouth into her hand and kissed her gently before he made love to her into the morning.
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