~*CHAPTER 16*~
JACKSON
“ B aby,” I murmur against her cheek. “It’s a few days.”
“I don’t want you to go,” she whispers. “Please Jack’s.”
“Jack’s?” I say, pulling back. “Since when do you call me that?”
“It suits you.”
I smile, and run my fingers across that puffy bottom lip. She’s been crying, even though she thinks I haven’t noticed. Fuck, it makes my heart hurt.
“You goin’ to be ok?”
“I don’t want you to go, what if something happens or...”
“Hey,” I say, cupping her chin. “It’s just a basic ride. It’s fine.”
“I’ll miss you.”
I lean in close, rasping into her ear, “You’ll miss that late night sex.”
She laughs softly. “That too.”
“I’ll be back in a few days. It’s ok, baby.”
“Kiss me,” she pleads.
With fuckin’ pleasure.
I grip her chin, tilting her head to the side and taking her lips in mine. Fuck. Yeah. She parts them, and I slide my tongue into her mouth, tangling it with hers. She clutches my chest, wrapping her fingers around my shirt and pressing her tiny body up against mine. I can hear the rumble of the engines in the background, and the boys cheering and whistling, but I don’t stop. I kiss her until she’s panting and my dick is hard.
“Miss you, darlin’,” I murmur.
“Me too,” she whispers, letting me go.
She’s got this look in her eye, like it’s the last time she’ll ever kiss me. My chest clenches, and I wonder if I’m missing something.
“You goin’ to be here when I get back?” I ask.
“As long as you want me here, I’ll stay.”
“I’ll always want you here; don’t you know that by now?”
Her lip trembles again.
“Hey, stop that cryin’. It’s a few days.”
I pull her into my arms and kiss her again, before heading over to my bike. I stare at her, and something inside me doesn’t feel quite right.
Little warning bells go off.
Something is wrong.
I just don’t know what.
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