CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

Edward's POV

Predictably the story about Collin was front page news the next morning, including a picture of him being ushered into an ambulance outside the hotel by a doctor and a security guard. Most of the article was speculation although for once it wasn't too far off the mark. Jacob and I were clearly sticking together, which could only mean that Collin's arrival wasn't welcome, leading the reporter to believe that his previous interview had been wishful thinking on the part of an obsessed fan. Dad called me after he'd seen the article and I explained what had happened quickly before changing the subject.

"How's Mom?"

"She's busy with her show right now."

"Meaning she's not talking?" I guessed.

"Don't worry about it, Edward. Things will work themselves out; they usually do," he said.

We agreed to catch up again in a week or so, perhaps have dinner away from the hotel. In the meantime, Jacob and I decided to do exactly the same thing. He had barely set foot outside since he arrived and I kept worrying that he must be bored out of his mind when I wasn't there. He had been intending to contact some old acquaintances while he was in LA, but I knew he hadn't done so far and I suggested we get out and do something although I wasn't too sure we should actually go on a date so soon after I had come out to the world. As usual, I called Leah and she thought going out as a group with Paul and Jasper would be a good idea.

Three days later Marcus drove us all, Alice included, to one of my favourite seafood restaurants and I realised it was far too long since I'd had the opportunity to go out and enjoy myself. The last time had been with Jasper and that had ended with me decking Leah's brother. I resolved to stay sober and simply enjoy the food and the company, although Paul and Jasper were both somewhat worse for wear by the time we headed out to the car again. Alice, who was tiny, struggled to help Jasper, who was the most drunk, keep on his feet while Paul held onto the other side of him, cursing at the paparazzi who quickly flocked around us on the short journey back to the car. Jacob had grabbed my hand as we left the table and I kept hold of him as we headed out the door behind the others.

"Damn, Edward, you should've ditched Bella for him years ago!" a voice called out and I chuckled as I glanced at Jacob.

"I think they like you."

"How could they not?" he grinned.

I slid into the car and scooted along the seat as Jacob and Paul followed me. Jasper collapsed onto the seat facing us and almost lay on it, leaving no room for Alice who exasperatedly perched herself on Paul's lap instead as Marcus closed the door. Jacob's arm snaked around me and tugged me in closer to his side and his lips touched my ear as the car began to move. I glanced at the others, but none of them were paying any attention to us; Jasper was sprawling out with his eyes closed, laughing at nothing, while Paul and Alice joked and teased each other, Paul saying sternly that she better keep her hands to herself or he'd wind up with a black eye from Jasper.

I turned my head towards Jacob and his lips glided along my jaw to the corner of my mouth. The past two nights we hadn't made love and it was mostly down to me. It had been intermittent since the first time, mainly because I'd gotten sore, still a little unused to it and unable to completely relax, but in addition the constant pressure of the press, the movie, my parents and Collin Littlesea had made things difficult for us, resulting in it seeming more important to just hold onto and comfort each other.

"What are you thinking?" Jacob whispered.

"That all of this shit we've been dealing with is...getting in the way of us."

"That was bound to happen; but it's not right now, is it?" His free hand came to rest on my midriff, his thumb slipping between two shirts buttons and touching my skin, making me shiver. He slowly worked one button free to make room for his hand and stroked it back and forth over my stomach. My pulse quickened and I felt my cock twitch against my thigh.

"I can't wait to get back to the hotel," I said under my breath.

"Shame we didn't go out on our own. Imagine what we could have done on this seat if we were alone."

"Don't," I hissed.

Jacob laughed softly and his lips ghosted over mine, the tip of his tongue teasing, seeking access to my mouth. I parted my lips to admit it and closed my eyes with a sigh, lifting my hand to his neck as his tongue eagerly explored and his lips crushed mine. My cock lengthened and pushed against my zipper, aching for his touch.

"Damn, you two are fucking hot!" Paul exclaimed.

My cheeks burned and Jacob broke the kiss reluctantly, resting his forehead against mine as we caught our breath. When he drew back I glanced down, noting the obvious bulge in his pants and my own erection throbbed impatiently. It was a twenty-minute ride back to the hotel and I didn't want to get out of the car in front of the press with a hard-on, but all I could think about was hurrying to our room and getting naked. I could imagine Jacob leaning over me on the bed, pushing my legs apart, lubing up his fingers to prepare me for his cock and a helpless groan escaped me.

"Sshh." He pressed a finger to my lips and his dark eyes met mine, appearing almost black. "I'm thinking the same thing."

"Reading my mind?" I whispered.

"No, your eyes and your face and..." He dropped his eyes to my crotch and I smirked.

He drew away again and I tried to think about something else, willing myself to calm down. My erection eventually subsided a little, but determinedly remained at half-mast, forcing me to shove my hands into my pockets when we reached the hotel and got out of the car. Luckily there were only a couple of photographers there and Jacob and Paul occupied themselves by dragging Jasper into the lobby. Alice tucked her hands through my arm instead and walked with me until we reached the elevators. Jacob punched several buttons and two doors sprang open at the same time.

"You better have one to yourselves," Paul grinned, shoving Jasper ahead of him into one car.

Jacob and I took the other and as soon as the doors slid shut, he was pinning me to the wall with his body, his mouth hungrily devouring mine, hands running up and down my sides. I moaned into his mouth as his tongue thrust in, my cock immediately fully erect again, throbbing against his thigh which he had manoeuvred between my legs. He was as aroused as I was, his hardness grinding against my hip, his heart hammering in his chest in time with my own. I was panting for breath when he stepped away from me a second before the elevator doors opened and we hurried down the corridor to our room, my shaking hands fumbling with the key as I tried to open the door, but at last we were in the room, the door closed, shutting us away from the world again.

I intended to head straight for the bedroom, but before I could take even one step I found myself against the wall once more, Jacob's fingers swiftly unfastening my shirt buttons, his lower body close enough for me to feel his clothed cock nudging mine while his lips and teeth nibbled my ear and neck, working their way down to my collar bone. His warm hands stroked over my chest, fingers pinching and tugging on my nipples, making them stiffen and I moaned helplessly, making a half-hearted attempted to undo Jacob's shirt too, until he batted my hands away and turned his attention to my belt. His mouth returned to mine and I struggled to breathe through my nose as our tongues danced together, our kiss hot and wet and messy, deep groans rumbling from Jacob's throat as he paused in his attempts to get my clothes off and ground himself against me instead.

My cock ached for release and I could feel my underwear growing damp around the head as it oozed pre-cum, my balls tight up against my body. Jacob's mouth left mine again and he felt for my zipper, lowering it quickly and sliding his hand inside to cup my erection.

"God...Jake..." I gasped.

"Tell me what you want," he murmured, stroking me firmly through my shorts.

I could barely think coherently, aware only of the feel of his hand on me and how badly I needed to come. A couple more minutes of him doing just what he was doing now and it would happen anyway, but I wanted more.

"Uh...your mouth..." I mumbled.

He stepped away from me and dropped to his knees, then in one quick movement lowered both my pants and underwear to my knees, freeing my cock. I closed my eyes and leaned my head back against the wall, holding my breath until his hand wrapped around me and his lips gently ghosted over the head and then I breathed out again fast, clenching my fists at my sides.

"I'm not...going to last..." I gasped.

"Fuck my mouth." His lips parted and surrounded me, drawing me swiftly into the moist heat of his mouth and continuing until I bumped the back of his throat. Then he took his hand off and gripped my hips instead, sliding the fingers around to squeeze my butt and encourage me to thrust back and forth while he flicked his tongue against my shaft, driving me rapidly towards orgasm. One finger touched my hole and he stroked over it, teasing me when I wanted nothing more than for him to push it into me. I glanced down at him again and he hollowed his cheeks, sucking harder, his teeth gently grazing my sensitive shaft and it was too much.

"Fuck...so close...uh...Jake...fuck...coming..." I babbled. My hands were in his hair, tugging at the short strands, my hips jerking erratically as I lost control and shot my load into his throat, one pulse after another. He swallowed around me, his hands caressing my butt more gently until he drew back, sucking on the head of my cock to draw the last drops from me before he released it and looked up.

"God, that was so fast it's embarrassing," I panted.

"No, it was hot," Jacob grinned. "I loved how desperate you were when we got in here. I love making you come."

"What about you?" I rubbed a hand over my hot face and found it to be damp and sweaty, my wild hair sticking to my forehead and the back of my neck.

"I'm saving it until I'm inside you." He placed a small kiss on the tip of my slightly softened cock and I groaned weakly and simply stood there as he unfastened my shoes and removed them along with my socks, then my pants and underwear until I was left in nothing but my shirt and suit jacket. Then he got to his feet and his lips brushed lightly over mine, giving me a faint taste of myself before he pulled back and led me into the bedroom.

I lay down and stretched out in the middle of the bed, watching through half-closed eyes as Jacob removed his own clothes, tossing them aside carelessly until he was naked too, his thick, dark cock quivering against his belly. He wrapped a hand around it and gave it a few firm pumps and I groaned at the sight, almost wishing he would just stand there and jerk off while I watched. My heart was still racing and my cock hadn't subsided fully and as Jacob came to join me on the bed, pushing his wet tip against my thigh, my erection slowly began to lengthen again.

"Fuck, I want you so much." Jacob's breath was hot in my ear as he spoke and he turned me to face him, slipping a hand under my knee to draw my leg up and over his hip, then trailing his fingers up and down my thigh and over my butt, reaching between my legs to lightly stroke my balls. I moaned and gyrated myself against him, feeling his cock pushing against me.

"You're ready again so soon," he grinned.

"It seems like a long time; my fault, I guess."

"Hey." He took his hand off of me suddenly and touched my face instead, angling my head so that he could meet my eyes. "We don't have to keep doing this if you don't want. I mean...hands and mouths are enough."

"I want to," I said at once. "Jake..."

"I keep hurting you; you don't hide it very well," he sighed.

"I'm sorry." I groaned and turned my face into his neck.

"You're uncomfortable and you're the one saying sorry?"

"It's not us...this...it's everything else; I'm always so fucking tense. I love doing this with you." My cock was belying my words by rapidly softening and I edged away from him a little. "I can't wait for it all to be over so it can be just you and me," I said.

"It will be soon enough. Don't do things just to please me though, in the meantime."

"I'm not," I said firmly. "Tonight's the first time I haven't actually been worrying about anything in weeks." I was worrying now, however. I felt as if I had spoiled the mood and Jacob's subsiding erection confirmed it. I removed my leg from his hip and made to back away, but he continued to hold me close.

"You're worrying now," he murmured. "I know you too well. Stop it." A light kiss and then he was rolling away from me. "Come with me."

I sat up as he disappeared into the bathroom and a moment later I heard water running into the bath. I got up quickly and went to join him, shaking off the brief disappointment I felt as I discovered him emptying an entire bottle of bubble bath into the rapidly rising water, creating a frothy six-inch deep layer on the surface. I stepped in quickly and sat down, lying back in the large tub, joined immediately by Jacob who proceeded to wrap his arms around me and kiss and nibble at my ear as our bodies gradually became submerged.

"I'm a jerk, aren't I?" I said ruefully.

"No, but you do worry too much. You think you spoiled things, don't you?"

"Mmm."

"You didn't spoil anything, babe. I love you, you know that."

"I love you too." I closed my eyes and nestled against him, enjoying the feel of the almost, but not quite too hot water covering me, one of Jacob's hands slowly stroking over my chest beneath the bubbles, his breath warm in my ear as he whispered to me. The brief interruption was quickly forgotten and I began to feel languid and relaxed. We lay there for perhaps fifteen minutes and then Jacob moved away from me suddenly.

"Stand up."

I did so curiously, bubbles clinging to my body in places. Jacob shifted onto his knees and grabbed a sponge, beginning to rinse me off with it and use it to stroke and tease me. I planted my feet apart and the sponge worked its way up and down each of my thighs, then between them to my balls and my ass, the light touch tantalising, causing my cock to rise swiftly until it was pointing at Jacob's face, bobbing in front of me and begging to be touched. I bit my lip and watched as he stroked the underside of it with the sponge, then rinsed off any remaining bubbles and flicked the tip of his tongue over the head and placed little kisses along my length to my groin.

"Feel better?" he murmured.

"God...yes. You're too good to me," I smiled.

He got to his feet and stepped out of the tub, grabbing a towel and swiftly drying himself. His erection bumped his belly as he moved and I watched eagerly, unconsciously licking my lips as he rubbed the towel over it and dried between his legs. Then he was drying me, more slowly than he had done himself, teasing me with the fluffy towel until once again I was aching for his touch. We returned to the bed and lay down together in the same position we had left a short time ago, my leg draped over Jacob's hip, my cock nudging him impatiently as his fingertips lightly stroked my back and my butt.

"I want you," I groaned.

"Do you want to just touch me, or...?"

"I want you to fuck me," I said firmly.

Jacob grinned and nibbled at my ear, stretching out one arm behind him towards the bed table. I heard the snap of the lid on the lube and then his hand was on me again, his fingers stroking between my legs, the cool slick substance coating my hole and making me shiver. I squirmed against him and slid my hand between us, grasping his cock and pumping it slowly as his finger circled, teasing my twitching hole, pushing against it gently every so often. He was touching me as if it was my first time all over again, only this time I wasn't tense; not at all.

"Please," I whispered.

The tip of one digit entered me and then withdrew again and I writhed impatiently, silently begging him for more. My cock throbbed urgently and my balls ached as if we hadn't done anything earlier and I was still desperate to come. Jacob's finger slid into me again, breaching the ring of muscle and pushing deeper, then carefully thrusting in and out, moving easily with the coating of lube and my relaxed state.

"This ok?" he asked.

"Yes," I breathed. "You're amazing."

"I've barely done anything yet," he teased. "Take your hand off my cock."

"I want to touch you."

"You'll make me come too fast."

Reluctantly I removed my hand and slid my arm around his waist instead, gyrating my hips and rubbing my leaking erection against his thigh as he slowly added a second finger. I felt no discomfort, only impatience for more and I pushed myself eagerly against his hand, longing for him to reach my prostate, but he continued to torment me for a few minutes longer with shallow thrusts, scissoring his fingers a little to stretch me.

"God...please..." I begged.

"Feel ok?"

"I want your cock!" I blurted and Jacob chuckled quietly.

"Not yet."

"You're a tease."

"This what you want?" His fingers curled upwards and I saw stars as the tips bumped my prostate, withdrew a little and then pushed deeper and tapped it again.

"Fuck!" I squirmed helplessly, grinding my cock against his leg, feeling pre-cum leaking from me onto his skin. "I need to come."

"You can wait a bit longer."

I groaned as his fingers withdrew and listened as he squeezed out more lube. Then he was touching me again, dipping into my hole briefly, adding a third finger and turning them this way and that, stretching me more and working them deeper. I sucked my breath in and then let it go slowly, ignoring the slight burn and concentrating on the friction my cock was receiving from his muscular thigh as he moved it against me, letting me virtually hump his leg as I ached for release. I was impatient for more, but I knew he was prolonging the preparation to make sure I was completely relaxed and ready and I said nothing until my balls were throbbing almost painfully and I could feel Jacob's cock leaking onto my skin, his breath coming in harsh gasps as he rubbed himself against me.

"I'm ready...please...need you," I gasped.

He withdrew his fingers slowly with an obscene wet sound and I rolled onto my back as he moved away from me and sat up, picking up a condom. My hand quickly drifted to my erection and I stroked myself as I watched him roll the rubber onto himself and coat it liberally in lube and I spread my legs and pulled my knees up in readiness for him. I felt as if I would come in barely any less time than when he'd sucked me earlier and I reluctantly took my hand off of myself and slid my arms around Jacob instead as he lowered himself over me and guided himself to my entrance.

"Look at me," he whispered and I opened my eyes slowly and met his. Then the blunt head of his cock was pushing at me, slipping into me without any discomfort. He held still for a moment and then inched deeper, pausing and withdrawing almost to the tip each time until eventually his balls came to rest against mine and his cock filled me. He stayed there unmoving, teasing my lips with light little pecks while I grew used to his length, feeling only tightness and again a faint burn. Then he began to move slowly, shallow thrusts in and out until I was gripping his hips, pushing myself up against him urgently, encouraging him to fuck me harder. He began withdrawing further and slamming back in, his cock brushing my prostate and making my own erection throb eagerly, his eyes still fixed on my face. Then suddenly he stopped and I groaned in frustration.

Jacob grinned and pushed himself upwards away from me, moving carefully to prevent himself slipping from me as he drew his legs up under him and slid his hands behind my knees, raising my legs until my feet rested on his shoulders. My cock twitched impatiently against my belly and I grasped it automatically.

"That's it, make yourself come." Jacob leaned forward over me again, pushing himself deeper into me until his hips were tight against me, then drew back and shifted his knees slightly. When he snapped his hips forward again and plunged deep, his cock struck my prostate firmly and I cried out loudly, helplessly.

"Holy shit!"

Jacob's grin widened. "I won't be able to keep this up for long, I'm almost coming. Fuck your fist."

I began to jerk myself off urgently, my free arm stretched out on the mattress to help me balance, my legs pushing against Jacob's chest as he thrust into me harder and faster, each deep penetration bumping the gland inside me and driving me rapidly towards my orgasm. The ball of heat coiling in my belly filled my balls and they tightened against my body, my cock thickening at the base and beginning to pulse in my hand. I looked down, watching as I spurted onto my own chest, my body a helpless jumble of almost unbearable sensations, the sound of my moans and gasps filling the room. My muscles tightened around Jacob's cock as his hips began to jerk erratically, his movements slowing as he struggled to stay upright above me. I felt him fill the condom inside me, holding himself deep in me, his groans and curses loud in my ears. When he stopped moving I let my legs slide further apart until they slipped off of his shoulders, my feet landing back on the mattress either side of him. I was panting for breath and incapable of speech and I simply lay there as he slowly withdrew and disposed of the condom, then lay down beside me.

"I didn't hurt you, did I?"

"No. Fuck..." I gasped. "We need to do that again."

"I'm not sure I could go another round quite yet," Jacob teased.

"Jerk." I turned over slowly to face him and kissed his neck, tasting salt. "That was amazing."

"No discomfort?"

"No."

I moved away reluctantly and grabbed some tissues to wipe the mess off of my chest. Jacob cleaned himself up quickly and then drew me back into his arms and I closed my eyes. My body felt heavy and suddenly I was struggling to remain awake, fighting sleep in order to enjoy the glow surrounding me a little longer. I could feel Jacob's heartbeat slowing under my hand, his breathing deepening as he began to succumb and eventually I gave up and let myself drift away too.