Chapter 38

Jake groaned upon seeing Sam when he went to pick her up. Well, she had taken his advice. She was wearing a pair of dark green corduroys and a simple lighter green turtleneck sweater.

"What's wrong?" Sam asked him.

"You're trying to kill me," Jake told her, handing her one of her coats.

"Why would you say that?" Sam was surprised.

Jake leaned towards her. "Do you honestly think I wouldn't notice how nice you look in that sweater?"

Sam looked down at her chest in surprise.

Jake's jaw dropped. She'd had no idea! My gosh, he loved her innocence. She had no idea what she did to him.

"Put your coat on, Brat," Jake chuckled. Sam blushed as she did.

"Maybe I should go change?" she asked.

"Not on your life," Jake pulled her out the door towards his truck. She had to practically run to keep up with him.

He released her as he opened the passenger door for her, not waiting until she got in before he went around to the driver's side.

"Are you mad?" Sam asked, quietly.

"Are you insane?" Jake almost growled out. The only thing he was mad about was that he promised her dinner first.

"Really, I'll go change," Sam said.

Jake shook his head.

"No, I don't want you to change," Jake choked on a laugh. "No, I'm not mad at you."

"You might want to keep your coat zipped up," Jake warned her.

Sam blushed, but she was laughing. She made a show of zipping up her coat and Jake threw back his head and laughed.

Jake actually helped Sam off with her coat when they reached the restaurant.

Sam's eyes met his across the table. The room was dimly lit, but there was a candle burning on the table. Jake's eyes smoldered in the candlelight. Sam felt a jolt deep inside as he looked at her.

"So do you want to go to a movie after dinner?" Jake asked as he looked over the menu.

"No," Sam answered. Jake met her eyes over the menu and they exchanged much. Sam blushed.

"Eat quickly," Jake told her.

"Take out?" Sam teased. Then she lost her smile at the look he gave her. My gosh, she was white hot with need.

It was a quick meal as both of them didn't want to linger over their food. Jake gave Sam a look and she nodded that she was ready to go. He almost knocked over his chair in his eagerness causing him to stop and take a couple of deep breaths.

Sam watched him as she put on her coat. She had never seen Jake like this. He was usually the one in control. It was Sam who was impulsive, not Jake.

Jake saw her watching him as he put on his own leather coat. He knew she was wondering what was going on with him. How did he tell her how much he had missed her? How much he had missed being with her?

"Ready?" he asked softly.

Sam nodded and started for the door, Jake's hand on her waist as he followed her. She looked over her shoulder at him and Jake gave her a soft smile.

He drove them to the motel and got a room. Sam had to remind herself to breathe as she watched him walk back to the truck. He was simply gorgeous and she felt the heat building within her.

Jake drove around to their room and together they got out of his truck and met at the front of the vehicle. He took her hand and slipped the keycard into the slot on the door.

Once the door was open, Sam felt shy. She slowly took off her coat.

Jake saw it in her eyes as she looked at him from beneath her lashes. His hand snaked out to tangle in her hair, pulling her towards him as his mouth found hers. She felt his tongue on her bottom lip and she opened her mouth to him, her own tongue snaking out to dance and twist with his.

She started to whimper as she kissed him, her body arching towards him in an attempt to get as close to him as she could. Jake held her to him as he continued to kiss her.

Her hands touched him on his arms, his face, through his black Shoshone hair, wherever she could reach him. She felt herself becoming engulfed by the flames of her desire.

Jake's hands came down her back to cup her butt, bringing her against him. Sam stood on her tiptoes. That's when Jake tugged her sweater over her head.

His leg was starting to bother him so he took her to the edge of the bed and put her down on her back.

"Jake!" she squealed out his name.

He flopped down on his back next to her.

"They're going to kick us out," Sam blushed a few minutes later.

Jake couldn't help the chuckle.

She swatted him, then rolled over on him to straddle his hips. Sam tugged on his coat until she was able to get it off of him. Then she started unbuttoning his shirt.

"If I have to be bare-chested, so do you," Sam told him.

Jake didn't fight her. She leaned over him when his shirt was open and licked his chocolate brown nipples.

Sam tugged on them with her lips before taking one between her teeth. Jake shivered, but tried not to move.

Her eyes met his and she could see the humor in his dark brown eyes.

"Just don't bite it off, Brat," Jake warned her. "They might be useless, but I kinda like them."

Sam burst out laughing and she bounced up and down on his stomach as Jake laughed with her.