Jake sat up in bed, smiling in contentment as he stretched, trying to wake up his sated body.
Then he looked around the room, frowning as he noticed that Edward was gone.
Then his smile returned as he heard the shower running in the adjoining-bathroom.
He crawled out of the bed, shivering instinctively as the cool air swirled around his naked body even though he no longer got cold anymore, walking across the wooden-floor on silent, bare-feet.
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Edward was leaning against the side of the shower-stall, his golden eyes closed as he enjoyed the hot water running down his pale, naked body in tiny streams and rivers.
That was one of the many things that he liked about Jacob, he was always warm.
Even though he couldn't really feel temperature-differences, he knew they were there, so Jacob was perfect for him, because he was always cold.
Hot and cold just belonged together, balanced each other out.
His lips curved into a smile as he heard the door open slowly, hearing Jacob's loving thoughts about him flow through him like cool water in the dessert, refreshing his soul, his heart, automatically inhaling more of the shifter's distinctive scent.
It reminded him of the woods.
Of wet grass, moss, trees, dirt, of the wild, the untamable nature of the wolf that was his lover's second-shape, but mostly it reminded him of soft, warm fur.
The glass sliding-door opened and closed, and Edward sighed softly as he felt Jacob's warm, strong arms encircle his waist from behind.
Then he sucked in a sharp-breath, his golden eyes flying open in stunned-surprise as he watched the other man's beautiful, brown-skinned fingers touching and caressing his pale-cock lightly at first, then stroking harder.
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Jacob was surprised when Edward swayed back against him, his hips arching to his touch unconsciously.
He shuddered against him, leaning the back of his neck against his shoulder.
Then he groaned low in the back of his throat, turning in his arms and laying his forehead on his chest, just holding him close as he continued to caress him gently.
"All I can say is you'd better not leave me ever. I don't think that I could survive without you now, Jake… Before you, my life was like a moonless night. I had no idea which way to go. You're like my own personal sun."
Jacob smiled at his words, kissing him gently.
"I'm not going anyway, Edward. You're stuck with me now."
"Good," Edward said, kissing him back eagerly, smiling when Jacob whined in the back of his throat like a wolf as he ended the kiss before it could go to far.
"I'm sorry, Jake, but we don't have time right now. Your father called while you were asleep. He seemed suspicious when I told him that you were, but he invited us to dinner at his home at five-thirty."