Star of His Heart - Brenda Jackson [91]
Howard nodded. “I’ll get your ticket while you’re doing that.”
Rainey again studied his features. “Are you sure about everything? Are you sure about us?”
Howard pulled her back into his arms. He rubbed his knuckles softly against her cheek. “Baby, I’ve never been so sure of anything in my entire life.”
Rainey found the weather chilly in Chicago. After arriving in the city Howard had taken her shopping for the things she would need over the next few days. Then he had taken her to his apartment. He gathered her into his arms the moment the door closed behind them.
“I want you, Rainey.” The tone of his voice was husky, deep and filled with desire.
It made her heart thud in her chest. She wrapped her arms around his neck. “And I want you, too.”
Without wasting any time he picked her up into his arms and walked directly to his bedroom. She only took a quick glance around before Howard joined her on the bed. Seconds later, they were naked and in each other’s arms after he protected them both.
After long moments of sensuous foreplay they were both shuddering and moaning with an intense need. Every muscle in Rainey’s body felt alive, full of desire. Finally, Howard gripped her hips as he rose over her, ready to put a tantalizing finish to what they had started. Slowly he entered her body while both of them quivered in anticipation. She braced her arms on his shoulder, letting her manicured nails brand him as they dug into his skin.
He looked down at her. His eyes were covered in a fevered glaze of desire. “Ready?”
She looked up at him, loving the feel of him buried deep inside of her. Never had she felt this connected to any man before. Smiling, she answered breathlessly, “Yes.”
His hands held her lips tight as he proceeded to make love to her, hard, fast and thorough, giving them both what they wanted and needed. His eyes locked on hers, and they knew that somehow they had found love in its purest form.
When their world exploded and they shuddered together in ecstasy, Rainey and Howard knew at that very moment the love they shared was too precious to lose and silently vowed to keep it always.
Back in Houston, Rome took Jada home to her apartment after leaving Trevor and Corinthians’s baby’s christening party. Just as he’d done the previous nights, he watched television while waiting for her to finish taking her shower so he could take his. His heart was overjoyed that she had finally agreed to marry him, and he intended to make her feel safe and well loved for the rest of her life.
After his shower he had taken all the things he needed out of the linen closet to sleep on the sofa when he heard her call his name. He turned and saw her standing in the doorway to her bedroom. Dressed in a long flowing blue nightgown, she looked too beautiful to be real, but then at the same time she looked unsure about something. He walked over to her and took her hand in his. “Yes, Jada? What is it?”
She met his gaze and smiled shyly. “I was wondering if…”
When she stopped in mid-sentence, he asked, “What were you wondering?”
She inhaled deeply. “I was wondering if you wanted to sleep with me tonight?”
Rome studied her features. Even before her abduction he’d moved at a pace that she would find comfortable. “What do you want, Jada? Do you want me to share a bed with you tonight?” He wanted her to be open with him and share her feelings with him.
“Yes. I want you to make love to me, Rome. When I was in the Hollow I thought about you making love to me. Thinking about it helped me make it through the days as well as the nights. I had to believe that no matter what, that you loved