Jack woke with a throbbing ache in the back of his shoulder. His bed seemed harder than usual. Slowly his eyelids fluttered open and it suddenly hit him where he was. He and Sydney were beneath the city, hiding out until nightfall. He didn’t know how long they’d been down here, but judging by the stiffness in his muscles, it was probably for quite some time.
Sydney was huddled against him. Her hands were tucked between her thighs and her face rested against his cheek. She looked so beautiful. Unable to help himself, he brushed his lips against hers. His heart felt like it would explode with all the love inside of him. Not only had she stayed with him when he’d fallen, she’d taken care of him.
Her confession of love had made every frustrating minute he’d experienced with her worth it. Deep down he’d known she had feelings for him, though there had been moments when he had doubts. Having her so close to him made his body react in the typical way it did when she was around. His cock stirred and more than anything he wanted to make love to her.
Jack didn’t know when he’d get this uninterrupted time with her again, and he intended to take advantage of it. Ignoring the dull ache in his shoulder, he began to plant kisses against her neck. Sydney, being the deep sleeper she was, groaned, but remained asleep. He pushed her T-shirt and bra up to reveal round, pert breasts.
The sight of her lovely brown mounds capped with near black nipples made his mouth water. He dipped his head and laved one inviting peak to hardness.
Sydney moaned, moving her head from side to side.
He clamped his teeth over her nipple and applied enough pressure to wake her.
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A gasp tumbled from her lips and her eyes popped open. “Jack, what are you doing?”
Jack released her nipple long enough to meet her sleepy, lust-filled gaze. “What do you think I’m doing?”
“You’re wounded. We shouldn’t be doing this.”
“I’ve been denied for too long. Injury be damned. I need you, Sydney, and I think you want me too. You’re trembling and I bet your pussy is wet.” To drive his point home, he undid the fastening of her pants and slipped his hands inside of her panties.
“Yep. You’re ready for me. Will you deny what we both want?” She licked her lips, making his gaze follow the motion of her tongue. Sydney shook her head. “No, but --”
“No buts. Just let me love you.” He took his time undressing her to reveal smooth brown silk, so soft beneath his fingertips. She trembled beneath the weight of his gaze. “Have I told you how beautiful you are?” She smiled. “Only a hundred times.”
“Then make this one hundred and one. You’re gorgeous.”
“You’re not so bad looking yourself, stud.”
Jack chuckled before lowering his head again to drop light kisses against her breasts, neck, and belly. She was so responsive each time his lips pressed against her flesh. Her breathy little sighs of pleasure had his pulse racing, but he could tell she was holding back a little. Normally she would be clinging against him, writhing wildly and running her fingers through his hair. Jack had a feeling Sydney was being careful because of his shoulder.
He refused to go on unless he had her absolute surrender. He wanted her to explode in his arms. To go crazy. Jack knew exactly what it would take to push her over the edge.
Positioning himself between her legs, he pushed her thighs up and held them in place before burying his face in her pussy. Jack caught her clit between his teeth and nibbled, applying just enough pressure to make her cry out.
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“Jack! Oh, please,” she groaned as she attempted to move the lower half of her body, but he kept her immobile.
He sucked her little button until it throbbed in his mouth. She tasted damn good, and smelled so womanly, so ready to be fucked, his cock ached. The need to be inside of her tight pussy sent a raging jolt of lust coursing through his body.
Releasing her clit with a loud sucking sound, he pushed his tongue inside her pussy and then pulled it out again. He repeated the motion several more times, fucking her with slow deliberate strokes. The pain in his shoulder was nothing compared to the absolute pleasure pulsing in his core. Eating Sydney’s pussy was just as good as fucking it. Jack loved the way she called his name and totally lost control when his mouth was on her cunt.
When he felt her fingers thread through his hair and hold him against her pussy, Jack had the satisfaction of knowing the control she’d tried desperately to hold on to was slowly slipping.
He lapped her pussy starting from her clit and not stopping until he reached the crack of her ass.
“Jack! Please! You’re driving me crazy!”
“That’s the plan, Sydney.” He continued to lick and lap at her cunt until she reached her climax with a shout. Jack sucked her juices eagerly, not willing to lose a single drop.
When Jack finally released her, he let go of her thighs and covered her mouth with his. Their tongues met in an aggressive dance of lust and passion.
Sydney’s hands flew to his pants and unbuckled the fastening in a frantic hurry.
She was just as eager for him to be inside of her as he was. Grasping his freed cock, she slid her fingers up and down his hard length.
With a moan, Jack pulled away from her and pushed her legs apart. He guided his dick into her wet sheath with one powerful thrust before falling on top of her.
Sydney wrapped her arms around him, careful to avoid his wound. “Mmm, Jack, that feels so good. I’ve missed this.”
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“You have no idea how much I missed you too. Your pussy is so tight. I don’t think I can go so long without having you again. Don’t ever torture me like that anymore, woman.”
“I promise.” She sighed her contentment, moving her hips to the rhythm he’d set.
Jack moved at a slow, steady tempo, but then increased the pace as he got closer to his climax. Her pussy squeezed his cock so tightly he didn’t know how much longer he could hold out. “I don’t know how I managed to go without you for so long.” Jack pressed kisses along the side of her neck, face, and lips.
Nothing felt more right than being with Sydney like this. Nothing else mattered right now, not their struggles with the Cyrellians, or where they were. What did matter was sharing this moment with the woman he loved to all distraction. Something was different about their lovemaking this time around however. It suddenly dawned on him what it was. This wasn’t mere sex. It was a joining of hearts, bodies, and souls.
Emotion like he’d never experienced before slammed through his very core, carrying him to a higher plane. Jack pressed his lips against hers in a hungry kiss as their hands locked together.
Sydney lifted her hips to meet his cock, thrust for thrust. The trembling in her body told Jack she was in the midst of her own awakening. She turned her head away from his with a gasp. “I love you, Jack.”
He buried his face against her neck. “I love you too.” Wrapping her legs around his waist, she pulled him deeper into her tight sheath, pushing him closer to his peak. “I’m going to come!”
“Let it happen, baby. Don’t hold back on me.”
She placed her hands against his chest, balling them into fists as she shouted her orgasm. “Yes! Jack! Yes!”
Her pussy muscles gripped him tighter than ever, pushing him to his own peak.
Throwing his head back with a grunt, he shot his seed into her cunt, emptying his balls before collapsing on top of her, breathing ragged. “That was wonderful.”
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“Was it me or was that different somehow?”
He raised his head just enough to look into her dark brown gaze. “You felt it too?”
“How couldn’t I have? That was… there are no words.”
“Then you don’t need to say anything else.” Jack rested his head against her chest, using her breasts as pillows. Sydney stroked his hair, and they fell into a comfortable silence.
Sydney was the first to speak after several moments. “We should probably head back to the base soon.”
Jack groaned with regret. “You’re probably right, but let’s stay like this for a little while longer.”
“Just a little bit. I won’t feel better until your injury is properly cleaned and taken care of. How does it feel by the way?”
“When I wasn’t thinking about it, the wound didn’t bother me. Now it’s throbbing like a son of a bitch.”
“Maybe we should go now.”
“No. I can endure the pain. What I can’t stand is losing this moment with you.”
“If you keep talking like that, you’re going to make me cry.”
“Would that be such a bad thing?”
She sighed. “No, but I was never the emotional type until I met you. Opening up to someone new isn’t easy for me, but I want to be worthy of the love you’ve bestowed on me.”
He kissed her on the tip of her nose. “Likewise. I’ll never hurt you. But you have to promise me, whenever you have any doubts or concerns, you’ll come and talk to me about them, okay?”
“You don’t have to tell me twice.” She raised her head, offering her lips to him which Jack didn’t hesitate to take.
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Sydney was so relieved to see the base she almost wept. They hadn’t been able to leave the city that night because of the upheaval. From what Sydney and Jack were able to determine, a lot of civil unrest was going on within the confines of the city. Riots were taking place, law enforcement officers were being attacked, and people were demanding answers. No longer were the citizens willing to be fed the lies they’d been given since the Cyrellians had landed on Earth.
The war had begun.
It had been difficult to navigate their way through the melee with so many people on the streets. But it had drawn the attention away from her and Jack which eventually helped them find their way out of the city.
“I’ve never been happier to be home in my life.” She sighed her relief.
Jack dropped a kiss on the top of her head. “Me too. Everyone will be interested to hear the news we have.”
“I think this may change our plans. With this uprising some of the other leaders might not feel it necessary to go into the city.”
“That might be, but there has to be some kind of organization. There may be pockets of rebellion; however, with their sophisticated technology, the Cyrellians could easily squash them. If we all fight together, though, we could accomplish so much more.”
Sydney shivered at the prospect of the fight, but knew it was necessary to their freedom. “How long do you think it will take to drive them off the planet or at the very least put them somewhere they can never harm anyone again?”
“It could be a matter of days, weeks, or even months. We could be in this for the long haul because there’s no telling what they have in their arsenal. There are more humans than there are Cyrellians, so the more people we can recruit, the better.”
“I guess you’re right. We should probably go inside and take care of your shoulder. The last thing I want is for it to get infected.” They walked the rest of the way to the house hand in hand.
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No sooner did they walk through the door than Chase spotted them. His dark eyes widened for a moment in apparent surprise before a wide grin split his face. “Well, I’ll be damned. You’ve made it back in one piece, well, sort of.” He strode toward them and gave Jack a hearty pat on the shoulder. Unfortunately it was the bad one.
“Ouch!” Jack pulled away.
Chase’s brows flew together. “Damn, I’m sorry, man. I was so happy to see you, I forgot about your injury.”
Jack’s lips twisted to a half smile. “I wish I could forget being wounded. I take it one of our team told you what happened.”
Chase rolled his eyes. “Yeah, Bennett, albeit grudgingly. That guy has a major problem.”
Sydney grimaced. “We’ve already determined that, but I guess we’ll have to figure out a way to work together if we’re to see this thing through. It doesn’t matter anyway, we’re here now and I’m going to need some peroxide to clean his wound properly. Could you get some for me as well as bandages?” Chase nodded solemnly. “Will do. Of course I’ll want details of what happened.”
“Of course.” Jack bobbed his head.
“You two sure seem to be in a good mood for two people who have suffered through the ordeal you have.”
Jack smiled. “Sometimes hardships don’t seem so bad when you have someone to count on.”
“I’m going to take Jack to my room. You can bring the stuff to us there.”
“Sure thing.”
They didn’t make it up the stairs before Sydney was accosted by Bella and Holly.
They barreled themselves at her, nearly knocking Sydney to the ground. “You’re safe!” Holly grabbed her in a bear hug, and Bella’s eyes glistened with unshed tears.
Sydney shot Jack a pleading glance.
He kissed her cheek. “I’ll meet you upstairs. You three go ahead and talk.”
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A warm feeling spread throughout her body. She felt like a giddy schoolgirl all over again, and loving Jack had done that to her. “I won’t be long.” Jack smacked her playfully on the rear before heading upstairs. Her friends shot her knowing looks. “Okay, what was that all about?” Holly demanded once Jack was out of earshot.
Sydney decided to mess with their heads a little. “I’m not sure what you’re talking about.”
Holly folded her arms across her chest. “Don’t play coy with us. Before you left, you were still having doubts about your feelings for him, but now you two are acting like lovebirds. What’s the deal?”
Bella grinned. “Yeah, tell us what’s up, Syd.”
Sydney poked her tongue out at them. “If you must know, Jack and I have come to an understanding.”
“Which is?” Bella prompted.
“We love each other. You guys were so right. There’s freedom in loving someone the way I do Jack. I think I might have fought so hard because I suspected I had these feelings for him all along. I was afraid he’d hurt me, but I realized I can’t dwell on the what ifs. When Jack was hurt, I knew I would never forgive myself if I didn’t tell him how I felt. I was being silly in my fears and I wish it hadn’t taken him getting wounded to see that.”