Just One Night by Caridad Piñeiro Read Free Book Online

  At least for right now.   He needed a moment to recover in more ways than one.
    She made a moue with her
mouth, obviously displeased and clearly aware of his ploy.   “I don't get it, Jase .   I thought you wanted this night – ”
    “I do, but I don't want
to rush things.   We still have lots of
night and morning left, babe.”
    Her hazel gaze warmed,
but mischief glittered in her eyes. She nodded and sipped her wine. Reached
over and grabbed a finger sandwich that she offered to him.   Some of the ham spread from the sandwich
smeared on her finger and she licked it off.
    His mind pictured her
licking him with that beautiful wet tongue and his dick jerked in his jeans.
    He swallowed and took a
big gulp of his wine.   Leaning over, he
picked up another small sandwich that he fed to her.   As she ate it from his hand, he said, “Your
parents sure know how to throw a bash.”
    She wrinkled her nose
and glanced away.   “Seems
like there might be better things to do with all that money.”
    “Like?” he asked,
although he was well aware of where she was going.   Nickie had always
been almost ashamed of what she had, not that her family was obnoxious about
their money.   The mansion, while on the
beach and large, was like many others along this wealthy strip of the Jersey
Shore. Tommy and she had gone to the local high school, not some fancy private
school and unlike some of the other rich kids they rarely showed off with
outrageously priced designer duds or over-the-top jewelry.   Maybe it was because their dad had worked
hard for his money and wasn't keen on wasting it on unnecessary luxuries.
    She lifted one shoulder
and nonchalantly said, “Like stuff.   Lord
knows we have enough of that.”
    “You're not that bad, Nickie .”
    “I guess.   I just feel . . .”
    “Guilty?   Why? Because you have and people like me
don't?” he said and anger welled up within him.   He’d never let the differences between them be an issue, but she was
making it impossible to ignore those differences now.   “I don't need a pity party, Nickie .   If that's
why you're here with me, just to be a fuck buddy to poor little me – ”
    “That's not why I'm
here, damn it.   I'm here because I care
for you.   I just can't stand the thought
that for the next four years you're going to have to risk your life just
because you wanted to get a college degree.” Her voice was tight, her
frustration apparent and once again, the hint of unshed tears shimmered in her
gaze.
    He wrapped his arm
around her neck and hauled her tight to his chest.   Embracing her, he kissed her forehead and
said, “I'm a Marine because I want to be.   I could have gotten some other kind of scholarship, but I wanted to do
this.   I needed to do this.   I know that's hard to understand for some – ”
    “No, it isn't.   I guess I get it, but I'm not sure I like it, Jase ,” she admitted.
    “We’re more alike than
you think, Nickie .   You wanted to make a difference so you decided to go to medical
school.   I needed to make a difference
also and this is how I can do it.”
    She glanced at him, a
watery smile on her face.   “Yeah, I know
you can, Jase .   I know you’ll keep your men safe, but I want you to keep yourself safe
as well.”
    He bent his head and
kissed her, his touch tender and full of promise.   She tasted of the wine and of Nickie .   It was a
taste he'd keep with him during all those times they'd be apart.
    Slowly the kiss
deepened, until they were both straining toward one another, needing to take it
to the next level.
    Easing her away, he
said, “This loveseat really wasn't made for what I had in mind.”
    His roguish words had
the desired effect.   She grinned and
rose.   Held out her hand and he laced his
fingers with hers and walked back to the bed with her.
    Gracefully she eased off
her robe and let it drop to the floor, exposing the long elegant line of her
back.   She climbed into the center of