Behind the Lens Page 15

  “Fuck, Kallie.” He falls onto me and we kiss. He lets go of my hands, and I wrap mine around his neck as he does the same to me. After several minutes, I pull away and look into his eyes. He kisses the tip of my nose and rests his forehead on mine. “You are everything to me, Kallie Gregory.” My heart nearly explodes, and I smile at him.

  “You are everything to me too. I’m sorry it took me so long to get here.” He pulls out of me, taking off the condom and tossing it into the trash. He pulls me into his arms and smiles.

  “It was worth the wait.” We kiss again, and I lay my head on his chest. Right before I fall asleep, he squeezes me tight. “Best sex of my life.” I giggle and place a kiss on his chest.

  “You fucking said it.”

  I wake up still wrapped in his muscular arms and smile. I can’t think of a better way to wake up. When I think back on last night, I have butterflies swimming in my stomach. This is the beginning of something amazing. I can feel it. I adjust my position and cringe when I feel the pain. Damn, can’t say we didn’t have sex last night, but honestly, I think it’s pretty hot that I can feel that he’s been there. “Morning.” I turn my head up to Jax and he grins at me.

  “Good morning.” He flips me over, causing me to squeal, and kisses me.

  “Now it’s a good morning. Did you sleep alright?” I can’t help but giggle at him.

  “Yes, I slept great. Did you?” He kisses my cheek and tucks my hair behind my ears.

  “Best night of my life. What’s the plan for today?” My mood starts to drop as soon as he says it. For a while, I just didn’t think about it, I was so consumed with him. I hate that Braden is leaving today.

  “I guess I need to call and see what he thinks.” He kisses me sweetly, leans his head on his arm, and looks down at me.

  “He’ll want you there, believe me. Let’s go have breakfast, and we can figure it all out.” He wastes no time climbing out of bed, completely naked. He’s not in the least shy about it either. I look at his tight ass and admire the view. It is one hell of an ass. He turns around and laughs. I’m caught, so I just lift my shoulders and get out of bed, grabbing my robe. “Now why do you get to check out my ass, but I didn’t get to check out yours?” I roll my eyes and grab my phone off the nightstand. I walk to the door and open it. I can feel his eyes still on me, so I look behind me and lift up my robe quickly, letting him get an eyeful of ass, and walk out laughing when he yells ‘hell yes.’

  I go out to the kitchen and start a pot of coffee while I dial Braden. “Hey, Kallie.” My heart hurts, and I feel tears starting from just a simple hello.

  “Hey. So, how are you going to get to the airport?” As usual, I hear a door close and his pacing.

  “We are going to call for a van to pick us up.” I shake my head. A van, hell no.

  “Not anymore. I’ll drive you. What time should I be there?” I pour a cup coffee for me and Jax. I fix mine, and even though we’ve just started together as a couple, I know exactly how he likes his coffee. I guess that is one of the bonuses to being friends for so long before dating, you already know pretty much everything.

  Jax and I pull up to Braden’s two hours later. I’ve been pushing down my sadness since I hung up with Braden. Jax hasn’t pushed me to talk about it. He just holds my hand and kisses me sweetly. It’s strange to feel like without him I couldn’t do this, but that is exactly how I feel.

  Braden opens the door when we climb out of Jax’s car. I blink back tears and quickly make my way to him. We hold on tight, like this is the last we will see of each other. “It’s going to be alright, Kallie. I’ll be back before you even realize I’m gone.” I pull back and look at him.

  “But will you be alone?” He shrugs his shoulders and squeezes mine.

  “I wish I knew, Kall, I really do. But hey, let’s not worry about that. It’s an adventure, at least that’s what I’ve told the girls. They are excited to see Sarah’s family.” What can I say? I just nod my head, and when Braden holds out his hand, I look behind me. Jax stands there with his arms crossed, watching over me like a hawk. He doesn’t know how to deal with me sad; it happens rarely, and I don’t think it’s happened at all since we’ve met.

  Jax walks over to Braden and shakes his hand. “You need help with luggage?” Just then, Dawn comes barreling out of the house.

  “Aunt Kal, I’m going on an airplane.” She runs at me, and I catch her and squeeze her tight. I cover her in kisses, choking down a sob. “Can you take my picture by the airplane?” I force a smile onto my face and kiss her chubby cheek.

  “Of course, I will. You know you’re my favorite model. Now let’s get everything packed up so we can do our shoot.” She runs back into the house, and I stay squatting on the walkway, trying to keep my heart from shattering in a million pieces.

  I feel strong arms wrap around me, and his chest against my back. “It’s okay to cry, Kallie. I’ll catch you when you start to fall, I promise you.” I turn my head and smile at Jax.

  “I’m fine. Let’s help so they don’t miss their plane.” I pull out of his hold and go inside to help get the rest of the luggage.

  “Aunt Kal, take one like this.” Their plane has been delayed by a half hour, and I’ve been snapping a ton of pictures of Dawn by the window with the planes behind her. I asked them all to get together for a shot, but conveniently, Sarah had to go to the bathroom. I took several of just Braden and the girls, loving how they look. After a few more of Dawn, we all sit down. Jax and Braden have been talking, and I’m so happy that they get along. It makes this decision so much easier.

  “Oh my God. Jax Burke!” I turn my head, as does everyone, when we hear the squeals. Two women rush over, Jax looks at me, and I grin at him, lifting my shoulders. This is a part of the world we live in. He’s known, recognized, and it’s not something that bothers me. I’ve been on travel shoots where the models are hounded at the airport, not all the time, but when they do, I can’t help but laugh. They are grateful for the fans though and love making them smile with a few pictures. “Jax, can we please get a picture with you?” He gets up and goes to stand with them. They each take a picture with him and rush off giggling. He walks over to me and wraps his arm around my shoulders.

  “Why do they want your picture?” We look down at Dawn and I laugh.

  “Jax is a model, and ladies like to take pictures with him.” She looks from me to him several times and grabs his hand.

  “Can I have a picture now?” Oh, my heart can’t take it, and when he picks her up, it pretty much explodes. I hold up my camera and she looks at Jax. “Say cheese.” He laughs, and they both look at me and say cheese.

  “Now boarding flight 251 to Charlotte, North Carolina.” I look over at Braden, and he gives me a tight smile. This is it. I need to say goodbye now. I take Dawn from Jax and squeeze her.

  “You call me anytime, baby girl.” When I put her down, she runs off to Sarah. I follow and hug her and Tiffany. “Be good to my brother and nieces.” She lifts her eyebrow and stares at me.

  “Why the hell wouldn’t I?” Okay, not going to go there. She’s miserable, and I refuse to argue with her. I simply squeeze her hand and move on to Braden. He hugs me so tight, and I hug him right back. Damn, this is hard.

  “I’ll call you.” He kisses my cheek and walks off with this family toward the plane. Watching them walk away makes me realize a piece of me just left with them. They are starting to blur with the tears in my eyes, and that is when Jax wraps his arms around me from behind, resting his chin on my shoulder.

  “You alright?” I nod my head and the first of my tears spill. The longer we stand like this, the harder I start to cry. He finally turns me and holds me close. “Oh, Kallie, I’m so sorry.” He just holds on tight for what feels like hours. When I get myself under control, I lift my head off his chest, and he wipes my tears. “Come on, let me show you something.” Hand in hand, he leads me out of the airport.

  “Jax, this is amazing.” He drove around the airport
to the pickup area for freight. It’s dark and there is no one else around. You can see the runway and every plane taking off and landing. It is stunning.

  “Where do you think that plane is going?” I think about it for a second and lean back in my seat. We are in Braden’s minivan; it was the only way to get everyone to the airport.

  “I think they are going to Hawaii.” He leans back in his seat and links our fingers together.

  “Oh, Hawaii, I like that. What about that one?” I laugh and look over at him.

  “Oregon.” He laughs and squeezes my hand.

  “Creative.” We sit quietly for a long time just watching the planes take off and land. I’ve kicked my feet up onto the dashboard while he still has a hold of my hand.

  “Where is the one place in the world you would go, if cost wasn’t an issue?”

  “Fuji, it looks so awesome. What about you?” I laugh and watch another plane takeoff.

  “I think it’s the typical girl answer, but Paris. I’ve always wanted to go and not just for the romance of it, but there is so much beauty there I would love to photograph.” He leans over and kisses me. I wrap my free hand around his neck and deepen the kiss. He uses his to rub my leg, and I feel my body begging to be touched all over, but all too soon, he breaks away.

  “You’d make Paris even more beautiful, and I don’t even just mean with your pictures.” I smile and kiss him.

  “Thank you, for everything today. I couldn’t have done it without you, and this, watching the planes, has been amazing.” He winks at me, and I’m so grateful that he knew exactly how to distract me from Braden leaving.

  “You ready to get out of here?” I nod my head and he starts the van. “How about a late dinner, then some dessert at my place?” I giggle, but I’m totally down for exactly that. I could even skip dinner and go right for my dessert. I can’t explain all the emotions I’ve felt the last few days, but damn, when it comes to Jax, I don’t want to.

  HAVING TO WAKE UP AT five o’clock this morning and leave Kallie sleeping naked in her bed was one of the hardest things I’ve had to do. I wanted to call Brody and tell him I wasn’t coming in because I had things to take care of, meaning make Kallie come over and over, but I need my job. I had to rush home and change before making it to the job just in time. I grab my tools out of the trunk and go into the house. “Well shit, haven’t seen much of you.” I shake my head at Blake and sit on top of my tool box.

  “I’ve had better things to do than hang out with you.” He tosses back the rest of his coffee and throws the paper cup at me.

  “A little pussy and I’m forgotten about.” I laugh at him and sip my coffee.

  “You’ll get it one day, brother, believe me.” He smiles and flexes his arms.

  “Oh, I get it now. There is nothing better than pussy, except maybe two.” My man-whore best friend, everyone. I can’t even say anything because I’ve been there. He’ll find someone one day and realize exactly what I’m trying to say.

  “Hey, you two, enough ass talk, get to work.” Both Blake and I know better than to argue with Brody when it comes to work, so we get to it.

  This day seems to drag on, and I know it’s because I can’t wait to see Kallie. I talked to her at lunch, and she was editing photos and making some phone calls about shoots she has coming up. We decided to go out to dinner tonight. I suggested this Italian restaurant that I’ve been to that has amazing food. I’ve never wanted to go out without the intention of looking for fun or girls, so this is all different for me. I just hope I can be the guy she deserves.

  “Alright, let’s pack it in for today. Tomorrow, we will finish up here and move on to the next one.” We clean up for the day and head home. I take a shower and throw on my jeans and a black button-down shirt. I walk out to the living room and Blake is on the phone. He looks up at me, smiling, and I figure he just got a booty call. I text Kallie to tell her I’ll be leaving shortly, and she sends me back a text with a picture of her smiling face. Damn, she is beautiful.

  “Holy shit. Jax, that was Shannon. I’ve got a cover shoot next month with Ivy. Another book, brother, I am so fucking excited.” I give him a pound before he grabs a beer out of the fridge. “Dude, this is a huge author, or at least that is what Shannon said.”

  “Blake, that’s great. Where is the shoot?” We talk for a few minutes about it, and I can feel his excitement. He hasn’t been this way since his first cover. It’s great to see him thinking about something else other than sex.

  “Alright, brother, I need to get going. Taking Kallie out to dinner. We will probably end up back here later, so please be on your best behavior.” He laughs and pulls his shirt off, throwing it across the room.

  “You worried your girl might like looking at this more?” Maybe we’ll go back to her place.

  I leave with him laughing in the kitchen and go pick up Kallie. She opens the door before I can let myself in, and I am frozen in place. She looks stunning. She has on a gold dress that is hanging off one shoulder. Her hair is curled and pinned up around her head, and her makeup is somehow shimmering on her face. “Fuck, Kallie, I don’t know if we’ll be able to make it to dinner.” I grab her and slam my mouth on hers. She hikes up her leg onto my hip, and I grab her thigh and dig my fingers in. My cock hardens on the spot, and it only gets worse when she moans. I use my other hand to explore her ass, and when I realize she isn’t wearing panties, I break the kiss and look down at her. “Holy shit, are you trying to kill me here?” She laughs, drops her leg, and walks into the apartment. She grabs her purse and smiles at me.

  “Ready?” Is she fucking serious? I’m ready, alright, ready to fuck her good and hard. She pushes up on her toes and kisses my cheek. “I’m also not wearing a bra.”

  “Fuck.” She giggles and heads out of the apartment. How the hell am I supposed to eat dinner knowing all I need to do is pull that dress off and she’ll be completely bare to me?

  A half hour into dinner and my cock is still hard. I requested a booth when we got here because I wanted to be as close to her as possible. I’m having a difficult time concentrating on anything else at this point. “Jax, are you even listening?” Oops.

  “I’m sorry. My head was in another place. What did you say?” My head, it sure was, but not the head on my shoulders.

  “I said, I have a huge shoot this week with that new model, Josh. I’m so excited.” That gets my attention. Josh Wilder may be new, but he is already well known. He’s very popular, and I hear he uses it to his advantage.

  “Oh yea? That’s great. Just him or a couples shoot?” She sips her wine, and I pick up my beer, gulping it down.

  “No, just him at the studio. I want to get a feel for working with him before we do anything on location.” Oh good, my sexy ass girlfriend and Josh Wilder in the studio, with a bed.

  “Super.” She turns to me with wide eyes. Yikes.

  “Super? Jax, you can’t be serious. This isn’t going to work if you don’t trust me. You know this world, and you know me. I don’t do that shit, never have. Not until you. I think it’s pretty unfair that you would assume something like that. This is my job, my life. I’m not going to get jealous when you are laying naked with another woman, because I know it’s part of your modeling career. You can’t possibly get jealous when I’m taking photos of another model while I’m fully clothed.” Fuck, she’s right. I don’t even know where that jealousy came from, but I need to respect her work, and who am I kidding, I know all too well not only how professional she is, but how she doesn’t sleep with models.

  “I’m sorry, you’re right. That was shitty of me. I trust you, it’s just I’ve heard a lot of things about him.” She shakes her head and smiles.

  “I heard a lot of things about you too. Just remember that not everything you hear or read is true.” I put my hand on her thigh and squeeze.

  “I’m sorry.” They happen to drop off the food just then and it smells amazing. “I’m happy for you, this is a great thing.” We dig in an
d change the subject when she brings up Braden. She spoke to him this morning, and she said he sounded miserable. He said he was good, but she doesn’t believe him. I told her to give it time, and she agreed to.

  We finish off dinner, which was delicious. We talk about our schedules for the week, and the more she talks, the harder it is for me to focus. I need to touch her. She continues talking, sipping on her wine, and I put my hand on her thigh. I slowly move it higher, and when I reach the top, I cup her pussy in my hand. “Oh,” she says shocked and maybe a bit turned on. She turns to me, and I bend to kiss her neck.

  “I needed to touch you, and knowing you are sitting here with no panties on is killing me.” I slowly rub her and feel her quickly get wet with her arousal. I shove two fingers into her, and she bites back a moan. She places her hand on top of mine, trying to get me to stop, but I won’t. Not even when the waiter comes back with the check.

  “I’ll just leave this here for when you’re ready.” I nod my head, and Kallie won’t even look up.

  “Are you ready, baby? Ready for me to make you come right here?” She looks at me with wide eyes clear with arousal.

  “Not here, I can’t keep quiet.” That makes this all the more exciting—just the thought of her trying to hold back her moans as I make her come. I pick up my pace, loving the way she is coating my fingers. I can’t wait to go home and have her wrapped around me. She is trying hard to not make a sound, but once she begins moving her hips, she lets out a soft one and closes her eyes.

  “Shhh, you don’t want everyone looking, do you?” She pops open her eyes, looking around. No one is paying us an ounce of attention, but I figured it would get her attention. She looks at me with pleading eyes, and I’m not sure if it’s to stop or to finish her off. I go for the latter. I pump my fingers in and out of her at a frantic pace. I feel her tighten around me, and I know it won’t be long. I nip her ear, and whisper, “You’re so tight on my fingers. Come for me, baby, let it take over.” I pull back, looking around to make sure no one will see my girl come, because that is something only I want to witness. No one is the wiser, and just as I turn back to her, she grabs onto the table and closes her eyes. She comes all over my fingers, and I could come just knowing I did that to her, in public. “So hot baby, fuck.” She opens her eyes and looks at me completely sated. I remove my fingers and bring them up to my mouth. She continues to stare at me as I lick her off each one. “Mmm, the start of my dessert is delicious.” She slams her mouth to mine, and I know damn well she can taste herself.