Winnie After making out with Jake, we head outside to find a cab. The air is chilly, but that's alright. Jake's warm arms are still around me, refusing to let go. It's perfect. He is so warm that I don't even want to use my own legs anyway. I could stay like this forever, clinging to him like a koa
Winnie The ride back from the restaurant is crazy. Jake and I might be sitting in a cab, but we are tailed. Plaza Hotel protects its guests and doesn't allow paparazzi, but it's free-for-all once we are outside their borders. "Wow, sometimes I forget that you're an athlete superstar," I elbow him
I kiss him again while he carries us into a bedroom. Then I'm put down momentarily for him to remove his clothes; I'm removing mine too. I can't get naked fast enough, and once his gorgeous, ripped body comes into view, I get up from bed. Jake stares down at me. "What are you—" I shove his chest.
Winnie I didn't wake up on earth today; I woke up in heaven. Jake is snoring lightly behind me, and his muscular arms are around me. He is warm in the cold room, the perfect furnace. My hand squeezes his enormous forearm that is crossed over my chest. He is holding me like I'm precious. A smile s
Winnie "I miss you!" Jake exclaims into the phone on the first dial. He sounds thrilled that I'm calling. "I've been to the gym, been out for a run, and done everything and anything to not think about you! It's not working, though... I miss you so badly." A bubble of joy lifts from my chest at the
"You can't do that to me!" "I can, and I will!" Jake laughs, and we talk some more on the phone until we both fall asleep without hanging up. *** The next day, I'm half-sleeping in the passenger seat while Jake is driving. I'm tired from the last-minute flight to Jake's part of the country. And
Winnie I experience nightmare after nightmare of Dana telling me that I'm not good enough for Jake. I shake and kick in my sleep. My heart is on fire, and muffled words leave my lips until a strong hand jostles me awake, and I blink back to reality. "Winnie?" It's Jake, and he is squatting beside
Jake breaks out of his stupor with a chuckle. "I do. We won that competition and had the fastest time out of everyone who went down the stream. You and I were unstoppable." I smile at him. "You remember the prize as well?" "Of course," he grins at me. "We got to eat stakes while everyone else shar