Rock Stars Don't Like Ugly Bras (5 page)

“That doesn’t mean I
don’t want to
do the relationship thing with you because I do.”

“Really?” Amber sighed with relief.

“God yeah, but I’ve never done it before,” Jake replied.  “So I’m not sure how you do it, and I want to do it right, Freckles, I really do.  Plus if I mess this up Luke will have my dick
and
my balls.”

Amber started to giggle and leaned over to drop a kiss on Jake’s cheek.  “I understand.  My cousin can be a bit of a caveman at times when it comes to family.”

“Yeah and you’ve got to love him for it.  So,” he said pushing up from the floor, “what do we call this - girlfriend and boyfriend?  I have no idea.  Partner sounds so…I don’t know, middle aged and… well… Fuck Buddy just isn’t good enough for you.  So, my vote goes with me being your boyfriend.”

Amber gasped at the word.

“What?  You don’t like girlfriend and boyfriend?”

“No, it’s not that!” Amber exclaimed.  “I mean, it’s just one kiss, are we ready for that?  I guess I’m surprised that you even thought it.”  Amber had fully expected Jake to sweet talk her into his bed within minutes, with her then having to suffer an uncomfortable four weeks while he avoided her. 

Jake laughed and pushed Amber’s hair away from her face.  She was so bloody adorable and he really wanted to make this work.  She could be the angriest woman on the planet so Jake had no doubt that it might turn out to be a stormy relationship at times.  However, he was willing to put in a huge effort for Freckles.  There was something about her, besides her sexiness and her stupendous rack, of course.  She was tantalising and made him want to protect her and make her smile.  They didn’t really know each other that well, despite working together for almost a year, but he was certain that they could be amazing together. 

“Okay, we do need to talk, but for now let’s just see how this goes,” Jake said as he stood up.  “Is that okay with you?” 

Amber sat up and gazed up at him with a huge smile.   “Yes,” she nodded, “that’s fine with me.”

“Come on Freckles, time to get up,” Jake cried as he pulled Amber’s duvet back.

“Jake!  I might’ve been naked under here.”  Amber sat up and rubbed her sleep filled eyes.

Jake kneeled next to her bed and smiled.  “That’s what I was hoping for,” he said before dropping a kiss onto her lips.  “Now get up; we’re going on a date.”

Amber stretched and yawned.  She hadn’t had much sleep the night before, because she and Jake had stayed up talking until almost three in the morning.  Then, when they’d finally bid each other good night, she couldn’t sleep for thinking about their kiss earlier in the evening.  Worry had also crept in because Jake hadn’t kissed her again, apart from a chaste peck on the forehead at her bedroom door.

“Shit please don’t do that,” Jake groaned and shook his head.  Amber’s stretch had caused her chest to swell against the thin fabric of her pyjama vest top.  “Morning wood is bad enough, but you’re killing me here, Freckles.”

Amber grinned. From the corner of her eye, she noticed Jake readjusting himself.  “Sorry.” She reached down for the duvet and pulled it back up to her chin.  “So, what do I need to wear for this date?” she asked trying to change Jake’s focus from her braless breasts.

Jake blew out a long breath and dragged his eyes away from her chest.  “What?  Oh, jeans or trousers.  And none of those skyscraper shoes of yours.” 

Amber flopped back against her pillows and watched Jake as he moved towards the door.  He was wearing a pair of blue tartan, cotton pyjama bottoms, nothing else, and looked gorgeous.  She felt a throbbing need in the pit of her stomach to run her nails down the channel of his back, and then trace them around the dimples at the top of his tight backside.  As Jake turned back to face her Amber’s lust levels rose considerably and she bit on her bottom lip to suppress a groan.  The thin cotton rested on his slim hips and she could see his dark blonde treasure trail leading to an obvious bulge.  Realising what she was looking at, Jake grinned and moved closer to the bed.  He could see the desire in her eyes multiplying with each step he took.  He loved that he could do that to her – what man wouldn’t love to know that they could turn a woman on as beautiful as Amber?

“Breakfast is nearly ready, by the way,” Jake said, basking in the heat of Amber’s gaze, and imagining how it might feel to have her hands on him.  Amber swallowed hard as she noticed Jake’s pyjama bottoms tent a little more. 

“Okay,” she replied breathily.  “Just give me five minutes.”

“Will do.”  With a wink, Jake turned and left the room.

Amber covered her face with her hands and let out a long, drawn out moan.  “Oh shit,” she whispered.  “I am definitely in need of some of that.”

Amber strolled into the kitchen and stopped in the doorway to watch Jake, as he put the finishing touches to their breakfast.   His hair was messy, and he was still dressed only in his pyjama bottoms. As he reached into a cupboard for a plate, Amber’s eyes lingered on his back as his muscles flexed.  Amber felt as though she was looking at a beautiful sculpture; all hard and smooth, with her fingertips itching to touch.  She watched, mesmerised by his beauty.  That had never been in doubt, it was just his attitude that she hadn’t taken a liking to.  He was loud and brash; he spoke without thinking and had an abundance of self-assurance. But, aside from that he was a kind, generous, thoughtful man who was desperate to please.  That was Jake, and Amber felt nothing but desire for him.

“You keep watching me like that and I’ll feel objectified,” Jake said over his shoulder.

“I wasn’t!” Amber protested.

“Liar.”  Jake turned and walked towards her, a smile lighting up his face.  “It’s okay though, Freckles,” he said as he cupped Amber’s chin.  “I like it.”

Amber’s heart thudded and the throbbing need that she’d felt in her stomach earlier, now swiftly travelled down between her legs.

“Sit,” Jake said, turning Amber by her shoulders and manoeuvring her towards the large kitchen table.  “Breakfast is served.”

As Amber settled into her seat, Jake placed a boiled egg and soldiers in front of her, and then brought over a pot of coffee.

Jake sat down and blew out a prolonged breath.  “Okay, this is the test, Freckles.  Did I do well or not?”  He leaned forward, watching in anticipation as Amber cracked open the top of her egg.

She discarded the pieces of shell and pushed her spoon in.  Amber looked up at Jake through her lashes as she put the spoon to her mouth, wrapping her lips around it.

“Well?”  Jake’s knees were bobbing up and down. 

Amber sighed and pulled a face. .

“It’s crap right?” Jake asked, clearly disappointed.

Amber’s face suddenly broke into a bright smile.  “No, it’s just perfect,” she replied before dipping her spoon back in.

“Really, you mean it?”

“Yes, Jake, I mean it.  Now eat yours before it gets cold.”  Amber reached across the table and took Jake’s hand in hers.  It was adorable that a perfectly boiled egg made him so damn happy.

Jake looked at Amber with smouldering eyes and gave her hand a gentle squeeze before starting on his own breakfast.   Their hands stayed linked for a few minutes, until Jake needed his to hold his egg cup while he dug in for the last of his egg.  As soon as he let go, he wished he hadn’t and felt the loss of Amber’s touch instantly.  Amber felt the same way, her finger tips dragging across the table as she pulled her hand away. 

As Jake drove Luke’s Range Rover up the farm track, Amber’s stomach started to turn over at speed as she started to bounce around like a puppy on its first walk.  In the distance she could see a field with about a dozen horses in it, and people on horseback riding along a path into woodlands.  Had he really arranged for them to go horse riding? If he had she would love him forever.  

“Jake, are we doing what I think we’re doing?” Amber squealed and clapped her hands like an excited child watching a magic trick.

Jake gave her a proud smile.  “Yeah, Freckles we certainly are.  I remember Luke talking to you about your love of horses.  In fact,” Jake laughed.  “I do believe he promised to buy you a horse if you were nice to me for at least a week.”

Amber’s hands cupped her cheeks.  “Oh God, yes.  You must have really annoyed me then, because I love horse riding.”

“Yeah?”

“Yes, it used to be my favourite thing in the world, until Dad died and then Mum couldn’t really afford to pay for me to go anymore.”  Amber smiled wistfully.  “Once I could afford it myself I didn’t really have the time.”

Jake reached for her hand and squeezed it gently.  “Well today we have plenty of time.”

Amber couldn’t help herself. She launched herself across the seat and wrapped her arms around Jake, hugging him tightly and planting a big, wet kiss on his cheek.

“Thank you, so much.”

“Whoa,” croaked Jake, his voice slightly strangulated as he fought to keep control of the steering wheel.  “I can’t breathe.”

“Oh God, sorry.”  Amber let him loose and shuffled back into her seat.  “But you just don’t know how excited I am about this.”

Jake glanced at Amber and laughed.  “I think I do.”

The look of joy on her face melted his heart.  Her silver eyes, shining brightly like twin stars focused on the scene up ahead.  Jake had no idea how much she’d love this, he’d just wanted to take her somewhere that he knew she’d enjoy.  The fact that she was this happy was an added bonus.

After a couple more minutes of driving along the track, Jake pulled into a gravelled parking area, and before he’d even unfastened his seatbelt, Amber had jumped out of the car and was running across to a corral of horses next to a timber built office building.  Jake got out of the car and followed Amber and stood beside her at the fence.  He watched in silence as she scratched the nose of a beautiful chestnut horse.  As her hands rubbed up and down gently, Amber whispered words of praise to the horse.  Jake puffed out his cheeks, imaging that was
his
body, and her sweet pouty little mouth was whispering sweet nothings against
his
ear. 

“I’ll go and book us in,” he muttered gruffly, as he tried to adjust the visions swimming around in his head of himself and Freckles naked.

Almost an hour later, after receiving some direction on the route they should take and advice about the horses, they were on their way.  As well as Amber having riding experience, she was surprised to learn that Jake rode regularly in L.A., so they declined an escort and set off down the woodland path on the backs of Dandy and Minnie. 

“I’ll go behind you,” Jake said as he gently kicked Dandy, a beautiful black gelding, to start off with a trot.  “Just to make sure you’re okay, as you haven’t ridden for a while.”

Amber looked over her shoulder at Jake and smiled.  “Are you sure it’s not just to look at my arse, Jake?”

Jake shrugged as they slowed into a walk.  “I can’t lie, Freckles.  It was a major factor in my decision.”

“Yeah, well keep your eyes up, there’s a lot of overhanging branches to avoid.”

“Okay, if I must.”  Jake laughed and took a quick look at the aforementioned backside.

After almost half an hour of riding, the path veered off in two directions.  A sign post indicated that two miles to the left was a rock pool, and three miles to the right a meadow.

“Which way?” Amber asked turning in her saddle to Jake.

Jake figured that the rock pool was probably the most popular.  “The meadow,” he answered, already steering Dandy in that direction.

They rode on in silence, enjoying the surroundings and peace.  There was no sound except for the quiet drum of the horse’s hooves on the ground, and the occasional bird calling from the trees, high above them.  Amber hadn’t felt so relaxed in a long time.  She needed this and could feel all her energy levels growing with every step that Minnie made.  All her nerve endings that had slowly frayed like ripped cotton over the last year, were repairing themselves and it was pure bliss.

Jake watched Amber carefully as he followed behind.  Her shoulders had slowly relaxed and the stiffness in her back was gradually disappearing.  It wasn’t any wonder though; this place was heaven and it had been the best idea he’d ever had. 

Finally, the path broke into a clearing of trees that opened out onto the meadow.  As they walked slowly through the clearing, they felt the sun warming their backs.

“Wow,” Amber gasped, taking in the sight of the riot of long grass and daisies in front of them.  “It’s so pretty.”

Jake stopped to read a sign that was mounted on a rock next to the edge of the meadow.

“There’s a water butt here for the horses to drink from.”  He looked around and spotted it next to a tying post at the edge of the clearing.   “Here, Freckles,” he said pointing to the post.

Amber manoeuvred Minnie around and followed Jake.  They both dismounted and tied the horses to the post.  Behind the water butt was a wire basket full of hay that Dandy and Minnie spared no time tucking in to.

“Come on,” Jake said, grabbing Amber’s hand.  “Let’s walk.”

As soon as she felt his touch, Amber’s heart started to pound and her breathing increased.  She didn’t know whether it had been having a horse between her legs for the last hour, but she was feeling extremely turned on.  All she could think of at that moment, was lying naked in the meadow, with Jake, and exploring each other’s bodies.  She held her breath as Jake pulled her towards the long grass.  If he tried anything, Amber knew that she wouldn’t be able to resist.

The grass whipped against their legs as they strode through it and after a few minutes they reached a small patch that was flattened. Jake stopped and turned to Amber.

“Shall we sit here?” he asked.

Amber nodded and allowed Jake to pull her down next to him.  Jake then lay back in the grass, resting his head on his hands.

“Lie with me?” he asked.

Amber didn’t hesitate and lay down next to Jake.  He snaked an arm around Amber’s shoulder and pulled her to him so her head rested on his chest like a pillow.

Amber turned her head to look up at Jake.  He had his eyes closed, with one hand behind his head while the other gently traced a path up and down her arm.  Amber sighed contentedly marvelling at how good Jake was at a relationship as he considered himself a novice.

“This is so peaceful,” Jake whispered.  “It’s pretty much perfect, isn’t it?”

“Yes, it is.  How did you find it?” Amber asked as she closed her own eyes, enjoying the sun’s warmth on her face.

“I Googled it, but didn’t realise that it’d be this beautiful.”

“It’s amazing. I just can’t believe you remembered that conversation with Luke,” Amber replied.

“Yeah well, there are lots of things about you that are burned in my memory.” Jake said seductively as he reached up and ran his index finger down Amber’s nose.

Amber’s heart pumped a little quicker as some more of the wall that she’d built up against Jake was chiselled away.  He really wasn’t the person that she had thought he was.

Amber took hold of Jake’s hand that had gone back to caressing her arm, and kissed his palm softly.  “Thank you,” she said.