55 - Taken By Surprise

Jon wrapped a towel around his waist and used the other to towel off his hair and upper body.  He’d already been to the gym, answered a dozen emails and Ari still hadn’t moved.  She was in the same position when he eased himself out of bed at the first signs of dawn, on her side one knee drawn up with her face buried in the pillow.  Chocolate tendrils covering her eyes like long dark curtains, the rest tangled and untamed.  Naked, she had the corner of the sheets crunched in her fist and draped over her with only her bare shoulders and feet exposed.

When he woke, he didn’t want to disturb her as they had fallen asleep, exhausted, after their night of lovemaking. As he watched her sleep, he took in how beautiful she was, the long smooth line of her nose, the way she sleeps with her mouth slightly open. It was hands down one of the sexiest things he’d ever seen. He chuckled knowing how embarrassed she got when he told her she drools in her sleep.

 

Dropping his towels Jon slid beneath the sheet and scooted close to her, pressing a soft lingering kiss against the curve of her shoulder.

 

Her eyelids fluttered drowsily as she slurred his name. “Jonny.”

 

“Morning.”  He couldn’t control the heated flush that started low in his abdomen when she called him by that name.  She didn’t do it often as it was usually in a drowsy sleep or on the brink of arousal when it slipped out.

 

Ariana released the sheet and reached for his hand linking it with hers she pulled him closer.  Her back cradled against his front.  She was still sleepy but becoming more awake when she felt him press his very hard cock against her naked ass.

 

“What time is it?”

 

“Time for you to pay the piper for falling asleep the other night and show me what you do when you’re alone in that big bed of yours.”  His warm breath tickled the shell of her ear.

 

“Hmm...” she hummed against his hand as her hips slowly rocked against him.

 

Jon placed her hand over her breast.  “Show me.” He whispered calmly.

 

Ariana began kneading her soft globe as her thumb grazed her erect nipple then gently rolled the pebbled peak, eliciting a tiny moan.

 

Trailing his fingers along the expanse of her back Jon followed the arch and valley down to the curve of her tailbone, “Avere Fede.  What does it mean?”

 

“Have faith.”  She hissed as he grazed his teeth along the tendon on her neck.

 

“And...do you?”  He skimmed his fingers down the curve of her waist.

 

“Yesssss.”

 

“Good girl.”  Jon whispered as he pulled her leg back draping it over his hip, the tip of his erection teasing her.  The warmth of his hand on her thigh sent a jolt of electricity through her causing her breath to hitch when his fingers began to trail up towards her hot core then stopping an inch from her womanhood.

 

“Jon please.”  She begged as she placed his hand directly over her hot dripping core.

 

“No... you.”  He growled as he switched their hands.

 

With a shaky breath she started rubbing her outer lips, up and down.  His eyes watched her as she squirmed under her own touch.

 

“Such a naughty girl.”

 

Blushing at his words she gently ran two fingers down her slit coating them with her juices before thrusting them knuckle deep inside while her thumb rubbed her clit, first in circles, then up and down, and back again.

 

Ari’s eyes widened with pleasure as her walls began to clench around her fingers, “Need... More... Want... You.”

 

Jon moved from behind her to between her legs, a devilish grin curling across his lips as he pulled her hand away and lifted her soaked fingers to his lips.  Never breaking eye contact Ari watched breathlessly as he ran his tongue along the length of her fingers licking the juices before taking them in his mouth and sucking them.

 

Palms planted on either side of her head he entered her slowly.  Digging her nails deep into his back her legs gripped him tighter as he began his movements; in and out.  Jon watched her every reaction, the sultry arch of her back when he moved slower and the way she moaned and growled when he sped up.  Ecstasy took over and she came hard, shaking and screaming as they hit their peak together.

 

It wasn’t a moment later that, dropping a kiss to the tip of her nose, Jon hopped off the bed and padded his way to the bathroom, still naked.  “That... was fucking awesome!”

 

She tracked him with her eyes and a faint smile, loving that loving her made him spring out of bed like an excited little boy ready to face the day.  Would he still be an excited little boy when she told him?  Taking a deep breath, she inelegantly blurted the news that had been replaying on a constant loop in her mind since she found out last night.  “Jon, I’m pregnant.”

 

Jon’s hand caught the doorframe with a thud, whirling around he looked at her with widened eyes.  “Did you say what I think you said?”

 

“I’m preg-nant,” she reiterated slowly, placing extra emphasis on the syllables.

 

Two long strides and he was at her side on the bed.  “You’re sure?”

 

“As sure as a twelve-dollar pregnancy test can be.”

 

Jon’s forehead crinkled and his eyebrows dipped together, “Wait when did you take a pregnancy test?”

 

“Yesterday, when I got here.”

 

“And you’re just telling me now?” His tone was slightly higher with surprise.

 

“Please don’t be mad.  I planned on telling you but you were delayed and when you got here I was sleeping and then we…” she smiled.  “I hadn’t seen you and I wanted one more night of just us, before everything changed.” she implored

 

“Baby, I’m not mad.  Shocked, stunned, ecstatic even, but not mad.”  Looking at her more intently Jon pulled her into his chest wrapping his arms around her and held her close.  “Why don’t you tell me everything now?”

 

Sighing, she rested her head against his chest and blew out a long breath.  “Remember yesterday morning when I was sick, well I thought it was from too much wine the night before.  She wiggled and settled herself a bit closer. “It seemed to pass, but then, on the plane when they brought me my dinner I couldn’t look at it, let alone eat it.  When I checked in, Jeanie had arranged for a lovely fruit and chocolate basket in the room.”  She perched her chin on his chest and looked up. “I ate them all.  So, I did a few calculations in my head and realized I was late.  That’s when I took the test.”  Her eyes slid shut briefly.  “Jon, I’m pregnant.”  She let out a woeful sigh.

 

“We’re pregnant.”  He smiled, but there was just a hint of worry in his eyes, not because of the baby, but because he could see the fear in Ariana’s face.

 

“Don’t joke.  You know this is hard for me.  It’s about to get a lot harder.”  Sitting up she crossed her legs and played with her fingers in her lap.

 

“I’m not.”

 

Ari softly whispered, “Did you ever think about what ‘our’ baby would look like.”

 

“All the time,” he nudged her chin bringing his eyes to hers.

 

“How come you never told me that before?”

 

Jon turned on his side, propping his head up on his elbow, “I knew it wasn’t something you wanted.”

 

“You understood why I didn’t?”  She ran a hand down the side of his face.

 

“I didn’t at first.  It took me awhile to understand, but even if I didn’t then, I do now.  Hindsight is twenty-twenty.”

 

“Growing up without my mom was hard for me.  Never knowing the real reason as to why she died, it’s a lot for a child to deal with.  I mean... why did I get to live and not her.  I know it wasn’t my fault and all, but I always blamed myself for her dying.”

 

“Ari, baby, it wasn’t yours or anybody else’s fault.  Sometimes in life things happen, things we can’t explain.

 

“I know that now. It’s just... it took a long time for me to realize that.  I couldn’t, can’t do that to my child.”

 

Interrupting her, Jon grabbed her hands, “Listen to me, it’s not something that is controllable, and even though you didn’t think about it, I did.  You are going to be a wonderful mother, I know this.  I just don’t know how to make you see that.

 

“I... it’s just so confusing for me. I can’t control this and I don’t know if I can handle it.