THE BILLIONAIRE'S DANCE(Billionaire Bachelors #2)(20)

“I have some work to do here in the home office. If you need anything, you can come and get me,” he finally spoke after several moments.

Jessica simply nodded her head. She then rose from the table and headed toward the kitchen. There was a basinet off in the corner and her son was sleeping soundly. She smiled down at her precious baby.

“Mrs. Anderson, if you’d like to lie down for a while, I would be more than happy to keep an eye on Jacob. You have several bottles already pumped if he wakes up hungry,” Tina said kindly.

Jessica’s initial reaction was to refuse. But she wouldn’t be any good to him if she didn’t get some rest. There was a houseful of people more than willing and happy to help her. It wasn’t selfish to get a bit more rest.

“Thank you Tina, I’ll take you up on your offer. Please wake me if you need anything.” Jessica placed a kiss on her son’s head and then headed back up the stairs. She climbed into bed and quickly fell into an exhausted sleep. She didn’t stir for four hours.

When she woke, she felt disoriented. She wasn’t used to taking long naps and she panicked for a moment when she noticed the time. She quickly relaxed, knowing if there’d been any problems someone would’ve woken her.

She climbed into the shower and washed the sleep away. Taking long showers was another luxury new mothers had to give up. She was always so paranoid Jacob would need her while she was showering and wouldn’t hear him. This was actually absurd, considering she knew how loud her son could get when unhappy about something.

She got dressed and headed back down the stairs. She found Jacob in the living room with Alex. Her son was wide awake, making little grumbling noises at his father. Alex seemed to be transfixed. She watched them for a few minutes. The unguarded way her husband interacted with his son was something special to see. She knew she’d made the right choice in marrying him. He obviously loved Jacob immensely.

She made a noise and he looked up to see her standing in the doorway. He quickly guarded his expression and she felt a bit let down. Their relationship wasn’t going to get any easier, anytime soon.

“You have great timing,” Alex began, “our son was just telling me he wanted some food.” He smiled, as his eyes once again went to their son. Jessica walked closer to them and when Jacob noticed her, his noises escalated and his legs kicked out. He knew food was nearby and he was letting his mom know he wanted it.

Jessica smiled, while bending down to pick Jacob up. Her hand brushed against Alex’s lap and their eyes locked for a moment. He quickly inhaled and his eyes darkened in desire. He needed his wife and the sooner he had her, the better.

Jessica quickly gathered the baby and sat down on the far end of the couch. Her fingertips were tingling, where they’d brushed him. She had no idea how she was supposed to continue to fight the desire she had for the man. He was potent. She wanted him far more than she’d ever wanted another man. She hadn’t been with anyone since her night with him in the elevator and her body was aching to be taken.

“I’m going to feed him here,” she finally said to him. He usually left her in privacy to feed their son but apparently he wasn’t willing to this time.

“Go ahead, I’m going to catch the end of the game,” he replied.

There were no blankets nearby and Jacob was getting ready to throw a full blown fit any minute, as he started rooting around on the outside of her blouse. Jessica turned slightly away from Alex, trying to give herself some semblance of privacy and quickly latched her son on. He greedily started to eat and Jessica relaxed and watched the game with Alex, without saying anything else.

Alex sat on the couch, a few short feet away from Jessica. He knew he should give her the privacy she wanted but he simply didn’t want to leave the two of them. He liked them being in the room with him.

He’d been giving her some distance and finally decided, enough with the space. He wanted them to be right next to him and he was going to have that.

He got up and sat down right beside Jessica, so their legs, hips and shoulders were touching. He then flung his arm over the back of the couch so her back was pressed up against his chest. He felt her tense at the close proximity but she kept silent. He said nothing, just continued to watch the game, although there was no way he could’ve told anyone what the score was, or even who was playing. He could only think of her.

She finished feeding their son and quickly covered up, then transferred him to her shoulder and began burping him. Jacob’s big eyes looked up at his father sleepily and Alex couldn’t resist rubbing his bald head.

“Did you get enough to eat?” Jacob’s responses to his father’s words were some coos. Alex chuckled and sat there, enjoying Jessica pressed up closely to him, as well as their son in her arms. He could definitely get used to the marriage thing and wouldn’t mind having a few more kids running around in front of him. The thought sobered him. He’d never pictured himself as the settle down kind of guy but the more time he spent with Jessica and their son, the more married life appealed to him.

They sat there for a while, Jessica finally allowing herself to enjoy the two men in her life. She would try to keep her distance but it was becoming harder with every passing moment. Alex’s scent was enveloping her and she was hard pressed to keep him at an emotional distance. Even though she’d just slept for four hours, before she knew it she felt her eyes begin to drift shut. Oh well, she thought, she would just close them for a few moments and rest.