A Million Faces in a Crowd
Chapter 26.
JC shifted his body weight, hooking his chin over Carly's shoulder as they lay spooned together on the living room couch, a movie playing in the background. "You okay?" He asked, looking down at her.
She turned just slightly, looking back into crystal blue eyes. "Yes. Couldn't be better." She smiled. "You?"
JC dipped his head in the crook of her neck, taking the time to breath her in. "I'm great. Would you be up for a little road trip tomorrow?"
"Oh yeah? Where to?" Carly asked.
JC winked, causing her to smile. "I can't tell you. It's a surprise but I promise you'd like it."
Carly pretended to think for a second. "Well, if you promise I'll like it, I'm game. I'm really excited! This is turning into a really good weekend." She said enthusiastically.
He leaned down, rubbing his nose with hers. "Good. That's what I wanted babe. A few days of just us. No work talk, no cell phones, no nothing."
She couldn't prevent her laughter. "I still cannot believe you've left your phone in the bedroom for this long and not touched it. It's like a world record or something."
JC laughed, poking her sides teasingly as he stuck out his tongue. "Like you can talk miss 'I text like I'm paid to'."
Carly poked him back, digging her nails into his skinny stomach. "Pshh, whatever, Chasez. Don't be a hater."
He leaned down, lifting her tank top and dramatically blew on her stomach as she giggled and squirmed. He kept up until she was laughing until she couldn't breathe anymore. "I'm not a hater baby, you know I'm a lover. Your lover."
"Oh clever, Jace." She said as she pulled her shirt down and resumed her previous position. "You can be my lover any day."
"Good, cuz I want to be." He said as his chin landed on her shoulder again. "I'm getting a little use to this."
Carly rolled over so that she was now facing him as her hands cupped his cheeks. "Getting used to what?"
He sighed happily, grinning down at her but then his face became suddenly serious. "This. Us. Having you here all the time with me."
"Yeah, it's nice. I feel silly we didn't do something like this sooner. It's something I could see myself getting used to."
JC's eyes widened in surprise. He'd never heard her speak of any permanence that had to do with him. "Really?"
Carly's eyes didn't leave his for a second. "Mmmhmm."
His hand reached out to tuck a lone strand of her wavy hair behind her ear and suddenly, his mouth felt dry. "Would you, um..." He tailed off, looking down. "I know I've hinted before but would you ever co-consider moving here?"
Her expression changed a little. "To L.A.?"
JC couldn't help it. He let out the nervous breath he'd been holding but he had to know. Being with Carly felt way to right. "Here as in with me." He finally let out, waiting almost painfully for her to answer.
He wasn't expecting what she replied with. "Wow."
He looked at her questioningly, covering one of her hands on his cheek with his own and pulling it to his lips. "Wow what, baby? I'd love to have you here with me all the time. You'd be close to work. We'd just get to have these moments more often than not."
"Wow. It's just-- a huge step." She dropped her hand from his face finally but hadn't let go of his other hand. "I'd be so far away from everything I've known. And my family."
JC looked hurt. "They'd be a plane ride away. You can always visit, Carly."
"Yeah, I know. It's just.. wow."
He chuckled uncomfortable. "You said that already. I didn't mean to freak you out. I just-- it'd be great to wake up to you every morning."
Her expression seemed to change in the a matter of a second with his confession. "Yeah?"
He leaned down and kissed her softly. "Yes. I'd have someone to fall asleep to every night, to wake up with in the morning. I'd even bring you breakfast in bed and wake you up in ways... well, ways that I could guarantee you'd wake up in a good mood."
Carly chuckled, and accepted his lips as they descended down on hers once again. "Oh yeah? Seems pretty tempting."
He winked, as his nose bumped into hers playfully. "Be tempted, baby. I aim to please."
"Don't I just know it." she laughed as he moved his body to come fully over hers, welcoming the weight of him.
"You better." JC said as he wrapped her in his arms as he glanced down at her leisure attire of a tank top and bikini panties. "So?"
Carly ran her nails up and down his sides, smiling as he trembled at her touch. "Can I think about it for a while?"
His head dropped to her shoulder dramatically before he brought it back up and tried to smile confidently. "Yes. Just know that I love you and that I want us to live together. So much of our relationship has been spent with you there and me here and we somewhere meet in the middle. Think of moments like this, like now. Saturday's lazying around on the couch half naked, watching movies, wrapped up in each other. It can only get better, Carly."
Her hands dipped just below the waist band of the back of her boxers. "Chasez, you're making this hard to pass up. Are you sure you want to deal with me all the time? You know I can be."
His hands easily snuck up the thin fabric of her tank top, caressing her skin. "That's the idea. And I love my little spit-fire of a girlfriend just fine."
"Ugh, are you trying to get me to say yes right now or are you trying to seduce me?"
His answer was breathed against her lips, just before his claimed hers hungrily. "Both." He claimed her lips with his, taking control as his tongue quickly delve in, trying to get more of her. His hand continued it's assault on her skin, as Carly arched against him as his fingers strummed over her sensitive nipples. It wasn't long before the annoying fabric was being tossed to the carpeted floor where they had to finally pull apart.
Carly sucked in a breath, trying to catch her own. Her eyes were heavy and green on his blue ones as her hands tangled in his suddenly unruly hair. "I'll say yes to one right now."
"Oh yeah?" His hot breath fanned on her suddenly cool skin, causing her nipples to stand at his attention as he eyed her with hunger. "Which one would that be?"
"I don't think they'll be much needed but seduce me, Jace."
He smiled, right before claiming her mouth once more. "Oh yeah. Gladly." Hands seemed to quickly scurried over each other, moving smoothly. JC gasped as Carly's hand slipped inside his boxers, reaching for him eagerly. "Oh god, Carly..."
"Does it feel good, baby?"
JC panted against her neck as his head came down, the breath stolen from his lungs. "Mmmmm" Was all he could manage.
Carly continued to grasp him in her hand, changing it up between long slow strokes and firmer quicker touches. He was always so worried about her when they made love. She wanted him to experience the selfish part of it.
"Baby, you've got to stop that." He panted.
Carly still continued. "No Jace. Just go with it."
He whimpered as she quickened her pace and it wasn't long before he let out a low, raw groan and trembled against her as she held on to him. Carly welcomed the weight of him as he layed still for a few minutes, reveling in the after math. She easily pushed his boxers down his slim hips as he suddenly came to life, lifting his body up enough for her to kick them off. His lips began their own trail beginning at her neck, his tongue darting out as her moved to ear. "Iloveyou" came in a rushed breath. When his lips finally landed on hers, he followed his declaration with a "so much."
When he looked down at her, he was surprised to see her bright green eyes now glossy as a single year slipped down her cheek. "I love you too."
"Baby?" He questioned, wiping the tear away before more could fall. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing. You're just so free with your words. So passionate about everything. It never fails to amaze me."
He gave her a lopsided smile. "I just say what I feel. And I'm pretty sure you amaze me."
Carly's hands wrapped around his neck as he took his time kissing her eyes, brushing his nose against hers, lips coming down to her collar bone, paying homage to it before his tongue followed shortly after. Carly couldn't prevent her hands from delving into his hair as his lips wrapped around a sensitive nipple, causing ripples to run through her body. He quickly switched to it's twin, treating it with equal attention.
Carly continued to writhe against him, as JC moved down her body, kissing every inch of her stomach, tongue dipping into her belly button. When his lips met the waist band of her panties, he mumbled against her skin. "These have gotta go."
"Then do it Jace." Carly whispered as she lay there in anticipation as he removed the last barrier between them. Goosebumps formed all over her skin as he looked at her hungrily, but also with passion and love etched all over his face. He kissed her mouth slowly, taking his time before they left and returned to her skin.
She looked down at him as her body trembled. His hands moved from the outside of her thighs to the inside, caressing her skin. "Come on Carly. Open up for me."
He could feel her take a deep breath, calming herself for what was to come as she obliged. He wanted her to relax and enjoy this. He took his time, kissing and licking at the tender flesh as her hips arched against him. He used one hand to hold her still as she whimpered through his delicious torture. It wasn't long before her breath quickened and all that could be heard was her strangled gasp of pleasure. He held on to her hips as she quaked and did his best to sooth her.
When she finally opened her eyes, they were dark and wanting. Carly did her best to form words. "Mmmm. Your talents never seize to amaze me, Jace."
Her kissed her quickly. "Like I said, I aim to please."
She cupped his jaw with one hand, her thumb tracing his defined jaw bone. "Sit up."
He looked down at her confused, but did it anyways. "Baby?"
"Just do it, Jace. I just wanna switch things up a little bit."
He did as he was told, sitting up against the back of the wide couch. It wasn't until she came down and straddled his lap, that he finally understood.
"You wanted to be one top? You could have told me before. I didn't--"
Carly hushed his lips with her own. "Stop. You've never left me wanting once. I just always thought this would be fun, kind of intimate. Kind of like making love heart to heart."
JC was in awe. "I'm pretty sure you emit your own amount of passion too Carly."
She smiled down at him as her body moved up a little and slid down on him, causing them both to moan in unison. "Good because I love you."
He opened his eyes that were squeezed shut only moments before. "Come here." He commanded.
Carly moved closer, letting his strong arms envelope her body in his as her forehead came down to rest against his own. She began moving just slightly, getting enough friction to keep them hungry and wanting more. JC's hands caressed her back, her shoulders, as the front of her body moved flush against his. They took their time, kissing and caressing, picking their moments to whisper declarations to each other. It wasn't until much later that their bodies because desperate for that final peak and their movements became more frantic. JC held on to Carly as he moved up in her down word strokes, causing them to break into tiny shatters of ecstasy. They held onto one another, clinging on as the aftershocks soothed through them.
It wasn't until much later when their sweaty skin was now cooled that Carly finally lifted her head from JC's shoulder. "It's things like this that make your offer that much harder to pass up."
***
Hours later, when the sun had went down and they had shared dinner on the balcony, Carly emerged from the shower to find JC at the kitchen counter. His laptop sat in front of him, glasses perched on his face and dressed in plaid pajama bottoms and a white tank.
She came up behind him, tucking her chin in his neck as her hands went around his slender waist. "Hey babe." He called, snuggling closer into her.
"Hi. What are you up to?"
One of his hands wrapped around hers at his waist. "Just checking E-mail and reading up on stuff."
"Cool. You ever going to check your phone today?"
He looked at her questionably. "Not today, why? This week is about us."
Carly laughed, squeezing his hand. "Babe, you can go check your phone. It was your idea. I'm not holding you hostage." She said as she kissed his cheek. "Besides, it's been beeping like crazy."
JC sighed, releasing her hand as he stood up and turned to her. "Fine. I'll go check the dang thing."
"Good." She said, taking his place in front of the laptop.
Fifteen minutes later, a very glum JC presented himself in the kitchen. Carly, looked up worried. "Bad news?"
"I have to leave like tomorrow."
Standing, Carly went to him. "What? Have to go where?"
He tossed his blackberry on the counter, accepting the warmth of her. "They want me in New York to start recording."
"Your album? You signed the deal?"
"It was kind of like a 'no strings' kind of deal but yeah, I guess if you look at it technically, I did."
"Oh." Was all Carly said.
"Babe, don't think I didn't tell you. I'm so messed up and torn about this. I don't know if it's what I want which is why I went into it kind of half ass."
She nodded, silently trying to understand. "You've gotta try, Jace."
"Yeah?"
Carly gave him an encouraging smile. "Yes. You won't know unless you try."
His forehead dropped to hers lovingly as he looked into her eyes. "Alright then. I guess I'm going."
She kissed him softly. "Good. Go. Put that talented voice to use."
He pulled back, suddenly remembering. "Dammit. You're surprise tomorrow."
Her shoulders fell a little. "Oh.. it's.. it's fine, Jace. This is more important."
He was quick to respond. "Not to me it's not. This meant a lot to me, Carly."
"It's okay. Really. This should mean more. I'll be fine. Besides, we can always go another time."
"Yeah. Another time." He shrugged, his mood falling. "You sure you're OK?"
Carly nodded and smiled, trying to seem confident and sure. "Yeah. I'm good."
"Okay." JC said as he pulled her into his arms. He wanted to believe her but he could have swore he saw a look of disappointment flash in her green eyes. Truth was, he was disappointed himself. He didn't want to let this week between them go.
Author's Chapter Notes:
Yay! Another update. I was up till almost 5 a.m. this morning, with the enthusiasm of my muse and a push for something a little steamy, and this is what came from that. I hope you all like it. I'm trying to push my limits a little with my writing so I hope it does some justice. And yes, we're moving. In the fictional sense!
Also, I saw nominations are going on right now and if anyone is feeling generous and feels this story is worthy of anything, feel free to remember me ;)
Enjoy!
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