Is this destiny?

Jeff inhaled sharply and could not believe what he heard.

As if she can read his mind, she continued. "Yes, you heard me right. Now kiss me before I die of embarrassment that I need to say all this..."

"I'm holding back because you said you are not ready..." Jeff explained himself.

JoAnna rolled her eyes and started counting seconds. "Three... Two..."

His lips landed on hers with urgency, not letting her speak any more.

Jeff's brain refused to process anything more complex than the feeling of a built-up pressure in his lower abdomen. He needed a relief, and this wonderful woman in his arms told him that it's OK to proceed. No need to hold back.

JoAnna and Jeff were swept away in passion, frantically removing each other's clothes.

Once both of them were naked, he towered above her and he admired her body for a second.

He cupped her breasts with his hands and his thumbs teased her hard nipples. He kissed and sucked and licked… everywhere. She tasted so good that he could not have enough of her. Ever.

JoAnna moaned and her hips moved, telling him that she wants him. She never felt this lost in flames of pure desire. She wanted to feel him, deep.

Jeff leaned over JoAnna and kissed her deeply, he craved for her for so long that he thought he is losing his mind. And now she is here, holding onto him, pulling him closer, telling him that it's OK, and she wants him also. He jabbed himself inside her fiercely, and his mouth muffled her scream.

Jeff felt her fingers gripping tightly on his back and he wanted to stop moving… but lust consumed him. Her wet heat pulled him in every time he inched away, making him throb into madness… unable to stop… and the best he could do was to slow down movements of his hips.

One percent of his mind was telling him to stop and to check if JoAnna is OK, but the rest of him only wanted more, faster, tighter. That one percent disappeared completely when he realized that her hips are responding and following his rhythm... more, faster, deeper... Her fingers moved. He felt her nails running over his back… And the pressure was building up... he was about to climax. 'No, no... too fast.' He stopped moving and pulled JoAnna up into a passionate kiss before letting her down on the bed face down.

JoAnna didn't object. Her mind was not working, just like Jeff's, she only thought how she wants to feel him more, faster, deeper. He took her from behind while his hand reached around her waist. His fingers skillfully teased her clit while matching the rhythm of his thrusts.

JoAnna panted as waves of pleasure washed over her with every move he made. He felt so good, and it felt so right, and she wanted him just like that… all the time… As he increased the pace once again, JoAnna felt electricity building up in her lower abdomen. Climax caught her unprepared, as an electrical discharge trashed her mind and wrecked her body, while she muffled her screams in the pillow.

Jeff was only few thrusts behind her. He climaxed with a loud groan while his hands firmly held her hips in place.

...

Jeff cradled JoAnna in his arms and gently stroked her hair.

"Mind blown...", JoAnna's breathing was still not stabilized.

"Yeah..." He exhaled.

"You made me work for it." JoAnna was still a bit embarrassed that she needed to spell it out for him.

"Sorry, I wanted to be sure that is what you want. Next time I will not hesitate."

JoAnna looked at his arm which was wrapped around her and saw a bruise from earlier that evening. "How are you doing?" She was worried about the state of his body. After what happened with Sarah, she feared that he is still not well.

"I'm great." Jeff grinned.

Seeing his goofy expression, she rolled her eyes. "Uhm... I meant your bruises..."

"They are doing great also!"

JoAnna laughed. "This was priceless... Is that a trace of humor I hear?"

As she examined his arm, she observed a heart shaped birthmark on his forearm. "Oh, I forgot about this..." She traced edges of the birthmark with her index finger. "I remember you asked me if I spent summer on East Coast when I was little. I talked to my mom, and she said that when I was about five years old, my grandparents lived on East Coast for some time, and one summer I spent almost two months with them."

Jeff was thinking about what she said. 'That means that JoAnna probably is 'little J' from my memories. How crazy is that? Coincidence?'

He was in a daze thinking about it... when he felt JoAnna poking his cheek with her finger playfully. "Hello... are you still with me?"

"Yes, yes..."

"I can ask my grandparents for more details, if you think it's important. They live in India now." JoAnna thought that it's something important to him.

"No need. I was just curious..." He decided to explain. "When I was a kid, I spent summers with my grandparents on East Coast. One summer there was a girl who I called 'little J', and she called me 'big J'... I was just thinking how crazy would that be if you are that little girl. There is nothing more to it. Regardless if that was you or not, it will not change anything now."

She thought about it for some time. "But if that was me... that means that I know you for almost all my life. Then being with you now can only be destiny."

"Do you believe in destiny?" There was a slight mockery in his tone.

"Hmm... I am a person of science. But I like to think that there is some magic around us, something we can't explain and it's making the world go around. Life would be boring if we can explain everything with undeniable data." JoAnna spoke eloquently, and her voice enchanted him.

"Believing in science and magic? Isn't that contradictory?" As Jeff listened to JoAnna, he found that what she said made sense… and he wanted to hear more. He wanted to hear everything she is willing to tell him.

"Not necessarily. Anything that is advanced or unknown, people call magic until they understand it. Assuming that what we call destiny is real, we don't understand it now, so you can think of it as magic. One day we will figure it out, and then it will be a scientifically proven fact. At that point, we will be able to control our destiny, and if someone monopolizes such technology, they could rule over mankind."

"Interesting point... tell me more." He wanted to find out how JoAnna's mind is wired up. Her way of thinking fascinated him.

They stayed awake until late in the night; talking about magic and science and world domination and many other topics while holding each other under the bedsheets on the 43rd floor, downtown Los Angeles.. And it felt just right.