**Jax**

Piper lay beside me, her breathing labored to the point I was worried she might actually pass out from lack of oxygen.

"You okay?" I glanced at her.

She let out a satisfied laugh, then pushed her sweaty hair away from her forehead. Sheet clutched to her naked body, she glanced at me with a smile I'd never forget - a smile so full of trust and ecstasy and utter contentment. And I'd been the one to put that smile on her face.

"It's ...