Daddy by December (The BAD BOY BILLIONAIRES Series) by Judy Angelo Page A

deserve that.”
    For a moment they lay
there in each other’s arms then Meg spoke.  “You know,” she said softly, “We
could still do it.”
    The hand that was
stroking her shoulder came to a standstill.  Drake looked down at her.  “Are
you sure you want to do that?”
    “Well,” she said, then
paused.  How to put this?  “It’s a bit embarrassing but I’ll tell you anyway. 
I…started taking the pill about a month ago.”  She could feel her face turning
red.  Please don't let him ask me why .
    He tilted his head to
one side.  “Really?”
    “Yes,” she said quietly
then, seeing that she was the one who had brought up the topic, she decided to
be brave.  “Yes, I did, so we have nothing to worry about where pregnancy is
concerned.  And as for that other thing,” she bit her lip then pressed on, “I
haven’t been with anyone since I lost my husband and I’ve done several
physicals since then.”  Her speech over, she peeked up at him.  “What about
you?”
    A look of relief passed
over his face.  “Coincidentally, I did a physical just last month when I was
upgrading my insurance plan.  I got a clean bill of health.”  Then he gave her
a thoughtful look.  “But I don’t have anything to prove that, Meg, not here. 
This is going to come down to trust.  Do you trust me enough to let me make
love to you…without protection?”
    Meg looked up at him
and in her heart she had no doubt what her answer would be.  “I trust you,
Drake.  And if you trust me, I want you to make love to me.”
    She could see that he
needed no further encouragement.  A smile broke across his face and he leaned
down to steal a kiss from her lips.  Then he raised himself up and, with a firm
hand, he pressed her back into the pillows.  To her delight he continued where
he’d left off, teasing and tickling her with soft kisses, making her body
tingle with desire.
    And then, when she
thought she would burst with wanting him, he covered her body with his and she
wrapped her legs around his lean hips and clung to him, her breath coming in
pants.  He aligned his body with hers and sank deep into her core.
    “Drake,” she gasped. 
“Oh, God, Drake.”  It was like she’d been waiting for this moment forever.  Now
their bodies were one.
    He let seconds pass,
allowing her body to get used to his presence, and then he was moving, slowly
and gently at first, then faster until he was thrusting into her, riding a wave
of passion, taking her with him over the crest where he exploded inside her as
her inner core pulsated around him, sending sparks shooting to every inch of
her body.
    It took a long time for
their panting gasps to slow to deep breaths and then to the normal rhythm of
breathing.  Only then, when their bodies had floated down from that pinnacle
and the tension had dissolved, did they let each other go and fall back into
the pillows.
    “Oh, God, Meg,” Drake
breathed, “I’ve waited for this for so long and it was worth every minute of
the wait.”
    She smiled and as his
chest rose and fell she reached out to rest a hand on him.  “For me too,
Drake.  For me, too.”
    And as she lay in the
bed beside him, Meg had no regrets.  Although there was still that little
question in the back of her mind – where would they go from here?

CHAPTER
NINE
     
    “Liar, liar, pants on
fire.”
    “Jessie.”  Meg’s voice
was stern.  “Not nice, young lady.  Now go over and apologize.”
    Jessie’s face fell but
she walked slowly over to the swing and regarded her classmate with a frown and
a pout.  “I’m sorry, Patrick.”  Then, with a whirl of her skirt she turned and
headed back toward her mother.
    Not a very gracious
apology but one Meg would have to let slide right now.  Just that week she’d
signed Jessie up for private piano lessons and today was the first class.  If
they didn’t move quickly they’d be late.  And for a class that lasted only half
an hour they definitely