many what-ifs. None of them looked good for me.
“I think she’s finally down.” She took a deep breath and headed for the room. I was so close behind, I had to force myself to slow. The door swung open at her push and she walked in, sitting on the edge of the bed. “It was shortly before he left. I came in here to go to the restroom and when I came out, he was standing at the door,” she said, pointing. “Just, leaning on it. I walked up and asked him what he was doing and he…” she glanced up, “he kissed me.”
“There’s more.” I held my arms across my chest, my fingers pushing into the muscle on my forearms.
“He started walking me backward. Toward the bed. That’s when I pushed him back. He stopped after that. It was really awkward and he left not long after. I was surprised when he called this morning and said he wanted to go over the other papers. I’d thought I made it clear that I really wasn’t interested.”
My head shook. “No, I made it clear to him. He should have stopped then. That bullshit he pulled with you…” The way my fingers were raking into my arm, it was doing nothing to help with the flood of emotions that were barreling into me. That piece of shit had tried to get her to the bed. More than likely because he had every intention of fucking her. Fucking my pregnant Victoria. No. That shit didn’t fly. At all.
“Devlin, you’re scaring me.”
I looked back over, not realizing how long I’d been thinking. “What he pulled with you,” I continued, “is unacceptable. You’ll never have to worry about him coming near you again. Ever,” I growled. The order was there and her eyes narrowed at hearing them.
“I’ll cal l him tomorrow and be blunt. There should be no more reason for contact after that.”
The need to keep pushing was there and I tried to figure out why he’d still want h er to look at papers. “Didn’t you tell him we were together? Why would he still want to meet after that?”
She stood from the bed and walked to the dresser, taking out her night clothes. “I told him we were trying to work things out. No, I did not tell him that we were…boyfriend and girlfriend.”
“And why not?” I followed her in the bathroom as she began taking off her clothes. “Are you embarrassed? Having second thoughts? Still keeping him waiting in the wings in case this doesn’t work out? What is it?”
She spun on me so fast, I had to blink past the shock.
“You’re making it very hard for me to control my temper. Why would I keep him waiting in the wings? That’s absurd. I don’t know who you think I am, but I don’t need anyone if things don’t work out between me and you. I’m more than capable of taking care of me and my kids.”
The sound of the water running filled the space and I tried my best not to look at her nude body. My cock was already getting hard knowing she was naked. If I saw it, I would be done for.
“That came out wrong. I know how strong you are. I’m just not sure why you wouldn’t tell him.”
The curtain was pulled back and she stepped in, yanking it closed. I stripped off my clothes, joining her. “No one fucking dismisses me, kitten. Especially not you. Now answer me.”
Water soaked through her dark hair as she leaned back. “I’m a private person, Devlin. I haven’t even told my mother yet.”
I got quiet, accepting, knowing she was telling the truth. I didn’t like it, but there was no point of arguing. It was my guilt. I had to stop. So where did this leave things? Right, with me. I opened my mouth, searching for the words. They got lost at the water running over her breasts. My hand reached out and I cupped one while I pinched her nipple between my thumb and index finger. The way she breathed out, pleasure causing her lids to lower…I pulled her body into mine, gripping her ass and thrusting my tongue in her mouth. My fear of losing everything shot things to a fevered pitch, fast.
My mouth ravaged hers.
“I think she’s finally down.” She took a deep breath and headed for the room. I was so close behind, I had to force myself to slow. The door swung open at her push and she walked in, sitting on the edge of the bed. “It was shortly before he left. I came in here to go to the restroom and when I came out, he was standing at the door,” she said, pointing. “Just, leaning on it. I walked up and asked him what he was doing and he…” she glanced up, “he kissed me.”
“There’s more.” I held my arms across my chest, my fingers pushing into the muscle on my forearms.
“He started walking me backward. Toward the bed. That’s when I pushed him back. He stopped after that. It was really awkward and he left not long after. I was surprised when he called this morning and said he wanted to go over the other papers. I’d thought I made it clear that I really wasn’t interested.”
My head shook. “No, I made it clear to him. He should have stopped then. That bullshit he pulled with you…” The way my fingers were raking into my arm, it was doing nothing to help with the flood of emotions that were barreling into me. That piece of shit had tried to get her to the bed. More than likely because he had every intention of fucking her. Fucking my pregnant Victoria. No. That shit didn’t fly. At all.
“Devlin, you’re scaring me.”
I looked back over, not realizing how long I’d been thinking. “What he pulled with you,” I continued, “is unacceptable. You’ll never have to worry about him coming near you again. Ever,” I growled. The order was there and her eyes narrowed at hearing them.
“I’ll cal l him tomorrow and be blunt. There should be no more reason for contact after that.”
The need to keep pushing was there and I tried to figure out why he’d still want h er to look at papers. “Didn’t you tell him we were together? Why would he still want to meet after that?”
She stood from the bed and walked to the dresser, taking out her night clothes. “I told him we were trying to work things out. No, I did not tell him that we were…boyfriend and girlfriend.”
“And why not?” I followed her in the bathroom as she began taking off her clothes. “Are you embarrassed? Having second thoughts? Still keeping him waiting in the wings in case this doesn’t work out? What is it?”
She spun on me so fast, I had to blink past the shock.
“You’re making it very hard for me to control my temper. Why would I keep him waiting in the wings? That’s absurd. I don’t know who you think I am, but I don’t need anyone if things don’t work out between me and you. I’m more than capable of taking care of me and my kids.”
The sound of the water running filled the space and I tried my best not to look at her nude body. My cock was already getting hard knowing she was naked. If I saw it, I would be done for.
“That came out wrong. I know how strong you are. I’m just not sure why you wouldn’t tell him.”
The curtain was pulled back and she stepped in, yanking it closed. I stripped off my clothes, joining her. “No one fucking dismisses me, kitten. Especially not you. Now answer me.”
Water soaked through her dark hair as she leaned back. “I’m a private person, Devlin. I haven’t even told my mother yet.”
I got quiet, accepting, knowing she was telling the truth. I didn’t like it, but there was no point of arguing. It was my guilt. I had to stop. So where did this leave things? Right, with me. I opened my mouth, searching for the words. They got lost at the water running over her breasts. My hand reached out and I cupped one while I pinched her nipple between my thumb and index finger. The way she breathed out, pleasure causing her lids to lower…I pulled her body into mine, gripping her ass and thrusting my tongue in her mouth. My fear of losing everything shot things to a fevered pitch, fast.
My mouth ravaged hers.
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