LAKE
I showered and shaved. I finally felt alive after a week of misery, all because of pride.
I didn’t mind if love made me this way, giving me a reason to move forward. Rusher was right. I should have been there for her after that traumatic situation in her life.
I still had a towel wrapped around my waist when she came to my walk-in closet.
“Hey,” she said softly.
“Hi.” I turned around, and she was smiling- the smile I had missed for a week. It was a huge relief that she was home with me. “You should call your Nana so she wouldn’t worry.”
“I’ll do that later.”
“Did you miss me?” I raised my hand and brushed her cheek with my thumb.
“Just a little.” She gestured it with her fingers.
“I can live with that. I missed you, Maverick. I don’t like what happened between us, and I should have been with you after that traumatic event. I’m so sorry, baby.”
She hugged me, squeezing me tight. “I relived that moment in my head. It was horrific. I dodged death twice. What if I wouldn’t be so lucky next time?”
“Don’t ever say that, baby. I can’t hear that.” I held her hand as we walked out of the closet. I let her sit on the bed, and I kneeled before her. I grabbed both of her hands and kissed them. “Forgive me for being a terrible husband. I know there’s no excuse for my behavior, and I will understand if you want to walk away. I just hope not. What I can promise you is I will do my best to be the husband you deserve. You’re the best thing that has ever happened in my life, Maverick. You just came at the right moment, and I never appreciated that gift. I’m so sorry.”
We stared in silence for a few seconds until she smiled sadly and nodded. “I was a terrible wife, too.” She slid herself off the bed, and we sat next to each other, her arm on my thigh, as we contemplated the moment and how we still made it through that chaos in our lives.
“You’re something but terrible. I understand why you left. I kept the truth from you, and my mistake was letting you go and letting my pride get the best of me.”
She rested her head on my shoulder, and I pressed a kiss on top of her head. “So what now? Does that ultimatum still stand?”
“You know by now that it was an act of desperation.”
“So you’re admitting that you were desperate without me. Is that right, Mr. Winston?” Her body shook as she laughed silently.
“That’s not funny, Maverick.”
“A simple stem of rose would have solved the issue between us.”
“I’m so sorry, baby.” I finally pulled her in my arms again. “How are you, anyway?”
“I’ll live.” She sighed deeply. “So you went to Nana?”
“Yeah. And she told me to give her a great-grandchild.”
She lifted her gaze and stared at me with wide eyes sparkling with humor. “She did not.”
“Oh, she did. Ask her.”
“Why is it that people think having a child is easy?” Well, that was interesting.
“What do you mean?” I arched an inquisitive brow.
“Terzo said the same thing.”
I chuckled. “So you and he went for a coffee?”
“No. Terzo came to us when Cooper and I went for a coffee.” She looked me in the eye and said, “So, no meeting of old flame then?”
I shook my head. “No, baby. I barely left work, then I came home and slept. Tonight was the first time I went to a bar and drank with Rusher. I’m celibate if that’s what you’re asking.”
“Really? You drank?” she asked meaningfully, her hand sliding inside my towel, making the muscles in my abdomen tighten.
“Yes. A club soda.” I held my breath when she found what she was looking for. “And you can talk to my dick, and he will tell you the truth.”
She loosened and unwrapped my towel. My cock began to show interest, and she wrapped her slender fingers around it. “Did he miss me?”
“Oh, he does. No doubt.” I groaned, my jaw ticking as she tightened her grip and began stroking it. “You should get rid of your clothes before I rip them off your body, Maverick.”
“Why would I do that? I missed you but don’t remember saying I wanted to bone you.”
As I slid my fingers through her hair, I gripped it, angled her head, and leaned in, close enough that I could feel her breathing against my face. “Should we test the theory?”
“You think I’m wet?” She licked her lips, her chest rising and falling.
“Oh, I know you are.” I ran my tongue on the seam of her lips. “You make me hard, and I know you’re thinking dirty in your head right now. You are still unsure if we should do this or go to sleep, but you are clearly turn-on. It’s messing with your judgment.”
She laughed nervously. “Well, let’s see.”
She released my hard dick, unbuttoned the top of her dress, and slipped it off her head. I let go of her hair as she went to unhook her bra. Her beautiful tits that I missed them in my mouth freed. That left her with her black lacy panties.
“Take off your panties.”
She stood up, pulled them down her feet, stepped out, and kicked them to the side. Her waxed pussy was just at eye level, and my nose instantly caught the scent of arousal.
“Fuck.” I ran my palms on her toned legs up to her thighs, and she released an audible breath. I could barely think straight without thinking about the taste of her pussy on my tongue. I stopped when my fingers reached her inner thighs.
“For fuck’s sake, just lie on your back. I’m not up for teasing and foreplay tonight.” She rolled her eyes, came to me, and straddled my hips.
“Are you desperate to feel me, woman?” I was already gripping my cock, stroking lightly as she positioned herself. The moment my shaft nudged and felt her wet entrance, I groaned, shuddering.
“I’m desperate to fuck you. Does that feed your ego enough?” She bit her lip as she rubbed my shaft against her folds.
“What if I only want to feed right now is your pussy with my cock.” My hands came to her ass cheeks, gripping them as I guided her down my length. I felt her sinking down slowly, welcoming me into her tight and wet warmth, sucking me in. “Fuck.”
“Oh, God.” Without any hesitation, she sunk into me so deep that I felt my balls on her ass. She quickly moved on top of me, settling her palms on my chest, and we moved together.
“Baby, I think this would be the fastest fuck I’ve ever had.” I felt the tingle rushing down my spine. My body lit on fire, my muscles straining, and my dick swelling inside her.
She felt so good like always, but this fucking was different- this was an anticipation and desperation put together.
She stared at me, and I stared back at her, sharing the same passion as our bodies moved in sync.
“I need to kiss you.” My lips sealed with hers entirely, one hard kiss before I glided my tongue inside, claiming what I missed. Then I went to her tit, sucking the little hardened nub into my mouth.
“Lake.” She moaned my name, bucking her hips simultaneously, throwing her head back.
Then I went to the other, giving the same attention, swirling my tongue around her nipple, sucking hard.
“Fuck, baby. You know how to drive me crazy.” When her hips began to grind, I threw my head back, and our breaths turned to pants. “Fuck, Maverick.
“Oh, God!” She quickened her tempo, and her pussy began clenching around me.
“Don’t hold back.” I pressed my thumb against her clit, moving in circles, and her body began convulsing, and she looked magnificent on top of me as she came screaming my name.
It only lasted a few seconds, and my hips moved into their own accord. I grabbed her hair and sealed my mouth with hers in one hard kiss before I closed my eyes and slammed hard into her, shattering into my climax.