Chapter Twenty-Two
After my run-in with Mrs. Rodwell, her words spun in my head most of the night. It was hard not having Rex home to bounce things off of. I craved his touch and comforting presence. I hadn’t even realized how much I’d become accustomed to leaning on him, until he wasn’t there.
The next morning, I was having coffee on my porch when I saw the overnight group return. My heart skipped a beat as I watched Rex dismount and assist Seth and Ronny with the guests. It took about half an hour before Rex could finally make his way home.
I greeted him at the top of the cabin stairs with a kiss and cup of fresh brewed coffee. He looked tired, but happy to see me and the java. We sat in the grapevine chairs on the porch, and I couldn’t deny the sense of peace that descended over me at his return.
“How was it?” I asked.
He rested his head against the back of the chair. “It was a little tense, to be honest. Two of the couples don’t like each other and that ruined the mood for everyone.”
“Damn.” I frowned. “Did they actually fight with each other? ”
“They bickered a bit, and it might have escalated if the boys and I hadn’t done our darndest to keep them occupied.” He sipped his coffee.
“I’m sorry you had a crappy trip.”
“It happens. But let’s not talk about that.” He set his coffee on the ground, and patted his thigh. “Come sit on my lap. I missed you.”
Laughing, I stood. “I missed you too.” I settled on his lap, winding my arms around his neck. His full mouth was temptingly close, so I leaned in and kissed him. He tasted of coffee and mint, and his familiar alpha scent filled my nose, soothing me.
One of his hands rested lightly on my ass, and the other cupped the back of my head. The kiss deepened, and when he slipped his tongue into my mouth, I moaned and wiggled closer. I felt his growing erection beneath me, and I my own dick was pressing painfully against my zipper.
“Maybe we should take this inside,” he murmured against my mouth. “I need more than just kisses.”
“Yeah?” I whispered teasingly. “You wanna fuck me, Rex?”
“I’m gonna fuck you,” he rumbled.
“Then we definitely need to take this inside.” Excitement fluttered through my gut as I slid off his lap .
Once inside, we undressed quickly, eyes never leaving one another. I was a little self-conscious that my stomach wasn’t as flat as usual, but judging by his hungry gaze, he had no issues with how I looked naked.
I was standing with the back of my thighs against the bed, and when he moved closer, I took hold of his broad shoulders. With a grin, I pulled him down with me, and he landed half on me, one of his legs across my thigh.
He chuckled. “I guess you really did miss me.”
“I sure did,” I mumbled, covering his plump mouth with mine. He groaned and his lips opened immediately, our eager tongues tangling ravenously. I’d never tasted anything sweeter than Rex, and I cupped his face and deepened the kiss.
Lips still joined, he ran his hands over my naked flesh and grazed my nipples with his calloused fingers. He broke the kiss, and we stared into each other’s eyes. “I couldn’t stop thinking about you,” he murmured.
“I wanted you here with me so much last night.” I stroked his stubbled cheek. “It’s scary how much I missed you, Rex.”
He hesitated. “I get scared sometimes too.”
“Do you?”
He nodded, his eyes bright. “I’ve never felt this way about anyone. It’s like you’re a part of me, Tanner. When you’re not near me, everything just feels dull. What would happen if you went away?”
My heart ached at the fear in his voice. “I’m not going anywhere.”
He wrinkled his brow. “Promise?”
I hadn’t intended to tell him I loved him right then, but the moment felt so perfect I decided it was okay. “I promise with all my heart. I love you, Rex. I’m not leaving your side unless you tell me to.”
“You love me?” At my nod, his smile was like the sun breaking through cold gray clouds. He closed his eyes for a second and then opened them again. “I love you too, Tanner. I’d be lost without you.”
“Yeah?” My smile matched his. It was a relief to finally say how I felt, and hear how he felt too. “Took us long enough to say it, huh?”
He laughed gruffly. “I wanted to tell you about a hundred times. I just didn’t want to freak you out if you weren’t feeling the same way about me.”
“I definitely am.”
“You’re so fucking perfect for me,” he said, running his hands down my body. “I’m so happy you’re mine.”
“Me too.”
He teased his fingers along the inside of my thigh, and I shivered with anticipation. His thick dick was pressed against my thigh, leaking precum. “I need to fuck you, Tanner.”
I pressed my forehead to his. “Then do it. I want you inside me.”
“Yeah?” We shared hot breaths as he moved to lower himself on top of me. “Is this okay? I’m not hurting the baby, right?”
I dug my nails into his firm ass. “Baby is fine.” I slowly thrust against him, the hard hot friction of skin on skin making me gasp with pleasure. “I want all your attention.”
“You’ve got it,” he whispered. “How about a little extra special attention ?”
“I’ll take whatever you’re willing to give.”
“Good.” He rose to his knees, bending between my thighs. His hot, moist mouth engulfed my cock, and I arched my back and stifled my cry against the back of my hand.
Holy fuck.
He took me deep into his throat, brushing his fingers over my hole at the same time. He slid his lips up the length of my cock, nibbling and teasing the tender flesh. He hungrily suckled the head of my cock, licking the seeping slit and then sucking my precum into his greedy, hot mouth.
I dug my nails into his shoulders, and his heated breath washed over my cock as he groaned at my touch. He took my cock even deeper into his tight throat, and when he started sucking me harder, I almost lost it. I bucked my hips, trying to control the need to pound my cock down his throat. My hole ached, needing to be filled, and warm slick pulsed from my hole.
“Please,” I begged, spreading my thighs. “Fuck me, Rex.”
He pulled his mouth off me, and he stretched his body over mine again, I was pressed down under his weight, but I loved it. He reclaimed my mouth and we traded wet, tongue-filled kisses. He pressed his lips to the side of my neck, and our chests rubbed together, as we surged into each other.
“One day, you’ll be pregnant with my babies,” he growled.
A little thrill went through me. “How many?”
“As many as you’ll let me put in you.” He slowly inserted one finger into my slick, aching hole and I groaned. “So fucking tight,” he said, watching me. “I can’t wait to be inside you, Tanner.”
I moaned louder as he added two more fingers. He worked my hole, dipping in and out of me with his fingers, teasing and coaxing needy moans from me. I rolled my hips, riding his hand, feeling delirious with lust. I spread my thighs wider, panting with need.
“I’m not going to last,” I whimpered. “It feels too fucking good.”
He pressed the wide head of his bare dick to my hole. “Yeah, baby, you don’t have to last. Just come on my cock.” As he finished speaking, he pushed inside me in a long, slow, stinging thrust. I cried out with pleasure and pain because he was so thick and hard. It took me a minute to adjust to his girth, but then I slowly began to ride his dick. My hips rolled in unison with his sensual thrusts, and then I couldn’t hold back another second.
A wave of hot pleasure swept through me, and I came hard as his dick penetrated me deep. “I’m coming. I’m coming,” I whimpered, shuddering as my eyes rolled up in my head. My orgasm flamed through me like hot lava, spiraling and shuddering deep into my very center.
“Jesus, fuck,” he rasped, panting as he stretched and filled me with his cock. “Feels too fucking good.” He was breathing harshly as he thrust into my aching core with his hard flesh. “Shit, I’m gonna come.”
I moaned and gasped as he climaxed deep inside me. The heat and flush of his release sent me over the edge again, and I came once more as his seed filled my hole. I stifled my cry of ecstasy against his muscular shoulder, writhing and quivering through my climax.
It seemed like an eternity until my body stopped quaking with pleasure. He too was spent, that was made obvious from how he stayed on top of me, still inside me. When his knot began to grow, he pulled out, and pushed himself off of me, collapsing beside me .
He laughed breathlessly. “I always think sex with you can’t get any better, and then it gets even hotter.”
I smiled, still in a hazy glow from my orgasm. “I feel the same way.”
He sat up and grabbed tissues from the side of the bed, then he gently wiped my stomach clean. Once he’d handled the messy evidence of our lovemaking, he returned and pulled me into his arms. I felt satiated beyond belief, listening to his heart thumping steadily beneath my ear, his warm load nestled deep inside me.
“This is what it’s all about,” he said quietly, his hand lazily stroking my back. “Being with the one you love.”
“I agree.” I sighed, nuzzling his chest.
“I’m glad we got the ‘I love yous’ out of the way.” He sounded amused. “I’ve been dying to say that to you and was afraid it might slip out accidentally.”
I smiled. “I’m glad too. It makes me feel secure knowing you feel the same way as me.”
“Good. You should feel secure.”
My mind drifted to life back in Billings with Steve. “I haven’t felt protected or cared for in so long,” I murmured. “I’d almost forgotten how it felt.”
“Thank God Steve blew it with you.”
I laughed and looked up at him .
“I mean it,” he said firmly. “If he hadn’t, we wouldn’t be here right now. I wouldn’t have you in my life. If he hadn’t run off with Tony, you’d have dutifully gone home with him at the end of your trip, and I’d have probably never seen you again. You’d have forgotten all about me.”
I frowned. “No. I’d have thought about you. I wouldn’t have forgotten you, Rex.”
“I like to think you wouldn’t have, but life gets busy and then people do forget. Plus, you’d have had the baby to contend with.”
I shuddered. “God, that would have been a nightmare. I can’t even imagine going through this pregnancy with Steve. He’d have been horrified to learn I was pregnant. Knowing him, he’d have wanted me to get rid of the baby.”
He made a sound of disgust. “Why did he even claim you if that’s the way he felt about things? Knowing you as long as he did, he must have known you’d want a family.”
“He knew. He claimed me because he didn’t want anyone else to have me,” I said bitterly. “I mean, I think he does love me—as much as he can love anyone. But until he grows up, Steve will always come first.”
“It’s hard to even picture you two as friends, let alone lovers,” Rex said. “What was it about him that made you get involved romantically?”
I shrugged. “I’d had a rash of shitty boyfriends. I was lonely and I’d known Steve a long time. He can be very charming when he bothers. The problem is, he doesn’t bother often. But when he does… having his full attention can be intoxicating.”
“Okay.” Rex sounded annoyed. “We’ve talked about Steve enough.”
I smiled. “Are you jealous?”
“Fuck yeah.” He laughed gruffly. “I don’t want to think about him with you.”
“Aww.” I lifted my head. “You don’t have to be jealous. I’ve never been happier, Rex. I mean that. The feelings I had for Steve didn’t even come close to how I feel about you.”
Some tension left his body. “They’d better not.”
I nuzzled his chest, smiling. “You don’t have to worry. We’re fated mates, right?”
He stroked his fingers through my hair. “That’s right. You finally believe my theory?”
“I do. I can’t imagine being with anyone but you. It would feel wrong.”
“Good.” His voice was possessive. “Because you’re not going anywhere.”
I sighed contentedly. “No, I’m not.”