Spencer
The cab pulled into our driveway, and I paid the driver as he pulled my bags out of the trunk. I’d never been so happy to return home. The trip to Denver was great. Not only had it given me a chance to help Max with the Denver division, but it had given us the chance to spend some time together.
I waited for the cab to pull out of the driveway before turning and looking up at the house. Most lights were off, except for the ones in the front windows. I was excited to see Ainsley and had hoped she was still awake. I’d done the best I could to get home at a decent hour, but with the weather delay, that hadn’t been possible.
I walked up to the door and slid my key in the lock, opening the front door. Soft music filled the house. I smiled. Ainsley normally had music playing when she was working in the evening. I knew she hadn’t been in the office much while I’d been gone, so I figured she was probably playing catchup. I put my bags down and climbed the stairs and poked my head into the kitchen to find her standing at the counter plating food.
“Hey, sexy,” I whispered as I stepped up behind her and wrapped my arms around her.
She rested her head on my shoulder, a smile coming to her lips. “Well, this isn’t how you were supposed to find out about dinner. I must have timed your drive back wrong,” she said, placing the pot back on the stove before turning in my arms. “I missed you,” she said in a low voice as her arms rested on my shoulders and she met my lips, her body fitting perfectly against mine.
“I missed you too,” I whispered, pulling her tighter against me before kissing her again. “What’s all this?” I questioned, reaching over her shoulder and grabbing a carrot off one plate.
“This is dinner. I hope you’re hungry.”
“I’m starving, actually. They didn’t offer food on the flight back because of the weather. The turbulence was brutal. Can I help you with anything?”
“Nope. I have it all taken care of. Why don’t you take a minute, get comfortable and then go have a seat in the dining room and I will bring in dinner.”
“I can do that.” I placed a kiss on the side of her neck and listened as she giggled.
“Did you want me to make you a drink?” she questioned.
I shook my head. “No, I got it. I’ll just pour myself a scotch,” I said, pressing my lips to hers one more time.
I grabbed a rock glass from the cabinet and placed three cubes of ice into it and headed into the dining room, where I poured myself a glass and took a seat in my usual spot.
“Here we are,” she said, setting a plate in front of me.” I looked down at the carrots, asparagus, and chicken.
“This looks amazing.”
“Thanks. I wanted to make you something special for tonight,” she said, sitting down in her usual spot beside me.
I smiled. “Thank you. Everything go okay while I was gone?” I questioned. I’d been worried about leaving her to begin with, and once I knew she had run into Brittany, it had made it worse. It still bothered me that I hadn’t just taken them both with me instead. I also knew that Ainsley could lie to me over the phone, however face-to-face, I could read her like a book. I knew when she was sad, upset, worried, and frustrated, her eyes gave everything away.
“Yeah, everything went fine. Of course, Nikki tried to push boundaries, but then she always did when you’d leave me with her. This time though I feel it’s different.”
“Yeah, I am going to have to talk to her about that.”
“Ah, maybe she is just being a kid. It’s fine. She was a little tired today. She didn’t want to go to bed last night, and she was up later than she should have been tonight. So, when I put her down tonight, again, there was no bedtime story.”
“That’s okay. She will live without a story for a couple of nights. I know what she can be like when she gets cranky. I swear Brittany just lets her do whatever she wants when she is with her. I’ve also been noticing that every time she comes back from there, she never wants to sleep. She also gets demanding.”
“Yeah, I have a feeling it’s because she’s ignoring her. You should have seen how she acted, Nikki was trying to tell her something and she wouldn’t even look at her.”
“Well, I’ll address that when I have a chat with Brittany. I also need to mention it to my lawyer.”
“How did things go with Max?”
“Okay, nothing that we couldn’t correct. He also sends his apologies for not making it to our engagement party.”
Ainsley shrugged. “It doesn’t matter, but you can tell him thank you.”
I watched her drag her fork around her plate, moving pieces of carrots and asparagus around, not really eating. “Did you hear anything from the venues?”
Ainsley let out a deep sigh. “No, nothing. Nor from the caterers. Carly and I went to all of them today as well. I think I am just going to look up some different places.”
“Sure, never hurts to do that. We could always try contacting the one we used for the Christmas party. It’s always an option.”
“I’ll do that. Oh, you should have seen Nikki at the mall. We went into the bedding store, and she found the bedding she wanted immediately. That was until she spotted three others that she liked as well. I spent twenty-five minutes letting her try to decide on the one she wanted, only to end up deciding for her by bribing her with a set of purple sheets,” Ainsley said, hiding her face in her hands and laughing.
I let out a laugh. I knew how Nikki could be. “Well, I am glad you two figured it out and had a great time. I’m also glad that you decided for her, otherwise you might still be there.” I chuckled, setting my fork and knife down on my plate.
“We did. She’s been asking to use everything since we got it. So, I compromised. I feared if I didn’t, she’d never go to bed. I allowed her to use the heart-shaped pillow I got for her.”
“Heart-shaped pillow?”
“Yep, she wanted it to go with her blanket.” Ainsley laughed.
I was glad to see Ainsley appeared to be in better spirits than when I’d spoken to her the other night. I looked into her eyes; she looked tired, which I expected.
She reached for my plate, but I put my hand on hers, stopping her. “Why don’t I clean everything up and you head down to the bedroom and get ready for bed?”
She looked at the dirty dishes in front of us. “The kitchen is clean. Everything is in the dishwasher. It will only take me a couple of seconds. Besides, you’ve travelled all day.”
“And you’ve been looking after everything here.”
She looked around. “Will you be in soon?”
“I’m going to pop these in the dishwasher and then I’ll be right behind you,” I said, taking her hand in mine and bringing it to my lips.
She looked at everything before reluctantly getting up and starting down the hall toward the bedroom. I took a few moments and wiped the counters down and put the rest of the food away, then I shut out the lights and headed down the hall to the bedroom.
When I walked in, the two bedside table lights were on, and the door to the bathroom was ajar. I placed my bag down on my nightstand and quickly got out of my clothes. I’d just hung up my suit and was just about to unpack my bag when Ainsley appeared in the bathroom’s doorway.
I glanced her way and did a double take. Ainsley stood before me wearing a very sexy black lace lingerie set I’d never seen before. My mouth watered at the sight of her, and my cock instantly hardened.
Her eyes locked with mine as she slowly made her way over to me. I’d never seen her eyes so full of want, need, and sex all at the same time. She trailed her fingers down my chest, stopping at the top of my boxers. “I missed you,” she whispered, running her hand over my bulge.
“I missed you too,” I said, my voice cracking at her touch.
She pressed her lips to mine and her body into me. I grabbed her. Picking her up, I carried her over to the bed and placed her down on the edge. She lay back on the mattress as my eyes roamed her body. “When did you get this?” I asked, my fingers tracing over the lacy material.
“Do you like it?” she asked, innocently looking up at me.
I gripped her thighs and pulled her to the edge of the bed. Standing between her legs, I pushed myself against her. “Does it feel like I don’t like it?” I growled.
Instantly, the innocence washed from her eyes and in place of that I saw nothing but heat, want, and desire. I met her lips and kissed her hard, making my way to that soft spot on her neck. I felt her body weaken as I concentrated on that little spot she loved. When I heard that little moan, I pushed her body back onto the bed.
I looked down at her. Her eyes were begging me for more. I kneeled on the bed and held my body weight with one hand as I bent down and licked her nipple through the lace, then gently bit and sucked it into my mouth.
Arching her back, pushing herself farther into my mouth, Ainsley let out a moan that sent a wave through my body. I gripped my hardened cock, hoping that I could relieve some pressure. I repeated the process with the other and then ran my finger between her legs.
She looked up at me as my fingers danced over the now soaked piece of fabric that covered her.
“Don’t tease,” she whimpered.
“Teasing is half the fun,” I whispered, using just enough pressure so she could feel me there.
I met her lips, my tongue washing through her mouth as her fingers gripped my back. “Slide up into bed,” I whispered.
She did as I asked, moving into the centre of the bed. I kissed my way down her body and moved between her legs, pushing them open. I ran my fingers once again over that square piece of fabric, again pushing just hard enough I knew she could feel me.
“Don’t tease me,” she cried, gripping the blanket under her.
I smiled. I loved it when she begged me. I slid that little piece of fabric to the side and ran my finger through her wet center. She sucked in a breath and arched her back as my finger ran over the bundle of nerves again and again, before sliding two fingers deep inside of her.
“Am I teasing you now?” I whispered as I leaned down to her ear, gently biting her earlobe while fucking her with my fingers.
Her only response was another moan as my thumb circled the small bundle of nerves as my fingers curled inside her. Her hand gripped my arm, and she met my lips, kissing me hard as she moaned louder this time.
I could feel her tightening, so I pulled my fingers from inside her and pulled my aching cock from my boxers. She looked up at me and watched as I stroked myself, my eyes meeting hers.
I slid the little pair of panties down her body and threw them to the floor, then spread her legs open a little farther, lining myself up at her entrance. “You want this?” I asked, pushing just hard enough to enter her a tiny bit.
She bit her bottom lip and nodded her head.
I pushed inside, burying myself in her. Instantly, I met her lips as I thrust into her. Wrapping my arms around her, I held her tightly against me, kissing her as I slowed my pace. I rolled onto my back, pulling her on top of me.
She pulled the rest of the lacy garment over her head and placed it beside her, then she rested her hands on my chest. My eyes ran down her body. I placed my hands on her hips, slowing her and guiding her movement.
I watched as nothing but pure pleasure lined her face. I loved watching her. “Does it feel good, baby?” I asked, breathing heavily.
The inhale of breath between her closed lips told me all I needed to know as she continued at the pace I’d set for her. She closed her eyes, her head dropping back as she rolled her hips. “God, yes,” she cried.
I sat up and wrapped my arms around her and guided her, slowing her down as I felt her tighten around me. She buried her face in my neck, her hot breath tickling me as she started moving a little faster.
She interlaced her fingers with mine as her breathing quickened, and her head dropped back as she screamed my name. As soon as she called my name, I couldn’t hold back any longer, and I poured into her, holding her close.