Chapter 28
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
Oliver
“You have got to be kidding me!” I groan, looking at my water pipes.
Sweat covers my whole body as I mess with the water heater and the water main pipe. I can’t believe Pops never even tried to fix it.
Actually, scratch that. Of course, Pops wouldn’t mess with this thing. The shack wasn’t his home; it was a prison.
This isn’t something I can try to bullshit my way through, either. It’s not the same as a leaking pipe or broken door. Hell, roofing a whole house is a cakewalk for me compared to redoing water pipes.
My only option is to pay for someone to repair it.
And the only way to afford that is if I dip into the runaway jar. Even then, I might have to get another job.
I hang my head at the thought. Not only would that push back getting Oceania, but that would also mean I couldn’t do my weekend lessons with the kids.
It would also mean less time with Sally.
After wiping my hands on my jeans, I walk around the shack to see Sally sitting on the porch.
“How’s it look?” She combs her hand through freshly showered hair. She walked back to her place to clean up.
Giving her a glum look, I stalk toward her. She doesn’t even hesitate to meet me halfway and open up her arms.
I probably smell awful, but I grab at her, pulling her into my chest. She smells like fresh flowers. I bury my face in her neck, tightening my arms around her. The wetness from her hair cools my face.
After a few breaths, I pull back, giving her a sheepish grin. “Sorry, I’m all sweaty.”
“Don’t remind me. I might have to take another shower.” She pauses for a second and turns toward the shack. “You aren’t staying here, are you?”
She’s right. Until this morning, we’d been sleeping here together without a single worry. We’d wake up, go for a morning swim, and then, during our showers, we couldn’t take our hands off each other. If Sally is still shy about her body around me, she’s hiding it like a professional actor.
I hope she’s not acting, though. I want that trust. I want her more than she even knows, and I bet that scares the shit out of her. It scares the shit out of me. I don’t think I’ve ever felt this way about a girl before.
“I could probably stay with Jaxon.” She pouts and then pushes her face into my chest to the point that she might just be in my ribcage. A vibration from what might be a hiss comes from her. “Use your words, princess.”
“You aren’t staying with Jaxon,” she says into my chest, and a smile forms on my lips.
“Good. I didn’t want to stay with him either.” I kiss the top of her head.
Sally pulls back, a scarlet blush coloring her face. Her eyes flare with annoyance. God, she’s so hot when she looks at me like that.
“You did that on purpose.”
“I have no idea what you’re talking about,” I muse.
“Invite revoked.” She weakly pushes at me, pretending to want to be free.
“Can I show you something before we go to your place?”
She stills at my serious tone. “Are you okay?”
“Yeah, I just want you to see more of me since you’ve placed so much trust in me.”
She just nods as I take her hand, and we walk toward the inlet of water near the shack.
A dock comes into view with the family boat still tethered to the wood. Just seeing the vehicle reminds me of days out on the water with Pops. That was the only time he didn’t drink or yell. He was calm when water was involved.
It’s ironic that the water relaxes me too. Like father, like son, I guess. But I don’t want to be like him ever. I will love my kids no matter what.
We reach the wooden dock. Sally lets go of my hand, walking toward the boat as my body stays glued to the ground. This isn’t even the first time I’ve gone down here to make sure she’s right where Pops left her.
“Oliver, was this your father’s?” Sally guesses that pretty quickly.
“Yeah.” I wince. “It’s the boat we used when he couldn’t go out on the lake.”
My feet move toward Sally, crouching down with her to look at the white-and-red exterior.
“It’s actually quite pretty. I bet it looks nice on the water.”
“I wouldn’t remember. Pops stopped taking me out when I was thirteen.” He never told me why, but if I had to guess, it was probably because having me around ruined the image of being free that he clung to through this boat.
“If I could take away your hurt, I would.” Sally turns away from the boat and wraps her arms around me. “Can we please go back to the house?”
I run my fingers through her hair. The floral scent from before floods my nostrils.
“I’ll stay with Jaxon,” Ella tells Sally from outside the master bathroom.
“Thank you for this.” Sally’s voice is soft, but there’s a little bit of sadness in her tone. I’m going to have to kiss that shit away later. “Are you and Jaxon getting pretty serious?”
“As serious as a summer fling can get, sure.” Ella lets out a laugh. “I like him a lot more than I was expecting, so we are seeing where it goes.”
The idea of Jaxon and Ella together isn’t that bad. I’ve just never seen him with a girl for more than a month or even just a few hook-ups. Ella seems to have his balls in a vise grip, though. Anytime he’s not in the shop, he’s with her.
A little bit of relief fills my heart. My plans to leave meant leaving Jaxon, but if he has Ella, then maybe he’ll be okay while I’m gone.
Sally’s and Ella’s voices trail off, and the creak of a bed comes through.
I run my fingers through my wet hair, pull it from my eyes, and wrap a towel around my waist before walking out of the room. Sally sits on the edge of the bed. Her eyes meet mine, and a smile of relief plays on her lips.
She’s not radiating that sad tone from before. Selfishly, I hope it’s purely because I’m in the same room as her.
“Thanks for letting me stay while I figure out my mess.”
“Well, the choice was a selfish one because I like sleeping in the same bed as you.” She shrugs her shoulders with a coy smile.
When did my girl get this confident? It’s a major turn-on.
Sally’s smirk falls slightly. “Did you figure out what you want to do?”
I wince at the thought. “I’m going to have to get a third job, which means giving up my time with the kids.” It sucks, but I have to make sacrifices if I want to continue going after my dreams.
“But the kids love learning how to surf. Oliver, there has to be another way.” She turns completely toward me and starts to fidget with her choker.
“I don’t know how else I’ll be able to afford new pipes.” My jaw clenches. “Sometimes you have to prioritize things in life.”
“Do you like teaching the kids?”
I furrow my brow. “Of course I do. I love seeing them learn how much they love riding the waves.”
“Then it should be a priority. We’ll figure everything out. Just don’t give up on those kids.” There’s a firmness in her voice and fire in her eyes.
“Sally—”
“No, kids shouldn’t be abandoned, even if it’s over something people consider small.”
That’s when it dawns on me that both of us were abandoned by our parents, and while I might not be their parent, I’m still someone they look forward to seeing every weekend. I can’t just leave them like it’s nothing.
I love seeing her all fired up for me. The usually quiet princess has a fire I didn’t know she could muster. I’m starting to get hard just thinking about that same flare in her eyes, coloring her cheeks as I’m inside of her.
Without thinking, I cross the room and pull her into my arms. I capture her lips with mine. The desperation is killing me just as much as the need to hear her moan my name like she did a few nights ago.
I deepen the kiss, practically consuming her being.
“Oliver,” she moans into my lips. Her neck strains upward, giving me perfect access to devour her bare skin.
“Sally,” I groan as her nails dig into my back. “Fudge, baby, I want to be inside of you so bad. I need to be inside of you.”
“Oliver, I don’t think you—”
I growl. “Don’t you dare tell me I don’t know what I’m talking about.”
She stills, not knowing what else to say, so I continue.
“Please don’t push me away.” My gaze softens as I see the gears in her head hitting every single brake but still trying to turn regardless. “Do you want me to fuck you, princess?”
Her expression breaks, and she nods.
“I need to hear you say it.” For my own sanity, please say yes.
“I want you to fuck me, Ollie.”
With that, all my chains break. I hoist her up, dropping the towel around my waist, and bring her to the bed.
The minute I set her down, my hand wraps around my cock, and I let out a throaty groan. Sally’s eyes catch mine, and she visibly shudders.
I’m biting back the same feeling, babe.
“Let’s get you undressed, princess.” I practically rip her shirt from her body. A second later, her skirt goes, and we are both naked.
I bring myself between her legs, placing hungry kisses down from her jawline to her perfect tits.
“Ollie,” she breathes, and I swear if she says my name like that again, I might combust into flames right here and now. “I know we should probably do some foreplay, but…”
“You want me inside of you that badly?” I say smugly.
But the tone doesn’t have the desired effect because Sally turns her head, looking away from me with a scarlet blush reddening her silky white skin.
“Princess, I’m literally aching to be inside of you.” She turns slightly, and I take the opportunity to capture her lips again. “Are you ready for me?”
I reach out for a condom and lube, getting myself ready as Sally prepares herself for me. She lubes up her finger and turns slightly, giving me a tasteful view of her delicious ass. The very sight of my girl fingering herself just so she can take my cock is the biggest ego boost a guy can ask for.
“That’s it, baby. Fuck yourself with your fingers.” I stroke my cock again as I roll the condom on, feeling myself ache each time a soft moan leaves her lips. “Get yourself ready for my cock.”
Biting my lip, I grab her thighs, pull her closer to me. I line myself up with her. Needing to see her face one more time before diving in, I notice her eyes are closed. My brow furrows at the sight.
Her eyes aren’t closed in pleasure. She isn’t moaning or writhing against me anymore. My cock isn’t even inside her yet. It looks like they’re closed because she’s waiting for it to be over.
My stomach drops at the sight. I know she wants to have sex with me, but this must be natural for her. Every man she’s ever been with has used her body like she was some doll, not the most beautiful girl around. They didn’t treat her the way she should have been treated.
I’m going to change that and make sure she never goes back.
I crawl over her body, admiring every inch of her, and bring my lips to her ear.
“Please look at me, Sally. I don’t want you to close your eyes like you’re waiting for this to be over.
” I pull back to see the dark hazel eyes I’ve grown to love staring into.
She looks shocked at my words. “I want them to be impossible to open because I fucked you so good you can barely stay awake.”
Sally’s shocked expression melds into a shudder, and those hazel eyes flood with desire.
“I see you. I see everything, and God, I’m fighting the urge to say screw taking it slow and fucking you into this mattress.”
With that declaration, I take one of her boobs into my hand and squeeze as she pants from the sensation.
“I’m…ready.” She can barely get the words out before I’m lining up the head of my cock with her entrance and pushing inside of her. With just the tip pushing past her moans. “Fuck.”
“Oh– Oh fuck.”
My cock slowly pumps into her as her hips lift off the bed, giving me better access to push inside her.
“God, you’re so tight.” The sheer pleasure hitting me causes my head to roll back and my mind to haze. How is she this effing tight?
Her eyes flutter closed, this time from my presence and not the thought of other men. I refuse to let her think about anything else but me.
My cock continues to pump inside of her, and the sound of skin slapping skin surrounds the room. Maybe we should have put music on in case anyone is home, but I don’t care about that enough to stop.
“Oh my god,” Sally moans and tightens around me with each thrust.
Every warm feeling is surging through my body like electricity, activating my nerves to feel every part of her. I need more. My arm wraps around her waist, and I bring my whole body down on her. She instantly wraps her arms and legs around my body.
“You were made to be fucked by me.”
Her neck is ripe for the taking as I bite down, causing another moan to leave her lips as I continue to suck on her.
It feels like we are one person, and each time I pull out and bury myself in her again, I’ve never felt a connection like this before.
Pressure builds in my stomach. I feel like a fucking freshman again, having sex for the first time. I want to stay like this forever. Being inside Sally feels like a fucking dream.
“Sally, I don’t think I’m going to last very long. I promise you, after this, I’m going to worship you until the end of time.”
She quivers, rolling her hips, meeting my every thrust. Her breath shallows. “Oliver, I’m going to—”
“Come for me, babe. I need you to come for me,” I murmur into her throat. I’m almost there. Every pulse hits my cock as it plunges into her.
“Oliver…Ollie.” Her body writhes against me, and I feel a hot liquid hit my abs.
Her orgasm sends me over the edge as I let out a groan before finishing. Without missing a beat, I pull out, getting rid of the condom and wetting a fresh towel to clean us up.
“You want to shower?” I ask.
“I don’t think I can get up,” she says sleepily as I clean her.
Mission accomplished.