Chapter 14
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
A damn snail could have beaten Nico from his car to his front door at the pace he went. Everything ached. Gramps had pushed him extra hard that day, and all he wanted to do was take a shower, eat, and lay up with Remedie. She had easily and quickly become his favorite part of his daily routine.
As soon as he walked into the house, the smell of whatever Remedie cooked made his mouth water.
“Baby,” Nico called out as he put his duffel bag and gloves on the floor by the door and dragged his feet toward the kitchen.
When he got there, every sore muscle in his body was forgotten as he looked at Remedie standing in the middle of the kitchen with nothing but a mini apron on. Now, his mouth watered for a completely different reason.
“Welcome home, daddy,” she purred before hopping up on the counter and spreading her legs.
Nico beamed. The way she called him daddy so effortlessly now, without him reminding her of what he liked to be called, warmed his heart. This woman had no idea that he would lay the world down at her feet if she asked.
Nico swaggered over to her. He placed his hands on the counter on either side of her legs and leaned down into her. “What’s all this, cookie?”
Though she batted her eyelashes up at him confidently, he could see underlying nerves bouncing around her body.
He’d gotten to study her over the past few weeks, and he knew when something was on her mind.
He knew when she was happy, even when she tried to hide it.
He knew when she was horny. And he definitely knew when something was bothering her.
“Just wanted to do something nice for you.”
He gave her his lopsided grin before pecking her lips. “Oh yeah? That’s all?”
She glanced to the side. “For now.” She smiled up at him. “Go shower. By the time you’re done, dinner will be ready.”
Nico glanced down at her naked body. “But I want to enjoy the show.”
She giggled. “Promise not to have too much fun without you.”
“Better not.”
Nico helped her down from the counter and then hurried to his room so he could shower. He didn’t know what Remedie had up her sleeve for the night, but he knew he was more than down for it.
It didn’t take him long to wash the hard work he’d done all day off his body before dressing in some basketball shorts and rushing back down to the kitchen.
When he saw the plates of food, Nico almost fell to his knees and praised God. “Smothered pork chops? This for me?” He asked the question skeptically because baby was real strict with how he ate during training.
“Yes, baby. All for you.”
Nico’s eyes watered as he walked over to her and laid a fat kiss on her lips. “I don’t know what I did to deserve this, but thank you.”
She tilted her head back and laughed. “You deserve a cheat meal every once in a while.”
Nico cocked his head as he caressed her hips. “I get my cheat meal every time I eat that pretty pussy of yours.”
There was that blush he loved so much.
“Anyway,” she said as she tried to hide her smile. “Help me bring all this into the dining room.” Nico happily did as she asked. When they had everything set, they sat down and Nico prepared to pray, but Remedie stopped him. “I got it.”
Nico couldn’t even bow his head. He watched her in wonder as she prayed over their food and then mumbled an “Amen” when she finished.
“What?” she asked when she realized he wasn’t eating. He just sat there staring at her.
“What’s gotten into you?” He eyed her suspiciously before his eyes grew wide. “You ain’t tryna break up with me, are you?” He pushed his plate away. “Aw, hell. And I almost fell for the okey doke.”
Remedie giggled. “Boy, if you don’t eat this food I slaved over. I can’t break up with you if we ain’t together,” she argued.
She loved trying to pull that card. Nico leaned his elbows on the table with his hands clasped. “What I tell you ’bout that shit?”
She rolled her eyes. “I’m yours. I just don’t know it yet.”
“Good girl.” He pulled the plate back toward him and dug into the food. He had to refrain from moaning like a bitch. Her food was always that fuckin’ good.
He peeped Remedie picking at her food and asked, “For real. What’s goin’ on with you?”
She met his eyes and let out a long breath. He noticed her leg bounced under the table. When she finally spoke, he heard the nerves dancing in her voice.
“I think I lost the bet,” she murmured.
Nico’s brows pulled in. “Say that again, baby.”
He wanted to make sure he heard her right.
He could tell she fought the urge to roll her eyes before she repeated herself a little louder this time.
“I think I lost the bet.” She avoided his eyes, but he could see the corners of her lips begging to turn up into that beautiful ass smile he learned to love.
“Come here, cookie.”
She immediately got up. He smirked. She listened to him so well, even when she didn’t want to. Her body literally couldn’t help it.
She sat her naked ass in his lap, and his hand immediately found the outside of her thick thigh. He caressed it as he spoke to her with all the love he could muster.
“Is that what all this is about?”
She nodded. “I’m not really good with stuff like this, Nico. I just wanted you to know how I feel.”
“And how’s that?” He needed to hear her say it.
She lifted her head and looked into his eyes.
He saw tears pooling in her eyes, but she didn’t look sad, so he didn’t get alarmed.
He recognized this moment for what it was.
Highly emotional and life changing, because once she said those words, there would be no going back. They’d be locked in for life.
“You got me.” She laughed as she wiped her tears before they could even fall. “I fell in love with the infamous Nico Nightmare Graves. I love you.”
Shit. Nico felt like he wanted to cry now too. Hearing those words from her hit him harder than he could have expected. He realized this was what he’d been missing in his life. She was what he’d been missing.
He cleared the emotion from his throat. “I love you too, cookie.” They shared a passionate kiss. Nico felt his dick growing, and he suddenly needed to be buried deeply inside her. “I’m gon’ taste this good ass pussy, okay, cookie?”
Remedie moaned as he kissed her neck while lifting her from his lap and onto the table.
“What about dinner—”
“You know I appreciate you cooking for me, baby, but I need to eat somethin’ else right now.”
Before Remedie could respond, he spread her legs and dove tongue first into her sweetness. Her moan was long, like she exhaled everything stressful in her body in that one breath.
Nico focused on her clit. His tongue swirled around it, and he moaned. She always tasted so good. His new favorite flavor.
“Daddy . . .” She moaned, and her legs jerked. That let him know she was close. It never took his baby long.
“Go ’head, cookie, so I can slide up in this wet ass shit.”
He flattened his tongue and allowed her to grind all over his face. He knew she loved when he talked her through her orgasm, and he knew when she started chasing after her nut, it wasn’t far off.
As soon as she started her release, he pulled back and dropped his shorts.
She wasn’t even finished with her orgasm when he pushed himself into her.
The feeling of her slick walls contracting around him made him moan.
All he could do was sit in it for a minute and wait for her pussy to calm down and stop leaking and spasming.
“Fuck, girl. You got me pussy whipped, for real.”
Remedie’s chest heaved as she laughed and reached out for him. He leaned down and kissed her deeply as he slowly stroked her. Nico made love to her every time, but this time he wanted it to feel different.
He wanted to brand his dick inside her so she could never forget him.
He wanted his kisses to sear her skin everywhere he kissed so she’d be reminded of him every time she looked in the mirror.
He wanted her to remember this moment forever, because it marked their true beginning.
If she thought he applied pressure before, she had no idea what was in store. Nico wouldn’t let up. Every single day would be a new opportunity for him to shower her with the love she’d always been missing.
He couldn’t remember the last time he cried, but as he looked down at Remedie, his heart, a couple tears dropped.
Tears fell from Remedie’s eyes as well, and as they reached their peaks together, he knew he accomplished his mission.
It would be a cold day in hell before either of them ever forgot this day.