Chapter 17
Come Back to Me
Remmi
It was a great night with our family. The only odd thing was the way Falcon and Mina kept pretending to ignore each other and secretly looking over when they thought the other wasn’t watching. I wanted to ask Mina about it, but I couldn’t find a quiet moment.
Falcon was the first to leave, and I heard him tell Wire that their flight leaves in the evening and that he was going to come pick him up. Wire ran a hand down my back and told me we would talk when we were alone. I nodded and left it at that.
Maya, Sadie, and Kailyn wanted to stay and help clean up, but I shooed them away. Both my mother and Wire’s were in the kitchen, and they had it almost done. Mom and Dad left and headed home, but not before our mothers made plans to go shopping the next day.
At the far side of the room, I see Wire and his dad talking quietly, while his mother says good night and heads to bed. I decide to do the same, giving them a wave as I slip past them.
I’m sitting up with my back to the headboard when Wire walks into the room. He stops at the door. He looks at me and smiles like he’s seeing me for the very first time.
“Everything okay?” I ask.
“Yeah, beautiful. Everything’s perfect.” He comes closer to sit on the edge of the bed.
“I have a good life, baby,” he begins. “I grew up with a family that showed love. My father is a good man, but after he got out of the army, he suffered because he couldn’t find a way to cope with what he saw in the war zones.
My mother kept him grounded and made him seek help.
He fought it, but she wouldn’t let up. She saved him from himself. ”
“Your mom is awesome.” I’m happy that Wire’s father found the help he needed.
“That’s one of the big reasons that I joined Storm.
I knew that after I left the military, I would need a purpose.
Falcon had a vision and worked his ass off to make sure we all had a place in the company, but mostly, he’s seen how good, solid men can fall apart when they don’t know what we’re fighting for.
Storm is about taking care of people who are in danger.
” Wire pauses, taking a breath and reaching for my hand.
“I never want you to know the horrific acts of mankind that I saw when I was overseas. I used to have shitty nightmares and wasted hours trying to understand what makes people do horrible things to each other. I could never find an answer that made any sense to me. I came to the conclusion that I never would find an answer, so I stopped looking for one and turned my energy to helping people the best way I know how.”
“You’re made to be a hero,” I tell him.
The corner of his mouth turns up. “Thank you, baby, but I’m telling you this because I thought I had everything a man could want.
Then I met you, and I knew that I’d give up everything to have you in my life.
I walked in just now and saw you and thought to myself, God smiled upon me and gave me a gift that I’ll cherish for the rest of my days. ”
I crawl out from under the covers and into his lap, resting my head on his shoulder.
“I feel the same way.” I kiss his jaw and look deeply into his eyes.
“I don’t ever want you to change who you are.
I’m in love with you, and I accept you as you are, just like you love me as I am.
I’m not perfect, and neither are you, but we are perfect for each other. ”
Wire kisses me softly, his warm lips moving passionately over mine.
When he pulls back, he says, “Falcon and I fly out tomorrow. We’re headed back to England.
I think we have a solid lead to finally free Maria and Franco from the hell they’ve been going through.
Vic’s been on babysitting duty long enough, and we need to finish this up.
I hate to leave you.” His fingers skim my cheek.
“I’ll be here when you get back.”
“Mom and Dad are staying for a few days. He’s going to take his job of looking after you seriously,” he says.
“I’ll let him do that,” I say, and revel in his sexy grin. “I might even put him to work in the workshop. Who knows, he might even discover a new hobby?”
“I can’t imagine my father’s hands in mud,” he replies with a chuckle.
“It’s clay,” I insist, my lips forming the perfect pout as I pretend to be offended.
“You do that on purpose.”
“What?”
“Make those lips so damn kissable that I can’t resist them,” he says, then proceeds to kiss me.
A hard, passionate, and hungry kiss. He moves me back onto the mattress, our mouths still connected.
I wrap my legs around his waist, wanting to feel his hard body against mine.
I run my fingers through his soft brown hair.
His kisses suck the air from my lungs, and yet I don’t want him to stop because they fill my soul.
He tugs at my pajama tank, pulling it up and off, then swiftly latches his mouth to my nipple, causing me to moan hungrily for more.
“Shh, baby. You gotta be quiet,” he says.
I remember his parents are in the next room, and my cheeks immediately warm. I wonder if they heard me. I try to move out of Wire’s grasp, but he holds on tighter and suckles my breast while his free hand slips into my panties.
“Colton!” I hiss, feeling the electric jolt run through me as his finger circles my clit. “You have to stop.” Oh, I don’t want him to stop, but I don’t want his parents to hear our lovemaking either.
“I can’t stop, baby. I need to taste this pretty pussy.
” He tears off my PJ shorts and panties.
Before I can squirm away, my legs are over his shoulders, and his mouth is between my legs.
He eats me with a voracious appetite. His hands are on my waist, holding me down, and all I can do is feel his magical tongue swirling over my clit.
I grip the sheets and clamp my mouth shut to avoid making a sound, but that’s nearly impossible as I let out a muted moan through clenched teeth.
“Colton, please,” I whisper, and suddenly, his mouth is replaced by his thick, massive cock.
His mouth covers mine, stifling my cries as he fucks me hard and fast. The delicious burning ache builds and builds until I’m on the peak of the highest mountain, then suddenly, I’m pushed off the edge and fall blissfully into an orgasmic haze.
My body shudders with pleasure as I grip Colton tightly in my arms, never wanting to let him go.
As he nears his own end, he buries his face in my neck, sucking on my skin and moaning his release.
I clench his cock with my pussy as he nips at my neck.
Slowly, he raises his head and brushes my hair from my face. “You’re so beautiful, baby,” he murmurs.
I can’t help but blush at his words. I would never have thought I was beautiful.
Cute, pretty, but never beautiful. “Thank you, handsome. I think you’re the hottest, sexiest man on the planet,” I tell him with a smile.
“Great ass too,” I tease. Wire begins to chuckle.
Then, more seriously, I add, “Please make sure you bring that fine ass home in one piece, okay?”
He cups my cheek. “Yeah, baby, I’ll do that.”
The next day, Falcon arrives early to pick up Wire. I put on a brave face as I watch him get into the car and drive off.
“Come home to me,” I murmur as the car disappears from sight.
“It’s hard to watch them go,” Cynthia says, putting a hand on my shoulder. “I used to worry about him leaving to go back on tour.”
I turn to look at her. “You don’t anymore?”
“Not so much.”
“Because Wire is an excellent soldier?”
“That too.”
I look at her inquisitively, waiting for her to continue.
“Colton was fighting for justice, freedom, and truth. After he left the military, he fought for the same reasons, but a big part was to protect his team and brothers, and they truly are brothers in every sense except blood. But now, he’s fighting to come home and be with the woman he loves.
There’s no better incentive than that,” she says, giving me a small smile.
“Come on, we both need more coffee and apple strudel.”
Cynthia’s lovely, and I can see that although her husband is a strong man, it’s her strength that’s carried them through the rough times and kept Jackson focused. I give her a hug.
“I love him more than anything,” I say.
She smiles and responds with “I know.”