25. WINTER
WINTER
BeforeI even make itto the door, it opens and Mason is standing there grinning at me.
“Why are you running away from the doc like the place is on fire?”
“What are you smiling at? And what are you doing here? Don’t you have anything better to do than spy on me?”
“Nope, and for the record I wasn’t spying on you. I just knew you’d be rushing for the door as soon as the hour was up,” he says, still smiling like the idiot he is, which just makes me roll my eyes at him. “Besides, I’m here because I have a surprise for you.”
“What kind of surprise?” I ask, suspiciously.
“Thanks for being here, doc. See you at her next appointment,” he says before giving me his full attention. “I guess you’ll just have to follow me if you want to see your surprise.”
Idebate for a second in my head and when he starts to walk away, I follow behind him. BecauseI’m nosy and want to see what this surprise is all about. When we get to the foyer he stops, handing me a blindfold and I stare at him just as my brother and Grayson join us.
“You have to put it on if you want to see what I got you,”
“Why are we standing in the foyer?” Hunter asks.
“Beats me, but I didn’t ask you two nitwits to join us, so don’t complain,” I grumble at him.
“I got a surprise for her and I think you two are gonna wanna see it!” Mason says excitedly. Okay, now I’m dying to know, so I put on the stupid blindfold. Once it’s on and secure he grabs my hand in his and begins to gently pull me along with him.
Ihear the front door open and we all walk outside. Someone whistles and then both Hunter and Gray let out a holy shit in excitement.
“What is all this racket about out here?” I hear my father ask a moment later, after which he also lets out a long whistle too. Mason pulls my blindfold off a moment later and I gasp in surprise.
“Happy birthday, baby,” he tells me, kissing me on the head.
Damn, with everything going on I forgot that today was even my birthday. I look at everything in front of me and it definitely looks expensive as fuck. Especially the car if all the mooning my brother, Dad, and Gray are doing is anything to go by.
There’sa backdrop covered in red roses with HappyBirthday letters on top of it and there are balloons around it. While a very nice red car sits in front of the backdrop.
“What kind of car is that? It looks pretty expensive,” I tell him. Not that I can’t afford any brand of car I want or that I even know much about cars, but since my brother and Gray are both mooning over the thing like such guys, I’m thinking it’s got to be a really good one.
“It’s a Rolls-RoyceLaRoseNoireDroptail.”
“Probably the most expensive car in the world,” Gray says in awe.
“And one of only four that was made,” Hunter supplies.
“Worth every penny for you,” Mase tells me as he looks at me with so much love in his eyes, it’s hard not to notice.
“My birthday is coming up,” Gray says.
“Mine too,” Hunter chimes in and I can’t help but laugh at their antics.
“Thank you, it’s beautiful.”
“I need to take this baby for a spin,” Hunter begs.
“Me too,” Gray pleads.
“I’ll think about it when you two aren’t on my shit list,” I smirk at them.
“Still?” Hunter pouts.
“Yes. And you won’t be off the hook anytime soon.”
“We’ll do anything you want to get off of your list,” they both tell me.
“I’ll think about it,”
“No one is doing anything I don’t approve of, so don’t get any ideas, you two. OrI will fucking kick both your asses if she’s in danger again!” Mason growls at them.
“Cool your jets, bro. Obviously we know that,” Gray says with a roll of his eyes.
“You’re not the only one with her best interests at heart dickhead,” Hunter grumbles.
“Whatever assholes,” he says.
Inotice my father hasn’t said anything else, even though he’s still here and when I look over at him, he’s already watching me. He has a sad puppy dog expression, along with what looks like longing. I turn away because I hate seeing him like this, although he was the one who brought this on himself. His heart might have been in the right place but it still hurt and I’m not ready to forgive him just yet.
“Your presents that the guys and I got you are in your room,” Dad says a moment later before walking over to me and hugging me. I let him for a second because even though I am mad at him, I still miss my father. “Happy birthday, sweetheart. I love you so much.”
Hepulls away and then walks inside after that. I watch him go with so much sadness in my heart. This whole situation really just sucks.
“Happy birthday, squirt,” Hunter hugs me. “LikeDad said, our presents are in your room.”
“Happy birthday, sis,” Gray says, also hugging me.
“Alright you two oafs go away, we have things to do. Don’t forget we’re cutting her cake later tonight. I’ll text you guys later when I’m ready, since we have to be somewhere else right now.”
“Where are we going?”
“We’re not leaving the house but I do have another surprise for you,” he tells me.
“What kind of surprise? What else do you have planned?”
“You’re about to see, baby.”
Hetakes my hand in his and we go all the way upstairs and then outside to what is definitely a rooftop oasis. The gentle breeze feels good on my skin and I take a moment to look around the space.
It’sso beautiful out here. There’s a high roof giving off shade, that covers the entire space. It’s raised enough that the space feels airy. It’s just like a huge veranda.
Offto one side is a huge square daybed that’s already decorated with some cute pillows and a huge television mounted to the wall in front of it. There’s a small outdoor kitchen off to the other side with a grill and fridge for drinks. Then in the center are some outdoor couches surrounding a small fire pit that’s in the middle.
Plantsare all around the space as well; it all creates a gorgeous and cozy vibe. Just by looking at it I can already tell that this might be my favorite place in the whole house.
Stringlights are strung up on the walls and there are balloons and flower petals everywhere, along with a sign that reads HappyBirthday. I look up to see Mason already looking at me, as I take it all in.
“Wow, this is all really nice,” I tell him.
“Let’s go over to the daybed. We’re going to spend the rest of the day together watching movies and hanging out, until the guys are ready to come up because there will be one last thing later,” he says as he pulls me along with him.
I’mnot going to lie; this is all kind of overwhelming. Don’t get me wrong it’s really sweet because of all the attention to detail he’s put in. There’s a table with light snacks and candy next to the daybed, even some popcorn.
Weboth get on and then he sets us so that both our backs are against the pillows but I’m under his arms. He puts on my favorite movie and cuddles with me the entire time. Of course, when it gets to the saddest part of the movie, where Rose has to let go of Jack and he sinks to the bottom of the ocean so that she can swim to the guy with the whistle, I start to sob. That part really gets me every time.
“Don’t cry, baby,” Mason says as he kisses my head.
“I’m sorry,” I mumble.
WhenI continue to cry, he pulls me up and turns my body a little so that I’m straddling his hips and then he pulls my head down to rest on his chest. He rubs my back soothingly until I stop sniffling.
“You have nothing to be sorry about, baby. I love all your little quirks but most of all I love you, so much. Are you having a good birthday so far?”
Ithink about it for a moment and yes, I am. I mean who wouldn’t be if someone went to all that trouble to make it memorable. And honestly, I can’t remember the last time I had such a good birthday. The last two were pretty shitty with everything I had going on.
“Yes, it’s the best one in two years.” I sigh.
“I’m so sorry, baby. I’m so sorry for everything I put you through. I know I keep apologizing and I know it’s never going to be enough… but I just wish you knew how sorry, truly sorry and regretful I really am. I promise I’ll do my best to make the rest of your birthdays more beautiful than the last,” he tells me. While my head is still on his chest, I feel the vibrations of him shaking, as he holds me tighter.
Ilift my head up and look at him to see that tears are running down his face. My heart hurts at seeing him like this and it makes me want to cry along with him.
Iput an arm around his shoulders since one is still in the sling and just hug him. His body starts to shake harder, as he sobs against me.
“You have no idea how much I wish I could go back in time and change the way I did things. I wish I never hurt you. WishI didn’t hurt you so bad that you tried to kill yourself on more than one occasion,” he pulls back a little and looks at me, placing both his hands on my face. “You are so perfect, and so good. You deserve nothing but the world and happiness from here on out. AndI’m begging you to please let me be the one to give it to you.”
Hekisses me and I can taste the saltiness of his tears. I let out a sigh into his mouth and continue the kiss with him. It’s soft and tender and there’re so many unspoken words between us that we just choose to ignore it for the moment.
“I—”
“Shhh. Don’t say anything, baby. You don’t have to say anything. You’re not at fault for any of this. I just wanted to tell you, again, how sorry I am. I know you’re still on the fence and you still hate me, but you can never hate me as much as I hate myself every day. I’m such a fucking disappointment. If anyone should be dead right now, it should be me. Always me and never you,” he says, shuddering as more sobs fill him.
Ihug him tighter to me but don’t say anything. I don’t even know what to say. I mean yes, I still have some hate for him, but deep down I know it’s not all hate. There’s a part of me that still loves him so very much and it hurts to see him like this. I thought I’d enjoy seeing him in pain. But imagining it and seeing it are two very different things.
“I-I… I don’t want you to die either,” I whisper into his neck and he holds me a little tighter.
“I feel like I’ve been doing everything wrong. All the time. I’m trying so hard and it doesn’t feel like enough. I’m drowning and I don’t know what to do. I need you right now baby please. Please don’t turn me away,” he chokes out and I shake my head.
Ilift my head up to look at him and his eyes are filled with turmoil. “Yes.”
Assoon as the word is out of my mouth, he kisses me. It’s another soft kiss but as the seconds go by, it increases in intensity. He scoots backward and then lays down with me on top of him, our lips never separating.
Hethen turns us gently until I’m on my back and he’s hovering over me. My hand is on the back of his head, holding him to me, as his kisses get harder and deeper. He traces a finger from my neck all the way down to my stomach and then his hand slips under my shirt.
Hemakes his way up to my breast and then he cups the left one before squeezing it, causing a moan to escape from me. He pulls away and looks down at me intently. His eyes are wild with desire now and we’re both breathing heavily.
“So beautiful,” he whispers and then lifts my shirt up until my breasts are on display.
“What if someone comes up here?” I gasp out just as his mouth covers one of my nipples. He sucks hard and pulls before letting it pop out of his mouth, causing a whimper to leave me.
“They won’t until I text them,” he says before moving onto the other breast.
Whenhe’s done sucking on that one, he kisses and nips his way down my belly. His mouth feels so good, causing the muscles in my stomach to clench as he licks me. My body twitches at the sensations his touch and kisses are making me feel.
Ican’t deny that it feels so good to be worshipped this much. His want and desperation for me is very much turning me on right now.
Hereaches my pelvis and lifts his head up to look at me. There’s nothing but pure desire on his face. It’s fierce, looking like he wants to claim me and my entire soul. He pulls down my leggings and panties in one fell swoop, once they’re off, he spreads my thighs and gets between my legs.
Wastingno time, he dives into my pussy. He licks and sucks my clit before moving onto my slit. His tongue and spit make me even wetter than I was before.
“Mmm, fucking delicious as always baby. I can never get enough of this pussy. Let me worship it for the rest of my life,” he groans as he continues to lick up and down before sticking his tongue into my hole. I let out a scream at the pleasure coursing through me. It feels so amazing that I don’t even notice the slight soreness from some of my previous wounds. I’m just so wrapped up in him that I forget about it all.
“Fuck! Fuck my pussy with your tongue and lick up all my juices!” I cry out in ecstasy.
“Your wish is my command princess,” he says, using one of his old nicknames for me. It does funny things to my insides, things I don’t want to think about right now.
“Less talking and more licking,” I demand and I feel his laugh against my pussy. He pulls away a second later and looks at me again. In that moment, I’m sure the expression on my face is nothing but lust filled.
“Keep those legs spread for me baby. I’m about to devour your amazing pussy in a sec,” he says before hopping off the daybed and heading to the side table. I see him pick up a bottle of whipped cream and he smirks at me when he sees me looking.
Hecomes back over and gets between my legs again. He kisses my pussy before spreading my lips with one hand and using the other to spray the whipped cream onto my pussy and in the slit.
It’sa little cold and I yelp but that is quickly replaced with a loud moan as I feel him start to lick and suck the cream from me.
“Mmm, so fucking good baby,” he groans, just as I let out a loud yowl from the orgasm that crashes over my entire body. My legs are twitching with the intensity of that one and I’m breathless momentarily.
Herepeats the whipped cream process two more times making me come, with each one being harder than the last. I’m completely boneless by the time he’s done eating my pussy out.
“I need to feel you now. Are you okay with that baby?”
“Yes.” I mean he could’ve asked for anything in the next second and I would have given it to him.
Hestands up again and slowly starts to unbutton his shirt and I watch mesmerized as all his tattoos slowly become visible. I trace them all with my eyes and when I see my name once his shirt is off, I feel a flutter in my chest. I mean it always happens, but I still can’t believe that he tattooed my name on his skin.
“See something you like, baby?”
“That’s never been our issue and you know it. If you’re looking for a compliment, you’re not going to get one. I’ve given out all the charity I can for today by letting you fuck me up here,” I say, meaning it as a joke but I see his face fall a little at my words.
“Well, I’m glad you’re feeling a little charitable today,” he says as he finally removes his pants and his hard length comes into view. My mouth waters wanting to taste that beautiful cock of his.
“Nope. Today is all about you baby. Next time I fuck your pretty little cunt I’ll let you suck me off,”
“That’s not what I was even thinking about,” I lie.
“Oh really? I can see the drool from here,” he jokes and I roll my eyes at him. He climbs back onto the daybed now that he’s finally naked and crawls over my body, being careful of my collarbone and sling.
“Hi,” he whispers, kissing me.
“Hi.”
Ifeel him grab a hold of his cock and then he places the head of it at the entrance to my pussy. He rubs it up and down my slit a few times getting me wetter in the process before he pushes inside me. He goes slow, going inch by inch and I gasp at the feel of him stretching me.
“Fuck! How do you always feel so good on my cock baby? I’m fucking addicted to this pussy. It’s like a drug,” he groans as he starts to move in and out of me.
Hishands are braced on the outside of my body, holding his weight up as he continues to thrust inside me. My pussy stretches as he begins to speed up his thrusts. He hits my g-spot, making me clench around his cock and we both let out some pleasure filled moans.
“Fuck baby! Your pussy is gripping my cock so tight. She’s strangling him,” he growls.
Amoment later he raises himself up so that he’s on his knees and he grabs onto my hips with both hands, as he starts slamming his cock into me.
“Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!” I scream. “Fuck me harder!”
“Fuck! I fucking love you baby!” he yells just as I come, gushing my juices all over his cock. “Mmm, you’re such a dirty girl baby. Coming on my cock like you really needed him to pound this pussy, right?”
“No!”
“Liar. ShouldI call you my good girl then? You’ve been such a good girl for squirting on my cock like that baby. I love it when you drench me in your pussy juice,” he says grinning, all the while he’s still pounding my hole like there’s no tomorrow. I’m pretty sure that I’m going to have a sore pussy tomorrow. He pulls out of me a moment later and lays down on the bed. “Come ride my cock like a good girl babe. I know you want to.”
Iroll my eyes at him but move to straddle his hips anyway. He holds his length up as I line the head up with my hole and then sink down onto his hard length inch by stretching inch, moaning all the while, until the entire length of him is finally inside me.
“Ah,” I gasp. “Why do you have to feel so fucking good inside me?”
“Look at you being such a good fucking girl, taking my cock in your tight little cunt all the way to the hilt.” He growls with need coating his voice.
Heholds onto my hips and he helps me begin to move. I start to ride him slowly, gradually increasing the pace. WhenI’ve gotten the hang of it, I lean forward so that both my hands are on his chest. His hands leave my hips and he uses them to grab onto my breasts.
Hesqueezes my breasts and tweaks my nipples causing more juices to leak out of me and onto his cock. The wet slapping sounds of our fucking is the only thing that can be heard right now.
Hepulls my head down so that he can kiss me while his hands find my hips again, this time holding them in place as he starts to hammer up into me. He fucks me hard and fast and in no time, I’m screaming my orgasm into our kiss. He follows a moment later, I feel spurt after spurt of his thick and creamy cum flood my insides which trigger some aftershocks in me.
Mypussy continues to clench around his cock, keeping him in me while I milk every drop of his seed. I love feeling his cum inside me and I mean there can’t be any risk of the consequences anymore, since I’m already pregnant with his twins.
Twins that I haven’t told him about yet…
Whenthe aftershocks calm down, I collapse onto his chest. We’re both out of breath as we lay there basking in the afterglow of sex. He twists us so that we’re laying on our sides before throwing a blanket over the both of us.
“That was perfect baby. Thank you,” he says, kissing me on the forehead. We continue to lay there as whatever movie is on now plays in the background and we eventually fall asleep.
* * *
“Wake up baby,”Mason says in his deep voice, just as I feel kisses on my forehead followed by my cheeks and then my lips.
“Go away,” I grumble, still half asleep and not wanting to get up. I hear him chuckle beside me and that’s when I open my eyes to look at him.
“Hi beautiful,”
“Hi. Uh, what time is it?” I ask, looking around and seeing that it’s dusk already. Damn, guess we must have been asleep for a while.
“It’s time to get dressed so I can get everyone up here for your last surprise of the day.”
“Okay,” I answer as I sit up and stretch. I feel super tired and drained. These babies are sucking the life out of me. The morning sickness has been terrible and I’ve had to hide it from everyone in the house because I don’t want them to know yet.
Idon’t know if it’s selfish or not to withhold the information from Mason that he’s going to be a father. I just need this time for me for a little while longer until I can figure out what’s going to happen since we’re nowhere near being good.
“Stay right there baby, let me go get the stuff to clean you up,” he says and then walks off to the kitchen area. A moment later he walks back over to me with some wipes in his hands. He spreads my legs and lets out a groan. “Fuck, I love seeing my cum drip out of you baby.”
Hethen uses his fingers to push his leaking cum back inside me and then he uses the feminine wipes around the lips of my pussy. Once he’s done, he kisses my mound and then helps me put my panties back on, along with my leggings.
Oncewe’re decent and we don’t look like we spent the afternoon having sex, he texts everyone to come upstairs. The daybed area doesn’t smell like sex either because of the breeze, thankfully.
Afew moments later some of the staff come up first with a big cake in their hands, that they place on one of the tables. On the cake there’s a picture of the two of us. It’s one where I’m caught off guard. I can see the sadness in me but it’s the way Mason is looking at me that makes me pause.
Adoration, devotion, obsession, and a dose of maybe regret on his face. I have no idea when this picture was taken or that it even existed, but it captures us in a way I’ve never seen before. And of course, there’s a HappyBirthday, Winter printed on the cake.
Thestaff also bring up food and drinks for us. After it’s all set up, my brother, Dad, and Grayson all arrive onto the deck. We cut the cake and they sing happy birthday to me and then we eat.
“No alcohol for you baby. I don’t want it to mess with your meds,” Mason tells me.
“Yeah. I know,” I say, agreeing with him. If only he knew the full reason why I declined…
Bythe time all the shenanigans are over, it’s dark. Mason pulls me over to the couch and motions for everyone to take a seat as well. They all walk over with their drinks in their hands as we all wait to see what’s going to happen next. Mase pushes a button on a remote and the roof retracts. Well, damn, that’s pretty neat.
“Happy birthday again, baby. I hope you had a good day,” he whispers into my ear just as fireworks start to go off. I watch mesmerized as the show goes on. In the middle of the fireworks are some kinds of light show that blinks HappyBirthday, Winter. I have to admit that it’s pretty cool to watch.
Theshow lasts for about thirty minutes and I watch in awe the whole time because the lights didn’t just do the birthday greeting, it made a whole show of turning into things I love. They also turned into a couple which I’m assuming was us and I now know all of that was possible because the lights were coming from drones, and there were a lot of them.
“Wow! That was amazing!” I tell him when the show is finally over.
“You’re amazing,” he whispers, kissing me on the lips. It turned out to be a really great birthday.
Thenext morning, after I wake up, Mason has gone on some errand, so my brother is the one to bring breakfast up for me. I’m not feeling too good this morning, so I decide to stay in bed for a while.
Iturn on the television and Hunter sits with me as I begin eating. I have to stop a moment later when the news comes on, seeing all the headlines about Mason’s dad and the many charges against him.
It’shot news right now, apparently because it’s on every single channel in Ravenwood from what I can tell.
“What’s going on?” I ask Hunter.
“Uh… Dad turned in all the evidence he had against Alister and Emilia to the FBI and well, consider the ball being rolled right now,”
“Wow,” I say, still staring at the television. Hunter takes the remote from my hand and turns the television off.
“Hey, you okay? You don’t look so good,”
“Yeah, I’m fine, just a bit tired is all.”
“Well get some rest and I’ll come check on you later, okay?”
“Okay.”
Heleaves the room and I just feel the sudden need to get out of here for a little while. I assume the feds must have picked up Alister and Emilia already, so I’m sure the threat on my life is gone and I have the perfect place to visit. Well, I’m hoping for the best that they have.
Ihop out of bed, take a quick shower, and get dressed. Just as I’m done dressing there’s a knock on my door. A moment later it opens and Grayson walks in.
“Just the person I was about to look for,”
“Why? What’s wrong? Are you okay?”
“Yes. I’m fine. I just need to get out of here for a while and you’re going to help me,”
“You can’t go anywhere! It’s not the best idea. Mason will kill me if I help you and you know he’s going to look for you. He won’t stop until he finds you,”
“I just need some time on my own. I’m not running away; I’ll be back once my head is clear. I’m going with or without your help. So, what’s it going to be?”
“Well, where are you planning to go?”
“Where does Adelaide live? I know you know because I’ve heard you guys talking about them. I’m going to visit her and you know I’ll be safe there. You just need to help me get out of here first.” I know I’m running again when I shouldn’t. I should stay here and work on my issues with Mason like an adult but I don’t want to.
“Why are you so stubborn?”
“I was born this way,”
“Can’t you be stubborn here instead of another country?”
“No. Look if you want me to heal then this is how I’m going to. I need to be away from your brother for a little while. I promise it won’t be long. Plus, if you help me with this, you’re off my shit list and I won’t hold anything that you did or didn’t do against you ever again,” I tell him and he looks up, letting out a sigh, as though he’s trying to find the patience to deal with me or something.
“Fine! I’ll help you. ButI’m fully forgiven after this and two of the guards are going with you, just to make sure you get there in one piece. I would go with you but I’ll have to stay here to make sure Mason doesn’t burn the whole house down when he finds out that you’re gone.”
“Deal.” I tell him and he pulls me in for a hug before kissing me on the forehead.
“I love you and please be careful because if anything happens to your ass, I’m dead,” he deadpans and I just roll my eyes at him.
“Tell him where I am, so that he doesn’t spaz the fuck out. And also, that I just needed some space. Come on, I know you’ve seen the news. I don’t want to be here while all that shit is going down. It’ll definitely fuck with my mental health. So technically you’re saving me.”
Hejust grumbles that I’m hardheaded before he books three first-class tickets to London and then he helps me to sneak out of the house. Can’t use any of our planes because that would just be stupid and get us caught fast since I’m sure Mason is monitoring that shit in case, I decide to do what I’m about to right now, so first-class it is.
Hopefully, Mason doesn’t freak out too much when he comes back and finds out that I’m gone. I just need a change of scenery right about now.