Chapter Thirty-Two
Beck
The next morning, Kelsey and I both sleep late. Another night has passed without any nightmares, but it didn’t mean we got much sleep. We were far too busy doing other things to worry about sleeping.
As the morning sun shines in through the open blinds, I roll over and take in the beautiful woman lying next to me.
She’s still asleep, her naked body barely covered by the sheet.
Just looking at her gets me hard and I can’t stop myself from reaching out and running a hand all the way down her body.
Starting at her shoulder, I softly trail my fingers down her ribs, under her breast and over her stomach and hips, before gently brushing the inside of her thigh.
I smile as she stirs, her head rolling towards mine on the pillow.
“I am never going to get tired of waking up to this,” she murmurs, her eyes still closed.
“Me neither,” I whisper, sliding over and rolling my body on top of hers. I lean in and press a long soft kiss to her mouth. Kelsey is still half asleep as she starts to kiss me back, her hands sliding slowly over my shoulders and onto my back.
I shift my hips, my cock rolling against her hip and Kelsey smiles against my mouth, her legs opening for me. “Never going to get tired of this either,” she says, her hands now sliding down my back to my ass where she guides me inside her.
I moan against her mouth as my dick slides into her already wet pussy. “Fuck, you feel amazing, Kels,” I whisper, lifting my hips and repeating the movement.
“Mmmm,” she murmurs, her hands still on my ass, urging me deeper.
We move slowly together, our bodies rocking as one as I slowly thrust in and out of her. I kiss her repeatedly, my fingers in her hair, holding her to me, never wanting to let her go.
“Beck,” she murmurs, the word a whisper against my mouth.
I push deeper inside her, her body arching up to mine as her fingers grip my ass, forcing me deeper still.
“Beck,” she repeats, her heart pounding in her chest now. “I’m going to come.”
I keep moving, never increasing the pace, just pushing deeper and deeper as her pussy finally starts to clench around me, her body exploding beneath mine as I also let go and come inside her.
“God, I love this,” I say, lifting my head to stare at her. She smiles up at me, her breathing still labored and her face flushed. I smile back, my fingers brushing the hair from her face. “And I love you.”
Kelsey sighs loudly, her eyes closing as a look of contentment washes over her face.
Suddenly Bella barks, startling both of us. Kelsey freezes beneath me, but then the sound of Ryan’s voice comes through the open window, and we both relax.
“I think we might have company,” I say, leaning down to kiss her before I roll off her body.
“Mmmm,” she says, running her hands over her breasts and down to her thighs, squeezing her legs together.
“Christ, Kels,” I say, reaching over and cupping her breast in my hand. “How the fuck am I supposed to answer the door if you’re lying here doing that.”
She grins up at me. “What?” she teases, as she starts to rub at her clit. “You don’t like it?”
“Baby,” I growl, pushing her hand out of the way and replacing it with my mouth. “You know I fucking do,” I say, before latching on to her swollen clit and sucking hard.
“Oh fuck,” she shouts, her body bowing off the bed as she quickly comes against my mouth, her clit still sensitive from the first orgasm I gave her.
There’s a pounding on the door now, signaling Ryan wants to be let in.
I pull back a little, before changing my mind and leaning in, flicking my tongue against her clit again and causing her whole body to shudder.
“Behave,” I say, squeezing her breast before rolling out of bed and pulling on a pair of sweats.
I walk topless to the front door, opening it to find both Ryan and Erin on the other side, Erin grinning and Ryan shaking his head at me.
“Told you they’d be fucking,” she says, smiling up at him. “I win.”
Ryan rolls his eyes at me. “Thought you’d be up for sure, lazy ass,” he says.
I laugh. “Late night,” I answer. “What’s it going to cost you?”
Ryan grins at me now. “Nothing I’m not prepared to pay,” he says, pulling Erin against him.
I shake my head at the pair of them and invite them in. We all walk into the kitchen and I put some coffee on just as Kelsey walks out, dressed in a tiny pair of shorts and a tank.
“You two smell of sex,” Erin says, pulling Kels into a hug.
Kelsey laughs. “Like you two don’t?”
Ryan grins, smacking Erin on the ass as we all head out to the back deck to sit down.
“You heading back today?” I ask as he takes a seat in one of the chairs and pulls Erin into his lap. She rolls her eyes, but still settles against him, rubbing her ass in his lap in a way that makes him groan.
“First thing tomorrow,” he says, his fingers running through Erin’s hair. “I’m going straight to work.”
I stare at the two of them. They’re looking at each other now, like a pair of love-struck teenagers, completely oblivious to me and Kels. I glance at her, sitting on the bench beside me and she rolls her eyes, laughing at them.
“Hopeless, aren’t they?” I say, pulling her closer.
“Mmmm,” she murmurs, her head falling onto my shoulder. “I wonder if they even realize?”
I laugh as Ryan and Erin finally notice us watching them. “I doubt it,” I say.
“Doubt what?” Ryan asks.
“How whipped you both are,” Kelsey immediately says, making me laugh.
Ryan snorts at the same time as Erin says, “Don’t be stupid.”
Kelsey and I glance at each other again, shaking our heads. They’ve got no fucking idea.
“Anyway, when are you coming back to work?” Ryan asks, taking a sip of his coffee as he pretends to ignore what we’ve just said.
I glance at Kels again and she gives me a smile of reassurance. I don’t have any doubts though; I’m one hundred percent certain that this is the right move for me.
“I’m not,” I say, meeting my friend’s stare. “I’m leaving, Ryan. Moving back to Rockport.”
“What?!” Erin screams, jumping off Ryan’s lap, grabbing Kels and pulling her in for a hug.
Ryan and I both watch them jumping around, smiling and laughing. When I glance over at my now former partner, I can see he’s watching Erin with a look on his face that could almost be interpreted as hopeful. Almost as though he’s picturing the same thing happening in his future.
“You okay?” I ask him.
Ryan runs a hand down his face, before turning back to me. “Yeah, of course,” he says, smiling at me. “I’m really happy for you man, I know this is the right move for you.” I smile, grateful he understands why I need to do this. “You told the boss yet?” he asks.
I shake my head. “Not yet, calling him today. Wanted to let you know first, make sure we were cool.”
Ryan nods. “We’re cool, Beck,” he says. “I mean it’s gonna suck without you there, but I get it.”
Erin and Kels both sit back down, Erin wrapping an arm around Ryan’s neck as she says, “You gonna be okay, baby, losing your BFF?”
I watch as Ryan smirks at her and smacks her on the ass as he says, “Guess this just gives me more reasons to come up here, doesn’t it, Red?”
Erin smiles at him as she says, “Like I’m not enough,” before kissing him hard on the mouth.
“God,” Kelsey mutters beside me. “The sooner those two wake up to the fact they’re head over heels for each other, the better.”
“Mmmm,” I say, turning to kiss her. “I’m pretty fucking head over heels for you Kelsey Walters,” I say, kissing her deeply.
“I know you are,” she whispers, her hand sliding up my thigh and sending a shudder all through me.
We spend the next couple of hours hanging out with our friends, talking about my plans for the pub and what’s happening for the rest of the summer. Eventually they leave so Erin can claim her winnings on the bet; Ryan grinning like he’s the one who’s really won.
“When are you going to tell Finn?” Kelsey asks, sliding her arms around my waist as we stand on the front porch, waving goodbye.
“Thought I might go and tell him now,” I say, turning to face her. “You wanna come?”
Kelsey smiles up at me. “Nah,” she says. “Now I know you’re sticking around, I’ll let you go do this yourself.”
I grin down at her, my hands sliding down to her ass. “You bet I’m sticking around,” I say. “And when I get home tonight, we’re gonna celebrate.”
Kelsey laughs. “Didn’t we do that last night?” she asks.
I press a quick to her lips. “I think it requires a week-long celebration,” I whisper. “Maybe even longer.”
“Yep,” she murmurs, her fingers gripping my ass and holding me against her. “I think that’s an excellent suggestion.”
I eventually make it into town and head straight for the station, knowing Finn is likely to be finishing his shift for the day. He’s walking out as I get there and he smiles when he sees me.
“Hey.”
“Hey,” I say to him. “Wanna grab a beer?”
“Fuck yes,” he says, running a hand through his hair.
“Bad day?” I ask, laughing.
Finn shakes his head. “Lots of them in summer. Fucking tourists are always doing the dumbest shit,” he says.
I chuckle. “Like we never did stupid shit when we were kids.”
Finn laughs. “Yeah, but at least we were smart enough not to get caught.”
I nod my head. “Kinda important when your dad’s the chief of police.”
Pop looks up and smiles as the two of us walk into O’Loughlin’s. It’s pretty busy, so after Finn and I grab a couple of beers, we head to a quiet corner in the back so I can fill him in on my plans for the future.
“How’s everything going?” he asks as we sit down. “Shoulder okay?”
I nod. “Yeah, still pretty sore and I can’t really drive, but it’s getting there.”
“And Kels, she doing okay?”
I meet my brother’s stare, nodding again as I say, “She’s getting there, too. And I wanna thank you, Finn, for watching out for her. Not just for the last ten years, but for the week I was in hospital too.”
“No need to thank me, bro,” he says, taking a long pull of his beer.
“Well I am,” I tell him. “And I want you to know how much I appreciate it.”
Finn stares at me for a few seconds before nodding. “Any idea about what happens next?” he asks. “With work, and…” He trails off as though he isn’t sure how to say it.
I take a deep breath and fill him in on everything I’ve decided to do. “I’m still staying in Rockport, Finn,” I say. “I’m gonna quit the force.”
Finn’s face is shocked, his eyes locked on to mine as he says, “Quitting or transferring?”
I laugh. “Quitting, bro. Not sure Rockport could handle the two of us running it.”
“Not sure we could either,” he mutters and I know he’s right about that too. “So what, you’re really serious about taking over this place?” he asks. “How’d Pop take that?”
I glance over at Pop; watch him for a few seconds as he serves a couple of customers. Eventually, I turn back to Finn. “He took it well,” I say. “I’d even go so far as to say he thought it was the smartest move I’d made.”
Finn stares back at me, not saying anything and for a second I start to worry that he’s pissed I’m taking over the family pub.
It never occurred to me that maybe Finn saw this as his right, the job to do when he eventually retired from the police force.
Maybe he didn’t really believe me when I brought it up in the hospital, who knows.
But then he smiles at me, a big grin that tells me I’ve got nothing to worry about.
“You’re okay with that?” I ask, just to make sure.
Finn starts laughing now as he says, “Fucking great idea, Beck.”
I exhale, my body relaxing knowing he’s totally onboard with my plans. “Good, because I didn’t want to step on your toes or anything,” I say. “And you know, this is a family pub, so it’s still half yours.”
Finn nods, but it’s in a way that says, don’t worry about it, I trust you. “Yeah, but it’s your baby now,” he says, smiling. “And at least I won’t have to worry about looking after all the drunken tourists that stumble in here now.”
We both grin as a loud cry comes from the pool table in the corner, where a group of tourists is playing. “Nope,” I say, shaking my head. “You won’t.”
Finn smiles and raises his glass in a toast. “It’s good to have you back, Beck,” he says, his eyes meeting mine. “Really good.”
I tap my glass against his. “Thanks bro, it’s good to be back,” I say, knowing both of us are talking about more than what’s happened in the past couple of weeks.
I’m finally home.