CH 1 - #citygirl
Riley
“I’M HAPPY YOU did your homework, Mr. Nolan. You didn’t have near the plaque build-up as when you came in six months ago,” I said, looking down at him stretched out in my dental chair.
“I figured I better do what you told me to do, or else you’d give me a good scolding the next time I saw you.”
“But you saw me in your bed last night. I didn’t scold you then.”
He smiled, making his dark brown eyes crinkle around the corners. “No, you didn’t. Now kiss me.”
I took off my facemask and pressed my lips against my handsome fiancé’s, feeling the tickle of his goatee. As I was pulling away, he placed his hands on the sides of my head and pulled me back to him, kissing me deeply. Afterward, I noticed the rise in the front of his dress pants.
“Well, that didn’t take long,” I teased.
“It’s what you do to me. You have bewitched me and I am at your mercy, Miss Martin.”
“I like the sound of that. My mercy .”
Keeping my eyes on his, I reached over and began lightly running my fingertips up and down his cock. He blinked long and hard and drew in a deep breath.
“Hell, don’t show me any mercy. Use me up, drain me. I don’t care,” he said.
“Are you sure about that?”
“Never more sure.”
I giggled and glanced up at the clock on the wall. “Your time is up, Mr. Nolan. My next patient’s appointment is in twenty minutes, and I need to get set up.”
He pointed at his crotch. “How am I supposed to walk out of here with this?”
“Not my problem.”
“You’re such a little shit.”
“But you love me.”
“With all my heart.”
He got up and paced around the room, trying to get his erection to go away while I hurried to get things cleaned and prepped. When I was done, I walked him to his car in the parking lot.
Sitting in the driver seat of his black BMW, he gazed up at me standing between him and the open door. “Thank you for taking such good care of me,” he said.
“You’re welcome.”
“I’m lucky to have you, Riley, and I can hardly wait to marry you.”
“Our wedding will be here before we know it, but there’s still so much I’ve got to do to be ready.”
“It’ll all come together with your mom’s, sister’s, and Macie’s help. I’m still waiting for you to tell me what I can do to help.”
“Just show up in your tux at noon on September twenty-first at my grandpa’s church.”
“You don’t have to worry about that. However, I have worried about you being a runaway bride since it took me asking you three times to marry me before you said yes.”
“I’m not going anywhere except to Hawaii with you for our honeymoon,” I assured him.
“It’s going to be great. Give me another kiss and I’ll let you get back to work.”
Chad tangled his fingers in my hair when I leaned down and kissed me as he had done earlier. He also got another erection.
“I could take you right here, woman,” he breathed against my face. “My windows are tinted, you know? Just crawl inside and straddle me.”
“It’s tempting.”
“But you won’t do it because it’s too risky.”
“It is too risky. With my luck, my next patient would park next to you and see what we were doing. Your windows aren’t that dark.”
“Next on my to-do list is to get them tinted as dark as legally possible. One of these days, I’m going to fuck you in my car.”
“Darken those windows and it’s a deal.”
After watching Chad pull out of the parking lot, I returned to the dental office where I’d been employed for nine months. I loved my job and all my fellow employees. I was fortunate to find such a fantastic group of people to work with.
“You and Mr. Nolan are so cute, formally addressing each other in front of everyone,” Jacinda said. She was the receptionist and my favorite person in the office.
“It’s just a fun little game that we enjoy playing.”
“I’ll never forget when he saw you the first time. You entered the lobby, called his name, and his jaw hit the floor. The man was instantly smitten with you.”
“By the time I finished cleaning his teeth, I was smitten with him too.”
Jacinda held out her hand for mine. “Let me see your engagement ring.” She looked it over as she’d done several times before. “It is so gorgeous. That diamond is blinding in the light.” She partially covered her eyes, playing the part and making me giggle.
“It’s pretty big.”
“There’s no telling what Chad paid for it, but you’re worth it.”
“Aw, I appreciate you saying that.”
“It’s true.”
“I’ll tell you something ironic about this ring. It’s the only yellow gold jewelry that I have. All my other pieces are white gold or silver because that’s what I prefer.”
“I didn’t realize that.”
I shrugged. “It’s a skin tone thing for me.”
“I get it. But did Chad know your preference before he bought your ring?”
“No, we never talked about that particular subject. Everything but it, I believe. It’s okay, though. I’ve changed my mind about yellow gold.”
“You seem really happy, Riley. Like blissfully happy.”
“I am. I was once before, but that relationship didn’t last.”
“It wasn’t meant to be. This one that you have with your tall, dark, and handsome Prince Charming is, though. I can tell.”
“I pray you’re right. I can’t take another broken heart.”
“If everything goes smoothly with my patient schedule tomorrow, then I’ll be able to leave Fort Worth at two o’clock and start heading your way,” I told my sister, Rachel, and best friend, Macie. We were on a three-way call.
“As soon as you get to Momma and Daddy’s, let me know,” Rachel said.
“Same here,” Macie added. Then she commented about Chad letting me spend the weekend with my family and her. She couldn’t believe it.
“It’s not a matter of him letting me. I can come there any time and stay for as long as I want. I just so happen to like spending most of my time with Chad because he’s pretty fabulous.”
“Eh.”
“Okay, how is he not fabulous?”
“He’s too possessive of you.”
“Wrong word. He’s protective of me.”
“What is he protecting you from?”
“I’m changing the subject before I smack you through my cellphone, Macie.”
She chuckled. “We’ve tangled up before.”
“And amazingly, you and I are still best friends.”
“Because you love me.”
“Yes, I do love you.”
“Love you, too, and can hardly wait to see your pretty face!”
Rachel cleared her throat. “Um, excuse me. What am I over here? Chopped liver? Hell.”
“You’re my baby sister, and that within itself is the best,” I said.
“Better than me?” Macie teased.
“I’m hanging up. See y’all tomorrow.”
When our call ended, I got up from my couch and poured myself a little more sauvignon blanc. After taking a sip, I leaned against my kitchen counter and thought about Macie feeling that Chad was too possessive of me. She expressed the same concern not long after I started dating Chad. My reply to her back then was the same as today. He was simply protective of me.
I knew Macie was only trying to look out for me just like my sister had always done, and I’d done for both of them. The three of us had seen each other go through past heartbreaks with guys and didn’t want it to happen again.
Since Macie was single and not looking to get involved with anyone, her heart was safe for now. As for Rachel, the happiness she shared with her husband, Jackson Silverman, was what fairytales were made of. They were perfect for each other in every way and so in love. Once upon a time, I thought the same about Jackson’s older brother, Rhys, and me.