28. Matheus
Dani sits in the middle of the deep tub and pulls her knees into her chest.
“I’m here. How can I help you?” she asks, her tone flat.
I don’t blame her. It’s not every day she gets a call from my big brother”s fiancée. Neither of us knows what to expect.
“So, yeah, I just told Mat about India. She’s okay,” Carina explains. “Letterman took a bullet in his thigh. Well, it grazed the side of it, and he got a few stitches. Indy’s pushing him around in a wheelchair even though he can walk. Oh, and Mat…Dré’s still out of it. But he moved his fingers a few minutes ago. The doctor said it won’t be long until he’s back with us.”
“That’s good news. Thanks for the update,” Dani replies, her tone businesslike. “Glad to hear the mission was a success and everyone survived.”
She goes to stand, but I quickly bounce to my feet. I place my hand on her shoulder, shaking my head when she looks at me. I haven’t finished with her yet.
Instead of obeying, she continues to unfold, straightens, and pushes her wet tits out.
Jesus fuck, I keep falling deeper for this woman.
Water rolls down her chest and goosebumps burst all over her skin. Standing before me, still in the tub, she wades a little closer to me, almost bringing us nose to nose.
“One more thing, Dani,” Carina continues, unaware of the furnace in my belly. “I was thinking you could be part of the bridal party at my wedding…if you want.”
Dani’s eyebrows snap together.
“Me?”
“Yeah, you,” Carina confirms as I reach around Dani’s tattooed arm and grab a bar of soap from the dish.
“Obviously Mat will be a groomsman and it’s only fair that you have a part too.”
Dani stills, barely breathing, whereas I slip my soapy hands over her wet nipples and bite my bottom lip when she shivers.
“You know, since you protected me at the hospital,” Carina continues. “And Matheus is head over heels in love with you. I hope you don’t think it’s weird.”
I smile to myself, not saying a word and loving how she squirms from my touch and the fact the invitation is weird. However, it”s a grand gesture too.
My family has welcomed a Blanco into their private circle—accepting she’s mine.
“Have you talked this over with Tomás?” Dani asks, her voice soft between us.
Carina laughs. “His exact words were, ‘Whatever makes you happy, Cari.’ I think that means he’s on board with it. Right, Mat?”
Dani shifts, her silver eyes settling on my grin.
“Sounds like my brother would do anything for you,” I answer, reaching for the gold shower head.
Turning the water back on, I rinse the soap off Dani’s chest, using my cut hand to glide all over her plump tits.
“It’s not just that.” Carina’s sigh is light as it travels through the connection. “We all know he’d never let someone he doesn’t trust be around me. Like it’s not even a discussion if there’s any doubt. Agreeing to it is a big deal for Tomás. Like huge, Dani.”
Bumping our chests together, I lift her from the water and plop her down on the vanity counter. I grab a towel from the rolled stack, shake it out and wrap it around her shoulders like a cape, kissing the tip of her nose.
“Perhaps he wants to make sure he has the best agent stuck to your side?” Dani suggests, her voice breathy and her eyes on mine like she’s talking to me.
Trusting my family won’t be easy for her. I know what she’s thinking, that Tomás has an ulterior motive.
“If that was the case, he’d have Gio as a bridesmaid,” Carina retorts. “Not that you aren’t elite. You’re very pretty and lethal, too. Indy has a girl crush on you, by the way. Don’t be surprised if she asks to train with you one of these days.”
Dani’s brows shoot up. “Um…I—I will have to think about the wedding thing. I mean, it’s nice of you to ask. I’ve just never been a bridesmaid before.”
“I’ve never been a bride before. We can both be nervous together.”
There’s a crunchy sound like Carina is chewing.
“Look, I know you’re serious about Matheus. Tomás told me everything. That’s the reason why I’m certain you should be with us on our big day, Dani.”
Dani shifts from one ass cheek to the other, uncomfortable with the conversation.
“Anyway, I have to go now,” Carina says quickly. “We’ll talk more when you get here. Bye.”
“Yeah. Bye,” Dani mutters, seconds before the call ends.
I leave her perched on the counter, strip out of my pants, and open a drawer, lifting out a tortoiseshell comb.
Stepping between her thighs, I tease it through the tips of her soaked hair.
Fuck knows how I’m meant to comb longish, wet hair. I’ve never had the compulsion to do this for anyone else.
Who knew it would be so satisfying to smooth out tangles and hear all the air rush out of her lungs as she relaxes again?
Dani puts her hands on my chest. She doesn’t push me away like she used to do before. This time it feels like she’s recharging her batteries, gathering strength from our connection.
“You’d look hot in a bridesmaid dress.”
She closes her eyes for a moment. “I don”t know, Mat. It’s a bit?—”
“Scary?”
Her expression turns hard. “They don’t scare me.” She rolls her eyes. “Try…uncomfortable. It wasn’t so long ago I hated the Souzas with a passion. Wouldn’t it be hypocritical of me to show up at your big brother”s wedding as a bridesmaid?”
I shrug. “We’re moving forward…together. Aren’t we?” She swallows and nods. “We can’t forget the past…” I nudge her chin up with my knuckles and bring my mouth close to hers. “But we can try to put it behind us, yeah?”
“Yeah,” she whispers, her warm breath against my lips sending a shiver down my spine.
I drop the comb and thread my fingers through the hair at her nape, pulling her in for a kiss.
My other hand dips between her legs and pushes her thighs apart. She opens for me, and my dick hardens.
“Did I tell you I’m going to my brother”s wedding in a few weeks?” I mutter into her mouth, sinking my middle finger inside her.
I grunt, loving how warm and wet she is for me.
“I hate to bring this up, but I’ve heard there’s going to be a very sexy bridesmaid. We’ll be paired up together for the day. Where I go, she’ll go too. I’ll likely spend the rest of the party playing with her in my suite.”
“Oh, yeah.” I feel her lips stretch into a smile as we kiss. “What do you have planned for the poor woman?”
“Oh, a bit of this…” I pump my fingers slow and deep.
My tongue slips into her mouth, and I deepen the pressure. When she moans, I release her hair and my lips move to her nipples.
I bite, suck, and add another finger.
“A lot of this…” I look up at her as I drag my tongue over the pointed peak. “And definitely, plenty of this…”
Sinking lower, I bring my face between her thighs and take my sweet fucking time to eat her out.
“Fuck…Mat…” she groans, grinding into my nose and chin, covering me in her essence. “Don’t stop. Please, don’t stop.”
Her fingers weave into my hair and she holds on tight as I work her into a frenzy with my fingers and tongue.
It doesn’t take long before she’s panting and throwing her head back.
From down here, between her legs, staring up at her quivering belly, plump tits, and fluttery eyelashes, I realize I have to move on from my past too.
Dani deserves the best version of me. It means talking to Mama this afternoon and putting all the pieces together.
Scorching fire blazes through me when she arches her back and comes on my tongue. As pleasure takes over her body, I fist my aching dick and tease her clit.
I’m so ready.
I stand, grab her hips, and drag her to the edge of the counter in one fast tug.
“I’ll fill the bridesmaid’s tight little cunt with my cum,” I whisper at her lips, hitching her knees high, and hooking the backs of them over my arms. “She’ll come so hard for me. My brothers will hear her screams and they’ll know I’m deadly serious about having her in my life.”
“Show me,” she gasps. “Show me how you’ll fuck her.”
“You want to be that bridesmaid, Dani?”
“Yes.” She holds my head to hers and kisses me. “I’ll do it. I’ll wear a dress and go to their wedding.”
“Good girl.” I smile and nudge my dick at her pussy. “And no panties for easy access throughout the day, okay?”
“No string panties or pantyhose?”
“Some guys need their women dressed in leather or lace or meshy shit. That stuff gets in the way of your soft skin. All I need is you…like this. Naked, wet, and warm.”
Dani gazes right at me, a glint of something in her eyes as the pulse in her neck goes wild.
“This is it, isn”t it?” she asks. “This is happiness.”
I grin. I can’t help myself. Brushing our noses, I cover her lips with mine.
“It’s more than happiness,” I say into her mouth. “This is love.”
“I feel it,” she whispers. “Everywhere.”
I thrust my hips and drive my dick in deep.
“Me too, little firecracker. Me too.”
She cries out and I lose my mind.
Her pussy clenches around me, growing wetter as I fuck her on the counter. I keep her gaze fixed on mine and focus on how good she feels. How perfect she is.
In a few hours I’ll be ready to meet my demons head on. I have the feeling it’s going to be a very bumpy road.
And with the Lozano family hunting us, a big Souza wedding would leave us open to an attack.