Chapter 10
Chapter Ten
Daphne
Stretching, my body aches everywhere. It always does now after we make love. Darrell is a man with deep passion that runs over whenever we are together.
In the last month, he’s either been at my place or I’ve been at his up in the mountains surrounding Chattanooga. He wants me to move in, but I think it’s too early still. We don’t spend a night apart, though. We’re always together.
I know he’s got protection on me since my trip to DC, when we learned I have a stalker who appears to have been watching me since before I left Atlanta. My sister sent her information to Titan, and he locked down her social media to alert him if someone tries to reach me through her.
A couple of weeks ago, for the Fourth of July holiday, we drove up to Chapelville to help my sister move into her new place.
That’s also where the motorcycle club Cronus and the other guys are part of is based.
I got to ride behind Darrell on a bike, who the guys joke is an honorary member of Drago Defiance MC.
It was nice meeting a couple of the other members’ old ladies.
Then we found out my sister’s house is really close to where Kit owns property and is building a place.
She wasn’t happy when she found that out.
“Mmm, I love watching you wake up in my bed, little girl.” Dare’s voice breaks me from my thoughts.
I open my eyes, and he’s standing beside the bed with a mug of tea for me. Every morning I wake up like this.
He’s in his shorts from working out already. He usually sets my tea on the nightstand before he proceeds to get his morning taste of me. But he has to head out early today because he has a meeting downtown.
“I love just waking up to you.” The words slip out of my mouth, and my eyes flare wide.
He sets the mug down, then climbs on top of me.
“Don’t panic. Say it again.”
I shake my head. It’s only been a month and a half since we started seeing each other. I can’t be in love with him already. Can I?
I think about my feelings, and it hits me. I feel the warmth of the blush slide down my face to my chest.
Oh my God! I love Darrell.
He kisses me, and my head starts swimming.
“Say it again,” he says between kisses along my neck.
“I love just waking up to you,” I repeat exactly what I said.
“No. Say it the right way,” he demands.
I open my eyes and look into his. They are darker in color, like they get before he makes love to me.
“I love you, Dare,” I tell him.
He yanks the blankets from my nude body. His shorts are down, and he’s impaling me on his cock.
“I love you too, Daphne,” he says before he starts moving.
I ache from last night, but this is completely different. I feel it instantly. He’s looking into my eyes. His flare wide when I show him the emotions I feel when he’s inside me like this.
Wrapping my legs around his hips, I pull him in deeper, and we continue to move in sync. His hips are steady as they flick against my body. But as soon as I look deeper into his eyes, I’m lost to him. My movements turn erratic, fueled by the emotion and feelings flowing around us.
“Say it again.” Darrell leans into me and kisses me with his eyes open.
I close my eyes.
“Open them, little girl.” His voice is gruff.
I do as he says.
As he kisses me, I see everything in him. The fine lines at the corners of his eyes. The first dusting of gray at his temples. He’s perfection.
“I love you, Darrell.”
“Marry me,” he says between kisses.
“No.” I smile as I kiss him back.
He continues to ask me every day, and every day I tell him no. It’s too soon.
He pulls away and rises more onto his knees, his cock hitting a new angle. I moan as my head rolls back. My eyes nearly closing. I watch him through my hooded eyes as he pinches my nipple. That’s all it takes. I come instantly, then he’s coming. And that’s when I realize the difference.
“Oops,” he says with a smile.
I smack his chest. “Oops, Dare! I don’t want to get pregnant yet. We aren’t ready for that.”
“Yes, we are.” He leans down and kisses me again. Then he pulls back and stands up.
He reaches a hand toward me, which I take. He lifts me into his arms, and we end up in his adjoined bathroom. The shower has a rainfall showerhead with multiple heads around the walls. We rub each other’s bodies, cleaning up, before he makes love to me again against the shower wall.
Darrell
Walking out of the closet, I watch her dig through her overnight bag. That’s it. I’m moving her in here today.
“Baby, why don’t you come by the office later? We can go to dinner at Judson’s if you want.”
“No, I have to run to the aquarium for a meeting. So I’ll have to drop the dogs off at daycare for a bit.”
“They can stay here. I’ve got staff who can keep an eye on them. We can even get a dog sitter.”
She faces me in her bra and panties, her hands on her hips. My cock twitches behind my fly. I love when she gets feisty like she’s about to. The fire in her forest green eyes turns me on. I stride toward her, ready for whatever she’s about to spout off.
“I don’t live here. We don’t need a dog sitter. Your staff isn’t in my employ. I’m not going to take advantage of them.”
“Fuck,” I groan, drawing out the word as I wrap a hand around her hip. “Baby, I have an important meeting I need to attend, and you standing here sexy and fiery makes me want to sit you on my lap as I fuck you long and deep.”
She sighs and shakes her head. “I have a meeting too.”
We get dressed and head down to the garage. She loads the girls into her Jeep. She’s still refusing to let me hire her a driver, but she has guards on her constantly.
Her stalker is still leaving her notes, but I’ve kept them from her. She doesn’t need to know he’s spiraling out of control. I’m hoping my next plan will push him away permanently.
“Meet me at the office after your meeting.” I’m not above ordering her to do it. I can’t have her at her condo as the movers are packing her up.
She’s taking a couple of days off because her parents are coming into town. Their timing is perfect for my plan.
When I finally make it to the office, I walk in with a bounce in my step and a whistle on my lips. The only downside to my plan is that since we went up to Chapelville for the Fourth, we weren’t able to see my sister. Her husband was being a jerk. I want her with me for this next part.
It took some finagling, but I got Lydia to take a couple of days off with the kids. Krystal is going to make sure they are with us, come hell or high water. I can’t do this without my sister. She’d never forgive me.
“Boss, everything is set up. I got your message. The dog sitter will meet you here. You just need to get her and the dogs here,” Jethro says, and I smile at him.
“And her parents?”
“Already checked in and waiting. Cronus and Delphi are en route.”
“What about Lydia and the kids?”
“Krystal messaged. They’re heading to the airport now. Colton is in Texas working. According to Krystal, he wasn’t too happy about it, but Lydia pleaded with him for this.”
“Good. Now to get my girl here. Did the jeweler deliver everything?”
“Yes, sir. On your desk.”
I enter my office and spot the bag from the exclusive jeweler.
Reaching inside, I pull out the box and flip it open.
A massive pink radiant cut diamond sits at the center of the engagement ring, with more than seventy natural diamonds surrounding it and the matching wedding band.
It’s over the top and perfect for my wife-to-be.
It combines her love of pink with my need to let everyone know she’s mine.
I close the box and slip it into the drawer before heading into the annual board meeting to discuss not only the future of the company, but also fight with them over the fact that I’m not making Daphne sign a prenup.
I will be signing one instead to protect her inheritance that will go to our children.
I don’t want her money, but I want her to have all of mine.
If she ever divorces me, then it’s my fault, and I don’t deserve this company.
This company was built on family values, and that’s what it will remain. It’s one of the main reasons I didn’t offer my brother-in-law the job. He’s always had a me, me, me attitude, and I’d rather promote from within than bring in someone selfish from the outside.