by Hope Ford
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I thought about Allen today. He would have become a father today. We may not have worked out, but he would have loved his little girl, I have no doubt.
My voice is scratchy as I mutter to Terry, “You’re going to spoil her.”
He smiles over at me and shrugs his shoulder. “She’s my baby girl. Of course I’m going to spoil her.”
She starts stretching in his arms, wiggling all around. He gets up and brings her to me, laying her on my bare breast. She latches on to me and we both watch her suckle. Terry’s hand is stroking through my hair, and his voice is hoarse. “I don’t know what I would have done if anything happened to either of you.”
I reach up and grab his hand. “But nothing did. Plus, you just told me you loved me. There’s nothing that would stop me from coming back to you now.”
He leans down and kisses my lips gently. He pulls back a little to look into my eyes. “I fell in love with you five months ago, honey.”
I release a breath. “All this time wasted.”
He just smiles and shakes his head. “It wasn’t wasted. We were together. That’s all that matters, and from this point forward it’s the three of us…. I finally got my family.”
I press my forehead to his. “Kiss me, Terry.”
He smiles widely. “With pleasure,” he says right before his lips touch mine in a kiss filled with promises.
Epilogue
Terry
Six weeks. It’s been six weeks and I’ve been marking off the days since the birth of our baby girl, Ella. I mean, I should be talking about celebrating her six-week birthday, but I’m not. No, I’m hoping to celebrate something else.
I whip my truck into the driveway and sprint across the yard, up the steps and into the house. I call April’s name as soon as I walk in, ducking my head in and out of each of the rooms for her. My heart is racing and the closer I get to my bedroom, the harder it beats. I stop in the doorway and there she is.
“What’d the doctor say?” I can’t take my eyes off her. She’s lying on the bed, wrapped in a black silky robe.
She just smiles and nods her head. “He says we’re good to go.”
I pounce on her then, jumping onto the bed with a whoop and a holler.
I start pulling her clothes off her and look over into the bassinet next to the bed. “Where’s Ella?” I ask her between kisses.
April is pulling at my clothes as fast as I’m pulling at hers. “She’s with Shannon for a few hours.” I’m not surprised when she mentions Shannon watching Ella. Shannon and April have become pretty close since she jumped in the fire truck with us when April went into labor.
Groaning, I lean over her. “A few hours. Honey, I have months and months to make up for. A few hours is not going to be enough time.”
She laughs. “Okay, stud. It’s a good start, though.”
“Yes.” I moan as she grabs on to my cock and strokes her hand up and down it. She pushes me backwards and gets on her knees between my legs. “I’ve wanted to taste you for so long. No more putting this off. You’re mine now.”
She whispers the words, looking straight into my eyes as she strokes up and down on my rock-hard cock. When she bends over, her nipples caress my leg as she opens her mouth and takes me all the way in. I cup the back of her neck as she takes me deeper. Her mouth slides up and down, while her tongue masterfully strokes along the length of me until she licks the slit of my tip, smacking her lips at the taste.
She opens her mouth to take me deep again, but I can’t take it. I can’t stand it. I pull her up my body until she’s lying on top of me. Her large breasts are pressed against my chest and her body is fitted perfectly to mine. Every curve is begging for my touch. She parts her legs and my cock, like a heat seeking missile, positions between her swollen folds. I push her backwards, climbing on top of her.
I stroke my cock along her wetness, and with each stroke, I hit her swollen clit and she throws her head back, while she’s moaning my name.
“We haven’t talked about birth control,” I moan to her.
I know what I want, but I don’t know what she wants. I would keep her pregnant forever if it was my choice. But she just finished her online degree. She may have other plans, like going back to work.
“No…” she moans as I slide the tip of my cock inside her.
I pull out then and she wraps her hands around my back, holding me in place.
I’m sweating, gritting my teeth, barely hanging on. It’s like I’ve seen the promised land, it’s right where I can see it, but I can’t reach it.
Her legs tighten around me, feet digging into my hips, forcing me against her. “No, don’t stop. No, we haven’t talked about it. But I want your baby, Terry.”
I bury myself in her then. Buried to the hilt, I hold on for dear life as I sit there inside her. I give her only a second to adjust to me before I’m thrusting in and out of her. I rub her clit, stroking circles around it, and soon her pussy clamps down on me. I piston my hips back and forth, in and out. She’s writhing underneath me, but I don’t stop. I don’t stop until her nails are scratching down my back and she’s screaming my name with her pussy clamped tightly down on my dick. Only then do I give it to her. I shoot my hot seed deep inside of her, grunting into her like a man out of control.
I fall on my forearms, still connected to her in the deepest sense of the word. I’m kissing her face, telling her I love her over and over.
Already, I can feel myself hardening inside her. Yeah, a few hours is not going to work for me.
Epilogue 2
Zach
I pull up to Terry and April’s house. I won’t lie, I’m here about every other day now. I would say it has nothing to do with the little paramedic that keeps showing up, but I’d be lying.
I walk up on the porch and there sits Shannon holding little Ella in her carseat. She’s sitting on the floor of the porch, using her hand to rock Ella back and forth.
“What are you doing out here?”
Her face turns a bright red. “Well, I was supposed to be back a half hour ago, but they’re not answering the door.”
I start to walk to the door, but she stops me. “No, they’re okay. They’re just busy.”
Then I hear it. The sound of April screaming inside leaves very little to the imagination. I cover my ears.
Shannon’s face gets even redder. “What are you doing?”
I can read her lips, so I answer her back. “Uh, Terry will kill me if he knew I heard his wife making that noise.”
She looks at me with confusion on her face so I tell her, “Men, well most men don’t like to share stuff like that.”
Her eyes get big and she looks away, giving her attention to the baby.
I walk over to them and sit down on the concrete. “How’s my girl?” I ask.
Shannon’s eyes flick up to mine. “Oh, uh, she’s good.”
She starts to say something but then changes her mind, looking out into the yard.
I can tell something’s on her mind. “What is it, Shannon?”
She clears her throat and looks over at me. “I want you to take me out.”
Ever since I first met her I’ve known this woman was going to be a problem. She says it like it is, no beating around the bush with her.
But she’s also innocent. I can see it in her eyes. Fuck, I can smell it on her.
Although there’s nothing I would want more than to be buried between her thick thighs, I still think better of it. “That’s probably not a good idea.”
Now most girls would just agree and walk away. But not Shannon. Nope, she wants to know why.
“Well, I don’t really date. I take women home with me. But I don’t date.”
She shrugs her shoulders. “Okay.”
I look over at her. Wait, hold up—did she just agree to what I think she agreed to?
By the smirk on her face, I would say that’s a yes.
Oh, fuck, I’m in trouble.
> Sweet On You
1
Zach
I pull up to Terry and April’s house. I won’t lie; I’m here about every other day now. I would say it has nothing to do with Shannon, the little paramedic that keeps showing up, but I’d be lying.
The day that April went into labor and Shannon jumped into the front of the truck to help, well let’s just say that I haven’t been right since then. She’s a little spitfire and isn’t afraid to say what she’s thinking. I figured once April got to the hospital she would leave. But no, she stuck around to make sure April was okay, even going in and holding baby Ella.
Since that day I haven’t been able to get her out of my mind. She’s not like most girls I’m attracted to. She’s short, curvy and mouthy. But hell, just thinking about her makes my heart beat faster.
I walk up on the porch and there sits Shannon holding little Ella in her carseat. She’s sitting on the floor of the porch, using her hand to rock Ella back and forth.
“What are you doing out here?”
Her face turns a bright red. “Well, I was supposed to be back a half hour ago, but they’re not answering the door.”
I wonder if something’s wrong. I start to walk to the door, but she stops me. “No, they’re okay. They’re just busy.”
Then I hear it. The sound of April screaming inside leaves very little to the imagination. I cover my ears.
Shannon’s face gets even redder. “What are you doing?”
I can read her lips, so I answer her back. “Uh, Terry will kill me if he knew I heard his wife making that noise.”
She looks at me with confusion on her face so I tell her, “Men, well most men don’t like to share stuff like that.”
Her eyes get big and she looks away, giving her attention to the baby.
I walk over to them and sit down on the concrete. “How’s my girl?” I ask.
My heart does a tumble because I very well could be talking about either of them right now.
Shannon’s eyes flick up to mine. “Oh, uh, she’s good.”
She starts to say something but then changes her mind, looking out into the yard.
I can tell something’s on her mind. “What is it, Shannon?”
She clears her throat and looks over at me. “I want you to take me out.”
Ever since I first met her I’ve known this woman was going to be a problem. But she’s also innocent. I can see it in her eyes. Fuck, I can smell it on her. She says it like it is, no beating around the bush with her.
Although there’s nothing I would like more than to be buried between her thick thighs, I still think better of it. “That’s probably not a good idea.”
Now most girls would just agree and walk away. But not Shannon. Nope, she wants to know why.
“Well, I don’t really date. I take women home with me. But I don’t date.”
She shrugs her shoulders. “Okay.”
I look over at her. Wait, hold up—did she just agree to what I think she agreed to?
She’s smiling at me and her face is flushed. Our eyes meet and it hits me, yep she’s agreeing. She wants me to take her home with me.
I can’t help but ask her, “You know what that means, right?”
Confusion fills her face, but she still nods her head at me.
I just shake my head and lean toward her. “If we do this, you need to know a few things. I don’t date. I don’t do commitment. It’s a one-time thing.”
She takes a deep breath and stares back at me. Any second I’m waiting on her to back down, but the determined look in her blue eyes makes me realize that maybe she’s not as innocent as I think she is. I don’t even realize it, but I’m holding my breath and only release it when she starts to nod her head.
“I get it, Zach. You don’t do commitment. I’m not asking for one. I’m good with one night.” She turns back to the baby then, rocking her in her car carrier.
I watch her for a second and I don’t even want to analyze why her words bother me a little. She’s saying she wants what I want. “Okay, so I’m off tonight or we can do next…”
She blurts out, “Tonight. Tonight is good.” Her eyes are wide, nostrils flared and a flush is rushing up her neck to her face.
I couldn’t keep the smirk on my face if I tried. She seems eager, making me wonder exactly what I’m getting myself into here. “Tonight then. I’ll text you the address.”
Shannon
I’m doing my best to look calm on the outside, but right now my inside is going crazy. I. Did. It. I asked him out. And I knew how he felt about relationships. Heck, I’ve spent the last six weeks over here at April’s getting to know her, Terry and Zach. I know he doesn’t date. I know he doesn’t do commitment. April has warned me over and over to not get involved with him. She always says, “He’s a great friend, but would make a terrible boyfriend.”
At first, I was able to bury my feelings for him. But then, he held baby Ella. Yep, that day my ovaries whimpered. I mean, they downright cried. Seeing him, all masculine and tough, look down at the baby in his arms, well, it made my insides turn to goo. But then he smiled at her. He smiled at Ella and I felt a tug in my lower belly. It was then that I knew I was not going to be able to put him out of my head.
I’ve spent every moment of the last six weeks thinking of him. It’s actually embarrassing how much I’ve thought of him. Which is exactly why I’ve developed this plan. I want him and I know that if I can just get him out of my system, I can move on, meet the man for me and have the picket fence with the two children and the big dog like I always imagined my life would be.
Looking over at him, I smile. He looks confused, probably surprised that I’m willing. I mean, let’s face it, I’m not really the one-night stand type. At least I don’t think I am.
He starts to say something and the front door opens. April’s standing there, her hair every which way and what she’s been doing is plainly written on her face. Terry comes up behind her, wrapping his arm around her middle. April’s face is flaming red and I try to hide my smile when she says, “What are y’all doing out here? Come on in.”
Zach picks up the carrier and carries Ella in and I just watch his ass as he walks by. Yep, I’ve got it all under control. One night and he’ll be out of my system. I pick up the diaper bag and follow them inside.
2
Zach
I call and cancel the dinner reservations. As soon as I left Terry and April’s house I called and reserved a table at the new Italian restaurant downtown. It’s not until now, five minutes before she’s supposed to be here, that I call and cancel. I don’t even know what I was thinking when I called in the first place. I told her what to expect from me. She knows not to expect dinner, dating or anything like that. It is what it is. A one-night stand. That’s it.
But even as I try to convince myself of it, guilt fills me. Already, I know that Shannon is not this girl. The one-night stand kind of girl. Hell, I knew it when she asked me out, but I still told her what I wanted from her. She agreed, but I know she doesn’t realize what she’s in for.
The doorbell rings and I take a deep breath. I open it wide, ready to send her on her way, and my mouth falls open. These last six weeks I’ve seen her in her work uniform and quite honestly, sweats and T-shirts. She and April were usually veging out and watching the baby at April’s house. Well, tonight, I probably wouldn’t even have recognized her if we were out on the street.
Her brown hair is piled high on her head and soft tendrils are framing her face. Her makeup is light, but her blue eyes are shining back at me, and her lips are kissable. I don’t know what she used, but I all I can think about is kissing them.
She has on black pants, a white shirt and a jean jacket. She looks absolutely beautiful.
I cross my arms on my chest and lean against the doorway. “This is a bad idea, Shannon.”
It takes every bit of strength I have, but I get the words out. Because looking at her, I know it’s a bad idea. I knew the first
time I met her that she was going to be a problem. Well, now, looking at her thick body that is built for sin, yeah, I know it’s a problem.
Her eyes widen and embarrassment fills her face. “Uh, okay. I’m sorry. Yeah, okay…” She shakes her head and takes off down my porch.
I watch her for just a second and it hits me that she thinks I don’t want her. Fuck. I pad down the porch in my bare feet and finally catch her before she gets the door open.
I grab on to her hand and pull her around to face me. Her eyes are pooled and I know that she is about to cry. “I only meant I don’t want to hurt you. I don’t want to mess up what we got here. You’re a good friend. To me and April and Terry and to Ella. I don’t want to be the person that screws all that up.”
She takes a deep breath, pulls her hand from mine, and puts it on her hip. “Do you want me or not, Zach?”
I couldn’t lie to her right now if I wanted to. “Yes. I want you. But it’s only…”
She interrupts me. “For one night, I know, I got it. No relationship, no dating, no commitment. I understand that. But my question is, do you want to do this?”
I start to say yes, but I can barely get the words out. I clear my throat and end up nodding my head yes.
“Great. I don’t plan on telling Terry or April about this. As a matter of fact, I won’t tell anyone. And you need to do the same. Are we agreed?” She holds her hand out for me to shake, like this is some damn business deal or something.
I slide my hand into hers. “So this is like our dirty secret?”
She looks down at our combined hands and back up to me. “Yes.”
I mutter, “Agreed” to her but I can’t help but think I just sealed my fate somehow.
Shannon