Embracing Series Box Set #1-6

by Delisa Lynn

  “So, that’s why you were so distant from all of us? Blossom? Was the baby a girl?” She sobs.

  “I’m not sure, it was too soon to tell. I called her Blossom. I loved her so much already. I had just bought maternity clothes that day. I’d even looked at the baby store to get ideas. I had everything planned out so I could tell Zander when he got home, but I never got that chance.”

  “Come here. I can’t hug you like I need to. I hate this stupid brace. I think we should put Ian in the cell with Thayer.”

  “God, I love you, Tatum. Please know I didn’t mean to hurt any of you all by doing this. I will never keep anything from you again. By the way, I am moving in with Zander and Berry. He insists that I do. I’ve loved that man half my life.”

  “Good, I know you have. He’s loved you for half his life too. I never pushed the issue because I was always afraid he would hurt you. I’m glad things are working out for all of us. Maybe a double wedding?” She giggles.

  “Maybe. You never know.” I laugh. “Now we have to tell your parents. Fuck, there is something else you should know as well. My mother used to date your dad before he met your mom. Apparently, she was in love with your dad, but he married your mom. That’s why she never wanted me around you all. She hated me because she never wanted me. You knew that part, though. I think that’s everything I’ve kept from you.” I wipe my tears away.

  Chapter Seventeen

  Zander

  It’s been a month since we told my parents about the baby. Audrey put her condo up for sale and has taken over my bedroom. I love it. Hell, I wouldn’t have it any other way. That girl has had my heart since she spoke to me when I was eleven, although it has taken her half our lives to show me that she has the same feelings.

  I’m going to propose to her. I have to do it right. There’s a place about two hours from here called Sedge City. She talks about going there all the time to ride horses. A buddy of mine went to Tennessee last week and picked up Goldie. That’s Audrey’s new mare. I know she’s going to love her. Keeping her a secret has been rough. We’ve spent every minute we can together.

  This has been the greatest month of my life. I hate her job, though. I wish she would go into practice with the guys and me, but she is one stubborn woman and trying to persuade her is a pain.

  Today, I’m meeting her for lunch. She’s been getting phone calls from her crazy mother.

  I know she doesn’t want anything to do with her. Hell, I wouldn’t either. She is one crazy bitch, from what I hear. The things she said and did to Audrey would hurt anyone. I will spend the rest of my life protecting that woman, so if keeping her mom away will make her happy, then I will for sure get a restraining order against her.

  “Hey baby, you want the usual from the deli?” I ask Audrey as I run into the deli to pick up our lunch.

  “Yes, turkey on sourdough with Swiss cheese and honey mustard.”

  “I know what you want, love.” I laugh.

  “A diet coke too, please?”

  “Anything you want. See, if you would just come work with me, we would have more lunch time together.”

  “Stop, I’m not leaving my job. Now bring your fine ass on with my sandwich.”

  “Okay, ordering now. I’ll be there in a few.”

  ***

  Audrey

  Zander is bringing me lunch. He keeps begging me to quit my job. I haven’t told him yet, but I’m going to go in practice with him and his friends. I know that’s what he really wants. My office isn’t very big, but I hope when I work with the guys that they will give me a great office with a damn view.

  I sit at my desk and stare out of the window, looking into the next building. My life is perfect right now. I never realized how great my life would be once I told him everything.

  My phone buzzes. I knew it would be Alma, my secretary, letting me know that Zander is here. I tell her to send him on in. I take my blazer off, leaving on my camisole and skirt. I close the window blinds, then slip my cami and skirt off. Just as I position myself on my desk, there’s a knock on the door.

  “Come in,” I say.

  “Hey sexy. Damn, I didn’t know I was getting dessert with lunch.” He laughs as he walks over to me. I stand and kiss him. I start unbuttoning his shirt.

  “We don’t have much time. I have a meeting in an hour, but I wanted to have sex in my office before I resign.”

  “I will give it to you anywhere you want. Wait, did you say resign? Does that mean that…?”

  I place my finger on his lips. “Yes, I’m resigning. I’m coming to work with you, but I will need my own office with a nice view. Also, two weeks’ vacation a year. I would also like to fuck you in that office whenever I want. Is this all negotiable?”

  “Oh, there will be no negotiating. You can have whatever you want. The salary is double what you make here. With the talent you have in a courtroom, you should have left this place a long time ago.”

  “Enough talking, I want my dessert.” I drop to my knees.

  I unbuckle his belt and sling it on the floor. His dick springs forward when I pull his pants down. My man goes commando most of the time. I push him into my chair. Still kneeling, I pull the chair toward me.

  I start massaging his balls. He licks his lips and throws his head back. I take his length in one hand. He takes his hand and pushes my head into his bulging cock.

  “I want you to suck my dick as hard as you can.” He groans as he takes my other hand and places it on his balls. “They need attention too.” He puts his hands back in my hair.

  As I move my mouth up and down his beautiful cock, I can feel my pussy dripping. I’m so fucking wet. I continue sucking him as hard as I can. I place my hand in my panties. Just as I start rubbing myself, he says, “No touching yourself. I’m the only one who’s going to make that sweet pussy come. Move your hand, now.”

  Holy fuck, that was hot as hell. I take my hand and place it at the root of his dick. Every time my mouth reaches the tip, I stroke my hand up. His cock hits the back of my throat, and I relax my throat by making a humming sound. I want to taste his come so goddamn bad. His breathing is heavy and his groans are louder.

  “Audrey, I am going to come in your mouth. I want you to swallow it. You ready for it?” He pushes my head farther down his shaft.

  “Hmm, all of it. I need to taste you.”

  “That’s my girl. I knew you loved tasting me as much as I do you. Once I come in your mouth, I’m going to eat your pussy. You won’t be able to stand up straight once my tongue gets finished. Hmm, baby. I can’t hold off any longer. God…damn.” He grunts as he pumps into my mouth.

  His hot come shoots through my mouth and hits the back of my throat. I swallow every fucking drop of his tasty juices. I gently pull my head away from him and wipe my mouth. I smile up at him. With a wink, I say, “It’s your turn. My pussy is aching for your touch.”

  “Oh trust me, I’m going to lick every inch of that beautiful pussy.”

  He grabs my ass and sits me on the desk. In one swoop, my drenched panties are on the floor.

  “I love how aggressive you are when you want me,” I say as I spread my legs open. He keeps his hands in the small of my back, scooting me closer to him. I place my legs on his shoulders.

  “I’ve wanted to taste you on my lips all day.” He places his mouth above my clit. He gently blows on it, sending my body into shivers. “I love watching you come undone in my arms.” He circles my clit with his tongue. Just as I’m getting ready to come, he slides a finger in me.

  “Oh God, please fuck me, Zan. I need to feel you in me. I want to come with you inside of me,” I beg as he fingers me harder.

  “You ready for me to bend you over this desk and fuck the hell out of you?” He flips me over.

  “Hell yes. We have to be quiet, though. I can’t moan like I do at home,” I whisper as I place my ass in the air. He grabs my cheeks with both hands and spanks me, making my heat clench even more. I grab his shirt from the desk and
shove it in my mouth.

  “There is no being quiet when your hot flesh is wrapped around my throbbing dick.”

  His words make me come again. Just as my walls clench, I feel the tip of him enter me. He rests one hand on my hip and smacks my ass with the other. I push into him, letting him know I want more. With each thrust, he smacks my ass. The harder the smacks got, the more I could feel him growing harder and harder inside of me. I spit his shirt out and let my moans escape.

  “That’s it, Audrey. Tell me how good it feels. You want me to fuck you harder?” He groans. I feel his sweat dribble down the crease of my back.

  “Mmm, yes. Oh God, yes. Please, harder. Spank me, big daddy,” I cry out as he smacks my ass so hard I feel tears stinging my eyes. “Again, please,” I beg.

  “I love you so much. I’m going to come. I can’t control myself when you talk to me like that. The more you talk, the harder my dick gets,” he says right before I feel him squeeze my hips. I can feel every ounce of him shooting through me. It’s the greatest feeling ever.

  “Now, how about we eat lunch?” I ask. “After my meeting, I’ll head home. Do you have any plans?”

  “Not really. Evan is back in New York, so that leaves it up to me to get everything else together for the firm. He should be back in a few months. I know you miss Tatum.”

  “Well, I may swing by and start decorating my office. I do miss her. I think she is a little mad that I didn’t tell her about us.”

  “She isn’t mad at you. You’re her best friend. Hell, if you hadn’t given her that gun, she may not even be alive today.”

  “I know. I swear, I hated that bastard. I wish she would have killed him.”

  “You and me both. I knew there was something off about him, but I couldn’t figure it out. She is safe with Evan now.”

  “Fuck, my meeting! I have to go.” I throw my clothes on. “I knew you would make me late.” I laugh as Zander rolls his eyes while fidgeting with his zipper.

  “Okay, go. Come by the office when you’re finished. Do you want me to take these boxes with me?”

  “Yes, take them to my new office.” I giggle. “Get out of here. I love you and I will see you later.”

  I kiss him and run out the door. As I pass my receptionist, I see her smiling at me. Damn, she fucking heard us. Hell, she may have gotten turned on by it. I know I would have if I were the one hearing it.

  Chapter Eighteen

  Zander

  I was on cloud fucking nine when I left Audrey’s office. I’ve been begging her to come work with the guys and me. Evan is still trying to recruit Brody, so it will be the four of us. We’re some damn good attorneys.

  As I start my truck, I see a man in a car watching me. I drive a few miles. The man who was watching me is still behind me. I flip a U-turn and head the other way. He does the same. Just then, my phone starts ringing. It’s Audrey. She should be in her meeting.

  “Hey, baby, you miss me already?”

  “Zander, my fucking car broke down. It acted weird when I left the office. I swear, I think someone messed with it. I’m on route seventy-two in the middle of nowhere.”

  “Stay in your car, lock the doors. I’m on my way.”

  “Okay. Well, it is still drivable. It’s making a funny nose. The odd thing is, when I left I saw a man running to the other side of the street. He was between our cars.”

  “Fuck, stay there. I’m headed that way now. Do not get out of that car, Audrey. You hear me?”

  “What the fuck is going on?”

  “If it’s fucking Ian, I will kill him.”

  “Oh hell no, I will murder his ass myself. I thought he was gone. Why is he coming back to mess with me?”

  “I don’t know, but if it’s him, he is going to wish he didn’t. Don’t hang up. Stay on the line ‘til I get there.”

  “Okay…Now I wish I’d put my gun in my purse,” she says. I hear paper moving around.

  “Audrey, love, what are you doing? I have you on speaker and it picks up everything.”

  “I’m looking for my knife. I know I put it in my console. It isn’t here, though. That fucker, he’s been in my car. That’s okay, I have my bat hidden under my seat.” She laughs, then she starts yelling again. “That son of a bitch! Cock sucking mother fucker. He took my bat too. My car was locked. I don’t know how he got in it.”

  “I’m almost there, just calm down. He will not hurt you this time. I can see your car.” I seethe when I see she’s standing next to her car. “Why the fuck aren’t you in it?”

  “I had to get out. It was making a noise and I didn’t want it to blow up with me in it.”

  “Baby, it isn’t going to blow up. He probably just messed with the wires.” I pull up behind the car. She runs over and opens my door. There are tears in her beautiful eyes.

  “Jesus…Zander, is he trying to kill me?”

  “Pop your hood. Let’s see what this dumb ass has done.”

  We look under the hood. All the wires had been messed with. The battery is tilted. We look a little closer and see a plastic bag next to the oil cap. There’s a letter in the bag. I’m not sure if I should touch it, but I want to see what it says.

  “Audrey, give me a tissue or a napkin. There is a letter in here.”

  “Who the hell would put a letter in there?” She grabs a tissue from her purse.

  “I don’t know, but we are going to find out who this sick bastard is.” I open the bag and take the letter out.

  You are a worthless bitch. You will get what’s coming to you. This isn’t a threat. It is a promise.

  “There’s no name on it. It’s a typed letter. Who is doing this?” she cries as she wraps her arms around my waist.

  “Love, I’m not sure. The man I saw leave didn’t really look like Ian.” I look down the road, making sure that creep that was following me earlier isn’t anywhere around. I lean down, pick up a rock, and throw it toward the trees. “I’m sure we can find out what he looks like now. We will have your car towed home. You aren’t driving it.”

  “Okay, I don’t want to be left alone anyway. I need to get home and take a shower. I feel dirty knowing some sleaze was in my car.”

  “Come on, darling, I want to go see what we can find out about Ian so we can see if it’s him or not.”

  ***

  Zander

  I have a feeling we haven’t seen the last of whoever was fucking with Audrey’s car. I watch my rearview all the way home. No fucking way am I leaving her alone. Berry comes running to the truck when I pull into the driveway. I’m going to start leaving her in the house when we aren’t home.

  After making sure no one is around, I get out of the truck and open Audrey’s door. I motion for her to get on my back and give her a piggy back ride into the house. It doesn’t look like anyone has been here. I put her back on her feet in the doorway.

  “Look at me. Nothing is going to happen. I will protect you. Even if it means giving up my own life, I would rather die than live miserably without you,” I say as I wipe a tear from her cheek.

  “I couldn’t live without you. There is no way. If it’s Ian, we have to make him pay.”

  “We will. Let’s go look online and see what he looks likes now.”

  “The man I saw wasn’t Ian. I would have noticed him. I will never forget that look in his eyes that day he forced his way into the loft. I still have fucking nightmares.”

  “Come on, I need to see what this psycho looks like.”

  As we walk into my office, a weird feeling overcomes me. I grab Audrey and pull her behind me. I don’t see anyone when I look out the window. Berry isn’t barking, so it may be my imagination.

  I turn on the computer and log onto Facebook. Here I know I can find a picture of Ian. While waiting for the images to load, I look into my woman’s face and fear is all over it.

  Ian’s face appears on the screen. I know, right away, that he wasn’t the guy I saw watching me from that car. The man I saw was a little older. I loo
k up to see Audrey crying. I pull her onto my lap. I can’t believe he has her so afraid of him. I want to rip his head off with my bare hands. There’s no fucking way he’s getting close to her again.

  “So, is Ian the man that was following you?” she whimpers.

  “No, that isn’t him. The man I saw was a little older. Can you think of anyone else that may be after you?”

  “No, I can’t think of anyone. It could be someone from one of my cases. They all know where I work. It could have been any of them.” She sighs as she clings to me.

  “You aren’t going back there. I’m not letting anyone from there hurt you. I’m calling Alton. He can look into this more. He may have some connections. I know that, since Ian’s father retired, not a lot of them have much to do with him. Since Alton is the local sheriff he knows everything that goes on.”

  “Well, what I am supposed to do?” She crosses her arms. “I still have a couple meetings.”

  “Sorry, dear, they’re cancelled. They can find someone else to attend them.”

  I’ll call Alton and ask him to come over ASAP. He and I played baseball together. He knows how much I hate Ian.

  ***

  Zander

  Alton arrives and I give him all the information I have. I show him the letter and ask him if this can stay between us. I don’t want the sheriff’s department to get involved. I know some of the officers may still be working at Mr. Jackson’s request to keep his bastard son out of trouble.

  “Zander, I don’t think Ian is behind this. He’s in Marion County. I don’t think he’s been coming around here lately. I can check to make sure. I know the last time I’d heard anything about Ian, that’s where he was,” Alton says.