Trapped with My Best Friend's Dad: A Steamy Standalone Instalove Romance (A Man Who Knows What He Wants Book 258)

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by Flora Ferrari


  Now I hug him closer, content to wait here as my mind drifts back over this past year.

  Keeping my hands off Rayla as we stood at the altar was one hell of a challenge, her wedding dress was so sexy and magnificent it made me want to tear it off. That’s the thing with my woman.

  She’s always appealing to the two halves of me – to the lover and the beast, in each and every moment.

  She’s doing so well at college. She’s done so well with her play. I can’t wait to see what she achieves next.

  “You’ve done a lot too,” she murmured to me last night. “What about your book deal, huh? The return of Roman Robinson is a reality.”

  “What about the long awaited debut of Rayla Robinson, hmm?” I’d whispered, kissing the nape of her neck.

  Now I’d seen what her writing debut entailed, and I couldn’t be more impressed.

  “Aunt Millie is doing amazingly well too, isn’t she?” I murmur, rocking Liam softly.

  My daughter has had several short stories published and she’s well on her way to completing her first novel, after lots of hair-pulling and rewriting and stressing.

  Pride blossoms inside of me when I think about how well my daughter and my wife are doing, and then the crowd parts and Rayla is walking toward us.

  I study her, my gorgeous wife, changed into jeans and a baggy T-shirt out of her play gear. She’s tied her wild dark hair back in a ponytail, draped over her shoulder and jostling around as she approaches us.

  I can’t help but smile as my gaze consumes her, the way I always smile when I lay eyes on her.

  Every inch, every gesture, every moment with my woman is something I savor, reminding myself how lucky I am that the storm chose then to strike – sealing us in, helping us to fall in love.

  I lean across and push open the car door for her.

  She smiles as she slides into the seat next to me, reaching over and brushing her hand along my jaw before giving Liam a soft stroke on the head.

  “How was I?” she asks.

  “Amazing,” I tell her, and I’m not just talking about the play, though she was amazing in that.

  I’m talking about our wedding day.

  I’m talking about how dedicated she is to her craft, even whilst being the most loving mother I’ve ever seen in my life.

  I’m talking about the way her curvy body calls to me even more now that she’s had a child, captivating me with more carnal hunger every single day.

  “You’re amazing, Rayla.”

  She smiles, her eyes hazy and tired. But tired or not, nothing could stop her from softly taking Liam from my arms, leaning down, and gently kissing him on his forehead.

  “I missed you both so much,” she whispers.

  “We were right there.” I squeeze her shoulder, love coursing through me. “We’re always going to be right here.”

  “I know.” She looks over at me with light dancing in her eyes. “I love you so, so much, Roman. More than I could ever explain.”

  “I love you more,” I say passionately.

  We stay like that for a long time, sitting in a cocoon of warmth and contentment in the parking lot, until a light summer rain starts to fall.

  And when our eyes meet she giggles and I laugh, as we remember the million raindrops that brought us to this moment, this perfect forever.

  Extended Epilogue

  Some Time Later…

  Rayla

  “I am the monster,” Roman roars, leaping out from behind the couch.

  The children laugh like crazy.

  At least, those old enough for laughter do.

  Liam and Sebastian break into giggles, our ten and eight year old always goading each other on. They’re so similar in their love of mischief, except that Liam has my brown hair and Sebastian has his father’s – and sweet Millie’s – blond.

  Elena and Isabelle fill the air with their laughter. The five and four year old are just like their older brothers, fused at the hip, often turning our house into a fairytale land of dress-up and play as they experiment with different fabrics and styles.

  Elena spins away with all the pomp and grandeur of a five year old on a mission, her long dark hair trailing behind her. “Fine, wicked monster, then come and see if you’re tough enough.”

  I sit at the back of the room, the raindrops lightly pattering against the window, each one filling me with more and more love. Trent lies peacefully in my arms, his eyes closed, even as his dad and brothers and sisters make mayhem bare feet away from us.

  Trent, of all my wonderful children, has cried the least of all my children. He’s a precious peaceful bundle of joy.

  “Do not tempt me, girl,” Roman says, standing up to his full height and holding his arms at his sides.

  Even if this is all rehearsed – the children all wrote the play together – I have to admit he looks imposing as he rears up.

  My husband had gotten burlier with age, his arms thicker. Every part of him swells with muscles and protective impulses, as though the animal inside of him knew he had to become stronger to keep us safe.

  I smile as my chest glows brightly, the play continuing with Roman charging at Elena only to have Liam and Sebastian and Isabelle leap in his way.

  Roman covers his face as they present their magic wands – really just games console and TV remotes – and groans as he sinks into the armchair.

  “You’ve got me… you dastardly kids, you got me.”

  I was so impressed when Liam used the word dastardly in the script. He’s taking after his father, that’s for sure… or his aunt. Roman has gone on to write more bestselling books since that magical week in the cabin. And Millie has written eight books, many of them bestsellers too, all under a pen name because she didn’t want to use her dad’s name.

  I’ve acted in plays, television, and three movies, and all of them have done well, letting me say, I am an actor once and for all. I make my living by pretending to be other people.

  But nothing is as sweet as being me, as being blessed with this life – my real life.

  “Mommy,” Elena whispers out of the corner of her mouth, as though there’s a crowd watching and she wants to be discreet.

  “Hmm?” I murmur. “Sorry, I was away in the clouds.”

  “It’s Trent’s line,” Roman says, as he smiles at me.

  “Dad. Monsters don’t speak,” Elena sighs.

  Roman grins and mimes sealing his mouth.

  Oh, right.

  Trent’s line. I forgot all about it.

  Lifting him very gently, as though he’s about to address them, I move my head behind him so they can’t see me. They can just see their precious little brother. It’s so hard not to giggle though, and Liam and Isabelle’s laughter tells me I’m not alone.

  “Enough games, punks,” I say, doing my best baby voice, holding little Tent, as more giggles escape me. “And stick ’em up.”

  None of us can hold it together after that.

  We all break up into laughter, the whole room filled with it, as love dances in the air.

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