All the flirting, innuendo, and sexual tension between them pushed her beyond frustrated. Two weeks of rest had her feeling much better but she knew Noah would still be cautious, afraid he’d hurt her. She decided she had to initiate it and not give him any reason to resist. She had been without him for too long. One night of making love, after three long years of being without him, wasn’t nearly enough. She planned out her tactical maneuvers for when he joined her that night.
Once he had settled into bed and was drifting off to sleep, she silently moved until she was fully under the covers. She licked the underside of his shaft, along the vein from shaft to tip, then around his mushroom shaped head. He was already semi-hard when she first touched him, but he was fully erect within seconds.
She felt his breathing increase with her touch and heard him moan when she took him fully in her mouth. Her hand gently cupped his balls as her fingers lightly stroked them, moving up his shaft as her mouth moved down. His hands came around to hold her head, and his hips began to thrust in time with her hand and mouth.
He made a louder moan, then she heard his sleepy, husky voice. “Bri…ah…damn!” He threw the covers back and raised his head off the pillow to look at her.
She lifted her head and smiled at him like the Cheshire cat. Since he couldn’t deny her what she wanted, she gingerly crawled on top of him and stroked him with her wet center.
“Want me to stop?” She purred in his ear, though she already knew the answer.
His alpha-male growl reverberated to her core, exciting her even more. “Hell no, I don’t want you to stop!”
She raised her hips up and positioned him at her entrance. He gripped her hips with his huge hands. Slowly, she took him inside her. She relished the feel of him as he stretched and filled her as only he could. She moved slowly at first, rocking her hips and finding her rhythm, until she no longer felt the soreness of her injuries and only the pleasure he gave her. He sensed her need for more, so he held tighter to her hips and thrust his up to meet hers. His thumb moved between them as he massaged her clit and she screamed his name.
He sat up and wrapped his arms around her, then turned her over to lie on her back while he supported his weight on his arms. He moved very carefully so he wouldn’t hurt her, but she longed to feel his body against hers. She wrapped her arms around his back and gently tugged to pull him down to her. He cupped her face in his hands and kissed her and then he lightly licked his tongue across her lips. She opened her mouth to invite him in, and he took full possession of it.
He continued his kisses along her jaw, down her neck, and to the taut bud of her nipple. His teeth grazed it as he licked, sucked, and kissed on one side before he started over again on the other side. Every touch heightened her arousal even more, and her moans urged him on. He worked his way down her stomach as he kissed and licked every part of her until he reached her hot, wet core. Fully settled between her legs, his hands moved under her hips and pulled her knees over his shoulder to put her center fully in line with his tongue.
His dark head moved in to lick her from the bottom of her slit to the top of her clit, where he stopped to suck and tug on it. Her hands flew to his head, as she fisted his hair in her hands to hold him in place. She felt his chuckle rumble through her from deep in his chest.
He did it again and again until Brianna came apart in his hands. “That’s my girl. Let me taste you, baby. It’s been too long. Come for me, scream my name.” When his mouth met her core again, he didn’t stop until she loudly screamed his name over and over.
He moved to cover her body with his and kissed her fiercely. The taste of her arousal was still on his tongue and lips from when he pushed her desire into a feverish state. He bent her knees then she lifted and spread her legs to allow him full access. With one swift thrust, he rocked inside her and murmured words of love and ecstasy.
He sat up on his knees, put his hands on the back of her thighs, and drove hard into her. In this position, he hit the pleasure spot with every thrust and felt her inner muscles clamp down around him, as she came over and over. Her extra wetness was his undoing and with her last cry, he growled her name as his own orgasm pumped into her.
He rolled them both to the side to avoid hurting her, but didn’t let her go. They fell asleep with their bodies still entwined, and he was still inside her. After her initial night of persuasion, Noah was much less hesitant about her physical abilities.
Noah continued to work mostly from home over the following weeks while she continued to heal. He claimed it was because he didn’t want to leave her alone in the event she had any problems post-concussion. If someone were to put a gun to his head, he’d admit that he just wanted to spend as much time with her as he could.
* * *
“I will not accept no for an answer, young lady!” Evan’s voice boomed at Brianna. “The arrangements have already been made and that’s that.”
Noah sat back in his recliner and smiled triumphantly. The whole family was on his side and there was no way she was getting out of it.
“Okay, Daddy, you’re right,” Brianna casually replied.
Evan sat up straighter. “What did you say? Don’t patronize me!”
Brianna laughed, “I said okay! What more do you want?”
“An iron-clad contract would do me just fine.” Noah chimed in, as Brianna gingerly took a seat in Noah’s lap and wrapped her arm around his neck.
“Look, I learned my lesson. I won’t go snooping around in anyone else’s dangerous business anymore. I’m done with the whole investigative reporting thing. I’ll take the Public Relations position for Sterling Luxury Resorts and work for you, Daddy.” She kissed Noah’s cheek and added, “But I’m staying in Miami.”
Evan agreed. “Fine, fine. We’re building a new Sterling Luxury Resort in Miami Beach on a piece of prime real estate. You’ll be able to garner us a lot of good PR.”
Diane had another motive for agreeing to it. “And maybe one day I’ll get some grandchildren from one of my daughters.”
Brianna rolled her eyes.
After Diane and Evan left, Noah set the alarm, picked Brianna up, and carried her to his bedroom. He’d done the same every night since she was discharged from the hospital. It had been almost eight weeks since she was shot, and she was almost completely healed.
She still had occasional soreness in her shoulder and ribs, but it had become more of a dull ache. At first, Brianna actually did need his help to climb the stairs. She felt safe and secure in his strong embrace. She was past the point of needing to be carried then, but Noah wouldn’t hear of it. Neanderthal, she thought and smiled, knowing that she secretly loved it, too.
She loved her parents, but she needed time alone with Noah. He was still as careful with her as the first night she was forced to seduce him. She smiled at the memory of that big, dangerous man giving in to her “torture tactics,” as he called them. She walked to the bathroom to prepare for bed. She dug through the bathroom closet to find more cotton balls when she came across her backpack. With everything that had happened over the past several weeks, she had forgotten all about it. As she emptied the contents, she gasped and inhaled so sharply, she felt a pull in her healing ribs.
Oh. My. God.
Noah had just hung up from a phone call as she walked back into the bedroom. “Who was that?”
“That was Shadow. Seems our friend, Richard, has gotten a lot of his friends in trouble.”
She stepped forward to Noah, touching his arm. “You?”
He smiled and answered. “No, not me-thanks to you and those documents. Shadow and his team have rounded up everyone they could identify from the trail Richard left. They will be sent away for a very long time. Shadow told his superiors Steele Security worked with him on the wire you wore. The recording of Richard saying he intended to kill you completely cleared me of any wrongdoing.”
He reached for her, pulled her close to him, and wrapped his arms around her waist. She locked her hands around
his neck as he drew her into a long, glorious kiss. His tongue tenderly stroked hers, and then he pulled away slightly to suck her bottom lip into his mouth before gently scraping his teeth across it. He peppered her jaw with kisses and trailed down her neck.
He grasped the hem of her shirt and pulled it up over her head. He savored every inch of her, tasted her, and he took his time with her body.
“Noah, I really need to tell you something.”
“Brianna, I really need to show you something.”
She was undone at the need in his voice and the wicked, half smile he gave her. He always made her weak in the knees. He quickly shed his boxers and stepped out of them, displaying his rock hard erection. His fingers lightly trailed over her breasts, stopped to rub her nipples with his calloused fingers, before he left a trail of fire over her stomach.
He reached for her shorts, quickly unbuttoned them, and pushed them to the floor. Then he hooked his thumbs in the sides of her panties, lowered them to the floor, and knelt in front of her.
He licked and sucked on her clit and she fell back against the wall. Her knees threatened to buckle from underneath her. His fingers found their way to her center, caressed and pleased her, and made her wetter. Her fingers on one hand ran through his hair while the other dug into his shoulder as he brought her closer to the edge.
She gasped when one of his thick fingers plunged deep into her, her knees bent, and her back arched, and she pulled him in deeper. She cried out when his second finger joined the first one, stretched, and filled her as he prepared her body for him.
He stood before her and she locked her arms around his neck. He cupped her ass and pulled her up as he pushed her back against the wall. She wrapped her legs around his waist as his mouth covered hers. Their kisses turned deeper and more intense. He grunted with intense need and drove his thick, hard shaft deep inside of her.
He placed his hands on the wall, just under her hips, and continued to pound deep into her, over and over again with fierce intensity. “Look at me, baby.” She opened her eyes and felt the connection to him deep inside her chest, her love for him overflowed from her eyes.
She relished every thrust and every feeling with him. Her hands roamed everywhere over his body, fingernails dug into his sinewy form with every orgasm that rippled through her. Her moans, screams, and utterances drove him on even more. Unable to hold back any longer when she climaxed again, he let go and allowed her body to milk him dry.
Through heavy panting and continued sweet kisses, he held her against the wall, with her legs wrapped around his waist. “I love you so much, Bri, so fucking much. God, you just don’t know how much I love you and missed you. I will tell you and show you every day. I never want to be without you again, not even for a day.”
She cupped his face in her hands and kissed him, “You are my life, Noah. I will never leave you again, no matter what. Whatever the future holds, we’ll face it together.”
He carried her to the bed and carefully deposited her on her pillow before he climbed in beside her and held her in his arms for the night. He pulled up closer to her, molded their bodies to fit each other, and softly asked. “What did you want to tell me?”
“It can wait until tomorrow.” She wanted to tell him, but he already sounded half asleep, and she knew this news would probably keep him up all night. Wrapped in his arms and his warmth, she drifted off to sleep, completely sated, and completely happy again.
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Chapter Twenty-Four
She stood looking in the bathroom mirror, “Okay, Brianna. This is major. You’re going to walk downstairs and tell him. Just tell him.”
She stared into her own eyes. “I can’t do this.”
“Yes, you can. Quit being a coward.”
Great, now my inner dialogue is coming out!
While she still had the courage built up, and before she talked herself out of it, she walked toward Noah’s office. She called out to him as she turned the corner toward his office. “Noah, we really need to talk abou-,” then she realized he was completely engrossed in something he was working on.
He didn’t look up when he said, “Uh, okay. Just a sec, babe.”
“Oh, I’m sorry, Noah. I shouldn’t have bothered you.”
She turned to leave, but before she was even through the doorway, his arms came around her waist and gently stopped her. She hadn’t even heard him get up. How does he do that, she mused.
“You never bother me, Bri.” He tenderly nuzzled her ear. He turned her around then he sat on the back of the chair that was directly in front of his large desk. “Now, what did you want to talk about?”
“Noah, it can wait, really. You were deep in thought, and I didn’t mean to interrupt you. I know you’re busy.”
“I’m never too busy for you. Ever. I made that mistake once, but it’ll never happen again.” His tone was resolute. She couldn’t stop the butterflies it gave her to know how sincere he was.
She wiped her palms on her shorts, suddenly aware that they were sweating, and she felt really nervous. Her eyes darted around the room as she tried to think of the best way to tell him.
He immediately noticed how she chewed on her bottom lip, a sure sign that she was nervous. He tried to remain calm because they were in a good place in their relationship. Still, it put him on full alert to see her nervous demeanor.
“Umm, look. I’ll understand if you get mad at me when I tell you this. But I really didn’t do it on purpose,” she began.
The words were flying out so quickly, it was as if she had to spit them out or hold them in forever. Her tone of voice pleaded with him and he knew she was scared–of him, of how he would react, to whatever it was.
He stood up, took her hands in his, and kept his tone gentle. She had been through enough and he vowed he would never be the source of her insecurity again. “Bri, you never have to be scared of me–to talk to me or to tell me anything. Whatever it is, we’ll work through it together. Okay?”
She nodded and bit her lower lip again. He kept holding her hands as he stroked the tops with his thumbs to give her reassurance. She continued, “You see, the thing is, with everything that’s happened…I didn’t even expect to see you, much less anything else to happen…Then I got shot and I was in the hospital.”
Noah smiled reassuringly. “Bri, just tell me what’s going on. Let me help with whatever it is.”
“I just realized last night that I, umm, haven’t been on my birth control pills.” She spoke each word slowly to watch his reaction.
“Since? When, exactly?” His face became the unreadable mask again and his thumbs, that had stroked her reassuringly, suddenly stilled. His whole body went as rigid as stone. Brianna was afraid she’d hyperventilate before she could answer him.
Take deep breaths. Breathe! “Since that first night you caught me here in your house. My bag was still at the hotel. Noah, I’m late.”
He was silent. Too silent. She was about to hit full panic mode. It wasn’t that she didn’t trust him. She did–with her life. He wasn’t the type of man who would turn his back on her when she needed him the most, and he definitely wasn’t the type of man who’d turn his back on his baby.
The issue was simply that she knew that he didn’t trust her yet. Their relationship had just started to get back on track. They were becoming closer and feeling more comfortable with each other again, but sometimes she sensed his resentment from what she’d done. An unplanned pregnancy has a tendency to make some men feel trapped. She didn’t know how she’d survive losing him again.
Since he still hadn’t spoken, she felt the need to fill in the silence. “Look, Noah. I didn’t do it on purpose. I swear. I may not even be pregnant. It could just be all the stress I’ve been under. I planned to go to the store this morning to get a pregnancy test. Just to be sure, but…
“Damn it. Should I not have told you yet? I just didn’t want to keep something that big from you. I don’t want to keep anything from you. I didn’t wan
t you to think I went behind your back if I took the test without you. Maybe I should’ve made sure before I said anything?”
I’m in full panic mode, and he’s just standing there! She knew she was rambling and she couldn’t stop herself. His lack of response rattled her more than if he’d been mad and yelled at her about it.
“Noah, say something–anything. Please. Are you mad?” She hesitated before asking the next question. “Do you want me to leave?” She looked down at her hands and chewed on her lip.
“Woohooo!” Noah yelled as he scooped her up in his arms and twirled her around. “We’re having a baby!” He beamed as he kissed her and then he sat her back down.
“Noah, wait. We don’t know for sure yet,” Brianna said with a nervous laugh. But she quickly saw that it was useless to even try to tell him. He grabbed his keys off his desk, pulled her hand, and headed to the car.
“Well, let’s find out for sure. Right now!”
Back from the store and with the pregnancy test in hand, Brianna walked into the bathroom. Noah desperately wanted to follow, but he thought he should give her a little privacy to pee on the stick.
How long can it possibly take to piss? He impatiently paced outside the bathroom door, hesitated with his hand on the knob several times, then she finally opened the door to let him in.
“Well?” Like a kid on Christmas morning, he could hardly stand to wait.
She laughed, “Noah, I just now took it. It takes a couple of minutes for the results to show.”
He stood over the stick for what seemed like hours. After a couple of seconds, he asked, “Are you sure you did it right?”
“Yeah, it’s kind of hard to pee wrong, Noah.” She laughed and shook her head at him. She took a couple of steps away and sat on the edge of the enormous garden tub in his master bath. And waited.
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