by Alyse Zaftig
Erik was right. He should have known better than to keep a secret from her. Even if he hadn’t told her, she would’ve found out on her own. She was a smart and talented lawyer, and he never had any intention of hurting her.
“As your friend,” Erik started, “you’re not going to be in good shape if you wait for her to figure shit out, so your best bet is to call her before she decides to leave your ass altogether. Trust me. Sometimes you have be the one to put yourself out there first.”
“Maybe,” Andrei said.
“Have I ever steered you wrong?” Erik raised his eyebrows.
“Not yet, but there’s always tomorrow.” Andrei grinned as he threw some money down on the counter and stood up.
“You’re lucky I like you or I’d be throwing your ass out of here like all the other troublemakers.”
“You could, but then I turn right around and sue your ass right back just for kicks.”
“Where are you going?”
“You’re the one who said to contact her, so that’s what I’m going to do.”
“That’s my boy.”
Andrei shook his head as he left the bar. It looked like it was going to rain soon, so he need to figure out where he was heading. There was no way he was going back to the office. Instead, he headed toward the corner, so he could hail a cab home.
That’s when he saw Victoria. She exited a building with another woman, but it wasn’t the DA’s office. Why wasn’t she at work?
“Victoria!” He called after her, but she didn’t hear. By the time he made his way to the other side of the street, they had gotten in the cab and taken off.
He turned around spotted the name of the office: Dr. Jacob James, M.D, OB-GYN.
Stood in front of the office, frozen. He couldn’t move at all. What the hell was she doing there during work hours?
All kinds of possibilities went through Andrei’s had. Maybe she was there for her regular check-up. She could’ve needed to refill a prescription for something like birth control. A million reasons for her to be visiting that type of doctor flew through his mind, but none of the possibilities calmed him down.
There was one possibility that he wasn’t sure he wanted to think about.
Thunder roared above him just before rain started to fall down. Even as he got soaked, he couldn’t force himself to move away from the building.
She couldn’t be. Then he remembered all the times they had been together. Passionate and scorching. Also unprotected.
He finally forced his seat to walk and stopped the first cab.
Andrei tried calling her phone, but the call went straight to voicemail. She must’ve turned her phone off. He gave to the cab driver directions to her building.
He almost forgot to pay the cab driver, since he was in such a rush to see her. He was close to going in, and he’d even gotten his hand on the door. Then he realized he was soaked to the bone and disheveled like a madman. He couldn’t go in like that, not at her place of work and embarrass her.
There was no way he could have her angry at him again, so he stopped himself from making a fool out of him and her. Maybe two drinks were too much for the daytime.
Andrei went home and took a cold shower to wake his ass up and regain focus. He would’ve gone for a run if the weather had been good and not a rainy hell.
If she had gone to that doctor for the reason he suspected, he needed a clear head to confront her about it. Thoughts still hit him like punches. He felt like a punch-drunk boxer.
Waiting was another form of torture that he never got used to. Even though his experience as a lawyer had forced him to be a patient man, he wasn’t very patient and couldn’t see that ever changing.
When the clock struck five, he tried her phone again, hoping should pick up this time. His hope shattered, and this time it was his turn to be upset.
If she was pregnant, wouldn’t she have called him by now? Hell, she should’ve told him she was going to see the doctor in the first place. He would’ve been there to support her just like any real man should. It didn’t matter that being a father again scared him to death. If Victoria was pregnant, he was going to be there for his child and for her.
Fuck waiting. He was going over there, and he was going to camp outside her door until she answered.
He got out of the taxi five blocks before her building so he could walk off the pent up energy that coursed through his veins. He hit the buzzer on her door and waited. When he didn’t hear any movement inside, he used his fist to bang on her door. He banged nonstop, until he heard her voice from the other side.
“All right. I’m coming, I’m coming.” She opened the door before she realized who he was. “No,” she said. “I can’t see you right now.”
She tried to close the door, but he put his foot to stop it from shutting. “We need to talk, and we need to talk now.” He opened the door and pushed through.
“I did not invite you in. You can leave.”
“Why did you go to see Dr. Jacob James today?”
She looked at him for a minute. “How did you know that?”
“I saw you come out of his office earlier.”
“What the…were you following me? I told you I needed space, Andrei. That doesn’t give you the right to go all stalker-crazy on me.”
“First, you don’t get to avoid the question. I saw you because that doctor’s office is on the same street as my friend’s bar. I saw you when I came out.”
“Bar? Are you drunk?”
“Enough with acting like a prosecutor, Victoria. Answer the damn question!”
She crossed her arms, and she looked pissed. Gorgeous as all hell, but her face was full of the fury of a woman who wasn’t in the mood to be played with. “You need to take that tone way down before I even consider answering you.” Her eyes were spitting fire at him.
He couldn’t help the hard-on that pressed against his pants, seeing her so beautiful and angry. A deep urge to kiss her rushed him, but he knew she’d only push him away or slap him if he tried. His woman was definitely working him up, but a part of him liked seeing the emotion pouring off of her. It wasn’t like the fighting he had with his ex that only fueled his annoyance. Victoria had a way of making him want her while he was still angry, and that made the anger dissipate. How could this woman make him so frustrated and still make him crave her? His woman. He’d already saw her as his, and whether she knew it or not, she was going to be his. He’d already lost himself to her, even if she wanted to keep their baby a secret.
“I’m sorry,” he said. “I don’t want to be angry with you. It’s just after seeing you leave there and not being able to call you, it has me riled up.”
She sighed. “My phone died on me, and I left my charger here. I wasn’t trying to block your calls. I didn’t even know you tried to contact me. Even though we said you’d give me a few days, I would’ve answered if my phone hadn’t died.”
“I think seeing you going to that doctor makes the scheduled break fly out the damn window. You’re not getting space right now. Why didn’t you call me right after?”
“I told you my phone was dead.”
“I’m sure you could have used your friend’s phone or one at the office.”
“This isn’t really something you want to discuss on the phone.”
He moved closer to her. “Are you going to tell me why you went there or not?”
“I’m trying to figure out if you’ve redeemed yourself enough to know.”
“Please.” Andrei came to the closest to begging that he’d ever gotten in his life. Even when Trish had made her case for primary custody of their girls, he hadn’t begged like this. “Just tell me. Are you pregnant?”
She nodded before finally saying, “Yes. I’m pregnant.”
He sat in one of her chairs to let all of it sink in. Before he speculated, but now that he knew it was real and right there in front of him. Too many thoughts passed through hi smind. Was he ready for another kid? His family hadn’t e
ven met Victoria yet. Then there was the shock factor after they met her. Although his family was mostly made up of accepting people, he’d never brought a woman home to meet them after he’d divorced Trish, especially not one carrying his baby.
“Can you please say something? Silence is never good when you’re in the room with a lawyer.”
Andrei looked up at her, but he remained silent. He could see the lines of nervousness etched in her face, and he didn’t like that look on her one bit. She was beautiful, and he hated that he was the source of worry. She had the flawless face of a woman that he was falling in love with. No, that wasn’t right. He’d already fallen.
He was hers, and he felt it with every inch of his being. Now, she was going to have his baby. His and hers.
He stood up and walked up to her. “We are going to have a baby!” This time he didn’t care if she slapped him or not. He had to kiss her and reassure her that he would accept this baby. He was still stunned, but this was a baby that was made from the most passionate moments of his life. The baby was truly a child conceived in pure love. He could never regret something like that.
She seemed taken aback by his reaction. “You’re happy.”
“As long as you don’t make me leave again. I hated being away from you.” He touched her cheek with a single finger.
A laugh finally took away the seriousness that had stayed on her face since he arrived. “It’s been less than a day.”
He pulled her closer to him, loving the way she fit in his arms so perfectly. He smelled her clean scent. “Still too long. I never want to be away from you or our baby.” He didn’t say so, but the idea of spending the rest of his life with her was quickly growing on him.
“You know you’re crazy, right?”
“I know you’re starting to love my crazy. Admit it. A sporadic trip to Montego Bay, and now we’re here.”
“Is that all you are going to say? We need to discuss this, all of it, like responsible adults.”
Andrei said, “Probably. I have to think about what’s best for you, the baby, and me. I’ll come to a decision about it soon.”
“Excuse me, but who’s carrying this baby, Rusak?”
He grinned. He kind of like how she used his last name when she needed to make a point. Damn fine lawyer in and out of the courtroom. “That would be you, Bellamy.”
“Exactly. This isn’t a dictatorship. If anything, it’s a partnership.”
“Yes, ma’am.” He nuzzled her neck. “Does this mean I’m forgiven for all of my crimes and transgressions?”
“You’re going to have to put in a lot of service hours before we can even mention forgiveness,” Victoria said as she kissed him on the cheek.
He groaned, feeling his cock hardening more for her. God, he needed her or he was going to lose it. “I like being of service to my public servant.”
“That’s a start,” she giggled as he grabbed the tip of her ear with his sharp teeth. “But if this is going to work…”
“No more serious talk tonight, please,” he said. “I need you, Victoria.” He pressed himself into her to hit home his point. “Need you so bad. Let me take you to bed.”
“But I haven’t eaten anything.”
“It’s not food I’m craving right now. If you let me eat you, I promise to feed you and my little one well later.” He was relieved when she let him pull her up and lead her to the bedroom, and he was going to keep her there until morning unless they ate a midnight snack in the kitchen.
Andrei scooped her up and carried her to her bedroom. In the span of a few weeks, this woman had captured both his heart and soul. As much as he wanted to rip her clothes off and claim her like a hungry and needy beast, he needed to show her he cared for her and loved her.
He undressed her slowly, loosening her blouse one button at a time. When he slid the shirt off, he found her crimson silk bra there to greet him with her mind-blowing offered up to him.
He was definitely a visual creature, and her tempting body only made his cock harder. He ached to be inside of her. He lost himself in her and pulled her into a kiss so he could devour her flavors. There was no way he’d ever be able to keep his hands off her. He unclasped her bra and eased it down far enough for his hands to finally cup her full breasts. They felt exactly like he remembered. She was made perfectly for him and for him alone. Victoria was his.
He’d had been fantasizing about her since they had taken a break. The sexy fantasies mixed with his moments of regret, until he didn’t know which one would win. Each moment with her was like an explosion. A wild quickie with no foreplay wouldn’t be enough tonight, but he saved that away on his to-do list for another time.
Andrei undid her pants as she lay back, and he slid it down to reveal crimson underwear that matched her bra.
“Such beautiful undies for me to take off you,” he said. “How can one man be so lucky?”
Her laughter was so sweet and filled the room. “That’s not even my fancy stuff,” she said as his hand trailed over the softness of her stomach.
“Don’t tease me, baby. There’s only so much I can take when you look this good.”
“Well, I had to wear a decent set of lingerie to the doctor. Don’t want him thinking I’m a mismatched woman with no taste.”
The idea of the doctor seeing her naked body filled him with jealousy. He wanted no other man to see her body. He didn’t care if the man had a medical degree. He had one cock too many for Andrei’s liking. He made a mental note to look up female gynecologists.
Right now, though, it didn’t matter. He was going to remind Victoria what he could do and to whom that sweet heat of hers really belonged.
She was soaking wet, dripping a little, and the evidence of it was right there for him to enjoy. He touched her covered pussy and watched as she pushed her hips against his hand.
Andrei ignored his own excitement and the fullness that begged to be released. He needed a slow seduction to fulfill his needs.
“Tell me what you want,” he demanded. He knew she was strong enough to ask for what she wanted. It was hot to listen to her describe what she wanted.
“I want you,” she sighed.
“No, sexy. I need you to tell me specifics. Where and how.” He slid her panties over and sunk a finger in her wetness, but he stopped right there. She tried to move around him and pull his finger in deeper, but he was having none of it. “You were saying?”
She moaned without saying anything at first, but then he added a second finger, still not moving his fingers much.
“Need you inside me.” She ground back into the bed.
“What do you want inside of you?”
“Your fingers moving. Now!”
She was demanding, and he loved her that way. “All you have to do is tell me, and I’m happy to do it.” He moved his fingers back and forth inside her slick channel until he had her grinding on his fingers. He curved them slightly to find that sweet spot of hers and moved back and forth to get her going.
“Andrei,” she cried.
“Ask,” he demanded.
“Your mouth.”
“That sounds interesting. What do you want my mouth to do?” He could get in the habit of teasing her. There was something about her being sexually frustrated and needing him for release that made his cock harder. He loved looking at her like this, sweaty and panting...ready for him to pleasure her.
“Make me come with your mouth. Please.”
He grinned with satisfaction. “My pleasure.” He slipped her panties off in one smooth motion and was back inside her. She was warm and ready for him. The perfect appetizer for him to sample.
Andrei moved his fingers with greater pace as her slickness increased and brought her closer to him. His tongue dipped down to lick her and sucked on clit. He lapped at her as if he’d never get the chance to taste her sweetness again.
Her pleasure rested on him, and that power was something he could get high from. He was there to hold her as the wave of pleasure
rocked her body and flushed her delicious skin. She shook in the aftermath of her orgasm, and he trailed kisses up her body. Her nipples were hard, protruding temptations for him to suckle. He quickly latched his tongue and lips to her nipples and forced more pleasure from her.
Soon those breasts would swell and grow with milk for his child, the child he’d placed deep within her. He didn’t know why that only got him more excited to take her, but he had to have her now or he wasn’t going to get the chance to feel her around him before he exploded.
He ached for to plunge deep inside her. Even she showed him he was taking too long to fuck her, so she wrapped her legs around his waist, pulling him close.
Andrei didn’t let either one of them wait any longer. He didn’t bother pushing his boxer briefs down all the way. He released his cock and found her entrance. As much as he wanted to tease her again, he saved that for another session, because he would get multiple chances to explore her voluptuous body.
They both sighed as he pushed forward and she welcomed him like a lover greeting a long-gone sailor. He took his time pushing forward and pulling back from her depths. The woman consumed every part of him, and he needed her to be engulfed by him the same way.
He groaned as he held back the pleasure trying to force him to end quickly, his eyes shut tight. He felt like he wasn’t in control. With each stroke it became harder to keep from exploding inside of her. He needed to take his time to feel every part of her and allow her arms to pull him even closer.
Her moans and pants urged him forward with each stroke back. This was what he needed more than anything in the world. Feeling her tremble around him while taking him in deeper.
When the peak finally smacked into him, he made sure he brought her with him. He came hard and long, marking her inside and out with all that was him, reminding both of them that there was no one else who could compare. They were the only people who existed in the entire world as they slammed into their orgasm hard enough to last long after both of them stopped moving.
Chapter 15
Victoria
When Victoria went work the next day, she was still sore between her legs from her night with Andrei. That man had a point to prove, and he’d done it repeatedly.