by Ashley Blake
“I’m just glad you came to your senses and agreed to get together with him. This is so perfect, you guys are meant to be together.”
I looked at her and gave a wry smile. “You’re silly.”
“I’m serious. Watch, you’re going to end up marrying him.”
“Sophie, I am only 22. I’m not even thinking of marriage.”
“I’m not talking about right now, I mean down the line. He’s your future, I just know it.”
“Girlie, I am just taking things one day at a time.”
Just then the doorman buzzed up to let me know Declan was downstairs. I fluffed my waves and gave Sophie a quick twirl.
“Do I look okay?” I was way more nervous than I thought I would be.
“You look beautiful, now go have fun! I want to hear all about everything when you get home…whenever that may be!”
“Bye!” I giggled at her silliness, grabbed my purse and was out the door.
As soon as I stepped off of the elevator I saw Declan standing there and my breath was sucked from my lungs. I had forgotten just how gorgeous he was. I could not stop smiling as I walked over to him.
“Hey, you,” I said.
He winked at me as he gave me a quick once over. “Hey yourself. You look stunning, Brielle. It’s so good to see you.” He gave me a long hug and a quick kiss on my cheek that sent the butterflies fluttering.
“It’s good to see you, too.”
We chatted about nothing in particular on the drive back to his place and kept the conversation very shallow. It wasn’t until we walked into his place that everything changed. It felt good to be there again.
“Can I get you something to drink?”
“Sure, I’ll have a glass of white wine.”
He poured both of us a glass and joined me on the couch. Declan sat there looking at me and reached out to gently caress my cheek.
“It is so good to see you, baby. I have really missed you. Tell me what’s been going on.”
The elephant in the room was Sarah’s pregnancy and I knew she must have had the baby by then, but I didn’t want to jump on him about it. I felt a bit of a pit in my stomach as I started to assume that not talking about it right away meant that it was his kid. Oh well, I will just deal with it because I am not willing to walk away from him.
"Well, my parents got married which really shocked me. I mean, it is still hard for me to believe that my father actually showed up and went through with it but I guess he really loves her. I have to say I have never seen my mother look happier, so I’m happy for them.”
“Wow, I am glad that your mom is happy but I have to tell you my dad was devastated for a while. He really fell hard for your mom.”
“Is he okay now?”
“Oh, he’s fine now. He reconnected with someone he knew in high school and they seem pretty happy. Everything worked out the way it was supposed to, I guess.”
“I’m glad he’s doing better.”
“So you have a new job? Is it in interior design?”
“Yes, remember the firm I was interning for?”
“Yeah, the big one downtown.”
“Yep, well they offered me a full-time position.”
“That is so great, Brielle. I will have to stop by sometime to see what you do.”
“My boss is actually letting me design one of the display rooms so when I’m done you can check that out.”
“Cool, just let me know when and I will be there.”
“I will. So how have you been doing with your fights?”
He took a deep breath and let it out slowly. “I haven’t been in the ring since Mexico. My head just wasn’t right with everything that was going on so I had my manager cancel what I had scheduled until I was ready to focus, but I’ve still been training every day. My next fight is in two weeks.”
“Oh, so you’re ready to get back in the ring?”
“Yes.”
My heart began to hammer against my chest as the silence between us grew longer. I wanted to ask about Sarah but didn’t know how to do it. I glanced over at Declan and I could see that he was mulling something over so I decided to wait and hear what he had to say. He looked up at me, his blue eyes holding mine.
“I’m not the father.”
I sat there looking at him wondering if I really heard what I thought I had heard. I needed to choose my next words carefully.
“Is Sarah okay?”
He gave me a small smile and slowly nodded his head.
“You’re amazing, Brielle. After everything, you’re worried about Sarah’s feelings. Sarah is fine and I won’t have to worry about her coming around anymore.”
“So what happened when she found out?”
“She already knew I wasn’t the father. Zach suspected that she was lying from the beginning, but I wanted to make sure I did the right thing if it was my kid so I waited until he was born to be sure.”
“Wait, what do you mean she knew?”
“When Sarah broke up with me I never knew the real reason until a couple of weeks ago. She was hooking up with her dance partner at the dance studio and they are still together.”
“She was with someone else this entire time she was claiming you’re the father?”
“Yes. I’m just glad I decided to get the paternity test because she would have kept up the charade and milked me for a ton of money for a child that is not mine for years. All she really wanted was my money.”
I sat there for a minute letting it all sink in.
“Wow, Declan. I can’t believe it. How are you with all of this? Pissed?”
“I was at first, but now I just feel sorry for Sarah. I wish her well but never want to see her again.”
“I have to say, I’m glad this is all over.”
“So am I, baby. It’s back to normal life for me and that includes being with you and getting back in the ring.”
“Do you think you’ll be ready for your fight?”
“Without a doubt.”
“I’ll be there cheering you on.”
“Thanks, sweetheart.” He was silent for a few seconds, his eyes lowered to the floor, and then he raised his eyes to mine. “I love you, Brielle. You are the piece of me that has been missing from my life and I don’t want to be without you.”
Tears came to my eyes as I smiled at him. Butterflies fluttered in my belly as he reached out and gently caressed my cheek, wiping away a tear.
“I love you too, Declan. I have really missed you.”
“Ditto.”
He twirled one of my waves around his fingers as his eyes lingered on my lips. Without saying a word he leaned in and kissed me. I let out a soft moan as I scooted closer to him and wrapped my arms around his neck pressing my body to his. As his hands slid down my back my fingers raked through his thick hair, our tongues sliding over each other. I swung my leg around and straddled him on the couch, feeling his hard length between my legs. Declan pulled my hips closer to his so that I could feel every inch of his hardness and he ran his hand over my breast, tweaking my hardened nub through my t-shirt.
I had forgotten how good his touch felt and I allowed myself to get completely lost in what we were doing. Since his whole Sarah issue was resolved there was no reason for me to hold back. Declan was the man I wanted to be with and I was going all in.
He slipped his hand under my shirt quickly unhooking my bra sliding his hands around to my breasts cupping them gently at first, his thumbs softly stroking my nipples. I could feel myself getting aroused as a moan escaped my lips. I gently trailed my fingers down his chest to unbutton his jeans as he pulled my shirt off of me, the cool air hitting my bare breasts. His mouth captured one taut nipple while his hand rolled the other nipple between his thumb and forefinger and I arched my back and rolled my hips against him.
He reached down between my legs with one hand and slipped his fingers inside my panties. My fingers dug into his shoulders as I pressed down wanting him to go deeper. Declan’s thumb rubbed my sens
itive bud as he slipped two fingers inside of me, pumping in and out while rubbing my inner walls. He twisted my nipple as he pressed down on my sensitive bud and that was what put me over the edge. My orgasm came quickly, shooting to the surface as I screamed out, my body racked with waves of pleasure.
I took a minute to catch my breath, kissed him and then slowly slid to the ground. He leaned back against the couch as I unbuttoned his jeans and lifted his hips so I could slide them off of him. I pulled his boxer briefs off and nearly drooled when I saw his member. I slowly ran my hands up his thighs and glanced up and gave him a wry smile. I was about to send him to the moon.
I wrapped my hand around the base of his dick and slowly slid my hand up to the tip, giving it a little squeeze and then slid it back down to the base. He let out a soft groan so I knew that he liked it. I leaned in and quickly sucked him in my mouth rolling my tongue back and forth and then took him all the way in. I pulled back and then plunged him back in my mouth and heard him suck in a sharp breath as his dick touched the back of my throat. I stroked his member and held his ass as I drew him in even more. He let out a long, deep groan as his fingers grabbed fistfuls of my hair holding my head steady. He began to thrust as I pressed my tongue against his hard length.
“Oh, that’s good, baby. Just like that.” He ground out the words through haggard groans.
My sacred place was throbbing and I wanted him inside of me. Declan’s body became tense and he quickly pulled away and pulled me up off of my knees.
“Not here. Come on.” His words were a strained whisper and his dick was standing at full attention.
I followed him to his bedroom and before I could say a word he threw me on the bed, rolled on a condom and slipped his arms under my knees. He kissed me right below my belly button and I began to writhe around with desire. His tongue flicked my sensitive bud and I grabbed his hair, holding his head steady.
“You like that, baby?”
My breath was reduced to short pants as I nodded my head. His tongue delved into my folds, tasting every millimeter of me. He flattened his tongue putting pressure on my sensitive bud, focusing on nothing else. My hips bucked as I pushed back against his tongue. He didn’t let up and my body began to tremble as his tongue brought me to new heights of ecstasy. My second orgasm rocketed to the surface and as the waves of pleasure subsided Declan positioned himself above me, his manhood hard as steel.
He lowered himself into my sex and my legs wrapped around his as I lifted my hips allowing him to go deeper.
“Oh shit, baby, you feel so good,” he groaned.
His face twisted with lust and I smiled to myself. I’m doing that to you.
His eyes held mine as he leaned down to kiss me and I wrapped my arms around him as our bodies melted together. We moved together and then Declan slid almost all the way out of me to his tip and then plunged back into me. My wetness ran down my inner thigh as he increased his pace. He grabbed onto my hips and hammered me into the bed a few times and then flipped me over. My ass was in the air and he ran his hands over each cheek, giving a tight squeeze, groaning as he plowed his thickness into me. I undulated my hips as he thrust into me. He held on and pounded into me repeatedly, the slapping of our bare skin echoing in the room. Guttural grunts escaped his lips as our breathless pants filled the air, and I felt his body stiffen as his orgasm consumed his body. He collapsed next to me, panting for air and rolled over on his side to look at me.
“You are so beautiful. How did I get so lucky to find you?”
I leaned over and kissed him.
“I’m the lucky one.”
“I want you to meet my mom and step-dad. I’ll set up dinner with them next week if that works for you.”
I couldn’t hide my excitement. “That sounds great!”
“Cool. Hey, let’s go on vacation somewhere. When do you get some time off?”
I giggled at him. “I just started working, Declan! I can’t really ask for time off.”
“Oh, right. I’m sure you get time off for Thanksgiving, right?”
“Yes, but my parents have already made me promise to spend it with them.”
“Okay, I can understand that. But you will still have Friday through Sunday off, right?”
“Yes.”
“Let’s go away somewhere, anywhere you want.”
“Okay, I would love to!”
“Okay, good. What are you doing tomorrow night?”
“Sophie and I are doing dinner and a movie.”
“Hmmm, I think your plans are going to change.”
“What makes you say that?”
“Zach is planning to ask out Sophie for tomorrow night.”
“Oh really?”
“Yeah, he said he’s been thinking about her since Mexico so I told him to go for it. She seems like a pretty cool chick.”
I smiled as I thought about Sophie with Zach. She didn’t make a big deal about it but I could tell that she was still hoping to hear from him after spending time with him on the flight back from Mexico. I was happy for her and I couldn’t wait for us to go on a double date! Okay, I was getting ahead of myself but I was hopeful that Zach and Sophie would turn into something. Time would tell.
“She is a pretty cool chick, Declan. Zach is a good guy, right? I can’t have my girl dating a jerk.”
“Zach is a stand-up guy and any chick would be lucky to spend five minutes with him.”
“Coming from you, I know that means a lot so I hope they have a good time.”
He playfully rolled his eyes. “I’m sure she will tell you all about it.”
“Yes, she will!”
“That would be pretty dope if we all did something together sometime.”
“Yeah, that would be cool.”
He looked over at me and gave me a wink. “I think I’ll keep you around for a while.”
I playfully swatted his arm.
“Hey!”
He pulled me in for a hug.
“I’m just kidding. I want you around for the long haul.”
I smiled at him.
“Ditto.”
“I love you, Brielle.”
“I love you too, Declan.”
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