His Distraction (Assured Distraction Book 2)

by Thia Finn

  “Are you going to be fine here alone?” Ryan knew Sawyer went to L.A. sometime before they left for Europe but didn’t know exactly how long.

  “This is my home. Of course, I’ll be fine.” He could feel her tension in the way she clung to him.

  “You know, I can stay whenever you want. There’s nothing keeping me over there, and damn it, I don’t even have a bedroom now since the bitch didn’t do as I asked her to.”

  “I would love for you to stay, but I didn’t want to seem clingy or anything. I mean, I know we’re still new but we’ve been together every night for a while now, and sleeping without you will be not so great, especially on our first night back.”

  “Thank God. I didn’t think you wanted me to stay. It doesn’t have to be permanent unless you want it to be. Just ‘til I can get this shit straightened out, at least.” He didn’t want to sound desperate, but he didn’t want to leave Peri.

  “Fine, it’s settled then. Let’s take our stuff upstairs then, roomie. You know I feel like an anvil has finally been removed from my chest. I was afraid you weren’t going to want to stay.”

  “Roomie, my ass. I’ll never be your roommate. As a matter of fact, I think we should break your bed in properly.” He swatted at her perfect ass as it moved up the stairs in front of his face. She squeaked playfully and ran up the remaining steps, dropping her suitcases and tearing off her shirt.

  He left his luggage beside hers and caught her before she reached the end of the hallway. He scooped her up and flipped her over his shoulder, and swatted her ass again.

  “Hey, what was that for?” She squeaked.

  “Love taps, my sunshine, love taps to warm that ass up!” She applied a few to his cheeks that were now in her face as she hung upside-down over his shoulder.

  “Watch out. I could get carried away at the sight of that perfect lily-white skin turning rosy from my hand print.” He swatted on the other cheek eliciting another squeal from her.

  “Hmmm. We might have to try that sometimes, but only if I’ve been especially naughty.”

  “Just thinking about you getting naughty enough to spank makes my dick hard.” He swatted the first cheek again before throwing her over on the bed and rolling her over on her stomach.

  He peeled her yoga pants down to her knees but stopped so she would be unable to move her legs. The little bit of lace that ran across her cheeks and down the center of them gave him access to the perfect round globes of her hot perfect ass. He ran his hands over the soft skin that had a little red glow to it.

  “Damn, that is one fine look: your ass with my pink handprints.” He swatted one cheek and then the other with his open palm then rubbed across the skin again with his hand to soothe the sting. “How does that feel to you?”

  “It’s making me hotter for you than I was before.” She wiggled a little, so he put his palm on her back holding her still.

  Smacking the two slightly pink cheeks lightly just above where it met her leg. She let out a little moan. He took that as a good sign and slid his finger down between the soft folds until he reached her clit.

  “Oh, Sunshine. You’re so wet already.” He pulled the pants and thong off her completely while she tried to take off the tank and jacket she’d worn off the plane, but couldn’t remove them completely in her position, so she found herself stuck with her arms bound above her head.

  Fingertips traced lightly from her neck down to the top of her glowing cheeks, and he said, “I don’t know what I did to deserve something so beautiful in my life, but Peri, you are one incredibly gorgeous woman.” He replaced his fingertips with his lips and kissed up the center of her back. He’d seen the beautiful tattoo on her back before, but the art never ceased to amaze him. On her left shoulder blade, she had a bouquet of daisies in bright shades of yellow. He kissed over the bouquet tied neatly with a bow and across to the other side where a cross in a field of flowers decorated the other shoulder.

  He kneeled between her legs and moved a pillow under her hips, raising her pink-tinged ass higher and pushed her legs wider. When he moved over the top of her, she was more than ready to have him inside her. He kept her from moving her arms from above her head by putting his hands on the outside of her upper arms.

  “Keep them there for now, please Babe.” He thrust his cock between her thighs, from the back to the front of her crease several times, and each time he hit her clit, causing her to jerk her hips upward into his pelvis. When he reached her rear opening, he probed a little before she shook her head no and gave a muffled groan of protest.

  “Okay, Babe, we’ll hold off on that because I know you need me here more right now.” With that, he pulled her hips even higher so he could plunge into her in one smooth stroke causing her to suck in her breath loudly.

  He stopped all movement savoring the feel of her tight sheath and allowed her to adjust to this position. “I can’t wait any longer, Peri. I have to move now.”

  “Yes, please, Ryan. Move!” She was almost screaming when she said it, and he knew she was already close to the edge. He wanted their lovemaking to go slowly, but she was having none of it. She was bucking and writhing under him, and he wanted her to have him the way she wanted it. He pulled her up on her hands and knees and reached under her wrapping his hands around her breasts and caressed them before finding the rings. He worried the little pieces of jewelry and pinched the stiff nipple then rolled it between his thumb and index finger. He moved to a straight up position behind her and grabbed her hips to create more force with each stroke. He spread her legs wider so he could move his hand down to massage her clit with one hand while the other was on her hip continuing to pound into her. She added to the thrust by bucking back against him making his strokes harder and deeper. “Ryan, Ryan, Ryan.” She was yelling his name and pushing back as though she could make him fill her more. He couldn’t hold out any longer when her inner muscles convulsed around his swollen cock and a moan tore from his lungs as he began coming inside her in hot, steady streams.

  He rolled so they were spooned together, lying on their sides because he was unable to hold either of them in the position any longer. He didn’t want her holding his weight, but he knew she loved to cuddle before freeing themselves from their coupling. He held her tight to his chest, as though he never wanted to let her go.

  He woke still in the same position and realized that his soft dick was pressed against her ass and uncovered. Damn it. How had he let that happen? He only went without a condom after making sure his partner was safe and on birth control. Surely she would have thought about it, too? Not that he would make her responsible for it but they needed to talk about this when she woke.

  Ryan pulled the covers from the foot of the bed over them and fell back asleep. He didn’t know if it was jet lag or all the great sex they had but exhaustion took over.

  Even though it was the middle of the night, they woke several hours later starving again. After cleaning up, they gorged again on tortillas filled with fajitas and cheese and were both grateful that he had ordered so much food. Once they had their fill, it was back to bed for more sleep. They discussed worries about pregnancy, and she assured him that she had taken precautions and that she knew she was clean, as did he since he’d only slept with a couple of girls and had always used a condom with them but decided to go his doctor and get tested again. They laughed at some of the antics while in Europe and the stories that Carter and Gunner told of their escapades. Those two made enough wild memories for the entire band and were always willing to share tales of their encounters. The lovers’ time together in the middle of the night was easy, and they talked until they both fell back to sleep.

  Ryan knew he had to go to his apartment the next morning, but it put him in a bad mood. He didn’t want to confront Krissy but had put it off as long as he could. He texted Hayden during the night to tell his cousin he would be home in the morning. Hayden replied he had a studio time for later in the day so he would see him when he got to the apartment.
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br />   Ryan prayed Krissy would be at work when they arrived at his door. He unlocked it and was surprised with all the changes she made to the apartment. Not that it looked bad since he hadn’t decorated at all, but now it looked like a female lived here. Only it wasn’t the right female; he thought to himself. Hayden walked into the living room when he heard the door open.

  “Hey, guys. Great to have y’all home.” Hayden gave his cousin a typical one-arm man hug then Peri hugged him, too. He was Ryan’s family, after all.

  “Yeah, it’s damn good to be home, too.” Looking around the room, he added, “Although it doesn’t look much like my place anymore.”

  “About that, have you talked to her yet?” Hayden looked at both of them.

  “No. What the hell’s going on that you’re not telling me, Hayden?” Even Peri could see that Hayden was sitting on information.

  “You need to talk to her, the sooner, the better.” Hayden looked everywhere but at them.

  “Dude, you are fucking cryptic. Just tell us.” Ryan was getting more pissed by the minute.

  “Hey, I’m just saying she has some things she needs to tell you that are none of my business.”

  “Has she been giving you hell the whole time?”

  Hayden rubbed the back of his neck. “No, actually, she’s been pretty tame, for her.”

  “Did you tell her no men in my house, like I said?” Ryan picked the mail on the bar that was piled up and looked at it now instead of Hayden.

  “Yeah, it wasn’t a problem. She rarely went out after a few weeks except to shop and shit like that, but no guys came here, that I know of.”

  “Good. I didn’t want you to deal with that her bullshit while I was away, and I’m sorry you even had to handle her at all.”

  “It was okay. We got into a routine, and it worked out fine.”

  “A routine, huh? It sounds like y’all are an old married couple or something. Did you get out and meet the ladies? All of those college and sorority girls hanging out over on Sixth Street, surely you could find someone your age to party with?” He was looking back at Hayden now, trying to gauge his cousin’s response.

  “Well, I’ve been doing a lot of shit for the studio and Cash. He keeps me pretty damn busy, which I don’t mind at all since they are paying me to work. When I’m not working there, Cash has had me lined up playing a lot of bars and other gigs around here. I even played in San Marcos by the University. Pretty girls down there, too.” Hayden had a grin on his face, obviously remembering the girls at Texas State.

  “Good, kid. You need to get out and find some women. That’s half of what being eighteen is all about.” Ryan waggled his eyebrows, making a masculine gesture that Peri ignored since it seemed to embarrass Hayden to have this discussion.

  After they talked shop and caught up, Ryan opened the fridge and found a couple of beers. He needed to fill Hayden in on his plans.

  “So, Hayden, I wanted to tell you that I’m going to move most of my stuff over to Peri’s and live there. You can stay here as long as you want. I know you probably can’t afford this apartment yet, but I’ll pay for it since the lease is in my name and all. You can save the money you’re making and then when the lease runs out next spring, we can decide what to do with it.”

  “Thank God,” Hayden said. “I was afraid I was going to be looking for a new place to live as soon as you got back. I found some online and was going to look at them soon, but I like the location here, so being able to stay here would be awesome. Thanks, man.” The relief was written all over his face. “Hey, wait, does this mean y’all are together? Like together, together?”

  “That’s exactly what it means. Hopefully, we’ll get this shit with Krissy straightened out, and she’ll be gone soon, too. Maybe we can get you a roommate to pay half the rent at mid-semester. UT students are always looking for a good apartment. The best thing about it is you would be living with guys your age for a change.”

  Ryan watched as the he blood seemed to drain out of Hayden’s face. “Oh, yeah, that’s a good idea, I guess.”

  “What the fuck, Hayden? Just say what’s on your mind, kid.” Ryan was getting annoyed with him again.

  “You need to see what Krissy’s got going on before you make a final decision about all of that.”

  Peri chimed in. “That’s it. Is Krissy at work because he’s not going to tell you what you want to know? Let’s go see her. I should probably check-in with Cash, too.” She picked up her phone and sent Cash a text to see if they could meet up at the studios.

  “Yeah, that’s a good idea. Might be better to have it out with her at the studio than here. She might start throwing shit if we’re here when she learns about us.” Ryan smiled as he said it, but knew Krissy was capable of breaking things; he had seen her mad often enough.

  “Y’all might want to hold off on that second bit of information until after you talk to her,” Hayden added.

  Ryan glared at him. “We’re done! Let’s see what’s going on.” Ryan turned and opened the door, looking at Hayden, who gave him a sheepish shrug of his shoulders.

  Ryan didn’t say much on the drive over to the studio. Neither of them had any idea what was causing Hayden’s mysterious comments. If it were bad, surely someone would have called him and given him the heads up, because clearly Hayden didn’t want anything to do with the situation.

  The two walked in the front door of 13 Recordings expecting to see Krissy sitting behind the desk, but she wasn’t there. One of the secretaries was in her place, and they realized it was lunch already.

  “Hey, Callie, what’s going on?” Peri smiled at the woman.

  “Just filling in while Krissy’s at lunch.” She stopped and answered the phone.

  Looking at Peri, Ryan commented, “I didn’t realize the time. My clock is so fucked with this jet-lagged brain.”

  “Yeah, I could easily go back to sleep myself.”

  Callie finished the phone call and looked back at the two. “Why are y’all here? Don’t you deserve a couple of weeks off?”

  “Don’t I wish? The slave driver here wants us back in the studio on Monday to work on the new album.” He gave Peri a little nudge on the arm.

  “Gotta get the new music out there while AD is hot.” She smiled at the protesting guitarist.

  “Did Krissy go out to lunch or is she here somewhere?”

  “She’s here in the kitchen in the back. She usually stays in for lunch.” Callie said before she answered the phone again.

  “Thank you. See you later.”

  They found Krissy sitting at a table eating and thumbing through a Cosmo. From the glare they received, they were the last two people she wanted to deal with at work.

  Ryan and Peri were shocked at what they saw; Krissy looked terrible, her body too thin. It was as though she had been starving herself or been sick, and she obviously was worn out.

  “My God, Krissy. What the hell’s going on?”

  “Hello to you, too, Ryan. Nice to see you.” Peri watched the scene unfold as Krissy barely raised her head away from the magazine to see them.

  “Krissy, what have you been doing while we were gone?” Peri sat down at the table. “Have you been sick? Are you okay? ” Peri and Ryan both noticed the dark circles under her eyes and the strange pallor of her skin. Peri knew just from looking she had lost too much weight.

  “Yes, as a matter of fact, I have been very sick. Thank you for asking, Peri.” She glared at Ryan. “I had to spend a few nights in the hospital.”

  “That’s terrible, Krissy. I hope they found out what’s wrong with you.” Peri’s voice was one of genuine concern. “Who took care of you?”

  “Hayden did. He’s a good friend and has been so nice to me.” This comment made Peri turn and stare at the sound Ryan made.

  “You didn’t say what they found wrong, Krissy.” Ryan pushed again for the information.

  “Well, it seems I’m pregnant, Ryan, and I almost miscarried, but I’m fine now and so is the baby
,” Krissy said and Peri turned to see the comment brought a look on Ryan that could stop a freight train. She knew this was Krissy’s bomb she had waited to drop when Ryan least expected it.

  “Krissy, how could that happen?” She had been on the pill for several years.

  “What do you mean, ‘how did this happen’? It is our baby, Ryan.” Krissy stood up in a shirt stretched over her slight baby bump. “And from the size of my tummy already, it’s going to be a big one.” She rubbed her palm over the spot.

  Peri stared at Ryan knowing he couldn’t believe what he was seeing. He could only stare at her barely extended abdomen.

  “There is no way that’s my baby, Krissy, and you know it. We hadn't been together since before I left, and that’s been three months.”

  “Well, guess what, Ryan? I am thirteen weeks as of yesterday, so forgive me if I can count correctly, but that makes this our baby. Now you are going to have to deal with it and me.” She grabbed her lunch and stomped out of the room.

  Ryan slumped down on the nearest sofa. “You have got to be shittin’ me. What in the hell am I going to do with a baby? And worse, what am I going to do with Krissy and a baby? What a huge cluster-fuck.” He was staring into space speaking to no one in particular. Since Peri was the only one in the room, she felt obligated to try to help him come to some terms with the shock of this latest news.

  “The first thing you should do is calm down. I know this isn’t what you wanted, but what’s done is done. What matters most now is the health of that little one and the only way it can be healthy is for her to be healthy. And she is not healthy.”

  “No, she looks bad. She’s probably not eating right or resting enough. What the fuck am I going to do?” Peri understood his need to move as he stood. His mind had to be in overdrive because hers was.

  “You need to make sure she’s going to a good obstetrician to see if she is having problems or if it’s going to be a high-risk pregnancy.”

  While Peri didn’t like the idea of helping him make decisions for another woman’s baby, this was Ryan’s baby they were talking about. “Maybe you moving in with me isn’t such a good idea right now, Ryan. She needs to know she can count on you if there’s a problem.”