The McCallans (Complete 5 Books Series)

by Hadley Quinn

  “Did you tell Melanie yet?” he asked.

  “No, not yet. I just heard it on my way home from the shop. Call her. Call her!” she practically shouted at him, grabbing his shirt as she shook him. “And Brad, too!”

  “Okay, okay, I’m on it,” he chuckled. Sarah climbed off of his lap, just as his cell phone rang. Glancing at it he said, “Speak of the devil.” He answered his phone with, “Hey, Brad.”

  “I’m getting calls and messages that it was on the radio?” Brad asked excitedly. “Is it for real?”

  “Yeah man, sounds like it. They said it was gonna play today but they wouldn’t give me a time.”

  “And you didn’t fucking tell me?” he practically squealed.

  “I wanted it to happen first,” Tyse laughed. “Call me crazy, but sometimes they don’t get to it for a while.”

  “Oh shit, I don’t even care! I’m so fucking stoked! Thank you so much, man.”

  “Thank yourself, buddy. You guys did a great job on it. I told you it would be a hit.”

  “That’s the thing, Tyse. You told us. We didn’t believe it at first. I mean I dreamt about it, but you took a chance on a handful of nobodies and made it happen. I can’t thank you enough.”

  “You’re welcome. Enjoy your success, pal. Don’t let it go to your head, though.”

  Brad laughed but said, “I hear ya. I’ll continue to take all of your advice to heart. Hey, I want you and Sarah to come out tonight and celebrate with us. And Melanie, too. Shit, I need to call her! Does she know?”

  “I haven’t gotten that far yet,” Tyse smiled.

  “Let me do it, okay? I wanna tell her.”

  “Be my guest. Invite her and Jay out and we’ll meet you later. Text me your plans.”

  “Sure thing, man. And again, Tyse… I can’t thank you enough.”

  They hung up and Tyse stood there for a minute, letting the news sink in. He looked at Sarah, who was still standing there watching him.

  “Well, it made it on air,” he shrugged. “Where it goes from there depends on the people.”

  She stepped toward him and wrapped her arms around his waist. “I have no doubt they will love it,” she told him. “I’m so proud of you, baby.”

  She pulled him down for a kiss and he got lost in the moment pretty easily. The last two weeks had been an amazing turn of events with Sarah. She’d moved in with him, he hadn’t seen or heard from his grandpa since walking away from his music studio, and now Tyse’s heartfelt project with Melanie and Brad had come to fruition.

  Life was amazing.

  “Brad wants us to celebrate with him tonight if that’s okay,” he told Sarah as he kissed her on the forehead.

  “That sounds awesome,” she agreed. “But only on one condition.”

  He studied her carefully, loving the tiny smile on her lips. “And what condition is that?” he asked.

  She took his hand and pulled him toward the master bedroom. “We get to celebrate together first, Tyse and Sarah style.”

  “No arguments here,” he grinned, following her to their room.

  “You have to play for me, though,” she told him, heading across the room for Tyse’s guitar. “Sit,” she commanded, pointing to the bed.

  With a smirk on his face, Tyse sat on the edge of the bed as Sarah handed him his acoustic guitar. She leaned against the dresser and stared at him with eagerness in her eyes, but waited in silence.

  He never broke eye contact with her as he placed his Gibson on his thigh. He never even asked what she wanted to hear and immediately began to play “Forever” by Ben Harper. She was perfectly still, standing there giving him her undivided attention. He played entirely from the heart, feeling grateful and complete that he had this woman in his life.

  When he got to the last chorus of the song, she walked across the room toward him.

  So give me your forever

  Please, your forever

  Not a day less will do, from you…

  Sarah stood in front of him and he could tell she had tears in her eyes. She slipped her shirt off over her head as Tyse finished the last line of instrumentation on the song. After he set the guitar down at the end of the bed, he slid his hands around Sarah’s waist as she leaned forward to kiss him. The heat of her skin beneath his touch consumed him, and when she climbed onto his lap to straddle him, their tongues were searching deep with purpose.

  “You are the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen, inside and out,” he told her softly as he laid her down on the bed. “I don’t understand how blessed I am to have you. What have I done in my life to even deserve you?”

  She smiled sweetly at him as she lifted his shirt over his head. Running her soft hands over his back and shoulders, she replied, “What have I done in my life to deserve you?”

  He paused for a moment, just to think of a witty response. But none came. His heart was too full to even have anything clever to say and he didn’t even care. “Well I’m not sure how I could live my life without you, so I guess you’re stuck saving me from certain death. Not sure if that’s a good thing on your end, but it’s surely in my favor.”

  She smiled at him and shook her head. “Sounds about the same for me, so I guess we’re even. I think that’s perfect.”

  Tyse removed her bra and kissed along her shoulder to her breasts. “Me too,” he replied, working his way down to remove her jeans. He slipped them off and tossed them onto the floor, taking her leg in his hands to run his lips along it. She had the sexiest legs, and just the thought of them wrapped around him again drove him crazy.

  “You know I’m completely soaked already,” she informed him dryly.

  He only smiled as he kissed up her thigh until he removed her panties. “Sounds like someone kinda likes me,” he teased.

  She laughed, but as soon as his tongue was pressed to her center, she whimpered and became slightly tense.

  “Relax, baby,” he smiled at her.

  “It’s hard to relax when you freaking jolt my junk with electricity.”

  He couldn’t help laughing. “That’s the point,” he winked at her. “Let me do my thing and quit being a pussy.”

  “Gah!” she scoffed with a laugh. “Says the guy who’s all up in mine!”

  He bit back a smile and said, “Shh, you’re disturbing the wildlife.”

  He returned to the wetness between her legs until she said, “You’re telling me to be quiet?”

  He chose not to respond; instead, he decided to play really dirty and make her squirm even more. And she definitely wasn’t quiet, which was a victory in Tyse’s opinion. It was so satisfying to hear what he could do to her.

  “Okay, I’m too weak to carry on,” she exhaled, dropping her legs and arms flat on the bed in mock exhaustion.

  She was so fucking cute when she did stuff like that. Smiling, Tyse stripped the rest of his clothes off and said, “That’s what you think. You know you want what’s next.”

  She bit her lip and tried not to smile, but it was a useless effort. Sighing she replied, “I suppose if you really need the release, it’s fine by me.”

  “Oh, fine by you?” he scoffed playfully. “You’re just gonna lay there like a blow up doll?”

  She cocked an eyebrow at him. “And how would you know?”

  “I wouldn’t,” he laughed. “I swear to God, I wouldn’t.”

  She laughed too, but wrapped her legs around him as Tyse slid inside of her. “Well hopefully I’m more fun than a plastic doll.”

  “Ohhh, beautiful girl…” he sighed. “You’re my everything, don’t you know? You’re not only fun,” he told her as he moved against her, “but you’re funny, and sweet, and smart, and you know how to put me in my place.”

  She smiled against his lips. Sarah’s hands slid up his back to grip his shoulders as she moaned.

  “And you feel amazing underneath me,” he added as they continued to move together in unison.

  Sarah pulled his weight sideways and switched positions so she was st
raddling him instead. “And you feel amazing underneath me,” she grinned at him with a sexy smile.

  “I’d be an idiot to argue that,” he told her, lying back to enjoy the view.

  Believe it or not, it was her eyes and her mouth that he loved to watch the most. Especially when he could tell she was really into pleasuring herself on top of him. Like right now, when all he could think about was how good she felt on him while she bit her lip and made those sexy little sounds to go along with it. She would alternate between making eye contact with him and closing her eyes, and either way was a total turn on.

  After her very obvious release, she leaned down to kiss him and whispered, “It’s your turn, baby.”

  “Are you sure? I wanna make you feel good a few more times.”

  She shook her head no. “Not this time. I want to make you come, and I want you to do it in my mouth.”

  Ahh fuck, this woman was a dream come true.

  She sat up and moved against him again, purposely riding him hard. Yeah he loved her eyes and mouth first, but he couldn’t deny how amazing it was to witness the entire package dancing on top of him.

  “Just tell me when you’re close,” she told him softly.

  “Does it have to end?” he asked, somewhat joking and somewhat serious. “I’m kind of enjoying this.”

  “You’ll end it soon if you ever want to do this again,” she smirked at him.

  “Aye, aye, captain,” he chuckled. He took a deep breath to refocus until he knew he was close.

  “Okay, baby,” he told her.

  She slid backwards and let her mouth take over. She dutifully worked him over until he allowed himself to let go. One of her hands slid up his stomach to his chest, so he took it and laced their fingers together as he enjoyed the release.

  With an exhale, Tyse relaxed on the bed as Sarah lay next to him, propped up on an elbow.

  “Was it okay?” she asked.

  He really did love how honest she was with him, but sometimes she missed the obvious. Anything with her was way more than just ‘okay.’

  “Hell yeah, it was amazing. Was it okay for you?” he countered, figuring that was more the question that needed to be asked.

  “Yes,” she smiled.

  “Yes as in…you didn’t mind, or yes you’re glad it’s over and will never do it again.”

  She lightly laughed. “I liked it,” she admitted. “Honestly. Especially when I know you like it. But it’s not something I could do every time.”

  “No?” he joked. “Well that just completely ruined our relationship.”

  “I said ‘every time’, not ‘ever again’,” she corrected him with a smile.

  “Hmm, so is there some kind of schedule you’re on?” he teased.

  “Why, so you know which days will seem like your birthday and you can look forward to them? You know I love to have my way with you anyway.”

  “Oh, every day is my birthday with you. And I will always let you have your way with me, no matter what it is.”

  “You’re a slut.”

  “Only for you,” he grinned. “So not to sound too eager, but what brought on the suck fest?”

  She laughed out loud. “I just felt like it.”

  “So there’s no reason in particular?”

  “It depends. Yesterday, no, today, yes. Because I was so damn hot for you.”

  He eyed her carefully.

  “I know, us women are so unpredictable right?” she smiled at him.

  “Ha, so yesterday you wouldn’t have sucked my dick?” he asked seriously.

  “No, yesterday I wouldn’t have let you come in my mouth,” she corrected him just as seriously.

  He thought about that for a second. “But today you wanted me to because…you were extra turned on?”

  “Yeah, pretty much,” she smiled.

  “Seriously, any particular reason?” he wanted to know. “Hell, I need to know these things.”

  She shrugged. “Would you be able to eat cheesecake for every meal of your life?” she asked.

  “Hell yeah,” he replied with a smile.

  “No you wouldn’t!” she laughed. “You’d get sick of it!”

  He smiled as he considered that. “Yeah, maybe. So you’re comparing my jizz to cheesecake now?”

  Shaking her head she smiled and answered, “No. But you can have too much of a special thing.”

  He pursed his lips in thought. “Hmm, so my come is a special treat for you?”

  She laughed again. “Are you really stuck on this?”

  “Yes.”

  “What if I just said no every single time?” she sassed. “You can either enjoy the once in a while experience, or lay there and question it.”

  “You don’t have to tell me twice,” he replied quickly, and he pretended to zip his lips shut.

  She leaned over and kissed his mouth firmly. “I love you, baby.”

  “I love you, too.” They laid there in silence for a few seconds until Tyse added, “It was the song, wasn’t it.”

  Sarah laughed again and shook her head at his persistence. But then she shrugged and said, “I’m sure it didn’t hurt.”

  “But I played for you two days ago and that didn’t happen.”

  “Did you get laid?”

  “Yes,” he nodded earnestly. “And I got a strip tease.”

  She studied him for a bit and then smiled. “Are you complaining?”

  “Hell no!” he laughed. “It was amazing. I’m just wondering what your buttons are.”

  “Maybe that’s the point,” she answered coyly. “My buttons change. Often.”

  That was probably the absolute truth. “That is truly a good thing,” he told her honestly. “You’re spontaneous and unpredictable. I wouldn’t change that for the world.”

  “Good,” she agreed. “Now come take a bath with me.”

  She rose to her knees and pulled his arm to follow her.

  “No arguments here,” he answered, following her to the bathroom.

  “Fabulous. You start the bath, let me gargle for a bit.”

  The feigned seriousness on her face was priceless and he had to laugh out loud. “I thought you already did,” he motioned to the bedroom.

  “Exactly,” she nodded without cracking a smile.

  He watched her take a swig of mouthwash and spit it in the sink a few seconds later.

  “So…you actually didn’t swallow,” he smirked, loving the fact that he could be such a shit to her.

  “I did swallow,” she informed him. “How ‘bout you swallow a pile of jizz and see if it doesn’t thoroughly coat your tonsils.”

  His mouth hung open in mock disbelief and then made a face. “Um, no thanks.”

  “And you wonder why I ‘choose’ not to do that all the time?”

  “Maybe we should get your tonsils removed.”

  She punched him in the arm while he laughed. “Maybe you should start the bath,” she instructed him.

  Tyse would have responded to that, but there was a knock at the front door. He stepped into the bedroom to check the clock and said, “Oh shit, it’s already time.”

  He quickly threw his clothes on so he could answer the door, and he was pleased that it was who he expected it to be.

  This was going to be interesting…

  Chapter Thirty-Five

  “Hey, Olivia,” Tyse greeted her politely.

  She looked a lot different than how she did on the big screen a few years ago. In person she looked more similar to Sarah, mainly because of the long brown hair and big blue eyes.

  Her face held a slight frown, like she was uneasy, but she also held a hairy brown puppy in her arm like it was an accessory.

  “I’m glad you decided to make the trip,” Tyse added.

  She studied him for a second and replied, “Well, you make a pretty compelling argument on the phone. But I guess I shouldn’t have expected anything less from a McCallan.”

  He barely nodded. “Understandable. But I’m not like
them. I’m upfront and have zero ulterior motives.”

  “Yes, so you said. Doesn’t mean I trust you, though.”

  “Noted. But this has nothing to do with me. This has to do with Sarah because I love her. All she wants is a chance to see you.”

  Olivia pursed her lips and looked away for a few seconds. “Is she here?” she finally asked.

  “Yeah, come on in,” he motioned, holding the door open for her to enter.

  She did, almost cautiously like she was expecting to be bombarded with paparazzi—or more McCallans, maybe. On her way by, she dropped the dog into his arms.

  “And here, it’s a housewarming gift for you.”

  Tyse held the thing to his chest and glanced from the dog to the human visitor. “Are you joking? Who brings a puppy as a housewarming gift?”

  “I do,” Olivia replied.

  “My sister,” Sarah said at the same time as she came from the hall. She looked at Liv and gave her a partial smile. “Your sense of humor hasn’t changed much.”

  Olivia smiled and casually shook her head. “Nah, thank God I still have one.”

  Sarah came across the room and motioned to the couches. “Come in and sit down.”

  Tyse just stood there in the doorway, completely baffled by the animal that was now licking his arm. “What are you?” he asked it.

  “She is a Shih-Tzu/Terrier mix,” Liv answered. “My friend’s dog had them and her boyfriend threatened to dump them on the side of the road somewhere if she didn’t get rid of them. So congratulations, you saved a puppy life.”

  “It looks like an Ewok,” Tyse observed, looking it over again.

  Sarah came over and took the dog from him. “She’s adorable,” she said, nuzzling its face.

  “She’s unwanted,” Tyse strongly hinted.

  “Ah!” Sarah gasped dramatically, holding the dog’s face against hers. “How can you turn away that face? It’s gorgeousness!”

  Tyse shook his head, knowing he was doomed from the start. It wasn’t a battle he was going to win and he actually didn’t want to. Sarah had been talking about getting a dog for the past couple of weeks, and even though he’d thought about surprising her for Christmas, he now looked at it as a challenge to do something better.