Come for Me

by Ford, Mia

  “No, you’re right. I agree with you on that one. It’s too late for me now. I’m all in.”

  Jayden curls his arm around me and he yanks me to him. I fall willingly, feeling desperate to be by his side. The whole night has left me in a deep bubble of desire. Being in such a date-like intimate atmosphere with the man that I love, just when things are finally looking up, was like the most intense foreplay ever. Now I know exactly what I want. I’m hungry for him and judging by the hooded dark desire in his gaze, he feels the same.

  “The date was good, wasn’t it?” he growls, filled with lust. “I had an awesome time.”

  “Me too and I have the bracelet now as a permanent reminder of our awesome night.” I jangle it at him. “I won’t ever be able to forget it.” I mold harder into him. “Hopefully, I get to keep you as well.”

  His hands cup my cheeks and he stares deeply into my eyes. “You will never have to be without me because I am going to marry you one day. I know you can’t right now, but one day you’ll be my wife.”

  A rush of emotions shoots through me like a tornado. “You mean it? You really want that?”

  “This isn’t my proposal, I’ll make that so much better than this. I’m just telling you, that’s all.”

  “Oh wow.” I rise up onto my tiptoes and brush my nose lightly against his. “Well, just know that I will say yes. It doesn’t matter how or when you ask, I already know that I want to be your wife.”

  We both know that I’ll need my divorce to go through first, I have to cut legal ties with Bryan forever, but if the trial goes in the way that we want it to, that will be easy. No judge will keep me married to him when they find out what he’s like. I don’t even want anything from him, he can keep his blood money for all I care just as long as it isn’t enough for him to buy his way out of jail. I just want to be properly rid of him.

  Jayden rids my brain of any thoughts of my ex by sweeping me up in a kiss. He crashes his lips into mine and he darts his tongue between my lips, circling mine with his. I’m flooded with the familiar intense chemistry that consumes me every time I’m with Jayden. He’s nothing like Bryan, I actually want to be with him.

  A heat pools between my legs as Jayden lifts me upwards and perches me on the edge of the dining table. He presses between my legs so I can feel his thick hard length and immediately my blood boils hotter. He has a vibration sensation running through my system which only gets worse as he scoops his hands under my butt and he lifts the dress up over my head. It flies from my body and drops to the ground in a heap.

  “God, you look good in that underwear,” he grunts as he tugs his own shirt off. I grab it and rip too because it isn’t leaving his body fast enough. Buttons get free and fly around the room, but Jayden doesn’t seem to care.

  “Talk about looking good…” I run my eyes appreciatively up and down him. “You are incredible.”

  I press my hand on his stomach, just as he reaches around to unhook my bra. With wide impressed eyes, Jayden leans in and he kisses all over my exposed throat and collar bone. I let my head loll to one side as he nips and licks, kisses and sucks, all the way down to my breasts. He takes my nipple in his mouth and he sucks on my nub until I’m crying out in sheer ecstasy. I run my fingers through his hair, fixing him in place while he devours me with his mouth. He sucks and tugs, moving to my other breast flooding me with sensations.

  “Oh, fuck, Jayden,” I cry out in bliss. “That feels amazing. Oh my God.”

  His fingers hook around the waist band of my panties and he tugs hard, never letting go of my nipple the entire time. I arch my back and roll my hips enough not allowing him just yet to get them off. Once I crash back down onto the table I let out a little squeal because it’s so cold, but it isn’t enough to cool down the heat consuming me.

  This is right, this has always felt so right, this is where I’m supposed to be.

  I tilt my head back and moan as the kisses travel down from my breasts, over my stomach and towards my hips, falling to the hard kitchen floor on his knees with a thump. His lips brush all over me and I sparkle everywhere. It’s as if someone has thrown a tub of glitter at me and it’s pricking all over my skin, leaving me in a heady, sexy rush. The further down Jayden gets, the more my body cries out for him, the more intense the throbbing in my core becomes. I can hardly stand it anymore.

  He wants to marry me, I remind myself as the bliss threatens to swallow me up. He wants me to be his wife.

  By the time his mouth presses against the cotton of my underwear my needy core can hardly take it any longer. I want him so badly it hurts. I enjoy the scratch of his hard finger edges and he slides my panties down. Every millimeter of my skin is so hypersensitive that everything he does feels great. He grips my legs, sensing how wild this is sending me and he gives me the cheekiest smile ever as he moves his head between my thighs.

  “Oh God,” I groan, tossing my head back as he blows out a hot breath over me. My fingers curl so tightly around the table to fix me in place my knuckles turn white. “Stop teasing me already.”

  Thankfully he doesn’t need asking twice. He soaks me in an onslaught of pleasure as his tongue explores all of me. It traces up and down my slit, taking the time to plunge deep inside to massage my insides, then slowly out again to circle the most incredible patterns ever over my clit. He repeats the patterns endlessly, keeping up a steady rhythm, but still I can’t keep up with what he’s doing because my head spins wildly. I’m losing control. My brain is half consumed by stars, I can’t focus on anything but the deep pull between us.

  “Jayden,” I cry out his name as the pressure of bliss slowly builds. “Oh, Jayden. Jayden.”

  I tangle my fingers up in his hair as I repeat his name over and over again while slightly edging my butt until I’m hanging over the edge. I need this amazing man to have access to all of me because he’s sending me flying. I tug at his head, needing him away before it all gets too much, then I yank him back to me once more. Much as it’s overwhelming and almost tipping me over the edge, I don’t want the hot relentless pleasure to end.

  “Oh fuck.” The expletive flies out as I reach the tipping point. I thought it was coming for me slowly but then it hit me unexpectedly, knocking me sideways. The pleasure explodes, it floods out of me and Jayden keeps sucking and licking me the entire time as I shudder through the gorgeous orgasm. He drains me, he zaps absolutely everything from me, and it feels phenomenal as he does. “Oh God, Jayden, that was… oh wow.”

  But he doesn’t intend to give me time to get my head in order. He’s on his feet again and kissing me hard, cupping my cheeks as he does. His tip nudges my entrance and I spread my thighs even wider to let him in. I might have felt drained only a split second ago but with him right there, I’m begging for more. My body is back on high alert wanting that incredible sensation of him buried deep inside of me.

  “I love you, Savannah,” he mutters while gently sliding himself in. “You have no idea.”

  “I love you too.” I push my breasts against him, wanting to feel every inch of his skin while he’s inside of me. “And I can’t wait until you’re mine. Officially mine.”

  His head buries into my neck. “Babe, you have no idea. I have always belonged to you.”

  With that everything intensifies. Jayden thrusts hard and fast and I have to cling to the table, then him, just to stop myself from falling. Every single stroke brushes past my clit until I’m flying higher than air all over again. My walls clamp around him coaxing the orgasm from him too, so this time when we both shudder and collapse into the abyss of pleasure, it’s at the same time. While swimming in the pool of pleasure we grab on to each other, needily and desperately, refusing to let go of one another. I don’t want the wonderful moment to end.

  Thankfully, this time there is a light at the end of the tunnel and we might not have to be apart.

  “Oh God.” Jayden slumps forward, as drained as I am. “You are incredible.”

  He scoops me up into his arm
s and carries me as if I weigh nothing to my bed. I flop back in his clutch, trusting him with every inch of my body weight. I know with Jayden I can trust him with all of me, I know that he’ll take care of me, and that the second time I get married to the man that I have chosen, it will be the one that lasts.

  “You are so beautiful,” he comments while pulling the sheets up around both of us. “I really am so lucky.”

  “What are you on about?” I giggle and throw my arms around his neck. “I’m the one who gets to be with a super hero. I know that we’re going to keep it more on the down low for a while to allow Peter to get adjusted but I know he’ll be happy when he finds out too. He likes you so much.”

  “Well, I love you both. You’re both amazing. I can’t wait until we’re a family for real.”

  It will be the first time that I have ever truly felt part of a family, it will be one that’s just for me and I can’t wait for it to happen.

  Soon.

  I just have to be patient for a little while longer.

  34

  Jayden

  I fucking hate being outside the court room while our fate is decided. I know that we can’t do any more now and that the jury has all the information that they need to make their decision, but I still feel all out of control. After everything that we’ve all been through in the last seven months while we’ve waited for this trail to end, I don’t want to lose any control again. It’s spiking anxiety right through me and sending me all crazy.

  “Why can’t we be in there again? This is just stupid. I want to know what’s going on.”

  “You know what the lawyer said,” Savannah replies softly. “The jury doesn’t like it for the accuser to be there while they read out the verdict. I can understand it, I don’t know if I would like it either.”

  “Yeah, if you were going to say ‘not guilty’ maybe…”

  “Mate, we have to be out here.” Tommy rests a reassuring hand on my shoulder. “That’s just the way that it is. And I think you should have learned by now that the courts take ages to do anything. But that doesn’t mean it’s going to go one way or another. We have to just accept it as the way things are.”

  “But that’s frustrating.” I throw my hands in the air in annoyance. “Isn’t there anything we can do?”

  “You know there isn’t,” Pippa jumps in. Her tone is firm, I think she might be getting a bit irritated by my temper but I can’t stop it flaring up every so often. This has been a long-winding process.

  “I think I’m just going to pop outside and give Dad a call.” Savannah waves her cell phone at us. “Check in on Peter. Come and grab me if anything happens, okay?” We all nod. “Thanks, see you in a second.”

  Once she’s gone I turn to the others with a serious glint in my eye. “What do you honestly think is going to happen? I don’t want to say anything in front of Savannah, but what did you think about the jury? Do you think they are on our side or not? At some points I thought they might be, but other times, it was a bit…”

  “We can’t tell yet, can we?” Tommy jumps in before I really go off on a rant. “It’s impossible. I’m sure they are told to keep their reactions to a minimum so we can’t get a clue because it’ll affect how the trial goes. We don’t want to get our hopes up that we’re going to win or get disappointed too early on…”

  “I think we’re going to do it.” Pippa’s positivity jolts something awake inside of me. “I know it’s too soon to tell and that we shouldn’t get our hopes up, but I really do. When you think, Savannah was granted almost the quickest divorce in history all that time back because of all of this… I think the jury took that on board.”

  “Yeah, I hope you’re right. And since we all had the truth on our side, that helps. I know we didn’t hear Bryan’s testimony but I’m hoping that he messed up a lot because of all the lies.”

  “Remember he looks like a nasty piece of work as well. Then there was all the evidence from Mr. Donald and the people who used to work for him… I think that will all go down very well. We have a good shot. And to be honest, we did all we could anyway. There will be ways around it even if Bryan gets off. Savannah can get a restraining order to keep him away from her, we can all keep her and Peter protected, it’ll be fine.”

  I nod but I don’t know if I agree. I just want Bryan locked away so none of us have to worry any longer. I want him behind bars, suffering the consequences of his actions every single day. I’m sure for him it’s punishment enough that he’s lost his reputation, but I still want more. I want him to seriously pay.

  What the jury don’t see, what no one sees but me is the nights that Savannah wakes up screaming with night terrors because she’s scared that her boy will vanish again. No one else knows how deeply it cuts her down when Peter asks if he’ll ever be forced to see his dad once more. The others don’t get how deeply this runs.

  Thankfully, with my help, Savannah has finally gotten over her fear of therapists and I’m hoping that the new woman she’s just started seeing will help her through all of it. I know it’s hard for her to accept but she needs that help. With Bryan locked away, she will get some much needed closure as well, and we can finally move on.

  “Oh look,” Pippa hisses. “That’s the lawyer. This might be the verdict.”

  She sits up straighter and Tommy smartens himself up too. They both look so serious that I feel a sharp bolt of terror bursting through my body. I’ve been waiting for this moment for what feels like forever, but now that it’s here I don’t know if I’m quite ready for it. I need a couple more minutes.

  “I’ll go and get Savannah now, just in case. Tell the lawyer to wait. Don’t say anything yet.”

  I race towards the front door, not needing to go past the security guard at the entrance because I can see her there on her cell phone. I wave her down and indicate that she needs to come back inside. She hangs up quickly, races through the security checks, then gives me a desperate and questioning look.

  “The lawyer was just about to come into the room,” I clarify. “I think it might be time.”

  “Time? Right. I see.” All the color drains from Savannah’s face. “Time to find out.”

  Her limbs appear to be frozen, I don’t think she can move however hard she tries. I step closer to her closing the gap, and I give her a tight embrace. “I’m here for you,” I whisper. “Whatever the outcome. I’m here.”

  “What if Bryan charmed everyone? What if he was credible? More so than me?” she garbles, her fears bursting free. “What if he gets away with it and I never manage to escape him? Oh God, what if this is it?”

  “I’m here for you no matter what happens. You don’t need to worry about that. We all are. Me, Tommy, Pippa, your dad… everyone you could possibly need. It doesn’t matter what happens, we will see it through together.”

  She nods slowly, but I don’t know if she totally believes me. I tuck my hand around her anyway and guide her towards the room. I know that Savannah is scared. I feel it too, but we need to know what we’re dealing with.

  Once inside the room, we find Tommy and Pippa with the lawyer. The room is filled with such a thick, silent atmosphere that for one second, I allow myself to tumble into my worries about the absolute worst happening. I see myself taking Savannah on the run just so she doesn’t ever have to face him again…

  “Thank you for coming.” The lawyer keeps his face firm. “I have come to tell you the verdict.”

  “Oh God, what is it? I can’t take it anymore!” Even Tommy loses his cool. “Tell us already.”

  “But if it’s bad news, tell me softly,” Savannah begs. “I don’t know if I can handle it.”

  I take her hand and Pippa takes the other one. Soon all four of us are clinging on to one another desperately while we wait. I see a flicker of something behind the lawyer’s gaze but he doesn’t say anything. Not about that anyway. “Okay, so the jury has just come back with their verdict and they found Bryan guilty…”

  “Guilty!” I can’t
believe what I’ve just heard, I must be dreaming. “Are you sure?”

  “Oh yes, I’m very sure.” He smiles. “He’s been found guilty and the judge is about to sentence him. I don’t know if you want to come in and hear that part or not, but the guidelines are thirty-five years.”

  “Thirty-five years?” Savannah clutches her hand into her chest in shock. “Oh my God, that’s amazing.”

  “It’s just what that asshole deserves!” Tommy punches me playfully on the arm. “Thank God.”

  “What do you say?” Savannah asks us all. “Shall we go and listen to the sentencing?”

  “Definitely.” I smile. “I want to hear how long he goes down for, and I’m sure you do too. After which, we’re all going to head out to the town to celebrate. I think we need that, don’t you?”

  I dart my eyes at the three other people I’ve been through all of this and I am glad that we’re all still here. We can get through this hard time together then move on to much bigger and better things. This event won’t define us, it’ll simply push us forward into the happy life that we all deserve.

  “Yep,” everyone agrees. “Let’s do it.”

  * * *

  “That dinner was amazing,” Pippa groans while clutching onto her stomach. “Thank you, Jayden.”

  “That’s okay, but you can’t go into a food coma just yet. There’s somewhere else we need to go.”

  “There is?” She narrows her eyes in confusion. “Not for more food, I hope?”

  “No, not more food.” I take a quick glance at my cell phone to check everything is in place. I have the thumbs up which means it’s go time. “It’s actually to Mr. Donald’s house.”

  “What are you on about?” Savannah demands. “Why are we going to Dad’s?”

  I grab her and kiss her gently. “Why don’t you ask less questions and just wait and see?”

  She doesn’t look happy about it but she does as I ask. Thankfully, it’s only a short walk to our destination which is why I picked the place I did to eat. Just as I planned, Peter opens up the door - since he’s stayed up far later than he usually would for this - and he takes us into the back garden. The place which he and his dad have been decorating ever since we got the guilty verdict. I wanted to wait to make sure it would be perfect first.