Begrudgingly pulling my eyes away from Jess, I see Mal. The only guy in my life who actually gave a damn. The guy brought me up as if I were his own son, not just his nephew. I don't know any other guy who is more loyal and dedicated to his family the way Mal is. If I'm luckily enough to start a family with Jess one day, I'll die a happy fucking man if I'm half of what Mal was to me and Liss. He notices me watching him and he throws me a wink. A wink that says "I'm proud of you, son. Always."
Then I see Liss. My rebel of a little sister who always made sure she kept everyone on their toes. I'm not going to lie, we've had a tough fucking year, but we're getting there, slowly, day by day. Liss dealt with the death of our father better than I ever could have. Maybe I did something right when she was younger and shielded her away from the worst parts of our upbringing. Or maybe it's because she had this guy stood beside me, pulling her through and treating her with every bit of love and care that she deserves.
"Good luck." I say as I turn back to Heath, while genuinely meaning every word of it. He's going to need every bit of luck that he can get when it comes to that little sister of mine. "Break her and I'll break your balls. You understand?"
"Loud and fucking clear, man." He says just as Melissa arrives at the altar.
"You look beautiful." I say to my little sister and place a tender kiss on her cheek. An unusual feeling stirs in my chest, but I take a few collected breaths and push it to the back of my mind.
"Thank you Max." She whispers through tears of happiness. I have never been more proud of Melissa than I am right now. I take a step back and smile at Jess. Shit, if anyone knows how hard this has been for me, it's her. But now the day is finally here, I couldn't be happier that my sister has found and is marrying her soul mate. Even if it is my best friend.
"You handled that brilliant baby." Jess whispers against my neck as she sneaks up behind me. She fucking kills me every goddamn time. I don't think I'll ever get used to the way she makes me feel. Like a true man. Not a boy who's full of lust and wants to stick his dick in anything and everything, but a man. A man who knows what he wants and is no longer afraid to go out and get it.
"You're lucky that I don't drag you up that fucking aisle and marry you right this second Miss Townsend."
"I think you've given enough of your pride away today Max, don't you? Plus, there's plenty of time for us. Me and you, we've got forever."
"Forever. Now I like the sound of that." I smile while pulling her body up close to mine. At the contact, I can feel myself begin to harden against her warm and welcoming body.
"Max." She laughs while swatting her hand against my chest. "This is Heath and Melissa's day. You can wait to have your fun later."
"You never used to keep me waiting, woman. What is this? Anyone would think that we were already married."
"Good things come to those who wait, baby." Yes, they fucking do.
"I waited a lifetime for you, angel."
"Today was perfect, wasn't it? Everything went by without so much as a hitch and Melissa looked so beautiful and happy."
"Any day with you by my side is perfect." I say to her and I mean every goddamn word.
"It is, huh?" Oh, now she's getting all playful. I love playful Jess. I lie back and loosen my tie as she slowly crawls up the bed in nothing but the silk robe that I gave to her and a wicked as hell grin. Fuck me.
"Oh yes, perfect it fucking is." Unable to hold back anymore, I reach out and position her above me. She looks so fuckable when she's straddling me. Her robe falls open slightly, exposing the perfect cream flesh of her breasts and a growl rumbles deep within my chest.
Jess leans over me, and soon her perfect lips are sliding against mine, while her tongue reaches out and explores the depths of my mouth. Her hips start moving back and forth and I know she needs more from me. The feel of her above me like this, full of power and control does all kinds of crazy shit to me.
"Jess..." I moan, but I am silenced as she places her finger over my lips. Unable to stop myself from this beautiful woman above me, my hands reach out and cup her breasts. Fuck, my body is desperate for more contact from her and she knows that I go crazy when she holds back on me. Her hand slowly works its way down my chest and it's fucking pure torture. Unable to take any more of her teasing, I lift her up in one swift motion and place myself at her entrance.
Holy fucking hell, I bite back the moan that threatens to escape me. The feel of her around me is something fucking else and gets me every goddamn time. As corny as it sounds; I'm adamant that this woman was created for me and only me.
Watching Jess move above me, pleasuring herself against me and finding her prfect rhythm drives me fucking crazy. It's not long before she's crying out with my name on her lips and I can feel myself getting closer and closer. Holding my hands firmly on her hips, I pull her down against me and I thrust into her, hard. With each one feeling better than the last.
"Oh fuck, Jess." I moan as I erupt inside of her. If I get to experience this for the rest of my life then I'll be dying a very happy, lucky bastard.
We lay down together, comforting each other as our heartbeats begin to steady. I pull her into me, never wanting to let go of her ever again. If it wasn't for the outside world and the reality that we live in, I'd be more than happy to stay with her like this, next to me with nothing coming between us, forever.
"I fucking love you so much." I whisper into her hair and I place a light kiss on her head. Before Jess, I never thought I'd say those words and that being in love was a pussy's game, but I mean them more than I have ever meant anything in my life.
"I love you too." Her eyes find mine and her face is glowing as she smiles back at me. "I've, erm... I've been meaning to talk to you, but with today being all about Melissa and Heath; I thought I'd leave it for a while. I've tried so hard, but I can't do it anymore."
"What are you talking about?" I ask, instantly on high alert, her words sound like it could be a bad thing but her face is telling me something completely different. "Angel, you know that you can talk to me about anything, at any time. If it's about me and you, I couldn't give a fuck about anyone else's day."
"Okay." She beams, placing her elbow underneath her she leans up over me, utter excitement written all over her face. "You ready?"
"Er, I guess?" I laugh a little confused as to where this is going.
"Max, I'm pregnant."
Her words hang in the air for a minute before they actually register in my head.
"What?" I ask again. Shock, disbelief and happiness flood through me all at once at what she’s saying.
"I'm pregnant." She grabs my hand and brings it down delicately on her stomach. "You're going to be a daddy, Max."
All I can do is look at my hand, placed lightly over our baby. A life that Jess and I have created... Together. Something so fucking perfect, the world isn't going to know what's hit it when he's born. I can't put together words to explain the emotions that are crashing around inside of me, completely consuming me. I press my lips down against hers and hope that she understands just how much she, no they both mean to me.
"You've made my life fucking complete, Jessica Townsend. I'll spend every goddamn second of each day worshipping you and this little fella in here like you both deserve."
"Little fella?"
"I can tell already that he's going to be a boy. You can't honestly think that I'd live a sane life with two of you running around? That smart mouth of yours is enough to try any man."
Rely on no one and feel no pain used to be my only motto in life, but if I've learnt anything along the way in this crazy arse adventure with Jess, then it's been;
Rely on her and she'll erase all the pain
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The End.
Acknowledgements
I cannot believe that I have just typed the end of Jess and Max’s story. When I first published Escape Down Under, nine months ago I had no idea if anyone would read it, but I was shocked and happy that they did. I’m so happy
that people have welcomed Max and Jess into their lives. I hope they are as real to you as they are to me.
The past nine months have been an amazing experience and the support that I received is incredible. From the very beginning, blogs, readers and authors alike have taken time out of their busy schedule to post and share a snippet from the book, a teaser and post their reviews. The support in the indie community is outstanding and it makes me proud to be a part of it.
I would like to thank you all for taking the time to read my work. For posting about it, and pimping me out at every available opportunity.
My Boys, again you have left me to my own devices when my head has been stuck in the computer, without so much as a grumble. I appreciate your encouraging words and support.
To the big man in my life, I also appreciate you cooking your own tea so that you don’t starve. It kind of helps me out a lot when I’m busy.
About the author:
Welcome to the crazy and hectic life that is me... A fun, loving mum of one special little boy, girlfriend (I'm sure it should be wife by now!!) and an overall crazy, happy go lucky girl from England.
I have always had a passion for reading and writing. Wherever I am, my book reader is never far behind along with a mug of coffee.
I found myself wanting to write from a young age, I have quite a few hidden stories on my computer somewhere, maybe I will have to dig them out and play around with them at some point.
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