“Not really, but now that you pointed it out—” Evie chuckled, earning both of us a glare from Isaac which wiped the smiles off our faces. “Alex and I aren’t going to let this guy get to Eden. We’re going to find him. Not only because he needs to be caught, but because we both love her like she’s family.”
“But—”
She didn’t let Isaac finish, putting a hand up and leveling him with a glare of her own. “Nobody fucks with our family because anyone who’s stupid enough to try it realizes the error pretty damn fast, and in a way that’s extremely permanent. Do you understand what I’m saying to you, Isaac?”
“Yeah, I hear what you’re telling me,” Isaac sighed, making me sag in relief.
Evie hadn’t come right out and said it, but I felt like she’d basically just told us not to worry because the bad guy was going to be dead soon. As much as Isaac was worried about me, I didn’t want him to push her on this. What I did want was for us to hole up in this apartment until the threat was over. For Isaac to have time to recover from his concussion. And for the tiny life growing inside me to be safe from any kind of harm. If it took a hit man dying for all that to happen, then I was okay with that. Maybe it was wrong of me to feel that way, but I didn’t care if it made me a horrible person. Karma was a bitch, and then hit men die and all that.
“If Eden is anything like me when I was pregnant, then she’s probably asleep on her feet. You two head to bed, but keep in mind that Isaac needs to wake up every three or four hours to make sure there hasn’t been any change in his symptoms.” She pulled a burner phone out of a drawer and handed it to me. “You can use this to set an alarm. I’ve got the number so I’ll be able to reach you while I’m out.”
“Where are you going?” Isaac asked, sounding panicked.
“You’re leaving us alone?” I wanted to know. I wasn’t exactly calm about the idea either.
“I won’t be gone long, and I’m leaving several agents behind,” she answered my question, but ignored Isaac’s.
I tugged on my husband’s arm, leading him towards the bedroom, figuring we were probably better off not knowing all the gritty details. “Be safe,” I told Evie softly.
“Always,” she replied.
Isaac and I were quiet as we got ready for bed. We showered together, helping each other wash, but without the usual sensual touches which would accompany the act. That’s how I knew the extent of Isaac’s pain since he never missed an opportunity to make me come when I was naked—and quite often when I was fully clothed. It didn’t stop him from making sure I was settled comfortably in bed, dressed in the scrubs top he’d been wearing earlier, before he climbed in next to me wearing the matching bottoms.
Leaning back against the pillows, he pulled me into his arms. Raising up on one elbow, I cupped the back of his neck and dipped my head lower. I softly brushed my lips against his, running my tongue across his bottom lip before nipping at it lightly. When his lips parted, my tongue dipped inside and tangled with his. It was a gentle kiss, and full of so much love it almost brought tears to my eyes when I eased away.
His eyes were glazed, the lids lowered halfway and his pupils dilated. With his cock tenting the scrub pants he was wearing, I knew he was turned on. But the dazed look in his eyes could also be from the concussion, so I settled myself against his chest, twining our legs together as I trailed my fingers up and down his arm until I heard his breathing even out.
“Please let this end soon,” I whispered into the dark as I tried to find sleep for myself.
It took me a couple hours, and the beeping of the alarm on the phone was a rude awakening only two hours later. Luckily, I drifted back to sleep right after Isaac was able to answer my questions when I shook him awake. I reset the alarm, planning to repeat the process in four more hours, but the phone chimed again in only three. It took me a moment to realize it was because I was getting a call.
“Hello?” I mumbled tiredly, trying to be quiet so I didn’t disturb Isaac’s sleep. It didn’t do me any good, though, because I felt his heat behind me before his arm reached over my shoulder to punch the speaker button on the phone.
“Sorry to wake you guys up, but I figured you’d want to know as soon as possible,” Alex apologized. “The threat against Eden has been taken care of. You’re both safe.”
“Thank fuck,” Isaac breathed out.
“And you’ll be pleased to know that we recovered enough evidence that you should be able to convince the judge to dismiss all charges against your client as well.”
“Even better,” Isaac replied. “I don’t know how you did it, and I don’t ever want to know, but I owe you big time. If there’s anything I can ever do for you, let me know.”
“Just keep Eden as happy as you’ve done since you came into her life, and we’re even.”
There was no doubt in my mind that Isaac would do exactly that.
Epilogue
Isaac
“Did you see the news?” Jax asked as he strolled into my office and dropped down onto my couch.
I looked up from the paperwork on my desk with a scowl. I wasn’t really scowling at Jax, but I knew he was referring to Walter Morris’ trial and any reminders of that ordeal still made my gut clench. “The son of a bitch got less than he deserved, but I’m relieved to know he’ll be locked away for the rest of his life.”
“How’s Eden doing with all of it?” he asked.
This brought a smile to my face. “You know my Sunshine. Nothing keeps her down”—my smile widened into a full on grin—“except being tired from her carrying our baby.”
Jax’s eyebrows shot up to his hairline. “Eden is pregnant again? Shit, you were serious about keeping her knocked up.”
I understood his surprise since our kids were only eight months old. Eden had given birth to our twin boys three months before we found out I’d put another baby in her belly. As small as she was, she’d had to have a C-section, which meant a smaller amount of wait time before I could fuck her. She didn’t put up much of a fight when I refused to use condoms, and she’d moaned and groaned about having three babies under two. But, her whole body seemed to glow after we found out, and she walked around with a perpetual smile for days, one that matched my own. It was also a huge relief because our babies kept her busy and she hadn’t tried to wiggle her way into helping with any more cases.
My girl absolutely adored being a mom and when she was happy, I was happy. Besides, her pregnant body was sexy as fuck. The thought of her slightly rounded tummy, ripe tits, and sweet, sweet pussy had me shifting in my chair, my cock suddenly hard and aching. A glance at my watch confirmed that the day was only half over and I should really stay. Then my eyes strayed to the photo on my desk of Eden holding Micah and Eli, her ocean blue eyes filled to the brim with love and a radiant smile on her face.
“I don’t say things I don’t mean.” I pushed back my chair and stood, grabbing my coat from the back and slipping it on. “I’m headed out.”
Jax rolled his eyes and got to his feet. “One of these days I’m going to rename this place Croix and Associates.”
“Like you’re any better, asshole,” I muttered good-naturedly. “How many times a day are you locked up in Natalie’s office? Doing things I don’t want to think about when I have to sit in there.”
Jax grinned and slapped me on the back as I walked by. “You’re just jealous of my easy access.”
He wasn’t wrong.
I hurried home and when I entered the house, I paused to soak up the sounds of baby giggles and my wife’s sweet laughter. Damn, I had it good. Now if my boys would just cut me some slack and go to bed early...
I found them in the family room, both boys lying on a blanket on the floor while Eden bent over them making funny faces. Every time they broke out into squeals of delight, she would throw her head back and laugh. I’m man enough to admit that my heart was bursting with love and contentment.
Quietly, I made my way over and knelt down behind her. “Hey,
Sunshine,” I whispered, slipping my arms around her waist, then pulling her hair to the side so I could place soft kisses along her exposed neck. She went a little boneless, melting back into me.
“You’re home early,” she sighed happily.
“I missed my family.” Micah and Eli seemed to notice me at that moment and went a little wild, arms and legs flailing, and gummy smiles on their faces. Eli blinked his gray eyes owlishly, then turned over and managed a wobbly crawl over to me. Letting go of Eden, I picked up my son and cuddled him close. He put his little fist to his mouth and it stretched into a big yawn, making me smirk. Micah’s blue eyes were glazing over too, prompting me to lean my head down to Eden’s ear and purr, “I think it’s nap time for everybody.”
I didn’t miss the small shiver that passed through her and it lit a fire in my core. Swiftly getting to my feet, I waited for Eden to pick up Micah, then we took them to their nursery, next door to our master bedroom. Once all of the shit with the murder case was taken care of, I’d finally gotten around to the distraction I’d been planning for Eden. I took a weekend off and we drove up to Connecticut to spend it shopping for the nursery. She painted the walls a light shade of tan, then had a local artist fill them with circus animals. We bought antiques for the baby furniture and she restored it all herself, with the exception of a heavily padded, rocking chair where she fed our boys after they were born.
She sat in the chair now and I lounged with Eli against the dresser, watching Eden nurse Micah. She was so fucking gorgeous and there was just something about the sight of her feeding our son that brought out a strong sense of possession and need. After Micah was full and dozing, I traded babies with her and laid him down in his crib. I pulled a soft, knitted blanket over him and ran a hand down his fuzzy, dark hair. His little nose scrunched and he popped his thumb into his mouth.
Eden fed Eli, then placed him next to his brother. We tried separate cribs at one point, but both boys screamed and cried until they were together, so we put the other bed away for now. Once Eli was settled, his little hand reached out until it was touching Micah’s, something they always did in their sleep. When we noticed the habit, it had amazed us and it only further proved my opinion that my kids were the cutest and brightest on the planet. Jax could brag all day about his Gemma, but then I’d remind him he only had sixteen years or so to prepare himself for her to date. That shut him up fast, and he usually ended up walking away muttering about locks and shotguns.
Taking Eden’s hand, I led her from the room, grabbing the monitor on the way out. Once we were in our bedroom, I set it down and proceeded to remove every stitch of clothing from my wife’s incredible body. My lips and tongue worshipped each spot, paying special attention to the slight rounding of her stomach.
“It’s a little disconcerting how sexy you find my bump, babe,” she laughed. “I’m worried it’s turning into a fetish.”
“Sunshine, there isn’t an inch of you that doesn’t turn me the fuck on, and if my obsession with what’s mine makes it a fetish, so be it.” I responded archly. Then I winked at her and swept her into my arms.
After laying her out on the bed, I quickly divested myself of my suit and boxers. Her eyes strayed to my long, hard dick, pointing up and begging for relief. She licked her lips and it caused precome to leak from the purple tip, dripping down my length. I adored my boys, but fuck, they always seemed to know when I was about to find heaven inside Eden. My wife gave spectacular head and often, getting each other off with mouths and hands was all we had time for. Obviously, I’d been in there enough to get her pregnant again, but it was rare and I missed having her tight pussy wrapped around me like a glove. The heat of her sex, the walls pulsing with her heartbeat, the feel of her spasms when she came.
I hastily climbed onto the bed, the thoughts of her pussy making me come a little and drip onto her belly. Lowering my head, I took one of her sensitive nipples into my mouth and sucked it hard. The taste of her sweet milk hit my tongue and I growled in an almost feral reaction. Her back arched and pushed her plump tit deeper into my mouth. Dropping down, I pressed my cock between her folds and rocked. Her legs flew around my waist, her small hands holding my biceps, and she cried out.
“Shhhh, Sunshine. You have to be quiet, I need to be inside you,” I admonished with desperation. A cry split the air and my forehead met her sternum. “Fuck.” By the sound of the whimpers, we could tell it was Eli, who didn’t particularly like to take naps, or sleep through the night. It wasn’t his fault we’d discovered, after two trips to the hospital, that the poor little man had acid reflux and his upset stomach often kept him awake. We waited to see if he would go back to sleep but he began to sob in earnest and I sighed, rolling over and flopping onto my back. Eden began to get up, but I grabbed her arm and held her back. “I’ll get him, Sunshine. You rest.”
Careful of my throbbing dick, I gingerly got up from the bed. Later buddy, I promised him, a plan already forming in my head.
***
I licked all around Eden’s nipples before nibbling, then sucking one deep. She moaned and I let it go with a pop, giving the opposite one the same treatment.
“That’s right, baby. I want to hear you,” I encouraged. In a moment of brilliance, and practically delirious with need, I’d called my mother-in-law and begged her to take the boys for the night. Not that it took much convincing on her part, it was Eden that had truly needed persuading. She’d never been apart from our babies for more than a few hours, but I kissed the fuck out of her and whispered dirty promises to get her to agree.
“Isaac,” she whimpered. “Hurry.”
Releasing her tit, I frowned at her, “Absolutely not. I have all fucking night and I’m not rushing anything. I’m going to savor every second.” Sealing my mouth over hers, our tongues danced and tasted while I stomped on the desire to follow her command and fuck her fast and furious.
Her fingers unexpectedly wrapped as far around my cock as she could and squeezed hard. “Fuck!” I yelled. I glared down at her and snatched her hand away, locking both wrists in one hand above her head. “That was very naughty, Sunshine. Now you have to keep your hands right here until I say otherwise.”
With a smug smile, she bucked her hips and struggled a little, making me groan raggedly. I narrowed my eyes in warning. “Do I need to tie you to the bed?”
“If you want me to do as I’m told, maybe you should,” she sassed. I pressed my lips together, hiding my grin at how fucking adorable she was. It was my turn to look cocky as I reached into a drawer of the bedside table and pulled out two silk sashes. Her eyes widened to saucers, surprise and lust swirling in her ocean depths.
Without comment, I secured her hands to the headboard, checking the knots to make sure they would remain soft and not hurt her. Then I went about doing what I’d intended, savoring, devouring, re-learning every peak and valley. When I finally latched on to the swollen bud between her legs, she screamed and exploded with a shuddering orgasm. Pregnancy made her extra sensitive and it didn’t take much to get her off. Another point in favor of keeping her knocked up for the foreseeable future.
At last, at last, I gripped her hips and slowly worked my cock into her little pussy, inch by inch, letting her adjust around me. “Fuck, you’re tight, baby. Shit!” She was drenched and the feel of her cream coating my cock, making her channel slick, had me gasping for air, trying like hell to keep from coming.
“Please, Isaac. Faster,” she begged. It was my undoing, and I slammed the rest of the way inside her until I was buried to the hilt. “Yes!” She screamed, her body bowing, and her pussy walls clenched, drawing my orgasm closer to the surface.
It had simply been too long and I lost all sense of reality. I lifted her with my hands under her ass and began to drive in and out with wild abandon. “Fuck, Eden! Oh, fuck!” I roared, pounding into her so hard the bed punctuated each thrust by ramming into the wall.
“I’m so close, Isaac. So full. Yes!” she cried.
“Da
mn, that’s hot,” I groaned. “I miss the sounds you make when I fuck you, Sunshine. I’m gonna make sure you have no fucking voice left after tonight. Fuck you so hard you won’t be able to take one step without remembering who you belong to.” I slipped a hand between her legs and pressed on her clit. “Who owns this pussy.”
With her legs wrapped around me, I let go of her ass, got to my knees, and leaned forward to grab the rod iron bars of the headboard. My hips pumped hard, my cock hitting that perfect spot inside her, and rubbing along her clit with each thrust. Lowering my head, I took her mouth in a ravishing kiss, only lifting back up when the constricting of her pussy told me she was about to fall over the edge. “Let me hear it, Eden. I want to hear you come while your pussy milks every drop of come from my cock,” I growled.
Her whole body tensed and then she began to shudder violently. “Yes! Isaac! Oh, yes! Yes!”
Knowing I was the one to cause those words and screams to rip from her chest broke the last of my control and with one more thrust, I bottomed out inside her and my own roars of ecstasy filled the room. “Fuuuuck!” Our groins were practically glued together and the vibrations of my orgasm throbbed against her clit, as warm jets of semen spurted into her womb, setting her off again before she’d even fully descended from her last orgasm.
By morning, I’d fulfilled my promise and both of us were hoarse as we whispered to each other while snuggling. We were depleted of energy and content to hold each other, enjoying our time alone. After a while, though, the house seemed overly quiet and I started to feel restless. I glanced down at Eden and noticed the same edge in her dim expression.
“How about we grab a quick shower, pick up the boys, and go out for breakfast?” I suggested quietly. “I miss them too.” The post-coital glow that had been fading morphed into bright sunshine and her smile was huge.
She sat up and grasped my cheeks, pulling my face in for a hard kiss. “I love you.”
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