The Ties That Bind (Miss Taken Identity #3)

by Cleo Scornavacca

  I released each button from its enclosure. As the silk material separated, it revealed a glimpse of Rain’s sun-kissed skin. She began a deliberate, but delicate dance with her torso as she straddled me. Slowly her body moved back and forth, as it rode my cock. I continued to open the shirt to expose Rain to me fully. The coolness of the room passed across her skin, which made her nipples become more pronounced. Rain reached up and touched them as she continued to rock back and forth. I loved that Rain felt more confident with herself and her body when we had sex. It wasn’t all like that when we first met.

  Last year, Rain spent the holiday weekend and my birthday with me, but there wasn’t any sort of celebration. There wasn’t any sort of sex or lovemaking. It was the weekend that Rain and I met officially. It was the weekend that I had her kidnapped and brought here to me. It was when I thought I could control her and use her for the revenge I had been seeking at that time. Little did I know that she would be the one that controlled me and my feelings. She took my heart and I never wanted her to give it back.

  Now that Rain’s shirt was completely opened, I brought her forward, so that I could take her breast in my mouth. The more aroused she was, the harder her nipples became. She moaned and pressed her chest forward even further. I licked and sucked as Rain started to push her sweet pussy onto my cock even more. I placed my right hand around her neck to hold her steady, as I curled my hips upwards to meet the delicious rhythm she was creating with her body.

  Rain opened her eyes and gave me a dirty little smile. She then took my hand away from her throat and directed it to her heart and held it there. Her subtle act of tenderness awakened my senses completely. I saw Rain’s beauty, tasted Rain’s body, heard Rain’s breathing, smelled Rain’s arousal, and touched Rain’s beating heart. She was my angel. Rain saved me from a life of nothing special to one that was so unimaginable and one that I hadn’t realized I’d longed for or that I was missing. I was completely hers and she was all mine.

  I tried to hold out longer, but my emotions were on overload. I needed to be inside of my wife. I wanted to feel her sweet pussy wrapped around me. I needed my release. I needed to make Rain come; it made everything feel right.

  Rain always knew what my needs were. Instantly, she climbed off of me and laid down on her back with her long legs spread wide. I kneeled between them and took in my beautiful girl. Then my focus shifted to her swollen, pink core. I place my thumb firmly over her hard numb and massaged it gently, but firmly, to intensify Rain’s arousal much more. My connection to her sex made Rain’s body stir.

  I sensed that she was going to come, so just before she reached her orgasm, I came over her and buried my cock inside her. I pressed hard, as she screamed. There in that moment was when I heard Rain call my name; when she found her release, I was the happiest. I slowly moved in and out of her until she settled and her breathing became less erratic, almost normal.

  We laid there entwined as one. Our bodies were tangled in a way that couldn’t be unknotted. We each placed a gentle kiss on each other’s face. I stared at her. She had the most amazing light in her eyes, which lit up her entire face. My heart was full. She was my perfect birthday gift.

  “I love you, Angel.”

  “I love you, more, Mr. Kane.” She said, as she curled into me and closed her eyes to rest.

  My other two perfect gifts had begun to stir. I could hear the babies slowly waking up through the sounds that came from the baby monitor. Rain said that Joseph cried first and then Angel. I didn’t know how she always got it right, but she did. Anytime that either of the twins would start to cry, Rain knew. She always knew which one needed her attention at that very moment. She was an amazing mom and she loved every minute of it.

  Rain always waited a minute to see if they were just restless and would fall back to sleep. This time, as their voices grew louder, we knew it was time to get up.

  Once we got the twins and placed them in their baby chairs, Rain and I took turns getting showered and ready for the day ahead. Tommy and Raven were here to celebrate with us. They stayed for the entire weekend and really seemed to relax and enjoy themselves. There wasn’t any arguing between them, so hopefully my talk with Raven helped to put more things into perspective.

  I had some cases to work on, which Raven graciously offered to help out with, but within reason. Rest was her first priority, but I had a suspicion that this would keep her from going stir crazy. Tommy and Rain worked on their new photography book and we all took turns taking care of the twins.

  I was leaving tomorrow morning for the city, so Rain suggested Raven hitch a ride back with me, because she and Conte were going to remain here at the shore house with the twins and continue to work on the book and Raven needed to settle a few things at the office prior to her leave of absence.

  Originally, Conte had planned to leave for Bali, but it was postponed due to the emergency with Raven’s health and now due to a request from yours truly.

  Unbeknownst to Rain, I spoke with Conte earlier and asked him to postpone his trip again. I explained to him that I felt Rain was taking on too much and I was worried, but with everything piling up at the office, I couldn't stay home to watch her. I was met with a sour look from my confession.

  I also received some resistance, naturally, because Conte felt that Rain didn’t require a babysitter and he also felt that if Rain had found out that we talked, it wouldn't fair well for either of us.

  Of course, I appealed to Conte’s long-standing friendship and love for my wife. Although my tactics infuriated him, he wasn’t at all surprised. As luck would have it, he wasn’t in complete disagreement with me, so he consented to help, but he prefaced it by saying that he would not lie to Rain, should she ask him why he decided to stay.

  Fair enough

  I will admit Rain was worried and when I asked her about it, she said that she was concerned that something was going on with Conte, but she wasn’t sure exactly what to make of it.

  She stated that he wasn’t at all himself, which I felt was probably due to Rain’s sister. Rain did agree that could be true, but she felt it was more than that. If I know my wife, I know that her inquisitive nature will get to the bottom of it.

  The thought made me smile, but didn’t at all make me happy.

  I had a funny feeling that my wife was up to something other than her coffee table book. I worried that she was playing matchmaker again. She had tried that with one of Victor’s assistants at the firm, but for Tommy, it was a no-go. Now I think she was going to try to do the same with Tommy and her sister.

  If she was, I would eventually find out about it. Then Mrs. Kane and I would have a long talk about her sticking that pretty little, investigative nose where it didn’t belong.

  For now, I just wanted to enjoy the day with my family and friends. The only regret I had, was that Joseph and Anna weren’t here to celebrate with me. In the past they were always here for my birthdays. They were away for the weekend to visit with my brother because it was his birthday too.

  I was saddened by the thought of them missing this birthday year with me, but originally I had stated that Rain and I wanted to have a special celebration alone, so they made arrangements to celebrate with Daniel in Philly and we would celebrate both of ours together at Rain’s party in a few weeks.

  When our plans of time alone together fell through, Rain must have called them because to my surprise Anna and Joseph came home early and brought Daniel with them.

  With my entire family here, along with our surprise guests; our celebration would be for both Daniel and I, together.

  Finally, everything was perfect.

  Chapter Thirteen

  An Unwelcome Visitor

  Rain

  The morning was beautiful. Dominick and I made love and we were able to spend some quiet time together before our babies woke up. To my surprise, Dominick told me about the advice he had given Raven while on their walk along the ocean together this past Sunday. I appreciated the fact tha
t he reached out to my sister without any prompting from me. I loved him even more for being there as an unbiased observer when she needed it most. Tommy and I were too close to the situation. Even if we said we wouldn’t take sides, we naturally wanted what was best for our siblings and perhaps we weren’t the best people to give advice. Dominick on the other hand couldn't care less about what happened between Mike and Raven. Unless, of course, if it interfered with him and me. I was pretty sure his talk with Raven started out as a warning to her, not to let her problems trickle into our lives. Yet, it was nice to see it ended on a good note. Hopefully, Raven heeded Dominick’s advice and took something, even something small, away from the conversation.

  I, on the other hand, had been able to smoothly and quickly build a relationship with Anna, Joseph, and Daniel. I had hoped that someday Dominick would be able to do the same with my family. It appeared that those days were here, since he seemed excited that they came back home to cut the cake with not only him, but Daniel, as well.

  Everything had also turned around with Dominick and my dad. They were now running Kane and Medici together and it proved to be quite a successful union so far, and the business seemed to be doing well, even though various clients had left.

  Another relationship that started out rocky, but was now less rough around the edges was the one between Tommy and Dominick. Both of them seemed to have more than just the usual respect they held for one another when they originally met. They were by no means best friends, but they appeared to understand each other better and their mutual love for me gave them a connection, which placed them on more solid ground.

  Whatever the reasons, I was happy that life was improving, especially today.

  I was so glad to hear that Anna and Joseph would be back to share in the dinner and cake part of the day, and they were bringing Daniel with him. This couldn’t be more perfect. This would be the first year that Dominick truly had his whole family with him. Now both men would have shared an official birthday together as twins.

  I baked a beautiful chocolate cake for Dominick and now that Daniel came back with Anna and Joseph, I added his name to the decorations. Truthfully, chocolate was more for me than Dominick, but it was the thought that counted. Dominick wouldn't care anyway. He wasn't much of a sweets eater.

  Daniel, on the other hand, loved sweets as much as I did, so I knew he would not only enjoy it, but I hoped he would be happy to see that we included him. It was the only natural thing to do. He was Dominick’s twin after all.

  I spoke with my dad yesterday and asked him if he would like to join us. He said that he would love to come down and asked me what time to be here. I explained that he could come anytime he wanted and was welcome to stay over, being it was the holiday weekend, and the traffic getting back to the city would be murder. He agreed and said he would pack a bag and be down here by late afternoon.

  Everything was ready. The steaks were marinated for the grill, the Prosecco was on ice, and the sconces were lit in the house and on the patio. I even had Frank Sinatra, one of Dominick’s favorites, playing in the background.

  The doorbell rang and I was closest, so I went to grab it to help my dad. To my surprise when I opened it, it wasn’t my dad at all. It was a very tall, blonde woman that I had never seen before.

  “Can I help you?” I asked.

  She looked at me up and down, with an air of superiority. “Is Nicky here?”

  “Nicky?”

  I apparently disgusted her by the tone in her reaction.

  “Yes, Nicky Kane.Can you stop wasting my time with questions and just run along and get him for me?”

  “Do you mean Dominick Kane?”

  “Well, of course, but I always called him Nicky. So, hun, is he here or not?”

  I felt a surge of heat rush to my face as it flushed red, while the blood in my veins began to boil.

  “You know, I’m not really sure. Let me check.” I turned away, but left her with a smug smile on my face.

  She smiled back, because she was either too stupid or too self-entitled to understand that I was being sarcastic.

  I walked three steps and then decided to see if ‘Nicky’ was actually in the house. I crossed my fingers that I didn’t wake the twins.

  “HEY NICKY! ARE YOU THERE? SOMEONE IS HERE TO SEE YOU…NICKY!”

  The babies didn’t wake, but the rest of the house came running out from what they were doing when they heard my shrills, all of them, but Dominick. He walked out slowly, like an angry lion being disturbed from his den. His eyes were black as coal. Some of his anger was directed to me, probably for outing him, but the main reason for his lethal appearance was the mystery blonde at the door behind me.

  Everyone stepped out of his way, as he headed for me. He took hold of my arms and kissed my forehead. Then his lips traveled to my ear.

  “Mrs. Kane, I look forward to discussing your inappropriate behavior, later.”

  “It will be my pleasure as well, Nicky.” I whispered in response.

  Then he pulled back and without letting go of my hand, he addressed our visitor.

  “Madison, what the hell are you doing in my home?” Dominick was calm, but his voice was dark and his body appeared to resemble concrete.

  “I was passing through after landing in Philly and I remembered it was your birthday, so I thought I would surprise you.”

  “What would make you decide to do this now? We haven't seen each other in years.”

  She walked forward and placed her hands on Dominick’s chest and lightly played with his shirt collar and gave him the typical doe-eyes only a bimbo could give. “Oh, Nicky, I missed you and you always liked my surprises before.” She stated with a pronounced pout.

  “Why don’t you just get out? Can’t you see you're not welcome here?” A small, but stern voice spoke up from behind me. When I turned to look, it was Anna.

  Madison paused, smirked, and released her paws from Dominick’s clothing. Then with a hint of annoyance she proceeded to stalk forward towards Anna, but she didn’t get that far. I quickly untangled my hand from Dominick’s and blocked her path to Anna.

  “You can’t possibly be stupid enough to think that I would allow you to just walk into my home and bother my family, now do you, Madison?”

  “Ah, that explains why they are still here.” She said, smugly.

  “Why who are still here?”

  “Them” She gave a look of utter disgust, as she pointed at Anna and Joseph. “They were always sticking their noses into Nicky’s business. I suggested numerous times that he get rid of them. I was hoping they would be gone by now, or worse.”

  That’s all it took. I lost it. I grabbed this poor excuse for a human being by her hair and pulled her out the front door. She screamed Dominick’s, or should I say Nicky’s name, but it was no use, he wouldn’t dare get in my way, not now.

  Once outside I released the bitch.

  “How dare you treat me like this!?” She seemed insulted.

  Too damn bad.

  “How dare I treat you like this? Here’s how I dare. This is my home, with my husband, and our children. Those people in there are our family and friends…, and by the look of things, Nicky wasn't all that happy to see you after all these years. So here is my advice to you, hun, stay away from my home and my family, because if you don’t, next time I have to throw you out, you’ll lose a lot more than a few bleach blonde strands.” I was furious, but I didn’t scream. I made my feelings very clear.

  Madison stood up straight, fixed her hair nervously and said nothing. She turned, walked to her car and left. That was way too easy. That bitch was up to no good and I intended on finding out what exactly that was.

  Just as she drove out, my dad drove in.

  My heart was still pounding from the confrontation, but seeing my dad helped my heart to settle slightly. I ran up to him and took him by surprise with a forceful hug.

  “Hey, hey, what’s this all about, Rain?” He lightly chuckled.

 
“I just need you, Dad, that’s all.”

  He broke our embrace and held me at arm’s length. Then he gave me a questionable, but concerned look, one that only a father could give his daughter.

  “What did Kane do this time?” He asked skeptically.

  A weak smile formed on my face, followed by a pathetic chuckle, “It’s not what he did. It’s what he didn’t do.” I revealed.

  “I don’t follow.”

  “Someone from his past showed up here tonight wanting to share a very happy birthday with him.”

  “So how is that Kane’s fault?”

  “That part isn’t, Dad. She was just one more thing he didn’t tell me about. One more piece of information he left out. I’m not surprised. It’s what he does. He thinks he’s protecting me in some strange way.” I felt disappointed.