Letting Go (A Mitchell Family Series)

by Unknown

  “Probably still in the shower.” She said with a smile.

  I could feel my body shaking. I actually felt like I was going to pass out. “Who…..who are you?”

  “Why? Who are you?” She asked defensively.

  “I’m Ty.” He announced, trying to hop in between us. I knew he was trying to protect me from whatever I was about to do or say.

  “Oh his cousin? This must be Van. I have heard so much about you.” She claimed.

  “Who are you?” I said again, before I even realized the words came out of my mouth.

  She started rubbing her stomach. Then she said what I feared. “ My name is Miranda. I am Colt’s……..”

  She was interrupted by Colt, who was coming down the stairs in only a towel. Beads of water covered his wet body. “Savanna? What are you doin’ here?” He said as he walked toward the front door.

  I only knew of two exes’. I couldn’t remember if he mentioned their names, but obviously she was back for one reason. She was pregnant with his baby and he never told me about it.

  Miranda backed away as he headed in my direction. Tears filled my eyes and I turned myself into Ty’s welcoming arms. “Please get me out of here.” I said against his chest.

  “Wait! What the hell is going on?” Colt said as he came walking out of the house. I don’t know how Ty got off the porch so fast, but he got me almost to the car before Colt got to me.

  His hand grabbed my arm. “You drove all the way here for me?” He asked.

  “I guess I should have warned you first. Maybe you could have got your company to stay somewhere else while you played the seduction card on me some more. You think because you grew up with money you can go around fucking girls in different places, telling them they are the only one for you? You are nothing but a liar!” I said as I tried my best to open my car door.

  Colt’s still wet leg caught the door. I couldn’t help but notice Ty laughing and shot him a dirty look. This was obviously his dream outcome. Me discovering Colt as a cheater……I was such a fool.

  “Savanna dammit, will you calm down?” He tried to grab my arm, but I was crying so bad that I pulled away from him and started walking away from my car. I had no place to run. I just couldn’t handle the pain I was feeling. “Tell me what is goin’ on? Is it because I didn’t tell you about the money? It isn’t important to me. I don’t care about any of it. You are all that matters to me.”

  “How can you say that with that pregnant woman standing at your door? Oh my God what kind of person are you? How can you not care about her? Look at her!”

  He shook his head again and scrunched his eyebrows like he had no clue what I was talking about. “Of course I care about her, but she has nothin’ to do with us. Savanna please stop walkin’ away. I am in a damn towel here.”

  He caught my waist and pulled me around. “Leave me alone. There is nothing left to say. I am going home. Forget you ever knew me. I will not be some home wrecker or be with a cheater. You should know that already.”

  He wouldn’t let me go. “What has gotten into you? I am neither of those things and you should know that!”

  His green eyes stared holes in me. “I just caught you. Please just stop with the lies. I can’t take anymore.” I tried to calm down but finally broke down and began to sob. “Please get off of me.”

  “No! Not until you stop fightin’ me. You obviously drove all this way for me. What the fuck Savanna?”

  Finally I heard Ty walking behind us. “I think I can clear this up cuz.”

  We both turned to face him. Colt never let go of my arms.

  “She thinks Miranda is a girlfriend. She thinks that’s your kid.” Ty said smiling. He could hardly contain the smirk on his face. I felt so betrayed like he had set me up.

  Colt relaxed his hold on me and shook his head. Then he even started laughing. “She is my cousin Savanna. My mother’s sister Karen’s daughter. She was here watchin’ the place while I was gone. She lives in a house on the ranch too.”

  I put my hands over my face. “But I thought…”

  His arms wrapped tightly around me. “Darlin’ I would never do that to you.” With his hands, he grabbed both sides of my face. “You are the only woman that I want.” He brought his lips to my forehead.

  My hands reached around his still wet waist. “I am so sorry. I just saw her and then I saw you. You were both wet from a shower. I just assumed you were together and everything about us was a lie.”

  “Nothing about us is a lie. I swear it.” He looked directly at me when he said it.

  “Get a room!” We heard Ty saying behind us.

  Colt grabbed my hand. He looked over to Ty and he pulled us past him. “You could have told her, you asshole!”

  “It was more fun watching her get all pissed at you. I just wanted her to feel the same about you for a few seconds.” Ty said while laughing behind us.

  I shot him a dirty look as we hit the porch steps.

  Miranda greeted us at the door. “Sorry for the confusion. I was tryin’ to explain before everything got all crazy.”

  “Nice to meet you. Sorry I overreacted.” I replied.

  “I can see how this would look. I assure you that the father of this child is a piece of shit! He is nothing like my cousin Colt.”

  I didn’t know if she meant it to be a joke, so I just smiled and followed behind Colt. Ty and Miranda headed into the kitchen, while Colt pulled me up the stairs. “Aren’t you going to show me around the house?” I asked.

  When we got into a large bedroom and he shut the door behind us. My body immediately pressed against the door as Colt’s lips met mine. Our tongues mingled and my hands found his chest. Only moments ago, I thought it had all been a lie, but now I was back in his arms where I wanted to be. His clean skin smelled so good, maybe better than I remembered.

  “I can’t believe you are here.” He said as his lips parted from mine. He stared into my eyes. “I tried to call you and then I got the news about my father. I couldn’t stop thinkin’ about you.”

  “I didn’t know if you would come back for me. I said things I didn’t mean. I was wrong Colt. I had to come. I needed you to know I would do anything to be with you.” I admitted.

  My hands reached inside the towel and I let it drop to his feet. I leaned against the door and bit down on my lip. I heard a groan coming from somewhere deep inside of Colt’s chest. His hands grabbed the bottom of my shirt and ripped it off my head, while I started unbuttoning my shorts.

  “God, when you started walkin’ away I didn’t know what to think. I can’t imagine not being able to touch you” Colt said as his tongue drug across my ear.

  “I should have trusted you. I let what Ty did get to me. I know you aren’t him.”

  His lips found mine again. I felt his tongue brushing against my bottom lip. His erection pressed against my stomach. He was doing it on purpose, so I could feel how much he wanted me. He picked me up and I wrapped my legs around his waist. The heat between my legs set me in a frenzy. Colt got to the bed and tossed me down on my back. I didn’t have time to sit up. His body came down over top of mine.

  He leaned up balancing himself on one arm to look at my body. With one snap, my hook in the front bra opened up. His large hands slid down between my breasts. I licked my lips as I watched him looking at me. When his eyes reached my panties, he licked his own lips, which in turn made me even hotter. His hands slid down and reached the fabric of my panties. He ran his hand underneath just at the base from hip to hip. I arched my body because I wanted to take them off, but he kept teasing me. Instead of taking them off, he licked his lips and pulled his hand out from under them. His palm cupped me and I knew my panties were wet with anticipation of being with him. I couldn’t resist his touch. He was the sexiest thing ever.

  “I want you so bad.” I whispered.

  “I am in my house with the woman I love. I am planning on takin’ my time.” He admitted.

  He leaned down and kissed the inside o
f my thigh. It sent chills all over my body. I saw him smiling as he kissed my belly button and ran his tongue in a circle around it. He left a trail of wet skin as he leaned down and kissed my other thigh. His teeth grabbed the elastic to my panties and he pulled them back, dragging his nose against the base of my tender spot.

  “Oh my God Colt!” I moaned loudly.

  “Mmm, you like that don’t you?” He teased. He slowly pulled down my panties, licking his lips the entire time.

  His finger slid inside of me as he leaned up and took one of my nipples into his mouth. I watched his lips pull away and his tongue came out to dance around my nipple. He took it back into his mouth and sucked hard. “Don’t’ stop!” I begged.

  He removed his lips from my breast and blew cold air on it, making it even harder than it was. His finger moved faster inside of me while his thumb played with my swollen sex. He teased my lips with just his tongue, while his thumb pressed harder. I felt waves of pleasure come crashing through my body. As Colt watched me starting to orgasm, he finally let me kiss him, never letting my tongue get away from his. When I finally collapsed under his strong hands, he climbed on top of me.

  “Do you want me Savanna?” He asked.

  I bit my lip. “Yes.”

  “Tell me. Say it.” He asked.

  I tried to grab his shaft, but he wouldn’t let me. His teasing was making me want him more than I ever had, which I didn’t even think was possible. “I want you. Please make love to me Colt. I want you inside of me. Please….”

  With one single thrust, I felt him fill me with his hard shaft. As wet and ready as I was, it was still a tight fit. Colt moaned and got into an immediate groove. I grabbed his ass cheeks and dug my nails into them, pulling him into me harder. He grabbed my breasts with both hands and kissed them together. I loved watching him lick my nipples. I could feel friction building up for another wave of pleasure, so I flipped myself on top of him. Colt grabbed my waist as I started rocking back and forth. I ran my hands all around my breasts without touching my own nipples. I knew he wanted to see it. His moans became frequent, and I continued to tease him like he had me. I took two fingers into my mouth and got them wet then slowly ran them over one nipple while watching his reaction.

  “Oh God Savanna I can’t hold it.” He cried out just as I felt himself tightening up. He held me by my hips preventing me from moving, but I had become so turned on from watching him watch me that I had my own bout of pleasure.

  When I finally collapsed over his now sweaty body, he wrapped his arms around me. “I think I am going to need a few minutes before we take a tour of the house.” I whispered against his chest.

  We both started laughing.

  Chapter 34

  Colt

  Having Savanna here in my bed was better than I imagined. I was half tempted to spend the rest of the day with her wrapped in my arms, but what kind of gentleman would I be if I didn’t give her an official tour?

  After we laid together for at least thirty more minutes, we managed to get up and make our way out of the bedroom. Savanna jumped in the shower while I managed to get myself dressed. I was thinkin’ about jumping in the shower with her, but my cousins were downstairs and it was rude stayin’ up here all day.

  She finally climbed out and I dried her off. I handed her a pair of loose shorts and a t-shirt she could wear until she grabbed her clothes out of her bag.

  “As much as I hate that you are putting clothes on, I have to admit you look pretty damn sexy in mine.”

  “You can take them off later.” She said as she walked by me.

  I smacked her on her ass, causing her to jump. She had no idea how happy I was that she was here.

  I decided to start my tour upstairs. After she walked all around my bedroom and looked through my closets, we checked out the other three bedrooms. Besides my master bedroom, the other three were just a bit smaller. When we got into the last room that was full of boxes she stood in the middle with her arms folded. “A lot of extra rooms.”

  “I’m sorry that I didn’t tell you about my family’s money. I didn’t see it as lying to you. I just wanted you to want me because of who I was, not what I had.” I admitted.

  “At first it hurt. I felt like you didn’t trust me, but Ty kind of explained it to me. I don’t want you to ever think of me as some charity case. I would never take your money.”

  I rubbed her cheeks with my thumb. “Savanna, I mean it when I say that you are the only woman I want in my life. I want to marry you. When you are ready of course. You will never want for anything, I can promise you that.”

  “What if all I want is to be with you?” She asked.

  I shrugged. “I guess I would say I was the luckiest guy in the world.”

  “Look, it doesn’t matter to me how we got together. You saved me from myself. I love everything about you, but I am also forever grateful for the friendship that we have. From the moment I climbed in that car this morning, I knew what I wanted.”

  I wrapped my arms around her. “How many kids do you want?”

  She gave me a weird look. I hadn’t thought that she might be scared by that question. She pulled out of my arms and faced me. “How many do you want?”

  “I asked you first.”

  She shrugged her shoulders.

  “I always wanted two, but ever since I met you I knew I couldn’t keep my hands off of you. If we had more, I would be totally fine with that. I will give you whatever you want. If you want ten kids than we will have ten kids.” I joked.

  “Actually.” She reached her arms back around me. “I wanted eleven.”

  I knew she was joking. “As long as they all look like you.” I said before kissing her.

  Our kiss was interrupted by Ty’s big mouth downstairs. “Get your asses down here!”

  “We better go downstairs.” I suggested.

  We got to the bottom of the steps and my cell phone started ringing. I rushed over to the table by the front door and noticed it was my aunt’s number. “Hello?”

  “Colt it’s me. You need to get to the hospital right away.”

  I didn’t have to ask questions to know something bad had happened. “I am leavin’ now.”

  When I hung up the phone, everyone was standin’ there waitin’ for me. We all ran out to my Mustang and started driving. I’d never driven fast with Savanna in the car, and I got the impression I scared the shit out of her. My father’s life was hangin’ on the line. I needed to get to that hospital before it was too late. I had to tell him I loved him, at least once before it was too late.

  When I got onto the main highway, Savanna reached over and grabbed my hand. I squeezed it tight inside of mine. I had no idea what was going to happen with my father and she had never met my mother. As much as I wanted them to meet, I hated that it was under this circumstance. Savanna being here was like a godsend. No matter how long it would take my father to recover, I was so glad that she was here with me. It was funny how months ago I didn’t even know someone could ever have this effect on me, but now, I felt like I needed her.

  My heart started pounding as we made it into the parking lot at the hospital. If I was too late to say goodbye to my father, I didn’t know if I could forgive myself.

  Savanna took my hand while Miranda stayed back and waited for Ty. He knew I was in a hurry and couldn’t waste time waiting for him. We made it to the third floor and saw my aunt standing outside of the room. Over the loud speaker we heard Code Blue and I just got this horrible feelin’ it was for my father. Savanna kept up the pace as we made our way to the door of his hospital room. My mother was backed into the corner with her hand over her mouth. The doctors and nurses were working on my father. I heard one of them yell “Clear” and saw them using the crash cart. My father’s body took one hard jolt and the monitor started beeping again. I could hear the medical staff calling off his stats. My body bent over and I held onto my knees. I could feel Savanna rubbing my back, and I appreciated her support more than she knew.


  We waited at least an hour before the medical staff left the room, after running numerous tests. Unfortunately, the doctor pulled my mother out with him and asked us if we could all come and meet with him privately. He sat us down in a more private waiting room, probably designed for this such situation. I sat next to my mother and held her hand. She was still crying and held a handful of tissues in her opposite hand.

  “Your husband has suffered a severe stroke from the stress of the injuries he sustained in his accident, and the surgery that was performed to stop the internal bleeding. As of right now he is showing signs of damage to his brain. In most cases patients suffering from this kind of trauma do not wake back up.”

  My mother started wailing. That is how I would have to describe it. I held onto her body as she rocked back and forth. I didn’t have time to express my own feelings when she was there, suffering from the greatest loss of her life. My father probably wouldn’t wake up. She could never hear his voice again. He would never kiss her goodbye, or sit with her at dinner. They wouldn’t go to local events or share dreams of when they were older and took care of their grandchildren. He would never see his grandchildren. My children.

  The doctor walked out of the room and left us to deal with the aftermath of his bad news. My aunt crouched down in front of my mother and held her the best she could as she cried. I put my elbows on my knees and covered my face with my hands. Savanna’s hand rubbed my back, but I never acknowledged her presence behind me. I couldn’t look at anyone. My eyes burned with the tears I was fighting back.

  After a few minutes I noticed Savanna wasn’t behind me. I got up and looked around the room, but it was only my mother and my aunt here with me. Savanna, Ty and Miranda must have left. I was sure that they didn’t go far, probably just far enough to give us some space.

  I was standin’ in the doorway, unable to walk out of that room. I couldn’t leave my mother, not now, not like this. I turned around again and looked at my mother. Her face was covered, but her sobs were just getting louder. I swear that being in the room hearing her cry was just as bad as hearin’ the news about my father.