Saved by Him

by Kristie Leigh

  I blushed. It was nice to know Hunter really had been thinking about me while I was gone.

  “Enough, fucker. Let’s get this over with.” Hunter rolled his eyes.

  Casey laughed, clearly enjoying embarrassing Hunter.

  “All right. Lead the way, my lady.”

  I walked into the kitchen first. Casey immediately pulled out some fancy laser thing to measure the kitchen, drawing a floor plan on his notepad, and making notes. We went through the same process in the bathrooms as well. He started to measure the master, but I let him know he wouldn’t need those.

  We all sat down once the measurements were done and discussed budget and prioritized the renovations. I closed the door behind Casey as he left.

  “Well, that was relatively painless and didn’t take nearly as long—”

  I was interrupted by Hunter pinning me to the door. “Where were we?”

  His hands roamed my body frantically. Someone was excited. I could feel just how excited he was when he pressed his dick against my ass. I reached back and gripped him through his swim shorts.

  I turned around and dropped to my knees. He started to protest, but with one swift tug, his shorts were down, and my lips were wrapped around his cock. I moaned when I felt him hit the back of my throat, knowing that drove him wild.

  “Fuck.” He gripped my hair, thrusting in hard.

  I opened my throat, allowing him to use my mouth as he saw fit. Hunter pumped in and out, tightening his grip on my hair. I loved how he lost control when I was on my knees. Something about how I could do this to him every time had juices dripping between my legs.

  I reached down, trying to relieve some of the ache in my clit. I circled slowly, not wanting to make myself come. I wanted Hunter to be the one to take care of that. Hunter’s movements became more erratic as he got more aroused.

  “You have the best fucking mouth ever, baby.” He pulled out, still gripping my hair. “Get up. I want to come inside you.”

  I quickly got to my feet. I couldn’t argue with that. He turned me around to face the door, undid the tie on one side of my swimsuit, and let it fall to the ground. He gripped my hips, lining himself up, and slowly pushed in until he bottomed out inside me.

  He pulled me back by my hair, so we were back to chest. I could feel his breath on my neck before he spoke.

  “You. Fuck. I can’t get enough of you. You’re mine. You know that, right?” His voice was erratic but serious.

  “Yes. I’m yours.”

  “Forever?” His breathing got heavier.

  “Yes. forever.”

  “Thank fuck. I’m holding you to that.” He laughed, but I got the distinct feeling he wasn’t kidding.

  He gripped my hip with one hand while the other came across my chest to cup my breast. He started to move slowly at first, but I pushed back, telling him I needed more. He picked up his pace, moving his hand from my hip to my clit. It didn’t take me long to get to the edge.

  “Oh shit. Hunter, I’m going to come.” I reached back, gripping his neck hard. Having been so worked up earlier had me feeling like this orgasm was going to be explosive.

  “I got you, baby.” He pinched my clit hard, and I detonated as my legs gave out. Hunter held me close while he slammed into me a few more times.

  Just as he came with a grunt, Calum’s voice came over the monitor.

  “Hunter,” he yelled for him.

  I burst out laughing in my post-orgasmic haze. “You’re so lucky he didn’t interrupt us like Casey did. I would’ve been one cranky-ass bitch!”

  “I would’ve been right there with you. I would’ve been miserable as fuck.”

  “I don’t think I can walk.” I swore my legs were jelly.

  He lifted me up and carried me to the sofa. He walked over and grabbed my bottoms, then held them out to me on the tip of his finger.

  “You should probably put these on.” He winked and took off up the stairs.

  I lay there with a goofy grin on my face for a minute before I got enough energy back to put on my swimsuit.

  “Hey there, buddy. Did you have a good nap?” Hunter’s voice came over the monitor. “Let’s get you changed. Maybe we should get another pair of swim shorts on you just in case you want to go swimming again.”

  “Yay, sim.”

  I laughed. My kid loved the water. Since coming to stay here, he’d been in that pool every possible second. He was going to be swimming on his own before we knew it.

  “You’re like a little fish, aren’t you?” He sounded amused like Calum would ever turn down a swim.

  “Fishy.” There were some shuffling sounds and then Calum giggling.

  “All right. All set. So Calum, I was thinking. I need your help with something pretty important for your mama. Can you help me?”

  I got up and walked over to the monitor, not wanting to miss a word he said.

  “Me help.”

  “Good. So, first off, let’s turn this off because you never know if she’s listening downstairs, and we wouldn’t want to ruin any surprises. Now would we?”

  The monitor went silent besides the faintest of white noise.

  “Damn it,” I whisper to myself.

  18

  Hunter

  “I’m evil. I know. But I had to take the opportunity,” I whispered to Calum.

  I bet she was going to be stewing over this. She was not really a fan of surprises. I was still going through everything I wanted to do for her. The list was extensive. I wanted to give her and Calum the world, but for now, I had a few surprises up my sleeve. Nothing was set in stone just yet, but I would have it all planned out soon. This was going to be fun to mess with her.

  Walking back downstairs, I pretended like nothing had happened. Jules was banging stuff around the kitchen, not angry but frustrated. I smirked. She was already worked up.

  With Calum in my arms, we snuck up behind her. With all the banging, she didn’t even hear our approach.

  “Hey, baby. What’s with all the racket?”

  She jumped at the sound of my voice. “Shit. You scared the crap out of me.”

  “Sorry, we didn’t mean to.” I kissed her on the forehead. “Calum wants to do some more swimming.”

  “I’m going to cut up some fruit, cheese, and crackers and bring it out. Do you want a beer or anything?”

  “I’ll grab a water, but that fruit and whatnot sounds great. I could definitely go for a snack.” I kissed her forehead again and headed out back.

  I heard her huff in irritation. Same old Jules. I felt a little bad, but I knew she would love what I had planned, so she’d just have to stew until then. Outside the sun was shining, and it was hot as balls.

  “Should we jump?”

  Calum smiled and nodded.

  I ran and jumped into the pool with Calum in my arms, but I kept his head above the water. He giggled when I came up for air. We played in the water until Jules came out with some food. Calum was starting to take a liking to meals.

  “I hope this kid keeps up his appetite after you leave.” She was joking, so I laughed, but it was forced.

  The thought of leaving them for even a couple of hours killed me. I wanted them with me all the time. I knew that it was way too soon for that, but at least the faster I could get my guys in here, the faster they could be at my place—even if it was just temporary.

  The afternoon whizzed by, and before I knew it, it was time for me to head home to get my shit in order for work tomorrow. I was so not looking forward to that.

  I was holding Calum, and I didn’t want to say goodbye. I knew I’d see him soon. “Goodnight, buddy. You be good for your mama, okay?”

  “Otay.” Calum gave me a slobbery kiss, and it melted my heart; I couldn’t believe how quickly I’d fallen for this kid.

  I looked over at Jules who had tears in her eyes, but she smiled. I reached over for her. “Come here.” My voice was quiet as I wasn’t looking forward to saying goodbye. I held them both close to me not wan
ting to let go.

  “I’m going to miss you guys.” I sounded like such a fucking pussy, but I couldn’t help it.

  She looked up at me, and a tear slipped out. I knew this would make me sound like a dick, but that tear made my insides sing. But only because that meant she really loved me. She wiped it away and kissed me on the cheek.

  “Is it super weird that I don’t want you to go?” She sighed.

  “Nope because then it would be weird that I want to stay.”

  She laughed but still looked sad.

  “I’ll see you Wednesday when Casey brings the drawings.”

  “That’s true. I can’t wait to see them.” A genuine smile graced her face. “Come with me, monkey.” Jules reached for Calum, but he didn’t want to go with her—I secretly loved this.

  “Hey, buddy. You gotta go to bed, okay? I’ll see you in two sleeps.”

  He looked sad but went to his mama.

  I pulled her in for one last hug and kissed her deeply. “I love you.”

  “I love you, too. Now, go before I tie you down and don’t let you leave.”

  I laughed, pulling away. I’d never leave if I didn’t go now. They watched me pull out of the driveway while they waved from the window.

  Fuck, I was lucky.

  Wednesday was finally fucking here. Yesterday was crazy. I got home so late I couldn’t even call Jules, but I texted, so it was the first thing she saw this morning.

  It was nearly six, and I needed to get moving. I was meeting Mike at the site to go over everything I could so that I could take off to meet Casey at Jules’s place by nine.

  I got ready as quickly as I could and was at the site by six forty-five and looked like I’d beaten Mike here.

  “Morning, assface.”

  I turned to see Mike grinning at me. “Is that any way to speak to your fucking boss?” I arched a brow jokingly.

  He chuckled and slapped me on the shoulder. “Let’s get this shit over with, so you can see your girl. I can see you’re all antsy and shit already.” He grinned.

  “I am not. Shut the fuck up.”

  “You are, too. I can tell. Here.” Mike pulled out a set of plans and rolled them out onto the makeshift table so we could figure this shit out.

  An hour later, and I was peeling out of the job site waving my middle finger in the air to say bye to Mike. Since I was a little earlier than I’d expected, I stopped by Maggie’s to grab tea and breakfast on my way, ecstatic that I didn’t have to see Sherry. That would’ve put a damper on my morning for sure.

  I pulled into Jules’s driveway with plenty of time before Casey got there. Stepping up to the door, I debated on whether to just walk in or knock. I felt a little weird just walking in, so I decided in favor of knocking. I heard Calum’s little footsteps running, and he opened the door with Jules standing behind him.

  “Hunter.”

  Calum was just as excited to see me as I was him.

  I set the bag of food and drink tray down on the step and scooped him up. “How are you, buddy? I brought you some food. Did you eat?”

  He shook his head no.

  “Well, I brought lots of yummy breakfast.”

  Calum hugged my neck tightly, and it was one of the greatest feelings in the world. With Calum on my side, I grabbed the food, and we headed inside. Jules stepped back and didn’t approach.

  “Get over here.”

  She smirked and came over, kissing me on the cheek.

  “Nice try.”

  I set Calum in the high chair and set him up with his breakfast before grabbing Jules and getting a proper hello. “A kiss on the cheek, seriously? I don’t think so,” I scoffed.

  I lifted her up, and she squealed, but I cut her off with my mouth. I kissed her breathless before pulling away and setting her down on her feet. She had a dreamy look in her eyes, and nothing pleased me more to know that I was the reason.

  “Good morning, beautiful.”

  “Morning.”

  “I’ve missed you.” I couldn’t even believe I was saying that. It had been less than two days, but I had. “I’ve missed you both.”

  She smiled and leaned in to kiss me again. “I can’t believe I’m going to admit this, but I’ve been counting down since you left.” She covered her face, clearly embarrassed.

  I laughed before lifting her chin. “Glad I’m not alone in this.”

  “Definitely not.” A blush crept up her cheeks at her admission.

  “Casey will be here soon. Why don’t we get something to eat?”

  She looked over and saw her tea and sighed. “I knew I loved you for a reason.”

  “Well, I hope you’re not just using me for tea.” I laughed.

  We sat down with Calum and all enjoyed some breakfast. Jules and I finished up just before Casey arrived.

  I opened the door and let him in. “Hey, man. How’s it goin’?”

  “Good. Where’s that beautiful lady of yours?” The smirk gracing his lips told me he was up to no good. Fucker.

  “Don’t even.” I gritted my teeth at him.

  “I won’t. I promise. I’m just fuckin’ with ya.” He laughed but quickly stopped. “Nice to see you again, Jules.” He reached his hand out as my eyes bugged out of my head.

  She came up beside me, wrapping one arm around my waist while reaching the other out to Casey. “Thanks so much for coming. I can’t wait to see what you’ve come up with.” She sounded excited.

  “Great. Let’s get started.”

  Calum was still working on breakfast, so we set up at the kitchen table. Casey always did the best 3D virtual tours, so clients could really get a feel for the space. He started the presentation, and Jules’s face was glued to the screen. Her jaw hung open slightly, and she barely blinked. He’d done an amazing job at bringing her ideas to life. I had no doubt he would though.

  “Oh my God, Casey. That is just… I don’t know what to say. It’s perfect.” She squealed and then stood up. “Can I hug you?”

  He laughed. “Of course.”

  Standing up to meet him, she gave Casey a big hug before turning to me. “You can seriously do that? This house is going to look like that?” She gestured to the screen.

  I smiled and nodded. “Sure can.”

  “Holy shit.” She jumped into my arms. “Thank you. It’s going to be amazing.”

  “I’ll let you get back to the rest of your day, Hunter. I left a few sets of plans at your office, so you’re all set.”

  I didn’t let go of Jules. I reached out and shook his hand. “Thanks, man. Have a safe trip.”

  “Trip?” Jules tried to pull away, but I didn’t let her.

  “Yep. Off to Milan for a job. I’ll be gone for a few weeks. I’m heading to the airport from here.”

  “Oh, wow. That’s amazing. That’s my dream vacation.” She sighed.

  “Maybe this asshole will take you someday.” He nodded at me. “Get on that, would you? Make all her dreams come true, or I will.” He winked and headed out the door quickly, probably knowing I was going to beat his ass for that comment. Fucker was lucky he was going to be halfway around the damn world.

  “Why do you look like you’re about to punch someone?”

  I shook my head, telling myself to calm down. He was just kidding, right? “What are you talking about?” I laughed, trying to lighten the mood. “So, you were happy with everything?”

  “Oh my God. Yes, yes, yes. It was more than I could’ve dreamed of. You’re sure you can get this done within budget?”

  “Stop worrying. I’ve got this all under control.”

  “That was a little evasive and didn’t really answer my question.” She was right because I was going to be doing everything and more, but she didn’t need to worry about that.

  “Anyway, I have some great news. I have a crew lined up to come in and start tomorrow.”

  “Tomorrow? Holy crap. So soon?” Her eyes went wide. “Are you sure this isn’t causing you any problems?”

  “I
’m not putting anyone out, Jules. I promise. I have a main crew and a standby crew. I don’t talk about business much, but let’s just say that we’re doing well. I don’t have to be on-site anymore, but I do it because I have nothing else to do. This will give me something to do, and I want to make sure it’s perfect for you. So, I’m putting my best guys on this. I also have a guy over at the county who owes me some big favors, so he’s on standby for permits and inspections, so that we can get in and out as quickly as possible.”

  She squealed and wrapped her arms around me. “You’re the best. Thank you.”

  “So, I guess that means you’ll be moving in today.” I pulled back, anticipating a fight, but she was smiling. Well, shit. That was not the expected reaction.

  “Are you ready for us?” She bit her bottom lip.

  “You have no idea.” I was a little nervous for her to see what I’d done, but there was no changing things now. “I have to go back to the site and finish some stuff up with Mike and make sure that everyone knows where they’re at for tomorrow. I can come by in a few hours and load up my truck with anything you need to bring.”

  “Okay. Should I bring a playpen for Calum to sleep in? I haven’t been to your place, so I don’t know what I need.”

  “You don’t need a playpen. He’ll have a room to sleep in.”

  “Sounds good. Text me when you’re on your way.”

  “I’m not going to lie; I thought you’d be freaking out.” I was surprised as fuck.

  “I want to see your place, and I’m a little more than excited to sleep with you again. It was nice to fall asleep in your arms.” She tried to hide her face.

  “I’m really loving this whole sharing-your-feelings side of you.” I kissed her softly.

  “It’s kind of freaking me out a little, but I’m rollin’ with it.” She shrugged, trying to play it off as no big deal.