Brother’s Best Friend

by Kaylee, Katy

  The rest of the day went by quickly, and Logan couldn’t wait to get to Amber’s. When he got there, Bradley answered the door, smiling up at him. Logan brought flowers for Amber and a stuffed giraffe for Bradley. “I thought that maybe Mr. Giraffe could be friends with your Teddy.”

  Bradley’s eyes lit up. “I can name him Fred. He can be best friends with Teddy. Pawpaw will be happy that Teddy has a friend.”

  Amber walked in the room, wiping her hands off. “Bradley, let’s all go in the living room and talk.”

  Logan nervously followed after them and sat down next to Bradley. Amber knelt on the floor next to Bradley and held his hand. “So, there is something that I have never told you for reasons you won’t understand until you’re older. But I brought Logan here today because I wanted to introduce you to your father. Logan is your daddy.”

  Bradley looked at his mom and then over at Logan. “You’re my dad?”

  Logan nodded his head. “I am. And I want to start out by telling you how sorry I am that I haven’t been here.”

  Bradley stared at him for several moments. “It’s okay. But now that you’re here, things will be even better.”

  Amber and Logan laughed, both leaning in and hugging Bradley. During the beginning of the night, Bradley kept looking at Logan with curiosity. However, as the night went on, he seemed to warm up to the idea more and more. They all sat around the table and ate spaghetti together and listened to Bradley tell stories about what he did that day in preschool and in daycare. After that, they had dessert and watched a movie together.

  About halfway through the movie, Bradley climbed up into Logan’s lap and sat, watching from there. Logan glanced over at Amber, who had tears in her eyes. He sat back and wrapped his arms around the kid, nodding as Amber came and sat next to them. He looked around the dimmed room, the sound of a movie playing on the screen. Everything was relaxed, everything was chill, and they were all there together.

  Logan knew that the most whole he had ever felt was when Amber was around, but it wasn’t until that moment that he realized that having Bradley there too was exactly what he was missing in life. He had the opportunity to have a full-fledged family with the woman he loved, and an amazing child. At first, he thought that a company was all he ever wanted, but sitting there with them, he realized he had never been more wrong. That was what he wanted. Spaghetti dinners, movies, ice cream, quiet dimmed rooms, warm comfortable surroundings, and the people he loved the most all around him.

  It may not have happened the way that he wanted it to, and it may have been a bit of a shock to his system, but he was sitting in a room surrounded by the perfect life. There was no way in the world he was ever going to leave Amber again, and nothing in the world would ever tear him away from Bradley. He made a commitment right then and there to be there for both of them for the rest of his life. He may not have told Amber, but he had told himself, which made it more real to him than anything he had ever experienced.

  49

  Amber

  Amber walked alongside Logan, watching as he cradled Bradley in his arms. Bradley was fast asleep with his head pressed against Logan’s chest. She smiled as they quietly moved down the hall and into his room. She pulled the covers back on the bed and Logan gently laid Bradley down. He pulled the covers up to his chest and leaned over, kissing his forehead. He reached up and held Amber’s hand tightly, just watching his little boy sleep. It was the most amazing thing she had ever seen.

  After about ten minutes, he stood up and waited in the doorway as she kissed her little boy, thanking the universe for all the amazing things that day had brought. She clicked on his star nightlight and they walked out, gently closing the door behind them. Logan looked at her, rubbing his hands up and down her arms.

  He shook his head and Amber smiled, wondering what he was thinking. “What’s going on up there? You look peaceful.”

  He pushed a piece of hair out of her face. “I feel peaceful. In fact, this is the perfect life, right here. I can’t imagine anything better. When we were seeing each other the first time, this is the life that I imagined that we would have. Maybe not what lead up to it, but definitely this part of it.”

  Amber smiled, feeling a warm sensation in her chest. “I couldn’t agree with you more.”

  Logan took in a deep breath and lifted Amber’s hands into his. “I want you and Logan to move in with me. I can’t tell you the logistics and whether that is here or there, that we can figure out later. I just know that I don’t want to waste any more time. I want to make up for that lost time in the best way that I can. I want the both of you by my side. I want my family, the woman I love, and my perfect little boy. What do you say?”

  Amber was overcome with joy. She could barely hold it in as tears welled up in her eyes and streamed down her face. “Yes, oh my God, of course we will. I have wished for us to be a family for a very long time. I never stopped loving you. I never stopped, in the back corners of my mind, hoping that you would show up one day and want to be with us. I may have been angry, but I understood and I wanted the best for you. I was just so afraid. I did things on my own for so long that I didn’t know if you would want to be part of it, and I didn’t think that I could take the rejection.”

  Logan cupped her face in his hands. “I will never reject you. And I will never leave you or that little boy ever again. I promise.”

  Amber threw her arms around Logan and leaned in, giving him a deep and passionate kiss. Their lips hit and fireworks exploded in her chest. Logan leaned down and wrapped his arms around her, picking her up in the air. He turned and walked into her room, closing the door behind them. Amber kept her lips locked to his as he set her on the floor.

  She opened her eyes and pulled back, the lust instantaneous between them. She closed her eyes as he leaned in, whispering into her ear. “Now, can I make love to the woman I love?”

  She giggled. “I have been waiting for five years.”

  Logan smiled and reached forward, pulling her t-shirt up and over her head. He kissed her lips sweetly and gently. She could feel his fingers unclasp her bra and carefully pull it down her shoulders. She gasped as the comfort of his warm palms massaged against her breasts. She watched as he leaned forward, sucking her nipple into his mouth. He rolled his tongue across it and nibbled slightly on the hard bullet forming in his mouth. She could feel the heat of his breath touching every one of her nerve endings.

  Her hands moved forward and unbuckled his pants, letting them drop to the ground. She pushed her palm inside of his boxer briefs and grabbed onto his long hard shaft. He groaned against her breast as she moved her palm up and down, getting him harder and harder. She looked up at him as he stood tall, pulling down her yoga pants picking her up in his arms. She held his gaze as they walked over to the bed and he laid her down in just her black lace panties. She watched as he unbuttoned his shirt and tossed it to the side before pulling off his briefs.

  He slowly climbed over top of her and hovered, looking deep into her eyes. “I love you, Amber.”

  Tears welled up again and she nodded. “I love you too.”

  She ran her fingers through his soft, dark hair as he moved down her body, rubbing his lips across her skin. He grabbed onto her panties with his teeth and pulled them down her body, tossing them on the floor. She ran her eyes over his hard muscles as he sat up on his knees, running his fingers through her folds. She leaned her head back, letting out a low groan, feeling the juices flowing out of her. He touched every single part of her body, making her more and more aroused as the seconds passed. She just wanted to feel him inside of her, be as close to him as she could possibly get. She wanted to feel his body writhing next to hers, and hear his deep breathing against her skin.

  Everything about the mood was both erotic and emotional at the same time. She could tell he was taking his time, caressing every inch of her body with his hands. He wanted to know her body better than ever before, and she wasn’t going to complain. Slowly he moved up her b
ody and lowered his lips to hers. His fingers caressed her wet lips between her legs before pushing his large cock deep inside of her. She gasped into his mouth feeling the girth of his shaft filling her completely.

  She reached down and grabbed onto him, keeping him still for just a moment, taking in the sensations of his cock deep inside of her. As she let up on her grip, he began to move, his body swaying like the ocean waves against her. His stomach rubbed against her clit as he slowly pulled out and then even more slowly moved back inside of her. She reached her hands up over her head and grabbed onto the headboard. She swayed her body back against him, both of them lifted slightly off the mattress. She pulled her legs up and wrapped them around his waist, closing her eyes and taking in every last burst of pleasure that vibrated from their writhing bodies.

  Logan sat up a little and ran his hands down her body from her neck down to belly button. Her tits sat firm on her chest, her nipples hard and ripe. He reached around her waist and turned quickly, pulling her on top of him. She pulled her legs out from beneath him and sat up straight, rubbing her fingers down his hard, manly chest. She loved the way that he looked at her, his eyes gazing at every part of her body. He made her feel like the most beautiful woman in the world.

  He reached up and grabbed her hips, rotating them slowly around. She moaned as she ground against him, clamping her nipples between her fingers. She moved her hands down and pressed down on his chest, feeling the heat rising higher and higher. Her hips began to speed up, rotating around in a circle and then back again. She slowly lifted up, feeling his shaft between her legs, and then sat down, rolling her hips once again.

  “Fuck,” she whispered.

  “Mmm, cum for me baby,” he groaned.

  She picked up the speed, moving her body like a belly dancer. She could feel the friction heating up against her clit and she gripped harder to his chest. The climax was almost there and she ground down, feeling the need for release. As she twisted her hips again, her body exploded in pleasure. She tilted her head back and gasped, letting the pulsating waves of ecstasy move through her veins. He held tight to her hips, watching as she shook on top of him.

  Her warm juices trickled down his hard cock and he sat up, pulling her back with him. He leaned his back against the headboard and began to thrust his hips through her juices. She moaned, feeling the friction not ending. He smiled and lifted her body up just slightly, pumping into her over and over again. Her mouth fell open as she breathed heavily, not sure she was going to see relaxation before she came again. His cock rammed into her deeply as she gripped his shoulders, letting him take full control of her body.

  Everything about that moment screamed connection, screamed pleasure, and screamed trust. She gave into all of those things, feeling the heat already building back up before it had even completely extinguished. She wanted more and more of him. She wanted to feel his release deep inside of her. She leaned forward and bit his bottom lip, sucking on it and then sliding her tongue into his mouth. He moaned as he kissed her, tangling his tongue with hers.

  She huffed and puffed, getting closer and closer. “Oh God, I’m going to cum again.”

  Immediately, he flipped her backward, climbing on top of her upside down on the bed. He pushed his cock back in her and slid his hands up her arms. She looked deep into his darkened eyes and could see he was almost there too. He licked his lips and began to thrust into her, gripping her hands tight in his. “I want to see you when you cum.”

  She growled, throwing her head back as he pushed harder inside of her. She pulled her legs up to his sides and lifted her hips from the bed. With every push, she ground her pussy against him, getting as deep as she possibly could. He moaned, going faster and faster. Suddenly, he held down hard to her hands and pressed his mouth to hers, but she didn’t feel his breath. The pulsating of his cock blew her right over the edge. They came hard together, their hands locked and their bodies intertwined. A whimper blew from her throat as she shook wildly beneath him.

  “Oh God,” she gasped.

  She felt like the last orgasm lasted forever. Every muscle in her body tensed and released over and over again. Finally, after several minutes, he collapsed into her chest, releasing his grip on her hands. He laid his head on her breasts and caught his breath. He rolled off to the side and she turned toward him, kissing his lips softly. They stared into each other’s eyes in silence for quite a while.

  “This is perfect,” she whispered to him.

  He smiled and kissed her nose. “Yes, yes, it is.”

  She grinned and turned over, pushing back into him as he wrapped his arms around her body. She laid there, feeling the rise and fall of his chest behind her, reveling in the moment. It truly was the perfect place for her to be. After all those years she had found her way back into his arms, and it was better than ever. She knew things would be different. She knew that neither of them would ever leave the other again. They were going to be a family, and nothing would get in the way.

  For the first time in Amber’s life, she finally found her Happily Ever After.

  Epilogue

  Logan

  Six Months Later

  Logan tightened the strap on Bradley’s car seat and nodded at him. “All right, buddy, are you ready to head home?”

  Bradley put his fists in the air. “Yeah. Surprise time for Mommy.”

  Logan laughed. “That’s right, little monster. We are going to work on that for her.”

  Bradley nodded and grabbed his Teddy and his Giraffe, sitting up tall. “I’m really excited about this, Dad. I love giving Mommy surprises. She deserves it.”

  Logan ruffled his hair. “She sure does, this and so much more.”

  Logan climbed into the driver’s seat of the SUV and headed out of the preschool parking lot. It was a little early for him to be picked up, but Logan had to get him before Amber got home from work, or their plan wasn’t going to work. She was really up to date on everything with the preschool, so Logan had to lie and tell her that the school had called and told her that Bradley was sick.

  He hated lying to her, but there was a really good reason for it. He even got Ms. Brown in on the secret, so if Amber called to see what happened, she would know what was going on. Bradley knew there was a surprise they were working on, but he didn’t know yet exactly what it was. As much as Logan wanted to trust Bradley, he knew he was only five years old, almost six, and that kind of secret was even hard for Logan to hold onto as long as he had.

  Everything in their lives for the last six months had turned out perfectly. They decided to stay in LA so that Logan could help run the new office, Amber could stay working there, and they would be close to the family. Logan had to fly back and forth to New York quite a bit, but usually he took Amber and Bradley with him. He didn’t like leaving without them, and never wanted them to feel insecure about him going out there. He tried to be sensitive to what had happened in the past, but at the same time, not live in it anymore.

  They were a family, as if they had never been apart. Bradley already called Logan ‘Dad,’ and that had started very quickly. He had come to find out Bradley had been craving that dad figure, and Logan was lucky enough to have an amazing little boy to be that for. He had become so protective over Bradley, it almost eclipsed his protectiveness of Amber. He would give the world to keep them safe, comfortable, and secure. On that day, though, it called for a little sneakiness.

  The biggest problem that he faced was telling Amber that her little boy was sick. Of course, she wanted to be there to take care of him. She was one of the most dedicated mothers he had ever seen. This didn’t surprise him in the least, though. She was a beautiful person, inside and out. Of course, after he finally told her, Amber completely freaked out.

  “My baby is sick, oh man. I have a meeting later today on the new app launch, but I can just call and reschedule it,” she had said.

  Logan had laughed. “No baby, you can’t reschedule the Board of Directors. You have to go to this meeting
. Everything will be fine, I promise. I will go right over there and take really good care of him.”

  “Do you know what to give him for a fever?” she had asked.

  Logan smirked. “Whiskey?”

  He could hear her breathing pick up. “What?”

  Logan laughed. “Children’s Tylenol. Relax. Take in a deep breath. I’m his dad, remember? I will make sure to call you if I have any questions about it at all.”

  She had finally agreed to not completely skip the meeting, since she was the one running it. Once that was taken care of, Logan was home free. He and Bradley went straight back to the new house he had bought them when they moved in together. When they walked in, Bradley’s eyes got huge. On the table were three dozen red roses and place settings for the three of them.

  “Okay, dude, I need you to take this bag of rose petals and spread them from the door to the table. So, all through the house. Can you handle that?”

  Bradley stood tall and nodded. “I got this, dude.”

  Logan laughed as he ran off, tossing down rose petals on the ground. Logan went to work setting up the rest of it, including lighting candles, playing some music, and getting their dinner heated up. He wasn’t a very good cook, so he had gotten catering for the surprise, but he knew she wouldn’t care. The place looked completely transformed and the smell of roses filled the house. The dining room went from chic to formal, and the mood went from light to elegant. Logan had put a lot of thought into it, and had even talked to Taylor to get the skinny on what the most romantic gesture would be.

  She had, of course, jumped right on board and he had come to find out she was a really good secret keeper. He even had her approve the surprise that he was about to give. He wanted to include Jordan, but he was so crazy about Amber being treated like a queen, Logan was afraid he would have the whole place draped in diamonds. So, he figured he could just be the first person that was called afterward. Either way, it was going to be perfect, and a night that she would never forget. Logan loved the fact that instead of bad memories, he was filling their lives with moments that would be looked back on with love and fondness.