Things had been so strained for us over the past few months. I barely got a kind word out of her, and now that I was working with Derek’s team, I didn’t see her as much, and going out on jobs had increased our time apart. I thought maybe that would help. I thought the saying “absence makes the heart grow fonder” would work in my favor. That wasn’t the case. If anything, it seemed to only reinforce what she was thinking. I needed to find a way to get through to her. I needed to figure out something before the judge handed down the court order next week or I would for sure lose her. If she kept pushing me away, there would be nothing left of us in just a few short days.
I moved toward the bed and slid in beside her, wrapping my arms around her. This was the only time she let me hold her, and that was only because she was asleep and didn’t know I was doing it. We were so far from the love and passion that we used to have. I missed holding her. I missed feeling like I finally had the love of my life by my side.
She stirred, stiffening when she realized that I was wrapped around her. She tried wiggling from my grasp, but I held on tight, not ready to let her go yet. “Just stay,” I murmured in her ear.
“I have to get ready for work.”
“No you don’t. Not for another hour.”
“Alec-”
“Please,” I begged. “Give me this. I miss you so fucking much. I miss my fiancé. I miss holding you.” I kissed her neck, running my nose up the back of her neck, smelling the scent of her hair. “I miss kissing you, and feeling you give in to me.”
“I’ve never given in to you,” she said breathlessly.
I slid my hand across her stomach, pushing up her t-shirt. Her nipples perked up under my touch as I cupped her breast in my palm. My erection dug into her ass and she pushed back against me, needing me just as much as I needed her.
“Just this once, Florrie. Give yourself to me. I know you still love me. You just have to forget all the bullshit and be here with me.”
Her hand slipped around the back of my neck as she pulled me in for a kiss. When my lips met hers, it was like coming home. Her tongue slipped in my mouth as I strummed my thumb over her nipple. Her breathing sped up and soft pants of hot air brushed across my face as she held me. I shifted my leg between hers, lifting her leg to give me access to her sweet pussy. In one move, I was pushing inside her, sliding through her wet heat. Her gasps were quiet, but full of so much need. We had been apart for too long, struggling to work through issues that were out of our control. But this…this was something we could take and hold onto.
“Alec,” she moaned, grasping at my hair, pulling me toward her mouth again. I kissed her hard, thrusting harder inside her. I gripped her hip, jerking her body closer to mine and I pushed further inside her. My fingers slid down through her pussy, spreading her juices around her clit and pushing her to orgasm. She clenched around me, squeezing me like she always did when we were together. I couldn’t hold back. It had been too long since I’d had her. My cock had been starving for her, and now it was being fed. I pumped inside her twice more before tilting over the edge and coming hard inside her.
Sliding my hand back up to her chest, I pulled her flush against my chest. She didn’t resist, didn’t try and pull away for the first time in months. It was just us, lying in the comfort of each other’s arms, knowing that this moment wouldn’t last, but refusing to let it slip away. When we left this room, things would be different. She would go back to hating me and blaming me for all the decisions I had made over the past three months. When we left this room, I wasn’t sure that she would ever love me the way she used to.
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“Are you nervous?” Cap asked me as I walked into the conference room. He had called me in here for a quick meeting. He knew what had been going on with Florrie these past few months. He knew that I was on rocky ground with her. Today was the day. We would find out if Reid was staying with us or going with the Fullers.
Was I nervous? Hell, I was fucking terrified. Not for Reid. I knew that no matter what decision the judge made, that kid would be fine. I had come to know the Fullers pretty well over the past few months. I had taken the time to talk to them and get to know them, because if Reid was going to be living with them, I needed to know for certain that he was in good hands. And he was. They were good people who missed out on watching Reid grow up. They deserved this time with him. He was the last of what remained of Reid’s father, the last connection. So, I wasn’t worried about Reid. As much as I loved the kid, I knew he would be fine. I was terrified for what would become of Florrie and I. An overwhelming ache had been sitting heavy in my chest for months because of what the outcome of today would bring. I didn’t know how I was going to convince Florrie to stay. I didn’t know how to make her see that
