He leaned down and captured her mouth in another kiss. He fucked her mouth just like he did her body. Adrenaline coursed through him as he pounded her, and she squeezed his cock every—single—time, milking him dry. This was heaven, and Davis knew it. He felt the tightening, both hers and his. His climax was close, and so was hers. He strained to hold out for her. He hit just the right spot, and Nicole’s body began to shake and spasm, and he erupted.
She screamed.
He growled.
Makeup sex was a gift from the Gods. It was the best damn sex in the world.
*****
Slowly, their heart rates came down, and their breathing returned to normal. Nicole loved to lie in his arms listening to the sound of his heartbeat.
No words. The silence was golden. Words would cause too many problems.
Davis laced his fingers with hers. “Nicole?”
She just wanted a little more time in paradise—to bask in the afterglow of their lovemaking for just a little while longer. But the real world was about to crash down upon them. She responded. “Hmm . . .”
He was solemn. “We need to talk.”
She spoke quietly. “I know. I just want to hold on to this feeling for a little while longer.”
Davis felt the same way and hesitated before speaking again. But he didn’t have a choice. He was running out of time. “I feel the same way. But you need to be prepared. I need you to know, whatever happens, you and the kids will be fine because the next few months are going to get kind of rocky.”
Nicole sighed. The weightlessness she had felt moments ago was replaced with a heavy heart. “Whatever happens I want to face it together.”
“I want that too. I might have to step down as the CEO of Chatham Industries. Our stock is plummeting. Money is going to be tight. We’ll have to make certain sacrifices.”
Nicole sat up pulling the sheet with her. She wasn’t expecting those words to ever come out of his mouth. “No. You built that company from scratch. You can’t leave.”
“If I have any chance of saving it, leaving may be my only option.”
Nicole had never seen Davis look so defeated. She cradled his face in one hand. “I only care about Chatham Industries because I know how important it is to you. Personally, it doesn’t matter to me and never did. If you had nothing, the only place I would want to be is in your arms. Losing the ability to be with you like this is the only thing that scares me.”
Davis kissed the inside of her hand. “I could go to prison for a long time. If that happens, I don’t want you to wait for me.”
“No!” Her protective instincts kicked in. “I won’t let you think that way. We’ll beat this.”
“Baby, we’ve got to be realistic. I plan to fight as hard as I can, but just in case, we’ve got to be ready for the worst-case scenario.”
Her eyes began to water. “I honestly don’t know what I would do without you, and I don’t plan on finding out.” She wiped away a tear. “What are the extradition laws in Fiji?” Nicole said it only half-jokingly. The other part of her was solemn. “If shit looks as if it’s going sideways, we need to figure something out.”
The edges of Davis’s lips curved up. “I wouldn’t do that to you and the kids.”
Nicole lay her head back down on his chest. “What can I do to make this better for you?”
“This. Just holding you in my arms calms me. I hate fighting with you. I don’t want to do it anymore.”
“Me too. I’m sorry about everything.”
“Yeah, me too.” Davis kissed the side of her head.
“Seriously, I want to help. Please don’t treat me like a porcelain doll.”
Dana’s words came back to him. What if the tables were turned? “The lawyers left some information for you to review when you have a chance. For now, we are not making any comments to the press. Our team is making any public statements on our behalf. They’ve been camped outside the gates ever since the news broke.”
Nicole lifted her head. “What? They’re in front of our house?”
“Not exactly, but close enough. They are hunkered down in front of our gates.”
“Rayna has to be freaked out.”
“On the first day, she was a little, but the past couple of days, Teena has been taking her to and from school. However, I was able to get an order for them to stay one hundred yards back.”
“Thank God.”
The alarm clock went off. Their hour of bliss was interrupted by the responsibilities of the day. Nicole had missed too many of them, but she wouldn’t this morning.
Davis groaned. “I don’t want to leave this bed, or you.”
Nicole glanced around the room that she had redecorated years ago. “This is the first time we’ve made love in here.” She wrapped her arms around his waist and tightened her hold, pulling his ear into her mouth. She moaned as she rubbed her sex into his thigh. “Mmm . . .” Her voice was thick. “After we get the kids settled, I want to come back.”
Davis’s smile grew. “You know . . . I may not be able to make any other promises, but that one I can keep.”
Chapter 17
The morning started off as if Davis and Nicole didn’t have a care in the world. Not like everything around them was falling apart. She managed to keep her internal struggles
