Shelly
“Mommy, I can’t sleep.”
My eyes flutter open to find Ryker right in my face. “What’s wrong, buddy?”
“I can’t sleep. I had a nightmare.”
I look over at the alarm clock. It’s four a.m. and I have to get up soon. I drag my ass out of bed, take his hand, and bring him back to his room. “Come on. Mommy, will sit with you for a little bit. It’s way too early for you to be up.”
I pull the blankets back on the bed, Ryker climbs on and grabs his bear, hugging him tight. I pull the blankets up to his shoulders and lie beside him, running my fingers through his long, curly hair. I’m glad Mikey is going to keep the top long when he gets it cut. I like running my fingers through his soft curls. His eyes are fluttering shut, but when I slowly stop, they open again. “Shhh, get some sleep, buddy. You’re safe, I promise.” I start back up again.
“I love you, Mommy,” he mumbles.
“I love you too, buddy,” I whisper as I watch him drift back off to sleep. I stay with him for a few more minutes, watching his breathing even out, telling me he’s back into a deep sleep, and then gently climb off his bed. I kiss him on the forehead and tiptoe out of his room, closing the door slightly behind me. My poor baby is going through so much, I need to figure out how to end this and quickly.
When I get back to the room, I find Mikey sitting up in bed. “Is he okay?” he asks.
I nod. “He is now. It took me a few minutes, but I got him back to sleep. Too bad I’m wide awake now. I have to get up in thirty minutes anyway.”
A devilish grin spreads across his face. “Come here, baby. I know a great way to spend the next thirty minutes.” He slips his shorts and lounge pants off, dropping them on the side of the bed. I lick my lips as I peel my night shirt off, tossing it to the other side of the room. I slip my panties down my legs and climb back onto the bed. He flips me over and pins me down.
“I love you.” He rubs his nose on mine.
A small smile plays at my lips. “I love you too.”
He presses his lips to mine. I instantly stick out my tongue, licking along his seam. Our tongues collide and I roll my hips against his cock. His lips glide along my jawline, his breath sending shivers down my spine. He takes my earlobe into his mouth giving it a nibble. “I need to taste you,” he whispers before continuing down the vein in my neck. He nibbles on my collarbone, and then lowers himself to my breast, where he sucks one into his mouth while massaging the other. A subtle moan escapes me as he continues his assault on my hardened nipples. His fingers gently glide over my skin, working their way down to my mound. He slips his fingers through my folds and pushes them inside of me, causing my hips to roll, meeting the thrust of his fingers. He kisses his way down my stomach as he continues working me up. It feels amazing, but nowhere near as good as when he sucks my clit into his mouth. He rolls his tongue over it, setting me on fire. I can feel my juices running down my ass I’m so wet for him. “Mikey, I’m going to come,” I moan out, and of course he doesn’t disappoint. He continues his assault until I explode, his tongue lapping up the juices from my release. “I need you inside of me. I need more,” I pant, trying to get him to give me his cock. I don’t know how I went so long without this because now that I’ve had him I can’t get enough. I love the way he makes me feel, it’s heavenly.
“Oh trust me, baby, you’ll get more.” He slips his cock inside of me, seating himself balls deep. “That what you want?” he asks. I bite my lip and nod. He rewards me with a smile and then begins thrusting his hips deep inside me. I hug my legs to my chest, changing the angle as he continues giving it to me hard and deep, just the way I like it.
“Fuck, Mikey. That feels so good.” He takes my legs and places them on his shoulders, leaning forward a bit further, it feels so damn good.
“Come on, baby, give me one more,” he begs, and it sends me over the edge. My pussy tightens around his cock, begging for his release. He seats himself inside me one last time, emptying all he has into me.
“Shit, that was amazing,” I pant, trying to calm myself down.
“It sure was.” He rolls off of me to lie beside me. “Ryker can wake you every morning if we can follow it up like that.”
I laugh. “Nice try. I got lucky today. Most mornings when he wakes up early like that he doesn’t go back to sleep. He’s overtired from the stress of dealing with his father.”
“Well, in that case we need to get him to sleep in,” he says jokingly.
“I need to jump in the shower so I’m not late.” I start to climb out of bed, but Mikey pulls me back down. With laughter, I ask, “What are you doing?”
He places a gentle kiss on my lips. “Relax, you’re not running late.” He kisses me again. “I love you and Ryker so much, Shelly.” He stares into my eyes. “Be careful out there today.”
“I will. I love you too. For the first time in years I actually feel loved. I wouldn’t dare do anything to screw that up.” He kisses me one last time and lets me out of bed so I can get ready for my day.
***
It’s been a long ass day at the doctor’s office and I’m exhausted. I’ve been seeing patients all day with Dr. Winchester, and the guy has been a royal pain in my ass. He thinks he’s god’s gift to medicine. I mean, don’t get me wrong, he’s a brilliant doctor, but he’s quite full of himself too. He’s tried quizzing me all day long with every patient we saw, and even when I was right, he would still try to find a way to make me question my answer. It was like he was angry that I got it right. I shake my thoughts away as I grab my purse. “Nice work today.” One of the nurses comes up beside me to grab her things.
“Thank you. Is Dr. Winchester always that hard on students?” I nod in his direction.
“Yup,” she says with laughter.
“Well, glad I’m not special.” I giggle as the two of us walk out together.
When we get outside, I note that I don’t see Slade’s SUV. He doesn’t typically stay the entire day, but he’s usually back in plenty of time to follow me home. “Have a good night.” The nurse waves over her shoulder.
“You too.” I wave back as I approach my car.
I’m about to get in when I hear my name called out. “Shelly.” I turn to see Eli walking toward me. I’m fumbling with the keys to my car, but the lock is giving me a hard time. Just one of the downsides to having an old car. “Why are you running from me?”
“Because you backhanded me and beat our son. Why do you think I’m running?”
“I didn’t mean it,” he shouts at me with pure anger.
My brows shoot up. “I can see you’ve learned to control your temper.” He rolls his eyes. “And what about the attempted rape charges against you? You didn’t mean that, either?”
His brows furrow. “How do you know about that?”
“None of your business. Just do me a favor and leave Ryker and I alone. He doesn’t want to see you.”
“That’s because you scared him away,” he growls, leaning against my car door so I can’t go anywhere.
“No, you scared him the day you beat him over spilling Cheerios on the floor.” I shake my head. “He’s petrified of you. He shakes anytime you come near him and he’s started to wet the bed from nightmares. Do you have any idea how long it took me to get him past what you did to him? He hasn’t forgotten, Eli.” Now I’m shouting, and this is not the place for a fight.
A minute later, Slade’s SUV comes flying into the parking lot. He slams the brakes and jumps out of the car. “Shelly, I’m so sorry. I got stuck in a major traffic jam.” Slade steps between Eli and I.
“It’s okay, Slade. I’m fine.”
“I think it’s time we get you home.” He turns to Eli. “You need to take your hand off of her property, please.” He asks nicely but his tone is anything but polite.
“Who the hell are you?” Eli growls with attitude. “I love that your boyfriend has hired bodyguards for you. It’s really cute,” he says, trying to talk around Slade.
“I’m going to tell you one more time. Get your hand off her car door.” Slade leans in. I can see Eli is barely holding it together. Slade is about two inches taller than Eli, and way more built.
“Fine, I just wanted you to know that your lawyer will be calling you. We’ll see you in court in two weeks. Enjoy your time, because soon I’ll be seeing our son on a regular basis.”
“You just stay away from her until that time,” Slade warns. He chuckles and walks away. Slade turns back to me. “Are you okay?”
I nod my head. “Yeah, I’m all right.”
“I’m so sorry, Shelly. I had a meeting that ran a few minutes late, and if it weren’t for the traffic, I would have been fine, but the traffic jam screwed me up. I got here as soon as I could.”
“Slade, relax, it’s fine. I understand. I just want to get home to my son.” He opens my car door for me, and before closing it, tells me he’ll be right behind me.
When we pull up at home, I wait a minute for Slade to park beside me so he can take me upstairs. I can see in his expression when he approaches that he feels bad, but I don’t know what else to say to him. He can’t be in two places at once. “Ready?” he asks when he opens the door for me.
“I am.”
He follows me into the building and straight to the elevator. “Slade, what’s wrong?”
He sighs. “I let you down today. Eli was able to get near you because I was late and that’s not acceptable.” He looks down at me.
“We haven’t known each other long, but in the short period of time we have, we’ve helped each other a lot. You helped me get away from Higgins. I helped the police find you, and now you’re helping me with Eli. Please don’t beat yourself up over this one thing. It’s not worth it and I need you around.”
He nods. “Okay. I promise it won’t happen again.” The elevator doors open and we both step out. When I step inside of Mikey’s place, he says good night and tells me he’ll see me in the morning. I go to find my family to see if their day was better than mine. Lord, I certainly hope so.