Lily

Monday morning came around and Lily hopped out of bed early to get started on the day. Everybody was still asleep when she woke up, so she headed downstairs to make some coffee. Before she did that, though, she made sure she was wearing pajama pants and a t-shirt that was loose enough so her nipples didn't show. The last thing she wanted was a repeat of Friday night.

Besides the eggplant Parmesean being a complete disaster on Saturday, the weekend had been very relaxing. She'd spent Saturday evening watching the basketball game with Wyatt and Lily. On Sunday, she took Maggie out while Wyatt worked out in the home gym in his basement. She and Maggie walked around the park, picking flowers and giving them to each other. The weather had been perfect. Not too hot and not too cold. So they stayed outside for most of the day.

Now the real work week begins, she thought, turning on the coffee machine. Monday morning is here, which means Wyatt will be gone during the day. It shouldn't be too bad, though. Maggie is a good kid. I don't think she'll give me too much trouble.

The coffee brewed and Lily took a seat on the stool nearby. She placed her elbows onto the counter and used her hands to hold her chin, while she gazed out into the back yard. The sun had just come up, painting the yard in a brilliant orange light. She sighed thoughtfully as she took it in. It was really pretty and certainly beat the heck out of the view from her one bedroom apartment.

Maybe someday I'll get to live in a place like this, she thought to herself. I could get used to waking up in a mansion every morning. I'd wake up early and make coffee, then prepare breakfast for the many kids that I hope to one day have.

Lily often thought about her life five years prior when she'd been pregnant with Maggie. Unlike many mothers she'd spoke with during that time, Lily actually really enjoyed being pregnant. Sure, she'd dealt with morning sickness and back pain and restless leg syndrome. Not once had any of that bothered her, though. The joy of carrying a little human being in her belly far outweighed any of the burdens that she had to bear because of it.

I just miss being pregnant, she thought. I miss that feeling and wish I could have it back.

Even though she was currently single, there was still the undeniable nagging in the back of her mind and body that urged her to get pregnant again. She wanted to feel the joy of new life inside of her once more.

I'm not getting any younger, she thought. I can't wait forever to have kids of my own. The clock is ticking all the time.

She felt the moving of time, leading toward the inevitable inability to have children later in life. It made her 'baby crazy', a term that she'd heard over and over again from her girlfriends who were wanting to get pregnant just like she was. It apparently hit women in their mid-twenties and she was quickly realizing that it had hit her as well.

Oh well, she thought, placing her hand onto her belly. It's not like it's something I can force. If I meet the right guy, then I'll have kids. It's as simple as that. Not much I can do right now.

Lily heard the sound of little feet scampering down the stairs. As soon as she looked up, Maggie appeared around the corner. Her hair was sticking out from all sides of her head. It was a tangled mess, but adorable nonetheless.

“Good morning, pretty girl.” Lily hopped off of the stool and then squatted down to get a hug from Maggie.

“Good morning,” Maggie said, through an exaggerated yawn.

“You want some breakfast?” Lily asked.

Maggie just nodded and rubbed the sleep from her eyes with the back of her hands. Lily picked her up and set her down onto a stool, then began digging through the fridge. She was looking for something easy to make, something that would be impossible for her to screw up.

Scrambled eggs, she decided. There's no way I can mess that up.

She grabbed a half dozen eggs and broke them into a bowl. She was in the middle of stirring them up, when Wyatt popped into the kitchen. “Good morning, ladies.”

“Morning, Daddy,” Maggie said.

Lily spun around. She was cradling the bowl in one arm, while continuing to stir the eggs with her opposite hand. “Good morning. Hope I didn't wake you up. I tried to be quiet.”

“Oh no, you didn't,” Wyatt said, reaching for a mug from the cabinet. “I'm always up early on the weekdays. I've got a meeting this morning that I need to prepare for anyway. I'll be at the office fairly late today, too. I have a lot of things to catch up on.”

“No problem,” Lily said. “I'm sure Maggie and I can find lots to do today to keep ourselves busy.”

“That reminds me,” Wyatt said. “She has dance class this morning at nine. I'm such an airhead sometimes. I totally forgot to tell you about that yesterday.”

“Dance class, huh? That sounds fun. I didn't know she did that.” Lily turned on the stove as she spoke.

“She just started, actually,” Wyatt said. “Today is her first day.”

“I'm happy to take her,” Lily said. “Can you help me move her car seat into my car?”

“No need for that.” Wyatt place a set of keys onto the counter. “Just take the SUV. I'll take the Lamborgini to work today.”

“You sure?” she asked.

“Yeah, of course,” he replied. “The SUV is great anyway, because you can put a movie on for her when you're driving. It keeps her occupied.”

“Alright, well, can you text me the address of the dance place?” she asked, as she poured the eggs into the pan.

“Yep, on it,” Wyatt said, pulling out his cell phone to send the text.

“You want breakfast?” Lily asked.

He shook his head. “No, I never eat breakfast. All I need is coffee in the morning and I'm good to go. I'm going to head upstairs and get ready for work. I'll say goodbye before I head out.”

Wyatt took a sip of his coffee and walked around the center island. He kissed Maggie on top of her head and then left the kitchen. Lily listened to the sound of his footsteps as he ascended the stairs.

“Are you excited for your dance class?” Lily asked Maggie.

She nodded, but didn't show much enthusiasm on her face. It was obviously still a little too early for her to be too excited about anything. Lily completely understood that feeling.

“Is there anything we need to remember to bring to it?” Lily pulled a couple of plates from the cabinet and dumped the scrambled eggs onto them. Then she placed one of the plates in front of Maggie, along with a fork and a small glass of orange juice.

“Um, let's see,” Maggie said thoughtfully, gazing up toward the ceiling. “Daddy bought me new dance shoes. I guess I need those.”

Lily smiled. “Yeah, you probably need those. Is there an outfit that you're supposed to wear?”

“A pink one!” Maggie said, now smiling.

It was far from enough information to help Lily figure out which pink outfit Maggie was referring to. Nearly every article of clothing that Maggie owned was some shade of pink.

“I should probably ask your dad, huh?” Lily said. “I don't want you to forget anything on your first day of class.”

Maggie had already begun to dig into the food. To Lily's relief, she ate it without complaint. It turned out that she had been correct, in that there was no way she could screw up scrambled eggs.

“You eat up,” Lily said, as she turned off the stove and put the pan into the sink. “I'm going to run up and ask your dad what all you need for your dance class today.”

“Okay,” Maggie replied. She looked over toward Lily and a ray of sunlight poured across her face. It ignited her baby blue eyes and that cute little smile of hers. As always, Lily's heart melted in an instant.

“Be right back,” Lily said.

She turned and made her way upstairs.

* * *

Wyatt's bedroom door was open, so she poked her head inside.

“Hey, Wyatt, I've got a question for you,” she said, glancing around the room.

It was her first time looking in there and she was amazed at how large it was. Even the king-size bed seemed small in contrast to the rest of the room. Fancy velvet curtains were hung over the windows. They were light blue and matched a few pieces of accent furniture in the room, including a small couch in the corner and a lamp near the bed. It was a contribution that was most definitely Caroline's. Lily was certain of that. She knew Wyatt had good taste, but doubted he would have been able to design a room quite this perfectly.

“Wyatt?” Lily called out again. “You in here?”

There wasn't a response, so she took a step further into the room. Her toes dug into the carpet as she walked.

“Hello?” she said.

Lily paused when she was about halfway in the room.

He did say he was coming up here to get ready for work, right? She wondered. Oh well, I'll hopefully see him before he leaves this morning. I can ask him then, I suppose.

She considered heading back down to the kitchen, but wasn't quite ready to throw in the towel on finding Wyatt. One more step further into the bedroom and then she quickly realized why he hadn't been responding.

The door to his master bathroom was opened just a few inches, but where she now stood gave her direct line of sight through the crack. Thanks to the help of the bathroom mirror, she was able to see Wyatt's reflection. He was standing naked in the shower, lathering up his hair with shampoo.

Oh, God, she thought. Whoops. Didn't mean to see that.

Lily glanced away, but then something much more powerful than her own will caused her to look back at him. Her eyes locked onto his body, watching as the warm water from the shower splashed over his skin. He was turned to the side, but even so, Lily was able to catch a nice view of his ass. It was just as muscular and toned as the rest of his body. The soapy water slid down it, makings its way toward his legs.

I seriously should not be watching this right now, she thought. I should turn around right now and march downstairs, pretending I didn't see any of this.

Despite her thoughts, though, she stayed put. She couldn't look away. This was pure, visual gold. This was the sexiest man she had ever known, a man she had fantasized about for years. Now she had the chance to see what he looked like without clothes on. It made it difficult not to stare.

Wyatt turned his body a bit and continued running his hands through his hair. His back now faced the bathroom mirror, giving Lily a direct view of his ass.

Holy shit, she thought, feeling a warm tingling ignite in between her legs. He's so goddamn hot.

His shoulder and back muscles were ripped and they flexed as he washed his hair. But that ass of his was what really made her wet. She wanted nothing more than to strip down naked and hope in there with him.

What am I doing? She thought. I can't watch this. Seriously. What the hell am I thinking?

Lily turned away and took a step toward the bedroom door to exit the room. She had every intention of leaving to head back downstairs to the kitchen. She really did. Once again, though, her lust won the battle and pulled her back to where she had a direct line of sight to that bathroom mirror.

Because the bedroom curtains were drawn, she was safely hidden in the shadows of the room. There wasn't any real concern of Wyatt catching her peeping. It didn't justify the invasion of privacy, but it did at least make Lily feel a little less likely to get caught.

Her panties had already gotten wet. She could feel it. There was an urge to touch herself, but she ignored it the best she could. Masturbating while watching him would have been taking it a bit too far, at least in her mind.

Look at him, though, she thought. That body of his is too perfect for words. I just wonder what those muscles actually feel like. I'll bet they're as hard as rocks when he flexes. I'll bet he's so damn strong.

Wyatt let the water splash over his head, washing the shampoo from his hair. The suds spilled down his back and Lily's eyes followed them, savoring the view of his backside like it was the finest wine on planet Earth.

Maggie was still downstairs eating breakfast, but even so, Lily knew that she couldn't just stand there gawking all morning long. It would just be a matter of time before little Maggie would wonder where she was and come barreling down the hallway. The clock was ticking, but Lily just wanted another second. Just one more moment to let her eyes soak up this beautiful view.

Wyatt slowly turned in the shower and as he did, Lily's eyes widened. Her pussy clenched underneath her panties and began to throb in anticipation, while Wyatt spun around in the shower until his front faced the mirror.

Oh fuck, Lily thought, swallowing down the excitement.

With Wyatt facing the mirror directly, she now had an unfiltered view of his front side. She could feel her heart rate increase. It was thumping behind her rib cage now, pumping blood quickly to all parts of her body. She could hear the whooshing of it in her eardrums.

Her eyes started at the top of him. His dark hair was drenched with water and had fallen down his forehead, covering his eyes just a bit. She followed the suds downward, across that gorgeous face of his and to his bare chest.

I love his shoulders and chest, she thought, with a dreamy sigh. He's so just manly. God, he's so hot that it's almost painful to watch this. It's like a pleasurable torture. A good kind of pain.

She watched as the soapy water dribbled between his abdominal muscles. The desire between her thighs began to soar as her gaze continued to move downward. She drew in a quick breath, as her eyes landed on the most exciting part.

Oh, my God, she thought, gently biting her lower lip. That's just icing on the cake.

Her eyes focused on his cock, which hung between his legs and gently swung back and forth with his movements. Even though he wasn't erect, he was still surprisingly big down there. In fact, he was noticeably larger than any man she'd ever been with. Seeing his dick was enough to cause the rate of her breathing to increase. She was practically panting as she gazed at him.

There was no doubt about it. Every part of Lily wanted every part of Wyatt. She realized it then, in that moment, as she stared at his gloriously naked body. She didn't know if it was simply lust or if there was more to it than that, but her body told her that it didn't matter either way. All that mattered was satisfying her curiosity. She wanted to know what that dick felt like when it was hard. She wondered how it would feel pressed inside of her, sliding deep into her hole as she begged for more.

A wave of dizziness flooded her and she drew in a quick breath. She hadn't even realized it until right then, but her hand, which apparently had a mind of its own, had drifted down her front. She was gently massaging her clit over her pajama pants, sending waves of pleasure into her body.

“Jesus,” she whispered, snatching her hand away from her privates. “What am I doing?”

She took one final look at Wyatt, letting her eyes move up and down the length of his body. She wanted to make sure she caught every detail, because she realized that seeing him like this wasn't something that would likely happen again.

Alright, enough fun, she thought. I've got to get out of here before I get caught.

With that, Lily spun around and finally headed out of Wyatt's bedroom. As she stepped out into the hallway, she exhaled a huge breath. Her entire body tingled with excitement. Of course, this was offset by a little bit of guilt. She couldn't help but to wonder what Wyatt would have thought if he found out that she had been standing there for five minutes just watching him shower.

* * *

“How were the eggs?” Lily asked, stepping back into the kitchen.

Maggie spun around on her stool. She had a smile on her face and orange juice on her upper lip.

“Good!” she said. “You haven't eaten yours.”

“Yeah, I know,” Lily said, ruffling up Maggie's hair. “I'm about to. I couldn't find your dad to ask him about your dance class, but we'll see him before he leaves for work. Why don't you go downstairs and play with your toys for a bit? I'll come and get you when it's time to leave.”

“Okay,” Maggie said, hopping off of the chair. “I'll build you something really neat with my Lego set.”

“Awe,” Lily said. “I'd love that. Thank you, Maggie.”

Maggie disappeared around the corner and Lily took a seat. She ate her eggs and began sipping on her coffee, which had grown cold from sitting on the counter while she had been busy doing her spying.

All she could think about what she had just seen. The image of Wyatt in the shower was at the forefront of her mind, turning her on beyond belief. It seemed like all she wanted in that moment was his body. She wanted to run her hands over his flesh, touching every part of him. The thought made her tingle all over. She became so caught up in the image of him that she didn't even realize she was staring blankly ahead.

“Um, Lily, you alright?” Wyatt's voice snapped her back to reality.

He had just popped around the corner. She took a quick sip from her coffee and nodded. “Yeah, I'm fine. Sorry, was just thinking about something.”

“Do you like the color of this shirt, with this tie?” he asked, running his hands down the front of his suit coat.

He had gotten dressed into a perfectly-fitted black suit. Underneath, he had a silver-colored shirt on with a dark gray tie. The colors worked really well together and he looked amazing in it. To be fair, though, Lily thought that he probably would have looked pretty damn good regardless of what he was wearing.

“I think those colors are nice together,” Lily said, eyeing him up and down. “It must be a pretty important meeting. You're very dressed up.”

“I always dress like this when I go to the office,” he said. “I think it's important with what I do. I'm basically the face of the company, you know? Don't get me wrong, though, I wish I could just go wearing sweat pants and a t-shirt. Somehow, though, I don't think our investors would be too impressed.”

Lily smiled, unable to do anything but stare at Wyatt. He looked good in that suit, but now she knew what he looked like underneath. That was much sexier than anything he could have ever worn.

“Oh, shoot, I've got to ask you something.” Lily suddenly remembered why she had gone upstairs to his bedroom in the first place.

“What's up?” Wyatt asked.

“What does Maggie need for her dance class?” she asked. “I asked her and she told me something about dance shoes and a pink outfit. As you can imagine, that didn't really help to narrow it down all that much.”

Wyatt laughed. “Yeah, I bought her new dance shoes. They're still in the box. I'll grab her leotard and her shoes and set them out on her bed. I've texted you the directions to the dance studio, so you have that. If you need anything else at all, don't hesitate to call.”

“Thanks, Wyatt,” Lily said. “So I guess I'll see you later on tonight?”

“Yes, I'll be back a little later,” he said. “Hopefully not too late, but probably after six.”

“I was thinking about trying to make dinner again,” she said. “I was wondering if you'd be around for it.”

He nodded. “Yeah, I'll be around for it. I'll text you if something changes, but I can't imagine that I'll get home any later than seven.”

“Great!” Lily said.

“Alright, well I'm going to run downstairs and say goodbye to the little rugrat.” Wyatt turned to leave. “You have a good day. See you later on tonight.”

“Thanks, you have a good day, too,” Lily said.

She watched as Wyatt exited the room. Her eyes dropped down to his backside, admiring his ass as he left. She chuckled to herself as she thought of an old line her girlfriends and her used to say whenever they saw a guy with a nice butt.

I hate to see him go, but I just love seeing him walk away, she thought.

As soon as he was gone around the corner, she let out a sigh. Her hands were trembling a bit as she sipped her coffee. She wasn't sure why, but thought it was likely because of the earlier excitement of seeing him in the shower. The adrenaline must have been wearing off by now, which caused her hands to shake a little bit.

He's obviously hot, but I think there's something else about him that I'm attracted to, she thought. Maybe it's because he's such a good dad. There's got to be something to that. As a woman, I'm going to want a guy who I know can take care of kids. Maybe that's what this is. The cave woman part of my brain likes him for that reason.

Lily knew, though, that Wyatt actually had lots of traits that attracted her to him, probably too many to count. Beyond the fact that he was a good father, he was also wealthy, good-looking, charismatic and was overflowing with positive energy. As much as she had been trying to fight her feelings toward him, it was becoming pretty clear to her that she might not be able to fight them for much longer. They were just too prominent now and were taking over her mind whenever she wasn't distracted by something else.

She didn't know what to do, though. It wasn't like she could just come right out and tell him how she felt. That would make things super awkward and could potentially put her relationship with Maggie at risk.

If I told him I liked him and he didn't feel the same way, it might be enough for him to not want me in he and Maggie's life any more, she thought. I know he's still grieving from Caroline's death and what if the thought of another woman wanting him caused him to put his walls up?

So she decided it would be best to just keep her feelings to herself. What Wyatt didn't know wouldn't hurt him. She realized that it would be an extremely difficult task to keep it all inside, but also knew that the things in life that are actually worth doing are almost always difficult.