Chapter 19
Brandt
I was nervous as hell, and my hands were shaking as we kissed, afraid that if I touched her anymore she would just disappear. It was like a dream having her back in front of me, and she was just as feisty and sassy as before, only now she was showing her vulnerability. I could tell she was scared, that she had been holding everything together with fraying rope.
I ran my hands down to her thighs and inched her dress up as she pulled back and raised her hands over her head. She stared into my eyes as I lifted her dress and pulled it off her body. She was even more beautiful than I remembered. As I ran my hands down her breasts and gently over her belly, she pulled my shirt off and unbuckled my pants, dropping them to the floor. She closed her eyes as she reached her warm hands up and slid them across my skin, pulling a gasp from my chest. She was really there, standing in front of me, her body perfect, especially with that growing child inside of her. I could barely contain myself, all the pent-up anxiety and fearful thoughts culminating in a passionate embrace inside of my hotel room. Nothing mattered to me but her in that moment.
I reached down and grabbed her under the arms, lifting her up and carrying her toward the bed. Carefully, I laid her down on the blue down comforter and crawled toward her, pulling her red satin panties from her body and tossing them to the side. I lay down between her legs and turned my head to her thigh, kissing her one step at a time until my face was only inches from her perfect pink pussy. I turned my head toward it and spread her folds apart with my fingers, seeing how wet she already was. I rolled my tongue up through her juices and over her clit, feeling her body writhing in my hands. I reached up and put my palms under her back as I dipped my lips through her mound, tasting her and a hint of sweet vanilla. I groaned at the sounds of her pleasure, my cock growing hard as a rock inside of my boxers. Her leg ran up my side and over my back, pulling me closer.
As I pushed two fingers inside of her and carefully fingered her, my tongue circled around her nub, and she screamed out, her back arching upward as her body began to shudder. She came hard, her juices flowing out of her over my hand. I lapped at her softly as she rode the waves of pleasure, her body finally falling back onto the bed. I kissed her pussy lips and pulled myself up, taking off my boxers, and sliding over her and intertwining my fingers with hers above her head. I looked deeply into her eyes and pressed my lips against hers as I shimmied my hips forward, pushing my cock into her and letting her juices guide me the rest of the way.
She gasped, feeling me sinking into her, and pulled her head back and locked her eyes with mine. My hips began to move, forward and back, but I was entranced by her gaze like I had been the first time with her. The passion between us was thick and strong, and I couldn’t pull my face away from hers. She was so wet and so tight, and it aroused me even more. I thrust my hips faster, groaning as my cock felt every inch of her silk. She breathed heavily, pulling up her hips and grinding them against me as I sank deep down inside of her. She leaned her head up and kissed me, sucking on my bottom lip as she pulled away, laying her head on the pillow and closing her eyes. She whimpered, opening her mouth and moaning in short bursts to match my ever-quickening thrusts. I grabbed her thigh and pulled her leg up my side, pushing up with my hands and slamming my hips into her, my cock going as deep as I could get it. She growled, opening her eyes and gritting her teeth, the need flooding through both of us. I released her hands and began to thrust harder and harder into her, reaching up and grabbing onto her tits. She ground her hips against me, whimpering with want.
I pulled my legs out from under me and lay forward, wrapping my arm under her back and rolling until she was straddling me, looking down. She flung her head back, tossing her beautiful hair down her back and pushed her palms down on my chest. I grabbed her waist and moved her body, keeping myself pressed deep inside of her. She moaned loudly, using my body to rub across her clit. She leaned forward and began to swirl her hips passionately against me, her body frantic for release. I groaned, reaching down and holding onto the mattress, trying to hold back myself. I wanted to feel her come so badly, and I could tell she was getting close. She leaned her head back and screamed, grasping tightly to my chest as she came hard. I pushed my hips upward and released, my cock pulsing against her tightening pussy as we sunk into climax together.
When our bodies relaxed, she rolled over to the side and lay against me, rubbing her hand over my chest. It was the best feeling in the entire world. I ran my fingers down her back and looked down as her eyes shot up to mine.
“How did you find me? I mean, I know Camden isn’t that big of a town, but I’m not listed,” she said.
“Tell me about it.” I laughed. “You seriously were the hardest woman to track down ever. I paid for searches, called around, did everything I could to try to find you, but you were like a ghost. I was starting to think you really didn’t live here. You know what did it?”
“What?”
“There was one of your cards lodged under my couch.” I chuckled. “I had taken the day off to do deep cleaning around the house. I do it like once a month to keep up with the apartment as a single dad. It was the day that I was going to vacuum and shampoo all the carpets. I moved the couch to clean up all of Sicily’s toys that end up down there in the cave under the couch and almost threw your card in the trash. The bright colors caught my attention, and I looked to see who’s it was. I just about died when I saw your name on it.”
“Oh my god.” She laughed. “I was rushing out and spilled my purse. I had thrown my cards in that purse forever before for storage and didn’t realize it when I went out that night. My purse exploded on your floor, and I thought I got all of them. It must have slipped under there.”
“It was fate.” I smiled and leaned down to kiss her lips.
“I think it was,” she said, smiling. “I want you to know that I had every intention of coming to find you, to tell you about the baby.”
“I know you did,” I said. “I didn’t exactly leave you with much to go on either. Seeing you pregnant was a bit of a surprise but not a bad one. It was a flutter in my chest, not a sinking of my stomach. And you looked so beautiful standing there in the sun the first time I saw you. It was like a message telling me I had to be part of your and the baby’s life.”
“I’m really glad you feel that way,” she said. “I was worried how you would react. Of course, at that point, I still thought you were married. I pictured myself having to tell you and your wife at the same time. It was awful.”
“Well, thankfully, you do not. It’s just me,” I said, rubbing her head.
“We should spend some time getting to know each other, as long as you’re here,” she said. “There’s so much we don’t know about each other. It’ll be like speed dating, only you already knocked me up before the dating began.”
“You put that so eloquently.” I laughed. “But yes, I agree. We should get to know each other. Take our time, and I will promise to be a perfect gentleman this time around.”
“You better,” she said, shaking her finger at me and laughing. “So, if you’re here, then where’s your daughter? Or does she stay at the school too?”
“No, it’s not a boarding school,” I said. “My mother lives near us, and she gets her to school and is taking care of her while I’m away. She’s there to help wherever she can, and when she heard me talking about this woman who I thought was unbelievable, she was more than happy to send me packing in your direction. She wants me to be happy, and so does my daughter, so they’re back home rooting me on.”
“They sound like they really love you,” she said.
“They do, and I’m a very lucky man for having them in my life,” I said. “And now for having you in my life.”
I watched as she stood up and moved around the room, collecting her clothes. Slowly, she got dressed, blushing when she noticed my eyes on her. She fixed her dress and looked at herself in the mirror, combing her hair with her fingers. She was stunning, and I couldn’t take my eyes off her. She walked over to the bed and sat down on the edge of it, taking my hands in hers. I loved the way it felt to be holding her tiny little hands in mine. She was so strong, yet so fragile at the same time.
“I want you to know,” I said, “no matter what happens between us, I will be there for that child. We will always figure out a way to make things work. A child is a blessing, no matter how long or short of a time that I knew you before we conceived. There’s a purpose for all of this, I can feel it. I will never abandon our child, and you’ll always be taken care of. I don’t want you to ever have that worry again. It’s important to me that you know I’m a good, decent man.”
“It’s really good to hear that,” she said, smiling.
I leaned up and ran my hand through her hair and cupped the back of her neck. I pressed my lips against hers and pulled her close, passionately showing her I meant every word that I said and more. She was the most beautiful woman in the world and the only one I wanted. I may have been moving fast in my own head, but when I knew it was right, there was nothing that could really change that. She was the right girl for me, and now I was able to relax and really get to know her.
We pulled apart and she smiled, running her hand over her belly. It was that moment that it all really hit me. I was going to be a father to another child. I was going to have a baby with this woman. I was so happy about that fact. While other men would be running for the hills, all I could do was run straight toward Emma. She and that baby were my future, along with my daughter, Sicily.
“This was meant to be,” she whispered.
“I agree,” I said, pulling back and stretching. “Meet me for dinner tomorrow night.”
“I will,” she said writing her number down and giving it to me. “Just in case. But I have to go. I have work in the morning. Sweet dreams.”
I watched her walk out of the room, and I lay back on the bed. I had done it. I had found her, and my feelings were stronger than ever. This was definitely a surprise, especially with the baby, but I was floating on cloud nine.