Chapter Thirty-Six

Savannah

I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Axel had laughed at my reaction, telling me that he wouldn’t have done what he had if he didn’t love me. I’d been too afraid to fully believe it though. I loved Axel. I knew had from the moment I had seen him with Bobby. But I was scared that he didn’t love me back. Now, not only did he love me, but he also wanted to have another baby with me. I never thought I would get the chance to try for another child. My heart pounded in my chest.

“Also, it helps that you’re so hot,” he said. His hand moved under my shirt and found my breasts. I moved closer towards him.

“You really think I’m hot?”

“Why are you so surprised by all of this? You do realize that you’re the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen? Why do you think I jumped on you in the shower when you came to stay with me the first time? I was so mad at you, and yet I couldn’t keep my hands off you.”

I giggled. “I was so embarrassed when you walked in on me like that. I don’t even normally sleep naked, but I was so hot during the night. I didn’t expect you to wake me up.”

His hand was circling my nipples as we spoke, and I groaned in response.

“You were embarrassed? You didn’t seem embarrassed. You didn’t even cover yourself up. Do you have any idea how hard it was for me to stand there and see you like that? I thought I was going to go out of my mind.”

“I wanted to cover myself up more than anything else, but I was too proud. I didn’t want you to think I was ashamed of myself. But I was. I mean, it had been six years since you last saw me naked. And I’ve been through a lot in that time. I had a baby. My body wasn’t what it used to be.”

“Yeah, it’s better,” he said and bit his lip.

“Better?”

“Oh yeah. You are one incredibly hot lady, and I am one incredibly lucky man.” His one hand and moved down now, trailing my stomach and making its way between my legs, where he slipped a teasing finger inside me.

I needed to get my clothes off.

“Hang on,” I said and climbed off the bed. I took my clothes off and jumped back into bed with record speed.

He laughed. “That’s better.”

“Sorry, I want this too much. I can’t wait.”

“I like your enthusiasm.” He got out of bed, took his own clothes off, and climbed in. “My turn,” he said.

I giggled. I reached down to feel him, and he was already hard. “I’ve missed this. But, we’re going to have to be quiet,” I said. “I know Bobby sleeps like the dead, but still.”

“I can be quiet,” he said.

There was something about the silence that made the whole experience even better than usual. That, mixed with the fact that we felt so desperate to be together again. We hadn’t had sex since I’d come back. We’d been too tired and too emotionally drained. But we were finally starting to feel like ourselves again.

As he ran his hand gently over my body, I sighed quietly and writhed at his touch. Every time I felt his skin against mine, my body reacted. He leaned in and kissed my neck, sucking gently while at the same time slipping his fingers inside me, coaxing my body to the height of pleasure. I wanted to scream. He flipped me over, and as he kissed and licked my body, I bit into the pillow to prevent myself from making a noise. My body trembled. I had never felt anything like this before. I literally felt like I was going to explode. I had to stop him before I came too soon. I pushed him back, pinned his arms down and moved under the covers until he was inside my mouth. He was big and hard, and I could hear him struggling to stay quiet as I moved my tongue around his length. I did this until he was just about to come and then I stopped. I heard him mutter, “holy shit,” under his breath and I smiled. A few years ago, I thought that my sexual days had come to an end, but I now realized they had only just begun. I couldn’t wait to explore it more and more with Axel. I liked that we didn’t even have to worry about condoms anymore. We weren’t just having sex now, but we were trying for a baby. The thought made me giddy.

I moved up so that my body was flat against his. I leaned down and kissed him and reached down to put him inside me. I was so wet and ready that he just slid right into me with ease. I moaned and then bit my lip to stop from crying out. I sat up so that he could look at me while I rocked on top of him. I saw him taking in my breasts. They’d grown over the years since having a child, and as I moved on top of him, they bounced up and down. Normally I would’ve been embarrassed, but I could see the desire on his face as he watched me. He reached out to hold them, squeezing the soft flesh as I thrust upon him. My movements got quicker the more excited I became. His fingers were moving all over me, and I put one in my mouth just to have something to stop me from screaming out. We came together. It seemed to last longer than usual in the silence around us. Instead of calling out, we closed our eyes and enjoyed every single emotion that rocked through our body.

I climbed off him and lay beside him to catch my breath. I leaned in and kissed him.

“Okay, that was so worth the wait,” I said. “I’m surprised it took us this long to do that, actually. So, here’s my proposal: that we do that every day for the rest of our lives.”

Axel smiled. “Oh, I think I can live with that. You know, ever since I raced against you six years ago, I knew that you’d be good in bed.”

I giggled. “Really?”

“Oh yeah, and I wasn’t mistaken. Whether it’s up against the shower wall, or in a bed, you know exactly what to do.”

“I’m only like that with you.”

“And me with you.”

We lay there for a while longer, just talking, until I felt my eyes become heavy. I was just about to fall asleep when I felt his arms reach around me, and his hand moved down to between my legs. His lips were on my neck as he moved his fingers inside me. And, to my surprise, I felt myself respond almost immediately to his touch. I was about to turn around when he whispered to me.

“I want you to sleep peacefully tonight. You make me so happy, Savannah. It’s my turn to make you happy.”

I sighed happily and opened my legs for him to get further in. I had already had an orgasm during sex, but it didn’t take me long to have one all over again. With his one hand on my breast, the other inside me, and his lips on my neck, I came even harder than I had before. When I was done, he pulled the duvet up over me and kissed me.

“Goodnight, my beautiful. Sleep well.”

And, of course, I slept better than I had in a very long time. We woke up late and found Bobby still in bed, which was a big surprise. He looked at up with sleep eyes when we walked in to see him and smiled at us. I stood with Axel, the two of us holding hands as we looked at our little boy.

“Good morning, Bobby. Sleep well?”

“Yes! I didn’t want to wake up because I had the best dream about the toto monster again. He was purple this time,” he said and giggled.

“Well, you’re going to be glad we woke you up because we have somewhere we want to take you today.”

He sat up and looked at us. “Where?” he asked.

“We think it’s about time we got you a dog!”

He jumped out of his bed and punched the air. “YES!” he screamed. Then he ran up to us and hugged us, tears streaming down his face. “You guys are the best. The best, the best, the best.  Can we go now?”

“Breakfast first. Then we can go.”

Breakfast was a quick affair for Bobby. He ate so quickly and then looked at us with annoyance when we took our time. He didn’t complain though in case we changed our minds. When we were done, we made our way over to the animal shelter.

“We’re not going to the pet store, okay? We are going to get you a dog that is in need. That means you might not get a puppy.”

“I just want a dog,” he said, and I smiled at him.

The animal shelter was a place I generally tried to avoid. I knew if I went inside I would end up coming home with a dog. So it was nice to go there this time with that in mind. We let Bobby run around to meet all the dogs and make his decision. We figured he would have a hard time choosing, but he found his dog within a matter of minutes. He took my hand and pointed out a small mixed breed dog with scruffy hair. He was definitely not a puppy, but he did look pretty young.

“You sure this is the one you want?” I asked him. I was kind of surprised by his choice. The dog looked sweet, but the dogs around him were a lot cuter.

He nodded. “This is the one. I just know it. I love him already.”

I grinned. “Well, if you love him, then I love him. Now, go and tell Daddy how thankful you are. We are very lucky that he is letting us get a dog in his house.”

Axel shook his head. “It’s not my house.”

“What do you mean? I thought you owned the place.”

“I do. It’s our house. You and Bobby live with me now, and there’s no way I’m letting you go.”

“It’s our house too now?” Bobby asked.

Axel smiled at him. “Of course it is. And now it’s also the house of this little dog. Come on, let’s go and sign the forms for him. We’ll stop off on the way home to get him a bed and some food.”

“Thank you, Daddy. Thank you, Mommy. I promise I’m going to look after him. He’ll sleep in my room, and I’ll make sure he is the happiest dog in the world.”

I chuckled. “Oh, I don’t doubt that.”

We went to the front desk and signed the forms for the dog, and took him home. As we got into the car, I turned back to look at Bobby, who had the dog on his lap already and smiled.

“Have you decided what you’re going to call him?”

“Toto!”

I smiled. “Great name.”