Chloe and I snuggled up to Steed as we watched Brother Bear. The temperature had dropped some so we had two quilts pulled over us. I was munching on popcorn and so was Steed.
When Chloe found out she was part of Steed’s special day with me I thought she was going to burst from happiness. She got to pick out the movies, and so far we had watched Frozen, to which Steed knew the words to every song. I wasn’t sure if I was impressed or turned on. No. I knew I was for sure turned on.
And now Brother Bear was playing. I couldn’t believe how engrossed I was in the movie. Steed bumped my arm, and I nodded, not wanting to miss anything.
“Pax, Chloe’s asleep.”
Pulling my eyes from the movie, I saw that Chloe was snuggled up into the side of Steed.
Lucky little thing.
I smiled. “I’m so completely jealous of her right now it’s unreal.”
He grinned. “You could stay the night, you know.”
I let my smile fade some. “I don’t want Chloe to know I’m staying the night.”
“You could sneak out before morning and go into the guest bedroom.”
My teeth dug into my lip as I thought about it. “Is that why you had me pack a bag?”
He nodded.
Bouncing my eyes back and forth from Chloe to Steed, I muttered, “I don’t know.”
Steed jutted his lip out to pout. “Please? Spend the night with me. I want to sleep with you in my arms.”
Focusing on Chloe, I took a deep breath. “Okay, but we have to be careful. I don’t want her knowing I’m sleeping with her dad. It might be weird for her.”
With a nod, Steed grabbed the back of my neck and pulled me in for a quick peck on the lips. “Come on. Let’s head back to my place.”
“What about all of this?” I asked as I stood and Steed carefully picked up Chloe without waking her.
“Trevor will get it. Trust me, he got paid hefty for helping me with all of this. Besides, he’s working at the bar tonight. If I know Trevor, he’ll bring a girl back here and fuck her.”
I snarled. “Nice.”
Steed chuckled and shrugged the best he could while carrying Chloe to his truck. “Just keeping it real.”
“Uh-huh. Well, I was perfectly fine not knowing that bit of information.”
After slipping Chloe into the back seat, Steed quietly shut the door and grabbed me. His hands were all over me. In my hair, caressing my breasts and finally under my shirt. “God it’s been so fucking hard to keep my hands off you. I want to bury myself inside of you and stay there all night.”
My chest heaved as I fought to get air. His words sent heat immediately to my throbbing center. No matter how many times we were together, the need for more was always there.
“I think that sounds like a plan,” I breathed back.
After Steed had put Chloe to bed, he grabbed my hand and dragged me downstairs to the master bedroom. We shed our clothes like it had been weeks since we were together. The desire was thick in the room, and I wondered how long sex with Steed would be like this. Would we ever get tired of each other? Would the need to have him inside me lessen over time?
His lips were all over me. My mouth, neck, nipples, stomach, inside of my thigh. I dug my fingers into his hair and pulled him close to the pulsing ache between my legs.
“Ohmygawd…Steed. I want you.”
And before I knew it, Steed’s mouth was over my hot center, and I was covering my mouth to bury my cries of passion.
A sweet darkness swept over me as I floated on a cloud of utter bliss. I barely felt him moving over me. The sound of a condom ripping open brought me back down to earth. I was still reeling from my orgasm when Steed pushed inside of me. His slow lovemaking from earlier was gone. He was desperate for me, and I loved every second of it.
“That’s it baby. Fuuck. That feels so good.”
My hips met his thrust for thrust. The buildup of another orgasm was right at the edge.
“Goddamn it, Paxton. Baby, I need you to come.”
Just as my release let loose, so did Steed’s. His mouth clamped over mine, taking in my moans of pleasure.
Then the knock on the door had us both stilling.
Shit. I prayed like hell he had locked the door.
Steed pulled out of me and ripped the condom off so fast it was unreal. I rolled over and off the bed, hitting the floor with a small thump.
“You can…Pax? Where did you go?”
“Down here!” I whispered.
Steed walked around the bed and looked down at me. “What in the fuck are you doing on the floor?”
“Daddy?”
The door to his bedroom opened, and Steed grabbed the sheet and wrapped it around him.
“Hey, pumpkin. What’s…um… What’s…ah.”
I covered my mouth with my hand to keep from laughing. Steed was totally flustered.
“Why do you have your sheet wrapped around you, Daddy?”
“I um… I couldn’t find my sleeping pants, baby. What’s going on? Why are you out of bed?”
The bed moved, and I pictured Chloe crawling up on it. “I can’t sleep. Daddy, we need to talk.”
My heart dropped. That sounded serious…and cute as well.
“Um, okay, pumpkin. Want to go to your room and talk?”
“No. This is okay here.”
I smiled and dropped my head. I was so going to be busted. And I was completely naked.
Shit!
The bed dropped more as Steed sat down.
NO! I need clothes. A blanket. I need out of this room!
“You sure you don’t want to go back up to your room?”
“I’m sure.”
I sighed internally.
“What’s on your mind, pumpkin?”
“Paxton.”
I froze and my breath stilled.
Oh. No. She hates me!
“What about Paxton?”
“Daddy, I really want her to be my mommy. Why can’t you marry her?”
A huge smile moved across my face. I spied one of Steed’s T-shirts. Reaching for it, I carefully slipped it on.
“I can marry her.”
“Well, why don’t you?”
I covered my mouth with my hand. Oh, how I love this little girl. I could see it in her eyes how much she longed for a mother. Amelia told me how Chloe talked about me and asked a million and one questions each time.
“It’s not that simple, baby.”
“How come? Don’t you love her?”
“I love her very much. But when the time comes for me to ask her, I want to make it special. And that means planning.”
She giggled. “Like how you planned her special day today?”
“Yes! Exactly like that.”
Steed’s bed was tall enough for me to sit up without my head showing. Pulling my knees to my chest, I tried to still my racing heart.
“Daddy?”
“Yes, pumpkin?”
“Will Paxton want to give me a baby brother or sister?”
Tears streamed down my face. It was in that moment that it all made sense. Everything that happened ten years ago…right up until this moment. This little girl was meant to be in our world. She was destined to be in my world and even though she wasn’t my child, I would love her like she was.
“I know she will want to.”
“Will she love her baby more than me?”
Burying my hands in my face, I silently sobbed. It took everything not to jump up and pull her into my arms. I wanted to reassure her I would always love her no matter how many kids Steed and I had together.
“Oh, Chloe, no. She would love you both equally.”
“But…but I’m not really her baby.”
My face was soaked with tears as I dropped my head back against the bed.
“That doesn’t matter, Chloe. Paxton loves you so much, and I know there is nothing more that she wants than to have you as a daughter. Just because you didn’t grow in her belly doesn’t mean that she won’t love you like I do. She wants to be your mommy as much as you want her to be.”
A silence lingered, and I held my breath.
“I can’t wait to call her mommy. She’s the prettiest girl in town, Daddy.”
Steed laughed. “I know she is. And she’s mine.”
Chloe laughed. “Silly, Daddy. She’s ours.”
And there it was. I slowly fell to my side and laid in a fetal position, happiness swirling around me as I tried to hold back sobs. I couldn’t believe a few months back my heart had a black void in it. Now…now it was overflowing with so much love and happiness I was completely overwhelmed.
“That’s right, Chloe. She’s ours. Now let’s get you up to bed.”
Five minutes later Steed walked back into his bedroom. I was sitting on his bed with my knees pulled to my chest, sobbing like an idiot.
Fear hit Steed’s face as he rushed to me. “Christ. Please tell me those are happy tears.”
I nodded. “V-very…h-happy…t-t-tears!”
He laughed and pulled me up in front of him. His thumbs attempted to wipe away my endless tears.
The way his blue eyes searched my face before he chuckled and those dimples peeked out from his unshaven face caused my knees to go weak.
Reaching into his pocket, Steed pulled out a small little band. “Chloe thought the reason I wasn’t asking you to marry me was because I didn’t have a ring.”
Drifting my gaze to the band, I grinned. “So she gave you one?”
He chuckled as he lifted my hand up. He slipped the band next to the promise ring I wore on my left hand. “I’ll just leave this here for right now.”
Burying my face into his chest, I broke down crying. Again.
“Shhh…baby, it’s okay. Please don’t cry.”
Before I knew it, we were on the bed, and I was snuggled into Steed’s side. Contentment wrapped around me like a perfectly fitted glove.
Pressing his lips to my forehead, Steed whispered, “Sleep, baby. Get some sleep.”