Chapter 31

Brayden

When I woke in the morning, Rein’s hair was in my mouth, and all I could smell was her floral shampoo. I pulled the strands out of my mouth and wrapped my arms back around her. I didn’t want to wake her. Lying in her bed with my arms around her was pure bliss. I would not be the one responsible for cutting it short.

Reality seemed too good to be true.

I had lain awake well into the night with Rein sleeping in my arms. My mind had been racing with thoughts of her being pregnant. At first, it had been a little daunting. Then, as I mulled it over a bit more, my stomach began fluttering with excited butterflies. I was going to have a child with the woman of my dreams, and we were going to give Bella a little brother or sister.

I smiled to myself and rested my cheek on Rein’s head.

There was something bittersweet about all of this. It had been what my mother wanted for me for so long. I just hadn’t been ready to hear it or willing to pursue it. Now, I saw the sense in her plans for me. She knew me better than I knew myself and she always had. She saw how happy I would be with Rein at my side, and she had done everything in her power to push me back to her; to the woman who had stolen my first kiss. Now she would hold my last one, too.

My last first kiss would be Rein Petty, the girl of my dreams.

I would be eternally grateful to my mother for that.

Rein yawned in my arms and stretched. I loosened my hold on her as she reached her arms over her head and arched her back. Her breasts pressed into my chest as she leaned back. She opened her eyes and gave me a sunny smile.

“Good morning,” she said sleepily. Her eyes closed, and she nestled her face in her pillow. “How did you sleep?”

“Like a baby,” I said, reaching out to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear. “You?”

“Same.”

“I hate to do this to you, but we should get up and go get Bella. Emmett will probably be wondering where we are by now. I sort of dropped by his place unannounced last night.”

“Okay,” Rein said as she succumbed to another yawn. She sat up, and the covers fell from her shoulders. I watched as she rolled out of bed and stretched again once she was standing. “Do I have time to shower first?”

“As long as I can join you.” I grinned.

She smiled back and tilted her chin toward her bathroom door. “Come on, then.”

I got up and followed her in. She started the shower, and soon, the bathroom was full of steam. She stepped in first, and I joined her. The water bounced off her back as she tilted her head to run the water over her hair. She slicked it off her forehead and opened her eyes when I cupped her breasts in my hands.

“You’re going to make Emmett wait, after all?” she asked, biting her bottom lip.

“If he were in my shoes, he’d do the same thing.”

Rein giggled, and I flicked my thumbs over her nipples. She squirmed in my grasp, and I spun her around. I pushed her forward until her breasts were pressed against the tiled wall of the shower. I eased my knee between her legs, forcing her to spread them. My cock had been thick and ready since I woke up, and when I slipped myself inside her folds, the wetness that greeted me proved that Rein was just as turned on as I was.

We made love in the shower, pausing to lather each other in soap, until the water ran cold. We got out but didn’t bother to towel dry. We kept fucking like animals. I bent her over the sink and fucked her from behind. She lifted a leg to let me in deeper. Then, when her legs were trembling and she couldn’t stay on her feet, I lifted her up and put her bare ass on the counter. I finished inside her with her legs wrapped around my waist.

We got ready together and were unable to keep our hands to ourselves. She danced around me like a siren, and I slipped a hand between her legs any chance I got. When we finally had to get dressed, I was disappointed but unwilling to let the shenanigans end.

We bundled up for the cold weather and went out to my rental truck. I had managed to get the same one I had a couple weeks ago. I helped Rein up into the passenger seat and hurried around to my door. I climbed in and started the engine.

As we waited for the cab to warm up, Rein slid toward me and leaned over the console. She massaged my cock with one hand while she kissed me and held my neck with the other. I returned her teasing by slipping a hand down the front of her jeans and rubbing her clit in slow circles. She was moaning and breathless when I put the truck in reverse.

I had my hands in her pants all the way to Emmett’s place.

When I parked the truck in his driveway, I looked apologetically over at Rein. “We have to be on our best behavior now.”

Rein smiled and nodded. “I know. I can make you come later.”

Her words had me gritting my teeth. “Don’t talk like that.”

“Why?” she asked with a small smile. She opened the truck door.

“Because. It turns me on too much. I don’t want to have to wait.”

She laughed and hopped out of the truck. “Waiting is half the fun.” She slammed the door closed, and I got out too. We made our way up to Emmett’s door, shared a passionate kiss on his threshold, and then knocked to announce ourselves.

I heard him call for us to come in.

We unbundled in the foyer and made our way into his living room to find him sitting on the sofa with his back to us. Bella was kneeling in front of him, unscrewing the top off a bright pink lip gloss.

“Rein!” Bella cried and stumbled to her feet. She raced around the sofa and threw herself at Rein, who had dropped down to her knees. The two hugged each other tightly. “I missed you.”

“I missed you too,” Rein said. “I’m so happy to see you.”

Although the reunion between my two girls was adorable, my attention had been captured by Emmett, who was still on the sofa and facing the other way.

“Hey, Emmett,” I said. “Come here.”

Emmett groaned.

I glanced down at Bella. “Did you give Emmett a makeover?”

She grinned up at me and nodded.

Rein looked positively delighted by this discovery. She stood up and walked around the sofa. When she looked down at Emmett, she busted out laughing. I joined her and stared down at my friend.

“Wow,” I said. “You look beautiful, which is something in and of itself. Good job, Bella.”

Emmett scowled. “Shut up, Brayden. I didn’t know what to do. She’s impossible to say no to.”

“Tell me about it.” I chuckled. “That blush really brings out your eyes, though.”

Emmett pushed himself up with his hands on his knees and then pointed a finger at me. “Remind me about this the next time you ask me to do any favors.”

I held both my hands up. “All right, all right. Relax. I was just paying you a compliment.” I looked down at Bella. “You should be a makeup artist. Emmett has never looked prettier.”

“Hey, now—” Emmett started to say before Rein interrupted him.

“You do look like a real peach, Emmett.”

He threw both his hands in the air with an exasperated sigh. “Babysitting. Never. Again.”

Both Rein and I laughed. I clapped my friend on the shoulder. “In all seriousness, thank you for watching her. I owe you one, all right?”

“Damn straight you do.”

“Language,” I reminded him.

“Right.” He glanced at Bella who was back to playing with her small makeup collection. “Darn straight you do.”

“Come on, Bella,” I said. “Get your things. Let’s go get some breakfast.”