14. River

14

River

She was mine, and there was no way in hell I was letting her out of my sight. She didn’t know it yet, but she was going home with me. Our first stop was to get our puppies. When we arrived at Jack and Myrtle’s house, Myrtle had tears in her eyes; she did not want to give Penny up.

“Myrtle, I want you to have Penny; she will be your guard dog. I know how attached you and Jack are to her. I’m going to stay with River for a while, and I will see you in a few days.”

“You can share my dog with me,” River said.

“What’s your dog’s name?”

“Her name is Sissy.”

“Sissy, does she like that name?”

She loves that name. Don’t try to change her name.”

I would never do that. She’s had the name for weeks now. Why would I try to change her name? I’m sure I’ll get used to Sissy.”

We pulled up into my driveway. I took Sissy out of the back seat and walked into the house. Kat stopped and clapped her hands .

“This is beautiful. Look at all of your plants. I love the furniture you picked out. It’s absolutely gorgeous,” she said, looking around. Kat looked at me and smiled. “So does this mean we are sharing a bed tonight?” she asked.

“We share a bed every night, sweetheart. Let’s get your things and put them in my room. From now on, this will be our room. I don’t want you going back to your house. Can you give us a try and see how long you can live with me?

“River, why don’t we wait before we do that? We just got together; we haven’t even slept together yet.”

“That’s not true. You slept in my bed one night, And I slept in the hospital bed with you almost every night.”

She looked at me like she was gonna start crying. “That is so sweet. Thank you for sleeping with me there. I remember hearing you talk but didn’t know what you were saying. Your voice made me feel safe. Let’s go to bed.”

“You want to go to bed right now?”

“Yes.”

“Are you sure you’re up to making love?”

“I waited a long time for this. I want you to know I haven’t had sex with anyone except my husband. So you may have to teach me a few things.”

“I’ll teach you everything. Once we start, it’ll be a while before we stop. I’ve also waited a long time for this.” I picked her up and carried her to our room from now on.

I slowly undressed her, kissing each wound she had on her body. I sucked a nipple in my mouth and let my teeth graze it. She arched her back and made a noise in her throat that had my cock harder than it’s ever been.

“Take your clothes off,” she whispered into my ear. I stood as naked as she was. She looked at my body, and her hand reached for my cock. I growled before I threw her on the bed .

“We won’t have a lot of foreplay, sweetheart; I can’t wait much longer. Next time, we’ll have more foreplay,” I said against her lips.

Her scent surrounded me, and my blood pounded in my ears. I devoured her mouth. She was as hungry for me as I was for her. My tongue plunged between her lips, and unreserved passion met me head-on. My hands went through her hair as I pulled her lips closer to mine if that was possible.

Hunger surged inside us when we landed on the bed. I was careful not to crush her body with mine. I held myself over her.

“No, I want to feel all of your body touching mine,” she whispered.

I lowered my body to hers, and the touch of her hands, so warm on my skin, sent sensations straight to my dick.

My hand slipped between her thighs, and she cried out on a half sob of pleasure as I touched delicate, warm flesh.

I knew I couldn’t hold on much longer; I had to have her right now. I raised up, she spread her legs, and I pushed my hard erection inside her.

She was tight as I entered her, and then she raised her hips, and I pushed deep inside her. All I could feel was her touch. All I knew was the heat and the need that moved through my body.

I have never felt like this with any other woman. We made love throughout the night, and when Kat woke up, I lay on my side, watching her.

She smiled, “Was I snoring?”

“No,” I replied and smiled. You’re beautiful. Do you want to shower with me?”

“Yes, I would love to shower with you.”

Kat stretched and held her head out for me to pull her out of bed. I pulled her into my arms and kissed her as I led us to the shower, our bare bodies wrapped around each other

I didn’t know her body could be so sensitive. Just a little touch from me and her body would orgasm. She cried happy tears of fulfillment. I kissed her everywhere when she cried tears of satisfaction. I tried to calm her tears.

My heart expanded in my chest with love for Kat. I wouldn’t speak my love out loud. I didn’t want to chase her away.

I took Sissy out to use the bathroom and then made breakfast. By the time we got around to eating, the eggs were cold.

“Are we going into the office today?”

“I am, but I want you to rest. You went through a lot while you were gone, and I don’t want anything to happen to you.”

“What do you think would happen to me? I sit at the desk, answer the phone, write things up, and check the email. That’s not going to hurt me, right?”

“If you don’t want me to go in, you’ll have to drop me off so I can get my car. I have to get a new phone. I don’t know what happened to mine.”

“The bag is in my car; maybe your phone’s in there.”

“How did you get my backpack? I don't even know where I lost it.”

“It was in that closet where Steven was hiding.”

“That’s right, I forgot I put him in that closet. How is the little girl?”

“I talked to Joel last night while you were sleeping. He was on his way back to get you and stopped in Germany. Someone said that he was human trafficking, and he was arrested. ”

“Why was he arrested?”

“They saw a little girl getting on his plane. It took three days for him to prove that it was his daughter. He heard we were there to get you and Steven out by then.

“So that's why he didn't come back and get us. That’s a big relief. I was starting to get pissed off because he never showed back up.”

“Yeah, that’s why I called him. I was angry that he would leave you there.”

“I’m going to get dressed, and I’m going to work with you. Please don’t argue about it. I feel great; I’m just a little sore, but that might not move from the bullet wounds that might be from us being awake all night making love.”

I chuckled. I couldn’t help but think the same thing. Okay, sweetheart, you win. It probably was from us staying awake all night making love, plus this morning. Just thinking about it makes me want to go back to bed.

“Me too,” she said, pulling her tee shirt over her head and walking down the hallway. I reached her before she got ten feet from me, and I carried her the rest of the way to our bed.

Two hours later, we were staring at each other. “I’ve never had this happen when making love before,” she whispered. “I’m not saying anything mean against my husband. It’s just that I was the only woman he ever made love with like he was the only one I’ve ever made love with.”

“We’ve only just begun, sweetheart; I have lots more to show you,” I said, kissing her.

“I can’t wait to try everything with you,” she said, her eyes drifting shut.