I’m a strong woman, but goddamn, even the strongest of us likes being looked after every now and again, and Tyler? He worships my body in and out of sex, completely dedicated to each task of looking after me, even though he probably knows we can’t have sex again because I’m too sore. He doesn’t care, he does it because he can and wants to, not to gain anything.
“When I was in university, I got drunk and tried to cook. It didn’t go well,” he replies, making me laugh as he kisses my cheek and takes his hand back to finish cleaning me.
I sigh. “I never asked… What happened to Justin’s mom?”
He doesn’t even skip a beat, his sudsy hands curving over my belly, still washing me. “Nothing, it was a one-night stand. I was young and still building my company with no time for relationships. We met in a bar, and I didn’t even get her name. Two years later, she found me and told me I had a son. After that, we split raising him. I had him every weekend and she had him during the week. It worked, even when she got married. We became friends of a sort. I never wanted kids at that age, but it made me work ten times harder to provide everything for him I never had.”
“You’re a good father,” I murmur.
He laughs, kissing my cheek. “I hope so, it doesn’t stop them from making their own mistakes. Like you.”
“Uh, you think I was a mistake?”
“For him? Yes. He never stood a chance with you. You would have realised that, even if he didn’t cheat. You’re too much for him to handle, too outspoken, a dreamer, creative. Justin, as much as I love him, is a very small-minded man.”
I think his words through. He’s probably right. “So you never settled down?” I ask curiously.
He shrugs as he washes my legs. “My company took off, and work became my life when he moved out. The years passed so quickly… Angel, no one ever made me want to. They see me, and they see the money attached to my name, they see a good life. Eventually, I got tired of the snakes and just gave up trying…until you.”
“Me?” I almost squeak.
He chuckles deeply. “Yes, you. With your goddamn innocent eyes and kind nature, you had me with one fucking smile, Angel. You are nothing like anyone I’ve met before. You don’t want anything, yet I want to give you the whole world.”
I shiver at that, unsure what to say. How did sex with Tyler get so deep so fast? I just got out of a complicated relationship, so I’m not looking for another one. I should walk away now before he gets the wrong idea.
He must feel it, because he stills. “I’m not asking for anything, Angel. Not yet, but we both know this was more than sex, you can get that from anyone. You came to me for a reason, and when you figure out what it is, I’ll still be here waiting. I’ve waited years for the right woman, I can wait a little longer.”
I ignore his words, not ready for what he’s saying, and he drops it. Part of me feels like I’m only just meeting Tyler—well, this side of him anyway. This intimacy is new, but then the other half of me knows him better than anyone. I know what makes him laugh, how his lips tilt to the right when he smiles. How he likes his coffee, his dreams, his hopes…
He grabs my pussy hard, possessively, like he owns it, and goddamn if I don’t rub myself against that hand, even though he’s just trying to take care of me. It does the trick though—it pulls me from my thoughts and brings my attention to the hard cock pressed against my ass. His rough palm cups my sex… No more thinking, Lexi. None of it matters right now. I don’t care how messed up this is, I want this man every goddamn waking minute. Every brush of his fingers creates a mix of agony and pleasure, his rough palm grinding into my clit until I gasp. The water laps against my hard nipples, making my cheeks heat and heart slam.
He kisses my temple, making me sigh in disappointment as he washes me and then drains the water before helping me out.
“Come on, Angel, you need to eat and sleep.”
“Is that right?” I grin as he crouches and lifts my feet, drying them before placing a kiss on each and putting it back down. He glances up at me, those dark eyes smouldering as they meet mine.
“Yes, because I plan on spending tomorrow between your thighs, so you better rest while I let you.”
Tyler
I’m old enough to know what I want in life, and strong enough to take it. I want Lexi, it’s that simple. I felt the way she froze earlier at my declaration. I’ll let her retreat for now. She’s young and coming from a bad place, so I let her believe this is just temporary, just about settling some desires in her…when in reality, I plan on keeping her.
Forever, if she will let me.
I’m too old for games, yet I’m willing to play them to get her. Willing to do whatever it takes to make her see she belongs with me. Like now, I’m watching her sleep. The moon shines through the open window, lovingly illuminating her beautiful face and her blonde hair, which is spread across my pillow like I imagined for so many nights. Her body is pressed to mine, each curve so different than my hard, aged body.
I feel dirty and wrong. She’s young and makes me feel so much older…but that won’t stop me. I don’t care what anyone thinks or how big the age difference is—when you know, you know.
And Lexi? She’s the one.
The one I’ve been waiting for. It’s never been like this. I thought I could take her body, the body she offered, and feel nothing. I was wrong. The sex…fuck, it blows my mind. I’ve never been so attracted to someone, and the way we come together, it’s like heaven in a beautiful blonde package.
Relationships like this don’t come around often. I refuse to be like my idiot son and let the best thing to ever happen to me go.
Justin… What will he think? Do I care?
He’s a fool, always has been. He treats women like disposable holes—hurts them, then leaves them. He’s young, I know that, but sometimes, I hate the prick.
Why did he have to meet her first?
I’m tired of watching her and wanting, tired of pretending I don’t ache for her. That I don’t dream about her, visualising her in my arms, her body splayed out beneath me.
She wants me, I know it.
But will it be enough?
The questions crowd my mind, but when she turns with an adorable little snore and presses her face to my chest, I realise I don’t care. That will figure itself out, all I care about is that she’s here. With me. In my bed, in my arms.
For now, Lexi is mine.
And I plan on making the most of it.
Wrapping my arms around her, our legs tangled together, I press my head to hers and close my eyes, a smile on my face. My little angel burrows closer like she can’t get enough. I fight the tiredness pulling at my mind and body, wanting to remember this night forever.
The beginning of the rest of my life.
With Lexi at the center of it.
Lexi
I wake up slowly with pleasure curling through my body, something hard against my back, and my heart pounding. I’m on the verge of coming…
What the—
A moan leaves my lips as I feel Tyler behind me. His cock is in my pussy, and he grips my breast as he fucks me slowly with hard, measured thrusts.