Page 55 of Loved By You

Knowing Ria for as long as I have, she's always been the most selfless person. She's always put her brother, her mom, her dick bag husband before herself. The thought of her suffering makes my chest ache. How can I convince her that putting herself first every now and then is good for her.

We've been back in Miami for three weeks now, working and then Chris had his bachelor party last night. I spent it talking about or thinking about Ria and truly embarrassed myself when I kept texting her, telling her I missed her like some horny prepubescent boy.

Usually, we would tear up the strip, and party till we passed out, but things have changed. I'd rather be in my hotel room talking to Ria. We are back at the weekend as it’s Nancy and Chris’ wedding shower, whatever the heck that is. But Ria will be there and it's the only thing getting me through the week.

We wrap up another dinner meeting and Harry and Brad head off to the bars to get in a few hours of partying. I’d usually join them, but my head and my heart are back in New York with a pretty brunette with eyes like the ocean.

It's nearly midnight and I head up to my hotel room to shower. I don't bother putting on boxers and just climb in under the crisp white hotel sheets, switch off the bedside light and open up my phone to do my nightly scroll of my photo album. A photo of her and the girls, photos I’ve taken with the girls the last time I went over, and the only photo I have of me and Ria together. It's a little blurry, but it's my favorite. It's us dancing in her front roomnext to the record player. Lexi took it after putting on one of her performances. I jokingly asked Ria to dance with me to the old country music that was playing after I had finished twirling Lexi around. The girls were giggling watching us and it's one of my favorite days I've spent with them. My chest aches, wishing I was back there with them now.

I know it's late and she will be sleeping but I send a short text.

Jack

I miss you beautiful. 3 days till I see you. It can't come soon enough xxx

I’m surprised when I get a reply back straight away.

Ria

I know. It’s been too long! I think all future business trips should be cancelled, just come and see me instead.

Jack

Suggestion approved! All future business trips are cancelled. Are you alone in bed?

Ria

yeah, why?

I switch the call to FaceTime, and Ria’s sleepy face fills my screen.

“Hey, you,” she says in a soft voice.

“I miss your smile,” I tell her.

“I miss your face too.”

I groan at the sight of her, at the thought that she's in bed and I am too.

"God, sweetheart. I wish I could touch you right now."

She hides her face with her bedsheet. "I think I'd like that too. I don't know if I can wait that long. I couldn’t stop thinking about you earlier. I had to…" She stops.

“Are you gonna finish that sentence?” I eye her curiously through the screen. “You had to do what?”

She bites down on her bottom lip and tugs it between her teeth in that way that always makes my dick twitch.

“Maria Kennedy, are you telling me you think of me when you touch yourself?” I say suggestively.

“Maybe… Do you think of me?”

I let out a low moan and reach down to palm my now throbbing cock under the sheets. “Sweetheart, you are the only thing I think about. I don't think you understand what you do to me.”

We don't say anything, we just stare at each other through the phone and even though we are thousands of miles apart, the tension between us is palpable.

“Show me,” she eventually whispers, so quietly I almost miss it.

I love that she's feeling confident enough around me to let this side of her finally come out. That she feels like she can be in control and take what she wants.

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