“Spend the day with me,” I whisper as I hold her against me in bed. I’ve never been a cuddler before, but I am with Shelby. Everything is different with her. Things that seemed stupid or annoying with other women are awesome with her. I just want to be with her, in and out of bed.

She sighs. “I would love to, but my mom just got married, and I’m supposed to meet her new husband today.”

“What? She got married and you haven’t met her husband?”

“Nope. I didn’t even know she was dating anyone. It’s fucked up, right?” I nod my head in agreement. “They apparently just started dating, so she hadn’t introduced us yet. It sounds like he kind of whisked her away and married her. It irritates me that I wasn’t invited to the wedding. Nobody was, but still. Being told your mom is married to a stranger after the fact kind of sucks.”

“Damn, baby. I’m sorry. Do you want me to go with you forbackup?”

She laughs. “No. I’m good. There’s no reason to drag anyone else into it.”

“Can I see you again tonight?” I ask, kissing across her chest.

“Mmmm. I think I can make that happen. I’m supposed to be staying with Mom for a bit. I need to at least go hang out with them for a while before I leave again. I’ll text you later and we can meet up.”

“Okay. Let’s plan on it. I’m supposed to go see my dad today, anyway.”

We spend the next couple of hours getting to know each other better. We find out we’re both only children, and we’ve each lost a parent. It’s a pretty sucky thing to have in common, but it’s nice when someone can relate to what you’ve been through.

We exchange numbers, and I drop her off at her car, reluctant to part ways. “I’m gonna miss you today, sugar,” I say, squeezing her ass as I kiss her. I pull her close, making us both moan as my steel cock rubs against her center.

“I’ll miss you, too, but I’ll see you tonight.”

“Can’t fucking wait.”

Five

Shelby

I get to the address Mom sent me. It’s a really nice house in a pretty upscale neighborhood. Apparently, John must have some money. I take a deep breath and head toward the front door, unsure what to expect. As soon as I knock, Mom is there, squeezing the life out of me with her hug.

“I missed you so much!” she says, smiling. Okay. I’m really annoyed that she got married without telling me first, but since she looks so happy for the first time in longer than I can remember, I decide I can’t be too upset with her. “John, this is my daughter, Shelby.”

A handsome older man comes out and gives me a hug. There’s something vaguely familiar about him, but I can’t quite put my finger on it. “It’s so good to meet you. Please forgive us for eloping. I wanted your mother tied to me as quickly as possible. I didn’t want to give her time to come to her senses. I fell in love with her the moment I saw her,” he looks at her so besottedly, I forgive him immediately. She looks at him the same way. Ikind of feel like a voyeur right now. It’s like I’m in the middle of something intimate between them.

“There’s nothing to forgive, John. Just be good to my mom.”

“Don’t worry. I will.” he smiles and kisses her. It starts off as a peck, then he’s kissing her hungrily. I stand there for a moment, feeling shell-shocked. I know they are married, but I don’t remember Mom ever kissing Dad in front of me; likeever. I mean, these two are really kissing, like bordering on making out.Jeez. Get a room!I finally start giggling uncomfortably. It’s enough to tear them apart for now.

“Sorry. Newlyweds, you know?” John says, smiling as he ushers us inside. He shows me around while keeping Mom glued to his side. The whole place is very nice, but doesn’t look very lived-in. I’m sure Mom will have a field day redecorating it.

“So, how did you two meet?”

John launches into a story about Mom going to work for him as his assistant. He was immediately obsessed with her. From the looks and giggles they keep giving each other, I surmise I’m getting the clean version of events. I’m happy for that. They seem like a really great couple, but I don’t want to know the dirty details of what they do behind closed doors. Ew. Just ew.

“Do you have any children?”

He smiles and nods. “I have one son. He’s thirty-five, so quite a bit older than you. I invited him here today. I’m afraid he doesn’t know about me and Melissa yet. I’ve never done a lot of dating, so he will probably be pretty shocked. His mom and I divorcedwhen he was young, and he lived with her, but we’ve always been close. I hope he takes the news well.”

We hear a vehicle pulling into the driveway. “Oh. Here he is now.” He gives Mom a quick kiss and goes outside to speak to his son. I look at my mother. I can tell she’s nervous that John’s son will be upset with her.

“It will be okay, Mom. I was upset at first, but I’m already over it. I’m sure John’s son will be cool with it, too.” She smiles appreciatively.

After several minutes, the door opens. We walk inside the kitchen to greet them. “Come on in. Melissa, Shelby, I’d like you to meet my son.”

I look up and am absolutely stunned.No fucking way. “Roman?”

Six