“I love you, Remy. I’ve always loved you.”
“But?” I glance over my shoulder and see the tears in her eyes as she shakes her head.
“No, buts.” I lower my hand and turn to face her. She walks slowly toward me and wraps her arms around my neck before pulling my lips to hers. Her taste explodes on my tongue just like it always has.
I lift her easily in my arms and carry her to the bed, where I lay her down. I pull away from her long enough to get our clothes off, and then I’m right back between her legs, settling myself in. I reach between us and grab my cock and slowly slip it inside of her. Tianna gasps and digs her nails into my shoulders.
“I love you, Tianna,” I whisper the words as I slowly begin to move in and out of her. She’s so wet, wet for me. My heart pounds against my ribs as I fuck her slow, just how she likes. No matter what she thinks I wanted, it was always her. I don’t care how I have to have her. I just want her.
“You’re everything to me, Tianna,” I tell her as I slide in and out of her.
“More, Remy. I need more,” she begs. I shove myself up and give her exactly what she wants. I fuck her harder, faster. She holds onto me as she moans and calls my name. It’s perfect. Everything is perfect. Except in the back of my mind, I know it isn’t. She isn’t here. Our daughter isn’t here.
I shake the thought from my head for the moment and just enjoy having Tianna in my arms. This is where she belongs, no matter how much she wants to fight it. She’s mine, and I don’t plan on letting her go even if a part of me is still pissed at her.
I grab her hips in my hands and take her faster. She’s whimpering and moaning, and it sounds so goddamn perfect falling from her lips. I can feel myself close to the edge, and justas I think about letting go, she comes first. Her body tenses as she releases, and I do the same, filling her full of me.
I watch her face, the smile that’s stretched across her lips, and I grin. This is what I want for her. I want her to be happy.
I hold myself steady until we both catch our breath. Then I slowly slip out of her and lay on the bed next to her.
“I’m sorry, Remy.”
“We’re done with that now. No more, I’m sorry’s. What happened happened, and now we’re movin’ on. We’re gonna get Charlie back, and we’re gonna have a family,” I tell her. She rolls to her side to look at me, and I mean really look at me.
“You want that? Even after everything?”
“Yeah, I do. I’ve never not wanted you, Tianna. It was complicated as fuck, and things happened, but I would never not want you.” She nods her head before leaping from the bed and rushing to the bathroom. I sit up before slinging my legs over the side and standing, following her in there.
“You’re sick still?” I ask her as I pass her a towel.
“I guess so.”
“I think the doc should take a look at you,” I tell her.
“I’ll be okay, Remy.”
“I want you to be perfect, Tianna. We have a daughter comin’ home soon.” She smiles at me and nods her head before I walk back into the bedroom and grab my phone. I send a quick text to the doc and let him know she’s still sick before tossing my cell back on the dresser and returning to her.
“I miss her so much,” she begins to cry. I walk over, and lower myself to the floor behind her and pull her into my arms.
“I know you do. After we get her back, she’s never leavin’ us again.”
“You promise?” She sobs as I hold her close.
“Yeah, baby. I promise.”
We sit like this for a long time, her crying and me just holding her. I keep her naked body tucked against me until she finally falls asleep. Then I lift her in my arms and carry her back to bed, tucking her in before I pull some clothes on.
I sneak out of the room and down the hall out into the main room where I find Gunner and Hodge.
“Why are you two up?” They both turn to look at me and nod toward the computer in front of them.
“Doin’ a little research,” Hodge says as I walk over and take a look.
“Findin’ anything?”
“Not much. Same old shit. You good?”