Page 166 of Here and Now
“I love you,” she repeats.
We do this until I’m fully seated in her tight, hot cunt. I lace our fingers together, putting them above her head. I pump my hips and she squeezes.
I push deeper, needing more, and she wraps her legs around me. “Miles,” she breathes my name. “God, I love you. I love you so much I can’t breathe without you. I need you. I love you.”
My head falls into the crook of her neck as her words slay me. “Come with me, Penny. I’m close.”
We both grip each other’s hands tighter, her ring digging into my finger, and I move my hips, rubbing her clit as I slide against her. “So close,” she pants.
“Tell me when,” I say through gritted teeth, trying to hold back my orgasm. She feels incredible, and I can’t keep it at bay for much longer.
I move my hips like that again, and her cunt grips my cock so hard I clench my jaw harder.
“Now, baby, now.”
She lets go and I follow right after. I fuse my mouth to hers, drinking in her cries all the way down to my soul.
When it ends, I slide out, and after we clean up, we climb back into bed. I pull her to my chest and kiss the top of her head while her arm is draped across me. We lie here in silence, my heart still pounding as the weight of the last few days settles.
She’s here and safe.
She doesn’t have to run anymore.
We can build a life together, and I never have to worry about her disappearing again.
~One Month Later~
Kai and I are at school while Penelope went for a job interview. There is a girl that Eloise used to work for who started an online interior design business. They are looking for young, smart people, andEloise put in a good word for Penelope. She happened to be about an hour away and wanted to meet Penelope.
“Do you think Mom will get the job?” he asks, glancing up at me.
“I hope so. She was really excited about the interview.”
He nods. “I think she’ll get it.”
“You do, huh?”
Kai lets out a long sigh and I grin. “She’s smart and doesn’t want to smell like coffee anymore.”
That is true. “No matter what happens, I’m sure she’ll find something she wants to do.”
Even though Hazel will probably lose her shit when Penelope quits.
We’ve settled into becoming a trio pretty effortlessly. I hang out with Kai if Penny has to work on the weekends and after school. He’s taught me a lot about the world of video games and influencers, things I thought I knew but actually was pretty ignorant about.
Every Thursday I pick up Ethan, and we head to the rink where the boys practice and laugh at me for anything they can. It’s fun, and I love spending time with Kai just as much as I love being with Penelope.
He’s a great kid with a big heart, and I’m a better man with him being in my life.
The only thing I’ve yet to have to tackle is any kind of parenting, which Penelope and I argued about last night. I agree that I need to fill that role, especially because we are becoming a family and she wants me to be not only his friend, but his dad as well.
Of course I want that, too, but ... I’m not going to make up an argument just to have a disciplinary moment.
When it happens, I’ll handle it—maybe.
For now, I’m happy to let Kai set the pace.
The most settling part of the last month is that Ainsley’s article did everything we hoped. She was able to bring down a large crime ring, and the people who were hunting Penelope are now behind bars. There is so much information that we were assured Penelope doesn’t need to testify. They have documents and many other eyewitnesses who will ensure a victorious trial.
