Page 52 of Justified Fear
Her orgasm seemed to go on forever as he continued his moves…then, he thrust one last time, her name torn from somewhere in his soul as he poured himself into her.
They fell on the bed together, and she didn’t care how heavy he was.Still, he mumbled an apology before he lifted off, then out of her.She was sore, but in that good kind of way that told a person they had had a good fucking time.
“Be right back,” he said as he kissed her cheek.She opened her eyes just in time to get a glimpse of the most amazing male ass she had ever seen in her life, before he shut the door to the bathroom.She heard the clickity clack of Maya’s nails against the wooden floor.
“Come on, sweet girl,” she said, wondering what the dog thought about her and Ryan having sex.Then she smiled.No matter what, she felt good about it.As carefully as possible, Keely rolled over and patted the mattress next to her.
“Come on up here,” she said.Maya looked at the bathroom door.“My house, my rules.”
Keely heard the water start up, and apparently, that was all Maya needed to hear.She jumped up on the bed, then snuggled against Keely.Her heart turned over.This girl and Ryan were starting to truly get beneath her skin—in a good way.
She hoped it wasn’t just a short-term solution, but she would just go day by day.
Ryan was still tryingto get his shit together.He knew that there was a reason he had tried his best to ignore this need he had for Keely.Of course, most of the bullshit he had told himself and his teammates had nothing to do with his reason for not wanting to get tangled up with her.No, he was worried that she was starting to mean too much to him.
Her heard her talking in the other room and realized she was talking to Maya.He stared at himself in the mirror.He was a goner.He didn’t need to know everything about her to know he was falling in love with her.Not that he had ever really been in love before.Maybe that’s why he knew—why he had been a coward.He knew she was different.She was…everything.
Ryan glanced at the massive clawfoot tub, then made a decision.There would be no more denying this attraction, this need he had for her.Instead, he would do his best to let her know just how he felt about her.After he started the water, Ryan rummaged around in her cabinets until he found some oils for the water.The scent of plumeria filled the bathroom.Then, he went to get his woman.
When he opened the door, he couldn’t stop the bark of laughter.His partner had taken the space next to Keely.The look of disdain Maya sent his way told him just what she thought of him.
“I see I’ve been replaced.”
Keely smiled at him.Again, her eyes seemed to glow with her happiness.I did that.
“Well, you were taking a long time, and Maya was sad.”
He shook his head.“Rude.”
Maya shifted her weight to give him her back.
He walked over to the other side of the bed.“Come on, baby.How about a nice bath?”
Keely’s eyebrows rose.“Sounds like a dream.”
Before she could slip out of bed, he lifted her off the mattress and carried her into the bathroom.After setting her on her feet, he helped her into the tub.She stopped him.
“Can you hand me that hair doodad?”
He looked to where she pointed.There was a scrunchie on the counter, so he assumed she meant that.
She did some kind of magical move to get all the hair on top of her head, then she slipped the scrunchie around her messy bun.Somehow—against all physics—it stayed put.Then she sank down into the water.
“You are joining me, right?”
“I thought you would never ask.”
He sat on the opposite side of the tub.
“My dad redid this whole house years ago.Tutu wouldn’t move to the mainland, so he expanded the house.It was originally just a little two-bedroom bungalow.”
“And it’s yours now?”
She shook her head.“The family owns it.We aren’t into who gets what in our family.We share.”
“That’s nice.”
“Yeah, it is.”Then her smile dimmed.“Do we have to tell your boss about this?Like, did we break some kind of rule?”
