Page 130 of Ethan's Sky

“I asked him to give you my family because I knew you no longer had yours. Just because I had to give up my dreams, didn’t mean you had to.”

This woman!

I’m caught between wanting to kiss the ever-loving hell out of her for giving me such a precious gift and spanking her ass for thinking my dreams and well-being are more important than hers.

“So, now you see why you should still hate me and this thing between us can’t work. And it’s okay. I don’t blame you. This whole situation could’ve been avoided had I been a better friend to Emily.”

“Okay. I’ve heard enough!” I turn Skyler’s body so she’s straddling my lap. It’s my turn to grab her face in my hands and make sure she’s paying attention.

“None of this is your fault. You were right. Emily made this fucking mess. She should’ve come to you or me and told us she was struggling. But her getting sucked in is what caused all our problems. Chase attacking you and losing our child never would’ve happened if Emily had fucking told us she needed help! You never would’ve hunted her down putting you in front of Chase in the first place. He never would’ve hurt you and you never would’ve known the guilt that comes with taking a life. Even if the son of a bitch deserved it! So, no Skyler, this situation was not your fault.”

“You were in the wrong place at the wrong time because of two other people’s stupid ass decisions. Their fucked up decisions forced your hand. But baby, I don’t blame you for Emily’s death or her decisions. She chose her path. It hurts to know she suffered through her shit alone, but she chose that! Not us. We did what we thought we had to get through it all.”

“Does this mean you forgive me?”

“Sunshine, there’s nothing to forgive. You did what you thought you had to with the hand that was dealt to you. The only thing I want from you now is to let me love you. Let’s put all this shit behind us and move forward---together---you and me the way it was always meant to be. But I do have something else I need you to promise me from here on out, Sky.”

“What’s that?”

“No more secrets. No more lies between us. Even if it’s club shit. I can’t tell you everything, but you can’t go making decisions without talking to me anymore. If we’re doing this thing, we’re doing it the right way, together. You got me?”

“I got you.”

Kissing the breath out her, I flip us over placing her beneath me on the bed. It all started out slow, kissing, touching, reconnecting with one another. But her needy whimpers and moans sparked something inside me, and I had to have her.Now.

Pulling the towel open, baring Skyler’s beautiful body, I start kissing my way down every creamy inch of skin. When I reach her phoenix tattoo, I take my time, tracing the intricate lines with my tongue.

Taking a closer look, I notice letters written in thin lines of the feathers. Initials.My initials.Leaning up on my elbows, I ask, “You inked my initials into your skin?”

“Yes and no.” She must realize my confusion and goes on to explain. “I wasn’t sure what the baby was going to be, but I had decided I was going to name him Ethan James after you if it was a boy, or Emily Jane, if it was a girl. But when I lost…when the baby passed, I wanted a reminder of our child. I didn’t get to bury the baby, so there’s no headstone in a cemetery anywhere. No urn on the mantel. But it didn’t feel right to not have something to show we created a life together.”

“So, you put the initials on your body as a permanent memorial.”

“Yeah.” I take her mouth in another brutal kiss.

“Thank you.”

I scoot back down her body, placing a kiss on the initials, brushing my finger over the tattoo silently vowing to give her the child she desperately seeks to have. The thought of Skyler round with my baby sparks something to life inside of me.

Cupping her ass with one hand and splaying the other across her belly, I bring her pussy to my face and feast on my woman, taking my time to enjoy her taste on my tongue. It doesn’t take long before Skyler shatters in my hands, her orgasm wracking her body with small aftershocks.

Leaning over the top of her, I smile down at her pleased when she smiles back at me looking half-drunk.

She tilts her hips up, wrapping her legs around my waist, rubbing her clit along the head of my cock. When she moves a little further teasing her entrance with the now pulsing head of my cock, I slam my hips and thrust inside her giving her what she wants.

Skyler meets me thrust for thrust, crossing her ankles behind my back holding me to her as if she’s afraid I’m going to pull away.

Not a fucking chance in hell.

I slow my thrusts, bottoming out with every downward stroke, hitting the sweet spot inside of her. Her head tilts back, her mouth agape, whispered apologies and I love yous pass between us.

“Come for me, baby. I need you to come.”

As if her body knows to obey, she comes apart, her pussy squeezing me like a vice. Her juices dripping down my balls. Two more thrusts and I follow her over the edge, spilling everything I have into her, sending up a silent prayer for another child to be made between us.

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