Page 104 of Saving You

“I was going to take her to a spare room.”

He shakes his head. “I’ve got her.”

“Caleb, you don’t have to hold her for the entire night.”

“Baby, I missed five years of her life. I missed five years of getting to hold her. I’m not missing anymore.” His words have me melting and sitting beside him.

“How are you so perfect?” I whisper.

He turns to face me. “I’m not perfect. I’ve just realized that I have everything I could ever need in the two of you, and I’m never going to take that for granted. I’m going to soak it all in for as long as you’ll have me.”

I pinch my thigh, and when the sting registers, I smile.

“This is real,” he says on a laugh.

I settle into his side, and we join back into the conversation around us. As the time hits 11:55 p.m., Caleb gently wakes Charlie.

“Little Bear, it’s almost midnight.”

She yawns and burrows into his chest as she rubs her eyes.

He slowly runs his hand up and down her back. “Little Bear, time to wake up.”

Her eyes crack open, and she looks up at him. The smile that over takes his face is blinding. How this man found Charlie and I, I will never know, but I will spend the rest of my life eternally grateful.

We all stand, and Caleb holds Charlie as we watch the the start of the fireworks at the Space Needle and prepare for the countdown. As the countdown appears in the bottom corner of the screen, we all start shouting the numbers. With each number, Caleb bounces Charlie, and she giggles. As zero comes and the clock strikes midnight, we all shout, “Happy New Year!”

Caleb’s lips immediately find mine as he kisses me deeply. When he breaks the kiss, he rests his forehead against mine and whispers, “Happy New Year, baby.”

“Happy New Year, Caleb.”

He kisses my forehead and then plasters kisses on Charlie’s cheeks and forehead, making her giggle. “Happy New Year, Little Bear.”

“Happy New Year, Daddy.”

We stand there with Caleb’s arms wrapped around both Charlie and me. The three of us are our own little family.

We say our goodbyes and gather our things so we can get Charlie home and tucked into bed. She starts school again on Tuesday, and I know I need to get her back onto her school sleep schedule. When we get home, Caleb carries her upstairs, and she climbs up her ladder and into her bed. Once she’s settled, he grabs my hand and leads me into our bedroom. He stops us at the foot of the bed and then turns to face me. Lust fills his eyes as they travel up and down my body.

He leans down until his lips are right beside my ear. No part of his body is touching mine, but the heat radiating from him and the feel of his breath skating over my ear have me wet already.

“I’m going to slowly make love to you Bailey. And then once you’ve come calling my name, I’m going to fuck you. I’m going to have you feeling me for the rest of the week. I want you to remember just how real you and I are.”

My knees almost buckle. He reaches for the hem of my shirt and slowly drags it up my body before tossing it in the hamper outside the closet. His finger slowly and softly drags over my exposed skin, starting at the tops of my breasts before jumping down to my stomach. Goosebumps erupt over every inch of my skin.

I want more. I need more.

I reach for him, but he takes a step back.

“No, Bailey. I plan to take my time with you.”

I groan, and he chuckles. His finger resumes its movement over my bare stomach until it reaches the waistband of my jeans. He deftly undoes the button and zipper before pulling them down my legs and falling to his knees in front of me. He presses his face into the fabric of my panties, and I feel his deep inhale almost as much as I hear it. He nips me through the fabric as he growls, “Mine.”

That one word has me fucking soaked. His eyes find mine as he looks up my body while still on his knees.

“You like that, Bailey? You like being told that you’re mine? That no other man will ever touch you, or make you come like I do?”

I nod, unable to speak. I want to collapse to the floor and let this man do unspeakable things to my body. He is the only man who has ever had me this turned on. I have never craved sex the way I do with him.

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