Page 100 of Almost Paradise

“Adults get sad sometimes, baby. Daddy will be okay. I’ll take care of him.” Carter turns to me, and I open my arms to him. He jumps in and the three of us do a group hug.

A few hours later, I check on my sleeping son. After dinner, I worked in my office for a few hours, and Nia got him ready for bed without me. I run my hand along his smooth cheek before bending down to kiss it. I leave his door cracked open on my way out, and after getting a bottle of champagne and two flutes, I go in search of my wife.

The light in the master bedroom is on when I step in, but Nia is not there. I hear water running in the bathroom, and I quickly strip down to my boxers. She comes out minutes later, visibly unsurprised to see me standing in the middle of the room.

She’s in nothing but a sheer white nightgown. Our eyes lock, and I feel the heat in the room. She smirks at me, and I give her my back to pop the champagne and fill the flutes.

“I’m surprised to see you here,” she says once I give her the glass of champagne.

“You’re not the least bit surprised,” I challenge. “Interesting choice of sleep attire after kicking your husband out of the room.”

“This old thing?” She spins around in it. It’s obscenely short, and I wonder if she’s wearing any panties. She bends down and pretends to rub her legs. The gown rides up, revealing her bare ass. She straightens, faces me, and grins. “But why are you in here wearing that?” she gestures at my nearly naked body. “I left everything you’ll need on the couch.”

I put the flute down and take slow steps to her. She backs away until she hits the dresser. I crowd her and put both hands on either side, boxing her in. “Butyou’renot on the couch,” I whisper close to her ear. I feel her shiver.

“You’re not having this tonight,” she says.

I take the champagne from her, finish it, and put the flute on the dresser. “I am.” I run my nose along the base of her neck. “Do you know how much I want you and look forward to our nights together?” I grasp her chin and lock eyes with her. “You have no idea how much I want to sink into you. Or do you? I know you want it just as much. I bet if I touch you right now, you’d be soaked.” My hand slides underneath her nightgown. I feel the heat from her pussy before my fingers open her folds. “I was wrong. You’re not soaked. You’re drenched, Mrs. Paradise.” I nip her earlobe and watch goosebumps erupt along her skin.

She shoves my chest and manages to get away from me. “You’ll have to shake it off,” she teases.

“Is that what we’re doing?” She giggles, and I fall in love with her all over again. This is my girl. The fun, light, and silly one.

“I want you to touch my body,” I tell her. "Or I'm gonna break down."

“You’re obsessed with me,” she replies.

“That’s because you’ll always be my baby girl.”

“I’ll be there tomorrow,” she challenges.

"But I can't sleep if sleeping is without you," I whisper.

"I still believe you'll be okay."

“Oh, baby girl. You know we belong together. And this love will take no time at all.” I don’t give her time for an answer. I close the space between us and take her in a deep kiss. I lift her off her feet, and she wraps her legs around me. I can feel her hot, wet pussy on my bare stomach.

“I’ll give my all to feel you inside of me right now,” she says against my mouth. I carry her to the bed and put her down. I take off my boxers and rest between her thighs.

“Thank God I found you,” I whisper right as I sink into her.

Chapter 56

Nia

I should have been downstairs ten minutes ago. It’s not my intention to leave Drake downstairs with my family without me. I’m not worried about a scene. My family would never do anything like this in front of the kids, and they would never embarrass me. But I need to be down there to play mediator between my relatives and everyone else.

After checking my makeup, I take off my hoodie and put on the burgundy peplum shirt. It tapers at the waist and has a plunging neckline. I reach for my jeans, but I hear the door to the bedroom open and Drake walks in.

“Sorry, baby. I’ll be done in two minutes. I’ve had so much to do today.” The party planners and caterers handled everything per my instructions. I spent the day at the hair and nail salon, and both had me running late.

He comes up behind me and puts both hands on my waist and kisses the side of my neck. “You look beautiful,” he says. “Absolute perfection.”

“Thank you. I wanted my makeup to be perfect. By the way, I spent hundreds at Sephora today. Thousands at Lululemon and La Perla. You will be one happy boy tonight.”

“Spend whatever you want. You don’t have to give me a rundown.” I pull off my yoga pants and decide on black leggings instead of jeans. “One thing is missing, though. Close your eyes.” I do as he says, and moments later, I feel something cold being placed around my neck. “Open.”

I lose my breath when I see the diamond necklace. I run my hand over it and some of the diamonds catch the light. It’s an eternity necklace with diamonds across the length of it.

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