Page 39 of Homecoming

When the laughter stopped and her fingers dug into the muscles of his back, he wanted to let out a victory whoop but knew better than to interrupt the “flow” of things a second time.

The thought nearly made him laugh, but he held it back and doubled down until she cried out from the orgasm that hit her like a bolt of lightning. That was new with her pregnancy—the slow climb had become a far more intense flash point that finished him off every time.

“Holy crap, woman,” he said, panting as he crashed down next to her on the bed. He missed snuggling on top of her afterward and looked forward to the day they could do that again.

She curled up to him, arms and legs around him, smothering him with her sweetness and love.

How had he lived before he’d had her? He could barely remember a time without her. It was like she’d blotted out most of his life before her and given him a fresh new start that he’d badly needed after catching his fiancée in bed with his best man the night before the wedding that hadn’t happened. He rarely thought of either of them now that he had everything with Kara.

“I can’t stop thinking about Kelly hearing you told Matt to fuck off.”

“Maybe he won’t tell her because he’s too humiliated.”

“Oh, he’ll tell her. He records every little slight and never forgets it.”

“Why didn’t you tell me you saw her yesterday?”

“Honestly? I never gave it another thought after it happened. It was no big deal.”

“Are you sure?”

“Yep. Renata handed her her ass, and it was spectacular.”

“Tell me everything. Leave nothing out.”

As she recited the play-by-play of the encounter with Kelly, her eyes danced with glee when they would’ve been dull with pain only a few years earlier.

He thought she ought to know that, so he told her.

“I really look different when I talk about her?”

“Night and day, babe. You’re full of glee for the retribution rather than aching from the treachery.”

“I feel like a bitch for enjoying the retribution so much.”

“Don’t do that. You deserve every delicious bit of retribution you can find with her.”

“Connor is a cutie. I felt bad acting that way in front of him.”

“You didn’t cause this. His mother did, and he’ll find that out one day and understand why you are the way you are.”

“I’d like to have a relationship with him if it can be separate from his parents. He’s an innocent bystander.”

“Maybe when he’s older, he can come visit us on his own.”

“That’d be fun.”

“He’ll know you. Don’t worry.”

“I want him to know his cousin, too. And speaking of cousins, my sister Kendra invited us to dinner. I’d like to see her and my nieces, if you don’t mind.”

“I’m with you, babe. Whatever you want to do is fine with me.”

“I’ll tell her we’re in.”

“I’m looking forward to meeting her.”

“She was so bummed she couldn’t come to the wedding because both girls were sick.”

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