Page 91 of Mr. Almost

It doesn’t take me long. Less than five minutes before I come hard. His name is on my lips, not that he can hear it. All he can hear is muffled moans behind his hand. I won’t lie, the fact that it limited my breath made me even hotter.

Seconds after me, I feel him jerk inside. He lets out a manly moan, low and growly, in my ear. Then he bites me softly on my neck, trying to muffle it.

It’s the single hottest moment of my life.

When he’s done, he pulls back and kisses me on my lips.

“Stay here. Let me clean you up.”

He heads into the bathroom, coming out with a washcloth. He wipes between my legs, making sure to get the lube from the condom all off. Then he helps me down from the counter.

“I’ll order dinner. Anything specific you want?”

I smile up at him. “Whatever you want.”

Then I head into the bathroom to change.

I look back, smiling as he puts his phone to his ear while he pulls his pants on.

I almost fucked this up today.

I won’t do that again.

Mason is my future.

Our future.

MASON

“Did you get the invitation to the meeting at the foundation?” Max asks as soon as he steps into my office.

Of course she’s trying to rope him into this now. My mother has been trying to get me to agree to a meeting with her for two weeks now. I have no desire to see her, though. I’m still unsure how I feel about everything that’s happened up to this point.

Prior to finding out about Arianna, I would have said I loved my mother unconditionally. She had her issues, but she was my mother. I knew she loved me. I chalked all the crazy shit she did up to her trying to do what she felt was best for me.

That started to change the day I found out that she tried to pay Olivia off to abort our child. I don’t think it really clicked in my head at first what she really did. The more time I have to think about it, though, the angrier I get.

I can’t imagine a world without my sunshine of a daughter in it. Knowing that my mother almost robbed me of the chance to know her has done more to our relationship than I initially believed.

“I got it, and I declined. She’s been sending them to me for weeks. She tried to come back here last week, but security refused to let her in. I think she realizes I’m serious about all of this.”

Max takes a seat in front of my desk. “I worry about her mental state sometimes, especially since Dad died and he isn’t here to talkher down. She is so high-strung and feels like she needs to control every part of our lives. Yours more than mine even.”

“I guess I didn’t really realize that until Olivia came back. I mean, I always knew she was a bit demanding, but I figured it was just because Dad died. I thought she would eventually chill out, but she has only gotten worse now that Olivia is here. God, I miss him.”

“I do too.”

We fall silent in our shared moment of grief.

He shakes his head and clears his throat. “She does seem to have an unexplainable hatred for Olivia. I just can’t believe she actually kept the fact that Olivia was pregnant from you. She really believes that she was looking out for you.”

I shake my head. “It doesn’t matter what she believes. She refuses to accept her now, so I can’t have her in our lives. I’m not even sure I’m ready to forgive her yet. Part of me feels like since she’s our mother, our blood, I should be able to forgive her, but then I remember the things she’s said about my daughter. It was bad enough hearing her talk about Olivia the way she does, but I get it. She’s a girl I’m dating. I even get her being cautious that Olivia claimed Ari was mine. With the lives we live, it was a solid concern, but if she had taken five minutes out of her day, she would have realized that Olivia was being genuine. For Christ’s sake, the woman rarely lets me spend money on either of them and won’t let me pay her back child support. Last I checked, that’s the exact opposite of what a gold digger would do.” I shake my head.

Max chuckles. “I don’t think Olivia has the time to put a plan into place to try to trap someone. The woman doesn’t have an evil bone in her body.”

“Exactly, you get it! I draw the line at her speaking negatively about my daughter, though. She is my flesh and blood. My everything now. If she can’t accept that, then I have no place for her anymore. Blood or not, that is my hard limit.”

“As it should be. Besides, Arianna is amazing. She’s so obviously part of you. She took to you so well too. Olivia isn’t the villain Momthinks she is. She’s not some gold digger looking for a handout. She took care of Arianna for four years without you. Not only that, but she kept a photo of you around so Ari knew who you were. That doesn’t sound like a woman who is out to do you harm.”

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