Page 15 of Sexy AF
I let out a sigh. “Thanks.”
I finished my delicious coffee and the article on the fires at the docks. Then I attached the article to an email to my boss, Henderson, and hit Send. He emailed right back, asking me to come talk to him in his office.
I hopped out of my chair, thinking he wanted to discuss the suspected arson, but as I closed the door and took a seat, he said, “You’re fired.”
I stared at him, and for a moment, I couldn’t breathe. I pressed my hand to my heart to check that I was still alive. “What?”
He turned toward me and folded his hands on his desk. “I overlooked how you’re a Maragani, as you were adopted, but now you married a Dawes. Pack your bags.”
That didn’t sound legal. I swallowed. “You’re firing me because I got married?” My hands curled at my sides.
“No, because I need this newspaper to have an objective crime desk, and you can’t be objective.”
I stood and crossed my arms to stop myself from saying anything. “The Daweses have never appeared in any crime story since I started working here.”
He snapped his fingers and pointed to his door. “Out, now.”
My skin was all goose bumps as I followed the orders. As I made my way to the door, I didn’t want to scream, even though I should have been angry. This was my dream job. Yet I felt free.
My life was different now. I was married to the only man I’d ever loved. Now it was time to go back to him. Writing in the newspaper had been restricting. Writing online, like many of my college friends did, meant I’d have freedom to do whatever I wanted.
The drive back was fast, with fewer people on the road. I pulled into the parking garage, got out of the car, and carried my empty coffee into the kitchen. As I washed out the cup, Benny placed his hand on my side, and I jumped.
He said, “You’re back early.”
As I turned toward him, I saw that he held my white Persian cat. I turned off the water. “I was fired for marrying you. What are you and Sparkles doing?”
He put Sparkles down. “Your cat walked into the streaming video I was making for the high school mock trial team, and now he’s getting viral views.”
I stared at him. “Seriously?”
Laughing, he opened the refrigerator and took out M&M’s, which he popped in his mouth. “I was there for the teenagers and to help with general questions, but as a result, my firm is getting inquiries.” He returned to my side and lowered his head. “Sorry about your day.”
My shoulders slumped. “Turns out my boss hates your family name.”
His lips met mine, and I forgot about everything else. Steam filled me. Benny’s tongue somehow grew the ache inside me that said I needed to be his.
His hands traced my sides and my ass, and I didn’t care. I was his, and he was mine for however long this lasted. It was time to start living in the moment.
We made out like teenagers. He picked me up, and I wrapped my legs around him as he carried me. I didn’t care where we were as long as he kissed me, but he brought me to his bedroom.
My hands curled in his short hair, and I sighed as he traced my legs and ass until he deposited me on the bed. A savage need rushed through me as he nuzzled my neck. My muscles were tense and ready, and my nipples hardened. Then I felt an ache as he kissed my shoulders and caressed my sides and neck. If desire were a woman, she would be salsa dancing in my nether regions.
Our mouths met again for a long kiss that sent fire inside me, awakening my core. He lifted my shirt and tossed it then removed my bra and sucked on my nipple. I curled up my legs as I felt another wave of need.
He sucked and kneaded my breasts, and I moved closer. He flicked my nipples once more and then unbuckled my old pants. I wiggled to help him get me out of them and reached up to unbutton his shirt. He tugged off my panties, and I released those sexy shoulders of his. Then he shed his clothes faster than I could, and he licked my pussy.
Damn.I moaned and clung to the side of the bed as an inferno blazed through me.
His tongue found my clit, and I felt a sweep of pleasure. I lost the ability to think. Everything other than him became fuzzy as he stroked my center.
Love rushed inside me and made my heart flutter faster. Then he pressed into me, and I moaned. The sound was faraway, though I knew it was me.
I locked my legs around him, my breathing out of control. My vagina contracted, which drove him to go faster. My toes clenched as he pressed even deeper.
Bliss erupted in every cell in my body as he came. I was lost in my climax, though I held on so he would finish. Surrendering was easy as love ran through my veins. It could no longer be avoided.
Well-being flowed through me as we lay on his bed, cuddling on the white sheets with blue trim. I was in no hurry, and neither was he. He batted his eyes and glanced down at me.
His Adam’s apple bobbed as he pushed my hair behind my ears and said, “I love you, Carrie. I never want to hurt you, and I’m sorry for how I treated you when I was afraid to tell you how you had my heart. I’m going to change to make things better for us.”
Wow.My eyes watered. I wanted to believe in him. “I love you too.”
I needed to forget my doubts because then I’d be happy forever.
