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She sat with Kelly nearly an hour, almost falling asleep, when she heard someone at the doorway. “How isshe?”
Romy turned to see one of the orderlies, a huge, hulking man, nodding at Kelly. He was bald-headed with a thick dark beard, multiple piercings and thick spectacles, but his smile was friendly. Romy wracked her brain for his name. Wally?Warren?
“The same,” she replied, looking back at Kelly, “although I live in hope she’ll wakeup.”
“Fingers crossed. Sorry to bother you, doc, but we just needed to check in, see if you needed us anymoretonight.”
Romy smiled at him. “No, thanks … Warren. Have a goodChristmas.”
“You too, Doc.Thanks.”
Left alone again, Romy squeezed Kelly’s hand. “Do me a favor, kiddo. Give me the best Christmas gift by waking up, huh? Sweet dreams,sweetheart.”
The hospital was so quiet,so still, that as Romy walked through the reception area out to the parking lot, her heels echoed on the polished floor. Outside, the temperature was dropping fast and thick, fluffy snow falling from the sky.A picture-perfect Christmas for us,Romy thought, pulling out of the lot and turning the car towards her mother’s house. The roads were almost empty as the snow began to thicken, and Romy drove with extra care, her heart thumping painfully all the wayhome.
When she got home, she only saw one light on—Artemis’ old room. Breathing a sigh of relief that everyone else seemed to be in bed, she snuck through the house to her old room. Juno, back from New Orleans, was curled up in one side of the bed, fastasleep.
Romy pulled her wet boots and jeans off, changing into her fluffy brushed cotton jammies and pulling her robe around her. Despite the time, she wasn’t tired, and so, instead of waking Juno up with her restlessness, Romy tugged a comforter from the closet and went back downstairs. The living room had been transformed into a winter wonderland by her mother, thousands of tiny white lights, white ribbons, and tasteful Christmas decorationseverywhere.
It really is going to be a fairytale wedding,Romy thought, with a pang of both sadness and joy. Her mother deserved every happiness and now Romy nodded to herself. She would not let this thing with Blue ruin her mom’s day. She would tell him they could talk—after the wedding. In the meantime, they would plaster smiles on their faces and be afamily.
She felt, rather than heard, the person behind her. Romy turned to see Blue, shirtless, barefoot, and in jeans, staring at her. In the blue light of the early hours, he looked like an apparition. His eyes were wide and sad. Romy gazed back at him for a long moment, then slowly pulled her top over her head, releasing the drawstring on her pants and stepping out ofthem.
Wordlessly, he came to her, hesitant at first, then as his cold hands touched her skin, she shivered with desire and he crushed his lips against hers. Romy could not help but sink into the embrace, her longing for him almost debilitating. Her hands went to the fly of his jeans and soon he too was naked, his cock standing proud against his belly, quivering as she stroked it. There was a question in Blue’s eyes and Romy answered it with just a nod. She lay down on the couch and opened her arms tohim.
Blue went into them, hitching her legs around his waist and thrusting into her in one long, quick movement. Romy gasped as he filled her, her cunt contracting around his cock, moving with him as they made love. Romy did not think of anything else at that moment but of her own needs, her desire for the man in herarms.
Blue held her gaze as he braced himself and moved quicker, harder, deeper, Romy tilting her hips up to take him in as deep as she could. Blue’s thrusts were almost violent now, making Romy’s hips burn as he slammed his cock into her. He was angry, Romy could tell, but right now, she wanted that anger, needed it to fuel her own. Blue came inside her, burying his face in her neck as he groaned, his cum pumping out of him, filling her belly. Romy dug her fingernails into his buttocks as she too reached her climax, gasping and moaningsoftly.
Afterward they gazed at each other. “I hate how much I love you,” she said, and henodded.
“I promise, Romy, I will make this right between us. We need totalk.”
“I know,” Romy closed her eyes as he kissed her throat. “But after thewedding.”
“Agreed. I love you, Romy,” he said, his voice trembling with emotion. “I’ve never loved anyone or anything as much as I love you, beautiful girl. Please don’t ever leaveme.”
Romy was moved beyond words and hot tears dripped from her eyes, splashing on her naked body. Blue stroked her face, wiped away her tears. “I promise, I’ll tell you everything.Everything.There will be no more secrets betweenus.”
Blue lifted her into his arms and carried her upstairs to the guestroom. They entangled their limbs, in a bid to get as close as possible, lips on lips, belly to belly, her soft breasts pressed up against his hard chest, and fell asleeptogether.
Romy’s last thought before she gave into sleep was that maybe, just maybe, everything would be allright.
Gaius had watchedhis step-brother and Romy make love, his hand down his own shorts, jerking off, as he gazed at Romy’s spectacular naked body. She was so beautiful that Gaius thought it would almost be a shame when Dacre Mortimer killed her. What a waste … then again, the thought of seeing her confused and in agony as Mortimer murdered her was also a turn-on. If Dacre could see them now, Gaius thought with a smile. Romy riding Blue, her large, pillowy breasts moving in rhythm, her flat belly soft and sensual. Gaius imagined putting a bullet into it as she rode Blue, watching the horror in his hated stepbrother’s face as she bled out on top ofhim.
He muffled his grunt of release, wiping his hand on a bunch of tissues.God… he would love to fuck Romy before she died, but what would the insanely jealous Mortimer do if he did? End him? Probably. No, he would have to settle for voyeurism when it came to the middle Sasse sister. The more important thing was that Blue was destroyed … Gaius gritted is teeth. When he had seen that photograph of Blue throwing Gaius’ naked mother out of his apartment, the rage had been like nothing he’d everknown.
Gaius had been so mad that he had ignored his mother’s phone calls, staying silent as she’d begged outside hisdoor.
How could you, Mom? With the man I have hated all my life … fuckingwhore.
Gaius watched now as Blue swept Romy into his arms and gritted his teeth.You took the woman I loved, brother, and now I’m going to do the same to you. Romy is a dead woman, Blue, and you knowwhat?
It’s entirely yourfault.
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Romy woke feeling moreat peace that she’d expected to. Blue’s arms were around her and she stayed locked in them as she gazed up at him. Yes, she loved this man. Whatever he had done in the past was the past. He’d said he would tell her everything, and she believedhim.
