Page 17 of Line of Fire
“Hey, baby, you were zonked out when I got back from Norma Jeane’s. What time is it?” She found her cell phone on the bedside table and turned it on.
“It’s only one? I feel like I’ve been asleep for a lot longer than an hour.” She rolled over, put her arms around Aaron’s neck, and pulled him in for a kiss. “How long will Sadie be on her playdate at Norma’s?” Aaron smiled his sexy smile, making her melt a little.
“As long as her mama can stand to be apart from her. And we are going to dinner at Mrs. Hobbs’s too—she insisted.” Aaron kissed down her neck to her shoulder. “So, what should we do with our free time?” he asked. Sunny giggled as he untied her robe, exposing her naked body underneath. His sharp inhale made her unsure. She wanted to cover herself up, but Aaron pinned her arms down to the bed. Sunny squeezed her eyes closed, almost afraid to look at him. What if he was disgusted by her body since she had the baby? Breastfeeding, Sadie gaveher back some of her shape, but she had stretch marks and scars still, as well as about twenty extra pounds. She was sure that if she opened her eyes, she would see all her imperfections shining back at her in Aaron’s disappointed expression.
“Sunny, open your eyes for me,” He ordered. She stubbornly shook her head, squinting her eyes shut even tighter.
“I can’t, Aaron. I don’t want you to see me like this. It is too soon—my body isn’t ready yet.” He let go of her arms and pulled her into his.
“If you aren’t up for sex, honey, we don’t have to do anything. But if you’re worried that I don’t want you, you’re so fucking wrong.” Sunny peeped one eye open to look at Aaron. He was hovering over her on his knees, and what she saw on his face was nowhere near disgust or disappointment. She saw raw want and need, even desire, and that made her hot. She opened both eyes and wrapped her body around his, pulling Aaron down on top of her.
“See, now you’re getting it, honey. You are the hottest, sexiest fucking woman that I’ve ever met. That’s not going to ever change. Your gorgeous body gave me Sadie, and she is perfect, just like her mama.” He pulled her arms from around his neck and pinned them over her head to the mattress. He used his thigh to pin both of her legs down so she was effectively trapped under his body, and she couldn’t get enough. She wanted to move against him, to rub herself all over his muscled body, but he refused to release her. Aaron kissed down her jaw, licking and sucking his way to her breast. He stopped and looked up at her as if asking permission.
Sunny nodded, “It feels like forever since you’ve touched me, Aaron.” He gently kissed her sensitive nipples, and she moaned as he worked his way down the rest of her body.
“You are so fucking wet for me, honey.” Aaron stroked two fingers into her hot core, and she wanted to buck off the bed.
“Yes,” she hissed. “That feels so good, Aaron.” He pulled his fingers free and sucked them into his mouth, humming his approval.
“You taste good too, baby,” he whispered.
Sunny sat up and pulled him in, kissing him like she was starving. She could taste herself on his lips, and it made her even hotter. He seemed to know what she wanted, thrusting his tongue into her mouth, mimicking what he was going to do to her with his cock. Sunny crawled on top of his lap and pushed him over onto the bed. She couldn’t seem to get enough of him. Now it was her turn to kiss and lick her way down his body. She loved the way he moaned every time she left a little suck or bite mark on his skin. The thought of marking Aaron as hers turned her on.
“That feels so good, baby. I need you.” She worked her way down his body, ready to give him everything that he asked for and so much more. She rubbed her wet pussy on his cock, and he tried to push inside her body, but she slid between his legs. He hissed out a frustrated groan, and she giggled.
“So impatient, Mr. Steele.” She licked his cock, causing him to nearly buck off the bed. He lifted his head to look down his massive body to where she held his hot shaft in her hands. Sunny watched him under her lashes, licking him from root to tip. He groaned and threw his head back. Watching Aaron lose control was intoxicating. Sunny felt like a complete badass because she was capable of holding that much power over his body.
“Suck me in, baby, all of me—please.” His voice sounded like gravel as he begged her for more. Sunny was drunk with power as she took him completely into her mouth, giving him what he was begging for.
“Yes,” he hissed, as she worked her mouth over his cock. She could feel that he was close, and she didn’t care—she wanted tofeel his release. She needed to take everything that Aaron was going to give to her, all of him.
“I’m going to come, Sunny.” His warning made her squirm with need. She was rubbing her drenched pussy on his thigh, and she knew that once Aaron started grunting out his release that she would quickly follow him over. She angled herself so that her throbbing clit could rub against his hairy leg. Sunny swallowed down Aaron’s release in time to find her own. She shouted his name, shamelessly rubbing her wet folds against him. They collapsed together onto the bed, and he pulled her into his body, softly kissing the top of her head. The sweet gesture had her losing another piece of her heart to Aaron Steele, and at this point, she was pretty sure that he owned all of it.
Aaron held Sunny against his body, his heart racing like he had just run a marathon. He couldn’t remember anything or anyone making him feel the way that she did. He knew that he wanted forever with her, but he wasn’t sure that asking her to marry him while on the run from a crazy man was the way to go.
“Sunny, I—” His cell phone chimed, just as he was going to ask her to marry him. He growled his frustration, and Sunny giggled.
“It’s all right, Aaron. I’m not going anywhere. Just see who it is.” Aaron pulled his cell from his jeans, which he had discarded on the floor earlier. He opened his texts to find another message from an anonymous number. It was the same number that Travis used earlier. This time, he didn’t hide the fact that he was back from the dead or coming after them. He posted a picture of Mrs. Hobbs holding Sadie, and she looked madder than hell. Aaron read the text out loud so Sunny could hear it too.
I’m betting you would trade places with your daughter, Aaron. How about you bring that pretty girlfriend of yours and meet us at the main house? Don’t do anything foolish, or I’ll kill them both. You’ll know what it feels like to lose everything, old friend.
Aaron’s gut clenched. He knew that keeping Sunny away from that house was the only way to keep her safe. He also knew that there would be no fucking way that she wouldn’t go to Sadie, especially since a crazy man had her. Sunny gasped when he read the text and saw the picture of their baby being held hostage.
“Aaron,” she sobbed, and he pulled her into his chest, pulling up Sawyer’s number in his contacts. Before Sawyer could get a word out, Aaron was shouting into his phone. “He’s fucking got my daughter and Justice’s grandmother.” Sawyer’s curses on the other end let Aaron know that he understood the clusterfuck that now surrounded them.
“Where is he holding them?” Sawyer barked.
“The main house. Mrs. Hobbs was watching Sadie for the afternoon,” Aaron said, watching as Sunny pulled on her jeans and T-shirt. He got up to do the same. “I need backup. I’m going in and getting my daughter from that asshole, and then I’m going to finish what that fire started.” Aaron found the gun that he had packed when they left the condo in a hurry. He stashed it under his side of the bed. Sunny gasped her surprise, but he didn’t have time to feel bad for protecting his family. They would deal with her “no guns” policy later. Right now, all he wanted to do was storm down to the house and get his daughter away from that crazy fucker.
“Aaron, you can’t just storm into that house without a plan,” Sawyer warned. “You need to wait for me to organize some sort of backup for you.”
Aaron barked out a laugh. “Not going to happen, Sawyer. That asshole has my kid, and I’m not going to let him touch her. He wants me? Well, he can have me. His text said that he wanted me in exchange for my daughter. I’m game if he is. That fucker won’t know what hit him.”
“No, Aaron! You can’t trade yourself for Sadie. There has to be another way.” Sunny looked at him, and he knew that she was afraid, but he would be more scared of anything happening to their daughter. Sunny would never forgive him if he let Travis hurt Sadie or—worse if he carried through with his threat to kill her. He wouldn’t let that happen.
“Listen, both of you. Sadie is my daughter, too, and I’m making this call. I’m going into that house, alone.” He shot Sunny a look, knowing that she wanted to argue, but he didn’t give her that chance. “Travis will take me. I will convince him to leave the ranch, and you and Sadie will be safe. That’s all that I care about. Honestly, baby, I wouldn’t be able to live without either of you. Please don’t ask me to.” Aaron pulled Sunny into his arms and gently kissed her mouth. She sobbed against him, and the sound nearly tore him apart.
“You can’t ask me to live without you either, Aaron. What will Sadie and I do, once you leave with Travis?” Sawyer cleared his throat, still on the other end of the call. “You get your ass back here, Sunny. Everyone here will take care of you and Sadie while we hunt for Aaron.”
