k to look at her face. It was enough to make me the happiest man in the world, to know that I was never going to be apart from her again. We had overcome it all, and at last, we’d get to be together.
I felt so fucking triumphant that I could have shouted it from the rooftops. But kissing Laura right now, holding her, was much more important.
We rolled over one another on the bed, laughing into our kisses, and I knew that I was riding a second wave of pure adrenaline, but I didn’t care. I just didn’t want to stop kissing her.
Laura ended up on top of me, grinding against me, grinning like the Cheshire Cat. The light through the partially opened curtains, the late morning sun, lit her auburn hair and her smooth skin, making her glow. She looked like a goddess.
My cock throbbed with desire for her. I couldn’t believe that I had let myself go so many years without her. How could I have been so stupid?
I was here now, though, and I was going to make things right. I would never leave her.
“You’re gorgeous,” I whispered, pulling her down to kiss her.
I loved looking at her and got up on my knees to be level with her, look her in the eyes as I held her body close to mine and put my fingers insider her. I kissed her neck as I dragged my fingers through her wet folds, feeling her shudder and shake at my touch. Two fingers sank into her easily, without pause, and Laura let out the most delicious little squeak.
We obviously had to be quiet, as Drew might be able to overhear us, and I did miss her loud, wanton moans, but I loved her muffled noises too, the way she squirmed and had to hold herself back. Laura could do anything—even take out the trash—and I would find it sexy.
Normally, I might have taken my time with her, teased her a little more, but I was too pent up. I wanted her badly. This wasn’t for teasing anyway. This was about joining together, the two of us as one.
I pulled my fingers out, turned her over so that she was on her hands and knees, and rubbed her nipples with one hand as I slid my cock into her. Laura made a sigh of contentment, as if having me inside her was the greatest pleasure, the thing that made her complete. Fitting, since I knew that being inside of her made me feel complete.
I kept my strokes slow and deep, not wanting to rush this moment. I wrapped one arm around her waist now, my other hand alternating between her clit and her breasts, and just enjoyed feeling her. Laura tilted her head to the side so that she could kiss the corner of my mouth, and it was so sweet and tender that I nearly lost it then and there.
At last, I couldn’t hold my climax any longer. No matter how much I wanted to stay in this moment with her forever, I knew that I couldn’t last. I rubbed her clit, pushing her farther to her limit, and we came together, two hearts beating as one.
I had never felt more content, more satisfied, in my life. I knew that I had made the right choice and that I was with the right woman.
I was exhausted. I could barely keep my eyes open. It wasn’t the traveling back and forth these past couple of days as much as it was the rollercoaster of emotions I’d been going through. But I didn’t want to sleep. I finally had Laura, and my son—my family—and it was all going to work out. I couldn’t possibly sleep now.
“Cade,” Laura propped herself up on one elbow and gently stroked my hair. “Go to sleep. Why are you fighting it?”
I blinked rapidly, trying to keep my eyes open. “I just…don’t want to waste any time with you….”
Laura giggled and kissed my temple. “Go to sleep and don’t be silly. We’re still going to be here when you wake up. It’s okay.”
“Mm.” My eyes closed as she continued to run her fingers through my hair. “Can I get that in writing?”
I could hear her laugh, and then I felt her slide into my arms and rest her head on my shoulder. I wrapped my arms around her, holding onto her tightly. Laura probably wasn’t tired and would slip away while I was asleep, starting her day, but for now, she was staying with me and letting me hold her, and that was all that mattered to me.
“Leaving you…was the worst,” I mumbled. “Leaving Drew, though…was new. I expected the pain of leaving you would crush me. Didn’t expect…how hard it’d be…leaving him. Love that kid so much already…” I yawned again. “I wanna…get to know him.”
“You will,” Laura whispered. “But I wouldn’t judge on what the worst pain is just yet. After all, your parents said that they want to meet their grandchild.”
I could hear the sarcasm in her voice and I chuckled, the joke carrying me off finally to slumber.
I dreamed of the three of us on the lake front, playing in the waves.
Epilogue: Laura
When I had been pregnant with Drew, I’d marveled at the difference a year could make. How I had gone from a young woman with a boyfriend and plans for college, to a single mother, holding her baby in the hospital, all my dreams shattered and then forced to be rearranged.
Now, it was the opposite. I had gone from a single working mother, who owned her own business, to a happily married woman with a successful career.
Drew’s tenth birthday party was also a lot better than the one he’d had last year. Cade had begged me to let him spoil Drew, and I’d finally said yes, just for this one day. I didn’t want my son growing up spoiled, and I didn’t want Cade to be the cool new parent who was only there to give treats and toys. I wanted Drew to respect him as an authority figure.
Cade was good about it, although I knew that it was a struggle for him to not give Drew every toy in existence, his guilt for missing out the first nine years eating at him. We were working on it, though. Drew had lived a happy nine years. And now he was living another happy year, and more, with a father that he loved and who loved him back. It had all worked out.
We’d set everything up at the lake house, with all of Drew’s friends and our families. There was a bouncy castle, entertainers, a big buffet…the works. Kids were running around all over the lawn and playing in the lake, Drew was with them laughing and having a ball.