Once we’ve dropped her friend back I drive us home. I messaged Terri because I could hardly not seeing as she’s Eden’s mum. Only she’s too busy in a meeting to come home and check on her only daughter. I guess I shouldn’t even be surprised by it now but I am.
We pull up outside and I get out going round to open the door for her.
“I can do it myself.” She half laughs.
“I know but…” I begin before sighing and getting the front door.
She walks in behind me and drops her bag. Milton comes running up to her yapping and she smiles picking him up and nuzzling into his face.
“My car’s a write-off.” She states.
“I’ll buy you another one.” I say. “Whatever car you want.”
“That’s silly. I’ve got some money saved anyway, and with the insurance I’m sure I’ll get something decent.”
“No.” I reply. “I’ll not have you drive some clapped out rust bucket. I want you in the safest car possible.”
“Dominic…”
I narrow my eyes. I know I’m being all alpha male right now but I can’t help it. I take Milton and put him on the floor and then pull her into my arms. “I’m not risking your life.”
“It wasn’t that bad.” She says.
“I don’t care.”
She’s trembling I realise. Her whole body is shaking.
“Nothing’s going to happen to you. I won’t let anything happen to you.” I state.
She nods. “I’m tired.”
“Why don’t you go lie down. Get some rest. You’ll feel better for it.”
“Stay with me?”
I sigh. I want too. Hell I want that more than anything. But if Terri comes back? I look down at her face.
I can’t do it, I can’t leave her alone after this. I won’t either.
“I’ll be along in a moment. I’ll make you a drink in case you get thirsty.”
She smiles weakly and walks away. And I stand watching as she goes.
If Terri catches us now then so be it. If it all crumbles I’ll take that, I’ll take our complete and utter downfall if that’s the consequence of comforting her right now.
I grab a glass filling it with water and make my way through the house.
She’s already in bed by the time I get there. Milton is on the floor by her feet, chewing on a toy she’s no doubt bought him. I put the glass down on the bedside cabinet and watch her for a moment.
I can’t really explain what I’m thinking with everything that’s happened in the last few hours. The fact that it’s Timothy behind it all, the fact that he’s been watching us, watching her.
Right now I don’t even care about my business, about the money, about the fact that Timothy’s blackmailing me, about if this gets out it’ll ruin me, because all I can think about is her, Eden. How I could have lost her today and how all of this, this relationship or whatever the hell it is means more to me than anything else in my life.
“Aren’t you getting in?” She asks. She’s watching me nervously, as if she doesn’t understand my behaviour.
“Do you want me to?”
“Yes.”
I pull my clothes off quickly, dump them on the floor and clamber in beside her. As she snuggles in against me I can feel she’s naked too.
She lets out a little moan that sounds like she’s content and I kiss her head.
“I was so scared for a minute.” She half whispers. “I saw that car coming at us and I thought that was it. I thought I’d die and I’d never see you again.”
“You’re safe now.”
She turns in my arms to face me. “I love you Dominic. Not the way I should. Not because you’re my stepdad. I love you like I’ve never loved anyone. And I’m so afraid that I’ll lose you.”
“You won’t. I’m not going anywhere. I promise you Eden.” I half growl. And then I admit it, what I’ve been feeling, hell what I’ve know from the very beginning if I’m honest.
“I love you too. I love you so much. I don’t care how wrong this is. I don’t care what anyone else thinks or says. I love you and I want to be with you.”
She’s kissing me, her mouth, her soft lips are against me and her body is writhing. Maybe I should just leave it at this but right now I want more, I need more, and I swear she does too.
I grab her leg bending it up at an angle and slide into her.
“Oh fuck.” She gasps.
“I love you Eden.” I say as I start thrusting into her, as I kiss her arm, her shoulder, her neck and then her mouth.
She moans, she gyrates, her beautiful body melds with mine and for a few moments it’s like nothing else exists but us, lost in our ecstasy, our own damnation too. And then she’s clawing at me, gasping, dragging her nails down my skin as she gets closer and closer to her climax.
“That’s it Eden.” I groan as her walls grip my cock so deliciously it hurts. “Cum for me.”
“Dominic.” She gasps. “Oh fuck Dominic.” She screams the last word. My name. She screams my name and in answer I reach my own orgasm.