Loyal Heir (The Heirs 4)

I feel the elevator begin to move, and a shriek escapes me. I cling to Forest, expecting the tremors and falling to start any second.

“Oh, my God,” I gasp, my nerves frail and ready to snap.

When the elevator lurches to a stop, and I hear the doors open, I yank free and dart out. When I’m a safe distance away from the deathtrap, I gasp for air. Wrapping my arms around my waist, I try to stop the intense trembling in my body.

Then I glance back, and seeing my loved ones walk out of the elevator makes intense relief spill into my thundering heart.

“You did it,” Dad says, a proud smile on his face.

“Barely,” I breathe. “It’s going to take a long time before I’m okay with taking the elevator.”

“Baby steps,” Uncle Lake says as he comes to wrap me in a tight hug. “Even if it takes years. We’ll be there every time to help you through it.”

When Uncle Lake pulls back, Forest places his arm around my shoulders, tucking me into his side. “Now, for the fun part.”

“Yeah,” I mumble, “I’m ready to get out of here.”

Dad chuckles, then he gives us a look of warning, “Drive safely and let us know when you get to El Capitan Canyon.”

“Oooh… is that where we’re going?” I ask, my excitement returning.

“Fuck, sorry, Forest,” Dad mutters, having given away my surprise.

Forest chuckles, “It’s only an hour's drive, so you’ll hear from us soon.”

Our loved ones walk us to the car and wave us off. When we drive out of the gates of Trinity, I let out a relieved sigh and admit, “That was way too intense.”

Forest smiles while keeping his eyes on the road. “You did good. I’m proud of you.”

I let out a burst of laughter. “I almost wet myself, where you were all cool with the whole thing.”

“Nope, I had my doubts back there,” he admits. After a couple of seconds, he says, “Do you realize this is the first time the two of us are going away by ourselves?”

“Crap,” I gasp. “You’re right.”

Forest stops at a gas station, and while he fills the tank, I run into the store for snacks and drinks.

When we’re back on the road, and the scenery whizzes by us, a happy smile curves my lips. “This is so awesome.”

Our little road trip goes by way too quickly, but when Forest pulls up to a luxury tent, my bottom lip instantly juts out. “Aww… we’re going camping?”

“Yeah, I thought it’s time we make one of our childhood wishes come true.”

I lean over the console and press a kiss to his mouth. “This is going to be the best weekend ever.”

Chapter 29

FOREST

Waking up with Aria in my arms and the birds chirping in the trees – best feeling ever.

Snuggling my face into her neck, I press a kiss to her warm skin.

Aria stretches against me, and then her eyes flutter open, and she whispers, “Morning.”

“Morning, babe.” I press another quick kiss to her neck, then get up. “Time to get dressed. I want to walk down to the beach.”

I dart out of the tent to the adjoined bathroom and relieve myself before I brush my teeth. Splashing water on my face, I soak in the peaceful ambiance hanging in the air.

When I walk back into the tent, Aria’s sitting on the side of the bed, slipping on her sandals. “My turn,” she says as she gets up and leaves the luxury tent.

After we’re both done with our morning routine, I wrap my arms around her and press a tender kiss to her mouth. Tasting the minty toothpaste, I deepen the kiss until we’re both breathless.

Aria pulls back and says, “Let’s go before I drag you back to bed.”

Leaving the tent, we walk to the restaurant to grab breakfast. Aria wraps her arm around my waist and whispers, “I love it here.”

I give her a sideways hug before we enter the establishment. Finding a table by a set of sweeping windows overlooking the grounds, we sit down.

Aria scrunches her nose, then says, “I’ll just have coffee and a slice of chocolate cake.

“For breakfast?” I don’t know why I’m even asking.

“Of course,” she grins.

A waiter comes to take our order, and I decide to have pancakes.

When we get our beverages and food, I sip on my coffee while watching Aria give an award-worthy blowjob to a damn cake fork.

Fuck, I’m hard as steel in seconds.

Narrowing my eyes on her, I grumble, “You keep doing that, and I’m dragging you back to bed.”

“What?” she frowns at me. “I’m eating.”

“You have me sitting here hard and jealous of a fork,” I inform her.

Her lips curl into a mischievous grin. “Yeah?” Then she twirls her tongue around the utensil the same way she does with the head of my cock.

A man at a nearby table chokes on his food, and Aria’s face goes up in flames. “Crap.” She rests her elbow on the table and covers the side of her face with her hand.