“I do. She’s … beautiful.”
“Exactly. Now Skylar is a hard nut to crack, if you get my meaning. She sees you as friends. It’s going to take some convincing to prove to her that you want something else.”
“We can do it,” Leo said. He stood up from the table. “I want to be with her. I want to give her all the kinds of love that she deserves, that she needs.” Their shopping trip had shown him a lot. She had bought some dresses, and he noticed how she covered up the size tag, and how she always changed the topic when it came to growing up.
“If you’re going to help us, you need to give us something,” Paul said. “What’s with her deal always working? I don’t get it.”
Teri sighed. “I’m not going to tell you everything. That’s not my story to tell, and I wouldn’t do that to my sister. Let’s just say that if she wasn’t doing something … productive, she would get punished. Skylar struggles to be sick. She can’t stay still for all that long. She also doesn’t watch movies either. She can’t. You will also know that her legs bounce in the car if she’s forced to stay still for too long.”
“There’s more to it than that,” Leo said.
“I didn’t say there wasn’t. Let’s just say that when she needed me most I wasn’t there. I want to give her a life that I couldn’t when we were younger. That is my fault, not hers. I want her to be happy. I will help you when I can. I won’t tell you her story. I can’t.” Teri turned and left, leaving him with more questions than he had before.
“She’s full of wonders, isn’t she?” Paul asked. “At least we know that Skylar’s got demons in her past.”
“I’ve got a feeling she’s still living with them.” Leo had an idea what it was. “I think it has to do with her weight. I don’t know why, but she’s … I don’t know. Something about her when we went shopping. She wouldn’t let me carry the clothes that she bought or help her in anyway. It was strange.”
“I figured her weight was a problem. I love her curves, and those tits, I can’t wait to get my hands on her. Damn, can you imagine those juicy thighs wrapped around you?” Paul moaned. “I can’t wait to sink inside her and hold her close.”
Leo’s own cock started to thicken at the thought. “Together we do this.”
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??Good. I already called ahead by the way,” Paul said.
“To what?”
“To the real estate place. Skylar didn’t go in asking for a job. She wanted a place to rent. I told the woman to refuse her and I paid her off. We don’t want Skylar leaving. Can you imagine trying to keep up with her? She’s always moving around. It’s next to impossible to keep an eye on her now.”
Leo groaned, rubbing his eyes. “Why didn’t you tell me about that?”
“I didn’t think it would matter.”
“You’re a pain in the ass, Paul. Now we’ve got a secret, and I’m guessing she has trust issues already. Ugh! I could fucking throttle you.” Leo got to his feet, and walked away.
“I did what I had to do.”
“You’re officially the biggest pain in my ass.” Leo walked away. It wouldn’t be a big deal, but he didn’t know how Skylar would view it. She wouldn’t be so willing to open up to them. He only hoped they got her to fall in love with them before they told her the truth. Stupid Paul.
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Paul knew he had fucked up the moment he told Leo the truth. He didn’t want to keep anything from his friend, and he had never been good at keeping secrets. Crap. He shouldn’t have told that woman to turn Skylar down, but what choice did he have? Rubbing his eyes, he made his way out of his bathroom. His bed was calling him, and he was so tired.
Dropping down onto the bed, he closed his eyes, and darkness fell.
He woke up to the sound of a scream, and then a whimper. Lifting his head off the pillow he saw it was a little after four. Clearing the sleep from his eyes, he lifted up, and listened. Another whimper, and a cry.
Getting out of bed, he left his room and moved toward Skylar’s. The noise was coming from her.
Leo came out of his room, and frowned at him.
“She’s having a bad dream.”
“Please, Mommy. I’m hungry. Please, I hurt. Make it stop.”
That was it. He had heard enough. Hearing Skylar in pain or at the very least hurting was more than he could take. Opening the door, he charged inside, and found Skylar tossing and turning.
“Wait,” Leo said.