“I would walk in your room and close the door behind me. You know I couldn’t help myself.” I push two fingers inside her soaked cunt and feel her clench around me as she moans with desire. “Sometimes I would just stand there. But sometimes I would do more.”

  “Wh…” She swallows. “What would you do?”

  I move my lips to her ear and lick the shell. “You know what I did, Maggie. It’s why you’re so wet right now. You know, and you liked it.”

  She tenses up when I press against her G-spot. I take her mouth, demanding entry with my tongue as her pussy clenches again and her arms cling to me. We stand there in the middle of the living room with my hands down her pants, and I rub her to an orgasm. She cums all over my fingers, hard and loud, and I wrap my arm around her waist when she starts to sag against me.

  When I’ve wrung the last of her pleasure from her, I pull my fingers free, lick them clean, and then carry her up the stairs to her room.

  “I think it’s time we christened this bed, sunshine,” I say, laying her down and pulling her clothes off of her.

  “I’m so sleepy now,” she says with a satisfied smile.

  She stretches, pushing her beautiful tits up in the air, and my mouth waters. I strip off my clothes and then pull her legs to the side of her bed as I kneel in between them.

  “You can take a nap if you want. I’m going to eat a snack first.” I close my mouth over her naked pussy and suck in her sweetness. I moan at the flavor of her release, at how good it tastes.

  Reaching down between my legs, I start to jack off while I eat her out. It’s okay if she wants to sleep, I’ll get off like this.

  “Eli, please,” she moans, reaching for me. “Let me do it.”

  I look up to see her hand reaching for mine. She wants to jerk me off while I eat her. Fuck, why is that so hot? I push her back on the bed a little and move beside her so we are in a sixty-nine position, but on our sides. I feel her warm hands around my cock, and I groan deep in my chest as my mouth goes back on her pussy.

  Suddenly I’m overwhelmed with sensations as her warm tongue licks my shaft and I bury my face between her creamy thighs. I’ve got the taste of sweet pussy in my mouth, and my cock is getting sucked. It’s almost maddening because it feels so good, but I want my cock in her. I want her to focus on her own pleasure instead of mine.

  I jerk away from her touch and move between her legs, thrusting my cock into her in one long, hard stroke. We both cry out with pleasure when I’m fully seated inside her. I look down to see disappointment on her face.

  “I was having fun.” Maggie almost pouts, and I have to bite back a laugh.

  I thrust again, and she moans, closing her eyes as I make love to her.

  “Let me take care of you, sunshine. We’ve got all the time in the world.”

  Slowly I make love to her on top of her pink comforter. My cock is so hard as I ride her pussy, and every thrust hits her sweet spot. I grip her hips and watch as my cock disappears into her tight channel. Seeing her cream on me has me at the very edge of the peak, and I can’t hold off much longer. I reach between us and thumb her clit until I feel her pulsing around me.

  Her body tenses up, and she arches off the bed, shouting my name. I hold myself inside her, emptying my cum and trying to keep from passing out on top of her. The pleasure is so fierce that I have to collapse on my side and take her with me. I pull her to me and keep us connected as we both try to catch our breath.

  “Okay, so no making love in this house,” I say, smiling.

  “Why do you say that?” she asks as she pushes a sweaty piece of hair out of her face.

  “Because I don’t think your dad would appreciate the noise.” I kiss her lips and see a blush spread across her cheeks. “It’s okay, sunshine. We’ve got a house in the woods where we can be as loud as we want.”

  We spend the day cleaning up the house and going through Maggie’s room. She doesn’t have a lot of stuff from moving so much, but we pack up things she knows she wants to go to the new house, and I load them up in my truck. No matter what, we’ll live there, and it’s the next step in our lives. It doesn’t take long, and after we’ve done that, we go through the house, seeing what she wants and getting ready for Major to come back tomorrow.

  When we get to the guest room, I see that Alice’s stuff is missing.

  “Maggie?” I call from the room, and she comes in to see it for herself.

  “Yeah, she said she needed some time away. I don’t know what’s going on right now. But I feel like I’ve been a bad friend.”

  “Everyone handles grief in different ways, sunshine. You clung to Alice when I was gone because that’s what helped you work through it. I think she’s been through so much trauma in her life that it’s easier for her to deal with her grief on her own.”

  “Maybe,” she says, but I can still see something is on the edge there.

  “Tell me what’s been bothering you. I know something’s on your mind.” I take her hand, lead her over to the bed, and make her sit on my lap. “Talk to me, Maggie.”

  “At school on Friday—God, that seems like a lifetime ago,” she says, shaking her head. “They told me that Major isn’t my biological father.”

  All the worry she’s been trying to hide shows on her face, and I wrap my arms around her. “What do you mean?”

  “I saw adoption papers. I know they don’t mean anything, but why would he keep it from me? It said he was my uncle. I didn’t even know he had a brother. It’s overwhelming, and I have so many questions.”

  I take one of her hands and kiss her wrist, where I feel her pulse thrumming. “Does this change the way you feel about Major?”

  “No!” She’s quick to answer as she shakes her head. “It doesn’t change anything. It’s just surprising. I feel like there’s this secret that he kept from me, and I never knew it. I’m kind of pissed actually. He’s my dad, and nothing will ever change that. Especially not a piece of paper.”

  “Then when he comes home, you can talk to him about it.” She nods, and I squeeze her hand in reassurance. “Major keeps secrets for a living. There’s no one better at it than him, and it’s for a reason. If he didn’t tell you, he had good reasons. But he’s an honest and honorable man. So if you ask him, he’ll tell you what he can.”

  “And what if I don’t like what I hear?” Her head dips, and it’s then that I hear the true worry in her voice.

  “Sunshine,” I say, tipping her chin to look at me. “There is nothing that will ever shake his love for you. And nothing that will ever shake my love for you. So keep that in mind when those worries creep in. At the end of the day, your family is right here, and we’re not going anywhere.”

  She smiles at me, and I can see her worry slip away. “Stop making sense, cupcake.” She pokes me in the ribs, and I grab her wrist.

  “Careful. You don’t want to start something you can’t finish,” I warn, kissing her neck.

  “Maybe I do,” she retorts, moving her hand down and placing it over the front of my jeans.

  She runs her palm up and down my growing length, and I growl against her skin. “God, you’re like a drug.”

  I pull her leg over so she’s straddling me as I undo my jeans and pull my cock out. She’s got on a cotton dress, so all I have to do is reach under and pull her panties to the side. I’m inside her in seconds, and I hold her to me as I let her tight pussy adjust.

  I take her mouth in a deep kiss and then move down her neck. I yank down the top of the dress, exposing her breasts. Sucking a nipple into my mouth, I grip her hips with both hands and start to move her.

  “Eli,” she moans as she leans her head back and rides me.

  I can’t keep my hands off her or go more than a few minutes without wanting to be inside her. I’ve never been so needy before, but with Maggie, there is never enough. I always want more.

  “God, you’re going to be raw if I keep taking you like this. I’m so sorry,” I moan as I thrust into her again. I should stop, but I’m a beast and can’t. I just keep taking her for my own pleasure, but I make myself feel better by giving her the same, too.

  “Don’t stop,” she moans, and I feel her tremble.

  She moves her hips in a steady rhythm as she bears down on me. She’s rubbing her clit and grinding so that she can get off on my cock. The sight and sounds have me drunk with lust, and I can’t hold back anymore.

  “I’m coming!” she cries out, and I feel her climax on me.

  I release into her and cling to her body, needing to be inside her as much as I can. I want to devour her, and any space between us makes me angry.

  It’s either minutes or hours later, I can’t be sure, but when we finally open our eyes again, it’s dark out. I carry Maggie up to bed, and this time I don’t give in to my urges. Instead, I spoon behind her and we fall asleep with her in my arms.

  It’s one of the best feelings in the world, knowing that I’ve got an eternity of this ahead of me.

  Chapter 25

  Maggie

  “What are you doing, sunshine?”

  I wiggle in closer, trying to dig myself into him as deep as possible. I hate when there’s any space between us.

  “I missed you.”

  He laughs, making my body shift on top of his.

  “I only left the bed a few minutes ago. I wasn’t sure if you’d even know. You were sleeping like a rock.”

  I sigh, letting myself melt into him. I know why he snuck out of bed and what he was up to. His plan had half worked. He’d done wonderful things to me all night until I’d finally passed out. Then he tried to sneak out. But my body is too attuned to him now. The moment I felt him slide out from around me, my eyes popped open.

  I knew he didn’t want to be in my bed in case my dad came home early. I tried. I really tried to stay in my own bed, but I cracked after twenty minutes, and here I am, lying on top of him on the sofa.

  “I missed you, too. I couldn’t sleep without you,” he says, kissing the top of my head.

  “Me either.”

  “I love you, sunshine.”

  “Love you, too, cup—”

  My words die as the light in the living room flips on, and my dad stands there staring at us. His eyebrows are raised in question, but he doesn’t look upset.

  I push off Eli, who is trying to sit up at the same time. I almost fall on my ass trying to get off him as fast as I can. Eli catches me, but I waste no time getting on my feet and running toward my dad, launching myself at him.

  A grunt leaves his body when I hit him. He takes a step back at my impact, but wraps me in his arms.

  “Sorry! Oh God, I’m sorry. Did I hurt you?”

  He doesn’t let me go, just holds me tight in his arms. He places his cheek on the top of my head as he hugs me.

  “I have a few bruises, but I’m fine.”

  “I love you.”

  “Love you, too, bug,” he says.

  He gives me a kiss on the head, and we finally let each other go.

  I almost bump into Eli, not having realized he’d come up behind me.

  “Sir.” One of his arms wraps around me, pulling me to him. The other comes out to shake my dad’s hand. I tense because Eli is making it clear we are together. No more hiding. Not that it matters because there’s no way my dad doesn’t know what’s happening after what he walked in on. My dad looks down at Eli’s hand, and I start to panic. Please no. I need us to be a family. No more time apart. I say the silent prayer in my head and wait.

  My dad takes his hand, but instead of shaking it, he pulls him into a hug. I’m encased between the two men as my dad wraps his arms around both of us.

  “Did you take care of my little girl while I was gone?”

  “Or course, sir.”

  My dad steps back, looking down at me. “Guess you aren’t my little girl anymore.”

  I see a flash of sadness in his eyes. “I’ll always be your little girl, Dad. I’m just not, you know…” I don’t even know what to say.

  “You’re mine now,” Eli finishes for me. Heat hits my cheeks at the thought of my dad hearing that. But it’s true. I’m his and he’s mine.

  My dad smiles, and it shocks me a little.

  “Sir, I want you to know that—”

  “You can stop right there, Eli.” My dad holds up his hand. “I know you, and I know the kind of man you are.”

  “I’ll protect her and keep her safe until I take my last breath,” Eli says, holding me close.

  “Good. Let’s sit down. It’s been a long day.”

  “Can I get you anything?” I ask my dad. He glances around the room before shaking his head.

  Eli and I sit on the sofa, and my dad sits in his chair.

  “You’re okay with this, Major?” Eli breaks the silence.

  “I’ve known this was coming for a while.”

  “You have?” I blurt out.

  “Since the first moment I saw you two together. You looked star struck,” Dad says, looking at me. “And you looked like you’d seen heaven for the first time.”

  I glance over at Eli, who looks shocked.

  “But I wasn’t worried about it. I watched closely at first, and I knew Eli wasn’t going to make a move or act on it. I wasn’t sure what his plan was, to be honest, but I have to say it pissed me the fuck off when he left.”

  Eli drops his head a little, and I can see regret all over his face. I grab his hand.

  “Dad—”

  “Let me finish, bug.”

  “I knew why he took off. I respected that as a father and was happy he didn’t want to cross lines with you. But to see my little girl broken up about it, well, like I said, it pissed me off. So much so I used to call and drop things about you dating so I could make sure he was feeling that pain, too.”

  “Of course I fucking was. It was like being ripped in two,” Eli snaps. He goes to stand, but I pull hard on his hand to drag him back on the sofa. I know he only does it because I silently asked him to. I move a little so I’m half sitting on him. My dad sits there with a smile on his face.

  “Glad to hear it. I get it now. Trust me. I more than get it.” He says it like he’s been through something like that himself.

  “Dad, I’m going with Eli. You know that, right? I don’t want any more time away from him.”

  “I made Eli your guardian because I knew one day you’d belong to him. I also knew he’d do anything for you, including ripping himself in two if he thought it was best for you. You have my blessing. I won’t be something else that keeps you apart or puts a sad look on your face.” My eyes water. “That said, a ring and a wedding better be in the near future.”

  “Closer than you know, Major.”

  I turn to look at Eli. He leans in and gives me a soft kiss on the cheek. I bite my lip as excitement takes over. This couldn’t be more perfect. But there is one more thing I want to know.

  “No more secrets,” I say, turning to look back at my dad, and his body goes still.

  “I never wanted to keep it a secret. She wouldn’t let me tell anyone,” my dad says.

  “Who wouldn’t let you tell me I was adopted?” I ask in confusion.

  My dad’s jaw drops, and he looks shocked. His mouth falls open, but then he turns angry.

  “You’re my daughter,” he says through clenched teeth.

  His words sound final, and I meet his eyes, giving him the same look he’s giving me. Hell, he taught me the look.

  He runs his hand through his hair and lets out a breath as if coming to a decision.

  “When I found out my brother and his wife were pregnant and due any day, I dropped everything and took off to go see them.” He leans forward, putting his elbows on his knees. “Ethan and I were never alike. We grew up in the same house, but you’d never have thought it. Yeah, we had crappy parents, and we took care of ourselves. Well, I took care of him more than he did me. Which was backwards seeing as I’m the younger one. But he was my brother, and I couldn’t help myself.”

  I can see a splash of pain flash across my dad’s face as he recounts.

  “The thing is, you can only help someone for so long. Helping Ethan was a daily battle. It was like fighting a flood. The water wouldn’t stop pouring in. I knew I was the only one who was going to get me somewhere in life, and Ethan thought life should hand him things. I got tired of fighting the fight for him. So when I was eighteen I enlisted and left.”

  Even as he tells me the story about my birth father, I feel nothing. I only feel sadness for my dad.

  “I kept in touch here and there. Knew he was getting mixed up in drugs and doing odd jobs for money. I even sent money every month to him, though I probably shouldn’t have. It likely enabled him, but he was my brother.” My dad sits back up and looks at me. “When I got to the hospital, his wife was already in labor. You took no time coming out. Came out ready for the world.”

  “Lighting it up,” Eli whispers in my ear. A tear slide down my cheek, and Eli kisses me right below the ear.

  “Took one look at you and knew I wouldn’t leave that hospital without you. I knew it that very second. I never really had a family, but I knew you and I—” He points at me and back to him. “—you and I were going to start one. You were my little girl.”

  I smile, more tears flowing down my face. “How did you make it happen?”

  “I should be ashamed, but I’m not. I’m not even going to fake it. I paid them off, gave them some money and threats of not wanting to fight me for custody. They weren’t fit. They didn’t have a home or anything. I wasn’t going to let them raise you like my parents raised us. I don’t think Ethan wanted that either, deep down. He knew.”

  Eli pulls me closer to him, and I take comfort from his warmth.

  “I know things were hard around here, having to move so much, but I tried. I—”

  “Dad, stop. Please don’t do that. Things were perfect. I didn’t care we moved around. I was happy we were always together,” I tell him. I knew why we moved so much. He did it so he had a job that always kept him stateside. He did it for me.