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ALEC
I’m in bed waiting for Bren to finish in the bathroom. I’d never gone back to my room after the first time we’d slept together. At first, I’d kept my stuff in the spare room, not wanting Bren to think that I was pushing my way into her life. Then one day I’d come home and found the room empty of my stuff and Bren packing my clothes away in the dresser and wardrobe in her room.
“If we’re going to do this, then we’re going to do it right,” she’d informed me. I wasn’t going to argue with her, not when I loved going to sleep and waking up with her in my arms.
The bathroom door opens, breaking me from my thoughts. Bren stands silhouetted in the lit doorway. She takes my breath away. Tonight, she’s wearing a royal blue nightgown, with thin straps and a slit up her right thigh. I love all her nightwear; every single one is sexy as fuck, but this one is one of my favourites. It clings to her body, outlining every sexy dip and curve. Her hair is down tonight, pushed back behind her ears.
She smiles when she catches me watching her. “What?” she asks, switching off the bathroom light.
“You’re gorgeous, do you know that?” I tell her. Red tinges her cheeks at my words.
“Thank you,” she says softly, putting a knee on the bed before slowly crawling up the bed, her long hair trailing up my body until she’s even with me. Watching me from under her lashes, she slips a leg over me and sinks down on my thighs, her pussy cushioning my cock that had started to harden as soon as I saw her in the doorway.
Wriggling her hips, she smirks at me. “He has to wait a minute; I have something to tell you first.”
Concerned at the tone of her voice, I’m instantly alert. Sitting up, I push a curl of hair away from her cheek and tilt her face to look at me, “What’s wrong?”
She looks uncertain for a minute before she speaks, “You know Ellie is special, right?”
Nodding, I wonder where this is going. “I mean,” Bren continues, still hesitant, “she sees things that not everyone else does.”
Again, I nod; we all know this, “She also has feelings about certain things, and so far she’s never been proved wrong.”
“I know, baby. What’s this about?”
“She thinks the murders that are on the news are being done by Christian Helmsworth,” Bren rushes out.
I’m silent for a bit as I process what Bren’s just said. She’s still looking worried and I’m not sure why.
“Have you let Reaper know?”
Bren nods, “Yeah, Beau told him after Ellie freaked out this afternoon when the report was on the news. He’s going to check with Greg to see if he knows any details.”
“Okay, so all we can keep doing for now is what we have been. Keep alert and ensure you never go anywhere unprotected,” I tell her, then I have to ask, “Why were you so worried about telling me?”
Bren shrugs slightly, running her finger down my chest towards the sheet that’s covering my lower body. Gripping her hand gently, I lift her fingers to my mouth, nipping them gently. “Baby, talk to me.”
“I guess I never know how people will take how Ellie is, and I’ve gotten used to protecting her. It’s silly because you’ve known her all her life, and you’ve never made fun of her.”
“Hey,” I say, lifting her chin with my finger so that she’s looking at me, “I’d never make fun of Ellie, and if anyone else does, you let me know and I’ll set them straight.”
The smile that lights up Bren’s face at my words has my cock twitching slightly. Threading my fingers through her hair, I tilt her head slightly, lick across her lower lip, then press a kiss to them. Taking my lips from hers so I can look into her eyes, I tell her, “Fuck, baby, you are so beautiful. I’m not sure how I got so lucky.”
Bren wraps her arms around my neck, pulling my face back down to hers, “I’m the lucky one, Alec. Lucky that you gave me our daughter, lucky that you forgave me, lucky that I have you in my life when I never thought it would be possible.”
My chest tightens at her words. The words that I’ve been holding back ever since the night we’d made up tumble from my lips, “I love you, Bren,” repeating her words back to her with a slight change, I say, “I’m thankful that you gave me our daughter, thankful that you forgave me for being a complete and utter bellend, thankful that you let me back in your life, but most of all, I’m thankful that I get to love you for the rest of our days. And hopefully one of these days, you’ll be wearing my cut, showing everyone who you belong with.”
By the time I’m finished, Bren has tears running down her cheeks. I wipe them off with my thumbs as she replies, “I love you too. I always have, even when I was mad at you, I loved you. And I’d be happy to wear your name on my back.”
Pressing my lips to hers, I kiss her, sinking into it, savouring it like it’s our first kiss. My hands gather her nightdress, and I pull it up and over her head, throwing it towards the end of the bed. Then I wrap my arms around Bren and roll us, our mouths never leaving each other as we kiss until I need more. Caging her in my arms, I remove my mouth from hers and leave a trail of soft, biting kisses down her neck to her breasts. Running my tongue around her nipples until they peak, but I’m careful not to suck. Once I’ve loved on them, only then do I move down her body, pressing kisses to her ribs, then down her stomach that shows marks of having carried our baby. Making sure I don’t miss a single one, I pay homage, knowing each one is earned. After I’ve ensured that I’ve worshipped every single mark, only then do I move lower to her pussy. Bren’s breathy, soft sighs and gently rocking hips let me know she’s getting close. Spreading her thighs, I lower my head and groan out loud at the scent of a turned-on Bren.
“Alec,” she mutters hoarsely, her fingers tugging at my hair.
“Shh,” I whisper, pressing a kiss to the inside of her thigh. Sucking on a finger, making it nice and wet, I gently insert it into Bren, lowering my head as I run the tip of my tongue along her pussy until I get to her clit that’s just peeking out from her hood. Sucking it gently into my mouth, I move my hand, turning it slightly until I find the spot inside her that I’m looking for. Wrapping an arm around Bren’s thigh as she tilts her hips to get closer to me, rocking against my mouth and hand until she explodes, sobbing my name, pulling at my hair.
I continue to work her until she slowly comes down, only then do I move from between her thighs, kissing my way back up her body until I reach her lips. Taking them in a hard, passionate kiss, I thrust my cock deep within her welcoming body. Bren wraps her legs around my hips, urging me on, until she rips her lips from mine, back bowing when she throws her head back and comes again, this time taking me with her.
Wrapping my arms around her, I roll us again, this time with Bren on top. She presses a kiss to my chest, then lays her head down with a happy sigh.
Laying my lips to the crown of her head, I close my eyes. I know we have to clean up, but I’m not ready to leave her warm body just yet. I can’t believe I’d been so stupid. I’d been missing out on this for years. No more, though; I’d do everything in my power to ensure that we didn’t lose this. Because the thought of not going to sleep with Bren in my arms fills me with dread.