Page 22 of Love’s Patient Journey (The Relinquished #2)

R yan was thankful that his new boss allowed him to work from home.

After three months of “hiding” at the cabin, he felt like they would never be able to go home.

Zac was happy to have his mama home all day long, but he missed his preschool and friends.

He especially missed his cousin, Jemma, and his grandparents.

During the first few days, they were hopeful that the Ashbrook’s would show their hand and try to get to Jenna and Zac, but that never happened.

There was no word from anyone, not even their lawyers.

The quiet made Ryan nervous. He knew that they were probably trying to give Jenna a false sense of hope that all her troubles were over.

Jenna’s morning sickness had gone away at about the same time she started her second trimester.

She was already showing, and he couldn’t keep his hands off her and the little bump they created.

He was careful in finding her a doctor to do her monthly check-ups.

He was lucky that his parents still had good friends in the area, one of them being a family doctor who still made house calls.

Besides an occasional trip to town for groceries, they remained at the cabin.

Ryan was able to order everything else that they needed online.

Jenna’s growing belly made it impossible not to order her some new clothes.

Zac was pretty adamant about getting some new trains, since his were left behind at his old house.

Drew kept Ryan up to date on what was going on around Jenna’s.

His poor brother was getting the raw end of the deal.

Ryan was pretty sure that his sister-in-law would never speak to him again after this was all over.

Drew spent nearly every night at the house for the first month and a half.

He was still spending a good amount of time there, but Karlie was sick of being without him every night, and Ryan really couldn’t fault her.

“I’m ready to go home,” Jenna said, standing in front of him with her hands on her belly.

“You okay, baby?” Ryan stood and started checking her over.

Jenna swatted him away, “I’m fine. I just think that we have all had enough of hiding here.

I love this cabin, but I’m ready to go home.

My dad is probably ready to hire someone else to take over my job.

I need Zac to go back to school, and for you to go to work.

I need everything to go back to normal. I haven’t even been able to have a sonogram yet.

I need to see an OBGYN, not just a family doctor who comes out to check my blood pressure.

I want to go home.” With each word, Ryan could tell that she was on the verge of tears.

He was torn on what to do. On one hand, she was right.

The care that she was receiving wasn’t top-notch.

What if he insisted that she stay and something went wrong with the baby? He would never forgive himself.

“Okay, honey. How about we stay here tonight, and then we can go home tomorrow morning? I will call your OB and make an appointment for you, but I don’t want Zac to go to school.

And I don’t think you should go back to work.

” Jenna immediately went on the defensive, hands on her hips, ready to argue.

Ryan pulled her into his body and kissed her until she was breathless.

“Is Zac still down for his nap?” Ryan couldn’t keep his hands off her. He reached up, under the t-shirt, and undid her bra. Before she could protest, he had his mouth on her nipple, sucking her into his mouth.

“Yes, I just put him down,” she gasped when he bit down lightly on her stiff nipple. He loved that Jenna liked sex a little rough.

“Take off your shirt and lose the pants, honey,” Ryan rasped.

“Well, I don’t think I should be the only one who has to take off clothes.” She reached for him and outlined his erection with her fingers, causing him to hiss out his breath.

“Fair enough, baby. How about you get on your knees and put that sexy fucking mouth of yours on my cock?” Jenna was naked and kneeling in front of him by the time he got his pants down, his hard shaft sprang free, and she took him into her little hands, licking and teasing his dick.

She sucked him in, completely, and he could feel his knees buckle.

She was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen, kneeling, and loving him like it was all she wanted to ever do.

When she ran her tongue around the head of his cock and moaned, he just about lost it.

He couldn’t take any more of her teasing.

He pulled himself free, causing Jenna to mewl in protest. Ryan couldn’t help but chuckle, “I know, honey, I feel the same way, but I need to taste you now.” Jenna seemed to like his idea, lying back eagerly on the sofa.

Ryan covered her with his body, dipping his tongue into her mouth.

He licked and kissed his way down her neck to her breasts.

He spent time on each of her sensitive nipples.

He loved the way she responded to him with breathy little gasps and moans.

He worked his way down to her baby bump and kissed and loved her belly.

By the time he made it to her drenched pussy, she was bucking so wildly, he needed to hold her down.

Yeah, he loved getting her that worked up.

Jenna moaned when he parted her wet lips and licked her distended clit, gently sucking it into his mouth.

He couldn’t get enough of her taste and loved her musky scent.

He licked down to her opening and spread her further, inserting two fingers into her pussy.

Her greedy folds practically sucked his fingers in.

“God, honey—you are going to feel so good around my cock. I can’t wait to be inside of you.”

“Yes, Ryan. Please, I need that too.” She was rubbing her pussy against his hand as he leisurely licked his way back up her body.

Ryan pulled Jenna up and sat her on his erection.

She moaned as he sank completely into her and began to move.

He held her ass so tightly, he was sure that she would wear his marks.

The thought made him even hotter, and he thrust into her so hard, he almost bucked them off the sofa.

“Ryan,” Jenna yelled his name, close. He needed her to get there faster because he wasn’t going to last.

“Jenna, I need you to touch yourself. I need you to get there because I’m not going to last.” She didn’t hesitate, reaching down between them, stroking her clit.

Jenna lost all control, riding him so hard that they both came.

Jenna wrapped her arms around him as she fell against him.

He sat there holding her, stroking her back, as they both wound down from their orgasms.

“I love you, Ryan,” she sighed into his chest. “And I love the way you distract me when you think that I am going to argue with you.” Jenna pulled away and looked up at him, smiling. Ryan couldn’t help but look a little guilty.

“So, you figured it out?” He leaned down to kiss her, causing Jenna to laugh.

“Yeah, like now—you know that I might be mad that you kiss me every time I get angry with you, or you think that I’m going to pick a fight.

So, you try to distract me by kissing me.

I have to admit, it took me some time to catch on to what you were doing, but I do like the distractions you have provided. ”

Ryan couldn’t help but kiss her again; she was a good distraction for him.

“Well, how do you feel about not going back to work?” He braced for her reaction, knowing that asking her to give up work might seem like a form of control to her.

“I just want to keep you and Zac safe. We will have Zac and now this baby at home, and I want you to know that you have the choice to stay home with them.”

Jenna’s eyes filled with unshed tears, and Ryan panicked. He lifted her from where they were still joined and pulled her onto his lap, into his arms. “Honey, I didn’t mean to make you upset.”

Jenna shook her head, wiping away her tears.

“You didn’t upset me, Ryan; you made me happy.

These past few months have been a dream.

I came here afraid of what someone wanted to do to us.

I was afraid of losing you; that you would get sick of all the drama that seems to follow me around, especially with Jake, and leave.

But instead, you have stuck by me and Zac and now, this baby. I just feel so—loved. Thank you.”

Ryan looked down into the eyes of the woman that he loved and couldn’t believe that she finally understood that everything he did, every decision that he made, was for her and Zac, and their baby. “I told you, honey, I’m not going anywhere. You’re stuck with me.”

“There is no one else I would rather be stuck with,” Jenna said, leaning into Ryan and letting him just hold her.

∞

They spent the rest of the afternoon just like that: making love, holding each other, and talking about what they wanted from their future together.

Jenna always dreamt of staying at home with Zac but never gave it too much thought.

As a single mom, she didn’t have too many opportunities to think about what she wanted.

It finally felt like she had a partner with Ryan.

She was no longer scared that he would leave her or find something better to do.

She knew that Ryan loved her and Zac. She could tell how excited he was about this new baby.

He couldn’t even pass her in the hallway without putting his hands on her belly.

She loved having someone to share all the stages of pregnancy with.

While she was still in her first trimester, she suffered daily from morning sickness.

Ryan was there with her, every step of the way, holding her hair, rubbing her back, and taking care of Zac when she couldn’t.