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CHAPTER 20

Carter

L ittle Miss Sunshine was not very happy with me when she saw the gash on my face. The severity of what could have happened ran through her thoughts before it ever did mine. I feel guilty for worrying her so much. She immediately jumped into action and cleaned the wound. She called her family doctor to come sew it up and bandage it. She hasn’t left my side since I walked out of that house with Dani— not even to go to the bathroom. She asked me if she could hold it while I pee. That question left me in shock for a minute, but I let her do it anyway. Kinda nice, not gonna lie.

“Baby?” Her sweet voice pulls me from my thoughts as her fragile arms wrap around my waist from behind. I rub gentle circles over her arm as she lays her head against my back. “I’m sorry that I’ve been smothering you. I just…I don't know, today scared me. I didn't know if I would see you or Dani again.” Turning in her arms, I wrap mine around her, pulling her close.

“You’re not smothering me, Sunshine. I want nothing more than to spend every waking second with you. Maybe just let me go to the bathroom alone, but otherwise, I love having you near.” I kiss her head and squeeze her tighter. “How can I ease your mind, love?” She looks up at me through her long lashes and I get lost in her eyes.

“I just want a glass of wine and some pizza… maybe your cock in my cunt and your fingers on my clit? I think that would relax me a bit.” She smiles up at me innocently as my mouth falls open at her words. I can feel my dick instantly getting hard. She sure does have a way with words.

“I think that’s a great idea. I’ll go grab the wine and you call for the pizza. Whatever you want to get is fine with me.” I kiss her forehead and make my way to the wine cooler, adjusting myself on the way. Goddamn. Grabbing a bottle, I pull out two large glasses and fill each one. I down my glass and pour some more. Something tells me I won’t be getting much sleep tonight. Lei wraps her arms around me before speaking.

“Pizza place is swamped. Said it’ll be about forty-five minutes before they get here.” I turn and hand her the glass and nod my head. Taking her hand, I walk towards the dining room table and lift her up onto it, pulling her ass towards the edge and pushing her chest slightly so she lays down. She giggles softly and places her glass on the table. Thank the lord she’s typically always wearing a dress so all I have to do is lift it up. Placing my hand on her core, I can feel that she’s already wet for me and the thought turns me on to no end. I get a little too excited and rip the thin material from her body as she lets out a gasp. I kneel before her and take in the sight of her dripping cunt. I gently blow over it and goosebumps raise on her skin.

“You are my favorite fucking meal of the day, Sunshine.” I don’t give her a second to respond as my tongue pushes its way through her walls and she moans out my name. Such a beautiful sound. Her moans force a guttural growl to come up from deep in my chest. I place my thumb on her clit and move it in tight circles. Her breathing picks up and she’s writhing at my touch. I can feel her muscles tense up as I push my fingers inside her, curving them to hit the right spot. Sucking on her thighs and loving the way they squeeze my head despite the burn from the pressure on my stitches. Happiest place on earth, that’s for damn sure. I keep going until her body is trembling against my face and a groan leaves her lips. She lets go of her release and squirts it all over my face and shirt. I slowly get up onto my feet and look down to see the result of her orgasm all over me. Licking my lips and wiping off my chin, I see blood on my hand and instantly check her body. There is blood smeared on the inside of her thigh, so I put a finger to my stitches and wince at the pain I feel.

“Oh god, baby I’m so sorry! I completely forgot about the stitches!” I can see the guilt written all over her face and instantly feel like I need to make it right.

“Don’t worry, Sunshine. I’m fine! Just a little blood. Let’s get you cleaned up before we worry about me.” I help her off the table and watch as her dress falls back down to cover her body. Walking back to the kitchen as she follows, I wet a paper towel and lower myself to see where else my blood got on her. Wiping her thigh clean, I try to ignore the glorious scent of her arousal. As much as I would love to stick my tongue in her again, my cheek burns and I’m a little bit light headed from the way her thighs squeezed me. Standing back up, I grab the rubbing alcohol from underneath the sink and a fresh paper towel. I dumped some of the alcohol on the paper towel and gently dab it over my stitches. I suck in a breath at the pain that I feel as my girl holds my hand, doing her best to comfort me.

As I finish disinfecting the area, the doorbell goes off from who I can only assume to be the pizza delivery guy. Grabbing my wallet from the kitchen island, I walk to the door and open it. I’m surprised to see Brax and Dani standing there. Braxton is carrying paper bags with clinking bottles inside. Booze. Hell yeah.

“Well isn’t this a pleasant surprise? Come on in fuckers. Good thing we ordered a pizza.” They walk inside as Leighton walks out from the kitchen, face completely flushed.

“Clearly we walked in on some kinky shit.” Dani laughs and hugs Lei as she giggles at the comment, playfully swatting her friend's shoulder.

We all walk into the kitchen and sit around the island as Braxton starts pulling bottles out of the bags. I hadn’t noticed that Dani was also carrying a case of beer. My eyebrows shoot up in surprise at how much they brought.

“What’s the special occasion? Why so much?” Dani sighs and shrugs her shoulders.

“Honestly, I figured that we could all just use a night of fun after the shit show that is my father. I mean, for fucks sake Carter, you were almost shot in the face.” Her eyes shoot to my cheek and I can see the guilt eating away at her.

“I’m fine, Dani. You’re all worrying too much about me. You were literally taken by a piece of shit and thrown around like a rag doll. I’m okay. If you’re down, I’m down.” I give her a reassuring smile as I grab for the bottle of tequila. Standing, I grab shot glasses and salt from the cabinet. I pour some into each glass then grab some limes from the fridge and slice them up on a plate. I walk back over to the island and place everything in the middle.

“Let’s get this party started! Shots first then y’all can drink whatever you want.” I pass the shot glasses out and fill each one with tequila. We go through the motions, clink our glasses, and throw the liquid back. I revel in the burn as it goes down my throat. I don’t give them a second before I pour everyone another shot and we restart the process. Braxton has no expression on his face, same as me, but both the girls have their mouths open like panting dogs. The mannerisms of the two of them are very similar and you never have to wonder how they’re friends once you get to know them.

“Fucking hell, gimme the whiskey and blackberries. I need a smash.” Dani and her whiskey smashes are like two peas in a pod. There’s never a night out where she doesn’t have at least one.

The doorbell rings again and I go to open it, seeing the pizza guy. I pay and thank him and take the pizza into the kitchen. I don't know what Lei ordered but it smells delicious. Placing it down on the counter, I open up the box and place slices on plates for everyone.

We spend the night drinking and laughing together until Dani and Leighton both fall asleep on each other's shoulders. Brax and I take a second to watch them and my heart swells at how peaceful Lei looks. Once we’ve both stolen our looks, I pick my girl up, bridal style, and take her to bed. One day bridal style will have an even better meaning.