Page 29 of Theo (Stone Brothers #6)

TWENTY-FOUR

LACEY

I t took some good deep breaths to get the denim skirt buttoned.

I stepped back and glanced in the mirror and instantly tugged at the very short hem.

Had it always been so short, I wondered, or was my ass just big enough now to make it inch up?

Either way, I'd agreed to wear it for our trip back in time, but I wasn't going out in actual public in it anytime soon and most likely never.

I'd put on a special pair of pink lace panties and immediately felt heat surge through me thinking about Theo pulling those same panties off.

Every inch of me was alive with wanting that man.

I hadn't felt that way since—well, since I left him behind in Trayton.

I'd had other boyfriends and then, of course, there was George, but none of them had ever made me feel like this.

All I could think about was being wrapped in Theo's arms and having his hands and mouth all over me.

My parents went out to dinner, so I didn't have to suffer the embarrassment and certain judgmental scowls while walking out in my very tight, very mini skirt.

Theo had texted that he was on his way. I'd considered driving because I had a bigger and better car, but he wanted to recreate a night we'd spent up at the point.

I thought it was adorable, though I didn't dare tell him that.

Stones weren't usually known for being adorable.

I finished brushing my teeth for the second time as he knocked on the door. I hurried to it just like I would have as a teen. And I wasn't pretending or reenacting. I was just that anxious to see him again.

I opened the door. He was wearing a dark blue T-shirt and board shorts. "Oh wow, you weren't kidding about the reenactment."

Theo held out his arms. "Pulled these babies right out from the back of the closet.

They're a little faded, but I think they still do the trick.

" He tilted his head and looked me up and down.

"There it is. Hey, little skirt, where the fuck you been?

" He offered me his hand. "Are your parents home?

I could have your dad pull me in and sit me down for one of his lectures and then we'd really be back in time. "

"They're out to dinner. Thank goodness. I'm sure Mom wouldn't love me walking out in this skirt." I tugged at the hem as we walked down the porch steps. "Please tell me it wasn't always this short."

He leaned his head down to take another look. "Hmm, I might be seeing a glimpse of those pink panties, and I don't think that was the case back then."

"Good to know. Of course, that means I've grown and not in height."

"Far as I'm concerned, you've grown in all the right places." We reached his car, and before he opened the door, he pulled me in for a long kiss. "Shit, not sure I can make the drive to the point. If your parents are out—" He started.

"Not in my old bedroom. Mom kept the same flowery print curtains and sheets. At least she boxed up all my old crap. I'm not fucking in that wobbly twin bed."

"I used to love that twin bed. And somehow fucking in your room was always the hottest damn sex."

"Nope, not going to happen."

"It was worth a try." He opened the door and I climbed in. I spent the next few seconds trying to pull the skirt lower and then finally gave up.

Theo got in, reached back and grabbed a bag. "Here." He started the car and drove in the direction of the point.

I opened the bag and smiled. "Red Hots, my favorite.

" I pulled out a pack of chocolate donuts and looked at him.

My throat was tight. "It's the night you told me you loved me.

I was wearing this skirt and you were in those board shorts and we munched on chocolate donuts and Red Hots.

Theo, I can't believe you remembered all those details. "

He got quiet, and I worried that I'd hurt his feelings.

"I remember every minute with you, Ace."

"I was such an idiot to leave you," I said.

"I remember we were looking at the stars.

I was sitting on the hood of the car, and you were standing between my legs.

" I looked pointedly at him. "A place you spent a lot of time.

And you took hold of my hands and said, 'Ace, it's you and me and that's the only way I see it cuz I fuckin' love you.

'" I had no idea why I was surprised to remember all of it.

My time with Theo had been etched into my soul.

Theo reached over and took hold of my hand but didn't say a word.

We drove in silence. Not an awkward silence but a profound silence, one that was filled with our memories.

One that assured us we'd come full circle back to each other, and all of it felt right.

I'd never felt so right about anything in my life. Theo had always been the man for me.

The headlights glowed into the starry sky as we headed to the farthest point on the vacant stretch of land.

There were two other cars parked, but that didn't matter.

The area was vast enough for all of us to have our own privacy.

Theo parked in the same location we used to park years ago.

It gave a great view of the cove to the left and the town lights to the right, and directly in front of us was the ocean.

It looked endless and kind of scary at night, and its salty scent coasted through the cracked windows.

"Not sure how I walked away from this place," I said.

"I guess I was in one of those 'grass is always greener' phases.

I was sure this town wasn't going to be big enough to make me happy, but after spending time in more than one big city, I realize vastness is overrated.

You can lose your soul in places like that.

" I turned to him. He looked so fucking gorgeous it made my heart ache.

"Thank you for waiting for me to come to my senses, Theo. "

"My pleasure. Always knew you'd come back to me." He looked down at my legs. "Should we hop into the back seat and get all nostalgic?"

I threw off my seatbelt and laughed as I climbed over the seat into the back. Theo was much bigger now, so it took him a few seconds to get unwedged from between the ceiling and seat. I was laughing hysterically by the time he landed with a plunk on the seat next to me.

"I need a bigger fucking car," he muttered. In one swift move he had me straddling his lap. The skirt pushed up to the tops of my thighs. I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him. My knee hit the door handle.

"Ouch. Uh, everything feels a bit snugger than it did when we were teens."

"Hmm, snug? I like snug." He pushed the skirt up higher and slipped his finger beneath the crotch of my panties.

I sucked in a breath as he pushed his finger inside of me.

"Fuck yeah, you're already wet."

I kissed him again. "All you have to do is look at me the way you always do, and I'm wet and ready." I reached down and unbuttoned his fly. I lifted to my knees so he could push down his shorts. My head hit the ceiling.

"Oops, are you all right?" he asked.

I rubbed my head. "How the hell were we so smooth at this back then?"

"Like you said, everything is snugger." His voice grew thicker as his cock pushed against the crotch of my panties.

He pushed aside the fabric and pressed the slick tip of his cock against my clit.

I rubbed along it for a few seconds, coaxing even more wetness from my pussy and making my pulse race.

I lowered my mouth to his as I slid over the tip of his cock and impaled myself on it.

Theo's low groan filled the car. The small sedan shook, and the windows steamed as I rocked over him, taking in more of him each time.

Theo's hands grabbed my ass, and he moved my body faster.

I held his face against my chest as I lifted and fell down over his cock.

He spread my ass cheeks wider and pushed his finger into my ass.

My entire body shuddered as my pussy pulsed around his cock.

"Oh, Theo!"

Theo came right after me. I continued to move slowly, luxuriously over him until we were both spent. I lowered my mouth to his for a gentle kiss.

"We've still got it," I said.

"Sure as fuck do."

I climbed off his lap and yanked and pulled to get the skirt back down to my thighs.

"No point in doing that, Ace. I'm just gonna have to push it back up."

I took his hand and smiled. "After sex donut?"

"Sure. But let's sit outside for a second. It's getting hot as hell in this car."

"Good idea." I leaned forward to the front seat to grab the donuts.

Theo growled appreciatively. "That ass of yours is as hot as ever."

I wiggled it once for good measure and then dropped back to the seat with the donuts. We climbed out of the car. The cool night air felt refreshing after the steamy heat inside. We walked around and sat on the hood. I ripped open the package and handed him one of the waxy donuts.

He took a bite and made a face. "How the hell do these even get classified as donuts?"

I stuck mine on my finger to remind him about the hole in the middle. "Think it's the shape."

We ate the donuts and stared out at the vast ocean. "Is your dad still running a charter boat for fishing vacations?" I asked.

Theo looked over at me. "How'd you know that?"

I tilted my head shyly. "Did you think I wasn't keeping up on everything Stone while I was away? Jules keeps a very informative Instagram account, and I confess, I always got angry and jealous when she posted a picture of you with other women. It's stupid, I know."

"I can beat that. I was a fucking mess after I learned that you were getting married. My racing sucked, and I was drinking myself into stupors."

I wrapped my arm around his and rested my head against his shoulder. "Why do people do it?"

"Do what?"

"Make decisions that they know are going to end up hurting them?

I thought about you all the time, Theo. Every day, if I'm honest. Even when things were good between George and me and I was sure I could be his wife and someday even have strong feelings for him, I couldn't stop thinking about you.

And when I knew things were going south before my wedding, I couldn't stop myself.

I had to talk to you. I think I thought it would convince me that it was long over between us, but it had the opposite effect.

I heard your voice on the phone, and I wanted to run back to you. "

"Uh, as you might recall, I did exactly that. I ran to you but then … So, what the hell happened with you and the doctor?"

"It turned out I wasn't his type at all."

"Don't know how that's possible," Theo said.

"He was in love with his best friend, Gabe."

Theo nodded. "Ahh, I see. So the marriage was to hide his true feelings."

"Something like that. We parted as friends, and I actually feel bad for him. When I left, he was working on a way to tell his parents that he was going to come out to everyone. He also gave me five hundred grand as a parting gift."

"Whoa, nice fucking gift but, then again, you were extorted into a marriage you wanted no part of."

"That's true." I sat up straighter. "Shit, a falling star. I swear I just saw one streak across the sky. Quick, let's close our eyes and make a wish."

"Mine already came true," Theo said. "And that reminds me. We've had the skirt, which I still fucking love, the donuts, not so in love with them, we're at the point and you're sitting on the hood of my old shitty car."

Theo hopped off the car and turned to me. His long, dark blond hair flowed in the breeze, making him look nothing short of a Greek god. He moved between my knees and took both my hands. "Ace, it's you and me and that's the only way I see it cuz I fuckin' love you."

I wrapped my arms around his neck. "Good thing, Theo Stone, cuz I fuckin' love you, too."