Cherished (Wanted) (17 page)

I covered her up and leaned down to kiss her lips. “I love you, princess.”

“Hmm…”

I smiled as I grabbed the vibrator. I took it into the bathroom where I cleaned it off and put it up in the cabinet. I shook my head as I thought about my sweet, innocent wife buying a pleasure kit for my Christmas present…and then I thought back to the blow job. I had to laugh, thinking about the look on her face as she’d spat my come out of her mouth. I turned back toward the bedroom, leaned against the doorjamb, and watched her sleep.

Damn, I’m one lucky son of a bitch.

My phone went off with a text message. I looked at the clock. It was almost midnight.
Wonder who that could be on Christmas night?

I walked over and grabbed my phone. I saw it was a text message from Scott. Drake had told me earlier that he had heard from Jessie and that she was in Belize. Scott knew someone who had taken him there even though a storm had just passed through the area.

I opened up the text and read it.

Scott: Got my girl and the most amazing Christmas gift ever. I’ll fill y’all in when we get home. Thanks, guys, for always being there for me. —S

I shook my head. It was about fucking time Jessie had gotten in touch with him, and they’d worked it out. I hadn’t thought Scott would be able to take it much longer if he hadn’t heard from her soon.

I reached for my boxers and pulled them on, and then I grabbed a T-shirt and made my way downstairs. I walked into the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, and grabbed a beer. Then, I made my way to the twins’ room. I slowly opened the door and peeked in. Libby was making the sweetest sounds, so I walked in and looked down into her crib. She was lying there with her eyes wide open, looking up at the stars glowing on the ceiling. I smiled as she looked over at me.

“Hey, baby girl. Can’t sleep either, huh?”

I turned and looked into Will’s crib. He was out like a light.

That’s my boy.

I set my beer down, and then I reached in and picked up Libby. I grabbed my beer and made my way out to the living room. I put the beer down on the end table, and I sat in the chair next to the fireplace.

“You hungry, baby? Or do you just want company?” I asked in a whispered voice.

She let out a giggle that caused a warm feeling to run through my whole body. I looked into her eyes as she stared back into mine. Her beautiful blue eyes caused me to catch my breath every time.

“Do you know how much you look like your mommy? So beautiful. I can’t believe you’re really mine, little princess. Yep, you’re my little princess. Don’t tell mommy ’cause she was kind of my first princess.”

It was almost like Libby could understand me because she let out another giggle.

“I love your mommy so much. I love you and Will, too, but your mommy…she’s my everything. She makes me so happy. Her smile…oh man, her smile is my undoing. If she smiled at me the right way, I think I’d do whatever it was she asked.” I laughed and kissed Libby on her forehead. “Kind of like you. I’m pretty sure you’re gonna have your daddy wrapped around your little finger.”

I got up and started moving around as I kept talking to the other girl in my world. “It’s not just her smile. It’s her sweet heart. I hope that you get your mommy’s heart, Libby. She’s so unselfish, and she’d do anything for her friends or me. She amazes me every day. Your grandpa and grandma did such a good job in raising her. I wish we could have met them because I’d love to thank them. If it wasn’t for their love, you and Will wouldn’t be here, and I wouldn’t have the most amazing woman sleeping so sweetly upstairs. Now, don’t get worried. You’ll always be my number one little girl, I promise…but your mommy…she’ll always be my everything.”

I slowly rocked Libby, and I could tell she was starting to fall asleep. As I began to dance with my daughter, I tried to imagine what it would be like when she got older. I never wanted her heart to be broken…
ever.
I was going to have to make sure her brother knew how to threaten any boy who even looked at his sister in the wrong way.

I began to hum to her when I heard her little breathing getting softer. I glanced up and saw Heather sitting on the steps. I noticed tears rolling down her face as she smiled at me. I smiled back and started to walk toward her. She stood up and gently put her hand on Libby’s back as she leaned in and smelled her. She was always smelling them both. She’d said she loved their baby smell, and she’d even refused to wash a few of their outfits, so she would have the smell always.

“Is she asleep?” she whispered.

I nodded and gestured toward the bedroom. After entering their room, I walked up to the crib, gently laid Libby down, and covered her up. I quietly shut the door and turned, and then Heather threw herself into my arms.

I held her as I felt her sobbing. “Baby, what’s wrong?” I moved my hand up and down her body.

She had thrown on one of my T-shirts, and there was nothing sexier than her wearing only my shirt.

“I just love you so much. I love you, Josh Hayes.”

She pulled back, and the look in her eyes about brought me to my knees.

“Josh, will you please make love to me?” she asked.

I smiled as I gently picked her up and kissed her. She tasted like heaven.

“Yes, princess,” I said as I carried her back up to our bedroom.

After laying her down on the bed, I slowly crawled on top of Heather. I took in every inch of her beautiful body with my hands. I just wanted to touch every square inch of her. I’d never gone so slowly while making love to Heather before, but I just wanted it to last forever. I wanted to stay like this with her, connected together.

Then, she grabbed my arms and threw her head back. I could practically feel her squeezing my dick. I leaned down and took her lips with mine as we both came together. Nothing would ever feel better than making love to my wife and then seeing the love in her eyes as she smiled at me.

“That was amazing, Josh.”

I kissed her nose and gently pulled myself out of her. I rolled over and lay next to her. She rolled onto her side and started running her fingers through my hair.

“Thank you,” she said.

I looked over at her and laughed. “Thank you, princess. I swear to God, it gets more amazing every time.”

She shook her head. “No…I mean, thank you for what you said to Libby.”

I closed my eyes and then opened them again. “How much did you hear?”

“All of it. I started to come downstairs, but then I heard you talking to her, so I stopped and listened to you. You’re my everything, too, Josh, and I don’t know what I would do if I didn’t have you and the twins. I feel so blessed that it’s not even funny.”

I nodded. Then, I thought about Scott and Jessie. I hadn’t told Heather that I’d heard from him. “I got a text from Scott. He said he was with Jessie, and he had gotten the best Christmas present ever. What do you think he meant?” I pushed a piece of her hair out of her eyes.

She took a deep breath. “Probably just getting Jess back, maybe? I just can’t believe Jessie left us all hanging like that. I’m kind of pissed at her.”

I let out a chuckle. Ari had said the same thing to Jeff and me earlier. Ellie was so mad at Jessie that she’d told Gunner to keep Jessie away for at least a week after she got home.

“I kind of feel sorry for Jessie. Y’all are mad at her. She’s not going to get a very good welcome home.”

Heather smiled. “No…no, she’s not. So, Scott better make sure he gives her one!”

I laughed. “Oh, believe me, I’m sure he intends to.”

As Heather snuggled in next to me and drifted off to sleep, I tried to shake the bad feeling I was having. A part of me didn’t think that everything would be going back to normal.

I closed my eyes and thanked God for the girl in my arms and for the babies sleeping downstairs. Then, I prayed for my friends to be happy and for the feeling in my gut about Jessie and Scott to be wrong.

Jessie had hardly spoken two words during the entire drive up to Mr. Martin’s house. After a quick tour of the house, Lark showed us to the guesthouse, which I swore was almost the size of my house.

I couldn’t shake the unnerving feeling I had. Jessie seemed to be uncomfortable around me.

Does she really believe it wasn’t me?

Maybe once we were finally alone, it would be better. I shut the door and turned to see Jessie standing there, staring at me. My heart started pounding.

“Did you want to call your dad or anything, honey?” I asked as I noticed the look in her eyes change.

The next thing I knew, she was slamming into me and holding on to me so tightly. Then, she began sobbing.

“Jessie…baby, please don’t cry. I’m so sorry all this happened. It took everything out of me not to kill Bryce and Chelsea. I’m so sorry, baby, that she hurt you and caused you to—”

She pulled back and looked at me with tears streaming down her face. She looked down and said, “Run away? Because that’s what I did, and I’ll never forgive myself for it.
Never.
”

I shook my head and tilted her chin up to make her look at me. “I love you, Jessie. I’m not going to lie and say that the past five weeks were okay because they weren’t. I was dying a slow death when you were gone.”

She sucked in a breath of air and started shaking her head as she began crying harder. “I’m so sorry. I should have talked to you instead of running away like an idiot and—”

I pulled her to me. “Shh…it’s over now, baby. We’re together now, and you know the truth. Jessie…as God as my witness, I promise you that I’ll never be unfaithful to you…
ever.
I’m yours, body and soul. And now…now, we’re going to have a baby.”

She buried her face in my chest and just kept repeating how much she loved me. She finally looked up and said, “Please…I just need you so much. I need you to hold me…I need you to make love to me, Scott. I’ve missed you so much.”

My heart was breaking. She looked so sad, and I knew she was feeling guilty for leaving and for being gone for so long. I reached down and gently moved my lips across hers as she let out the sweetest moan ever. Just the idea that she was carrying my child caused my heart to practically burst with happiness.

She reached her hands up and ran her fingers through my hair. She pulled on it as she bit down on my lower lip.

Oh god, I want her so much.
“Jessie…I’ve missed you so damn much,” I whispered against her lips.

“Touch me, Scott…please just touch me.”

I put my hands on either side of her face and deepened our kiss. I was going to go slow with my lovemaking. It had been too long since I had been with her, and I needed her to know how much I wanted her. She had come back to me, and that was all that mattered right now. I slowly started walking her backward until she hit the bed. The windows were open, and all I could hear were the waves crashing on the shore.

I pulled my lips away and whispered, “I love you, Jessie. I love you to the moon and back.”

I watched as a tear slowly made its way down her cheek. I used my thumb to brush it away. I moved my hands and began taking off her T-shirt. She stood there, chewing on her lower lip, and I didn’t think my dick could get any harder than it was. Then, I placed my hand on her stomach as I dropped to my knees. I kissed her on the stomach and looked up at her. Her head was back, and she was touching her breasts. I wanted to rip off her damn clothes…but slowly. I needed to go slow.

I looked back at her stomach and said, “Best Christmas present ever.”

“Scott…oh god, I love you so much.”

I began to unbutton her jeans, and then I slid them down her legs…oh-so slowly. She lifted one leg and then the other as I pulled off her pants. I glanced up her body. She had on a pair of blue boy shorts and a white lace bra.

My god, she’s so damn beautiful.
The thought of her stomach growing bigger with my child sent shivers through my body.

I began kissing her body as I stood up. She had her hands in my hair, and the little noises she was making were making it harder for me to go slow.

“Scott…” she whispered over and over.

I began kissing her gently as I unhooked her bra and slipped it off her shoulders. I cupped her breasts in my hands and squeezed gently.

“Oh god…they’re so tender,” she said as she snapped her head straight and looked me in the eyes.

“I want to kiss them, baby…can I kiss them?” I licked my lips.

She smiled and nodded. The moment I put her nipple in my mouth, I reached my hand into her panties and brushed my fingers against her.

My god, her panties are so wet.
I stopped sucking on her one nipple and made my way over to the other one. “Jesus, Jessie, baby…”

“Yes…oh god, yes.”

I slipped two fingers inside her and started gently moving them in and out.

“Scott…my god…I feel like I’m going to come.”

I stopped my fingers.

She immediately grabbed on to my shirt and called out, “No! Please don’t stop.”

“Hmm…I don’t want you to come yet, baby. Lie down on the bed, Jess.”

The look in her eyes was driving me insane. She quickly moved and lay down on the bed. Her whole body was shaking. I began to take off my clothes.