Seducing Her Beast (14 page)

“This is
beautiful,” she said.

“When I’ve
gone away for a few days I stop here for a few minutes to take in the beauty of
it,” he said.

“I can see
why. It’s beautiful.”

“This
place helps me to think. I wanted to share it with you.”

“Thank
you.” She leaned against him.
Wayne
wrapped his arms around her. He saw a bench a little up the path, and he led
her down to it. He sat on the main table and lifted her up to sit in between
his legs.

He wrapped
his arms around her waist.
Wayne
rested his head on top of hers. They sat with the snow falling and the
moonlight glistening over the still water.

“I wish we
could stay here forever,” she said.

“We can’t
stay here, but it can be like this for us for the rest of our lives.”

“Do you
promise?” she asked.

“There is
nowhere else I’d like to be than with you in my arms. When they grow up we’ll
still be together.”

“Who would
have thought how amazing this would be. I never thought we’d last.”

“Sing for
me, baby.”

“Huh?”

“We’re here, so no one can you hear you but
me,” he said. “I’d love to hear your voice as I look out at the wonderful
view.”

She didn’t move or make a sound for several
moments. When he thought she wasn’t going to sing he was about to apologise,
but then he felt her take a breath, and the first notes of her song hit him. He
stared out at the water, listening to the sweet tones of her voice. She sang
him a love song, one about long-lasting love. He knew her words came from her
own heart. Lily loved putting her own spin on a song. He heard the passion in
her voice, the love she felt and again the fear that it wouldn’t work out.
Wayne
held her throughout
the song. All that was missing was the background music. She knew how to play
the piano. He’d made sure she learned.

He hoped to hear her singing at the piano and
playing the music to the song she was singing. It shocked him how much she
loved music but didn’t want a life within it. A few minutes later, her words
came to a close.

“That was so beautiful, baby. Thank you for
singing to me.”

“I wrote it during the couple of days you were
gone. I knew you loved me, and what scared me was you’d still left me. I wish I
could forget those awful few days.”

“
Me
, too, baby.” He
kissed her shoulder.

She shivered, and he knew the cold was starting
to become a problem.

“Come on, baby. Let’s go home.”

He took her hand and led her back to the car.
She went willingly with him.

****

Lily felt her heart racing. When he’d asked her
to sing she’d wanted to bare her soul to him. The song she’d written for him
specifically. He closed her door, and she knew she’d done the right thing.
Their closeness had built over the last few days. She felt like she had her husband
back. He got in the other side and began driving back home. No words needed to
be spoken. She knew
Wayne
was never leaving her again.

She was the only woman to love him for who he
was and not what he could give her. The drive felt short to her, but she knew
it was a good forty minutes to get home. The snow was falling thick. They
pulled up into the driveway. He closed the gate then helped her out of the car.

“Come on.”

Her father was sitting at the dining room table
wrapping presents. He smiled as they walked in. “Did you have a good date?” he
asked.

Lily leaned her head against the door frame.
“The best.
What are you doing?”

“I’m wrapping my own presents. You guys have
probably got enough for the kids to sink a small ship, but I wanted to bring
something of my own.” Her father placed a bow on the centre of the gift.

“Hi, George,”
Wayne
said.

“
Wayne
.”

She watched her husband walk past her father
into the kitchen. “How are things between you two?” he asked.

Lily took a seat next to him. He only had one
more present to wrap.
Wayne
handed her a cup of hot chocolate. “I’m going to go and get ready for bed.
Thank you for watching the kids, George. I’ll see you in the morning.” He
lingered on her neck with his touch. She knew he would be up waiting for her.
     

“You both seem happy,” George said.

“We are.
Very happy.
He’s not going to leave me again, Dad. Will you cut him some slack?” she asked.

“I’ll cut him some slack when I know he’s not
going to leave my daughter hanging around waiting for him to return. You were
the one going through it, Lily. I saw how broken you were over him leaving. I
won’t let him get away with it.” George took his glasses off to look at her.
“You’ve forgiven him easily. I don’t want him taking advantage of that
forgiveness.”

“I know he hurt me, and so does he. We’ve not
had the best of starts like other couples. We’re learning along the way.
Please, give him the same chance I did. I know
Wayne
has had everything handed to him.
The money, business, and the reputation.
He got me through
helping you, but there is a side to him that you don’t know. I do. He’s a pain
in the ass and domineering in his manner, but he does love me, Dad. He loves me
and those kids. He’s learning. You don’t understand what he’s had to grow up
with. I’m not saying I’m any better. All I know is that I’m prepared to give
him a chance.”

“You’re too forgiving,” George said.

“And
you’re not forgiving enough. Cut him some slack. I’m going to bed. I’ll see you
in the morning.”

George
smiled at her, and then she made her way up to their bedroom.
Wayne
was undressing as she entered.

He put on
a pair of night pants. “I thought you like to go naked,” she said.

“Your
father is in the house. I don’t think walking around naked will be ideal for
him.” He held up her black negligee. She hadn’t worn it since before the night
he’d left. “Wear this for me?”

She took
it from him then made her way into the bathroom. After a quick shower, she
dried her body then changed into the negligee. She stared at her reflection in
the mirror. It was a lovely night piece. She loved the feel of it against her
skin.

Taking a
deep breath she walked back into the bedroom. The light was off, and
Wayne
was sat in bed
waiting for her.

“You look
stunning,” he said.

“How can
you see me? It’s dark.”

“I’ll
always be able to see you.” She smiled at his corny response. Lily moved to the
bed and lifted up the covers.
Wayne
began to lie down. She lay facing him.

“What did
your father say?”
Wayne
asked.

“That I’m
too forgiving. I should make you earn it all back.
Yadda
,
yadda
.”

“What did
you say?” He stroked her hair over her shoulder and down her back.

“That he
doesn’t forgive easily enough. I’m happy with our relationship,
Wayne
. I don’t need
anything else.”

“I love
you, too.” He leaned over, kissing her head. “Can I hold you tonight?”

“Yes. I’d
love that.” She snuggled up close to him. His arms circled round her. She
closed her eyes relishing the feel of the man she loved holding her. Nothing in
the world could hurt her with him close to her.
 

Sleep came
easily, and Lily was comforted in the knowledge that
Wayne
wasn’t going anywhere. He loved her,
and he knew she was where she wanted to be.

Chapter Fourteen

The next
few days went by in a haze of activity.
Wayne
left the house once to pick up his gift for Lily. George stayed for Christmas.
They didn’t want him on his own at this time of year.
Wayne
spent as much time as he could
bonding
with his father-in-law. It was difficult because of
his own relationship with his father. They never spoke.

While Lily
was baking some sugar cookies and mince pies,
Wayne
took the kids out into the yard to make
a snowman. George stood with him. They were both wrapped up in jackets and
scarves. “This weather is a pain for my arthritis.”

“How are
you feeling now?”
Wayne
asked.

“Better.
You know I’ll hurt you if you hurt my daughter.”
Wayne
glanced at the man at his side.

“I’m
pleased you care enough to threaten me,”
Wayne
said.

“I wasn’t
the best father to her growing up, but I’ll be the best damn father to her
now.”

“Then
we’re both clear. We both want Lily to be happy, and for that to happen, we
need to be happy with each other. I’m not going to mess up again, George. I
promise.”
Wayne
waited for his father-in-law to respond. The older man kept his gaze straight
ahead.

Suddenly,
George turned toward him. “Fine, I’m proud to call you my son.” He held his
hand out for
Wayne
to take.

Wayne
shook his hand
before pulling him against him for a bear hug. “Thank you for giving me a
chance.”

“I’ll do
anything for my daughter. I’ll even forgive you.”
 

“Good.”
Wayne
moved away with a
happy feeling in his heart. He joined in making the snowman. When he looked up
he saw Lily on the porch staring at them. She waved her hand toward him. He
lifted his hand then went back to helping.

Once they
finished, he went in search of refreshment for them. Lily was pouring the
chocolate from the pan into each
cups
for them.
“You’re a goddess,” he said.

“I know
what my family need. The snowman looks adorable.” She finished pouring then
handed him the tray. She added a plate of biscuits to the tray to finish it
off.

“More
adorable than I am?” he asked.

“Yes, he
won’t answer back.” She chuckled as he put the tray down then grabbed her
close.

“No, then
I’ll leave you in the capable hands of the snowman. Oh, right, I’m the only man
who has ever blown your world.”

“You’re
egotistical. Besides, I love you.”

“Don’t I
know
it.
”

He leaned
down kissing her. Her plump lips gave under his. He moaned, loving the feel of
her against him.

Their
sighs mingled together, and her hands circled his neck. Her breasts pressed
against him. All he wanted to do was push her against the wall and take her
there and then.

“We can’t
do anything,” she said.

Wayne
groaned shaking his
head. “We can. Just forget everything else.”

“We can’t,
baby. We’ll be together tonight.”

“Promise,”
he said.

“You can
bet on it.” He kissed her one last time then took the tray of sweet treats out
to the children. They crowded around him.
Wayne
didn’t know what had changed inside him. All he knew was he didn’t feel like he
had anything else to prove to the world. Lily loved him for him. He was happy,
and for the first time, he wouldn’t change a thing in his life. Lily had given
him so much more than love and children. She’d given him a life he could enjoy.
He looked forward to giving her the same kind of love and devotion.

Blake
threw a snowball at him.
Wayne
laughed, reaching down to grab another handful of snow. He threw it back, and
chaos ensued. Lily came out to join them. The fight had them all in fits of
laughter.
Wayne
charged for his wife and tumbled her to the ground. They were laughing.

He kissed
her and thrust his cock against her.

She
chuckled at him then put some snow down his jacket.

Wayne
was happy.
  

****

Lily
glanced down at her children unwrapping their Christmas presents.
Wayne
sat in the chaos of
wrapping paper as he helped his son and daughter unwrap a present George had
given them. Her father loved using cello tape. Most of his gifts were covered
in an even layer of the stuff. She chuckled when they became frustrated and
went for scissors. Her gift was upstairs in the bedroom for
Wayne
. It wasn’t anything extravagant, but
she’d spent most of the year making it for him.