My Broken Soldier (Love Conquers Life Book 2) (8 page)

“I want to kiss every inch of this beautiful body,” he says, kissing his way down the valley of my breasts to my belly button. He slides his tongue down my stomach to the top of my leggings. He sits up to peel my pants off and then tosses them to the floor, leaving me in nothing but my thong. He lifts me off the bed and tears my panties off of me. I gasp and then giggle as he smiles down at me with my torn panties in his hand.

“Sorry. Hope you weren’t a fan of those.”

“They were my favorite, but I can get more.”

He lowers himself so his face is between my legs. He gently blows on my clit and then gently licks at my folds. I start to moan and squirm with anticipation. He grabs my hips to try and keep me still as he continues to lick my clit. I’m moaning his name as he laps up my juices.

Stopping for a second, he says, “Mmm, you taste so good, sweetie.”

The tip of his tongue finds my clit as he starts licking it again. This time he doesn’t stop his assault until I’m coming and screaming his name.

“Oh my God, Carter, that was amazing, but please, I want to feel you inside me.”

He kisses the inside of my leg and then continues kissing his way up and over my hip. “You. Taste. So. Good,” he says between kisses as he makes his way up my body. He takes the tip of his hard cock and rubs it against my clit, teasing me.

“Carter, please,” I say as I try to adjust myself so I can get him to slip it inside of me.

“Shh, sweetie, I promise to take care of you. I want to always take care of you,” he says as he slowly slips his rock hard cock deep inside of me. I moan at the pleasure that soars through my body. He feels so damn good inside of me.

He slowly pumps his entire length in and out of me, making sure he hits the spot. I grind my hips in rhythm with him, and I can feel my orgasm building again. He slowly pick up the pace as he buries his face in my neck, kissing between my neck and my collarbone. He bites on my earlobe as he starts pounding his cock deep inside me.

He whispers in my ear, “Give me what I need, sweetie.”

Suddenly my body is shaking as my orgasm tears through me. I scream out his name as he slams into me one last time, emptying every last drop of his seed deep inside of me.

He looks into my eyes while he’s still on top of me. “Thank you so much.”

“You’re thanking me for making love to you?”

He chuckles softly. “No, for not giving up on me. I love you, Patty.”

I give him a huge smile. “I love you too, Carter.”

He slides off of me and holds me close while we both fall asleep.

Chapter 8

Carter

I wake long before Patty does and start my morning by watching this beautiful woman sleep peacefully beside me. I’m sure she’s exhausted because if she slept half as well as I did over the last few weeks, she didn’t get nearly enough sleep. After a few minutes, I decide to climb out of bed in search of a piece of paper to leave her a note. I’m going to hit the gym at my dad’s place, which is next door, and then I have to go into town to get what I need to fix the door.

I find a notepad in the living room with a pen, so I quickly jot her a note and place it on my pillow, sneaking back out of the room with my clothes in hand. I really don’t want to chance waking her.

I run over to my father’s for a quick workout. Between my binge and the time I was in the hospital, I haven’t been to the gym in a week and half and it’s about time I get back to it. I step into my father’s house and instantly smile when I think back to how much I didn’t want to come out here when he asked me to watch over her. Now I’m so glad I did.

I change into some workout clothes and then go straight for the gym. I love that the gym room faces Troy’s house because I can keep an eye on Patty while I work out.

I start on my elliptical, as usual, and go for a good thirty minutes. As soon as I’m done, I step off to stretch. My knee is really starting to bother me. I know it’s because winter is coming and the weather is changing. I just have to make sure I stay strong so I don’t make it worse.

I spend the next twenty minutes practicing my martial arts moves because clearly they come in handy, and then I leave for Patty’s to take a quick shower. I’m a little concerned about waking her, but I can’t stand the thought of showering here because I won’t be able to keep an eye on her. I need go to the store up the street and I want to go soon, and clearly that lunatic Ben has it out for her. I’ll be damned if he’ll get anywhere near her again.

Scooping up my bag, I walk back over to Patty’s, opening the door to find all is quiet. I kick off my shoes and tiptoe down the hall. She’s fast asleep in her bed. I smile as I watch her for a second and then stroll off to take my shower.

I turn the water on, step in, and wash away the nasty sweat from my workout. Man, did it feel good to work out. I chuckle. It felt even better being balls deep in my girl last night. I am one lucky bastard, and I need to make sure I do everything I can to fix things with her.

I quickly wash my hair and body, jumping out to dry off and get dressed. All is still quiet in the house. I pick up my keys and run out to my car. I quickly call the sheriff that I know in town and confirm that Ben and his goon are still locked up. I don’t want to leave her alone if he’s been released.

As soon as I end the conversation with him, I call Derek.

“Hey, man, are you okay?” he says as he answers the phone.

“Yeah, I’m fine. Sorry I didn’t call you last night, but you’ll never guess what happened,” I tell him through the Bluetooth system in my car.

“What?”

“I got to the lake house and Patty’s fucking ex was here trying to force himself on her. When I pulled up, I saw a car I didn’t recognize and I saw a guy standing on the porch. I called the local sheriff and he came right out. Well, by the time he got here I had one guy asleep on the porch and I had taken Ben down.”

“Dude, that’s crazy.”

“I know. I can’t believe my timing. Well, after that was all taken care of I had other business to attend to.”

He bursts out laughing. “I take it she forgives you?”

“We haven’t really talked about it yet, but I promised her we would talk a little about it today. I left her sleeping to go get what I need to fix her father’s door so it’s not left messed up. I think we’re going to spend tonight here, and then we’ll go home tomorrow.”

“Sounds like a plan. I have to say, man, it’s great to hear you sounding like yourself again,” he says, full of pride.

“Thanks, Derek, for everything.”

“You got it! Now go do what you have to do to fix things with your girl.”

He cuts the call, and my music starts playing in the car. I pull up to the little shop in town, and when I walk in I tell the man at the counter what happened and he shows me the locations of everything I need to fix the door.

Once I’ve paid for all the parts, I load them into my car and hurry back to the house.

***

Patty

I wake up feeling cold and lonely, and for a moment I wonder if I dreamed everything that happened last night. When I stretch, I notice my muscles are slightly sore from our evening together and there is a note on Carter’s pillow.

My love,

I wanted to thank you for an amazing night last night. We have so much to talk about and I will start filling you in on some of it today. Please be patient with me. Talking about my feelings is not something I’m used to doing.

I’ve gone to the gym at my dad’s and then I’m headed to the store to get what I need to fix your father’s door. Have no fear. I wouldn’t leave you alone unless Ben was still locked up.

I love you, Patty!

Carter

I smile at his note and reread it. I decide to get up and quickly shower so I can make us some breakfast. I need to put some meat back on his bones because even though it was only for a few days, his alcohol-only diet made a big difference on his body. I could feel it when he was holding me close last night.

I stroll out to the kitchen to see what I can make for breakfast. I’m so glad that Celia left some stuff in the freezer. I pull the ham steak out and place it on the counter to defrost. After making sure I have enough egg whites left for the both of us, I pick out some clothes and hit the shower. Quickly, I wash my hair and body. I realize I need to shave, so I grab my razor and have at it, hoping to surprise him.

I jump out and dry off, but apparently I wasn’t quick enough. Carter walks into the bathroom. He smiles at me as I wrap the towel around my waist, and I giggle.

“I was trying to hurry so I could surprise you with breakfast.”

He strolls over to me and says, “I’m starving, but not for breakfast.”

“Oh, really? Well, maybe I can fulfill that hunger later, but right now, I have to put some meat back on these bones.”

He pouts at me and says, “You can really notice that I’ve lost weight?”

“I can, but don’t you worry, I’ll fix that for you. A week of my cooking and you’ll be back to your bulky self.”

He shakes his head. “If you say so. I’m going to go fix your father’s door while you make breakfast, and then we can decide what we want to do today.”

“That sounds good, honey. I’ll be out in a minute.” He leans down to kiss me and then exits the room.

A minute later I walk into the living room to find Carter hard at work, fixing my father’s door. Luckily Ben didn’t do too much damage, so it shouldn’t take him long to fix it. While he’s working, I make a pot of coffee and start on breakfast. I have some peppers in the fridge, so I dice those up with some onion and throw them in the pan to cook. Then I add some egg whites.

“Carter, I just need to finish grilling this ham steak and make some toast, then we’ll be ready to eat.”

“That smells awesome, sweetie.”

“I’m sure it does after the crap food you ate at the hospital.”

“My mom hooked me up with food for some of my meals, but you’re right. The food there sucked,” he says, pouring us some coffee. I smile as I watch him add Splenda and cream the way I like it.

“What?” he says, catching me smiling at him.

I shrug my shoulders. “It surprises me how well we know each other in such a short period of time. I love you, Carter.”

“I know, and we have a lifetime to learn even more about each other. I love you too, Patty Ann,” he says with a smile. He kisses me and walks away with our coffee.

I place eggs, ham, and toast on each of our plates. Then I take the plates to the table with utensils for each of us. When we sit to eat, a silence that’s not a comfortable one permeates the room. I want to ask him what happened that Saturday night, but I’m not sure if he’s ready to talk about it yet. I know he said we would talk today, but what does he want to talk about? He asked me to be patient, so maybe I shouldn’t say anything.

“Ask me what you want to know, Patty. I can see the worry on your beautiful face.”

“I’m sorry. I was trying to be patient like you asked, but if you’re willing to talk about that Saturday night. I’d love to hear what happened.”

“Sweetie, of course I’ll tell you about that Saturday night. To be honest, that’s kind of the easy part to talk about.” He shovels some food in his mouth, and once he’s done he begins. “Anyway, I hurried in the bathroom when we went out because I was afraid of you beating me out and bumping into Ben. I wanted to be there in case he tried anything. While I was waiting for you, this girl came up to me, introduced herself as Olivia, and started talking to me like I was some big time star and she had to have me. I tried to brush her off and tell her I was with someone, but she suddenly jumped on me and started kissing me. When I pushed her away, I saw the look of devastation on your face and you were running out the door.” He pauses for a second as he remembers the night. He sighs. “I was frozen in time. I went to run after you, and that’s when I spotted your mother laughing at me. I ran out the door, but I was too late. The limo was pulling away with you in it. I ran back inside to our table and asked Bella to go after you. I told everyone else what happened, and Derek brought me home. He suggested that I give you the night to cool off and call you the next day, so that’s what I did, but you wouldn’t talk to me and I had been up all night.”

“I’m sorry, Carter. I should have taken the time to hear you out. I was so upset and rightfully so, but I was upset at the wrong person.” I look away, unable to face him. “I had convinced myself that I wasn’t enough for you. I thought you ran into the arms of another woman instead of telling me I wasn’t enough. I should have seen it for what it was, my mother trying to break us up.”

“How do you know for sure she was involved? Maybe she saw it happen and found it funny because she doesn’t want us together.”

“Well, for starters, she lied to me when she called me, and Ben told me she was involved last night. She even told him I was staying at the lake house. What I don’t understand is why she owes him.”

“What do you mean?”

“Last night, Ben said to me, ‘Your mother will tell me anything I want to know because she owes me.’ While I was trying to calm him down, he told me Olivia was there as a set up to break us up. He said it was ‘my mother’s best idea yet.’”

He bites into his food. “Holy shit.”

“Yeah, he’s holding something over her, and she’s doing all of this to keep it quiet. My mission is to find out what he has on her and squash it so we can all move on with our lives.”

“What are you going to do?”

“I don’t know, but I need you to continue getting healthy so you can help me.”

“I’m with you, I promise. I’m even continuing my counseling a little longer to be sure I’m good,” he says as he scrapes his plate clean.

“What about the alcohol?”

He sighs. “I’m a little nervous about it, but my counselor doesn’t think I’m an alcoholic. He said that if I’m comfortable having a drink, I can, but if I have any issues I need to call him right away. I’m even going to put his number into your phone. If you have any concerns about anything I’m doing, you can call him. I want you to know I’m serious about this.”

I hand him my phone. “Okay. When do you want to leave?”

He adds the number and hands my phone back to me. “I was thinking we would spend the night here and then we can go back tomorrow. I’d like to make love to you in front of the fire tonight and then take you to bed and do it all over again,” he says, wiggling his eyebrows up and down.

I burst into laughter. “You’re insatiable.”

“I have a lot of lost time to make up for.”

***

Carter

We’ve spent the day napping and lounging around the house with the fire going to keep it nice and warm in here. It’s almost dinner time, and we’ve decided to go to the market so we can pick up something to make tonight. Patty had let the house get low on food. She’d figured she was going to leave today. We both bundle up prior to heading out the door.

When we pull up to the market, the sheriff is outside. He stops us for a moment and says, “Miss Patty, how are you today?”

“I’m doing okay. Thank you for coming out last night, sheriff.”

He smiles. “Thank your boyfriend. He got suspicious when he pulled up last night and called us. He took down the young man outside and then went in to make sure you were okay until we got there. I’m glad this is a small town and we weren’t far away.”