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I whispered against her skin,

“Breathe, princess...just breathe.”

Heather took a deep breath in and then slowly
let it out.

Fuck me.
Her bra clasp was in the front. I unclasped it and
then helped her take it off.

“So fucking perfect.”

I leaned down and took one of her nipples
into my mouth.

She arched her back and let out a moan that
moved through my whole body like a lightning bolt. I’d never felt
like this with anyone.

I slowly moved my hand down and started to
unbutton her jean shorts.

“Josh…” she said as she tried to catch her
breath.

The only thing I could hear was her heart
beating.

She lifted her hips as I took her shorts and
thong panties off all at once. My heart was fucking pounding in my
chest as I looked up and down her body.

“Touch me…please touch me,” she practically
begged.

I sat up, gazing at her perfect body. There
was absolutely nothing I would change about this girl. She was the
most beautiful woman I’d ever laid eyes on. When I moved my hand to
touch her ankle, she jumped, and I couldn’t help but smile. I
slowly moved my hand up her leg to her stomach, chest, and then
neck.

“I want you to come with me inside you,
Heather.”

Her eyes flew open, and all I could see was
fear. I knew she didn’t remember anything about that night with
Jerry, and a part of me was so glad. I wanted her first time to be
with me.

“I love you, Josh.”

I felt the tears building in my eyes.

“I love you, Heather.”

I moved on top of her and started to kiss
her. I slid my hand down between her legs and slowly opened them to
me. I put one finger inside her, and I almost came on the spot.

“You’re so damn wet, Heather.”

“I want you Josh, I want you so bad.”

I moved my finger in and out as she moaned
into my mouth. I put another finger in and then another as moved my
hand faster. I could feel her getting tighter around my fingers, so
I pulled them out. She let out a moan of frustration.

“Oh god, Josh, please...”

I slowly started to enter
her body.
Jesus, she’s so tight.
I said a silent pray, hoping that I would last at
least five minutes.

“Talk to me, Heather.”

“Don’t ...know...what…to say...”

“Does it hurt, princess?”

“No…feels good...please don’t stop.”

I moved in, inch by inch, as I kissed her. I
saw the pain in her face, and I pulled back out some. She grabbed
my back and pulled me closer to her, causing me to go deeper inside
her. She let out a gasp.

“Heather…”

“I’m fine. Oh god, Josh, I feel like you’re
melting into me. Please don’t stop. Please.”

I put my forehead onto hers and quickly
pushed myself all the way into her.

Pure heaven.
I didn’t even want to move. I wanted to just stay
like this while I listened to her breathing.

I slowly started to move in and out of
her.

Then, I remembered.

Fuck.
I stopped moving and looked at her. I never fucking
forgot…ever.

“Heather, I’m not wearing a condom.”

“S’okay. I’m on birth control pills.”

“But I’ve never...”

She looked at me and smiled. I melted on the
spot. I smiled back at her as I captured her lips with mine. I
started to move again, faster and harder. When I pulled on her
bottom lip and bit down on it, she started to call out my name.

Mother
fucker
. It felt incredible to be inside of
her with nothing separating us. I tried to hold off as long as I
could, but it felt so damn good. The moment she started to come
back to me, I called out her name. There was something about me
coming in her that felt so right.
She’s
mine.
She would always be mine, and I would
do anything for her.

I stayed on top of her until our breathing
was under control. I leaned down and kissed her. I’d never in my
life experienced such an amazing moment. As I rolled onto my side,
she rolled over to face me.

I looked into those beautiful blue eyes.

“Heather, I’ve never in my life experienced
anything like what I just experienced with you. Making love to you
was…it was magical.”

I saw the tear slide down her face, and I
caught it before it went into her ear. Leaning forward, I kissed
her.

When I pulled back, she smiled.

“Can I ask you something, Josh?”

“You can ask me anything you want, baby.”

“Well, it’s kind of two things.”

I laughed and kissed her nose.

“Go for it.”

“Okay…well, um…next time…um, can I be on top?
And…how long until you can, um…do that again?”

Fuck me. She’s perfection all around.

I smiled at her and pushed a piece of her
hair away from her eyes and tucked it behind her ear.

“I think I’ll only need a few more minutes,
and as far as you being on top…baby, you never need to ask
permission for that.”

She laughed and pushed my shoulder, causing
me to fall back. I grabbed her and pulled her on top of me and she
sat up straight. She barely moved and then looked back down at me.
She lifted her eyebrow and smiled.

“A few minutes, huh?”

“
Looks like I underestimated
him.”

Heather laughed and then sat up some. Leaning
down, she kissed me from my neck up to my ear.

“Will it feel different with me on top?”

She was barely letting my dick touch her, and
it was driving me crazy.

“Yeah…” was all I could get out.

“Like how different?”

“Like...I don’t know…fuller, I think. Shit,
Heather…you’re driving me mad.”

With a smile, she bit down on my lower lip
right as she sat down, letting me I enter her body all the way.

We both let out a gasp as she sat back up,
putting her hands on my chest.

“Oh god…feels so good, Josh.”

With the way she was moving, there was no way
I was going to last long. She looked down at me, and her blonde
hair fell forward, partially covering her beautiful breasts.

“Faster, Heather…move faster.”

When she did, I could tell she was getting
close. Sitting up, I grabbed her and I buried my face into her
chest.

Before I knew it, we were both calling out
each other’s names.

She moved her legs to wrap around me,
straddling me. I wasn’t even sure how long we sat like that before
she said something.

“I never want to leave. I just want to stay
right here with you forever.”

I closed my eyes and held her tightly.

“I feel the same way, princess. I love you so
much.”

“I love you, too.”

When I slowly laid her down next to me, she
put her head on my chest. The next thing I knew, she was sleeping.
All I could hear were the sounds of the Llano River and the slow
and steady breaths coming from the girl of my dreams.

CHAPTER
FIFTY-SEVEN

ARI

Oh. My.God.
I was lying there on the bed, panting.
Jesus, how does Jeff do that to me?
I smiled as I thought about how amazing he’d just
made me feel. After two orgasms, I was spent and ready to go to
sleep.

He crawled up next to me and smiled.

“Well, do you feel more relaxed, baby?”

When I started laughing, I
felt a sharp pain in my stomach.
Holy
shit. What the fuck?

“Jeff, will you help me sit up?”

Jeff got up and helped me into a sitting
position.

“What’s wrong?”

I looked at him and smiled. “Nothing. I guess
I just had a sharp pain in my stomach. It was almost like the
Braxton Hicks contractions, but this time it seemed different,
stronger.

“Do you want something to eat?”

I nodded my head and slowly made my way off
the bed. Grabbing my normal attire from the last few weeks, I threw
on a pair of sweat-pants and a T-shirt.

Jeff whipped up some scrambled eggs. Just as
I was about to take a bite, I felt another contraction.

Oh shit.

I looked at Jeff with a panicked look on my
face. His face went white in two seconds flat.

“Holy fucking shit. Contractions?”

I nodded my head.

“Shit! I didn’t time it…you had the other one
like what…twenty minutes ago?”

“That sounds about right.”

“Fuck!” Jeff jumped up and ran into the
bedroom. When he ran by the kitchen, I saw he was carrying my bag
that we’d packed for the hospital. He never even stopped.

At one point, he just tossed my flip-flops at
me and told me to put them on.

One landed on top of the fridge, and the
other hit me square in the face. Luckily, I was able to catch it.
The one on top of the fridge was going to be a challenge.

I stood up, dropped the one flip-flop I had
on the floor, and then walked over and grabbed the broom. I was
able to knock the other flip-flop off of the fridge. It landed on
the floor, and then I slipped that one on.

I reached for my purse and
pulled out my cell.
Oh yay!
I had a signal.

I sent a text to my
mother:
Having contractions. About twenty
minutes or so apart. Heading to Seton.

Less than a minute later my cell went
off.

Mom:
OMG! OMG! Dropping Matt off at Melissa’s and heading to
Seton. Tell Jeff to drive safe. No! Tell Gunner to
drive.

I let out a laugh and replied back with a
simple okay. I picked up the land line and called Ellie and
Gunner’s place. Ellie answered, and I told her I was having
contractions. She screamed in my ear and then screamed for Gunner,
saying they had to leave to meet us at Grams and Gramp’s place.
Then, the bitch hung up on me.

Okay. I’m the one having shooting-ass pains,
and I’m the one that’s about to push a watermelon out of a hole the
size of a grape. What the fuck are they all freaking out about? Why
am I the only one who is calm?

Gunner would be calm. I could always count on
Gunner.

Jeff came running back, going straight by the
kitchen, before skidding to a stop.

“Oh there you are, baby! What are you doing?
I sent a text to Gunner. We have to meet him at Emma and Garrett’s
house. So, um, let’s go. We have a long drive. Have you had another
contraction?”

I smiled at him and shook my head.

“Have you called Dr. Wyatt’s?”

“No.”

He pulled out his cell and looked at it.
“Fuck!” He ran over to the land-line and started to dial.

“Oh yeah, hi…she’s um…she’s having
contractions.”

Oh dear Lord.
I rolled my eyes.

“Who? Oh yeah, Ari...Arianna Johnson…she’s my
wife….well shit, you know that. Oh, sorry. I didn’t mean to swear,
but I kind of have to go now…we have a long drive...twenty
minutes…two...yeah...okay. No, I’m not driving...No! Of course, I’m
not going to make her drive…okay, yeah …I’m calm… sure. Who? Ari?
Yeah, she’s just standing here leaning against the kitchen island
smiling at me… I think she might be in shock…she’s too calm if you
know what I mean. Okay, right…on our way.”

Fuck a duck.
I would have given anything to have recorded all
of that. Damn.

***

By the time we got to the hospital, I was
having contractions every ten minutes. Ellie went with Jeff to
check us in while Gunner stayed with me. A nurse came up and had me
sit in a wheelchair.

“Gunner, thank you for staying so calm. with
freak number one and freak number two over there, I’m glad I could
count on you to stay calm.”

“Sure, Ari. You know there’s nothing I
wouldn’t do for y’all.”

Just then, Heather and Josh
walked in. I knew the moment I saw Heather with the glow on her
face, they had made love.
Thank
God.
It’s about damn time.
She smiled as she walked up to me, and I saw Josh
look over at Gunner and smile.
Damn boy
looks like he’s walking on cloud nine.

She kissed me and asked if there was anything
she could do. I shook my head and gave her a bigger smile.

She leaned down and got up next to my
ear.

“It was amazing, Ari.”

“I knew it would be with that boy. Was he
big? I bet he was big,” I said as I winked at her.

Out of the corner of my eye, I caught Gunner
say something in Josh’s ear as he patted him on the back.

Heather laughed and shook her head at me.
“You’re nuts!”

Jeff came walking up with a
nurse, and of course, I would have to have a contraction right
then. I tried to hide it.
Oh my god, it
hurt like hell.

Jeff dropped down to his knees. “Ari, just
focus and go to y our happy place.”

“Why the fuck do you keep saying that to
me?”

Gunner and Josh started to laugh, and Jeff
snapped his head up and gave them a dirty look.

“We learned about it in Lamaze class. Don’t
you remember, babe? You were supposed to pick a happy place where
you could escape to.”

“The only happy place I’m going to is the
place where this baby is out of my stomach, and I’m drinking a damn
margarita. That is my happy place, Jeff.”

“Good, babe…just go there.”

I just stared at him.

“Baby, please don’t tell me that again, okay?
Because if you do, I’m gonna grab you by the balls until you feel
the kind of pain I’m about to feel.”

Jeff started laughing. “God, I love you,
Ari.” He leaned forward and kissed me right on the lips…fast and
hard.

***

I was finally in a room, and the contractions
were coming faster and stronger. Everyone had left the room, except
my mother and Jeff.