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  I clench my fists tightly, desperately hoping this won’t end badly. I just want her to let me in, just a little bit. I want to be in her life and my baby’s life as well. I just hope that she wants that too…

  Chapter Twenty-Nine

  Lexi

  I’m stunned. I don’t know what to say, this is so wonderful. Isaac is reacting in a much better way than I ever could have hoped. I thought he would run for the hills, desperate to get away from me and the commitment, but he’s still here, looking happy. He wants to be there for me and the baby, even if I don’t want him.

  “Of course I want you,” I pant back. “I’m just scared that everyone will push us apart.,”

  “You mean my father?” He rolls his eyes. “Don’t give a shit about my father. I don’t.”

  “But your job and everything… you can’t lose that over me.”

  “I already have plans to move on, to create my own business, you know that…”

  I don’t know what to say. I do know he wants that, but I don’t know how he’ll do it without his father’s support. But I suppose that isn’t really something for me to have an opinion on.

  “Look, Lexi, I love you. I love you with all my heart…”

  “I love you too…” Wow, saying those words at last is like lifting a weight off my chest. “So much.”

  I giggle, a new intense happiness floods through me. I practically fall against him, the man of my dreams. The person who I love more than anything, is still here with me, loving me like crazy. He holds me tight and smiles down at me with his eyes shining. This has to be a dream, it’s too damn perfect. I don’t know how I managed to get so lucky. This pregnancy was a bit of a disaster at first, but now it feels amazing.

  “So, we’re going to be together now?” Isaac asks me with a chuckle. “Properly?”

  “Yeah baby, we’re going to be together now. Me and you against the world!”

  It is going to be that way, more than I think Isaac realizes that but if he’s willing to face it then so be it. I will be better by his side. I suppose this way, now that he knows, I can return to work and everything will be the same. Or not quite the same, I’m sure I will have to face a lot of gossip, but I hardly care about that. With everything that I have been through recently, that’s the least of my worries.

  Jane and Isaac back in my life… who would have thought it?

  I lean up onto my tiptoes and press my lips to his. My arms circle his neck and he grips my waist. As we kiss, I can feel the intense passion and love swimming through us, surrounding us, bubbling up and blocking the rest of the world out. I love it like this, when it’s just me and Isaac for a while.

  “You really are amazing, you know that?” he murmurs against my lips. “And now you’re the mother of my child. I can’t believe it. I must be the luckiest son of a bitch ever.”

  Those words ignite a deep flame inside of me, the love transforms into something else. A fiery need for him. It’s been a while now and to be honest, I didn’t know that we would be here again. So, I take his hand and I drag him over to the couch where I push him to sit down. An intense lusty burst of glee races through me. The way that Isaac is looking at me is too much. I’m consumed by this animalistic need.

  I swing a leg over him and straddle him, clinging to his neck as I kiss him once more. Our tongues massage one another and the groans flying out of our mouths show just how turned on we both are. As my buzzing core grinds over his throbbing erection, I feel like a seductive sexual goddess, like I’m utterly perfect.

  My head tosses back as Isaac’s mouth moves off mine and over my exposed throat. My hair tickles over my back as he licks the inked parts of my skin, the tattoos that he loves so much. His tongue feels amazing, it reminds me of how incredible it feels when he’s plunging it into me. Deeply, feeling me everywhere.

  “Oh fuck, Isaac, you feel…” I gush, needing to express my emotions. “You’re perfect.”

  I tug off my robe and pull my spaghetti strap top up over my head, revealing my bare breasts. The way that Isaac’s eyes light up causes the hair on the back of my neck to stand on edge. I’ve missed this, the way that he always looks at me like I’m the best thing in the world, like I’m hot as all hell. I love it. I love him.

  God, it feels so wonderful to admit that aloud. To know he feels it too.

  His hands run hungrily all over my breasts until he finds my nipples. There he tugs and teases until there are noises flying out my mouth like crazy. I’m practically screaming already.

  “Your mouth,” I pant out. “I want your mouth, all over me.”

  He doesn’t need to be asked twice, he leans down and puts his lips on my breasts, his teeth grazing over me. I shudder, it’s a weird pleasure, a painful sensation, but I surprisingly like it.

  I need him and I need him now. I reach down and fiddle with his zipper, desperate to get my hands on his cock. I’ve missed the feel of him between my fingers, in my mouth, inside of me…

  Now I get to experience that all the time. Now I get him all to myself forever more.

  “I love you,” I murmur into his ear, my breath brushing over his skin. “So much.”

  “Mmm, I love you too, Lexi. You have no idea.”

  I manage to pull his erection free, and I gasp with excitement as I hold him. Fuck, he feels so good. I have missed him so much. I honestly don’t know how I would have been able to live the rest of my life without feeling this ever again. As I rub him between my fingers and he moans with sheer excitement, my whole body throbs with bliss. I just can’t stop looking at him, admiring him, wanting him. As he flops back against the couch and his eyes fall closed, I smirk to myself gleefully. I love having this power over Isaac, knowing he’s mine. I can almost feel him inside of me already, sending me spinning into that blissful place.

  It gets to a point where I can’t stand it anymore, the need for him gets too intense, so I shrug my panties off, and I angle myself over him. He grips my hips, needing to drive into me already, but I want to tease him for a couple of moments longer. I rest my forehead against his, and giggle happily, my hand hooked around his neck.

  “I guess there’s no point in fussing about protection now, is there?”

  His eyes flicker up to me and I can see the smile in his gaze. “I guess not. Not that it’s a bad thing…”

  “No.” I feel the swell of life in my stomach once more. “It’s a good thing.”

  He kisses me. Softly at first, but then it quickly becomes more intense, more passionate, deeper. I can’t hold back any longer, so I slide down onto him, angle him perfectly so he hits all the right spots. This is phenomenal, he fills me up, nothing feels better than this man’s delicious cock sliding in and out of me.

  “Fucking hell, Isaac,” I cry out. “You feel phenomenal.”

  All the blood rushes rapidly to my ears, the more that the pressure of pleasure builds, the harder my heart beats, the closer I can feel myself being pushed towards the edge, about to tumble… I cling to Isaac, holding onto his arms hard, needing to remain upright. As I crumble, Isaac holds onto my hips, helping me to grind against him, ride him in the best way possible. I can feel the intensity in him too, he’s close, driving to the edge…

  We buckle and crumble together, falling hard and fast, our sweaty writhing bodies crashing together. We scream and yell together, calling out each other’s names, drowning.

  The orgasm hits me hard, it swallows me up and completely consumes me. All I can think about is Isaac, our future, and how wonderful it can be for us. As every cell explodes, every fiber in my body wants him and only him. This is the start for us, a brand new beginning where anything is possible… and we’re going to face it together.

  Once we are both finished falling apart, I collapse on the couch next to him and slip my fingers into his hand, loving the way that his skin feels against mine. The all too familiar electrical shocks race through my skin.

  “So, where do we go from here?” I ask him with a giggle. “Do we
need to make a plan?”

  “Are you going to come back to work?” he asks. I nod in confirmation. “Good, then we can spend time together there, and out of work when you aren’t with Jane… although she actually asked me to come with you sometime…”

  “She did?! Oh wow, Jane must really like you.”

  “She told me that she was actually vouching for me all along, and she thinks I’ll be good for you…”

  I laugh and shake my head. “What the hell happened when you two met? This is nuts. I don’t know how comfortable I am. I would much rather have been there to navigate how it goes.”

  “Well, it’s a bit late for that now. We’ve met.” His hand rests idly against my belly and although there isn’t a bump there yet, I’m sure that he can feel the life blooming inside of me as well. “Does she know?”

  I shake my head once more. “No, not yet. I want to tell her face to face, but she hasn’t let me see her. I guess that’s the news I will share with her tomorrow. I wonder what she’ll think…” All of a sudden, my eyes snap up. “How did she look, when you saw her? Did she look really sick or is she improving?”

  The way that his eyes move away has me nervous. “I don’t know. I don’t have anything to compare it to.”

  “Hmmm. Okay.” I don’t want to push him. It scares me to know it could be bad. I’d rather not spend all night worrying, when I can’t help until tomorrow. “Well, I suppose I will see what she has to say tomorrow.”

  “I take it that means you need one more day off?” he nudges me playfully.

  “Oh… would that be okay? I know that you’ve had to put up with my absence for a long time…”

  “I don’t mind. Whatever you need, I will be here. If you need time off, I can cope. Especially since I’m on my way out of that company, as soon as I can be anyways. A bit of chaos doesn’t matter.”

  “I don’t want to make things worse between you and your dad…”

  “If anyone is doing anything to make it worse, it’s him. You don’t need to worry about that.”

  “Yeah…” I tease. “I guess you’re right about that one.”

  I snuggle into him, resting my head against his chest and feeling the love flow through us. I listen to the beating of his heart, knowing that each pump is for me. I grin, feeling everything coming back together at last. I almost lost it all, but I remained strong and now I’m okay again.

  Chapter Thirty

  Isaac

  Lexi leans up and presses her lips to mine, holding her kiss for a little too long, before she forces herself to drag away. I don’t want her to go either, it’s much better when we’re interlocked, but we both have a lot to do today. I have to spend the day in the office, keeping things running until I can leave, and she needs to spend some alone time with her sister. I know that Jane invited me back, but their first meeting needs to be just the two of them. I’m sure they have a whole lot to catch up on. Including me, and our baby too.

  Our baby… now that is one hell of a commitment, but it feels great. I don’t know how great a father I will be, I haven’t ever had any experience with kids before, but Lexi makes me want to dive into this head first and slide along in this adventure with her. She allows me to believe that anything is possible.

  I can just see it now, her with our child in her arms, us living together, getting married… the whole nine yards. With Lexi, I want everything that I have always been afraid of before. But when it’s with her, I don’t care about anyone else. I have always heard the phrase when you know, you know, but I didn’t realize how accurate it was. And now I know. She’s the one, the woman I will be with forever.

  “Goodbye.” She pats my nose and kisses me once more. “I will see you later on.”

  “You better believe you will,” I growl. “I want to know how today goes for you.”

  “I would say the same about you, but I don’t want to have to think about the office until I need to be there.”

  “Yeah.” I laugh. “Fair enough, I can understand that. I don’t blame you at all.”

  I hug and kiss her one more time before we share ‘I love yous’ which feels wonderful to say. Then it’s time to force ourselves apart. I suppose at least it won’t be long until we’re together again,

  As I leave Lexi, I grab my cell phone and I make a call that I have been planning since yesterday. It’s something I need to do in private though, so she doesn’t know what I’m up to. I want to cover the costs of the rest of Jane’s treatment, so Lexi doesn’t have anything to worry about. With our baby growing in her stomach, she doesn’t need the stress. Plus, she needs every penny for our child. Sure, it will take some cash out of my business fund, but this is worthwhile. This is for the woman that I love, and her family, our family.

  A warm, glowing happy sensation washes through me as I sort everything out. It isn’t an issue at all. The hospital isn’t bothered where the money is coming from, as long as the bill is being paid.

  The happiness doesn’t subside until I step into the office, and I see the glowering look on Charlie’s face. This isn’t good. His face can only mean one thing… my father is coming, and I think he wants to see me.

  “What’s going on?” I demand. “How worried do I need to be? Is this shit going to hit the fan?”

  He nods. “I might as well be honest, it’s going to be bad.”

  I roll my eyes. “Why this time? What have I done?”

  “He’s been speaking to human resources and he knows that you have been paying Lexi, despite the fact that she hasn’t been in the office for a while. I would say run for the hills, but I don’t think you’ll escape.”

  My blood runs cold, this really might be it. The moment where I’m forced out of here without me being ready. I don’t even have any defense. I really have done a bad thing here.

  “Right, well I’m going into my office, I will wait for him there. There’s no point in me trying to hide away when he’s going to come up with that booming voice, making sure that everyone hears.”

  Despite the fact that I’m in the wrong here, Charlie gives me a sympathetic look. That’s so rare, I’m actually scared. As I get into my office and I close the door, I can’t sit down, because I’m so much on the edge. I walk up and down, waiting, knowing what’s going to happen next and wishing I could run away.

  “Why am I still here?” I mutter with a head shake. “Why haven’t I left already?”

  There are so many reasons why I haven’t, and I’ve thought of it enough times to be certain. But right now, it all feels like crappy excuses. I should be on my own already, running my own company. I’m sure I could raise some funds in some other way, get investment somehow, start out the usual way. Sure, it will be slower, but it will be all my own. I could just… walk out of here before I have to deal with anything.

  “I’m back!” But then his voice comes, and I know it’s too late. I don’t stand a chance.

  I slump into my office chair and wait. My computer isn’t even on, I guess I don’t have time before everything crumbles and falls apart. My world is about to change again. Twice in just as many days.

  Dad torments me by not coming to me right away. I know what he’s doing as he heads to everyone in turn, talking loud enough to make sure that his voice grates on me, making me even more nervous. I try not to succumb to it, because I don’t want to give him what he wants, but it’s a massive challenge to control.

  By the time he finally gets to me, I’m grinding my teeth with anxiety. Judging by the smug look on his face, he knows this, he can see right through me, and he likes how much he’s wound me up.

  This isn’t normal. It’s not a typical father and son relationship. I doubt other people have this.

  “Get it over with, Dad.” I fold my arms across my chest. “I already know that you have come here to yell…”

  “I haven’t come here to yell.” He clutches his hand to his chest, acting shocked. “I’ve come to talk.”

  “Sure you have.” I just about resist ro
lling my eyes. “Well then, let’s talk.”

  He sits across from me and smirks. He taps his fingers together looking like an evil villain in some shitty movie. “I want to talk to you about Lexi Tyler… the woman I told you to fire.”

  “I know, Dad, but I already let you know that wouldn’t happen because she’s a great PA…”

  “But she hasn’t been recently, has she? From what I hear, she hasn’t been here at all.”

  I purse my lips together tight, pondering my answer before speaking out. I need to phrase this in the correct way to stop him from yelling. “She’s been having personal problems.”

  “Personal problems and business don’t mix. How many times have I told you that?”

  “Even when it involves the hospital and family members, Dad? Because not everything is black and white.”

  “You’ve been fucking her.” He leans back in his chair. “Don’t think that I don’t know what’s been going on. You practically admitted it the last time that I was here. That’s why you’re giving her this leeway. You wouldn’t be treating her like this if she wasn’t in here sucking your cock. I know what’s going on.”

  “Don’t be so gross, Dad. It isn’t like that. We’re in a relationship.”

  “Oh bullshit.” His eyes nearly roll to the back of his head. “What a load of crap. You’re never in a relationship. That’s part of your charm. It’s always just flings. This one must have just lasted longer than others.”

  “We’re in love,” I insist. “We’re having a baby. This is long term stuff.”

  “Oh shit, really? Well, I guess that makes it a bit more complicated, but it isn’t the end of the world.”

  “Complicated, how? I don’t see how my feelings for someone else can be complicated.”

  “Don’t be an idiot, son. Don’t make me say it aloud.” He tries to stare me down, but I’m not going anywhere. “Okay fine, I will. High society will never accept you with Lexi, and that looks bad on me and your mother. That will affect business and I can’t have that. I have allowed this little charade to go on for long enough. Too long, by the looks of things, but that ends now. I’m putting an end to it here.”