Total pages in book: 58
Estimated words: 54055 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 270(@200wpm)___ 216(@250wpm)___ 180(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 54055 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 270(@200wpm)___ 216(@250wpm)___ 180(@300wpm)
Dante held me close as his hips jerked with the final throes of pleasure, his lips fluttered on my cheeks, my throat, my mouth. He pumped slowly, until his cock slipped free and then he held me close under the stars like this was more than a quick and dirty fuck, like this was the start of something special.
I relaxed against him until a yawn escaped and sleep threatened. The next thing I knew I was in his arms, floating in the air and then resting on a soft cushion before sleep claimed me finally.
Sweetly.
Gloriously.
Chapter 20
Dante
“Daddy you’re smiling!” Lena’s sing-song tone yanked me from yet another daydream of last night and the backyard. And the nanny.
“I am. Should I frown?” I asked and twisted my face into a scowl that made my daughter laugh loudly. She was right, I was smiling, and I couldn’t stop myself either. I’d gotten an excellent night’s sleep, restful and deep. I woke up feeling refreshed and focused. I put in an hour at my home gym and two hours in the office returning emails and going over contracts and designs. It was a godsend to be so well rested since it was Saturday, and that meant it was just Lena and I at home. Lucy and Dotty both had the day off, which was fine with me. “You look very pretty today Lena.”
She beamed up at me with a wide smile, her cheeks blushed beautifully. “Thank you, Daddy. You look very pretty too.” Lena had picked out a white sundress with yellow polka dots on it and matching yellow sneakers. Her hair was a bit of a mess because I was just shit at doing little girl hairstyles, but she was the cutest thing I’d ever seen. I felt my heart swelling with my undying love for her. She was the sweetest and best thing to come out of my marriage, and I guess I would always be grateful to her mother for that.
I laughed. “Thank you, sweetheart. How are you this morning?”
“Good!” She shouted the words louder than necessary. “What’re we doing today?”
I smiled at my daughter’s eager face, her eyes lit with curiosity. “It’s a surprise,” I told her and braced myself for Lena’s reaction.
She bounced up and down. “I love surprises, Daddy!” She really did, and no matter what it was, except for trips to the doctor, Lena was on board with it.
“I know you do, and guess what? I love surprising you.” Lena was always so grateful, and I hoped that as she grew older, she never lost that sense of wonder and excitement, always up for an adventure.
“What’s the surprise?”
I pushed my office chair away from the desk and wriggled my brows as I closed in on Lena, who was so excited she practically vibrated with it. “It’s a surprise, that’s why it’s called a surprise.”
“Oh.” She smacked both hands over her mouth and her blue eyes widened to saucers. “Right. Sorry Daddy.”
“It’s okay. There’s nothing wrong with being excited. You can ask all you want, but I won’t tell you until the time is right.”
“Fine,” she sighed and reached for my hand. “Are we going now?”
I nodded and kept a smile fixed on my face while Lena chatted nonstop all the way to the park which was twenty minutes away. How a little person with no job and who didn’t go to school could find so much to talk about was beyond me, but most of it was—surprise, surprise—about Lucy. The one woman I was trying like hell not to think about after last night, but she was all my little girl could talk about.
Last night had been damn near magical. I’d never had sex with anyone outdoors, never mind under the moon and the stars. Lucy was even more sensual than she looked, the way she arched into me and licked her lips, the way she rolled her hips against me when my tongue dipped inside her honey. And fuck me, the sounds she made. I won’t forget those any time soon.
“Daddy are you listening?”
I sighed. “Sorry. I was just thinking about your surprise and how much I hope you like it.”
“I will,” she said with absolute confidence. “The park!” She vibrated in her car seat as we pulled into the parking lot of the city park, so excited she managed to free herself from the harness strap before I could do it. “I love the park Daddy, don’t you?”
I scooped her out of the car and set her on her feet. “Not as much as you do, but yes I do love it here. It’s so beautiful.” I pressed the button to open the trunk and give Lena her first surprise. “Ready?”
With wide blue eyes she nodded quickly as if a delayed answer might make the surprise disappear completely.