Kent clicks his tongue in sympathy and I look up at him, my eyes wide with regret. He just shakes his head at me. “It wasn’t a bad plan, Fay,” he murmurs, holding me tight. “You’re just…playing chess with the grand masters now. You’re kind of bound to be outmatched.” I frown at him a little bit. “
And I hesitate, not really wanting to agree to this because… I mean. This worked out pretty great for me. And so I loop my arms around his neck and move myself closer, letting the wet skin of my breasts press against his chest. “Well then what will we do instead?” I murmur, lifting my mouth to h
“What –“ Kent just gives me a look that silences me and I groan a little, my mouth trembling – I was so close – but I do as I’m told, unlocking my legs from their place around his waist and placing them on the ground. Before I can even think, Kent grabs me by the waist and spins me, and pressing
Still – it’s so hard – I can’t hold it back much longer – I groan, my back arching, and I whimper as I turn my face to him over my shoulder. “Kent,” I pant, “I can’t – I can’t hold it back anymore – “ “Beg me for it,” he growls, a hand sliding across my stomach to grasp my breast, his fingers tw
Kent stands up straight, jostling me a little as he his biceps tense and he holds me protectively to his chest. “Who the hell is that?” My eyes go wide as I look at our bedroom door, as if whoever rang is standing right outside of it. All of the delicious sensations slip from me in a second, repla
“Okay,” he says, looking into my eyes. “I’m going to lower you down now, and then drop you the final few feet to the –“ “WHAT!?” “Fay,” he growls, his hands tightening on mine as he glares at me hard now. “We have about ten seconds to do this –“ “You are not dropping me off this balcony –“ “
Gio laughs warmly and tilts his head to the side, giving Kent a self-deprecating grin that makes me blink in surprise at how damn charming it is. I shoot a glance at Janeen and smirk inwardly to see one side of her mouth pulling up, looking him up and down like a hungry cat. Clearly, his charm is no
“Apologies, all of this family talk got in the way of introductions,” Gio says, turning to smile at Janeen and Jerome. “Fay’s father I met, but…” Kent slides smoothly in here, taking control. “This is Janeen,” Kent says, handing her a glass of wine as she turns her mega-wat smile on Gio, “Fay’s si
My dad greets him with such genuine joy and excitement that it makes my heart swell with joy. They talk for a few minutes about Dominic’s day before dad gives him a little nudge back towards the gate where Kent and I are waiting. Dominic gives dad a kiss before running ahead again. My dad waves to
“Papa!” Dominic shouts, startling me out of my reverie as he drops my hand and darts down the road. I look up, a huge smile breaking out on my face again as I see Kent on the sidewalk just ahead. His back is to us as he speaks companionably with the butcher, a heavy bag of his purchases already hung
As I walk down the street towards the little Italian kindergarten, the whispers start around me, as they always do. I listen to all of them, a big German Shepherd padding quietly at my heels. “Is that her?” “Yes, that’s the one – I heard she was her husband’s mistress before he married her – tha
Both Kent and I laugh, but Don Bianci – across the baptismal font from us – snaps his eyes up, perhaps not liking the joke as much as we do. But I just ignore it, because dad’s right, frankly – and it’s too happy a day to care. After the final blessing everyone applauds Dominic – he likes that, bl
“Well, it didn’t seem to affect your first very badly,” Ivan says with a shrug, peering around Kent to where Daniel is laughing with an arm around Jerome’s shoulders. “So…maybe keep it up.” I smirk, squeezing Ivan’s hand once more before standing and moving to Kent’s side, tucking myself against h
“Hey, gorgeous,” Ivan says, his mouth turned up in a smirk as I cross the churchyard, beaming at him. “Look who’s talking,” I say, laughing and reaching for him when I come close enough. Ivan wraps me in a hug, dropping a kiss to my cheek as I hold Dominic a bit to the side so he doesn’t get squis
He laughs, smiling at me genuinely. “Do I make you nervous?” he asks, blunt. I laugh, unable to help it. “Has no one bothered to tell you, in all these years, that you’re a little terrifying, Don Bianci?” He grins and shakes his head at me. “Well, considering what you accomplished, young lady, I
Two months later, we’re all gathered together again. And it is only with frustration that I see Gio and Janeen standing so close together that their arms nearly brush, even though they’re still not together. I roll my eyes, dismissing the problem for a moment as I move my eyes down to Dominic and
It's an incredible night. Kent didn’t lie, not at all, about the food either. I’m shocked by the mountains of dishes that continue to follow each other, one after another, long into the night. After a few hours of it I just mournfully watch the waiters go by because I couldn’t eat another bite if I