BAILEE Alex’s house was warm and bright. All the windows were open, and I could hear a vacuum going upstairs. Things had been quiet between us since his comment in the car about our relationship, and for a little while, I just wanted to pretend that everything was okay between us… that we could b
BAILEE “Alex,” I moaned, arching my back until my chest was pressed against his. “I’m serious, Bailee,” Alex warned, and I gasped as he reached down and began lifting my dress. My heels felt heavy, hanging from my feet. Yet, Alex didn’t seem to mind them as he lowered one hand to run down the s
ALEXANDER “That’s my girl,” I said before thrusting forward into her. She cried out my name as I pushed in as deep as possible, savoring the feeling of her tightening and pulsing around me. “Oh, God.” She gasped, her eyes tightly closed, and her lips parted. Her legs constricted around me for a
BAILEE The sheets of his bed were soft and warm as I lay with my cheek on his chest. His fingertips ran up and down my spine as I stared out the window on the other side of him, wondering how my life had come full circle. It felt good. Right, even to be here in his bed. “You’re thinking too lou
BAILEE “We both know it was Caleb,” I said, grabbing the top sheet and pulling it over my chest before standing. “He had mentioned it the day after you saved me and took me to Ben’s house.” “I know that, but I need hard evidence,” Alex said, and I grabbed his arm, turning him to face me again as
BAILEE I had been annoyed when a group of people showed up at Alex’s house, stating they were there for damage control. It only intensified when I was politely excused by the mysterious Diana, who had called and ruined our day only a few minutes earlier. Alex had told me I could stay, but it wa
BAILEE “Why don’t you just call him, invite him over, and work through things?” I said, grabbing a knife from the block so I could butterfly the chicken. Even if Alex answered, I doubted that he would be able to talk about this right now, let alone drop everything to come over. “That’s not how m
BAILEE “I want to see Daddy!” Brinley screamed as fat tears rolled down her perfectly round, red cheeks. She had woken up in a tizzy, and all of my energy had been drained before we had even left the house. “I know, Honey! It is hard for you that you don't see Daddy anymore, and it’s okay to fe