Aww… how sweet… Is that an excuse to hold her close.
Regina woke up to the sound of soft snoring beside her ear. She thought it was Bella sprawled beside her when she felt her whole body pinned down. She turned her head and remembered Owen asking if he could stay and rest for a bit, but she wondered how they came to sleep side by side. It was something they’d have to talk about later, but at the moment, she smiled and closed her eyes. She did not want to wake him up, knowing he had a very tiring trip, so she just enjoyed the arm he had around her, keeping her warm. When she woke up the second time, she was facing Owen with her legs and arms wrapped around his body. One of his arms acted as her pillow, while the other tangled with the strings on her back. She needed to use the bathroom and did not know how to get up without waking him. But she needn’t worry because, after a few minutes, she felt him stir. He hugged her tighter and rubbed his morning wood against her body. “Owen, you need to wake up. I need to go to the bathroom.” S
Owen’s huge mahogany oak table always gave her the impression that it should belong in an old dark library filled with wall to wall books. She imagined it holding huge manuscripts the scholars would take out and read at once, all stacked up high on the desk. But after lying horizontally half naked on it with Owen on top of her, she would never think of it as a boring piece of furniture. It was something sexy. Owen slid both straps of her camisole from her shoulders, baring her breasts, making him groan when he saw them bounce from their confinement. They were fuller and more plump than he imagined them to be, and as he held them in his palms, they felt just right. Regina closed her eyes as Owen’s lips followed the path of his thumbs, licking and encircling one nipple after the other. She felt so overwhelmed by the feelings that shot through her body she had to hold on to Owen’s shoulders to stop from falling into a puddle on the floor. “Owen?” she called out his name when he sto
Hailey was confused. People were speaking so fast that she did not understand what was happening. Mandy had left, so she had no one to tell her what to do. Ronnie said he was a doctor, so she followed him when he instructed her to go with Owen so they can head home. She still did not know why she needed to go home with him, but followed the doctor with friendly eyes, anyway. “Mom, I’m sending you home with the driver. I brought my car over so I will see you at our house,” Owen instructed James not to do any side trips and head straight for home. Owen started the car, but at the doors to the lobby, he saw someone familiar, and he wouldn’t have said anything except that he just left Regina alone and did not want anybody else to call on her. Especially not this guy. He grabbed onto the man’s arm before he could even press the intercom for the doorman. “What are you doing here, Arthur? It’s the weekend. What business do you have with Regina?” “What if I’m not here to see her? Did yo
Owen frowned. Kids usually repeat what adults say, so he wondered if Regina had introduced Jason as her boyfriend. “I’m your—” “Uncle Jason is not my boyfriend, sweetie,” Regina said to remedy the situation, but her niece was unconvinced. “He should be your boyfriend because he brought us sweets,” added the one further from Owen, and he was surprised that the girls looked identical. “What did you bring us?” the twin beside Owen asked, but both stared at him pointedly. “He brought us chocolate cake,” Regina replied, saving Owen from their wrath. “Okay, I vote for him,” the girl beside Owen yelled. “And I vote for him. He has dimples,” the one beside Jason replied. “Sorry guys, they’re twins, and their names are Thing 1 and Thing 2.” She giggled after referencing their favorite fantasy movie, Alice in Wonderland. “Auntie Reggieee,” they both whined in unison. “What? Are you embarrassed? They’re not your boyfriends. They don’t care.” The twin six-year-olds looked at their chosen
“Don’t be so dramatic. You didn’t see anything.”“I did, and that will be hard to scrub from my memory. Maybe a few more weeks of babysitting will completely erase it.”“Hah! You wish.” She countered.“I think you should tell these guys to get dressed. My wife is drooling too much.” Regina laughed. Her brother was not wrong.Owen and Jason were eye candy. They looked like they hit the gym regularly as their muscles and abs looked toned, but Owen had more definition.Regina blushed when she remembered they were all over each other the day before, and she had her fingers touching and exploring his body.She had to fan herself before announcing that it was time to shower so they could get dressed and eat dessert before they headed home.Ronnie and Carmen used Regina’s bathroom while she ushered the men to the extra bedrooms to give them their toiletries. “I really appreciate that you stayed when my nieces begged so hard and cried for you to stay.”“How could I say no? I’m a sucker for p
As soon as they all finished eating the cake Owen brought from Jason’s cafe, Ronnie declared it was time to go home. Callia and Reana began to protest and come up with different excuses so they could stay. “Mom, I haven’t finished my drawing yet. Owen was helping me.” “Me too. I want to finish mine with Jason.” Ronnie could see that his daughters had overstayed their welcome. The men looked exhausted from playing with them all day, and it was time to give them back their space. “Ask your dad,” Carmen replied, and Ronnie gave a meaningful glare at his daughters, and they packed up their things quietly. She knew they were afraid of their father, so she used him as an excuse whenever she did not want to give in to their demands. Regina packed up the leftover cake and sent it home with Carmen, as she knew her sister-in-law loved the cake as much as she did. “You should just date the chef, so we have chocolate cake all the time,” Carmen whispered as they said their goodbyes. Regina
Regina ran to her apartment as soon as the elevator opened. She used the deadbolt to lock the door because she felt unnerved about Arthur’s visit. “Who are you hiding from, and why did you lock the door?” Regina grinned to cover her uneasiness. “I did not want to be disturbed by any of my relatives tonight, and the only way to do that was to lock the door.” “And you think that will keep them away?” “I’m not sure, but I am not taking chances,” she said before wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing him. She felt bold. Now that everyone was gone, she wanted to continue what they started in the kitchen the other day, but she still felt Owen holding back. “Did you kiss your other boyfriend goodbye?” he asked, avoiding her kisses by averting his head. “Oh, stop being jealous. I didn’t kiss Jason, but I hugged him.” Owen’s pupils dilated as his nose flared. “When are you going to learn that you are dating me and your relationship with other men needs to end,” he said, pinning h
Near the door, he found a baseball bat and took that with him just in case an intruder was on the premises. Owen waited for his eyes to adjust to the darkness. The patio was partly illuminated by the light from the living room and the kitchen, but since the rest of the house was dark, so were the areas near the bedrooms. Anybody could lurk in the shadows, and Owen was not taking any chances, not when it would put Regina in danger. The sound he heard came from a person or a big animal, and since they were several floors up, an animal couldn’t get up there. Regina wrapped the blanket around her body and switched on the outdoor lights to help Owen see better. In an instant, the whole area was bright as day. Outside, they found three dead birds with their feathers stuck to three different windows. “Did they hit the window and die?” Regina asked. “I told you to stay inside.” Owen was halfway through the courtyard and stopped his search. He returned to where Regina stood, in case she ne