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“So, she devised a plan,” Dominick said.I looked at my oldest brother and nodded. “Once she found out she was pregnant”—I lifted my uninjured arm, pressing my palm onto the top of my head—“I was the lucky guy who walked into the bar at just the right time.”“You’re well dressed,” Jenner said. “You opened a tab with a black card. She asked a few questions, found out you’re a lawyer, where you live—she had her man.” He shook his head. “She probably got you so drunk that you wouldn’t remember if you’d put on a condom.”That was the way he saw it.Probably the way all of them did.Not me.I wasn’t the sucker who’d walked into the bar that night.I was the man who’d eventually become Everly’s father.I didn’t care that I’d gotten hustled.I didn’t care that I’d gotten lied to.She wasn’t a fucking burden.She was the biggest blessing of my life.I looked at Sydney, who hadn’t known any of this. Who had apologized endlessly for lying when there was something I was holding back from her.So
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There were pads stuck to her chest, machines beeping as they monitored her, a needle taped to the crease of her elbow, which was attached to a full IV stand.My baby.She was so tiny in the bed, her head so small as it sank into the pillow.I looked at the nurse as she said, “She’s going to be a bit out of it from the anesthesia. Don’t worry; we’ve got all eyes on her, and we’ll be handling her pain.”I thanked her and moved to Everly’s side, sitting on the bed next to her. I pressed my lips against her forehead, my eyes closing as I breathed her in. “My princess. I love you so much.”As I pulled my mouth away, her eyes fluttered open.And as she stared at me, I saw the recognition in her eyes.“Daddy … where am I?”I held back the emotion—she didn’t need to see that—and kissed her cheek. “We were in a car accident, and the doctors had to fix you up, but you’re going to be okay, baby girl.” I held her hand and brought it up to my face. Her skin, usually so warm, was cold, the scent no
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And then there was the poor old man who had fallen asleep behind the wheel—the cause for all of this.Nothing premeditated, nothing malicious.Just an unfortunate mishap that could have happened to any of us.But it’d resulted in something we would never forget.“I do have my hands full,” I finally replied. “But as long as I can see them both and be with them, that’s all that matters.”“Syd …”I continued to stare at my reflection, pulling the towel tighter around me. “Yes?”“Are you okay? I feel like no one’s asked you that question, nor have you even taken the time to think about what your answer would be. You’ve just been so focused on Eve and Ford.”I’d been in this bathroom for almost twenty minutes, making myself smell better than I had in days, and I hadn’t thought once about whether I was okay.I hadn’t even thought about myself.I’d thought about Ford and Eve.If they needed anything while I was gone.What I would do for them once I returned.“I don’t know,” I answered. “I th
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“Fudge. Whatever the fudge that means.”I ran my hand across his beard. It had grown so much thicker; it hadn’t been groomed since the accident. “I don’t know what to say …”He pushed himself up and kissed me.“Ewww, Daddy! Enough smoochin’.”I laughed as we separated and said to Ford, “I love you.” And then I pressed my lips to Everly’s cheek and whispered, “I looove you.”Twenty-FiveFordI was just finishing a set of curls when Everly came running into my home gym, shouting, “Bye, Daaaddy!”Her hair, which was getting so long, bounced like the top of a mop, her glittery shoes squeaking across the rubber flooring.“No running.”She only slowed when she reached me. “Oopsie. Too late.” She raised her arms in the air.I placed the weights down and lifted her up, holding her against my chest, and noticed Sydney standing in the doorway. Her hand was wrapped around the handle of Eve’s pink suitcase. “Looks like you have everything packed for Mimi and Papa’s house.”“Yep.” She made a face
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And now, I knew she’d done it on purpose.“It’s far past that.” I reached for her waist behind my head and guided her over until she was straddling the bench. As she went to sit on top of me, I stopped her and said, “No. Stand.”My grip lowered to the base of her pants.There would be too many steps involved for her to take them off.I didn’t want to wait.I needed her right now.I positioned my hands at the crotch of her stretch pants and pulled until the cotton ripped.“Ford!”“I’ll buy you ten more pairs.” I created a sizable hole and demanded, “Get over here. Sit on my fucking face.”She moved past my waist and up to my chest, stopping at my neck with only a few inches to go.I leaned up and placed my nose at the base of the hole I’d shredded, inhaling her scent. “Fuck me, Sydney.” Our eyes connected, and my mouth watered for her. “I need you.”Her fingers dived into my hair, pulling me toward her pussy as she took her final steps, closing the gap between us.The moment she was ov
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This time, I only used my teeth.I scraped across the edge, pulling.Flicking.And right before I surrounded the back of her nipple, she increased her speed, causing me to moan, “Sydney.”She didn’t slow as I squeezed her or as I tried to stop her.She was taking what she wanted.At this moment, it was my cock, and she was fucking me like she wanted to come.Bringing me to that place I wouldn’t be able to return from.If I was going to fucking lose it, then so was she.I licked my fingers and reached down to the top of her clit, and while her pussy stroked me, I rubbed back and forth.“Yes!” she screamed, her hips bucking. “Yesss!”She was narrowing.She was getting even wetter.She was close again.I took one of her nipples into my mouth and released it, only to say, “Now, fuck me as hard as you can,” before I bit down on it. I let go of her waist and reared my hand back, slapping her across the ass. “That’s it, Sydney. Harder.”Her head fell back.Her pussy clenched around me, keepi
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She didn’t question.She just trusted me.I led her a few paces into the ocean, so the waves crashed against our shins.My arm rested across her shoulders, hers wrapped around my waist as we walked. The height difference allowed me to press my lips into the top of her head.Inhaling her.Kissing her.“Paradise,” she said softly, her sound almost getting carried into the wind. “I can’t believe we have another week here.” She gazed up at me, smiling. “At first, I thought two weeks was a little much to be away from our girl. But you’re right; Bali can’t be done in just seven days.”I stopped moving, positioning her right where I needed her to be, and I held her chin, tilting it up.Lost in her eyes.Her presence.And then I kissed her.Just briefly.My lips brushing hers, my hand holding her steady.And when I pulled my mouth away, I glanced over Sydney’s shoulder, making sure she didn’t see what I did.The plan I’d put in place.The one I wanted to keep as a surprise for just a few more
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FordI was woken by the sound of an alarm. It took me a few moments to shake the sleep from my head until I realized it was coming from my front gate—a notification that someone was at the call box, trying to get in. The only time the alarm ever went off in the middle of the night was if I invited a woman over. Her presence anticipated, my hands stripping off her clothes the moment she walked through my door, my lips devouring every inch of her skin before she reached my bedroom.But it was three in the morning, and I hadn’t invited anyone over.I sat up, turning on the bedside light, and grabbed the tablet from my nightstand, the screen showing a woman, wrapped in a dark coat, standing in front of my call box.I enlarged the camera feed, zooming in on her face.She was vaguely familiar, not enough that I could recall her name.“Hello?” I said into the speaker. “Can I help you?”“Ford … I need to talk to you.”I wasn’t surprised she knew my name. She was pressing the button on the me
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