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  He popped the hatch and produced a blanket from the trunk spreading it out in the back. He picked me up and placed me in the middle before coming to situate himself between my thighs. Dropping his head he kissed me trying to convey a message, I just wasn’t sure what it was.

  “Piper you know how I feel about you, right?”

  Looking at him with a puzzled expression. “Yeah, I care about you too.” I said sincerely. It was hard not to know that he cared for me since he made it pretty evident in just about everything he did for me.

  “Good.” Was all he said, before pulling my jeans down and working me into a frenzy.

  Before long he was sliding into me thrusting forward slightly as I used his back as a scratching post. Feeling the need to mark my territory from Rowan or any other skank that might try and snatch him away from me. He filled me, claiming me as his, devouring me. I drank in the sight of him sliding in and out in the moonlight, his hardness glistening with the wetness of my arousal. It was infuriatingly sexy, and I never wanted it to end. My nerves finally decided to go back into hibernation, and my body let go as I shuttered around him.

  The expression in his eyes told me more than his words ever could. I was where he wanted to be. I bit into his collarbone grazing down and running my teeth across his pierced nipple flicking it with my tongue. He growled before spilling himself into me crying out my name.

  My lips were deliciously raw from kissing. There was no doubt that if Sandy was still up when we got back she would know exactly what we were up to, and it wasn’t just carnival fun. Leaning in for one last kiss I wanted to live in this moment forever. Blake and I were at our best when we were alone. Helping me back into my jeans and buckling his belt he scooped me up and placed me on the hood of the truck so we could lay and watch the stars. The sky was so clear, it was as if you could see the whole universe. I nuzzled into the crook of his shoulder occasionally gazing up at his beautiful profile.

  “Aubrey said, Jake has a ladder. Have you ever thought about getting one?”

  Suddenly embarrassed about my brazenness, I toyed with my hands thinking how hot it would look, plus she said it felt unbelievable.

  “Honestly, no. But, if you wanted me to get one, I would.” He said earnestly. “I was there when he got his, he said it hurt like a motherfucker but that it was worth every ounce of pain. Would you really want me to get one? No sex for six weeks.” He grimaced.

  Winking. “I’ll think about it, and let you know.”

  Once back at the house everyone had already turned in for the night. Blake’s sister Joss was due back from school tomorrow night, and I could tell how much he missed and cared for her, by the way he talked about her. His whole face lit up at the sound of her name.

  I decided to shower in hopes of staying clean for more than a couple hours, but with Blake around it always seemed to be an impossible feat, he was insatiable. Turning the water to a warm temperature I stepped in letting it pour over my face and my mind drifted to Cole again wondering if he was okay. By the time I got out I started feeling unsettled again and Blake was already asleep. I grabbed my phone off the dresser and texted him.

  Hey, just checking in. Everything okay?

  Hitting send and feeling guilty at the same time I waited for a reply.

  What do you think? I’ve never been less okay in my life… I need this hole gone. When you left you took the biggest piece of me with you.

  Tears welled in my eyes as I quickly wiped them away. I needed to remember why we broke up in the first place and why not to go back, no matter how sorry he was. So far Blake was good for me and to me, much better than what Cole had been in the last year or so, but I guess love just doesn’t die right away. Shutting my phone off I crawled into bed snuggling close to Blake. As soon as he sensed me he turned on his side pulling me close, wrapping me protectively in his arms.

  He was exactly what I needed. Safety.

  Blake

  I woke up before Piper and decided to let her sleep so I could have coffee with my parents without her getting the fifth degree about her entire life up until now, or questions about last night. The thought made my dick twitch. Pulling a t-shirt over my head I made my way downstairs where my parents were already sitting at the table drinking coffee and reading the paper. My mom smiled as soon as she saw me and stood for a hug.

  “I’m so happy you were able to make it home for a couple days, baby boy. I missed you.”

  “I know Mom, but I’m only a phone call away.” I laughed.

  “It’s not the same thing though. No matter how old you are you’ll always be my baby.”

  “Oh Sandy, leave the poor boy alone and at least let him get a cup of coffee before you start the lovefest.” He teased.

  She walked over to the counter and fixed me my coffee setting it on the table.

  “Piper seems really sweet. I think she’s good for you. Much better than Rowan.”

  My mom wasn’t Rowan’s #1 fan, especially since the failed proposal.

  “She is. She’s got a tough exterior, but once you get inside she’s amazing.”

  “Amazing, huh?” I turned to see her standing in the doorway smiling.

  My heart leapt in my chest as soon as I saw her standing there looking more beautiful than anyone had the right to first thing in the morning. I held my arm out. “Come here you.”

  She walked over shyly and as soon as she was close enough I pulled her into my lap. She fit perfectly with me in every way. Nuzzling my face in her hair I breathed in her almond and coconut shampoo loving the bright, shade of red that she kept her hair.

  My mom was fixing Piper a coffee, so I seized the opportunity to move her hair and lick the top of her angel wing on her shoulder blade making her squirm, which was probably a terrible idea because now I wasn’t going to be able to stand up for quite a while. Judging by the smirk she was sporting, she knew exactly what she was doing.

  Grinning at me, she did one more inconspicuous grind into my cock.

  “We’ll be back in a couple minutes. I- uh, I have to talk to Piper about something in private.” I held her close to my front as I moved her like a human shield until we were out of view. As soon as we reached the stairs I threw her over my shoulder and took the steps two at a time. Kicking the door shut behind me I tossed her onto the bed and kicked my boxers off, needing to be inside her, now. Pulling her sleep shorts down I could see she was already wet for me, she always was. I dipped one finger into her slick heat just to double check before bam-bam slipped inside his happy place.

  Jeez, I wanted to fucking live inside her.

  I wondered if I took enough Viagra if I could just walk around with her attached to me 24/7. She was always so tight and wet, damn did she get fucking wet for me. Digging her nails into my biceps I could tell she was trying her best not to scream as I thrust methodically inside her, hitting that secret spot that I found during our wedding weekend rendezvous.

  I kissed her fervently until I knew she was at the brink when I leaned forward so she could bite my chest. She sunk her teeth into my flesh as she pulsated around me, holding me, milking me. There was no way that I could ever have enough of her.

  “You’re in so much trouble.” She whined, getting flustered and putting her hands over her face.

  “Why, what did I do? You knew exactly what was going to happen, just be happy I had enough restraint to make it up the stairs because I could have taken you right on the kitchen table. He’s not exactly easy to hide.” I said pointing at bam-bam and making her face go almost as red as her hair. “Pipe, relax. My parents aren’t old school, they know exactly what we’re doing and frankly I’m surprised my mom hasn’t been pushing for grandkids since we got here.”

  “I know, but it makes me feel like I’m disrespecting them or something.”

  “You’re so cute. Come on, let’s go get some breakfast. I have plans for the afternoon and Joss should be here around dinnertime.” I helped her back into her sleep shorts biting her toes as she steppe
d into them. She had perfect feet, so sexy just like the rest of her.

  I led her back to the kitchen before she could take off and hid in the closet for the rest of the day. My dad was hiding behind his paper trying not to laugh when we got back into the room and my mom just mumbled something about men under her breath smiling at Piper.

  “What do you kids have planned for the day?” My dad asked.

  “It’s a surprise.” I said smugly, proud of the plans I made.

  We ate breakfast, laughing the entire time. I noticed Piper start to let down her guard a bit. For being a hard-ass covered in tattoos she sure gave a big shit about what people thought about her.

  I discreetly pulled out my phone to text my friend Len to see if he had everything organized and ready to go, he did. I felt like a kid on Christmas as I had her get ready so we could leave. I pulled Piper out the front door, calling a goodbye to my parents and taking off toward Lennox, which is about 20 minutes from here. We used to go there a lot on the weekend when I was growing up. It’s full of parks and trails and held the perfect place for what I had planned.

  “Where exactly are we going?” She asked as we started getting further and further away from Phoenix.

  “It’s a surprise, but I think you’re going to like it. At least I hope you do.”

  I pulled into the parking lot of the park and helped her out spotting Len’s Audi four cars away. She was looking at me with a curious expression as we made our way past the entrance and headed into the wooded section. Following the trail until I spotted it, it still looked exactly like I remembered.

  “A tree fort?” She asked, rolling her eyes.

  “Not just any tree fort. My dad and I built this when they redid the park ten years ago. It’s special to me, and I wanted to bring you here, but there’s more.” Right then Len dropped the rope set of stairs that he obviously took up so no one else would be able to get up there before us.

  I helped her climb up, following closely behind her. When she got to the top she seemed shocked to see Len in there. He was an old friend of mine that I’ve kept in close contact with over the years. He was tall with dark shaggy hair and a goatee. The blanket was spread out on the floor adorned with rose petals and champagne sitting in an ice bucket settled in the corner. The curtains that my mom made were drawn closed and shut us out from the rest of the world. The picnic basket sat next to the window with the big surprise inside.

  “Nice to meet you, Piper. I’m Len.” He said putting his hand out.

  “You too.” She replied shyly.

  “Well, I’m gonna get out of your hair. Have fun you two.” He winked.

  “Thanks Len.” I said patting his back. As soon as he was off I pulled the stairs back up and closed the hatch secluding us in the fort.

  “What do you think?” I asked her, curiously.

  “It’s neat. You and your dad really made this?”

  I nodded and patted the floor next to me. She took a seat and kept looking around. I pulled the basket to me and took out the sandwiches and salads that Len picked up for us. I made sure that Piper got her favorite Turkey and cheese with extra mayo. I fixed her up a plate adding some macaroni salad and chips.

  My heart started hammering behind my ribcage. It felt like it was going to grow wings and fly right out of my chest. I don’t know why I was so damn nervous all the sudden. Picking at my sandwich hoping that my nerves would subside I decided just to go for it.

  “Piper, you know I care about you, a lot.” She nodded with her mouth full. “I guess the main reason I wanted to bring you here was to bring my past and my future together. I know you’re still feeling conflicted about what went down with Cole, and I accept that. I know that this is still really new, but I know what I feel, and I’ve felt it for a long time. I-” Taking a deep breath I let it out, three words that said everything I’ve been holding in for the past 6 months. “I love you. It’s okay if you can’t say it back yet, but I want you to know how I feel.” I pulled the box out of the basket and handed it to her.

  She stared at me with her mouth agape and slowly lifted the lid revealing a skull padlock encrusted with gems and diamonds, an exact replica of the tattoo she did for me. Hanging alongside the lock was the key. The chain was made of titanium and looked very industrial, which was exactly her style. I wanted her to have something she could wear that reminded her of me, and this was it. Len did an outstanding job on it to boot.

  Picking it up and examining it closer, she looked at me with a single tear rolling down her warmed cheek. “It’s beautiful, Blake. Thank you.”

  I wasn’t surprised that she didn’t say it back. I secretly wished that she would have, but she owned me in every sense of the word, so it was fine. Taking the box from her I pulled it out of the satin and fastened it around her neck. I pulled out two champagne flutes from the basket. Popping the cork I poured the bubbly liquid handing her one. Clinking glasses I leaned in and kissed her. I showed her exactly how much I loved her until the sun was starting to set before heading home to see Joss.

  When we arrived back at the house, I pulled in next to Joss’ little, white Volkswagen. I parked and hopped out, grabbing Piper and heading inside. As soon as I opened the door Joss was there wrapping her legs around me and pulling me into a hug. Her hair grew a lot since I saw her last time and she looked a little thinner, but was still the same beautiful sister I remembered.

  “Blakey!” She yelled, squeezing me tighter.

  I squeezed her back. “Hey Joss, I missed you. This is my girlfriend, Piper.”

  “Oh my God, I’ve heard a lot about you. I see he gave you your present. It’s gorgeous, by the way.” She cooed.

  “Thanks, he’s full of surprises this one.” She said pointing her thumb at me, and laughing.

  “Come in to the kitchen and meet Tom. Mom’s just about done fixing dinner, and then we can all catch up.”

  I noticed a guy sitting at the table talking with my dad. This must be the boyfriend that he was telling me about. Just one look at him and I already didn’t like him. He looked too Abercrombie and a total kiss ass, but something else was amiss. His blonde hair was gelled without a single hair out of place. Weasel looking motherfucker. He stood up to shake my hand when I walked in. I grabbed it hard enough to really crush some fingers, feeling pleased that I was still able to be the intimating brother.

  “Tom Brody, Joss has told me a lot about you. I constantly hear about her rock star brother, so it’s good to finally get to meet you.” He said flinching.

  Nodding before letting go of his hand I went to go wash mine. My mom ordered everyone to take a seat and put the pork roast on the table, along with all the fixings. I dug in filling my plate and making sure that Piper had some before stuffing my face.

  It was melt in your mouth delicious.

  I couldn’t stop eyeballing Tom from across the table. I wanted to know what his deal was, and why I got bad vibes off him. What did Joss see in him other than his looks? He was making small talk at my dad who was trying his best to act polite and failing miserably because the dude was such an arrogant douche.

  My mom was grinning from ear to ear as Joss talked about school and the new friends she was making at the design firm she was apprenticing at. Joss was talking to Piper about tattooing and said that she wanted to get one if Piper would draw it up and do it for her. Piper agreed.

  They seemed to hit it off right away, and I felt myself unwind a little more. Piper kept putting her hand on my thigh and squeezing, as if reassuring me she was okay. I moved my hand to her lap and slid it right up her center making her drop her fork, letting out a small gasp. It didn’t matter that we already did it three times today I still wanted her more. All day, every day.

  “Tell me Tom, what exactly is it that you do again?” My dad said gruffly.

  “I’m in sales.” He said smugly.

  His tone irritated me and automatically sent off a light bulb in my head.

  “What kind of sales? After all, sales
is a broad profession.” My dad pressed.

  “She’s a tattoo artist and you’re on my ass about being in sales.” He started getting loud until Joss glared at him. I fought the urge to lay him on his ass right then and there. “I’m in pharmaceutical sales.”

  Something in my gut told me he was selling pills to kids on campus. I knew from my one semester that a lot of kids took Adderall so they could stay up late working on papers and lots of other took stuff recreationally just because. Joss seemed to be getting uncomfortable, and I started looking at her for signs that she might be using something too.

  My heart dropped as soon as I realized that she damn well might be.

  That fucking dirt-bag!

  My hand started shaking, and Piper excused us dragging me upstairs and slamming her lips against mine as soon as we were in the safety of my room. Instantly, I forgot everything but her, and her almond and coconut shampoo that engulfed my senses. I pulled her close to me until we were as close to becoming one as possible and laced my fingers in her hair holding there until we were both breathless.

  “Are you calmer now?” She asked, looking up at me.

  “A little, but now I’m all worked up again.” I complained looking down at my dick protruding in my pants.

  “Not now cowboy, I’ll give you your ride later.” She winked and grabbed me pumping a handful of times before flopping on the bed and crossing her feet. Damn, I’m gonna have blue balls. I climbed on top of her and snuggled into her chest.

  “Do you think she’s using too?” I felt guilty asking her, knowing it was going to bring up emotions that she didn’t really want to deal with just yet.

  “I don’t know, Blake. It’s hard to tell. Look at Cole, I had no idea for months and by the time I did it was when he got sick of trying to hide it and didn’t give a fuck anymore.” She said sadly.

  “I’m sorry babe, I didn’t mean to bring it up. I’m just trying to get a grasp on the situation. I wonder if my parents know. She’s my little sister Pipe, if she needs help I want to make sure she gets it.”