The Journey Home(37)
Author: Kelly Elliott

“Your daddy is the hottest man ever,” I said, fanning myself. She smiled. “Yeah, you know he is, don’t you? Only he could make gagging look sexy as hell.”

Once I had her all cleaned up and wrapped in a towel, I stood and held her. I took in a deep breath and sighed. “I missed you so much.”

“Um…Maddie. You might want to give me Lily now.”

I glared at Cale. “No! I haven’t seen her in a month and she’s all clean-smelling. She’s mine.”

He walked up to me and smiled as he ran his finger along Lily’s face. His love for his daughter had my stomach clenching with desire. He looked up and placed his hand on the side of my face. “Maddie, you have shit all over your pants from where you fell on her pajamas.”

I grimaced. “Oh, gross.”

“Here, give her to me and I’ll give her a bottle and get her back to sleep. Go take a shower.”

“What should I do with my clothes?” I asked.

He gave me a look that made me take a sharp breath. “Put them in the laundry room with Lily’s. You can put on one of my T-shirts if you want.”

I bit down on my lip and slipped off my favorite pair of comfy pants. I watched Cale as his mouth opened slightly and his eyes traveled to my lacey, white thong. I pulled my shirt up and over my head, silently thanking God that I’d decided to wear the matching push-up bra. I winked at Cale as I walked out of the kitchen and into the laundry room. I grabbed Lily’s clothes and threw hers and mine into the washer and put it on hot. In the living room I glanced over my shoulder to find Cale staring at me.

“Do you mind if I use your shower?” I asked in my sexiest voice.

“Um…uh…”

I turned away from him and kept walking, making sure to swing my hips just a little bit more than necessary. “I’ll take that as a no.”

The hot water felt amazing. I must have stood under it for at least ten minutes. I grabbed the shampoo and was about to put some in my hand when I felt his touch on my shoulder. The feeling that zipped through my body was unbelievable. I spun around to find him standing in the shower with me. Naked.

I gazed down his body and then met his eyes. They were filled with desire.

“Maddie, I’m going to make love to you now.”

I smiled as I dropped the shampoo bottle and wrapped my arms around his neck.

“Screw taking it slow,” I whispered. He grinned back and pulled my lips to his.

Finally.

I’D STOOD OUTSIDE the bathroom door for a couple of minutes and debated my reasons for not going in. Finally, I thought, fuck it. I stripped out of my pants and headed into the bathroom and saw her standing in my shower. I threw out the idea of taking things slow. I wanted her. I needed her.

When our lips finally connected, she pushed her hands into my hair and moaned. I pushed her back against the shower wall and kissed her like I was never going to kiss her again.

“Cale,” she whispered. “Oh, God. I’ve missed you.”

My heart slammed in my chest. I moved my lips down her neck as I lifted her leg and she hooked it around me. My hand moved down and cupped her perfect breast. I leaned down and sucked on her nipple.

She moaned and said, “Feels. So. Good.”

I moved my lips to her other breasts as she reached down and began to stroke my dick. “Maddie, I won’t last if you keep touching me.”

She pulled her hand away and placed both hands on my shoulders. “More. Cale. Please. I’ve waited so long.”

I lightly traced my fingers down the side of her body as I moved my lips back up to her neck, along her jaw and to her ear lobe, which I began to kiss and nibble.

She sucked in a breath as my fingers made their way between her legs. She pushed into my hand and I couldn’t help but smile.

“Do you need to come, baby?” I whispered in her ear.

She thrashed her head back and forth. “I need you, Cale. I only need you.”

I pushed my fingers into her and moaned when I felt her clamp down. I closed my eyes and moaned against her sensitive neck. I began to massage her insides, slow at first and then faster. Her hips began a rhythm as I pulled back to see her face. Her head was leaned back against the wall and she was biting on her lower lip.

Fuck. I could come right now, watching her fall apart because of my fingers.

“Yes,” she said. “I’m so close.”

I knew one touch of my thumb to her clit would send her over the edge. I pulled my lips from hers and pushed my thumb against her clit, moving it in a circle. Her eyes snapped open and her head jerked forward as her eyes captured mine.

“I’m going to come, Cale. I’m going to come.” I slammed my lips back against hers and swallowed her screams of pleasure. I kept on massaging out her orgasm until she went limp in my arms.

I held her in my arms as her breathing slowly returned to normal. She had wrapped her arms around my neck and buried her face as she rode out the last waves of her orgasm. When she pulled back, she was crying. My entire world stopped.

I placed my hands on the side of her face. “Baby, what’s wrong?”

She sucked on her lower lip as she shook her head. “Please tell me I’m not dreaming. Please, Cale. Tell me this is real.”

In that moment I knew nothing would ever be the same. I reached over and turned off the water, then grabbed a towel and began drying her off. Once she was completely dry, I wrapped the towel around her. Grabbing another towel, I quickly dried off. I stepped out of the shower and threw my towel to the floor. I reached down and picked her up and carried her to the bedroom. Gently, I put her down and pulled the towel off of her body. She acted as if she wanted to cover up.

“You’re so damn beautiful. The most beautiful and perfect woman I’ve ever seen.”

She blushed and looked away for a second before she said, “You take my breath away, Cale.”

I picked her up again and laid her on the bed. I climbed onto the bed and over her. “How far do you want to take this, Maddie? I’ll do whatever you want, baby.”

She smiled that sweet smile of hers. She placed her hand on the side of my face. “I want to know I’m not dreaming. I want to wake up in the morning wrapped in your arms. I want you to make love to me.”

I smiled as I leaned down and kissed her gently. “I want that, too.” I reached over and pulled out the side drawer. She grabbed my arm.

“Have you been tested recently? I mean since…Zoey.”

I swallowed hard. “Before I married Zoey, the first thing I did was get tested. Then again after she…after she died I was re-tested. Jack suggested it.”