Hustle Him (Bank Shot Romance #2)(37)
Author: Jennifer Foor

Once he released my arm, I ran it up and down his chest. He was so sexy. Maybe to some, the tattoos on his arms would have bothered someone. They were special to him and I admired his devotion for his family. It was just another reason that I felt the way I did about him.

Ramsey slowed down even more, trying to make it last longer. Without his suggesting it, I rolled over and sat up. “What the…” He rolled on his back to see where I’d gone. I climbed on top of him before he could finish the sentence.

I straddled his body, only letting my weight over him after he was back inside of me. I leaned down and kissed him, needing to feel that tongue against my own. When I sat back up straight, I hit the pool table light with my head. It felt so good to ride him the way I was that I didn’t even care that it was swinging all around. He grabbed my hips and steadied my rapid pace, but I was already determined that I wanted him to feel the same feeling that I’d already had twice. I went faster, letting him play with my br**sts while I held my hair up with my hands. It felt so good, grinding against him like I was. I reached up higher and held onto the chain of the pool table light, using it as a push off the grind even harder. The skin on skin friction sent me over the edge. I could feel my muscles tightening and I guess he could too. He squeezed both sides of my hips and stopped me from moving. His eyes tightened and his loud groans filled the room. I leaned down and put my lips against his.

He pulled my hair back away from my face with his hands and held it there. “We need to talk.”

Before I could tell that it was a joke, he started laughing. I smacked his chest and laughed with him. “I don’t know why I’m laughing. That wasn’t funny.”

“Yeah, it kind of was.”

I ran my fingers over his tattoo. “What do we do now?”

“Right now?”

“No! With us. What happens now?” He rubbed my back with his hands.

I leaned on my elbow so I could look at him. “That depends.”

“On what?”

“On if you love me or not.” He was very direct and since I still wasn’t completely used to conversing with him, I had a hard time believing it wasn’t a dream.

“You know the answer.”

He took my free hand and kissed the back of it. I loved when he did it, so I reacted by smiling. “Do you have something against saying it?”

I shrugged. “No. I’m just scared.”

“What are you scared of?”

I immediately started to cry. “I have to tell you something and you’re not going to like it.”

For as much as I wanted to be with this man, I had to put my children first. Ramsey needed to know what I was about to be up against. “Gavin is suing me for sole custody. He claimed that I was unfit parent and even said that I was involved with you and neglecting the kids. I have my own lawyer and we are also suing for the same, but it could go either way, especially if…”

“If we’re together?”

I looked away from him, unable to face the reaction that I know he was having. “Yes.”

He took a deep breath and lifted me off of him. I jumped off the table and ran into the bathroom in tears. Unlike the last time, he followed me inside and reached to turn on the shower. “So what if we’re together?”

We waited until the water was warm and both climbed in, like we’d done it a million times before. “I’m still married. I’m committing adultery.”

“Bullshit! You haven’t lived there in months. He’s the one that got someone pregnant while you were still together.”

“It doesn’t matter. Ramsey, if he wins custody, I can’t stay here. I have to be close to my kids. I can’t lose them.” I leaned my head into his chest and he wrapped his arms around me. “I think he hired someone to watch me. I wouldn’t care what he thought, except for the fact that it would put me even with him as far as fault goes. If the judge thinks we are both equal, it could go either way. I could lose them, because I’m with you. I can’t go to court and have pictures showing up with me having late night embraces with you. He could say I was neglecting the kids to rendezvous with you.”

“We’re not going to let that happen. I won’t let him take them away from you, Vessa. That piece of shit doesn’t deserve them.”

“So, we’re breaking up again?”

He kissed the top of my head and started washing my hair. “Of course not! Look, I know what you’re afraid of. You think they’ll look into my past and it will hurt you. I’ll have you know that with the exception of the past year, I’ve been nothing but an ideal citizen. My police record is pristine. That’s how I landed this position. I spent the last ten years working my way up. We’ll just have to be careful. No public affection. No late night meetings. If you come here, you make sure it’s dark and you’re not followed.”

“It’s a terrible way to start a relationship.”

“Fuck it. Move in with me. I have plenty of room. If you live here, they won’t know what happens behind closed doors. This place isn’t in my name and my mail goes to a PO Box. The kids can have their own rooms upstairs and if it makes you more comfortable, you can take the room across from mine, until we’re ready to make things official.”

My mouth dropped open. I think if he wasn’t already holding me, I would have passed out. “Did you just?”

“Yeah, I did. I know it’s rushing things, but I had to put it out there.”

I shook my head. “The kids are just getting adjusted. I can’t do that to them. They’ll know something is up. Asha is too smart for her own good and Logan can’t keep his mouth shut about anything. It won’t work.”

He grabbed my shoulders and looked at me. “Then we’ll have to just play it safe. I’m not going anywhere, not again.”

After our shower, he led me to the bedroom. It was a place that he’d held sacred and I wasn’t sure how things were going to play out. New blankets were on the bed and the room had a different feel to it. We separated only to climb into bed and then met in the middle.

Being in his arms made me feel so safe. I wanted this with him, but I had to look out for my kids first. I appreciated that he understood and would do whatever I needed him to do. For this one night, I just wanted to be here with Ramsey. I closed my eyes and focused on his strong arms holding me tight.

Chapter 17

Ramsey