by Lewis, Anna
“So…there are no hard feelings here?” I asked slowly. Ennio took a deep breath and almost shrugged.
“Not hard enough that I would have anyone come after you or your family. After all, Gio is my grandson, I wouldn’t put him through more than he’s already been.”
“Thank you Ennio…this means—”
“This means it all stops. No more of your hired men coming after my guys or trying to uncover anything. Do not contact me again, I did this purely as courtesy due to the ordeal you were put through,” his voice was firm as he held my gaze with a singular focus.
“I understand.” Ennio nodded once and then got up and simply walked away. I let out a huge breath once he was gone. When I saw about four guys from the surrounding tables get up to leave as well was when I realized Ennio was hardly alone in here…and he really had offered me a courtesy. A waiter came up then asking for my drink order, but I declined and got up to leave as well. Devon came up behind me out of nowhere as I made my way to the still waiting car.
“How’d it go?”
“Good…he said he understood what I did and that we were done.” Devon let out a breath of relief.
“Good shit man,” he clapped me on the shoulder just before we got in. I couldn’t wait to get back to Maddy.
* * *
“What are you still doing up?” I found Maddy reading a book, wide awake at four in the morning. She was sitting up in bed, all the lights on and everything.
“Waiting for you,” she said simply.
“Yeah, but I texted you and everything,” I said with a chuckle.
“Well the baby and I needed to see you in the flesh before we could fall asleep.” I laughed and went over to her side of the bed, kissing her soundly on the lips.
“You and the baby? Whose eyes aren’t even developed yet?” I chuckled.
“Actually they are, his or her eyelids are just fused shut right now,” she said, making me laugh all over again.
“Are you naked under that shirt?” I asked her, sitting down and caressing her collarbone.
“I am…but you can’t peek or touch until you give me the details,” she teased, pulling my hand away in the process.
“Ennio…he’s not mad at me for killing Giovanni. He understood that I needed to do what I had to. He had given up on Giovanni long before it got to what happened upstate. Plus, he says he doesn’t want to put Gio through anything more and that since we’re done…we’re done. No more PI’s, no more getting into contact with him, or going after any of his guys.”
“Thank God, that’s…music to my ears,” she said with a smile. I kissed her thoroughly then, sliding the t-shirt of mine she normally wore to bed over her head. Her breasts were so full and heavy; I could honestly play with them all day.
“Josh…that’s going to make things go a lot faster,” Maddy said breathlessly. I smirked and stopped rubbing her nipples with my thumbs. Instead I pressed a kiss to both before I nibbled on her neck and slid my hand underneath the blankets. She was already moist, her folds slick as my fingers moved against them. Maddy gasped, her hips circling against my hand as I rubbed her clit.
Her hand travelled south, pressing against my erection and rubbing it through my jeans. I moved with her hand almost languorously. I could savor her all day. I felt her legs stiffening just as she moved with my fingers with more fervor. Her other hand gripped my arm tight and soon she was shuddering delicately against me as she orgasmed. I turned her on her back and slid down so that I could hook her legs over my shoulders. Not wasting any time before my mouth was on her, sucking her clit into my mouth. She jerked against me, a moan leaving her lips as her fingers pushed into my hair.
“Josh…I want you inside,” she breathed, almost begging.
“I’m just getting started Maddy…” I told her, pausing what I was doing of course, making her cry out in slight dismay. I flicked my tongue against her clit relentlessly, until she was shuddering and pulling my hair with both hands. Then I slid two fingers into her and thrust right against her g-spot, making her orgasm all over again. Maddy was a sight to see. Her head thrown back against the pillows as her chest heaved with the ragged breaths she was taking in. I kissed up along her belly and stopped at her breasts. I sucked one nipple into my mouth while I quickly undid my jeans. I had to separate from her briefly as I pulled off my clothes and laid back down.
“Please Josh…” she breathed.
I kissed her neck before I slid into her in one thrust. As soon as I was deep inside she came again…saying my name on a sob as I kept going, chasing my own release and to be honest it didn’t take long, I was already close. My orgasm punched right through me, my vision wavered and my knees turned to jelly as I came hard. I emptied into her with a sort of abandon that came from having to worry about nothing but the woman I love.
* * *
“Why are we walking so fast Josh?” Maddy asked me for the hundredth time.
“I don’t want to miss the fireworks is all…” I said.
“But you can see them all over the park,” Maddy’s confusion turned into disgruntlement. She wasn’t exactly as happy as Gio and I were all day, she didn’t get to ride as many of the attractions because of the baby.
“But this is the best view, come on…” I tugged on her hand a bit and Gio began to jump and point.
“Look, look!” I glanced up and saw that we’d made it. Thank goodness we came at such a perfect time. Most people were with their families for Thanksgiving and there were nothing but a few tourists still strolling by. There was plenty of space for me to do this.
“Wow…” Maddy looked up at the Magic Kingdom Castle with eyes as awed as Gio’s. I pulled the carefully picked out ring from my back pocket and got down on one knee.
“Oh look he’s proposing!” an onlooker alerted Maddy to what was going on and her eyes met mine in shock.
“Joshua…” her voice was only a little puzzled, but already getting choked up.
“Maddy…” I paused to take her hand and a deep breath. Gio was watching attentively from beside her. “I remember how you told me you wanted to be proposed to when we were ten years old. You said you wouldn’t say yes unless it was in front of the Cinderella Castle at sunset…” Cue the chuckles and ooh’s and ahh’s from the peanut gallery. But the look in Maddy’s eyes, the love and joy blocked all of that out. It was just she and I on her front stoop in Long Island New York.
“I don’t know how to express in words what I feel for you, but I think you know just how far my love for you and Gio goes. I’ve said it before that I want to spend the rest of my life with you, and I do. I love you Maddy, will you marry me?”
A tear fell down Maddy’s cheek, but she nodded, a huge grin spreading across her face as she gave a soft, ‘yes.’ Joy soared in my chest as I put the classic diamond ring on her finger and got to my feet to take her up in a huge sweeping kiss.
“Finally!” Gio said, making everyone laugh and clap just as the first of the fireworks went off behind the castle.
“You’re really somethin’ you know that?” Maddy said, her voice still had tears in it. I laughed and kissed her again.
“So are you darlin’, so are you.”
THE END
Never Ending Love
Book 1: The Rebound
When Abbie finds her long term love in bed with another woman, she swears off men forever – and this time she means it! But then the very hot music producer Travis starts to sweep her off her feet with his sexy body and smooth words. She knows that the affair is scandalous, and the opposite of what she should be doing, but she can’t seem to resist…
Only he says that he isn’t forever, and that commitment isn’t his thing.
What will she do when the man that was supposed to only be her rebound goes on to break her heart all over again?
Chapter 1
Abbie sighed as she climbed off of the plane, just to head straight onto the train that would take her home. She absolutely loved her career as a dan
cer, which was great because she’d spent her whole life trying to achieve it, but it wasn’t as glamorous as she’d assumed it was going to be. She thought it would be exciting to travel the world, to see different places, and to dance for all kinds of weird and wonderful projects. But the reality of it was a lot of travelling, a lot of sitting around waiting, and a whole heap of very late nights. In fact, she spent most of her life absolutely exhausted!
The world tour that she’d just been on with a semi-famous female singer had been amazing. The celebrity might have been a massive, trouble-causing diva, but the rest of the dancers were great – and that made her job easier and a lot more fun to do.
However, the star had just been caught with cocaine around her nose by a newspaper photographer, and although it wasn’t public news just yet, it would be very soon, so they had been forced to cut the tour short while they sent her to rehab. Her clean cut (very false) image was about to be destroyed, and her PR team wanted to be on top of it before the story exploded.
Abbie was sad to leave all of her new friends behind in such an abrupt fashion, but she was very excited to get back to see her boyfriend of three years – Greg – whom she had missed like crazy whilst being away. They texted and spoke on the phone a lot, but it wasn’t the same as seeing him in person.
Greg had been acting a little strangely recently, and Abbie was convinced that she knew why. She thought that he was finally going to propose, and she absolutely couldn’t wait for it. She’d waited a long time for him to show any sign of taking their relationship to the next level, and she’d dropped enough hints, so it was definitely time.
She stared at the reflection of her tired expression in the window of the train, critically examining her long dark hair and her green sleepy eyes. This wasn’t how she wanted to see Greg for the first time after so much time apart, but she was also aware that he wouldn’t be bothered. That was the best thing about their relationship. They were so comfortable around one another. He loved her no matter what.
Abbie smiled secretly to herself, pleased that she’d kept this homecoming a secret. She couldn’t wait to see the look on his face when she burst in and completely surprised him.
He was going to be blown away!
Chapter 2
Abbie crept through the front door, trying desperately to keep her giggles inside. The closer she got to seeing the love of her life, the more hysterical she became.
It was already late, so she knew that he would be in bed, and she half-expected to find him sleeping too. Despite that, she snuck quietly into the bathroom and made herself look a little more presentable, just in case. She smoothed down her hair and quietly washed her face, looking happier with each passing second.
The tiredness started to give way to something else, and she couldn’t wait another second longer.
“Honey, I’m hooome,” she sang out as she swung the bedroom door open.
But the sight that greeted her was the last thing in the world that she was expecting.
“What!?” she gasped, as her brain tried to process what she was looking at. Logically she understood perfectly, but it was taking a while for the emotional side of her to catch up on that. “What the fuck is going on?”
Greg was naked, on his knees on the bed, and in front of him, on all fours, was a woman that Abbie didn’t recognize. She was young, slim, blonde and very attractive. She actually noticed that fact before she realized that her boyfriend was fucking her.
This stranger was screwing the man she thought that she was going to marry.
“So… you aren’t going to propose then?” she heard herself asking stupidly.
“Oh my God, oh fuck,” Greg finally snapped into action and he pushed himself off of the stranger. “Oh shit, Abbie, what the hell are you doing home?” He ran his hands through his hair, looking like he wanted to tear some of it out. “I didn’t think… you aren’t supposed…”
“No,” she gasped, trying to actually get some breath back into her body. “I’m not supposed to be here. I’m still supposed to be away working.”
She watched in horror as the girl threw the bed sheets – Abbie’s bedsheets – over her naked body, growing redder by the second. She couldn’t work out if this girl knew about her or not… but she certainly looked more embarrassed than shocked.
But she didn’t matter. Not really – it was him in the wrong.
“Abbie…” said Greg. He put his hands on her shoulders and she flinched as if she’d been burned.
“What the fuck are you doing?” she snapped angrily. “Don’t you dare fucking touch me!”
“Abbie, I’m sorry,” he continued pathetically. “I didn’t mean…”
“You didn’t mean for me to find out,” she snapped, before spinning on her heels and walking back outside once more. She couldn’t be inside there anymore, trapped by that horrible atmosphere. It had been making her panicky and claustrophobic. It was much better out on the cold where she could actually sort out her brain.
The only problem was, what did she do now?
Chapter 3
Living back with her parents at the grand old age of twenty-four was not how Abbie envisioned her life, but she hadn’t been left with any choice. Her cheating scumbag boyfriend had made that decision for her.
Her breakup with Greg had quickly gone from awful and emotional, to downright nasty and she’d been left with no choice but to return to the city. It was unfortunate that as a very successful banker, he earned a lot more than she did. The house they had lived in belonged to him outright, so that left her with nothing.
She eventually found out that the woman he was screwing that day was just a random chick – even he didn’t know her. She was just one of many, which made Abbie feel very sick. Greg had obviously been acting like a single man the entire time they were together, which was horrendous. She’d been dedicated to him, faithful to him, and he hadn’t cared about her at all.
She wasn’t sure what that said about her judgment, only that it wasn’t good. She’d loved a man that had done nothing but fuck her over.
Luckily the one good thing about her being back at home was that it had allowed her to reconnect with her old school friend, Lauren. They’d been best friends through most of their youth, and had only drifted apart when Abbie moved in with Greg, so it was nice for them to find each other once more.
It certainly helped Abbie to begin the awful moving-on process.
“Come on,” Lauren moaned on the phone. “You’ve been back for weeks now and we haven’t been out once. This party will be great, I promise you.”
Abbie still wasn’t quite feeling up to it, but as this party had been organized by Lauren’s event management company she couldn’t see any way that she could say no.
“Okay, I’ll be there,” she sighed. “What should I wear?”
She suddenly panicked about the lack of decent clothing that she had sitting in her wardrobe. As she spent most of the time on the road, she had started to live in sweat pants, using only the fancy outfits they were given on set to make herself look good.
“Don’t worry,” Lauren insisted. “We get sent hundreds of outfits from designers wanting to get their clothes photographed. I’ll send something over to you this afternoon.”
“Okay, thanks.” That was the clincher. There was no way that she could get out of it now! “I’ll see you then.”
That afternoon, and as the party grew closer, Abbie tried to get herself in the mood, but she couldn’t stop herself from dreading it like crazy…
***
“Woah,” even Abbie couldn’t help but be impressed as she stared at herself in the mirror. The dress that Lauren had sent over was truly amazing. It was full-length and a gorgeous red, and it clung to every curve in a way that made her toned dancer body look amazing.
It was such a great dress that it meant she didn’t even need to do much else to get ready. She could easily get away with natural-looking make up and her hair hanging down her back. She still looked
terrific.
In fact, it might have been the best that she’d ever looked in her entire life; a thought that was enough to actually have her feeling some more confidence inside of her. Enough to actually make her smile, something she had not done in a very long time.
“Okay Abbie,” she told herself. “Let’s do this for Lauren – who knows, it might even be fun!”
Even though she still didn’t believe herself completely, she found herself agreeing, a little bit. Yes, it might really be fun.
Abbie crept down the stairs, not wanting to bump into her parents on her way out. She’d been doing her best to avoid them ever since being home, and this felt like another night for that. She didn’t like being back with them, and although she was eternally grateful for their support, she couldn’t wait to get back out on the road again.
“Bye sweetie!” her mom called out, spotting her. “Have fun.”
“Thanks,” Abbie grumbled, feeling more like her teenage self than she had done in a very long time. “Bye.”
When the cab finally pulled up outside the hall where the party was being held, she couldn’t help but be blown away. Abbie had known that her friend was important these days, but she hadn’t realized quite how much. It was hardly surprising – Lauren had always been a go-getter – but she still felt a massive sense of pride for everything that Lauren had managed to achieve.
A few cameras flashed as she walked down the red carpet, but of course the journalists were much more interested in the big name celebrities that were coming. Abbie was a backing dancer, not someone that was ever noticed, which was actually just how she liked it. Especially now when she wasn’t looking for any kind of focus on herself.
