by J. L. Perry
“I’ll be in the office if you need anything,” he replied. He dropped my hand and walked away. I got up from the table and took my plate into the kitchen. Jill was in there cleaning up so I rinsed my plate and put it in the dishwasher. I thanked her for dinner.
“It was delicious,” I added. I was worried about Logan, but I was also hurt by the way he was treating me.
“Goodnight, sweetie,” she said. I still loved it when she called me that. It made me think of my mother every time.
“Goodnight Jill. I will see you in the morning,” I replied, then went up to my room. I wanted to go and say goodnight to Logan, but I didn’t. It was obvious that he wanted to be alone.
Logan
I felt terrible for treating Brooke like that, but I was so angry. I hadn’t meant to brush her off, but I was worried that if I started talking to her about what Jake had texted, I would lose my temper and probably scare her, and that was the last thing I wanted to do.
I called Mike back and asked him to get me gun. I’d gone hunting with my father when I was a teenager so I knew how to use one. Shooting animals wasn’t my thing, but I had done plenty of target practice. I hoped it didn’t come to that, but I wanted to know that if Jake got anywhere near Brooke, I could protect her.
There was no telling what this guy was capable of. It was quite obvious he’d lost his mind. I could understand him being upset about losing Brooke because I would hate to lose her, too, but I could never threaten or hurt her in any way, not like this arsehole had. As far as I was concerned, he gave up all rights to Brooke when he cheated, then tried to hurt her.
After I’d calmed down, I decided to go and talk to her. I wanted to apologise. When I couldn’t find her in the lounge, I went into the kitchen. Jill said that she’d gone to bed over a half-hour ago, and that made me feel like shit. I didn’t want to leave things like this between us so I went up to her room to see if she was still awake.
The door to her room was open a little bit so I poked my head in to see if she was asleep. She wasn’t in there, but I heard the shower running. I decided to sit on the bed and wait for her.
As I lay back on the bed, I thought about what I would say to her. I hadn’t mentioned the private detective I’d hired, or that I had kept her old phone so I could keep an eye on any new messages. It worried me that she would be upset with me when I finally told her the truth.
The bathroom door opened so I quickly sat up. Brooke came out wrapped in just a towel. My god, she was sexy and I felt my dick spring to life immediately. She jumped and screamed when she saw me. “Shit, Logan! You scared me,” she said. She grabbed her towel and I could tell she was embarrassed.
“I’m sorry, Brooke,” I said. “I just wanted to apologise to you for the way I acted earlier and say goodnight. I’ll leave so you can get dressed.”
She reached out and grabbed hold of my arm as I stood to leave. “Please tell me if earlier had anything to do with me,” she whispered. “You know that you are under no obligation to keep me here. If it is getting to be too much for you, just tell me. I have disrupted your life enough.” I was shocked she would think that.
As I started to talk, she cut me off. “I am so grateful for everything, Logan. I don’t want to be a burden to you. I will totally understand if you want me to leave.”
I couldn’t believe it. Now I really felt like a jerk for the way I had acted earlier. I was angry with myself for making her feel like she was a burden.
“Please don’t ever think that, Brooke. I want you here more than ever,” I assured her. “I need you here with me, baby, so please don’t ever think differently. You have not disrupted my life, or become a burden to me. The only thing you have done is make my life better. You make me happy, Brooke.” I could see the uncertainty on her face.
“It’s the truth. I mean every word,” I added. “You are, without a doubt, the best thing that has ever happened me. I couldn’t imagine my life without you in it. Please believe me, babe!”
“You make me happy, too, Logan,” she replied. “But you worried me earlier. I hated seeing you like that and I thought that me being here was the reason.”
“It’s not,” I breathed. “Please, don’t ever think that. Before you came along, I thought I was happy with my life but, now, I know better. You make me feel whole and more alive than I’ve ever felt. I care about you, Brooke…deeply. I know it’s only been a few days, but I couldn’t imagine my life without you in it.”
In my heart, I knew that I was in love with Brooke, but it was too soon to tell her. She was still struggling with her feelings for me, and I didn’t want to scare her away. I sat back on the bed and put my head in my hands as I sighed.
“There is something I need to tell you, Brooke, but I want you to promise me that you won’t get mad or run from me.”
She sat down beside me. “You can talk to me about anything, Logan. I promise I won’t run,” she replied. “It is killing me to see you like this.”
Well, here goes nothing, I thought, as I lifted my head up and looked at her. Keeping this from her probably wasn’t the smartest thing to do, and I’m worried that she’s going to be angry with me. I needed to see her face when I told her so I could watch her reaction.
Brooke
Logan was starting to freak me out. I could tell whatever was on his mind was tearing him apart. I had never seen him like this before and I was worried.
He held my hand and took a deep breath. When I looked at him, I could see the turmoil in his face. I started to worry about what he was going to say. Promising that I wouldn’t run may not have been a good idea because now I wasn’t so sure. Logan started by explaining how he’d hired a private detective to help track down Jake.
“I gave him your old mobile phone so he could use it to, hopefully, find him,” Logan added. “I also wanted to keep an eye out for any new messages that Jake might send.” He stopped talking and just looked at me. He was waiting for my reaction, I could tell. A sense of relief came over me as I let out the breath that I’d been holding. Was that all he was worried about? I couldn’t help myself. I burst out laughing.
Logan
Was I hearing this right? Was she fucking laughing? Here I was, sure she would be pissed at me for keeping this from her, and she was fucking laughing. I mean doubled over, holding your stomach kind of laughing.
“What’s so funny?” I asked.
“You are,” she managed to get out. She put her arms around my neck and said, “I can’t believe you were worried I would be mad at you for that. Sorry I laughed, but I thought you were going to tell me you were dying or something.”
Brooke was amazing. The more I got to know her, I couldn’t help but love her. I was surprised that she found it so funny, but I was relieved she wasn’t angry with me.
I took another deep breath and said, “There’s more, Brooke. I know you won’t think this is funny. Another message was sent yesterday afternoon.”
I could see the colour drain from her face so I grabbed hold of her and held her tightly against me.
“What did it say?” she asked in a quiet voice.
“He was watching us yesterday when we were together in the city,” I replied, but I decided not to tell her exactly what the message said. “Please promise me you will never leave this house without me, Brooke. He is waiting to get you alone and I would hate to see what he would do to you if he did. I couldn’t live with myself if any harm came to you.”
I told her that Mike had organised extra security for the building and would follow us whenever we had to leave. She didn’t say anything as she tried to absorb everything. I was thinking about what she had said earlier about disrupting my life and being a burden to me.
“Please don’t ever think of leaving here,” I reiterated. “Or leaving me, for that matter, because I want you here so I can look after you.” She didn’t say anything. “Are you listening to me, Brooke?” I needed her to know I meant what I had said because I was worried that if she didn
’t believe me, she would leave, especially if she thought this was too much for me to handle.
“We are in this together, whether you like it or not,” I said. “I am not going anywhere and neither are you. Do you hear me?”
Brooke
I couldn’t believe how nice Logan was to me. He made me feel safe, special, and so loved. Most importantly, he made me feel wanted. It had been a long time since I had felt that. If Logan hadn’t been here to share it with me, I don’t know how I would be coping right now. That’s if I would even still be alive! I hate to think what Jake would have done to me by now if Logan hadn’t made me come home with him that night.
Logan was special, like no man I had known before. I’d never had feelings like the ones I was feeling now while Logan was holding me in his arms. I once thought I was in love with Jake, but now knew that I hadn’t been. Sure, I loved him, but I now know it was never true love.
Back then, I think I was scared to be alone after my mother died. Jake was there for me when nobody else was. During the years we were married, I was positive that I was in love with him, but I realise that I wasn’t. The reason I know is because I am completely and totally in love with this man holding me in his arms.
The feelings I am experiencing right now are so much deeper than any feelings I once held for Jake. This kind of love is on a totally different level, maybe even on a spiritual level. All I know is that I love Logan with all my heart and that scares that crap out of me. How could he make me feel like this in such a short time?
I pulled away from him and looked up into his beautiful green eyes and smiled. This gorgeous, caring man sitting next to me was everything I had ever wanted and I am finally going to except it.
I ran my hand gently down the side of his face. It was time I showed him how special I thought he was. I’ve been holding back from him, but I didn’t want to do that anymore.
As I stood up, I let go of my towel and it dropped to the floor. The shocked look of his face was priceless.
I placed my hands on his shoulders and gently pushed him back onto the bed, climbing on top of him. He put his hands on either side of my face and pulled me down to him, giving me the most passionate kiss. I melted into him and kissed him back with all the love I was feeling in my heart.
Logan
When she stood up, for a split second I thought she was going to run from me again. But when she let go of her towel and stood in front of me completely naked, I thought my heart was going to stop beating. Fucking hell! Her body was unfuckingbelievable. Brooke was so beautiful and the sexiest woman I had ever laid eyes on…and she was all mine. She may not know that yet, but she was. There was no fucking way I was ever letting her go.
Brooke pushed me down on the bed and straddled me, and I thought I was going to come in my pants. She turned me on so much. The feelings I got when we were together like this were amazing. I held her face and pulled her down for a kiss. After a few minutes, I flipped her onto her back because I needed to taste her. She tasted so sweet and smelled so good. I loved the scent of the vanilla body wash on her beautiful skin. She smelled good enough to eat.
I made my way down her body, kissing every inch of her beautiful tits and her flat stomach, before making my way down her sexy, long legs. Brooke let out a sexy little moan when I bit the pad of her big toe. I kissed my way back up the inside of her legs before settling between her thighs.
“You a so fucking beautiful, baby,” I whispered, as I ran my tongue right up her middle. She tasted like fucking heaven. It made me smile when she grabbed hold of my hair, let out a sexy little moan, and arched her back. I couldn’t get enough of her. Being with her like this was something I never wanted to stop doing. I just wanted to devour her.
When I slipped two fingers inside her and she started to fuck them, I growled. Fuck, she was hot! I loved the way she surrendered herself to me. She held nothing back.
After a few minutes, her body shattered around my fingers and she moaned loudly. When I pulled my fingers out of her and sucked them, she smiled at me.
I kissed my way back up her body. I needed to be inside her. She grabbed hold of my shirt and I helped her pull it off. I threw it across the room.
“I want to feel your body against mine,” she said. She pushed on my chest so I rolled off her and onto my back before she straddled me again. I pulled her down for a kiss but, after a few minutes, she pulled away.
She made her way down my body, kissing and licking my chest before moving to my stomach. “Your body is so hot. I just want to lick you all over,” she said with a smile, as she ran her tongue along my abs just above the waistband of my jeans.
“Fuck, baby,” I groaned. “I’m not going to last if you keep doing shit like that.” Brooke grabbed hold of my jeans and smiled at me as she undid the button. She was making me wild.
Once she pulled down my zipper, she got off the bed. My erection popped free when she pulled my jeans and boxers down.
“See what you do to me, baby?” I said. “Come here. I need to be inside you.” I reached out to her to try and pull her back to me. Instead of grabbing my hand, she grabbed my cock and started to stroke it. My head fell back on the bed as I moaned loudly. I tried to stop her, but she slapped my hand away as she leaned over and slowly put my cock in her mouth.
“Oh, fuck. No, Brooke,” I groaned. She was unbelievable. I reached out for her again, but she pushed my hand away as she continued to suck, lick, and nibble. When she took me deeper, I couldn’t hold back any longer.
“Stop, baby, or I am going to come,” I said in a panic, but she just kept going. I didn’t want to come in her mouth, but she obviously wanted that. Once more, I pleaded with her to stop, but she didn’t. She started kneading my balls, and I groaned loudly as the ecstasy ran through my body and I released myself into her mouth. Brooke sat up and looked at me with a smile on her face, licking her lips.
“You are amazing, Brooke. I can’t believe you are all mine,” I said with a smile. I sat up and pulled her to me because I needed that sexy mouth on mine.
I stood up and scooped her into my arms. “I am taking you to my bed,” I said. “You are not sleeping in this room anymore because you belong with me.”
****
We were lying in each other’s arms in my bed and my feelings for her were overpowering. I wanted to know everything there was to know about her.
“What’s your favourite colour?” I asked.
“Yellow.”
“Why yellow?”
“Ummm…I like it because it’s bright and it makes me feel happy, I guess.”
“What’s your favourite colour?” she asked me.
“Red.” I didn’t tell her it was because when I first met her, she was wearing a red dress.
“I want to know everything about you,” I explained. “When is your birthday?”
“I will be turning twenty-six on the eighteenth of October,” she replied. It was the first week of September so her birthday was only six weeks away. I knew exactly what I was going to get her. I wanted to make all her dreams come true and knew exactly how I could do that.
“When is your birthday?” she asked.
“January. I’ll be turning thirty-three.”
We talked for a long time, just getting to know one another. “I am so glad I found you again,” I told her. She picked her head up and kissed me softly.
“I am glad, too,” she said with a smile that lit up her whole face. I flipped her over onto her back and climbed on top of her, kissing her deeply. I couldn’t get enough of her and I needed to have her again. She opened her legs for me and I slid inside her. We made love to each other for hours until, exhausted, we both fell asleep.
CHAPTER TWELVE
Brooke
I woke to someone raining tiny little kisses all over my face. When I opened my eyes, Logan was smiling down at me. “Sorry to wake you,” he whispered. “I just needed to see your beautiful face one more time before I left for work.” He was already
showered and dressed in his suit. He was so handsome. Just one look at him sent my heart into a flutter.
“I wish I didn’t have to leave,” he said, as he planted another soft kiss on my lips. “But I have some early meetings that I can’t miss. Go back to sleep, baby, and I will see you this afternoon.”
“I’ll come down and have breakfast with you,” I said as I threw the covers off.
“Go back to sleep,” he said again. “I kept you up half the night. You must be tired.”
“I’ve got all day to sleep if I want to,” I replied as I sat up. “I want to spend some time with you before you go to work. I’m not going to see you all day.”
Logan pulled me into his arms. “I’m going to miss you, too. You have no idea just how much.”
“I’ll just put some clothes on and meet you downstairs.”
He looked at my body and said, “Maybe I’ll give Jill a few days off so you can come downstairs just like you are.”
I slapped him on the arm. “I’ll be down in a minute.” He smacked my arse as I made my way to the bathroom.
As I turned to close the bathroom door, I noticed him standing there watching me with a smile on his face, so I poked my tongue out at him before closing the door. I heard him laughing as he walked out of the bedroom.
Logan
When I got to the office, I called a friend of mine in real estate. His name was Greg, and I told him I was interested in buying a large building in the city. “One that, hopefully, doesn’t need much work,” I added. I explained what I needed it for and that I wanted it in a hurry. I only had six weeks to pull this off so I needed him to find me something quick.
Greg assured me that he would get on it straight away and would call me back later that day. I thanked him before ending the call.
Next, I buzzed my secretary, Rose, and asked her if she could bring in the divorce papers I had her draw up. Rose and Claire both followed me between my Melbourne and Sydney offices. We worked well together so I preferred to have them with me. They didn’t mind moving from state to state, and I always flew them back to Sydney on weekends so they could be with their families.
