Built for Love (Bachelor Billionaire #5)

by Sharon Cummin

  She threw the shirt to the side and pushed for him to lean back. He laughed as he did. She ran her fingers up and down his chest. Then she shocked him when she leaned forward, stuck her tongue out, and licked up his chest.

  "I don't want to wake up from this dream," she said.

  "It's no dream, baby. You're mine. Do you hear me?" he asked.

  She nodded.

  "For as long as you'll have me," she said, as she reached up, grabbed his head, and pulled his mouth to hers.

  "I need you," he said. "I need to be inside of you, Tara."

  His knee went between her legs and moved them apart. He ripped open the package and rolled the condom on. Then he lined himself up at her entrance.

  "Take me," she said. "I want all of you, Heath."

  He thrust into her, and she cried out as he growled against her neck. There was no way he was going to be able to hold back. He would take her slow and soft later. In that moment he needed it fast and hard. She wrapped her arms around his neck and began to suck and kiss it. He was moving in and out of her in rhythm with her hips against him. When her teeth scraped against his neck, he lost it and began pumping into her hard and deep. She cried out his name and bit down on his neck. He held tight to her hips and plunged into her so fast. Tears slid from her eyes, and he pulled back a bit. She shook her head and grabbed his face so he was looking at her.

  "This is amazing. I have never felt this good in my life. Give me everything, Heath. Don't stop."

  Her mouth claimed his. His tongue took hers in a demanding yet passionate way. She cried out into his mouth. Her hips went up to meet his. He thrust into her so hard that she moved up the bed each time. He put his hand above her to prevent her from hitting her head but didn't slow down. Heath fucked her hard.

  "Fuck," she cried out. "Harder."

  He did as she requested, and not long after was rewarded with his name filling the room and her pussy tightening around him. She bit into his neck, and he was done. He pumped into her hard as he chased his own release and filled her completely. Her eyes were closed when he brought his body down over hers. He didn't want to move. It was a moment he wanted to remember forever. When he pulled out of her, she moaned her disapproval. He got up and went into her bathroom. When he got back to the bed, her eyes were closed. He pulled the covers over her and got in behind her. Heath wrapped his arm around her and pulled her closer to his chest. Just as he closed his eyes, he heard her speak.

  "Heath," she said.

  "Yes, baby," he said.

  "I want to live at your house if that's okay," she said.

  "What about this place? I know how much it means to you," he said.

  "Will you be upset if I don't want to stay here?" she asked.

  "Not at all," he said.

  "It's perfect. I know it is. You did an amazing job and made it exactly how I always wanted it. You did so much work. It's just," she said.

  "Stop," he said.

  "I'm really comfortable at your house. I feel safe there. It feels like home. You worked so hard on it and built the entire thing. It means so much more than this house does to me. The boys love it there. Would it be okay if we lived there with you?"

  "Of course," he said. "I'd love for the three of you to live there with me. You can be sure that you are safe there. I will always keep you safe and take care of you. You're mine to protect, and I will never let you down."

  Tara held tight to his arm that was over her.

  "Tara," he said.

  "Yes," she answered.

  "I have to tell you something."

  "What?" she asked nervously.

  "I read your book," he said.

  She let out a gasp and covered her face with her hands. Heath was up and over her in seconds. He pulled her onto her back and pulled her hands away from her face. Her cheeks were the cutest red.

  "I knew you thought I was sexy," he said.

  She reached up and pushed him. He grabbed both of her hands and held them above her head. Then he used his knee to spread her legs. He looked down at her naked body and smiled.

  "I'm about to show you just how sexy I am," he said.

  And he did exactly that.

  Chapter 27

  Tara

  When Tara opened her eyes, she felt exhausted, sore, and happier than she could ever remember being. Heath had one arm over her and his legs tangled together with hers. She felt his erection poking against her backside and smiled. He really was the sexiest man she had ever met in her life.

  "How did I ever get so lucky?" she whispered.

  "You have that wrong," he whispered from behind her. "I'm the lucky one."

  They finally made it out of bed two hours later. Tara went out to sit on her balcony. A few minutes later, she heard Heath's phone ring a mumbling sound coming from downstairs. She walked down the steps and turned to walk into her kitchen when she heard him and stopped. He was on the phone with Lisa. His end of the conversation was the only one she could hear.

  "I have something to tell you," He said. "You will always be my best friend, and I will always care about you. I know you were pissed when you found out that I was working on Tara's house and had gotten into it with her ex."

  Tara watched him moving around her kitchen, getting coffee, while he held the phone against his shoulder.

  "I know she's your friend too. I want you to promise me that what I'm about to tell you won't change that. She cares about you. I know you two need each other."

  Heath stopped talking for a minute, but Tara couldn't hear what Lisa was saying.

  "I'm in love with her, Lisa. She's it for me. I wanted to tell you before you found out another way."

  He stopped again.

  "Don't give me any shit," he snapped. "Do you hear me. I love those two boys like my own. They are mine. I will do everything I can for them. I don't want your permission. That's not why I'm telling you. I love her, and we're moving in together permanently."

  He took a long breath in and stood looking out the kitchen window. It was breaking Tara's heart seeing him like that.

  "Here's the deal," he said calmly. "I'm going to be with Tara. I'll go as far as to tell you that I'm going to marry her one day. You can do with that what you want. Don't make choose between the two of you. I didn't do that to you, and you won't do that to me. I love her more than I have ever loved anyone. You don't want me to make that choice."

  Tara could hear Lisa's voice rise through the phone from across the room.

  "I'm sorry that you can't accept that two of your closest friends are together. You'd think that you'd be happy for us. Could you think of anyone else that would be better for her? Okay. What about for me? Exactly. I need to go. I just wanted to be the one to tell you that Tara and the boys are living with me now. You need to do what you feel is right. Let me know what you decide?"

  Tara turned and took off up the stairs. Heath came in with two coffees minutes later. He sat down in the chair next to her and handed her one of the cups.

  "Are you sure you don't want me to move here?" he asked.

  She looked out over the yard and nodded.

  "The only thing that's stopping me from leaving here is," she began.

  "The shower," he said cutting her off.

  She looked at him and let out a huff.

  "I already have that at your house. The only thing stopping me is the work you put into this house. The porch, balcony, bathroom, and everything else."

  "That's the only thing making this decision hard for you?" he asked.

  She nodded and looked over at him.

  "Don't let that sway you in either direction. I don't care about the work I put in. I really don't. I will live here, at my house, or at a new house if you want. It doesn't matter to me. All I need is you and the boys and I'll be a happy man."

  "Really?" she asked.

  "Yes," he said.

  "Then I want to live with you at your house," she said.

  "Did you unpack your car?" he asked.

>   "I never got around to it," she said.

  "Good," he said. "We can take it all back before we get the boys. I'll get the guys to help me move the rest over. You can box it all up and we'll come and get it."

  They sat quietly next to each other while they drank their coffee. Then Heath stood up and pulled her with him.

  "We have some boys to go get," he said. "It's too damn quiet without them. I need to know they're there at the house."

  They drove the stuff back to his house and he carried it all back to their rooms. Tara put it all back where it was the day before. He walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her.

  "I'm not making a habit of this. No going back and forth. Once you say you're here, then you're here," he said.

  "I want nothing more than to be here," she said. "You sure you're ready for me and the boys to be here without the thought of us leaving?"

  "More than ready," he said. "I need my boys."

  They went together to pick the boys up. As soon as they saw Heath, they both talked a mile a minute about their night. He bent down and scooped them up in his arms. Tara stood next to her mother watching the man she loved with her boys. He really was an amazing man, she thought. As soon as her mom said something about Rick not seeing the boys, Heath looked over.

  "These two boys are the most amazing kids I have ever met. It's his loss, not theirs. I can promise you right now that I will do everything in my power to keep these boys safe, cared for, and loved. I'll take care of everything they need. I've already told him, I have way more than he's ever dreamt of having, and I will use every bit of it showing him I mean exactly what I say. Jason and Jordan will never go without."

  They got the boys in the car and headed home. Tara thought about what Heath had said to her mom.

  "What did you mean when you said that about Rick?" she asked.

  "That kind of all came out that night at your house," he said. "Rick was all about who he was and what he had. He was curious to know what you would want with someone like me. You know, a builder. I let him know that I had more than he would ever have. I told him that money meant nothing to me and let him know I would use every penny of it to crush him if he messed with you, the boys, or the house again. I might not look like a billionaire, but I am. This builder's not just a sexy body and a pretty face. He has brains too."

  "You are too much," she said with a laugh. "Are you sure we don't need a bigger doorway on the house for that big head of yours?"

  "Nope," he said. "My head fits through the door just fine."

  They both laughed, and the boys joined right in with them. It was such a sweet sound hearing Heath and the boys laugh together. It was something she would never get enough of, and she knew she'd do whatever it took to hear it every single day.

  Heath stopped to pick up pizza on the way home. He wanted a movie night with dinner in front of the television. As soon as they got home, he grabbed blankets and pillows for the boys. They sat down with their pizza. Heath told them they were having a living room picnic. Both the boys loved the idea.

  When dinner was over, Heath called both of the boys onto the couch so he could talk to them. They each took a side as they climbed up and Tara sat on the edge of the couch.

  "I really like that you and your mom live here. Do you like it here?" he asked.

  They both started nodding with enthusiasm.

  "You know that I was fixing up your house," Heath said.

  "The one we used to live in," Jordan said.

  "Yes," Heath answered. "It's almost done."

  "We have to go back?" Jordan asked, as he moved closer to Heath and snuggled into him.

  "We were thinking about that," Heath said. "I really like having you here. I don't want you to leave."

  "You don't," Jason said, as he sat up and looked between Tara and Heath.

  "I don't," Heath said. "The thought of you and your mom leaving makes me sad."

  "Me too," Jason said.

  "Would the two of you like to stay here?" Heath asked.

  They both looked at Tara and then back to Heath before nodding their approval.

  "Can we really stay?" Jordan asked.

  "I want this to be your home. Would you like that?" Heath asked.

  "Yes," they both answered at the same time.

  "You will both stay in the rooms you're already in. Since they are going to be your rooms, we can change them any way you want them. We can paint them and put stuff up on the walls. You can pick out whatever you want as long as your mom agrees with it."

  "Really," Jordan said. "I want baseball."

  "I want dinosaurs," Jason said.

  "It will take a little time, but we're going to bring all of your toys and stuff from your house over here."

  "This is our house now?" Jordan asked.

  "Yes," Heath said. "This is our house together now."

  Both of the boys smiled and scooted in against Heath. He looked up at Tara and smiled.

  "I love you," he mouthed.

  "I love you too," she said softly.

  Tara turned on the movie, grabbed a blanket, covered her guys, and crawled under the blanket with them.

  By the time the movie was over, Jason was asleep between Heath and Tara and Jordan was out cold on Heath's lap. She moved carefully and bent down to pick Jason up.

  "No," Heath said. "I'll carry them up the stairs."

  "I can do it," she said. "I do it all the time."

  "Not anymore," he said. "That's my job now. I'll take Jordan first and come back for Jason."

  "I'll follow you up and help change them," she said.

  Tara watched her precious boy wrap his arms around Heath's shoulders on their way up the stairs. She began changing Jason and tucked him in. By the time she got to Jordan's room, Heath had already changed him and was just covering him and kissing his cheek. Her heart melted. There was no doubt in her mind that Heath loved the boys.

  They went back downstairs, picked up the toys, blankets, and food, shut the light off, locked the doors, and headed back up the stairs. Tara turned into her room and watched as Heath passed her door. She walked quickly behind him and grabbed his hand to stop him.

  "Where are you going?" she asked.

  "To my room," he answered.

  Tara shook her head and moved nervously from foot to foot. She held his big hand in hers and walked back to her room. He stopped at the doorway and looked down at her with a smirk. She was sure he could see the unsure look on her face. Tara knew she would have to open up and let him in, but she was so damn afraid he'd reject her or make fun of her.

  "Talk you me," he said. "I want you to always be honest with me. I will never do anything to make you feel any less than perfect and loved. You need to learn to talk to me, baby. I'm not him. I'll never be him. I will always cherish, love, protect, and take care of you. Never be nervous to talk to me. What are you thinking?"

  "I don't want to sleep without you," she said. "Will you move back into your room with me?"

  "Are you sure?" he asked. "I wasn't sure how you wanted to handle us with the boys. I'm willing to wait if you want. I just want to take the steps the way you want to."

  "Oh Heath," she said, as she stood on her toes to kiss his cheek. "Please tell me this is real. I'm so afraid I'm going to wake up one day and find out this was all a joke."

  "It's very real," he said. "I just didn't want to push things faster than you wanted with you or the boys."

  "Can this be our room now?" she asked. "I don't want to be without you. You make me feel so safe and so special. The thought of sleeping alone and not waking up in your arms is too hard. I want you with me. I don't plan on ever letting you go."

  "It doesn't matter if you are," he said. "I'd never let you go that easily. Are you ready for them to come running into your room and finding us together?"

  Tara nodded and walked behind Heath to shut the door.

  "I am," she said. "You're mine, Heath. I don't want to ever think about you with anyone else.
It would crush me worse than anything that's ever happened to me. Please don't hurt me."

  He took a step forward and put each hand on opposite sides of her head against the door. When he leaned down, he looked directly into her eyes. One hand slid down and locked the door before sliding back up to its original spot.

  "I will never hurt you, baby. You're mine. Do you hear me? No other man will ever touch you again. I'm the only man that will kiss these perfect lips," he said, as he moved forward and took her lower lip between his teeth.

  "And this neck," he said, as he pushed his body against hers and trailed his teeth down her neck.

  "Fuck," she whimpered.

  He reached down and pulled her pants with her panties down her legs. Then he grabbed the hem of her shirt and ripped it over her head. He grabbed behind his head a pulled his shirt over his head from the neck. Her hands instantly went to his chest, and she moaned. When he undid the button and zipper of his pants, she pushed them down with his boxers. Once they were both naked, he moved forward and pinned her against the door. His knee went between her legs and rubbed against her already dripping pussy.

  "And this tight, wet pussy," he whispered into her ear.

  Her body shivered against him. Heath grabbed her leg and lifted it around his hip. She felt how hard he was and gasped when he entered her without warning. Then he lifted her other leg. Holding her ass in his hands, he pounded into her. Tara's head fell back against the door, as she felt him fill her completely. He was everything she had ever wanted and so much more. She put her hands on his shoulders, arched her back, and cried out his name. Tara lifted her body and moved in rhythm with his thrusts. He sucked and nipped at her neck. When he pulled her away from the door, she opened her eyes and looked at him.

  "We're going to the shower. I'm going to fuck you so hard against that wall while the hot water runs down your skin. You've touched yourself in there thinking about me haven't you?" he asked.

  She bit her lip but said nothing.

  "I know I've stroked my shaft in there with only thoughts of you," he whispered, as he bit at the bottom of her ear.

  "When?" she asked.

  "Before you even moved in. Your ass drove me crazy in so many ways," he said.