by Melody Anne
The man was so incredibly attractive and what made it worse was she remembered how his hands felt touching her all over. She was frustrated and completely unsatisfied. It was making her incredibly grumpy and he was even being a great sport about her snapping at him. He was far too perfect.
She had went and looked at the building with Jasmine and fell in love with the place. It was so perfect. There was ample space for everything and it wouldn’t be too hard to remodel it how they wanted. Jasmine was looking into things and would get back to her soon with some numbers.
Trinity knew Jasmine could afford to foot the entire purchase but she wanted to feel as if she was an equal partner. She’d do whatever she could to make it happen. She was currently renting her building and paying a really high amount, so by taking on a partner and having a mortgage instead of a rent payment, may actually save her money. She’d also be able to make more if she had more merchandise.
She hadn’t heard back from Jasmine yet, so she was getting worried she’d possibly changed her mind, deciding it was just too risky. She couldn’t believe how bummed that made her feel. She had been the one who was leery to go into such a large investment but after she’d really thought about it, she wanted it more than anything. It would be so nice to have a business partner, someone to share her successes with and someone to have around to talk with. She shook off her mood and got back to work.
“Hello beautiful, how are you feeling today?” Drew asked as he walked in her doors a few minutes after she opened. Her face split in a smile at the sight of him, before she could stop herself.
“Don’t you have a business to run?” she asked him, trying to sound stern but failing miserably.
“The nice thing with being the boss is I can take off whenever I want,” he responded with a wicked grin. He then came over to her and kissed her on the lips. He was doing that too often as well. She’d given up telling him no. Who was she fooling anyway? She craved his touch.
“I have a doctor appointment today if you’d like to come along?” she asked him shyly.
“I’d love to come,” he answered her with real enthusiasm.
“I’ll be closing early today so if you want to be back here around two then we can go together,” she offered.
“I have nothing going on today, so I’ll just hang out here with you,” he said instead and sat down on her couch and pulled out his laptop, which was a normal habit for him now.
“If you insist,” she replied and got to work on her arrangements. The further along she was getting, the harder it was for her to stand for long periods of time, without her back hurting. After about an hour she was reaching around and rubbing on her lower back, without even thinking about it.
She felt Drew’s arms wrap around her and she was being tugged over to the couch. He sat her down and started giving her a back rub. She had to fight not to groan out loud at the pure pleasure he was creating.
“I should be working,” she tried to protest but not with much effort behind the words.
“You need to take better care of yourself. It’s obvious you’re in pain,” he countered her and continued with the back rub. She leaned forward, so he could reach lower and stopped protesting. She didn’t know how much time passed but when the bell on her door rang, she felt like growling at the person who dared to interrupt.
The person picked out a couple of pre made arrangements and was soon on their way. The door rang again and a young girl walked in.
“Can I help you?” Trinity asked her.
“I just graduated floral school and would like to apply for a job,” the girl said shyly. Trinity spoke with her for several minutes and liked her instantly. She was eager and excited. She took her in the back and had her show some of her techniques. The girl had a really good eye for colors and picked up on designs quickly.
“I was planning on waiting another month before hiring but you have come in at a really good time because my back is hurting more than usual,” Trinity told her. She hired the girl on the spot and she’d start the next day.
“Thank you so much,” she replied excitedly and rushed out the door.
“I’m glad you decided to take on an employee,” Drew told her. She got back to work and soon it was time to leave for the doctor’s office.
Drew led her to his car and she climbed into the luxurious interior. It was really nice to be taken care of and she was fighting the urge to just let go completely and lean on him. They made it to the office in no time and soon they were being taken back to a private room.
The doctor came in and Drew introduced himself. “I bet you’re excited to hear the heartbeat,” the doctor said to him.
“I am,” Drew confirmed. She was fixated on his face, as the sound of their child’s heartbeat filled the room. He had such a look of wonder on it tears sprung to her eyes. “Can we do that picture thing?” he asked the doctor.
“She had an ultrasound a couple months ago and everything checked out. They are a pretty expensive procedure, when it’s not needed,” the doctor explained.
“I don’t care how much it costs, I really want to have it done,” Drew said. The doctor sent them to a different room.
“Drew, I can’t afford to have one of those done,” Trinity tried to explain to him.
“I’m taking care of all the baby’s expenses,” Drew told her and his tone said the issue wasn’t up for debate. She didn’t have any insurance and had been struggling to pay for the whole thing but she didn’t appreciate his taking control of her pregnancy.
“You don’t need to take care of everything but if you want another ultrasound then you can take care of that,” she finally conceded.
“I’m in far too good of a mood to argue, so we’ll leave that discussion for another time,” he finally said. She lay on the table and glared at him for a moment. Soon another doctor came in the room and began rubbing some cold goo on her stomach.
“Have you seen one of our three dimensional ultrasounds before?” she asked them both.
“I had one done a couple months ago,” Trinity said.
“I saw the picture but I wasn’t here when it was done,” Drew said as he stared at the screen. Suddenly his child’s head was there in front of him. She was moving around and he saw the profile, then the back of her head. She was the most beautiful thing he’d ever seen in his life. He could stare at that monitor the entire day and never get bored.
He couldn’t believe how much it showed of his daughter. It was like he was looking through a glass bowl or something. It was amazing. He wanted to reach out and run his fingers along her delicate cheekbones.
“Your daughter is healthy and active. Do you want to take home some more pictures?” the woman asked.
“Yes please,” Drew answered enthusiastically before Trinity had a chance to speak.
“It sounds as if your husband is excited to be a father. This must be your first child,” the woman said with a smile.
“I can’t believe she will be here in a few short months,” Drew said. Trinity was silent. She wasn’t going to bother trying to correct the woman and she was finding it pretty endearing how excited Drew was.
She printed off some pictures and sent them both back to the doctor’s office. He came right in. Trinity guessed it was helpful having Drew with her because she’d never had such quick service.
“The baby is healthy and everything is right on schedule but you’re not doing as well. Your blood pressure is too high for my liking and puts you at risk for getting toxemia. I need to put you on bed rest for at least two weeks, then we can reassess. You also need to eat more because you’re feeding the baby well but not yourself. You’re under what I’d like to see your weight at,” he told her.
“I can’t take work off,” she tried to argue with the doctor.
“If you don’t take my advice, you’re risking yourself and your baby. You could go into early labor and the chances of survival aren’t good at this point in your pregnancy,” he said sternly.
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nbsp; “She will go on complete bed rest doctor,” Drew said and looked over at her. She wasn’t happy with him or the doctor at that point but she wouldn’t let her own temper harm her child. She’d just have to close the shop for a while. She couldn’t imagine what that was going to do to her income.
They walked out of the doctor’s office and he took her to a restaurant, where she picked at her food. She was too stressed to eat much at all.
“The doctor said you needed more calories, please eat for the baby’s sake,” he pleaded with her. She forced herself to eat more, although she had a hard time getting it down her throat.
“I’m going to have to close the shop, it just stresses me out,” she finally said.
“Stress isn’t good for your condition. You need to let me help you,” he told her.
“I know Drew, and I don’t need your help,” she said.
“You obviously need my help. I’ll call a temp agency and get someone in to work the shop, plus you have the new employee you just hired. I’ll pay their wages and quit shaking your head at me. You can’t be stressed and worried about how to pay them. I’m also going to stay with you for now to make sure you’re taking better care of yourself,” he said.
She continued to try and argue with him but she may as well have been speaking to a brick wall because he wasn’t listening. He led her from the restaurant and made his phone calls and drove her home.
As they stepped into her tiny apartment, he decided he was going to start really searching for a new place. He couldn’t stand to stay in the claustrophobic apartment for too long. His child needed more space anyway, with a real yard.
Trinity went in to take a nap and he searched the web for some homes. He found a couple of prospective places, which weren’t far from his cousin. He made appointments for that evening and after checking on Trinity, left to go see them.
He fell in love instantly with one of the houses. The home was empty, as the previous owners had lost it. It was bank owned, which made things so much easier for him. It was huge, not quite as big as Derek’s but pretty dang close. It had about ten acres of property and a pool. There was even a tennis court. He knew Trinity would love it.
He made a cash offer for the place and used his connections to push things along. He drove back to her place, feeling pretty good about himself.
He’d snagged her keys on his way out and let himself back in. He looked in on her in the bedroom and felt his body tightening. She must have been too warm because she had kicked the covers off and was laying there in her tiny tank top and short shorts. She looked unbelievable and it took everything he had not to join her in the bed and strip those pieces of clothing from her.
Her curves had grown and he wanted to test their weight in his hands. He wanted her so badly he didn’t think he could take it much longer. He groaned low in his throat and headed towards her tiny bathroom for an ice cold shower. It didn’t help him much.
Drew tried to work in her small kitchen but he couldn’t concentrate. He hadn’t slept well since the day he’d found out she was pregnant and his eyes were trying to shut on him. He looked over at her couch and wasn’t enthusiastic. He peaked back in at her and she was still sound asleep. He decided to damn the consequences and climbed in next to her.
Trinity immediately snuggled up next to him, after he lay down. She may be fighting her attraction for him but in her sleep, her body clearly was seeking him out. He wrapped her in his arms and fell into his first restful sleep in too long.
Chapter Eight
Trinity woke up and attempted to stretch. Something was blocking her, though. Her bed wasn’t against the wall so she couldn’t figure out why she couldn’t move her arms. She opened her eyes and realized she was pressed tightly against Drew.
Her initial thoughts were to grab him and finally relieve the ever increasing pressure that had been building up in her body. Then she began to panic as she thought about taking that step again. She tried to extract herself from his arms without waking him but his arms around her may as well have been iron shackles. He wasn’t budging.
“Mmm,” he mumbled and his hands started moving over her body. She sucked in a breath as his hands rubbed down her back and over her behind. She tried arching into him but her stomach was in the way. The pressure was building up in her core and she was forgetting her reasons for not making love with the man.
He continued to stroke her, up and down her back and then his hands started to move along her sides and she was holding her breath, waiting for him to reach her aching breasts. She started to wiggle and she could tell the moment he woke up fully, by the urgency in his touch.
“We shouldn’t do this,” she tried once.
“We definitely should do this. Please Trinity, I need you,” he begged her. She couldn’t say no to him. She wanted him so badly and his voice was filled with such need she felt sexy for the first time in forever.
He pushed her onto her back and continued stroking her body up and down. He pulled her shirt off and let out a gasp of pleasure at her larger breasts. They’d grown a full size in the months since he had last touched her and from his reaction he was pleased by the change.
He bent his head and began kissing her throat, sucking the sensitive flesh. He moved down to her aching breasts and continued kneading them, then following behind with the swipe of his tongue. He was circling around her incredibly sensitive peaks and she arched her back, trying to get him to take them into his mouth.
He finally gave her what she wanted and licked the darkened orbs. He gently sucked first one into his mouth, then gave equal attention to the other. She could feel the pressure building deep within her core, from his mouth and hands playing with her body. She was so much more sensitive than she’d ever been before and he was quickly sending her over the edge.
He continued to play with her sensitive nipples as his hands were wandering down her body. He reverently rubbed his hands over the mound of her stomach, making trembles rush throughout her body. Then his hand slid between her thighs, pushing them apart. He reached up and flicked his fingers over her sensitive flesh and she cried out as the orgasm rocked her body.
He continued to stroke her flesh, as he brought his lips back up her throat. He finally kissed her with so much tenderness she felt tears fill her eyes. He stroked her mouth with his warm tongue and even before the last of her trembles were receding, she could feel her body building up for more.
She wanted him so much; she needed him to fill her. He continued to caress her mouth and she couldn’t stop the trembles that continued to rock her insides. Everywhere he touched her, fire shot through her blood. It was the most exotic experience of her life.
He dipped his fingers deep within her heat and her hips jerked off the bed in pleasure. She groaned as the sensations washed through her over and over again. “Please Drew, I need you,” she cried out.
He turned her onto her side and lay down behind her, still caressing her body. She could feel his erection pressing against her backside and she’d never felt such an ache. She pushed against him, needing him to enter her. He kissed along her neck, as he massaged her breasts.
He then finally started pushing inside of her heat. He was stretching her folds inch by beautiful inch and she could feel her body start to come apart at the pure pleasure of him inside of her again.
He continued licking her neck and rubbing her breasts, as he began moving in and out of her core. She started shaking, as all the sensations began sending her over the edge. He moved one of his hands down to her hip and pumped in and out of her faster. She couldn’t take anymore and was quickly sent over the cliff in a wash of total ecstasy. She gripped his hand tightly, as her body gripped around his thick shaft.
He let out a groan, as he sunk deep inside of her and she could feel him pumping deep within her womb. They lay there pressed tightly together, both trying to get their breathing back under control. He rubbed her gently from her neck to her hips and back again. Every time his hands passed o
ver her sensitive flesh she moaned in pleasure.
“Now that’s the way to wake up,” he whispered in her ear, which sent a shiver down her spine. She couldn’t believe how sensitive she was to his every movement.
“That shouldn’t have happened though,” she tried to be reasonable. He flipped her around onto her back and looked into her eyes.
“You’re carrying my child and we both want each other so what’s wrong with us making love?” he questioned her.
“I’m just not ready to jump right back in,” she said.
“It’s too late for that,” he told her, before kissing her silent once more. He showed her why they should have no regrets for the next hour. By the time they managed to crawl out of bed, Trinity was feeling relaxed and more loved than ever. She was going to give herself this day to feel good, with zero guilt. Tomorrow would be soon enough for that.
Drew jumped in the shower after they ate breakfast together. Trinity knew she was supposed to be on bed rest but she wanted to go check on her shop and make sure the temp person was working out and everything was fine. She decided to sneak out before he got done.
She dressed quickly and left the apartment as silently as she could. She couldn’t believe she felt guilty as she climbed down the stairs and started walking down the street. He didn’t own her; she could go for a walk if she wanted to.
She was a few doors down from her shop when someone came up behind her and poked something into her back. She tried to move out of the way, thinking it was some person not paying attention to where they were going.
“Give me your purse and you won’t get hurt,” a man’s voice sneered into her ear. She was shocked speechless, as terror seized her. She was too shocked to do what the man asked of her.
“Let go now,” he shouted at her, as she gripped it tightly to her side. She was in the habit of wrapping the handle around her arm so she didn’t drop it. It was far too hard to bend down now. He grabbed the strap and tugged on her bag and she automatically pulled back.
