After Elizabeth’s little disappearing act, they decided to call it a day and ordered pizza, picked up a movie, and headed back to Tana’s house. She felt like a giddy schoolgirl from the moment she gave the girls their baths, even taking a few minutes to freshen up herself. Torren headed over to his house to grab a small bag that he had packed, giving her a few extra minutesto take a quick shower and put on something cute. He returned to her place, showered, and in a fresh pair of jeans and a T-shirt smelling good enough to eat. They tucked the girls into bed, and Torren even read them their favorite story, which included some sketchy voices that sounded more like a story about drag queens than fairy princesses, but the girls loved every minute. Tana loved the way he seemed to feel comfortable enough to fit into their daily routine. He even explained to Beth that they were worried sick about her and that she couldn’t just take off like she did. Tana followed Torren’s little speech with a twenty-minute time-out, which included Beth having to clean her room and think about why it was wrong to leave the playground without telling anyone where she was going. When her sassy daughter reminded her that she had told her sister that she was going back to Mr. Torren’s store, Tana added an extra ten minutes to her punishment. All in all, the girls were so worn out that they fell right to sleep with Tucker snuggling in between them. Torren stood in their doorway, smiling at her two girls and his puppy like a crazy person until she took his hand and led him to her bedroom, shutting and locking her door.
“Um, I thought you wanted to watch a movie?” Torren asked, making her giggle.
“Well, we can—if that’s what you want to do, Tor.” She went to unlock the door, and he pulled her into his arms, tugging her up against his body for a hot, passionate kiss. His tongue pressed against her lips, demanding access, and she willingly let him in. He stroked into her mouth, finding her tongue, and she moaned.
“I can’t get enough of you, baby—you taste so fucking good. I wonder—" Torren sank to his knees, pulling her little jean cutoffs down her thighs to reveal her bare pussy. “Do you taste as good down here?” Tana shamelessly thrust her drenched folds in his direction, and he chuckled. “So impatient, honey.” Her knees started to buckle, and he anchored her to him, proppingone of her thighs over his shoulder and sinking his hands into her ass. It was as if he were holding her still so that he could feast on her, and the anticipation was killing her. Tana felt achy and needy all at once. She even whimpered when he took his first lick of her pussy, sucking her clit into his hot mouth. “Fuck, baby, you taste just as good. I can’t get enough of you. Will you be a good girl and hold still for me, Tana?”
She knew that making coherent words was going to be nearly impossible for her at this point. She simply nodded her head, placing her hands on his shoulders to balance herself better, and closed her eyes, ready for the onslaught of pleasure that Torren was sure to bring her. He licked back into her drenched pussy and groaned against her sensitive folds. She was so close to exploding—she just needed a little more. Tana felt greedy as she rubbed herself against his mouth, taking from him what she needed. Torren put two fingers into her swollen opening and sucked her clit into his hot mouth, and that was all she could stand. Her climax sent her completely over the edge as she held onto Torren for fear of falling. She wasn’t sure where he ended and she began; they were so tangled up in each other. Torren licked and sucked her sensitive pussy until she couldn’t take any more. Then he stood, took her limp body into his arms, and carried her to her bed. Tana watched as Torren stripped out of his clothes and nearly swallowed her tongue at the size of every inch of his body. She worried that he was going to be too big to fit inside her. Torren must have noticed her hesitancy.
“Tell me that you haven’t changed your mind, honey.” He stroked his long shaft, causing her eyes to dip and follow his every movement. She shook her head, not sure that she would be able to speak. “Then why do you look as though you’re about to get on a roller coaster and you are thinking of jumping out of line?” Torren straddled her body, rubbing himself against her pussy, eliciting all her pent-up needs and desires back to life.
“You’re so big,” she stuttered. “How will you fit inside of me?” Torren chuckled, dipping down to kiss her mouth.
“I think you will be able to handle all of me, baby. We’ll go slowly, and if you need me to stop, just say the word.” Torren kissed her mouth as if trying to consume her, and she forgot all about her worries, caught up only in the pleasure that he was giving her. Hell, she didn’t know what she was so worried about—it wasn’t like she was a virgin, and she had given birth to two babies. Surely, she and Torren would fit together.
“I just want you in me—don’t go slowly,” she begged, wrapping her legs around his ass and pulling him down onto her body.
“You sure, honey? I don’t want to hurt you.” Torren’s worry shone in his eyes, and she felt like a first-class jerk for ruining their first time with her foolish concerns. She knew that Torren would never hurt her.
“I trust you, Tor. You’ll take care of me,” she whispered. Tana ran her fingers through his overly long hair, loving the way he closed his eyes and leaned into her touch. He sighed and pulled her up against his big, hard body for another kiss. Torren thrust into her, filling her. He pumped in and out of her pussy at a punishing pace. She loved every touch, tug, and pull as he elicited gasps and moans out of her that she never knew existed. He knocked down her defenses with every kiss and gentle bite of her sensitive skin.
“Torren,” she whispered, trying to tell him everything that he was making her feel, but not sure what to say.
“I know, baby,” Torren growled. “I feel the same way.” He pulled her up into his arms, kneeling with her straddling his lap to gain better leverage to pump into her, pushing her further over the edge. “Tana, touch yourself, come for me,” Torren moaned.
She knew that he was close—his body tensed, and she could tell that he wouldn’t last much longer. At first, she felt shy about touching herself while he was watching, but Torren’s pleading look gave her the courage to reach down between their bodies to do as he asked. She circled her clit with her finger and threw her head back at just how good the added sensation felt. Torren sucked her taut nipple into his hot mouth, and her orgasm ripped through her body as he shot hot spurts of come into her core. She collapsed on top of him, and he wrapped his arms around her body, pulling her tighter against his.
“Tana, that was—” Torren’s pause had her afraid that she had done something wrong.
“I’m sorry, Torren. I must be a little out of practice. It’s been a while.” She tried to pull away, and his arms banded tighter around her body.
“That was fucking perfect, baby.” Torren kissed her neck, working his way slowly up her jaw to her smiling mouth.
“Yeah?” She knew she sounded unsure of herself, but honestly, she didn’t quite have the same amount of experience as Torren did. She was worried that she wouldn’t measure up to all the other women that he was with. She breathed out a sigh. “I’m so relieved.” Torren chuckled against her neck.
“Why is that, honey?” he asked.
“I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to compare to—well, everyone else.” She knew that she sounded like an inexperienced high school teenager, but she also wanted to be completely honest with Torren.
“Tana,” he whispered. “There is no comparison. You mean a million times more to me than those other women did. Hell, I hope you know that. You blow them all out of the water, honey.” Torren’s praise had her smiling. His opinion shouldn’t matter so much to her, but it did. “With you, things feel different,” he continued. “I feel different with you, baby. I can’t explain all thisthe way that I want to. Hell, I’m probably fucking this all up, but I’ve never felt this way with anyone else. I hope that you can see that.” Tana nodded, knowing that Torren would never lie to her. He lay back in her bed and pulled her into his side. “Is it still okay for me to stay?”
“Yes,” she whispered. Tana didn’t hesitate—she wanted him in her bed all night. The thought of being cuddled up to Torren while sleeping did weird things to her heart. She had to be imagining it because if she wasn’t misreading all the signs, she was falling in love with Torren Harrison, and she wasn’t sure that she would ever be able to walk away from him with her heart intact.
CHAPTER SEVEN
At the sound of Tana’s bedroom doorknob jiggling, Torren woke up tangled up with a sexy as fuck woman. He jumped out of bed quietly, trying to wake her, but she wasn’t budging. He kept her up most of the night making love, so he was sure that she was dead to the world. Otherwise, she would be freaking out that the twins were trying to get into her bedroom while Torren was still there. He knew that both girls were smart enough to see how he felt about their mother, so he refused to lie to either of them. After last night, he was sure that he was falling in love with Tana, but he needed to proceed with caution. He didn’t want to confuse the girls, but he also wasn’t going to pretend that he and their mom were just two friends hanging out together.
He finished pulling on his clothes and quietly opened the door, not letting either of the girls into Tana’s bedroom. “Hey, you guys are early risers. Ready to help me take Tucker out?” Elizabeth eyed him suspiciously and then smiled at the mention of helping with the puppy. Sarah wrapped her arms around Torren’s thigh and hugged him close.
“We all had a sleepover,” she whispered. “Beth and me got to sleep with Tucker, and you sleeped with Mommy.” He wasn’tsure whether to laugh or correct Sarah’s grammar. He decided to keep things light, tousling her hair and picking her up to carry her down the stairs. Beth grabbed his hand, calling Tucker to follow them.
“What should I make us for breakfast?” Torren asked, hoping that the subject of his sleeping in Tana’s bed was forgotten.
“Donuts,” the girls shouted in unison. Torren chuckled, putting Sarah down on the kitchen floor. “You two little con artists got me yesterday, but we aren’t having donuts again today.” Torren helped the girls with their shoes. “How about pancakes and fruit?” Sarah clapped her hands, seeming to agree with his breakfast choice.
“Only if we don’t have to eat the fruit,” Elizabeth grumbled.
“Fruit is part of the deal, kiddo. Besides being good for you, I make it extra special, so it tastes really good too.” After Beth pulled on her shoes, Torren handed Tucker back to her, and the girls both went running out the back door into Tana’s little fenced-in yard. Tucker was yapping and jumping around, taking a few seconds to do his business while the girls laughed and played. Torren watched them for a moment, mesmerized by how carefree and resilient they both were. They didn’t care that their mother had a sleepover with him. Hell, they almost seemed to welcome the extra house guests that they had last night. He was pretty sure that had nothing to do with him and everything to do with Tucker. Torren made a pot of coffee and rummaged around Tana’s small pantry for the ingredients that he needed to make breakfast. He kept an eye on the girls, but they were so loud that they probably woke up the whole block. He laughed to himself when he heard a chorus of “eww” and assumed that Tucker had done his business. Torren even found himself whistling while he set to work whipping up the batter and flipping pancakes on the griddle. He was surprised at how well he was taking the whole settling down thing, not that being with Tana was settling foranything less than what he wanted. She was exactly what he was looking for; he just wondered what took him so long to catch on. It was probably his stupid rules and that pesky one about dating a single mom. Yeah, that little rule sure flew out the window fast.
