I pound harder, hitting the spot she craves. “This is making up for the last twenty Christmases, where you left me alone.”
Her eyes flick open. She stares up at me with a parted mouth, panting and gasping for breath. “You never have to be alone again.”
I’m not sure what she means by that and I’m too incensed chasing my orgasm to think straight. I pull out and slam back into her, both of us moaning with our release like animals in the wild. Only it’s my love that’s been set free as I gaze down at my former wife laid bare before me. I know there’s no going back now. My heart’s been set free. Unlocked from its cage and it’s jumped right into her arms again.
“Take care of my heart, Merry.”
“Take care of mine.”
Light pours through a gap in the curtains, covering the double doors that lead out onto the balcony. My ex-wife stirs in my bed, nuzzling into my chest as if seeking my warmth.
I move the hair from her face, tracing the few freckles on her cheek that I charted many years ago like an astrologer maps out the stars in the sky.
“Is it morning already?” Her arm wraps around me, pulling her naked body flush with mine.
“Want me to get you some coffee?” If I don’t move now, I’m going to be fucking her again at this rate.
“Not yet. Stay in bed for a little longer.” She shuffles her body higher so her head’s on the pillow next to mine, our noses touching. “Hi.”
“Hey.” I press my lips to hers, needing to touch every part of her as my dick grows against her soft stomach. My fingers stroke the creases in her back, outlining every crevice and curve of her skin. “What are we doing, Merry?”
“Well, today we’re going to a rehearsal dinner before the big day tomorrow.”
I pull back slightly to look into her eyes. “I mean, what arewedoing?”
“Enjoying each other’s company?”
My chest caves on an exhale. I don’t know what I thought she was going to say, but a small part of me hoped she’d say it was something more. “Is it my company or my dick you’re enjoying?”
A giggle bursts from her lips. “Well, they’re kind of attached. I think it’s the whole package. And you were definitely packing last night.”
I rock my pelvis into her. “I’m packing now. Waking up next to you is enough to give any man a serious case of morning wood.”
She hums as I kiss her neck. “Let me clean my teeth first.”
I grab a hold of her fleshy hips, keeping her in bed as she attempts to escape. “You’re not going anywhere.” Pinning her to the mattress, I roll on top. “You’re gonna need to clean more than your teeth by the time I’m finished with you.”
She spreads her legs, her pussy already slick as the tip of my dick slides through her folds with ease.
“And you’re staying in my bed from now on. I’ll have Blanche move all your stuff from the pool house in here.” If I only have until Boxing Day with this woman, I’m not wasting a second.
“Is that a good idea?” Her brow furrows as she gazes up at me, awaiting my reply.
I’m not an idiot. I know it’s a bad fucking idea. Already I’m getting attached, and it’s gonna kill me when she leaves. But if this is all we have, I’ll take it. A lifetime of misery is worth it for a night of passion with her to feel alive.
I continue to kiss her neck, moving to her collarbone. “Probably not a good idea. You’re gonna break my heart all over again, but I won’t be able to sleep, knowing you’re in the pool house when you should be in my bed.”
Her voice cracks. “You were the one who broke my heart, Alex.”
I freeze above her, gazing into her watery eyes. I want to put it back together, glue the broken pieces of mine with hers to make one whole heart. But I know this can’t last. Her life is in the UK and mine’s here. As much as we tried to make the long distance thing work before, it was no use. We were both left in pieces. I know I should have fought for her, but usually with Merry when her mind’s made up, there’s no changing it.
“Is it too late to fix it?” I hold my breath, desperately needing a glimmer of hope. But there’s nothing but sadness in her eyes.
“Dad?” Finn shouts from behind the bedroom door.
Merry’s eyes widen.
The door handle clicks. All the blood drains from Merry’s flushed face.
