“Thanks guys,” I say when they start grabbing boxes. “Sorry to make you do this again so soon.”
“Aw, darlin’, if it means we get to keep you, we’ll move your stuff over and over again.” Devon drops his box on the table to come give me a hug. He whispers in my ear, “and if he ever hurts you just call me and I’ll beat him senseless and move you anywhere you need to go. Just because he pays me doesn’t mean I’ll be on his side.”
Connor laughs. “I heard that, dickhead. Let’s see who gets a Christmas bonus this year.”
“Ha! I didn’t get one last year, fucker. You owe me two this time around.”
“Nice try.” Connor shakes his head. He looks over at me. “He’s very well compensated. But I have no doubt he would be on your side should anything ever happen. The man has no sense of loyalty.”
Devon just shakes his head in his direction. “See?” he says to me. “I’ve got you, girl.” He winks and grabs the box up again, taking it outside.
Ryder comes to me next. “Don’t forget that I’m also on your side. Us bitches gotta stick together, okurrr.” he says in his best drag queen voice, which is absolutely terrible. “We can go get mani/pedis and gossip.”
“Sounds good to me.” I give him a hug. “Thanks for being here for me.”
“Anytime, babe. I’m firmly Team Alex in this situation.”
“That’s the last of the boxes, love.” Connor passes a box to Ryder. “We’ll meet you guys back at the house. Put those in my room.”
“You got it, boss.” Ryder’s voice is dripping with sarcasm. He winks at me before taking the box out the door.
“Are you ready for this, really?” Connor looks at me with concern in his eyes. “I don’t want to rush you.”
I laugh. “Well, it is kind of fast, but I don’t want to be away from you anymore. It’s strange, but it feels like all of my past failed relationships were just filler, while I was waiting for you to come back to me. I can’t imagine not having you in my life.”
“I’m so glad to hear you say that, baby. I plan on never letting you out of my sight again. You’re stuck with me now, Alex. There is nothing I wouldn’t do to keep you.” Connor pulls me into his arms, and his mouth finds mine in a sweet kiss. It’s full of apologies for the past and promises for the future. It’s the beginning of our second chance.
Chapter 58
Alex - Settling Into a New Life
After everything I’ve been through in my life, I feel like I’m finally on the right track. I have the love of my life beside me, good friends, and a plan for the next year. I’ll be travelling with Connor on tour and eating all the best food the places we visit can offer. When we get back from that, I’ll decide what to do next.
Connor’s just finished up in the studio for the day, and I’m already in our bedroom. The bed Connor bought after the attack is amazing, and it’s the best place to relax and read a book when I need a little time to myself. Since I’ve moved in, Connor has encouraged me to make his house my own and I’ve added all sorts of art and decor. The other guys seem to find my expletive adorned throw pillows just as amusing as Connor did when he saw them the first time.
I even convinced him to make our own art for the bedroom by covering our naked bodies in paint and fucking on an enormous canvas. Admittedly, it took very little convincing, and now it hangs on the wall over the head of our bed. My face heats up just thinking about that day.
Even better than making the canvas was getting each other cleaned up in the shower afterward.
“What’s on your mind, baby?” Connor asks, eyeing me from where he leans against the doorway.
“Just that I’m a lucky girl to have such an amazing boyfriend.”
“Oh?” He says, walking toward me while pulling his shirt over his head. Fuck, he looks so good when he does that. “How amazing?”
I crawl down to meet him at the end of the bed. Reaching my hands up to his hair, I pull him down and brush my lips gently against his. Trailing kisses along his jawline and down his neck, I use my hands to explore his chest. Trailing kisses down his chest, I pull a tiny nipple into my mouth, flicking it with my tongue, then biting down softly. Connor’s sharp intake of breath followed by a low groan sends a flood to my panties, making me wet for him. But that’s not what I’m interested in right now.
I reach for his belt, undoing the buckle before opening the button on his jeans and sliding them right down his legs as I sit on the edge of the bed. I kiss down his abs, along both lines of that sexy V before licking my way to its end.
“Fuuuuckkk,” Connor moans his approval, “You’re killing me, baby.”
I lick the bead of pre-come that glistens at the end of his penis, and he groans again. I roll my tongue around the head of his cock before taking it into my mouth, licking and swirling around it fully. Reaching out for Connor’s hands, I place them in my hair, encouraging him to grab on. He fists my hair as I reach around to grab the backs of his thighs and pull him toward me, shoving his cock right to the back of my throat.
“Fuck, Alex, that feels so fucking good.” Connor pumps into my mouth hesitantly. “Is this ok, baby?”
I let his dick go with a pop and look up at him. “I want you to fuck my mouth, Connor,” I say, sucking his cock back into my mouth, right to the back of my throat. I have to remember to breathe on the out stroke so I don’t suffocate, but I love it so much that I moan low in my throat, the sound reverberating through Connor’s cock.
“How the fuck did I get so lucky?” I hear Connor ask as he pumps into my mouth a little more forcefully. “Every time I think you are as perfect as a person can get, you surprise me with something else.”
