I pushed against his shoulder as Ellie stood there stock still with pure shock on her face.
"Xander."
"Don't make me stop, baby."
"Xander." He pulled back and looked at me, eyes glazed over with lust.
"What?"
"Ellie's home." Having never seen me this passionate about any man, the look of surprise on her face was entirely expected.
Xander
"Ellie's home."
I couldn't focus on anything other than how hard my dick was and how badly I needed to fuck her. When we fucked, we connected. It was the only time we both let down our walls and I knew she was mine no matter how much she doubted me. So when she told me her so-called sister, daughter, or whatever she considered her was home, it didn't register to me.
"Uh-huh … " I mumbled and buried my head back into her sweet-smelling neck.
"Xander, stop!"
I sighed and took a slow step away from her but promised her with a searing look that we'd pick up where we left off soon.
Ellie cleared her throat and I turned to the sweet, innocent-looking blonde who eyed me warily.
"Ellie, this is Xander Pierce. Xander, Ellie."
She stepped forward and held out her hand, but I just kept staring at her face. I'd finally found something I wanted in Avery, and that hadn't happened in over a decade. But I realized the one thing I wanted might be the one thing I couldn't have. My past was bearing down on me and I didn't know if she'd be able to handle my truths, but worse than that …
It turns out the most important person in Avery's life was a stripper I met when I first came to town. Ellie was the girl that handed me that card-the girl I fucked for a month before I ever met Avery. Ellie was the usually wild-haired, scantily-clad Gabriella.
Going off the things beginning to run through my head, I was reverting back to old habits. I was already formulating plans and scheming because I needed to do anything possible to keep Avery.
When you find what you're searching for, you won't have to fight so hard to keep it.
My father's words echoed in my head. But the odds weren't in my favor. Our relationship had officially become a house of cards that a gentle breeze would tear apart. Gabriella was the tornado, and everything around me started to crumble, getting sucked up in her forceful whirlwind. Wrapping Avery in my arms and blinding her from the destruction ahead was the only way I knew to keep her with me.
End of Episode 1