King(63)

Chapter 26




Evie closed the door to her house behind them. “I think I have cupcake in my hair,” she said, giggling as she stared at King.

“You have no reason to complain. I have to get a shower. I feel like I’m covered in chocolate.”

“You are. Come on; let’s go take a shower.”

King hesitated. “You sure?”

Evie stopped on the bottom step. “It was really sweet what you did for Willa. I didn’t know you could be sweet.”

“Did it give me brownie points with you?”

“Absolutely.” Evie grinned, holding out her hand to him.

They continued up the steps to her bedroom. She had decorated Beth’s old room in peaches and greens, going for a calming oasis and succeeding in making herself one. They took their clothes off, careful to bundle them up so the cupcake crumbs wouldn’t fall onto her new carpet.

“I’ll throw them in the washer in the morning,” she told King as he started the shower, pulling Evie in with him. “Ugh. This is an old house; it takes time for the water to warm up.” She hated cold showers.

Once the water had finally warmed and they were able to wash off the sticky chocolate, King’s shoulders started shaking with laughter.

“What?” Evie asked.

“Did you see Rider’s face when she hit his dick?”

“Willa’s was worse.” Evie started laughing. “Lucky looked like he was going to cry over those cupcakes, too.” She laid her head on the shower wall. “It’s not funny; I thought Willa was going to cry. And Lewis was so jealous, he was about to have a stroke. I don’t think she likes him, though.”

“You think? When she tried to go to her car, he and all five kids followed.” King put his hand on the shower wall as their merriment filled the room.

“Did you see how mad Lucky was? When he tried to get Lewis to back off, one of those kids actually kicked him.” Evie was laughing so hard she was hiccupping.

A serious expression crossed King’s face. “I think he’s been harassing her from the way she acted.”

Evie nodded her head in agreement. “I’ll stop by her house my next day off and see what’s going on.”

“Good idea. Something tells me it’s not a good situation.”

“Me, either.” The gravity of Willa’s situation enabled Evie to regain control.

“I missed you, King. Somehow, when I’m around you, I feel like laughing again.” She rinsed out her hair then, reaching out, pulled him under the showerhead with her. “I don’t want to be lonely anymore,” she admitted.

“God, Evie. You think you’ve been lonely?” He tugged her out of the shower, drying her off carefully before rubbing the towel roughly over his own body. He then picked her up and carried her into the bedroom. Sitting down on the bed, he placed her on his lap. “For the last thirty years, I’ve spent my life not becoming close to anyone. I even gave my daughter up, thinking I was protecting her. It was myself I was trying to protect, though; I didn’t want to lose someone again after losing my sister. Instead of straightening my life out, I hid in a life that wasn’t worth living. I have a lot of sins to atone for.”

His tortured eyes made Evie want to cry. She reached out, cupping his cheek. “No one could hurt us worse than what we’ve done to ourselves.”

“When you left, a part of me left with you. I thought that drive back to Queen City, leaving Lily behind, was painful; but when you left, you took my soul with you. I’m never going to let you leave me again.”

“I don’t think you’re going to have to worry about that because I’m not going anywhere.” When she leaned upward to kiss his mouth, her tongue licked his bottom lip then tugged it until he opened to her. Her hands went to his shoulders, pressing him backwards onto the bed. She placed her legs on each side of his hips, sitting on his stomach, bending down to explore his mouth.

Evie raised her head to catch her breath, and King said, “Did anyone ever tell you you’re an exceptional kisser?”

“A time or two.” Evie rose up on one hand, reaching back with the other to place his cock at her opening. Wiggling her hips, she let the tip of his dick barely enter her. Her hand then went down between her thighs, rubbing her clit.

“Would you like me to do that?” King brought his knees up and Evie leaned backwards, placing her weight on them.

“That’s okay. I’ve got this,” she moaned, letting another inch of him slide inside her.

King arched under her, driving himself fully inside her.

“That wasn’t fair. I wanted to go slow.”