King(64)

“I didn’t.” As his hands gripped her hips, sliding her up and down his cock, Evie was surprised he was able to lift her weight. Correctly reading her surprise, he said, “I work out.”

“Yes, you do,” she moaned, rubbing her clit harder and thrusting herself down on him.

King arched, groaning, and then stopped moving. “Evie, is that a stripper pole by your closet?”

“Yes.”

“Why is there a stripper pole in your bedroom?”

“Because I use it to exercise,” she said, becoming frustrated. “King, when I said you didn’t need to do anything, I was just joking!”

“Are you going to give me a show later on?”

Evie stopped moving, looking down at him. “That depends on whether you keep me hanging much longer,” she snapped.

King tossed her to her back, surging inside her in a hard thrust that tore a scream from her throat. “Baby, I’m going to make you so happy, when you dance on that pole you’ll feel like you’re flying.”

I feel pretty damn good now, Evie thought. Her thighs gripped his hips as he fucked her. Evie was used to a variety of men and sexual positions; none of them felt as intimate as King making love to her.

Evie felt her body building toward a climax, gripping him tighter.

“Come with me, Evie.” As his command sent her over, she felt his cock come deep within her.

As soon as he rolled off her, she ran into the bathroom, slamming the bathroom door.

“Evie, what’s wrong?” She heard him but didn’t answer. Grabbing a wash cloth, knowing it would be useless, she still had to try.

She frantically began washing herself, rubbing between her legs so hard she was becoming red and raw.

“What in the hell are you doing?” He jerked the wet cloth from her, tossing it into the sink.

Evie burst into tears, burying her face into her hands. “Don’t hate me. I was supposed to go on another form of birth control. I made my appointment with my OB-GYN, but with Beth on bed rest, I didn’t have time.”

“Evie, baby, calm down. It’s all right.”

“You hated Brenda for getting pregnant.”

King closed the toilet lid, sitting down. His hands pulled her between his legs then his mouth kissed her bare belly. “Evie, there is no comparison between you and Brenda. I was high and don’t even remember fucking her; I wouldn’t have touched her with a ten-foot pole otherwise. The bitch never even told me she was pregnant. She kept Lily hidden from me because the woman knew I would be furious.”

The day he had seen Lily sitting outside that apartment building, dirty and underfed, was the worst day of his life. That he hadn’t known of her existence hadn’t eased his conscience; it had made him ache at the time he had lost with Lily. Her being born, her first step, her first word. To see the little girl run to him yelling Daddy when he came home from work. The bonding of a father to a daughter. That time couldn’t be recaptured. He hated Brenda. There was no comparison between her and Evie.

“To be honest, I wouldn’t mind if you became pregnant. I missed raising Lily and would really like a do-over at it. So, if you do get pregnant, I promise I won’t suck as bad at it the second time around.” The thought of holding a child they had created filled an empty hole he hadn’t even been aware existed. This would be a love he could make himself worthy of earning this time.

“Really?” Evie raised her face from her hands.

“Really.” His violet eyes were filled with agony. “Do you know Lily’s only called me Dad when she thought she or I was going to die?”

“King, you haven’t been the perfect father, but it’s not too late. I’ve known Lily a long time; it won’t be the last time she calls you Dad. Knowing her, she wants to make sure it’s okay with you. Talk to her.”

“I don’t know how I ever created something as beautiful as her.”

“Baby, you didn’t do it alone.”

“Brenda doesn’t deserve any credit for giving birth to Lily.”

“I wasn’t talking about Lily.” Evie looked down into the face that looked so much like his daughter. “Lily told Shade that, if things hadn’t turned out the way they had, she wouldn’t have ended up in Kentucky. I don’t believe that, but I do believe she ended up exactly where she belongs. Just like you, King. Maybe you weren’t a good father to her when she was a child, but you have the rest of your life to make it up to her. Talk to her and clear the air. Lily’s not the only one who needs to heal.”

“I don’t want to bring up the past and upset her.”