And when I’d pick up the phone those nights, aching to feel the connection of another soul that understood mine, Desmond never hesitated to make himself available to me. If it weren’t for his unwavering, increasingly present support, I don’t think I’d have made it, because he filled my heart’s desires with his gentle, masculine touch.
I shared the highlights of our relationship. Desmond wasn’t just a great conversationalist and cuddlier. He loved to read, and encouraged my writing. Though I hadn’t written anything worth publishing, I was slowly coming around to building confidence and trying my hand at a short story contest.
“Well I’m happy for you,” Kelli cheered. She lifted her glass. “You seem much happier and effervescent than you previously were. And I’m for anything that lifts you up. You deserve to be happy.”
“But seriously,” she leaned in. “You really haven’t fucked him?”
“Kelli,” I groaned.
“Not even once?” She pressed.
“Kelli…” I said, in my warning tone.
“You haven’t even sucked his dick?”
“KELLI!”
Chapter 28: Rose
I waddled around the San Antonio apartment nervously. It was February 16, and after six emotionally trying months, Ellis was finally coming home. I was officially five and a half months pregnant, and couldn’t wait to see my husband. It was scary, but we’d made it through our first deployment, and now were opening the next chapter in our life: starting our family.
I was in our base San Antonio apartment alone. Natalia had flown to Texas. She landed a new job, but was in the midst of finalizing her divorce from Hollis. Their announcement was official over the holidays, when they were able to peacefully spend time with Jordan. Both parties were relatively quiet about the dissolution of their marriage. Only Ellis, I, and Kelli knew about what happened. Or at least we knew from Natalia’s side. Hollis remained notoriously tight-lipped, although we learned of his increased time spent with Presley, thanks to Jordan’s big mouth.
Despite the painful way Natalia realized her husband was done with her, she seemed to be blossoming under the care of Desmond. He visited the house to pick her up often, and they did a lot of activities together. Just as I’d thought, the moment he laid eyes on her, he was crazy about her. I could see it in the way he looked at her. There was a tenderness there, a protective cadence in his gait when he walked with her, as if she were the most precious thing on Earth.
My heart quickened when I heard the lock turn in the door. I twisted my wedding band as I sat on the couch, trying to maintain my cool as I realized the moment I’d been waiting for over the past few months finally arrived.
When he stepped into the foyer, I screamed. “Baby!!!!!”
I couldn’t get up fast enough. My love, my honey, my heartbeat. He was here, and I’d never been happier in my life.
Tears of joy ran down my face when he dropped his bag and hugged me. Dropping to one knee to kiss my tummy, he rubbed our child, “Hey there baby boy… or girl. Daddy’s home!”
He looked at me. “Do you know what it is?”
I shook my head. “I wanted to wait until you came with me. I wanted to save that for us to learn together, seeing as you couldn’t be here for the other milestones of the first six months.”
“Come on,” I grabbed his hand. “Let’s get you out of these clothes.” I pulled him to his bedroom, which hadn’t been touched since he left until last night. I drove slowly, taking my time because I was tired, and crashed there so I wouldn’t miss him the moment he returned.
As he got undressed, I laid on the bed, rubbing my baby bump, and thanking God for bringing my husband home safe. As promised, Ellis was much thicker than when he’d left. His arms were cut up with muscles, and his six-pack turned into a twelve-pack.
Looking at him turned me on so much. Being sexless without him wasn’t a good experience either, because my libido had soared out of control as the months passed.
“Baby,” I cooed, as I watched him. “Come here.”
Ellis crawled onto the bed and hooked his arm around me. I closed my eyes and pointed to my puckered my lips, informing him that I wanted a kiss.
He passionately wrapped me in his arms and kissed me, reminding me of what I’ve been missing all this time. My hands traveled down his chiseled chest as I moaned into his mouth. He smelled mouthwatering; I wanted to slide my tongue over every inch of his flesh.
Ellis pushed my hand over his bulge. “Grab it, baby. Feel how hard my cock is for you.” I stroked his hard cock as I purred about how much I missed. “Daddy, I want your hard cock inside me.”