“Come on, you know you want some of what I have.”
“Carter, seriously, no joke. Clean your hands off if you ever want to dream of touching me again.”
He inched closer teasingly and wriggled his brows. “Nothing wrong with a little fungus.”
“Carter!”
“Alright. Alright.”
Carter removed the gloves before washing his hands. He then turned around, slowly backing me against the wall and planting a warm kiss on my lips.
Running my fingers through his hair, I looked into his eyes. “You know, I’ve been slowly learning to trust you, seeing the person beneath the playboy pilot façade. But this, what you’ve been doing for this man—not just the feet stuff but letting him feel that he has some family—really shows me who you really are. It reminds me of how much I loved helping Wanda all those years ago and inspires me to be a better person. You’re selfless, Carter.”
He inched closer. “Well, at this particular moment, I’m feeling the opposite of selfless…very greedy.”
“Is that so?”
“Have I ever told you how beautiful you are, Perky?”
“I think so, yes.”
“No, I mean, really told you. I don’t think I’ve ever really made it clear aloud how badly I want you, and I need you to know that, before you try to leave. I know I’ve been on my best behavior, but I’m gonna be honest. Ever since we landed here in Florida, it’s getting harder for me to hold back. If you told me right now that you’d let me fuck you right this second, I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t be able to resist any longer. So, I’m just letting you know, that I’ve reached my breaking point—my dick’s reached it’s breaking point. I need to fuck you, need to be inside of you.”
“Here? In this old man’s bathroom? With his dentures practically staring at us from the sink?”
“If you told me you wanted it here… fuck yes. I’d fuck you right here. I wouldn’t waste another second of our precious time. But seriously, the ball’s in your court. I have a spare bedroom. You sleep in there tonight, alright?”
“Wait. I don’t get it. Now, you’re telling me you don’t want to sleep with me?”
“No. Not anymore. I can’t sleep next to you anymore with my dick pressed against your ass, unless you let me inside. A man can only take so much.”
“Okay. I can understand that.”
“And while I’m being honest with you, I’m gonna say something else, because things might get a little crazy tonight, and I might not have a chance.”
“Alright…”
“We only have a few days here. I know you have to spend some of that time deciding what to do. I feel at the very least, we’ve become close friends. So, as your friend, I need to let you know that I think you’d be making a huge mistake going ahead with the artificial insemination in Germany.”
“Okay, tell me why.”
“It’s a fuck of a lot of money at stake. I get that. But money isn’t everything, Kendall. Some day, when the panic of this deadline has passed, you’ll look back and regret giving up your beautiful baby. And believe me, that baby will be precious if it’s coming out of you. You can’t play around with human life. Not to mention, money can’t truly make you happy, either. I think your childhood is proof of that. It may not be millions, but that’s my two-cents. Pun intended.”
I just stared into his eyes, absorbing his words before asking, “What makes you happy?”
“You,” he said without hesitation. “You’re the only thing that’s made me happy in a really long time. And I don’t want to even imagine losing this feeling.”
“Thank you. I feel the same, and your opinion on everything is noted. Believe me, I heard it loud and clear.”
Carter let out a deep breath and looked down at his phone. “We’d better get out of here before he wakes up and makes me wash his ass.”
“Say what? Has that happened before?”
“He’s got a bad back…has trouble reaching behind himself. I’ll come back tomorrow and check in on him.”
“God, you’re a saint.”
“Nah. Just doing what any good son would do.” He winked.
“Earlier you said we had a busy night. Is something happening tonight?”
He looked way too amused for my comfort. “I’ll let you guess, but before you ponder it, just remember where you are.”
“Give me a hint.”
“It starts with a B.”
“Blowjob?”
“Fuck. Why did you have to say that? Now, I’m gonna be scooting down the road with major wood.”