Rescue Me(43)

“I love you, too,” I say softly as I swipe my nose against hers. “I would lay my life down to protect you. My life isn’t just mine anymore, it belongs to you and Sierra. God, woman, you do nothing but amaze me every single day. I know it had to be hard for you to see Joel tonight and look at what you did. You turned this terrible evening into something perfect. And just for the record, it is me who is not worthy of a woman like you.” I know I sound like a lovesick fool but I really don’t give a shit. My pulse quickens as I take in what sits before me and I can’t even begin to fathom what my life would be like without her.

As badly as I want to make love to Erin and erase everything that has happened tonight from her mind, I feel like she just needs me to hold her, and for her to know that she has me, and together we will fight the demons of her past and win.

When she walks out of the bathroom and I see her naked body crawl into bed next to me, I pull her as close. I can I feel a ripple of satisfaction seep into my chest as she lays her head down on it. This woman is all mine, and yes, I will do everything in my power to protect her from the biggest form of scum that has ever walked this earth.



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Three days have come and gone without a word from Joel. Erin and Shelby have been glued to each other since that night. It gives me a sense of peace every morning when I leave for work knowing she is not alone and that when she does go out, she has her sister with her. Shelby has a mean streak in her like I have never seen in a woman before. She scares me with that mouth of hers. Her mouth alone could whip anyone’s ass. It’s amazing how two women can look so much alike, yet have such different personalities.

My plans to take the three of us away for the weekend will have to wait for another time as today we’re having everyone over for a cookout.

Jesus Christ, and this was my idea, I think to myself as Erin steps outside onto the deck wearing a tank top that is stretched tight across her mind-bogglingly gorgeous breasts. Now all I want to do is get everyone the hell out of here so I can have my way with her. I wanted to give her a few days to recover from the other night but every time she walks by me and I get a whiff or her sweet scent, my cock jumps to attention as if he knows her pussy is in close proximity. Yeah, he knows and he wants in bad.

As I flip the burgers and chuckle to myself I feel a friendly slap on my back as Bubba approaches. “Dude, I heard from Shayne about that asswipe ex of Erin’s. You know I got your back and hers if you need me. That prick doesn’t stand a chance against all of us,” Bubba reassures me.

“Appreciate that, man. I know he is still around and Erin is on pins and needles just waiting for him to strike. We’ll be ready when he does.”

I close the lid on the grill and turn around, scanning the backyard until my eyes find her.

“We’re all lucky sons of bitches, aren’t we, man?” Bubba grins as his eyes catch his wife Jen’s.

“That we are, bro. Now if we could just get Mr. Slutbag Antonio to grow the fuck up and find himself a good woman we would be all set.”

“I said something to him the other day about it, but that motherfucker don’t listen to anyone. I mean, look at the way he is checking out Erin’s sister. All he thinks about is the next piece of ass he is going to get. Stupid asshole.”

“I would love to see him try and pick up Shelby. Man, I think she might tear him a new one if he tried to use his slick words on her,” I say.

“She seems like a feisty one from what I can tell, but her coming all this way to be here for her sister makes her all right in my book,” Bubba counters.

“Those two are close and I am so glad my girl has her. Oh, shit.” I take my beer and tip it in Antonio’s direction as he walks over to Shelby. Bubba and I both tilt our heads back and roar with laughter.

After the party I shove the last of our guests out of the door so I can have my house back to normal. And I mean literally shove. You would think Antonio would have gotten the hint by now with Shelby. Erin shared with me the fact that her sister is a virgin. I would be lying to myself if I said I wasn’t shocked by this rarity in a stunningly beautiful twenty five year old woman. Erin told me Shelby is just so absorbed in her restaurant that she never has time to date. Or chooses not to.

“Can you believe that dickhead and the way he was talking to me?” I hear Shelby saying to Erin as I enter the kitchen. “And you,” she points her finger in my direction. “Don’t bring that perverted creep around here anymore, or at least warn me the next time.”

I back up holding my hands up in protest. “He’s harmless, girl. Settle your spunky ass down.”