Shelter Me(69)

“Let me go check on Lucy while you start the shower, okay?”

“Okay,” I say softly.

I turn on the shower and then cross over to the mirror. I look down at my chest where I see the combination of both of us all over me. Suddenly, Luke’s reflection appears behind me as he walks into the bathroom. Noticing me, he walks up and puts his arms around me.

“She is sound asleep, so let’s take a shower. I need to be buried deep inside of you, baby.”

Luke proceeds to do just as he said he would. He buries himself so deep inside of me that I know I will be feeling him for days.





Chapter Twenty-Two



Luke and I wake up a little extra early to get a run and a workout in the gym downstairs before our day starts. Afterwards, Luke goes upstairs to get himself ready for work and I change and go to wake up Lucy. Opening her door, I see that she is already up and dressed in a pair of pink shorts, a matching little white t-shirt with pink hearts, and her pink chucks.

“Wow, sweetheart. You look so pretty.”

“Thanks, Mommy. I wanted to look extra special for Grandma today when she picks me up. She said we were going to go see Grandpa today and then have a tea party at her house.”

I bend down to give her a big hug.

“You are going to have so much fun today. Let’s go downstairs and have breakfast and put your hair in a ponytail¸ okay?”

Camillia shows up to pick up Lucy after breakfast, just as Luke is ready to head out the door. The three of them leave and I take a quick shower and get myself ready for lunch with Bubba. I glance at the clock. I have two hours before I have to leave, so I decide to give Erin a call.

“Hey, girlfriend,” she says when she answers the phone.

“Hey back. How are you?”

“Good, actually. Listen, I have some news for you.”

I take a seat on the couch.

“Spill, girl. What’s up?”

I hear Erin take a deep breath.

“Well, we decided to move up there.”

I scream into the phone, jumping off the couch as fast as I can.

“Ahhhh! Are you serious right now? Oh my God! This is so incredible; you won’t regret this, Erin.”

She starts laughing on the other end.

“What’s so funny?” I say.

“Nothing, really. You’re just acting like Sierra did when I talked to her about it, is all. But, God! We are both excited. There really isn’t anyone or any reason for me to stay here, so I figure I might as well take the leap while Sierra is young and go for it. Oh, and I talked with Adam and he is flying down here this weekend to help pack all of our stuff up and driving back with us.”

I stand there in shock with my mouth hanging wide open because Adam has not called me since we talked the other day about Ben.

“Well, that is awesome. When will you all be here?”

“Next week. We want to be there before Lucy’s birthday.”

“I am so happy right now! I know this is going to be great for all of us, especially the girls. Camillia took Lucy for the day and I can’t wait to tell her about this. She is going to be so excited.”

After a little more small talk, Erin tells me she will call me when they leave. We hang up and I immediately call Adam.

“Hey, brat,” he says when he answers.

“Hey. So I just hung up with Erin, and I must say I am a little shocked.”

“Yeah, about that. I am sorry I didn’t call you and tell you about it, but seriously, Shayne, I am so busy at work trying to get things done so I can fly down there and bring them back.”

I think to myself this is so like Adam. He is one of the most selfless people I have ever met.

“Well you know I appreciate everything you’re doing, but you know you could have called me first. I would have gone with you and helped.”

“I know you would, but I figured it would be too much traveling in such a short period of time for Lucy. I knew that you wouldn’t want to leave her again and go by yourself, so really it isn’t that big of a deal, Shayne. Besides, Erin is fucking hot.”

I screech into the phone.

“Adam, no way! Don’t you dare, you’re a damn man whore, and just…no! Erin has been through so much shit with her ex and she doesn’t need-”

“Did you just call me a whore?” he asks, cutting me off completely before I can finish.

I laugh.

“Well, you are.”

“I am not! I just like sex.”

“What? Ew, Adam.”

He laughs a full on laugh.

“Hey! If I can’t tell my cousin about this shit then who can I tell?”

“Go tell one of your guy friends about it. I don’t want to hear this shit! You are such an ass.”

“Well, I would much rather you call me an ass than a whore.”