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  Kicking her legs further apart I picked her up with my cock and rammed into her one last time as my balls exploded. Her body tightened as she screamed and contracted around my spurting cock. The hot seed mixing with her own juice and spilling out onto the shower before slipping down the drain. My strength collapsed and I set her gently down on the ground as I laid back against the cold tile. I struggled to catch my breath. It had been a long time since I’d had so much unbridled passion at one time .

  With most of the woman that I brought home I had to be very careful. They all liked to talk and god knew that they were about as vanilla as they came. It was thrilling to be with Tabitha, but it was also so taboo. I needed time to think about what had happened. I stood up, helping her to her feet before stepping out of the shower and wrapping a towel around me .

  Tabitha poked her head out. “You aren’t going to stay and get clean ?”

  I shook my head and smiled. “No, but go ahead and take your time. I got a shower last night. I’ll start us some breakfast .”

  “You can cook?” she asked in surprise .

  “Yeah,” I said. “Of course I can .”

  Tabitha shrugged and closed the door again. I left her alone to finish getting a shower as I slipped into something a little less formal. My mind was still racing, I had no idea what I was going to do about the situation, but I felt it was something we had to talk about together. It wasn’t just our parents that were married, I knew that she cared a great deal about Selina too. I needed to know where she saw things going between us. When I heard the shower stop running, I quickly jogged to the kitchen and started pulling things from the fridge. Whatever was about to happen, I knew that I had real feelings for her .

  “Hey,” she said with an uneasy grin. “So, I was thinking that I would just head home. You’ve already been such a good host, I couldn’t possibly take up any more of your time .”

  “What?” I stammered. “I was going to make us something to eat .”

  She shrugged. “That’s okay. I’m not really a big breakfast fan anyways. Maybe we can set up that follow up appointment for next week .”

  “Um,” I muttered. “Sure, I guess, if that’s what you want .”

  Tabitha smiled and reached across the island to take my hand. “Listen, I’m sure you are worried that I might think this was something more than just sex, but you really have nothing to be worried about. I know that you are a single guy and I don’t want to try and change you. I had fun, but let’s not mix business and pleasure okay ?”

  “Wow,” I muttered. My pride was more than a little wounded .

  I’d never had a woman so eager to leave me before. Normally they wanted to stay and try to turn sex into a relationship. For the first time in my life, I had my feelings hurt by a one-night stand. I was lying to myself though, I knew that she meant more to me than that. I had to find a way to keep her around somehow .

  “You know we are family,” I blurted out .

  She cocked her head in confusion. “Um, I wouldn’t really go that far .”

  “I don’t think you should go back to that place. I want to get you your own apartment okay?” I said quickly .

  One look at her horrified face and I knew I had made a huge mistake. She clenched her jaw and turned away from me to grab the rest of her belongings .

  “Yeah,” she said quickly. “I think it’s time for me to go. We aren’t family or anything else. You are just a man and I am just a woman .”

  “Is that how you really feel?” I asked her, my heart racing .

  “Well, I know that I am not going to be some man’s kept woman. Sorry but I’m not like my mother. I don’t want your money, charity, or anything else that I can’t pay for by myself .”

  “Fine,” I said, digging my heels into the ground on the subject. “Then I won’t treat you any different. I’ll give you a call this weekend about your breast augmentation .”

  I turned away from her as she headed for the door. I couldn’t stand the idea of her leaving. As the door slammed behind her, I felt the anger ricochet through my body until it was almost overpowering. I thought about chasing after her. The idea of her going back to that dangerous area was crippling. If I followed her though, it would just cause more problems. I had to let her go .

  Chapter Eight

  Tabitha

  I dug through my purse as I waited for the elevator. I was fuming! How could he offer me something like that? Didn’t he realize just how offensive he was being? There were so many things that I wanted to go back and tell him, starting with the fact that he wasn’t god’s gift to women as he seemed to think he was. Sure, it was the best sex I’d ever had before, but his entitled and self-righteous attitude more than ruined it for me. The longer I stood there fumbling around as I looked for my keys, the more pissed off I got. After a few more minutes of angry searching, I realized that they weren’t there .

  It was worse than the walk of shame. At least I would have been leaving that way. Instead I had to go back to his penthouse and knock on the door. Admittedly, it felt good to see his face light up when he realized I had come back. I had to force myself to stay strong and shove past him in a desperate attempt to find my lost apartment keys. The last thing I wanted was to go back there ever again .

  “I can’t find my keys,” I grumbled to him .

  He seemed rather happy to have me back. “Well good, then we can talk while you look for them .”

  “Or you could shut up and help me find them,” I shot back. “Then it would go twice as fast and no talking needed at all .”

  “Please, Tabitha. I’m sorry for what I said. I didn’t mean to upset you. I really just want to know more about you .”

  “Look—” I started to say .

  Earl held up a hand and shook his head. “I promise that I won’t say another bad thing about your apartment. I will be a perfect gentleman and not push any subject. I really just wanted to get to know you some. Me and my dad aren’t really close so it’s nice to get to meet someone from Opal’s life .”

  I snorted as I laughed. “If you are looking for a positive voice for Opal, you are barking up the wrong tree, my friend. She hates me and I hate her .”

  “What a terrible thing,” he said with a frown. “My mother died when I was seven. I would give anything to have her back .”

  “Really?” I said softly .

  I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. He had lost a parent too. Earl nodded his head, but said nothing. I set down my purse and looked at my hands as I folded them back and forth in my lap .

  “My father died when I was younger too. I don’t think my mother ever really forgave him for leaving her penniless with two kids to feed. Once he died, our lives all changed .”

  “It really sucks to lose a parent,” Earl said .

  “Yeah,” I offered as an awkward silence fell between us .

  He cleared his throat. “You know I took you to your apartment building last night. After seeing it, I just couldn’t leave you there alone. I know I should have just left, but I couldn’t. That’s why I brought you here. I guess part of me just wanted to make sure that you were safe .”

  “Well that’s a very noble gesture, but I’ve walked home many nights all by myself and I seem to do just fine .”

  Earl winced at the words and I realized how they sounded. I quickly cleared my throat. “I work a couple nights a week at a bar downtown. It’s not great hours, but the tips help, so I walk home to save money .”

  “Do you have any idea how dangerous that is for a beautiful woman like you? I heard gun shots last night !”

  It was impossible for me not to laugh at the expression on his face. The poor man looked genuinely afraid. I wiped away the tears and sat down next to him, fighting the laughter once again .

  “After my father died, my mother couldn’t afford to keep the house any longer. She sold it and spent most of the money on a lifestyle we couldn’t afford. My sister and I got stuck in a crappy apartment, even worse
than the one I have now. If you could see the size of the rats I use to live with, you’d think my place now was the Ritz .”

  Earl shuddered. “No child should have to live like that. But I still don’t understand why you won’t let me help you now. We are family after all .”

  I shook my head. “You don’t get it. If I take money from you, I’m no better than her. I will find a way to have the breast job done, but it will be on my own terms. I didn’t sleep with you to get a boob job, I hope you know that .”

  “You’ve made that abundantly clear,” he said with a pout .

  “Listen, I appreciate everything that you are willing to do for me. I really do. But you have to understand where I am coming from. My whole life I saw my mother resent my father until the day he died. Then she went from one man to the next as she made her way up the food chain. I don’t want anything that I have earned or traded for .”

  “Well then,” he said with a shrug, “I’m sure we could work something out .”

  I laughed. “Then that would make me a hooker, or maybe a ‘kept woman’, either way it’s not going to happen. I like the independence that I have. I’m not sure what kind of deal we would work out, but I’m sure everything will work out in the end .”

  “Why don’t we just start with breakfast? Unless you are really in that much of a hurry to get home ?”

  I looked down at the meal he was making and listened to my stomach growl. I could use some food. Begrudgingly, but feeling a little better about the situation, I set my purse down on the ground and turned toward the kitchen as Earl started to fry up the food. The smell of bacon wafted up to meet me and I was glad I decided to stay. At least I was until he decided to ask more questions. Then, I couldn’t help but glance at the door again for an escape .

  “So were your mom and dad married for a long time?” he asked as I scarfed down the food .

  I nodded and swallowed quickly, trying not to be rude. “Oh yeah, up until he died when I was twelve. He always made sure that me and my sister were taken care of. I know that my mother loved him back then. It was near his end that she started to ‘wander’ as he called it .”

  He frowned. “I guess I don’t know very much about my new step-mother .”

  “What about your dad? Him and your mother were married, right? Did he meet anyone else before my mom ?”

  Earl shrugged. “I don’t really know. After my mother died, me and him weren’t very close. I spent most of my time getting kicked out of private schools and boarding schools until he finally found one that stuck. Then it was off to college and starting my practice .”

  “Do you ever miss that time with him?” I asked .

  I was trying to keep the conversation focused on him. It wasn’t that I was ashamed of my life, but there wasn’t all that much to be proud of. Beyond graduating college, I’d done absolutely nothing with my life. At twenty-two years old I had no idea what the future held for me. Already my nineteen-year-old sister had a better-looking future than I did. It was a hard pill to swallow. As the meal neared its end, I thought about going home again and my heart sank .

  It would be a lie if I told myself that I didn’t want to stay. Everything about Earl and his home were so inviting. That was part of the problem though. How many other women had been invited there under the same ‘nice guy’ pretense that he used on me? I never realized just how much of a skeptic I was until that point in my life. I wanted to stay with him, lie around all day naked, and talk about our hopes and dreams for the future. The harsh reality of it was that we were from two separate worlds. The only time our paths would cross after this was in his office when I had the money for my surgery .

  “Can I use your bathroom?” I asked him .

  He looked at me like I was crazy, but nodded his head. “Sure .”

  “Thanks,” I replied as I quickly made my way into the bathroom and shut the door behind me .

  My heart was racing. This whole situation was insane. How long would it be before he was asking about my work plans and moving in again? I wanted to like him, I knew that my feelings for him were real which just made the situation even more terrifying. There was no way that we could ever have a future together. The best thing that I could do for myself would be to get out of the apartment and never look back. Exhaustion was starting to play a part in my decisions too which was never a good thing .

  He said nothing as I came back out and sat down again. “Well, I really should be going. Thanks for everything though .”

  “Are you sure? You know I have a spare room here. It wouldn’t be any problem for you to sleep a while longer. I know you woke up really early .”

  I rolled my eyes. “Are you really that worried about me going back to my apartment? Even after everything I told you about how I grew up ?”

  Earl shrugged, a large pout crossing his face. It was the most convincing puppy face I’d seen in quite some time. I had to give him credit as I started to laugh and tossed my purse once again on the floor. Earl made me feel good about myself. He made me forget temporarily that my life was in shambles, my apartment was a hellhole, I had no money, and no family that I could count on. No matter what I told myself, I couldn’t take money from Earl because he wasn’t my family .

  He was just a guy that I slept with, a distraction that I didn’t mind having for a little while longer. Eventually the real world would creep in and I would be forced back to my own place. I rested my elbow on the table, putting my chin in my hand and watching Earl as he looked me over. The wheels in his head were turning, but I could tell with one glance that he wasn’t sharing information. Whatever he had planned, it was for his eyes only. At least for now .

  “So, you’ve got me here and we’ve already had sex twice. I’ve told you all about my crazy ass mother and my family. Now it’s your turn, I want to know everything there is to know about you and your dad .”

  Earl’s eyes grew wide as he swallowed. “Everything ?”

  “Either that or I can go?” I said as I reached for my bag .

  “No!” he said quickly as he set down his place. With a dramatic eye roll he sighed. “Fine, you want to know about me then that’s what we will talk about, but I have to warn you, it’s not pretty .”

  “I find that hard to believe,” I told him honestly .

  He grinned. “That’s okay. I like a challenge .”

  Chapter Nine

  Earl

  I shuffled around uneasily in my seat. It felt like I was on trial as she watched me and waited for an answer. I was getting exactly what I’d asked for, her undivided attention. Now, I was wondering if I had made a huge mistake. She didn’t seem to have any filters which was both infuriating and enchanting to me. Nothing was out of bounds or off limits with her. I loved it for the most part .

  “Well?” she asked again. “Are you going to tell me about your childhood or not ?”

  I sighed. “Sure. When do you want to start ?”

  “How did your mother die?” she asked bluntly .

  “Cancer, your dad ?”

  “Tumor. Got any siblings ?”

  I laughed. “Besides you?” I asked with a wink .

  Tabitha rolled her eyes. “Yes .”

  “Then no. What about you? Any others I should know about? Past step-brothers I should be jealous of ?”

  She shook her head but grinned. “Nope. I mean, I’m sure my mother has half a dozen former step-children that I don’t know about, but again, we don’t really talk .”

  “You really don’t ever talk to your mother?” I asked .

  “And you’re ‘son of the year’?” she snapped back .

  This wasn’t going at all like I’d planned. I wanted her to trust me, not be more suspicious of my motives. For some reason that I couldn’t explain, I needed her to open up to me and trust that I wasn’t going to hurt her. There was an instinct inside of me that I couldn’t shake. I had to keep her safe from the outside world. She wasn’t making things easy for me though. Tabitha had spent mo
st of her teen years and adult life not trusting the men her mother cycled in and out. I couldn’t understand how their relationship was so fractured .

  “Fair enough. My father and I drifted apart after my mother died. He never really even dated after she passed. At least not until he met Opal. He always told me, ‘what’s the point in dating the rest when you’ve already had the best?’ I guess that just always stuck with me .”

  “Were you surprised when he got married again ?”

  I shrugged. “I hadn’t really thought about it much. At the wedding he seemed happy, like he had someone to take care of again and that made him feel good. That’s all I’ve ever wanted was for him to find that joy again that he had with my mother .”

  Tabitha frowned. “I wish that my mother was a better person then, for your father’s sake .”

  I still couldn’t believe that Opal was the monster that Tabitha was making her out to be. My father had to have better judgment than that. If Tabitha and her mother could resolve their issues then maybe things would work out in the end. I couldn’t see a future with us though, if the hostility stayed with Tabitha. A plan was starting to form in my mind, but I needed to be careful about the approach .

  “Is there anything else you wanted to talk about?” she asked me as she looked down at her phone .

  Taking a deep breath, I shook my head. “I guess not. Maybe you could explain to me why you are in such a hurry to get out of here .”

  “Or you could tell me why you are so hell-bent on keeping me here .”

  “Isn’t it obvious?” I asked. “I just want you to be safe .”

  “It isn’t your place to worry about me though,” she said again. “I know that you want to take care of me, but that isn’t needed. Plus, I do have to work tonight. I’d like to go back to my own apartment and get some sleep .”