Finally (Neighbor from Hell #12) - R.L. Mathewson Page 0,74
the iPad in her hands to find Ben giving her a “Are you fucking kidding me?” look.
“Just tell him already,” the man that Grandma Bea should have forbidden her to play with when they were little, said with a sigh that she really didn’t appreciate at the moment as he rolled over onto his back.
“I’m going to,” she said, but…
She didn’t want to lose him and she knew that compared to a lot of things that this wasn’t a big deal, but even knowing that wasn’t stopping her from worrying that she was going to do something to wreck this. She’d never been this happy before and she was terrified that it could be taken away from her. She knew how much it hurt to have the one person that you loved more than anything ripped out of your life and she…
She didn’t want to go through that again.
“Then do it already. I’m not sure why you’re making a big deal out of this. Just tell him that you’re starting your own company and that you’re not going to leave him hanging. He’s not going to be pissed because you want to start your own business, but he is going to be pissed if he finds out that you kept something from him. For some reason the man’s in love with you.”
“That’s because I’m loveable,” Charlie said, nodding only to glare when Ben followed that up with, “But are you though?”
“I hate you,” she said even as she decided that she was being an idiot about this. As soon as she got home, she was going to tell him.
“Then stop calling me so I can get some damn sleep, woman!” Ben muttered as he rolled back over onto his stomach.
“Fine. I’ll talk to you tomorrow,” Charlie said, sighing heavily as she ended the call and tossed the phone aside, already bored out of her mind.
She could get some work done, but…
She didn’t feel like it.
She also didn’t feel like watching another movie, staring at the ceiling, or taking another bath. What she wanted to do was to tuck Abbi and Dustin in and kiss them goodnight before ending the night in Devin’s arms, but that wasn’t an option tonight, which meant that she was probably going to end up taking another bath, order room service, and stare at the ceiling until she fell asleep.
Deciding that there was no point putting it off, Charlie reached for the room phone and-
Found herself smiling when a chime alerted her to a text from Devin. Charlie picked up her phone only to frown when she read the text waiting for her.
Are you going to let me in?
Feeling her lips pull up into an excited smile, Charlie climbed off the bed and raced across the room, throwing the door open and-
“God, I missed you,” Devin said, chuckling when Charlie jumped into his arms.
“Where are the kids?” Charlie asked, wrapping her arms around him as she kissed him.
“Being spoiled by their grandparents,” he said, carrying her back into the room and closed the door behind them as she showered his face with kisses.
“What are you doing here?” she asked as she found herself placed on top of the dresser.
“What do you think?” Devin asked, reaching for her shirt.
“That you realized that you couldn’t live without me?” Charlie asked, raising her arms so that he could pull the shirt off the rest of the way.
“I already figured that out a long time ago,” Devin promised her as he reached for her panties as Charlie pulled his belt loose.
“And that you adore me?” she asked, working his pants open as she shifted so that he could pull her panties off.
“God, yes,” he said as he reached back and grabbed hold of his shirt as she leaned forward and pressed a kiss against his chest.
“And you love me?” Charlie asked, needing to hear it as she pressed another kiss against his chest as she slid her hands beneath the back of his pants.
“Yes,” Devin said with absolutely no hesitation.
Worrying her bottom lip, Charlie looked up at him and asked, “Are you sure?”
The expression on his face softened as he reached up and cupped her face and said, “Yes,” as he leaned down and brushed his lips tenderly against hers, letting her know just how much he loved her.
Chapter 35
“Baby, I have to go,” Devin said, unable to help but moan as that small hand that had been rubbing his cock through his pants gave it a gentle squeeze.