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When he stops, his chest is heaving.
“Can I talk now?” I ask, smiling through my pouring tears.
He nods, a flicker of terror crossing his eyes.
I drop my hands, letting every item fall in a messy pile at our feet. Then I jump into his arms, touching his face and loving the way his stubble bites at my palms.
“I want you. I’m willing to figure this out. I’m eager to figure this out. Because I’m still completely and totally in love with you, too, Nolan.”
He squeezes my body against his, those stormy blue eyes searching my face. “D’you mean it?”
“I fucking mean it, baby. I do.”
There’s a sense of urgency in his movements when he crashes his mouth against mine. “I love you, Inez,” he grunts against my lips as he hoists me up on the hotel dresser and spreads my thighs wide.
When he reaches between my legs, my panties are an embarrassing, soaked scrap of lace. He savagely tears them off and tosses them to the floor.
“I love you, too,” I moan into his mouth, my eyes rolling into my skull when he strokes my clit.
“Spend your life with me,” he begs, he commands.
“Yes,” I breathe out. “I don’t care what we have to do. I just want to work things out with you.”
The crown of his erection presses against my entrance, breaching me in one swift movement. I cry out, clinging to his shoulders.
He clutches the back of my head. “God, you are everything I always wanted and didn’t think I deserved.” He fucks my mouth with his tongue as he fucks my pussy with the log of concrete between his thighs.
He thrusts into me, mercilessly and relentlessly, hitting all my magic spots, making me see galaxies as stars explode in the dark hotel room.
When it’s all over, we dissolve into a pile of twisted, sweaty limbs on the bed, murmuring love words into the air.
He gently strokes my hair, kisses my forehead. “I’m going to find a way to make you happy, Inez. Happier than you’ve ever been.”
“I already am.” I smile against his sweaty chest. “I already am.”
54
NOLAN
Inez adjusts the knot of my tie for the third time. Then she brushes her palm down the front of my suit jacket, chasing away invisible lint. Then she straightens my shirt collar, and she straightens it some more.
I take her wrist, gently pressing my lips to her knuckles. “Hey,” I whisper, catching her eyes. “It’ll be okay. It’ll all be okay,” I promise her, even though I’m not so sure of that at the moment.
Right now, I’m doubting everything.
What if the judge sides with Lilian? What if my ex-wife convinces this guy that she’s the better parent? What if I lose my daughter forever?
The logical part of my brain knows that scenario is practically impossible. But the caveman part of my brain is having a meltdown as we sit here in the courtroom hallway. I’m struggling to keep my shit together.
It was my idea to open this can of worms, to file custody proceedings, to bring this issue before a judge. But now, in the moments before our hearing begins at the local courthouse, I’m terrified that I’ve made a horrible mistake.
Maybe I should have let sleeping dogs lie. I shouldn’t have interfered with the status quo. Now, I’m driving myself crazy.
Fortunately, I have Inez by my side, keeping me somewhat calm. This court hearing just happened to line up with her being in town for a few days. She has a little time off from work-related stuff before filming officially begins in Reyfield.
I can’t believe how lucky we got with Inez’s TV show filming in a town so close to Starlight Falls. These big shows are usually shot in New York or in Los Angeles. So the fact that my girl will be two hours away, I take that as a sign that the universe is on our side. That everything’s going to work out for us. That we’re going to be the family that the three of us want so desperately. This court hearing is the final battle before all our dreams come true. Right?
That’s what I’m choosing to believe.
