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I wrap my hands around her knees, spreading her wide so I can fit between them. She strains from the suspense, making the metal from the cuffs clang on the bed rails. Such a fucking sweet sound, I could come right now.

Thayer lays before me, outspread, her pussy perfectly level with my mouth. Dragging the tip of my tongue up her middle, collecting her wet desire of the sweet and salty combination, makes my cock bob with want. Glancing up at her as I sink inside, her eyes are hooded as she bites my favorite lip, making it grow crimson.

Continuing to savor her, I slide a finger inside, working her as slowly as we both can take. She’s wild, gripping the sheets with her toes as she strains at her confinement. Suddenly, she digs her heels into the mattress, making me respond by adding a second finger. Curving it up as I lick her pussy the same way.

Sucking her clit between my lips, I rotate my tongue, working her into a frenzy. Her hips rise, and her chin meets her chest as she becomes unhinged. She comes with a torrent of praises for me, making pre-cum slip from my head and run down my shaft.

Taking a knee, I position myself just at the cusp of her pussy, wet and ready with need. Thayer’s breathing is still ragged when I pick her up by her thighs, readying her for me. I wait no longer. I slide hard and deep, filling her rapidly, making her gasp as she pulses around me.

Starting a sensual pace, moving slowly so she might acclimate, I bring her up to speed. Grinding into her as she pulls at her cuffs, hoping for stability. Her shoulders pinned to the bed, I continue the almost punishing assault. Our breathing takes on a labored staccato sounding off the walls around us.

My mission: to own Thayer so completely she’ll never leave. She’ll never want to turn her back on me. To love her like no other person. Making her mine for eternity.

Our climax hits us at the same time, her eyes locking onto mine as if she understands my intentions. Accepts my need of her, returning with a want of her own. Marking me as profoundly as I have her. Knowing at this moment, we will never be the same again. Our love is established firmly and beyond contestation.

Unlocking her hands, I rub her arms down as we quietly drift to sleep. Never speaking of what we both know just happened. That if ever we part, the unmistakable love we share will forever stand. Always.

We never spoke about the events of that evening after we made love. The understanding mutual, we’re together, come what may. We’re trying to build a solid foundation of love and trust, unshakeable from the outside.

Chapter Eighteen

Thayer

The next few months pass with a flurry of activity. Our relationship grows more substantial as our family watches as One and Lea hurdle obstacles to remain together.

Lea has three children of her own; Aksel is her oldest at twenty, he’s been married to Emmerson for two years. Hawkins is nineteen. He’s been with his girlfriend, Willow, for several years now. And Latham is the youngest at eighteen; his girlfriend is Ryver.

Over the last few months, spending time with these fantastic people has proven what a great job Lea has done with her children. One immediately fell in love with them all. We’re pleased to be an aunt and uncle.

Every day we spend together, we become more and more inseparable. Rest assured in the love we share, knowing the foundation we’re building will last a lifetime. Confident in our love, we open our hearts to life.

When you see one of us, the other is close by. We spend as much time together as humanly possible. Out for a drive one day, we find a narrow, dirt road. Wanting a few stolen moments for a quickie, we follow the path down to a clearing. A small pond sits to the left of the field. The brim is in abundance waiting for a hook, perfect for a relaxing day of fishing. Private enough to mess around.

We slip away from time to time to go down to Still Creek. We picnic and play chase. We catch butterflies and watch the fireflies, hoping to bottle their magic for the future. Yes, we talk about our future, making plans for all the things we want. Talking for hours on end, Lulu playing in the field and chasing grasshoppers while we lay in each other’s arms. Falling deeper in love with each passing minute.

These moments at Still Creek become a must as our day-to-day lives become hectic. Mayhem ensues around One and Lea, dragging everyone within arm’s reach into the melee. We sneak away from the world to forget all of our troubles by going to our private oasis every chance we get. Finding our own piece of happiness in the little clearing by the pond.

One’s business is under scrutiny; site accidents have us all under the microscope. The state wants to pull his permits, but they haven’t found a thing we’ve done wrong. Someone seems to be out to harm either One or Lea. One’s recent hotel fire is being investigated, pulling the entire family under the scope. Lea had a car accident which seems to be no accident.

The months continue to pass, and still, we are front and center for Lea and One as they struggle to hold on to one another. Showing us what real love can endure and teaching us that love means different things to different people.

Like a runaway train, the strength it would take to stop love is immeasurable. It’s been said before: the heart wants what the heart wants. You may very well be damned for interfering in love as strong as One and Lea’s.

If love could be harnessed, it wouldn’t be as wild and crazy as it is. Never-ending and never dull. It flows and ebbs like the ocean. Calm one minute and raging the next. Trouble brings crashing waves, threatening to take you under. Suffocating you as it holds you to the bottom of the ocean.

Love rolls calmly onto the shore. Fresh and new, with every wave bringing with it the hope of a new day. Pushing and pulling until the sunrise brings warmth and a renewed spirit. Deep blue waves frothing into a white softness, calming all the dark skies.

It can lead you through many storms in life. Love can also hurt you so deeply, you can be left feeling you may never recover. Fighting a world that seems hell-bent on keeping two people apart when it is obvious they are meant to be together.

Love and scars were never meant to be hidden; they both can show that you have lived a full life. Filled with happiness and heartbreak. Surviving what was meant to break you. Cutting you so profoundly, survival is fleeting.

Our family continues to grow with the arrival of their twins. Harlyn and Wren are born several weeks early but are absolutely perfect. One is bursting with pride.

Before we can all settle into ordinary life, though, Lea and One are once again thrown into the fire as we stand watching, our hands tied. We both feel helpless as our family is ripped apart. We hold tight to one another while the events around us prove to be so trying.

One is held hostage by a stalker, hell-bent on revenge. A woman once involved with One’s real father came to take his life. Revealing she had killed his father when he was only six months old. Not long after, One and Elise met Cal. Cal, my biological father, raised One as his. Not many realize One is my half-brother. Never tell us that, though; we don’t recognize the half word in this family.

Thanks to Lea, she realizes who has taken him and rushes to save his life. Never a moment of hesitation to rescue her love, her life. Lea stands for One when he can’t, believing in their love.