Cree (My Way Series - Book 1) (Volume 1) (10 page)

I’m closing the store early today to get ready to go to Cree’s house. I look down at Frances’ pink bracelet on my wrist and remember the wild shopping sprees we would go on for my birthday. She would’ve fit in perfectly with my new friends. My phone buzzes, jarring me from my memories of my Crazy Pants. It’s a text from Cree.

Cree: Come outside

Me: Y?

Cree: It’s a surprise

Me: What is it?

Cree: A surprise…come outside

Me: Tell me what it is!!!

Cree: get your goddamn ass out here woman!…NOW!!!

I loved harassing Cree. He was so fun to joke with. He tried to act tough and mean, but was such a push-over. I grabbed my overnight bag and threw on my aviators. Cree wasn’t parked in front on the store. Where was my sneaky, little pirate?

“Milly!” screeched Annie’s little voice.

I looked up into the setting sun and saw Cree parked across the street in front of Lacey’s salon. He was leaning on his truck with a huge bouquet of wildflowers. Annie was holding a puppy! The cutest little Yorkie I have ever seen. She had a pink cheetah collar on and two matching pink hair bows on each ear. I had millions in the bank, but I would give it all away today for the two people standing in front of me—and the puppy, of course.

“Happy Birthday, Dolly!”

I pushed the flowers to the side and hugged Cree, planting a huge kiss on his lips.

“Milly, this is for you. I picked her out the best I could. Daddy even dressed her all up for you.”

“Oh, Annie, she’s perfect. I love her.”

I bent down to take the puppy into my arms.

“Daddy told me you were going to name her Owive.”

“You have a smart daddy. He knows me well!”

I shared my bucket list thingy with Cree one night while lying in bed with Annie asleep between us. He was very interested in my desires and even added tractor sex to the list.

I kissed Annie’s cheek and handed Olive back to her.

“So what’s the plan, Captain?”

“Well, we have a surprise for you at home and then I have another surprise for you, so let’s go.”

We all climbed into the front seat of the pickup. I couldn’t get enough of Olive! I tried to share her the best I could, but I was completely in love with the little mutt. Cree and Annie blindfolded me and led me into the house.

“Surprise!”

I opened my eyes to find Lacey, Greyson and Willow with party hats on. It wasn’t really much of a surprise, but I could tell this was my little Annie’s idea. A huge banner hung in the entry way that read, “Hapy Birfday.” Annie was the best. I picked her up, squeezed her tightly and whispered into ear, “This is the best party ever.”

The girls fixed salad, garlic bread and “basgana” for dinner. I was a fan of any food, but Lacey’s “basgana” was Annie’s favorite. We had a sprinkle-free dinner with lots of laughter.

“Cake time!” announced Annie with a tomato sauce-crusted face.

Annie helped Willow get the cake out of the fridge. It was a huge impressive vanilla cake with custard filling and cream cheese frosting. The cake was completely covered in confetti sprinkles with “Happy Birthday to My Dolly” scrolled across the top of it. I let Annie help me blow out the candles.

“What did you wish, Milly?” asked Annie.

“I didn’t make a wish because mine already came true,” I said as I smiled at Cree.

The cake Willow made was the best thing I had ever tasted in my life. I wanted to act like a feral warthog and hoard the whole damn thing to myself.

“Presents!” shouted Lacey.

Lacey handed me a neatly wrapped package. It was a collage frame of black and white pictures of all of us from Thanksgiving. The happy faces beaming back at me from the frame brought tears to my eyes.

“Remember, Milly, I got you Owive. Daddy wouldn’t let me wrap her.”

“I remember, Annie, and she is the best present ever.”

Olive was currently sleeping on my lap while I opened my gifts. Willow gave me a gift certificate to an all-day spa in Fort Collins. The gift certificate was for three people. I gave her a huge hug, and whispered thank you in her ear.

Cree passed me a package wrapped in green and yellow wrapping paper. I gave him a funny look, but he just nudged the box closer to me. I didn’t argue or protest. He already gave me Olive, but I was all in favor of more presents. I had years of presents to make up for in my life. I loved them!

I tore open the package to find a beautiful set of bangle bracelets. I picked each one up and realized they each stood for something. There was a thin silver one with “Iced Heaven” inscribed on it, and green and yellow bracelets with the word “Captain” on them. But my favorite one was a light pink bracelet, with three hearts and the initials “MAC” inscribed on it. It stood for Milly, Annie and Cree. None of the bracelets matched, which made them perfect in my book. Well, the boy did it—he had me crying. I mean crying big, ugly, sobbing tears with nasty sounds escaping from my throat. I looked up at everybody’s serious face and started to giggle. Poor Greyson looked like he wanted to run.

I slipped all the bracelets on and said, “I have never had a birthday party before. This is a first for me, so thank you, guys!”

I went around the table and hugged everyone. Willow and Lacey started to clean up the kitchen while Annie and I brushed Olive. Cree stepped out to make a phone call.

“I’m going to the movies with Aunt Willow and Lacey tonight.”

“Oh you are?”

“Yep, Daddy said he wanted some awone time with you.”

“Did he?”
That sly little pirate!

Cree cleaned Annie up, and then bundled her up for her movie date with Lacey and Willow. We followed them out to Willow’s VW Bug. Cree hugged and kissed Annie while he buckled her into her booster seat. I also reached in and gave her some loves.

Once they pulled out of the driveway, Cree grabbed my hand and pulled me to his truck
.

“Where are we going?”

“It’s a surprise.”

“You suck ass!”

Cree just shook his head and pulled me close to his side, while he drove down a dirt road towards the back side of his farm. The song “Like Jesus Does” played on the radio.

“You know this song is how I feel about you, Captain.”

“I know…”

Nothing else was said for the remainder of the drive. We were happy to just sit there and sing. He pulled into a driveway where a small cabin was nestled between a grove of willow trees. He grabbed a bag and led me inside. Yes, he was just like his daughter, and made me close my eyes while I entered the small cabin. The one-room cabin was lit up with white Christmas lights; candles and rose petals were scattered everywhere. It was a scene straight from the movies, and I was standing smack dab in the middle of it.

“Why?”

“Because I love you, and I’m trying to seduce you…”

I cut Cree off. I couldn’t catch my breath at the sight of the room and the man before me. I felt a rush of emotions erupt inside me that I had never felt before. It was time. Time to grab hold of the little courage I had to grasp onto what I really wanted. And what I really wanted was the man standing in front of me. I wanted him now and forever.

“Just shut up! I’m so in love with you. I see you and only you. You touch me in ways that no one has ever touched, or will touch me. You have changed my complete world by being the first man to truly love me. Cree, this is my first birthday that I don’t hear my parents telling me I should have been an abortion and I don’t feel like that little girl sitting in her urine for days, scared and lonely. It’s all because of you. Cree, you saved me.”

“I need you, Milly.”

“You have me. All of me.”

Cree pulled me into a tight hug and started to gently sway. We stayed like for several minutes. I couldn’t let go of him. He pulled me over to the bed. He sat on the edge of the bed and I straddled his lap, wrapping my arms around his neck. I started kissing him. I needed to show him just how much his love meant to me. I pulled back and spotted a platter of brownies and a bucket full of ice cold beer on the end of the bed.

“What are those for?”

“Well, I thought we could play the pumpkin pie game with brownies.”

I started laughing. I instantly fell even deeper in love with the Captain.

“Oh, you are truly a naughty little pirate.”

I did want to play the pumpkin pie game with him, but first I had some unfinished business to attend to. I pushed him back and remained straddled across his thighs. I unzipped his jeans and released his length. I massaged him with my hand, then bent over and swirled my tongue around his head.

“I could taste this taste the rest of my life,” I whispered up to him.

I started to lick up and down his shaft. A small bead of cum had pooled on his tip. I licked it off, smacking my lips together to show just how much I appreciated him. Then I took his entire length in my mouth and starting sucking hard. He grabbed my shoulders and tried to lift me upwards. I refused to move and give up his taste.

“Baby, I’m so close. You need to stop.”

“I need you in my mouth now.”

With that, I continued my sucking and lightly scraped my teeth across his shaft. Cree let out a loud growl as he released his hot come down the back of my throat. I continued to suck until he had released the final pulse of fluid. I climbed up his body, finding his lips to kiss.

“I have never come so hard.”

“I have never let a man go in my mouth.”

“Well, it’s a first for both of us then.”

“Yep, guess I’m now a certified hooker!”

“Milly! You never cease to amaze with things that come out of your dirty mouth.”

“So how about we play a couple rounds of the pumpkin pie game?”

I took my shirt and bra off, grabbed a brownie and started the game. There were lots of “agains” called throughout the game. Cree worked up a sweat sending me over the edge three times with his mouth, tongue and fingers.

“I need you inside me, Cree.”

“Milly…”

“Cree?”

“Just because I have been a single dad for the last five years doesn’t mean that I’ve been a saint. There have been a lot…”

“Cree, I don’t care. You’re mine now, and I want you.”

He settled between my legs and placed his lips over mine without kissing me, as he gently eased his way into me for the very first time. We both froze at the sensation of our bodies joined. Tears immediately started rolling down my cheeks as he started to move in and out of me. He kept his face pressed down to mine, and I clung onto him like my life depended on it. I wrapped my legs around him, hooking them above his ass, and dug my fingernails into his shoulder blades. With each thrust, I could feel my release getting closer. Cree bent down and whispered into my ear.

“You’re mine.”

With his words, my world shattered into tiny pieces. I rode the waves of my orgasm, screaming out his name. I lay boneless under Cree as he continued to thrust into me, finding his release.

“Let go, Cree. Fall into me. I’m here for you. I won’t leave you.”

Cree closed his eyes and let out a violent grunt as he released into me. His body went limp over the top of mine, and I gripped tightly to his sweaty flesh. We fell asleep like this, with Cree lying on top of me, protecting me from the world and all of my fears.

I woke up to the sound of Cree singing the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse theme song in the shower. I started giggling and rolled over to face the small shower. A package was lying next to me on the pillow. It was a large package wrapped in his signature green and yellow paper. I knew immediately it was another present from Cree.

I tore into the package to find a doll. It was beautiful. It had brown hair and blue eyes, with rosy little cheeks and a pink lacy dress. She was holding a note. I opened the note and read it sitting cross-legged in the middle of the bed.

Dear Dolly,

Where to begin? I will never forget the day I stepped into your shop and laid eyes on you. I was broken by your beauty. You reminded me of one of Willow’s beautiful dolls that she played with growing up. I knew in that instant that you would be my Dolly.

I wanted to get to know you, and be with you. Then I saw you at the grocery store and I was too big of a coward to ask you out. I purposely took Annie trick-or-treating to your store on Halloween, just to get a glimpse of you. Your playful pirate lingo stole a piece of my heart that night, and I knew I would never get enough of you. I haven’t been able to stay away since.

You have shared your past with me, and it physically tears me apart to know the way life has treated you. One time during coffee, you shared with me that you never had a doll growing up because your parents were worthless and Poppy was too busy driving his long haul truck. Baby, here is your doll. I want to give it all to you.

Love,

Captain Cree

PS—The necklace around her neck is yours!

My eyes immediately went to the silver necklace around the doll’s neck. It was a dainty silver chain, with two round scalloped circle pendants dangling in the center. A brushed silver heart charm sat directly on top of the silver circles. The top scalloped circle had “Mine” stamped in a wispy font. I lifted up the top circle, and the bottom scallop had “Dolly” stamped on it.

I placed the necklace around my neck, took off my panties, and joined Captain Cree in the shower.

C
HAPTER 15

Call Me Mommy

Tonight is the night of Annie’s Christmas concert at school. I’m in charge of her dress, Lacey is in charge of her hair, and Willow is in charge of her jewelry, sparkles, and shoes. I have to admit I’m jealous that I have to share Annie. Annie owned a piece of my heart, and I wanted to hoard her all to my greedy self.