Fusion (Explosive #5) (47 page)

Just as I had known it’d be.

The rest? Time would only tell.

MY EYES BLINKED OPEN
just in time to see Jeremy walk into the room. I went up on one elbow and admired the sight before me. Jeremy had been in my life for over twenty years, and my mouth still watered at the sight of him.

He took a sip of coffee then let out a moan. “Nectar of the gods, baby. Nectar of the gods,” he said, handing the mug to me so I could get a taste.

“Is she here?” I asked, anxious to talk to my sister about her time with Jace but also secretly hoping she’d spent the night with him.

The grin on Jeremy’s face widened, and I knew the answer before he even said a word.

“Nope,” he said, popping the P for emphasis.

It wasn’t long before Lexi did her walk of shame into the condo.

It was glorious.

I kept my mouth shut as she trudged down the hall and to the coffee pot.

I kept my mouth shut when she sat down at the counter.

I kept my mouth shut when I saw the whisker burns on her neck.

But I sure as hell squealed on the inside.

“Aunt Lexi?” Ava’s curious voice had her lifting her head from her mug.

“Hey, sweet pea,” Lexi greeted her. “What’s up?”

“Daddy said you had a sleepover last night.”

Jeremy stilled behind me. Lexi’s eyes lifted from my daughter to my husband, shooting him daggers. He rested his palms flat on the counter and shrugged.

“She asked where you were when my parents dropped her off this morning.”

When Lexi’s glare didn’t lighten up, he gasped in horror.

“What did you expect, Lexi? That I’d
lie
? To my
daughter
? That’s just shameful!”

Lexi’s eyes softened a little. It didn’t last long, thanks to Ava chiming in.

“Daddy said you were sleeping with Jace.” She scrunched her cute, little nose. “Do I know that guy?”

My sister gaped at Jeremy. “You told her that?” she asked, incredulous.

Ava giggled, and I gave her a stern look.

“Were you eavesdropping on Daddy and me again?”

She huffed and rolled her eyes in exasperation. “I can’t help it when you’re so freakin’ loud,” she responded, completing the complaint with a hand on her jutted-out hip.

My eyes darted to Jeremy, who was laughing.

“She’s definitely your daughter,” he said. “That right there? The whole hip, attitude thing? That’s alllll you, babe.”

“You two are absolutely ridiculous. I don’t even know why I agreed to this,” Lexi said, rising from her stool, setting her coffee mug in the sink, and pushing past Jeremy to go down the hall towards her room.

“It’s not her time of the month, is it?” Jeremy asked in a hushed whisper.

I shot him a warning look. “Don’t you dare even think about asking her that.”

“Mmm,” I murmured as Jeremy’s head lifted from between my thighs.

He crawled up the bed and settled in beside me, taking my hand and entwining our fingers. We were both post double orgasm, and I could’ve stayed in bed the rest of the day.

It was the last day of the reunion. Things seemed to be going well with Jace and Lexi, so Jeremy and I had decided to spend our final full morning making love to the sound of the waves. It was incredible.

“I love vacation sex,” I informed him, stretching and wishing we could stay here forever.

“You just love sex, Sierra,” he said, his cocky grin widening. “And you love my dick.”

I rolled my eyes, and he rolled on top of me, pressing his still-semi-hard erection in between my legs.

“Say it,” he beckoned.

“Mmm mmm,” I refused, shaking my head.

My hips arched of their own volition when the now rock hard length of him pushed into my core. I whimpered as soon as he withdrew, then plunged back inside.

“You don’t get it if you don’t say it,” he warned with a leisurely rhythm that was both calculated and electrifying.

Jeremy knew exactly what he was doing. He was bringing me to the brink, then retreating just enough for my orgasm to dissipate. Over and over again until I was writhing beneath him with pulsating need.

“I love your dick,” I panted, rising up to meet his urgent thrust. “I fucking love your dick, Jeremy. Fuck.”

I couldn’t help it. He was right. I loved his dick, and when he rolled to his back, I rode it hard and fast until I was coming again.

“Okay, now that you’ve successfully quenched my thirst, let’s go get Ava so Jace can do the same for Lexi.”

He gave me a quick peck. “Love you, babe. Love your sister. But I don’t want to think about McAllister’s dick when mine’s inside you. Not a good mental image here.”

I laughed then gripped him. “I guess I better replace it.”

A little while later, we took a break from our sex filled morning to join our family at the pool. As soon as Jeremy and I stepped onto the patio, I stopped in my tracks. I released a sigh, practically melting at the sight before me.

Jace, Lexi, and Ava were splashing around in the pool.

Correction. Lexi and Ava were ganging up on Jace, and he was taking the brunt of it in perfect stride.

“Huh,” Jeremy said beside me.

I looked up at him through my sunglasses. “Huh, indeed,” I replied. I gripped his arm and laid my head against his bicep. “I think we did good.”

He grinned down at me, his glasses falling just a bit so I could see his eyes. “From the looks of things, I’d say we did great.”

They didn’t even notice us. Ava was hooting and hollering. Lexi was laughing in a way I hadn’t seen her do in so long. And Jace? Jace was smiling wide. He looked like a man in love.

I was pretty sure that’s exactly what he was.

As Jeremy laid our towels out, I tore my cover up off and scampered across the pool, splashing the three of them with a cannonball.

Jeremy was laughing his ass off at the drenched trio. He held his hands up in Jace’s direction. “I’m glad they’ve found another man to torture. So much so that I think I’ll sit this one out.”

“Daddy, come in the water so we can play!”

“Sorry, baby, but Daddy’s staying out of the water this time,” he said, causing her to frown from Jeremy to Jace. “You’re no fun! I need you to come in here and play sharks with me. Jace tried to but he didn’t make a very good one. He was kind of slow.”

I couldn’t help my snicker. “Getting slow in your old age, eh, McAllister? I’ve heard you’ve been having issues with…your speed.”

Lexi, having heard me, shut me up with a splash of water to the face. Ava decided that it was time for another water war, so the three of us went at it. I barely noticed Jace make his escape because Lexi’s smile was so bright that I was nearly blinded. She was radiating happiness, and I couldn’t help but feel a sense of pride that I’d helped put it there.

I was still laughing when Jace joined me on the patio. The girls were up in arms, splashing each other incessantly. I couldn’t miss the happiness radiating from Lexi. Happiness I hadn’t seen in nearly two years.

“I don’t know how you do it, man. Those three are crazy,” he said.

I couldn’t really argue, so I nodded, all the while smiling widely. “Dude, they’re a handful, but I couldn’t imagine my life without them. It’d be so boring. They’re my girls and I love ’em.”

Jace continued to stare after them while we sat in silence, watching as the girls continued playing.