Ryker’s Justice (22 page)

“I
love you, too, honey,” he said. “Think about picking a date, okay?”

“I
already know when—Thanksgiving.”

He
shook his head. “Any day is fine with me but why Thanksgiving?”

“It’s
soon,” she said. “And I’ve already invited everybody to come so we might as
well do it then. We can have the ceremony in the morning, right here in front
of the fireplace, and then we’ll have dinner. Then after everyone goes home,
you can make love to me.”

“I
kinda
hoped I’d be doing that tonight,” he said. His
breath caught short at the idea. He wanted it so much but he hadn’t been able
until now.

“I
promise to be gentle,” Nicole said. “But why wait until tonight? Let’s go
upstairs.”

She
helped him mount the stairs and in the bedroom Nicole undressed him with slow,
hot hands. Then she stripped away her clothing. Jude sprawled on the bed and
she lay down on top of him, cautious not to bump his sore leg. Her body in such
close proximity to his cock lit his fires and when she stroked his dick, it
responded at full attention.

“I’m
glad to see it still works,” she said. As she kept one hand wrapped around it,
she put her lips against his lower belly and kissed. Her warm breath against
his skin became both invitation and torture. Nicole kissed a slow trail up his
belly, her lips lingering and caressing until she reached his nipples. She
fastened her lips around first one, then the other, and suckled. He groaned
with pleasure as a sweet frisson erupted across his body. Jude shivered.

Nicole
locked her mouth onto his and they kissed without haste. She tongued him and
used her lips to make the kiss sheer delight. His cock poked against her body as
she played with him, unhurried and with apparent enjoyment. She wore a sweet
smile and her eyes sparkled as she reversed direction back down his body.

This
time, she fondled his nipples, almost hard enough to be a pinch. She used her
tongue on his cock when she reached his crotch and licked as if she tasted a
delicious treat. Then she took him into her mouth, the full length of it and
sucked until he thought he’d explode into her mouth. When she had tantalized
him to the point of no return, Nicole released him and mounted his erection.

Her
hips moved in a wanton rhythm and Jude caught his breath. No woman had ever had
so much control during sex but he enjoyed the different sensations. Nicole
rocked back and forth but at slow speed. His leg had been hurting all morning
but he forgot the pain as she brought him incredible pleasure. The delight
increased with each stroke she made until he lost track of anything but the
sensations bursting through his body. Need intensified but she kept the pace
until he came in a wild eruption. His body bucked beneath hers and he hollered
out, a long wordless cry of delight. He shuddered through one of the longest
orgasms he had ever experience and realized as he quivered to a halt, spent,
Nicole came hard against him.

She
cried out his name as her face turned crimson with the powerful rush of erotic
sensation. Her body bucked against his, then eased down. She
lay
still, her head on his chest, her hair fanned out over him. When he could, Jude
lifted one hand to stroke the silken mass, happier than he’d ever been.

He
had come home, this time to stay.

****

One year later…

After
a long shift, Deputy Ryker entered the house on tiptoe. It was long past
midnight
but his wife always left a
lamp burning in the living room until he came home, no matter how late. He
removed his Sam Browne hat and tossed it onto the hall table, ready to bank the
fire if necessary and turn off the light.

The
room wasn’t empty, however. Jude knelt beside the recliner and smiled. Nicole
slept, the baby tucked against her shoulder. The boy’s dark hair, like hers,
covered his small head in a mass of curls but his profile matched Jude’s. He
placed one hand on the infant’s back and his wife awakened.

“Jude?”

“Yeah,
it’s me,” he said. “You should’ve gone on up to bed. It’s late.”

“Your
son wanted to eat,” she told him. “I fed him,
then
we
both fell asleep.”

“I’ll
carry him to the crib,” he replied. He lifted his son into his arms and
marveled at the fact they’d created this person between them. “Come on,
Justice, let’s go to bed.”

Justice
Ryker stirred in his father’s arms as Jude carried him upstairs.

With
a woman to love, a son, and a future filled with possibilities, life tasted
sweet for Jude and would, he hoped, remain so forever.

The End

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