The pause before that first thrust was excruciating, her body was strung so tight.
His breath was hot on her ear. “Ree.”
“Please.”
“Scream.” His lips, brushing the shell of her ear, set a jolt of electricity zipping through her. “Scream. My. Fucking. Name.” He slammed into her so hard the table rocked beneath her.
She screamed as the orgasm steamrolled her. Her nails dug into the back of his neck. Her legs locked around his flexing hips. The waves crashed into her, receded, and crashed into her again until she was adrift. Awash in pleasure.
Gavin’s thrusts were relentless. He buried his shaft deep one last time, spilling his seed inside her, whispering her name against her throat with such ferocity, it was as powerful as a scream.
Later, as they were entwined together, lazing in bed, Gavin asked, “So what would you like to do tomorrow? We can stay here and do exactly what we did today. Except more lounging in the pool. And more sex.”
“Gavin Daniels. We’ve had sex three times today.” After he’d f**ked her mindless by the pool, they’d ordered Chinese. He’d convinced her to let him check the scores on the bowl games. When she complained about being bored, she found her head in his lap with her mouth around his dick. He’d spun her around, burying his face in her pu**y and…wow. Now she understood the appeal of sixty-nine. Then the man had dragged her to the shower and f**ked her standing up, using the handheld shower massager in a whole new way. “What are my other options besides nonstop sex?”
“We could go into the desert. See all the touristy stuff. Have lunch at my favorite hole-in-the-wall Mexican restaurant. Or we could golf. Or we could visit a spa. Or we could go to an outlet mall or one of the billion places to shop in Phoenix.”
That gave Rielle an idea. “You know I’m not one for shopping, but is there a farmer’s market close by?”
“Yes, but you aren’t supposed to be working.”
“I hardly think me checking out the varieties of seasonal fruit and vegetables in Arizona could be considered working.” She poked him in the chest. “Besides. You’re working while we’re here, right?”
“Only two days.” His fingers pushed her hair out of her face. “What else are you burning to do?”
“This might sound weird, but I want to see the house you grew up in and where you went to school.”
Confusion crossed his face. “Why?”
“You’ve seen where I grew up. It shaped me. And I’m betting where you grew up shaped you too.”
“Okay. If that’s what you want.”
“Cool. I would like a desert tour tomorrow.”
“Done.”
Although they spent some nights sleeping in the same bed, would being together every night for the next two weeks change things?
“Honey. The gears grinding in your brain are keeping me awake. What are you thinking about?” Gavin asked sleepily.
He’d probably think she was neurotic if she told him the truth. She hedged. “Just wondering if it was hard for you to leave Sierra with her mom.”
“Well that woke me up.”
“Sorry. This day has been epically long and I realized I hadn’t asked how that had gone.”
“Ellen was as happy to see Sierra as Sierra was happy to see her. I wonder how long that joy of being reunited will last.” He sighed. “It’s different being here now than it was before. I was only a phone call away if Sierra needed me. In the last seven months since Ellen has been in France, I’ve dealt with all Sierra’s major trauma and minor drama without Ellen’s input or interference. I worry even if Sierra needs me, she won’t call. Not knowing what she’s doing for the week I’m not here will drive me crazy.”
“You miss her.”
“Like a limb. So much of my life, so much of who I am, is being a parent.”
“I understand how that is, Gavin.”
“I know you do, which is why you won’t think it’s strange that I keep looking over my shoulder thinking she’ll barge in on us. Or expecting to hear her ransacking the kitchen at midnight for snacks. Or that she’ll plop beside me on the couch to show me some bizarre video on YouTube.” His hand tenderly brushed her spine. “But my selfish side is happy for the chance to be alone with you like this. No kid, no responsibilities. Just us.”
“Mmm-hmm. I called Rory and told her I arrived safely.”
“Rory still isn’t happy we’re involved.”
“Only because, like she pointed out, I’ve pretty much lived like a nun the last twenty-four years, with the whole abstinence and poverty thing.”
Gavin chuckled. “So her beef isn’t because I’ve got McKay blood?”
“No. She claims she’s worried I’ll get my heart broken, but the bottom line is she’s selfish. She doesn’t want to share me with you. Sierra is more mature than Rory when it comes to that.”
“Maybe because Sierra lives with us and sees us together every day. She did say she had a great time with Rory the night they went out.”
“Rory’s protective streak toward Sierra surprised me. Did you know they’re texting?”
“Huh. I can only hope Rory has a positive influence on Sierra.”
“Gavin. Sierra has been a model child, for the most part, since you moved to Wyoming.”
“But see, she was away from her mother’s influence. I’m a little fearful of how Sierra will act after two weeks with Ellen.”
Rielle rolled until she was on top of him. “Worrying won’t change anything. If I can take a break from work, you can take a break from parenting. So how about if I try and take your mind off it?”
Gavin sighed. “Well…you can try.”
“So you’ll be thinking about your ex-wife when I do…this?” Rielle reached down and jacked his shaft.
And no surprise Gavin lost the ability to think about anything by the time she finished with him.
Chapter Twenty-Seven
A week in Arizona with Rielle had been one of the best times of Gavin’s life, ranking next to the Disney World trip he’d taken with Sierra the year she’d turned nine.
He gave Rielle props for embracing the vacation mindset. She let him choose their daily activities—where they went, what they did, where they ate. But she couldn’t stop working completely. She cleaned the pool every morning before swimming laps.
After a few hours at the office had become more than half the damn day, he’d been a little tense walking in the door. Rielle noticed immediately, fixed him a drink and suggested he change into swimming trunks and come out to the pool.