All For An Angel (3 page)

“
Angel.” Her voice sounded raspy to
her ear, and she tried to catch her breath.

He released her this time. “Is it Angel? Or
is it Lou?” He paused and stepped away. “Do you want him?”

“
No! I don’t want Lou.” She shook her
head.

“
Are you sure? I’ve been told you’re
still sleeping with him?” His eyes flashed ocean blue, and she
turned her face from his glare.

Tears loomed behind her lids. She could bear
sleeping with Lou since he was Gabe’s identical twin and she could
image it was Gabe holding her. But she couldn’t live without Angel
or thought of something terrible happening to Gabe. “I can’t talk
about it with you.”

“
So it’s true. I’m gonna kick his
ass.” Gabe slammed his fist against the counter.

She grabbed his arms. “No, please don’t.”
The thought of Gabe injured even the slightest ripped at her
heart.

Anger laced his words. “You fuck a man who
used you to get even with me and tossed you aside. Yet I’m standing
here, willing to forget everything, marry you, raise Angel as my
own, and you want him.” He pulled away, his jaws clenched and fists
still tight. “Damn it, Amy! Why the fuck do you want a guy that
treats you like shit?”

“
I swear to you, I don’t want him.
He’s Angel’s father and he drops by sometimes. People talk, that’s
all. Please, you have to believe me.” She choked out the half-lie.
Gabe meant everything to her and she couldn’t stand to see him get
hurt more. She should have left town a long time ago, but she’d
been selfish, holding on to his short visits to the diner, seeing
him around town and the occasional family functions she took Angel
to. Without those short moments of delight she feared she’d loss
all sanity. “Gabe, I swear it.”

His breathing slowed and his tone changed
from anger to pain. “Then why don’t you want to stay with me
tonight? What am I doing wrong?”

Chapter 5

“
Nothing.” Amy reached out and touched
his cheek. “You’ve done nothing wrong. Tonight’s been perfect,”
Until the subject of Lou came up.

He grabbed her wrist. “Then why are you
pushing me away?”

Only because of Lou. Damn, I want to be with
you. She wanted to scream it at the top at her lungs, standing
right in front of both men. She wanted Lou to leave her alone to be
with Gabe, but he wouldn’t, and she could never give up her child.
Even if it meant she’d never truly have Gabe.

“
I’ve never been away from Angel all
night.” He dropped her wrist, and his expression softened. She felt
guilty, but it wasn’t a lie. Her parents had disowned her, and when
you were a young single mom, friends forgot to call or stop by.
Seems as if they had better things to do than wipe up baby
drool.

He wrapped his arms around her waist and
pulled her head to his chest. “I should’ve thought about that. I’m
sorry, shortcake. If you want to pick her up, we can.”

He had called her shortcake ever since his
growth spurt in the ninth grade, which made him tower above her. It
brought back memories of stolen kisses between classes and the
glances shared during math. Those days were gone and she had to
forget about them.

They were adults now. Couldn’t they have a
night of meaningless sex? People did it all the time these days.
Besides, Lou was seventy-five miles away in another town. He’d
never find out.

Gabe’s heartbeat thundered in her ear as his
hands caressed her butt and hips. She could smell his cologne. Feel
his erection through his jeans pressed against her stomach. What
would it feel like inside her? Would he be soft and gentle with her
as he promised as a kid, or would he be strong and take control
like the cop he’d grown to be? A question she had asked herself
many times, and she hoped to find out the answer before
morning.

He bent down and captured her lips again,
licked the crease. Soft and slow. Lips, molded to the shape of
hers. Hands, dug into her hair. Wetness, formed between her thighs.
Visions of him pumping inside her clouded her judgment.

“
I want you,” she murmured between his
kisses. Her resistance vanished. “Take me. Please.”

His kisses grew hot and rapid as he swept
her up in his arms and carried her to his bed.

“
Do you know how many times I’ve
imagined you lying in my bed?” He sat on his knees looking down at
her. “Only, in my dreams, you were naked.”

Her body warmed under his gaze. How had she
resisted him for so long? She wanted him as much as he wanted her.
Fantasies were no longer enough, neither were her nights with Lou
where she told herself it was Gabe.

She unbuttoned her blouse and let it fall
open. Teasing him, her hands glided over her sexy bra, chosen just
for him, and toyed with the front clasp. His hard swallow created
an ache for his hands on her now exposed breasts.

“
Damn.” Reaching down and cupping one,
he massaged it, ran the pad of his thumb over the nipple. A low
moan escaped his throat. “God, they’re beautiful.” He readjusted
and drew one nipple between his teeth, flicked his tongue over
it.

She arched her back, and he took her breast
into his mouth, sucked it. Gentle and sweet, but his hands rushed
to unbutton her jeans and tug them off, taking her panties with
them. His fingers found her wet and slick as he rubbed between the
folds.

“
Slow down. We have all night.” She
drew his head up to kiss him.

“
I’m just afraid you’ll stop me,
again.” His hand rested on her waist. “I want you so
bad.”

This time would be different. To hell with
Lou. She undid his shirt and pushed it off. Then she worked on his
jeans, trying to get them over his erection. When his boxer briefs
were off, her gaze landed on his cock. He might look like his twin
in every other way, but Gabe’s dick was a good inch longer. Would
he be skilled in using what the good Lord had given him?

“
On second thought, I have waited a
long time for this, but you have to remember, it’s just sex.
Nothing more.” She wanted it to be more, but she couldn’t take that
chance. Just being here tonight was enough of a risk.

“
Whatever you say, shortcake.” He
reached in the nightstand and pulled out a condom.

A jealous feeling washed over her. How many
others had been in his bed? He couldn’t be a virgin, but she’d
wanted to be his first, something they’d planned years ago, but
those plans had been destroyed. The thought of other women in his
bed hadn’t entered her mind tonight, until now. Maybe she was
wrong. Maybe she couldn’t have meaningless sex with Gabe.

“
What’s a matter? Don’t tell me you’re
having a third thought.”

“
How many others have you been with?”
She clutched at the covers.

“
What?” He sat on the edge of the bed,
his muscles tense. “Amy, I’m a grown man. I have needs. Needs I
wish to hell you would meet. You have no right to be jealous.” He
stood and paced. “If you hadn’t fucked Lou and gotten knocked up,
we never would’ve broken up. I would’ve married you, was going to
ask you that night and then you’d be the only one.”

Oh, God! She’d really screwed up. The man
she loved had wanted to marry her and she’d stabbed a knife in his
heart. It had to have wounded him because she was hurt just
thinking about him and another woman. Gabe, on the other hand, had
an image of her and someone else seared into his mind.

He stopped pacing and glared at her. “I love
you, damn it. I’ve always loved you. I didn’t screw around. You
did.”

How could she respond? He spoke the truth.
She had committed the crime he spoke of, but she hadn’t planned on
it. The trick had been played on her just as much as it had been on
him.

“
I know. Hell, I know it every time I
look in your eyes how I hurt you. We’ve been through this a hundred
times.” Tonight, however, seemed more painful with them being so
close to sharing an intimacy they’d both waited so long for. “I
swear to God, I thought he was you. We planned the whole night, you
and me. You’re the one who told Lou about our plans in the first
place. How was I to know it was him and not you?” She rose up and
knelt on the bed, still clutching the covers.

“
Couldn’t you tell by our kisses? Our
voices? Something? Anything?” His voice cracked.

“
How? I was a virgin. Nervous and
scared I wouldn’t please you. I wanted everything to be
perfect.”

“
You could’ve made him wear a condom.
Damn, Amy!” He stopped pacing. “Do you know how I felt when I saw
the two of you…screwing?”

She knew he was hurt, but she had been too.
A twinge of anger pulled at her. “Do you know how I felt? Violated.
Hurt. I can’t change what happened. If I could, I would.” She
reached out and grabbed his hand, pulling him back on the bed. This
was their night and she sure as hell didn’t want to spend it
arguing about Lou. “I want to change that whole night.”

“
Don’t say that when you don’t mean
it. I don’t want you to mean it.”

“
Why?” Had he stopped loving her? Had
she pushed him as far she’d lost his heart? Was tonight only about
sex?

Chapter 6

“
Because, I love that little girl. I
want her to be mine, so bad.” A tear ran down Gabe’s cheek. He
would never erase Angel, even if his brother had knocked up Amy to
hurt him. Angel was perfect. The little girl he’d dreamed of having
with Amy. He wanted her and two or three more babies as well. How
could Amy ever want to change that little miracle?

Amy brushed away the tear and swept a kiss
across his cheek. Then she straddled his lap. “Tell me how you
envision us. How you dream of taking me.”

He pushed Angel out of his mind and looked
at Amy’s naked body on top of his own. His hands ran up her thighs,
over her hips, and squeezed her breasts. “This position has entered
my mind numerous times. Me, grasping your hips. You, riding my
cock.” He licked his lips, grabbed her face and kissed her.

He slid his tongue across her teeth, begging
for entrance. Instead of allowing him access, she wrapped her lips
around his tongue and sucked.

What could she do to his dick with that same
mouth? The thought sent blood rushing south and his cock ached to
be inside her.

She took his hand, guided it to her clit. He
groaned when he touched her. “Oh, you’re so wet.”

She moved forward against his hand, and
moaned in his ear. “Fuck me.”

Her request was simple and to the point.
Words he had longed to hear her say for years. He slid his dick
inside her hot wet pussy. “Damn, you’re tight.” No other woman had
wrapped around him so perfectly. If he didn’t think about something
else, he feared he’d come too soon, and he wanted to make this
last.

She took the length of him inside her and
rode his dick fast and hard. Her sweet titties bounced against his
chest. Feeling himself close to the point of no return, he gripped
her hips and stopped her motion. “Slow down, shortcake.”

Changing speeds, she grasped his shoulders
as her neck tipped back. She closed her eyes and moaned. Sexy
sounds vibrated in his ears and dashed straight to the head doing
all the thinking. This was more torture than her frantic grinding.
How the hell was he to satisfy her desire if he couldn’t last
longer than thirty seconds?

“
Amy, settle down.” He needed a
moment, but even when she stopped her movements, she still throbbed
around him.

“
What? You don’t like it?” Confusion
washed over her face and her eyes clouded with tears.

“
Baby.” He kissed her quivering lips.
“I like it too much. You’re perfect in every way, but I’m too close
to exploding, and we didn’t even use a condom.”

She moved off his lap and lay down. Her eyes
begged him to come closer. He reached for a condom, but she grabbed
his arm. Was she crazy? Or did she want his baby?

He’d gladly give her one if she wanted a
baby with him, but he wouldn’t be an absentee father. She’d said it
was just sex. He could live with just sex, for now. However, if she
carried his child, he’d want more.

“
Amy—”

“
Just make love to me.”

He slid back inside her, still wet and hot.
Slowly, he moved in and out. Her arms held him tight, and she
buried her face in his chest. She laid still and let him have
control.

Moving inside a woman had never felt so
right. The scent of a woman had never smelled so exotic. The
whimpers of a woman had never sounded so pleasing.

Amy. His Amy. Her curves, her tits, her ass.
All naked, in his bed and making love to him. He could feel the
love exude from her body. A feeling he’d felt with any other woman.
“Don’t hold back, baby.” She met his thrust and moaned with greater
intensity. Her back arched, and her head hit his pillow. “That’s it
baby. Come for me.”

He pumped faster, and she rocked beneath
him. Never had he envisioned her looking as sexy as she did now.
Her eyes closed, mouth open in full cries of ecstasy. Smooth, silky
legs wrapped around him.

The next few thrusts were deeper and hard.
She screamed his name and convulsed around him, sending him to the
point of no return. He spilled his seed inside her, and she dug her
nails into his ass, pulling him as close as she could.

Hot and sweaty, their bodies clung to each
other. Her rapid breaths caressed his bare chest and tickled his
nipple. “Oh, Amy. That was better than I’d ever dreamed it could
be.”

Pain shot through his heart. One time would
never be enough. He needed her in his life. No matter what had
happened in the past, his feelings had never changed and tonight
had proven they were stronger than ever.