Sweet Temptation (50 page)

He wrapped his hands around her hips and pulled her down on him as he pushed up in powerful thrusts at the same time he brought her down on him. He was so deep inside her, she groaned at the feeling. Skylar scratched him down his chest and over his nipples, making him thrust up even harder into her. Lowering her head to his neck, her tongue snaked out and licked his flesh. The taste of him was mouth-watering; salty and spicy and all male. His cock pushed even deeper inside of her pussy. His cock got harder by the minute and she knew he was close from the hardness she felt inside of her. Skylar bit his shoulder, holding in the scream she wanted to let loose. Nate’s hips bucked against her as he exploded inside her clenching pussy, holding onto her as tight as he could. Skylar screamed seconds later as her orgasm hit her, her insides tightened around his cock and her nails sank into his chest. Breathing heavily, Skylar dropped to his chest and Nate wrapped his arms around her, glad to have her back in his arms.

Nothing was better than this
, he thought. “Baby,” he whispered in her ear.

“Mmmmm.”

He smiled to himself, glad that she was speechless. Lifting her off of him and laying her down beside him, he pulled her closer into him. She had her back to his front and his semi erect cock sat comfortably near her ass. Her breathing had relaxed and he knew that Skylar was sound asleep in his arms. Nate didn’t move. He just held her and realized that is where she belonged; nowhere else. He would give her anything she asked from him. In his arms, he had the one woman he wanted more than anything.

Chapter 29

Skylar woke with a gasp. She hadn’t had a dream about that night for over a week now. Rubbing her face, she looked over towards her clock, 2:35 a.m. At least she got several hours of sleep. Stretching her limbs, she reali
zed that something heavy lay over her.
What the hell
? Rolling over, she noticed a very large male body lying beside her in bed, with an arm thrown over her stomach. Closing her eyes, she remembered how this body got into her bed.

Slowly everything came crashing back to her.

She was cleaning walls in the new baby room when someone said something to her, making her lose her grip on the ladder as she fell. Opening her eyes, she noticed Nate held her. Looking over at the body again, Nate was in her bed, naked as the day he was born. Why was he here now? Why couldn’t he just stay away from her and give her more time to figure out how to tell him that she was pregnant? But she also wanted him here to tell her why he had left. She placed her hand over her belly; the little bundle of joy they made together was a miracle. She had always wanted kids, but never with anyone that she had been with, until she met Nate.

He was everything she wanted in a guy, except for the possessiveness he had over her. She didn’t mind it in the bedroom, but outside of it, it was annoying. She needed time away from him to think about how she was going to do this. Moving slowly out of his grip, she slid out of bed and stood there admiring his body. Skylar watched as Nate rolled over, rubbing his chest as he slid his other hand under the blanket and stayed there. Breathing out, she reached for her gown and walked out of the room towards the kitchen.

She turned on the kettle and waited for the water to boil. Looking out over the back yard, she decided she needed to go see her sister and tell her the news and ask Clint if he was available to go furniture shopping with her. She wasn’t going to tell Nate and expect him to just drop everything and go with her. Skylar needed to talk to Clint and ask how he reacted to her sister when she told him she was pregnant. That would work; at least she could be prepared when she told Nate. When her mind was made up, she made coffee and walked to Alex’s room. She would stay in there for now, and figure it all out in the morning. She also needed to find out what happened to Chantal, and ask why she didn’t come back last night.

* * *

Nate threw his arm over the other side of the bed to pull Skylar to him, but he came up empty; her side was stone cold.
Maybe she’s in the bathroom
. Pulling his jeans on, he walked over to the bathroom and she wasn’t in there either. He walked out to the kitchen and again, she wasn’t there. “Skylar,” he called out.
Where the hell was she
? They needed to talk about everything that happened, and he needed to tell her what he wanted and see if she wanted the same thing. He noticed a letter on the bench with his name on it. He picked it up and opened it.

Nate,

Gone to Chantal’s place. Meeting up with Alex and Craig after. Then I’ll be home. We need to talk.

Skylar

He smiled to himself. It was the first time she had ever left a note for him. He knew they had to talk and he was going to talk first before she got a chance. Walking back into the room, he grabbed his shirt and went back to his place. He needed to do some work in his office to catch up on all he missed. He knew there was a lot of paperwork to do. The quicker he did that, the sooner he could go back over to Skylar’s place and talk with her.

After several hours of sorting out last month’s paperwork, he was half way through paying the invoices.

“I see your still in one piece,” Dom said.

Nate looked up and saw his best friend leaning against the door with a frown on his face. “Are you shocked I am?” he asked.

Dom walked over and sat down in front of his desk, folding his arms over his chest. “Yep, I honestly thought you would have come back here last night either limping or covered in bruises.”

“No limp or bruises, so I’m safe there,” Nate answered. Dom snorted at his reply. Nate knew he would get this shit from Dom, but seriously, he really needed to get over it already. It really had nothing to do with him; it was only between him and Skylar. He had only been back for one day and he read and listened to every message that Dom had left for him. The way he was acting then and now seemed to him that Dom wanted Skylar for himself.

Mimicking Dom, he leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms over his chest. “What’s your problem, Dominic?” Nate watched as Dom’s face went even colder than it was before.

He knew when Nate used his full name that the conversation turned serious. “You are, Nate,” Dom snarled.

“And what have I done to
you
to upset you now?”

“You don’t deserve Skylar. Especially after the way you treated her over the last couple of months.”

“What does that have to do with you, Dom?”

“Sky’s my friend. I care about her. And she shouldn’t have to put up with your crap.”

Nate had enough of this shit.
Who the hell did he think he was
? He stood and leaned over the desk. “I know I fucked up with Skylar in the beginning, but I won’t now. I’m staying for good and from here on out Skylar and I will be going through everything together.”

“Like I haven’t heard that one before, Nate.”

“What is this all about, Dom? Do you want Skylar for yourself?”

“Fuck you, Nate. I’m going over to Skylar’s.” Dom stormed out of his office, heading for her place. Did Dom really have a thing for Skylar? Jesus, if he did, he couldn’t pick up on it before. He knew they spent time together. Now when he thought about it, was it possible that Dom and Skylar were more than friends? Possibly even slept together, since he was gone sorting out his shit? After everything he had done to her, had he gone too far and pushed Skylar away and into Dom’s arms?
Fuck no, this was not happening
. Skylar was his and only his; no one else’s. He needed to find out if anything had happened between them while he was gone. He really wouldn’t blame him if he did, but you don’t go after someone when they belonged to someone else, that was for sure. Locking up his office, he made his way out and towards Skylar’s house, ready to have it out with Dom.

Chapter
30

Skylar left her place early that morning. She couldn’t sleep. After everything that had happened in the last couple of months, especially the last month, it scared her that Nate was back and in her bed. She pulled up in Chantal’s driveway and made her way to the door. She texted Chantal really early this morning and didn’t expect a reply. She just told her she was coming over. Now she was standing at her door, waiting to go in.

“Chantal, open up,” she said, banging on the door.

Minutes later, she heard Chantal’s voice, “I’m coming, Jesus.”

The door opened, slamming against the wall. “Sorry,” Chantal whispered.

Skylar looked at her; she looked like she’d been to hell and back. “What’s wrong with you?” she asked. She needed coffee bad and a chat with her best friend.

Chantal closed the door and followed her there. “Sorry I didn’t come back, Joel rang last night when I got home and wanted to catch up.”

Turning the kettle on, she reached for two cups and leaned against the bench to wait. “Damn, I haven’t heard from him in five years; how is he?” Skylar asked.

“Well, he’s a web designer now. Owns a place forty-five minutes away, but he is only in town for a week, then he’s heading back over to Dallas.”

“Good for him. I knew he would get into the whole web design thing. So what does he look like now?” Skylar watched as Chantal nearly dropped the coffee mug.

“Well, um, he has definitely changed since we’ve last seen him. He doesn’t look like the geek he used to be. Anyway, why are you up so early this morning? Did someone die?” Chantal asked.

Skylar let it slide that she changed the subject. She would find out later. Breathing out she said, “Nate’s back.”

Chantal dropped her cup on the floor, “Shit, what did he want?”

“Not much. He came over after you left.”

“So, did he say why he was gone so long? Can’t wait to hear this excuse,” Chantal snorted, as she picked up the broken pieces.

“He said he needed to sort himself out. And…”

“What the hell did he have to sort out, Sky? You’re the one that went through all that, not him.
Jesus Christ
.”

“I know he’s not your favourite person right now, but…” She put her hand up to stop Chantal from answering and continued, “I wanted to know why he was gone so long, and he told me. I’m leaving it at that. My problem at the moment is how I am going to tell him the news, Chan. He told me he’s not going anywhere.” Skylar leaned her head on the bench and waited.

“Just come out and tell him straight; what’s the worst he can do, disappear again?” Chantal laughed.

“Yeah, I guess you’re right. I just need to spit it out. Thanks.”