The Wanted Short Stories (4 page)

“Um…sad. Yeah, I mean, he looks
really
sad.”

I turned and looked at Alex. She smiled and gave me a thumbs-up. My mouth dropped open.

“Okay, Mama. I love you, too.” She hung up the phone and looked at Colt. “Mama said to make sure you get your reading in.”

“Ah, man!” Colt said as he stomped out of the kitchen.

Alex walked up to stand beside me, and she smiled. “Mama said she misses you.”

I nodded my head and smiled slightly.

“Daddy, why are y’all not talking to each other?”

I sucked in a breath and slowly blew it out. “I wish I knew, kiddo. Grown-up stuff, I guess.”

She nodded her head. “Do you know where she is, Dad?”

The way Alex had just called me
Dad
made me stop and look at her. My baby girl was growing up.

I placed my hand on the side of her face. “You look so much like your mother. You’re both so beautiful.”

She blushed and looked away before looking back at me. She shrugged her shoulders. “I overheard Aunt Ari telling Grace that Mommy needed some time to think. I don’t know what she is thinking about, but I bet she’s thinking of you, Daddy. She asked me a lot of questions about you. She even asked how you looked, and I told her sad. She said she thought she probably looked sad, too, but she was in a place that had happy memories of the two of you.”

In that moment, I had an idea of where Ellie might be.

I bent down and looked into Alex’s eyes. “Alex, did she tell you anything else about where she is?”

She smiled. “No, but she did say she had walked on a trail around a lake. I’m not sure which lake she was talking about. But, Daddy, she said she is coming home tomorrow. I don’t think she told Colt that. I bet she wants to surprise him.”

I grinned and said, “I bet. Alex, I need to make a phone call, sweetheart. Go get your homework done before bedtime.”

She nodded and walked out of the kitchen. I walked over to the phone and dialed my parents’ number.

“Hello?”

“Mom! I need a huge favor.”

My mother laughed. “You think you know where she is?”

“I do. Can you take care of the kids tonight and get them to school tomorrow?”

“Of course.” She pulled the phone away and said, “Jack, we’re gonna spend the night at Drew’s.”

I quickly put the kids’ lunches in the refrigerator and made my way to our bedroom.

“We’ll be there in a few minutes.”

“Thanks, Mom. I owe you and Dad big time.”

She chuckled. “Just go get her and bring her home already.”

“Oh, I intend to, Mom. I intend to.”

I stepped out of the elevator and made my way down the hallway of The Driskill hotel. I smiled as I stopped and stood in front of the room where Ellie and I had spent our honeymoon. I pushed my hand through my hair and counted down from ten. My hands were shaking, and for some reason, I was scared to death she would open the door and shut it in my face.

I knocked and held my breath.

When the door opened and she saw me, her eyes lit up, and the biggest smile spread across her face. “Drew.”

I smiled and slowly let out the breath I had been holding. “Ellie.”

She shook her head. “How did you know where to find me? I told Alex I would be home tomorrow. What are you doing here?”

I started walking into the room as she began walking backward.

“I’m here to make love to my wife.”

Ellie’s eyes changed and held that familiar passion I loved so much. I shut the door behind me.

She bit down on her lower lip and whispered, “I was hoping you would figure out where I was.”

I walked up to her and placed my hands on the sides of her face. I leaned down and kissed her. She placed her hands on my chest and moaned as our tongues began dancing together.

The kiss was slow and sweet at first. I just wanted to take it slow. I’d missed her so much the last few days. I wanted to take every single thing in—the feel of her lips on mine, the smell of her hair, and the warmth of her touch.

I pulled my lips from hers and watched as a tear made its way down her beautiful face. I gently wiped it away.

She said, “Gunner, I’ve missed you so much.”

“I promise you, Ellie, I will never make you feel lost again. Knowing I made you doubt our love kills me. I intend on making it up to you…all night.”

She smiled. “That sounds like a good plan.”

I took a step back and slowly lifted my T-shirt up and over my head. I unbuttoned my pants and pushed them down, allowing my dick to spring free. I watched her eyes travel up and down my body as she took me in. When she licked her lips, I wanted to bury myself so deep inside her that she would never again doubt my love for her.

“Undress yourself, Ells.”

I almost laughed when I watched her pull her shirt over her head. She quickly pushed her shorts and panties down before kicking them off to the side of the room.

“Gunner, I need to feel you.”

I walked up to her and grabbed her. I pulled her to me and lifted her up. She wrapped her legs around me, and my knees felt weak just from having her in my arms.

I loved her so much.

I walked over to the bed and gently laid her on it as I smiled down at her. “I’m going to make love to you now, baby.”

“Yes,” she whispered.

She opened herself to me and arched her back. I crawled over her and placed my hands on the sides of her face as I teased her entrance with my dick.

“Do not ever doubt my love,” I said as I slowly began pushing into her.

Her eyes lit up with passion, and I slammed my lips to hers. When she pushed her hands through my hair, I let out a moan and began moving faster. She tightened her legs around me, and I lost control. I had wanted to slowly make love to her, but something had happened and I needed to take her fast and hard. We were both aching to get more.

I moved up and grabbed her hips as I slammed in and out of her.

“Yes. Gunner…harder. Faster, please go deeper.”

I gave her just what she needed. I could almost feel her squeezing around my dick.

“Oh God. I’m coming. Oh…Gunner…”

She grabbed the sheets and began calling out my name as I pushed deep inside of her. I tried to hold off but couldn’t. I called out her name as an intense orgasm hit me fast and hard. I moved in and out until every last drop was out, and then I collapsed next to her on the bed. We were both breathing as if we had just run a marathon.

Ellie rolled over, threw her leg over me, and nestled her head into my neck. “I’ve missed you. I’ve missed this,” she whispered.

I pulled her closer to me and kissed her forehead. “I’ve missed it, too, baby. I’m so sorry, Ellie. I never meant to make you feel like you weren’t wanted. I’ll never forgive myself for hurting you.”

She moved back some and tilted her head, looking at me. “Gunner, I just don’t want to fall into a routine where every day is the same thing. I want you to sneak me off to the barn like we did before. I want to make out in the back of a movie theater or have sex in your truck. I just want…us.”

I moved her body up some and began kissing her. She always tasted so sweet. I rolled her over and laid her down on the bed as I moved my hand between her legs. She instantly opened to me, and I pushed my fingers inside her. I began massaging the spot that I knew drove her over the edge. She grabbed a handful of my hair and smiled.

“I’m going to make you come again, baby.”

She closed her eyes and started moving her hips. “Gunner…oh God…don’t stop. I’m…so…close.”

I leaned down and began sucking on her nipple, and she jerked as her orgasm hit her. I bit down on her nipple.

She cried out, “Yes! Gunner, yes! Oh God. Oh…God…yes!”

I loved making Ellie come. She was so responsive to my touch, even after all these years.

She opened her eyes as she smiled at me, and I kissed her nose.

Getting off the bed, I stood up and reached for her hand. “Come on, let’s go take a shower.”

She nodded her head and stood up. I leaned down, picked her up, and began carrying her into the bathroom. I set her down on the bench, turned around, and started the shower.

Ellie cleared her throat. “Can I ask you something?”

I glanced back at her as I checked the water temperature. “Of course you can.”

She looked down and then back up at me. “How were you taking care of the kids by yourself with having to work on the ranch and…work with Karen?”

The mention of Karen’s name made my skin crawl. The day after Ellie had left, I’d called Karen to meet me for lunch. I’d let her know that I was stepping down from my position as her architect and that Bill would be able to finish up. She had seemed okay with it. She’d even acted sympathetic. I had excused myself to head to the restroom. She’d walked into the restroom and locked the door behind her before she began undressing. I’d about had heart failure. When I’d asked her to stop, she’d gotten angry and said she knew I wanted to fuck her. I’d quickly pushed her out of the way and unlocked the door. Heading to my truck, I’d called Bill and told him I was done.

“I told Bill I was done and that the job was taking time away from my family and causing issues between us. I love you too much, Ellie, to ever let something like this happen again.”

I held out my hand and led her into the shower. I began soaping her body. “Ells, you have to promise me that you’ll talk to me if you ever feel like this again. Please don’t ever leave me again. You have no idea how devastated I was.”

Her eyes searched my face, and when I saw the tears beginning to fall, I leaned down and kissed her. I pushed her against the wall, and I began moaning when she started playing with my dick. I pulled my lips from hers when I felt myself hardening in her hand.

“Drew, make love to me.”

I reached over and turned off the shower. I grabbed a towel, and I started to dry off Ellie and then myself. I picked her up and carried her back to the bed.

“Lie back, baby.”

I crawled over her and grabbed her hands, placing them over her head. I used my right hand to wipe away another tear. I pushed gently into my beautiful wife and began making love to her. Our bodies felt as one as I moved slowly inside her.

When I felt myself getting closer to coming, I leaned down and brushed my lips against hers. “I’m about to come, baby,” I whispered.

She closed her eyes and arched her body, and we both began whispering each other’s names.

In that moment, I vowed I would never again take my wife for granted. She, and only she, could make me feel so loved and so wanted.

I peeked my eyes open and saw the daylight shining through the side of the curtain. I turned my head slightly and smiled when I saw Gunner sleeping peacefully. I tried to remember the last time either one of us had gotten to sleep in.

I moved just a bit, and I felt the soreness in my body. Gunner and I had made love four times. The first was raw and fast, and I loved it. Then, we’d done it again after the shower. The third time, Gunner had woken me up at one in the morning and made love to me again. When I’d crawled on top of him at five thirty this morning, I had needed something different. I’d needed to be fucked hard and fast, and Gunner had done just that. I was pretty sure I would have small bruises on my hips from where he had gripped me.

I stretched and smiled. I rolled over and grabbed my cell phone. Grace had texted and said Alex and Colt had gone off to school this morning. Then, I read my mother’s text.

Mom: I’ve arranged for the next two days off. I talked to Jeff and Josh, and they will take care of everything on the ranch. You and Gunner stay in Austin for another couple of days and relax with each other. I love you, Ellie.

I felt my stomach jump a bit, and I was sure I was grinning from ear to ear. I couldn’t wait to tell Gunner that we had two more days to be with each other.

Me: Mom, you don’t know how much this means to me. Thank you!

Mom: Trust me, I know. Get lost in each other again, baby girl.

I blushed at my mother’s text and then hit Reply.

Me: Yes, ma’am. I intend on doing a lot more than that!

I giggled, and then I felt Gunner wrap his arms around me.