Hazel and the Alien Biker (Intergalactic Brides 5) (11 page)

“I’ve never heard of such a thing.”

“I thought you’d like it, but if you want to go…”

She shook her head then smiled at him. “We’re really alone?”

“It’s completely private.”

Tugging him toward the wooded area off the path, she dropped to her knees and began unfastening his pants. His eyebrows shot up into his hairline as he waited to see what she was going to do. Hazel wondered if his wife had ever done this for him. She shoved his pants down until they pooled at his ankles and her eyes widened when she saw just how much he wanted her.

“Hazel, you don’t have to…”

Before he could finish the sentence, she licked her lips and fitted them around the head of his cock, flicking the underside with her tongue. His shaft was hard and smooth, like silk as she tasted him. There was no hair on his balls and she cupped them in her hand, rolling them gently. He groaned and his eyes burned bright as he watched her.

Hazel had never enjoyed this aspect of sex before, but with Reyvor things were different. The musky scent of his arousal wrapped around her as drops of his pre-cum splattered on her tongue, tasting both salty and sweet at the same time. She relaxed her throat and took as much of him as she could, then swallowed. Reyvor hissed and fisted his hands.

Her tongue stroked him as her lips dragged along his hard length. He jerked in her mouth and more pre-cum spilled from his slit. Hazel hummed in appreciation and focused on making him feel really good. His balls drew up in her hand and she knew he was close to coming.

“Hazel, I really think you should stop now.”

Her gaze fastened on his and she hummed as she swallowed more of him. She nearly smiled in satisfaction as his eyes practically rolled back into his head. Her lips moved faster, sucked harder, and a moment later she was rewarded with that salty-sweet taste filling her mouth. He groaned with his release and his knees buckled a bit, but he braced a hand on a nearby tree.

Hazel licked her lips clean and rose to her feet. “How do you feel now?”

“That was incredible, Hazel. I’ve never come in someone’s mouth before. I was worried I would choke you or I would taste bad.”

“Actually, you taste really, really good.” She licked her lips again. “I don’t mind doing that anytime you want me to. I think I enjoyed it as much as you did.”

He pulled her close and slammed his mouth down on hers. His tongue thrust into her mouth and she moaned as she fisted his shirt in her hand. He kissed her savagely, more thorough than any kiss she’d ever experienced before. It was fierce and delicious, and Hazel wished it could go on forever. When he pulled away, he smiled down at her.

He pulled up his pants and fastened them, then reached for her hand. “Let’s take a walk, and then we’ll head back to the city and I’ll take you out to dinner.”

“What about the girls?”

“I’ll text Brielle and tell her to order room service, whatever the girls and she want to eat.”

“We’re really going to have a day to ourselves? Or rather an evening?”

“When is the last time you did something without your daughters? Or went on a date?”

“I haven’t been on a date since Abby was born, and I guess the last time I did something alone was while they were in school. But it’s summer break so even if we hadn’t been sleeping in the park, I still would have had them with me all day every day.”

“School… I hadn’t thought of that. When does it start back?”

“It was supposed to start this week, I think. I couldn’t register the girls last month because I didn’t have an address. They want to see a utility bill, another form of proof of address, and a photo ID. I didn’t have any of those things.”

“I’m going to make some calls tomorrow and we’ll get the girls registered in the school they’ll attend once we’re able to move into that house. I forgot to tell you John called and said the owners accepted my offer. He was going to get closing set up as fast as possible, which means once we have a date, you’ll have to go furniture shopping with me.”

Her jaw dropped. “That huge house is ours?”

He smiled broadly. “Did you realize you just said ‘ours’?”

“Well, I…”

His arm tightened around her waist. “Does that mean you’re almost ready to accept me as your mate?”

“It was a slip of the tongue.”

His heated gaze fastened on her lips. “I like it when your tongue slips… and slides, and does that thing where it curls around --”

She slapped a hand over his mouth before he could finish that sentence, and felt him smile against her palm. Hazel drew her hand away but was drawn by the merriment dancing in his eyes. He really did turn her world upside down, but in the best of ways. She’d thought she was finished with men, and yet here he was, worming his way into her heart and making her question everything she’d ever believed about males. But maybe it had more to do with him being a Terran than it did with him being a male. Maybe all people from his world acted like Reyvor did.

“You really think we should register the girls at some school in a rich neighborhood?”

“What if we signed them up for the same school where Evie goes? She’s Xonos’ adopted daughter and it’s the same school Brielle and Syl plan to send their children when they’re old enough.”

“What school is that?”

“Hamilton Academy.”

Her eyes nearly bugged out of her head. “That school costs like twenty grand a year! The girls could go to college for a year at that price.”

“I’ve heard they discount siblings, but even if they didn’t I can still afford it. They’ll get to know Evie whether they go there or not because I’m friends with her parents.”

“I haven’t agreed to be your mate yet. I can’t let you pay that much for my girls to go to school.”

He stopped walking and gripped her chin, forcing her to look at him. “
Our
girls. You may not have agreed to become my mate yet, but you will. I don’t think that was a slip of the tongue earlier. I think you want to be with me, but you’re scared. And that’s okay. I understand, after everything you’ve been through. But I would never harm you, Hazel. Not physically and not emotionally. You’ll never be safer with anyone than me.”

Was he right? Had she already, at least some part of her, decided she would marry him? She’d accepted so much from him already… a place to live, clothes and shoes, meals. She let him hold her girls and share new experiences with him, and she knew she wouldn’t hesitate to leave them alone with Reyvor. In her heart, she knew he would protect them against the world if it came to it. Was it possible he’d do the same for her?

“Just think about it, Hazel. I’m pressuring you to make a decision, but I think you should let me register the girls at school tomorrow. They could start next week and wouldn’t be too far behind.”

“What if what they’ve learned in public school hasn’t prepared them for a school like that? They might be way ahead of the girls and I don’t want them to feel stupid.”

“Then I’ll hire tutors to get them caught up. I’ll do whatever it takes for them to feel like they belong. I want them to have the best of everything, and most importantly, I want them to have stability. I think going back to school will give them a dose of normalcy that’s been missing. No, they aren’t on the streets anymore, but we’re living in a hotel. A nice one, but it’s still a hotel. I think it’s time they made friends.”

“You’re right.” She blew out a breath. “I’ll agree to let you pay for one year of school for the girls at the academy, but if things don’t work out between us, they go back to public school next year.”

He smirked. “You like me and you know it. I predict by next week you’ll be begging me to marry you. Especially if Nikki keeps giving you the stink eye.”

“Stink eye?”

His smile dropped. “Isn’t that an Earth saying?”

“Yes, it is. I just didn’t realize you’d seen the looks she’s been giving me.”

“They’re hard to miss. I think you’d be dead if looks could kill. She’s far from happy with you right now. I don’t kid myself. I know she doesn’t love me, but she does crave the things I can give her -- a home, regular meals, and things that make her feel like a normal girl. You’ve done the best you can, Hazel, but maybe it’s time to let someone else step in for a while.”

She swallowed hard. He was right. He could give her girls things she could never dream of providing, at least not right now while she was jobless. And even if she had a job, she couldn’t spend the kind of money Reyvor did. Was she being selfish and denying her girls a happy home? He hadn’t been wrong earlier. She was scared. But if she were honest with herself, she wasn’t scared he would hurt the girls in any way, she was scared she would love him and he wouldn’t love her back.

“You can register the girls for school. And you can tell them about the house.”

“But?”

“I still want a little more time before deciding if I’m going to marry you.”

Maybe she was just being stubborn, but her hands shook when she thought about tying herself to him forever. He’d spoken of his wife only a few times, but what if he wasn’t over her? She knew he felt guilty about not spending enough time with her, but what if she’d been his one true love and he could never love Hazel that way? She had to decide if she could trade that once in a lifetime kind of love for the comforts he could provide.

He looked a little sad at her words, but nodded, then led her back to the bike. It seemed their quiet time in the park was at an end and they were headed back to the city. She knew she’d ruined the moment, but she still had a lot of thinking to do.

Reyvor stared at the bedroom ceiling with his arms folded behind his head, so he wouldn’t reach for Hazel. He hadn’t come to bed tonight until he was certain she’d fallen asleep. He ached for her, wanted her more than his next breath, but she still held herself apart from him. He’d tried to show her he cared for the girls and her, wanted them to be his in every way possible, and still she pushed him away. He could give a rat’s ass about the large house he was buying. He was purchasing the monstrosity because the girls had wanted it, and the moment he’d stepped inside, he’d easily seen himself tucking them into bed in the bedrooms they’d selected.

Why was she being so stubborn? Obviously she felt something for him or she wouldn’t have slept with him last night, or blown his mind in the park earlier. Or had she been with him as a way of saying thanks for everything he’d done for them? He’d seen enough human movies to know women sometimes did things like that. It made his heart hurt thinking Hazel had slept with him to say thank you and not because she’d really wanted him, even if he had caught her masturbating with his name on her lips.

All right. Maybe she did desire him, but it obviously wasn’t enough. Was she just in lust with him and unable to love him? He wasn’t sure if it was because of what her ex had put her through, or perhaps because Reyvor was an alien. Whatever the cause, she seemed incapable of loving him, and he was falling for her fast and hard. He already loved those girls like they were his own, and he hoped like hell he was given the chance to be a father to them, and possibly have more children with Hazel. He wanted to fill that large house with children and laughter.

She rolled in her sleep and pressed herself against his side, her small hand resting on his stomach as her head nestled on his shoulder. She mumbled something in her sleep and he frowned. Had she just said “why can’t you love me”? Was she dreaming of her ex? Was that why she couldn’t commit to him? Because she was still in love with the man who had hurt her? Anger burned in his gut as he thought of all she’d suffered.

“Reyvor.” His name came off her lips like a whisper. “Don’t leave me.”

She was dreaming of
him
leaving her? Did that mean she thought
he
didn’t love her? Well, in all honestly, he wasn’t sure he was completely there yet, but it was just a few baby steps away. She was the most breathtaking woman he’d ever seen, and not just because he liked her looks, but she had a genuinely good heart.

It saddened him that he hadn’t felt this way with his mate. He’d cared for her, but she’d never made him feel complete. He’d been content and he’d treated her well, but he knew she had deserved so much more. It had been selfish of him to claim her when he’d known he didn’t love her. He should have allowed her to wait for someone who could give himself to her completely, but he’d been enchanted with her beauty.

He’d seen enough pairings to know his kind usually fell in love quickly, and fell hard. Just look at Brielle and Syl! Xonos had once told him it had taken a little while for him to fall in love with Victoria, but he’d been attracted to her from the beginning. And that was what was happening between him and Hazel. He’d been attracted to her from that first night and he could feel himself falling in love with her little by little.

A noise drew his attention and he eased out from under Hazel. When he entered the living room, he heard a sniffle but couldn’t figure out where it was coming from. Then he spotted Nikki in a corner, her knees drawn up to her chest and tears streaming down her cheeks. He walked toward her and knelt at her feet.

“What’s wrong, Nikki? Are you hurt?”

She shook her head.

“Have a nightmare?”

She shook her head again.

Reyvor rubbed his chin then scooped her up and carried her to the sofa, where he sat and placed her in his lap. She hiccupped and sniffled again. Some of the stiffness went out of her and she leaned against him, her head tucking beneath his chin.

“Sweetheart, I can’t help you if you don’t tell me what’s wrong.” He rubbed her back lightly, hoping to soothe her.

“She’s ruining everything.”

“Who’s ruining everything?” he asked, but he had a feeling he knew.

“Mom.”

“Why do you think she’s ruining everything?”

“I want you to be my dad, but she won’t marry you. I know she likes you, but she told me before there would be no more men in our lives. She thinks everyone is going to treat her the way my dad did, but I know you wouldn’t do that.” She looked up at him tearfully. “I love you, Reyvor. Why can’t we stay together?”