Roxanne's Redemption (18 page)

* * * *

Roxanne woke
to Sebastian eating her like his favorite treat
.
She was barely able to stifle her scream as her orgasm took her b
y
surprise. He crawled up her body, entering her in
o
ne smooth thrust, moving immediately after he was seated to the hilt.
She wasn’t lying last night when she said
sex was never that good before with anyone.
Not
even Daniel. She wrapped her legs around his waist, urging him to move faster
.
H
e complied.
It didn't take long for her to come and he followed swiftly after
,
stifling his groan
against
her breast.

“That’s a nice way to wake up,” she
said breathlessly.

He chuckled. “I don't want to leave,
but I have to before Zach wake
s
up.”

She stiffened before relaxing a little
. She was
shock
ed to admit even to herself that good—well great sex was enough to make her forget that a four
-
year
-
old was sleeping in one of
her guest
rooms
downstairs. Great sex or not, it still shouldn’t have made her forget that her guest was only
a child.

“Okay, I’ll just shower
then start breakfast.”

He nodded
and
kissed her s
oftly before leaving.

Chapter S
even
teen

As soon as Sebastian
returned to his room, he showered and shaved. Last night
had been
incredible
, but he wanted more and he knew for a fact that Roxanne wasn’t ready for that admission from him. However, he wasn’t pleased with the fact that he didn't get to lick and explore her slowly like he’d wanted to.

On his way to the kitchen he promised himself that he would do that tonight, even if it meant little sleep. An hour later Roxanne and Zach arrived. It still amazed him how much Zach looked like Michael. Speaking of Michael, he had to tell the others before they found out some other way.

“Morning
,
Zach,” he said.

“Morning
,
Auntie
Roxanne’s friend,” he replied.

“You didn't have to make breakfast you know.”

Sebastian raised a brow in Roxanne’s direction
.
S
he scowled at him and he grinned. “What do you drink in the morning, Zach?” he asked as he turned back to the stove.

“Mommy gives me
o
range juice.”

Sebastian nodded as he took
down
plates from the cabinet and spoon
ed
scramble
d
eggs, bacon and toast on each.
With that finish
ed
, he pulled down two mugs and a glass. He filled the mugs with coffee and the glass with
o
range juice.

“Thank you,” they said as he sat down.

“You’re welcome
.
”

They
ate in silence, which was al
l
right for him, since he was thinking of a way to ask Roxanne if Nick and his brothers could come over to her house and meet Zach. Then he had to
ask Zach if he wanted to meet his brothers and friend, not to mention
telling him that
t
he
y
were
his father’s brother
s
.

If it was this hard to tell a four
-
year
-
old that they were his uncle
s
, how hard would it be for Michael to tell him that he
was
his father when he return
ed
. Damn! He
’d
even forgotten that Michael was return
ing
soon
.
As
much as how he’d like
to tell Lexi he couldn’t
,
for fear she would
disappear
with Zach
. He’
d agreed against his better judgment to keep Michael in the dark about his son, but Sebastian
knew Lexi’s reason and he agree
d
,
even if a part of him didn't like it.

“Problem?”

H
e blinked and focused his attention on Roxanne.
“Huh?”

“Is there a problem? You were
scowling
.”

“No there isn't a problem, just thinking.” It wasn’t a lie and yet it wasn’t the truth either.

Sebastian continued eating, which was one way to get his mind off the worries about what his brother’s return would do to Lexi. And if his brother’s return wasn’t bad enough, he still had to worry about Ashley and how dangerous she was to Roxanne. He sighed, shaking his head at Roxanne’s arch
ed
brow.

“Can I invite my brothers a
nd Nick to your home?”

She looked over at Zach who was busy eating and he nodded. She nodded in return and he nodded his thanks to her.

“Zach
?
”
W
hen
Zach
looked up
,
Sebastian continued.
“Would you like to meet my brothers and my friend today?”

“Are they friends of
M
ommy or Auntie Roxanne?” he asked.

Sebastian smiled.
“No, but your mother and
a
unt met them already.”

“Okay, I’ll meet them.” He smiled
then
returned to his breakfast.

Sebastian
smiled at Roxanne. That wasn’t as bad as he thought it would be, but then again he ha
d
n’t gotten to the part where he
would have to
tell
Zach
that
t
he
y
were
his uncle
s
. It was silent again for a while until Roxanne spoke.

“Are you done?”

Sebastian looked down at his plate and frowned. His plate was empty,
although
he hadn't realized it until Roxanne pointed it out.
Guess that’s what happens when you think too much
, he mused.

“Yes.” S
he took it up.

He was going to tell her not to but kept his mouth close
d
when she raised a brow at him. A few minutes he heard the dishwasher start. He knew he was stalling
.
H
e
didn’t
want to be the one to tell Joshua and Adrian about Zach or tell Zach that they were his uncles, but he didn't have a choice
.
If
his brothers ran into Lexi and Zach by accident one day
,
Sebastian was sure that they would call Michael and ask him why they didn't kn
o
w
he had a
son and that would be bad.

“Auntie Roxanne, can I go watch TV please?”

“Sure
,
sweetie.”

Sebastian watched as Roxanne and Zach left the kitchen hand in hand. He left
a few minutes after
,
heading for his
room
to
unplug
his phone from the charger. He dialed Joshua, but the phone
kept ringing with no answer
. Adrian
’s
was the same. Sebastian decided to call
Nick,
before
any
gray hair
s
began growing from
his head.

“
Hello
.”

“It’s Sebastian. Have you seen my brothers?”

“Yep,
they’re
over at my house getting ready to watch the game. Why?”

He opened his mouth to tell Nick that Michael ha
d
a son, but nothing came out so he closed it.

“Sebastian. Are you still there?”

“Yes, can I talk to…never mind
.
C
an you drive them over to Roxanne’s house
,
please? I swear to
make up for the
miss
ed
game
.”

“Sure.” He sounded like he wanted to ask more, but Sebastian cut him off before he could begin.

“Thanks Nick, I owe you. Bye.”
H
e
ended the call
,
praying
his brothers
would
accept
what he had to tell them better than he
ha
d.

* * * *

What have I done?
Roxanne asked herself for the fifth time.

Last night
and this morning
with Sebastian
were
fantastic
.
When he’d entered the bathroom last night, she hadn’t thought to say no
to
him when he’d ask
ed
. After seeing his naked chest with a sprinkle of black hair going down hi
s washboard abs to his cock,
which was hard and pointing in her direction
,
she knew she wouldn’t turn him away.

And i
f that wasn’t enough
,
the
unconcealed desire
she saw in his eyes
matched her own
,
was also a reason why
she
c
ouldn’t
reject him. She was so close to doing the one thing she didn't want to do by giving in to her desire but
,
no matter
the consequence
,
she would do it again
.

Why couldn’t she have met Sebastian before she’d met Daniel?

Maybe if it had happened like that she would
ha
ve been very happy now. In her heart
,
Roxanne knew Sebastian would never hurt her but it was hard having her heart broken every time she opened up and let a man close to her.
Prior
to meeting Daniel, Roxanne made a promise to herself to stay out of the scene until she found her Prince Charming.
Then after Daniel cheated on her she’d swor
n
she would stay away from the male species and now here she
was
tying herself up in knots about a man.

She sighed. Her life was never this complicated.

“What are you thinking about?”

Roxanne jumped. She hadn’t heard
him
enter the kitchen
and
she
’d
always
known
when he enter
ed
a room she was in
.
She must have been
thinking too much
.

“I was just wondering how your brothers are going to take the news
.
” That wasn’t the truth, but
that question
wasn’t far from her mind either.

“I want to tell you that everything will be al
l
right, but
the
truth
is
I really don't know what their reactions will be.”

She nodded. “I want
to invite my friends over and thr
ow a few steaks on the grill
in the back yard when your brothers get here.”

“Sounds like a plan. I’ll help with the grilling, just call your friends.”

“Okay.”

H
e kissed her
slowly
before leaving
the room
.

* * * *

She debated for a while if she should call her friends or tex
t them. Calling them seem
ed
best
just
in case they d
idn
't get their messages in time. She dialed Lexi’s number first
;
she picked up after the third ring.