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cocky enough to believe that sneaking around

to be with one another would be fun, almost

like Romeo and Juliet. It had been kind of fun

in the beginning. That had gotten old real fast.

Somewhere along the line, he’d remembered

that Romeo and Juliet had both died at the end

of the play.

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Brandon was convinced that the night

he’d declared his love for her had been the

night Dominique had gotten pregnant. They’d

used protection, but somehow Dominique had

gotten pregnant anyway, like it was meant to

be. That’s why it had been so hard for him to

comprehend why the gift that they’d been given

had suddenly been taken away from them.

Brandon had to smile when he thought

about their last time in the Bahamas. They had

been so happy then. If someone had tried to tell

him where they’d be a year and a half later, he’d

have called that person a fool. But it was true.

What was supposed to have been a happily ever

after had turned out to be his worst nightmare.

His mom and dad had a solid marriage.

Brandon wanted that as well. Correction, he

was determined to have that, and with

Dominique. Brandon looked down at his wife’s

sleeping face. “Love you more. Tomorrow will

take care of itself,” he said before closing his

eyes and drifting off to sleep.

CHAPTER THREE

The next morning, Brandon awoke with

Dominique lying half on top of him. His

erection was hard as steel. They’d both awoken

in the wee hours of the morning to make love

again. He’d explored every inch of her,

reacquainting himself with her body. Now

Dominique stirred in her sleep and inched

closer to him. Just a little bit more and he’d

have her impaled on his cock yet again. His

erection twitched at the thought. He was so

occupied with his own thoughts that he almost

missed her calling his name. Looking down into

her face he realized that she was still sleeping.

She was calling his name in her sleep. He

smiled, lowered his head, and placed a kiss on

her upturned lips.

“Hmm,” she murmured.

Brandon deepened the kiss, pulling her

tongue into his mouth and suckling. The kiss

went on and on before he pulled back.

“Morning baby,” he said, looking down

into her hazel eyes.

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“Morning,”

Dominique

said.

“You

shouldn’t have done that, Brandon. I need to

shower and brush my teeth.”

“So do I. We’ll get to that in a bit. Right

now I need you to climb up here and give your

husband some lovin’,” he said, taking hold of

her hips. Lifting her up and over his throbbing

manhood, he surged up into her.

“Come on baby, ride me!” And ride him

she did. He thrust up and she pushed down.

They were both in frenzy. Grasping her waist,

he set the tempo. She rode him fast and hard,

head thrown back and hands planted on his

thighs for balance.

Brandon removed one of his hands from

her waist and reached to take hold of her perky

breast. He loved her breasts. They were bigger

now than when they’d first met. She cried out,

head thrashing back and forth, when he

grasped her breast. Her nails bit into his skin.

She rolled her hips at the same time her vagina

clenched him, and Brandon thought he’d go out

of his mind.

“That’s it. Ride it, baby. It’s yours,” he

managed to choke out between gasps. He was

panting so hard he could barely breathe, but

man, what a way to go. He surged up into her

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once more before she cried out and came all

over his cock. He detonated into her, spilling

his seed, and held her tightly against him, not

wanting a single drop to seep out of her.

He hoped it took root. He wanted another

baby with her, and he knew she wanted another

one as well. They’d talked about it before

everything had gotten all crazy. Besides, this

was the third time they’d made love since last

night and they hadn’t used a condom. He

hoped she wasn’t still on the pill.

Dominique collapsed on top of him as the

last of her tremors subsided. His release

seemed to go on forever before finally subsiding

as well.

“Wow, that was great,” she said against

his chest.

“We’ve always been good together,

Dominique.”

They both got quiet for a minute.

“Okay I need a shower, and you need to

call housekeeping to change these sheets. They

smell a bit raunchy,” she teased, getting up and

dashing to the bathroom.

“Hey, wait for me,” he yelled behind her.

“No. Call housekeeping.”

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“Spoilsport, leave me with the dirty

work.” And dirty they were. Damn, the sheets

looked as if they hadn’t been washed in a week,

not that he was complaining. He’d enjoyed

leaving every one of those spots on the bed.

Good lovin’ will do that every time.

Brandon sat up and called for

housekeeping and room service. He had hung

up the phone after a few short words and stood

up to join Dominique in the shower when he

noticed the red light on his cell phone was

blinking. A message.
Now
? He started to ignore

it, then changed his mind on the off chance it

was something that really needed his attention.

Though what could need his attention more

than this, he hadn’t the slightest idea.

Picking up the cell phone, Brandon dialed

his voicemail and waited for the message. The

first one was from Tristan wanting to know

where he was.

The second was Sinjin, and that one had

him cursing under his breath. “Hey, brother,

the lady is being sought after. As per our sister-

in-law, people are starting to worry because

she’s not in her room nor is she answering her

cell phone.”

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Brandon heard the click of Sinjin’s phone.

Just like Sinjin to get right to the point and

then hang up. Damn, that also meant that his

time with Dominique was over for a while. He’d

been looking forward to spending the entire

day with her. They needed to settle things

between them, and they sure as hell couldn’t do

it living in two different states.

Brandon went to place his phone on the

bar again and for the first time noticed the

time. It was going on noon. He’d removed his

watch last night and placed it on the night

table. Hell, no wonder people were looking for

them. Was it really that late? According to the

time on his cell phone, it was.

Oh well, they would all have to wait just a

little while longer. He was going to join his wife

in the shower and have some fun. Smiling,

Brandon headed to the bathroom to join

Dominique.

Brandon entered the bathroom just as

Dominique was getting out of the shower.

“But I was just coming to join you,” he

protested.

“If you’re slow, you blow, dude,” she

teased. “I’m finished.”

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Brandon approached her, backing her up

against the vanity. “Slow, huh?” he asked,

opening her legs with his and grinding his

erection into her.

She gasped out loud and he did it again.

“Brandon, I just took a shower.”

“So, who told you to start without me?”

he murmured against her lips. “You’ll just have

to take another one with me.”

“I don’t think s—” she screeched.

“Brandon what are you doing?”

Before she could finish her sentence he

had lifted her up, placed her on top of the

vanity counter, and was pushing deep inside

her.

“Oh my,” she murmured.

“Yeah, I thought you’d see it my way,” he

smirked.

“You’re an ass, Brandon.” But the

contented sigh took any bite out of the words.

He tugged her hair playfully. “Say what?

You
like
my ass? Great! I like yours, too.” He

pulled almost completely out of her before

thrusting back in. This time he surged as far as

he could go.

Brandon was caught off guard when

Dominique suddenly grabbed hold of his head

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and pulled his face down to her, latching onto

his lips and taking them in a passionate kiss.

Brandon continued to pound into her.

They were going at it like jack rabbits. And here

she thought she was finished with her shower.

Like he said before, they would have to take a

shower together.

Dominique ripped her mouth away from

Brandon’s. “Oh, God, Brandon, I’m coming.”

“Go ahead, I’m right behind you baby.”

Dominique

exploded

around

him,

screaming out his name.

Her climax triggered his release. “Fuck!

Baby,” he shouted, then spilled his seed inside

of her.

They breathed heavily and in unison for a

few seconds before Brandon laid his forehead

on hers. “I guess we’ll be taking that shower

together after all,” he said.

“Looks that way.”

Brandon released her for a moment to

turn on the shower. Then he picked Dominique

up and walked with her to the shower stall.

They took turns washing each other.

Brandon was especially gentle and mindful of

the soreness between Dominique’s legs. She

wasn’t complaining but still, it had to hurt.

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It was an hour before they finished

showering and dressing and got a start on

breakfast.

Dominique was sitting cross-legged on

the bed in one of Brandon’s t-shirts eating her

croissant, when Brandon decided to inform her

that her parents were looking for her.

“Uh, Dominique, I think you should

check in with your folks.”

Dominique gave him a panicked look.

“Why? What’s wrong?”

Brandon cursed his insensitivity. Since

Dominique’s father had had his heart attack,

Dominique assumed that every family

summons constituted an emergency. He tried

to reassure her. “Various members of your

family went to your room looking for you, and

you weren’t there. They called your cell phone

as well. They just want to touch base is all.”

“I told Mom and Dad I was going out and

would probably be staying over with some

friends. Shit! I told them to call my cell if they

needed me. Where’s my cell? What time is it?”

Her eyes narrowed, “And just how do you know

my parents are looking for me?”

Brandon looked at the wristwatch he’d

put on after his shower. “It is now 1:15 p.m. and

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I know your family is looking for you because

Sinjin left me a message on my cell phone. I

checked it before I joined you in the shower.”

“You ass! You knew that my family was

looking for me and you’re just now deciding to

tell me? What’s the matter with you, Brandon?

They’re probably worried sick about me. I need

my purse.”

“I kind of had my hands full, sweetheart,”

he smirked.

She jumped up from the bed, found her

clutch bag half buried under the clothes she’d

worn last night, and snatched up her cell

phone. She didn’t bother dialing her voicemail.

She called her mom directly.

Brandon sat on the bed in his boxers

watching as Dominique paced back and forth,

evidently waiting for whomever she was calling

to pick up. Brandon got up from the bed,

walked over to Dominique, and wrapped his

arms around her waist, pulling her back against

him. She tried to struggle, but he held her tight

against him.

“Hello, Mom?”

Olivia’s voice filled the room. She was in

full fit mode, Brandon observed gloomily.

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“Dominique, where are you? We’ve been out of

our minds with worry.”

“I told you guys that I would be out.

What’s wrong?”

“Nothing’s wrong. When you said you’d

be out, I didn’t think it would be overnight, and

then when we couldn’t reach you on your cell