LOGIN“Naomi, who in the hell is this?” a voice asked, snapping me out of the daze I was in.
I lowered my hand from my mouth as I spun around. “Riley! This is Rip.”
“Rip?” he repeated, completely confused. “The Rip? Your father Rip?”
I nodded. “Yeah. That Rip.”
He reached out to grab my arm. “Don’t lie to me, Naomi! Who is he? He was just kissing you, and it didn’t look very fatherly!”
I yanked my arm away from him. “He’s drunk, Riley! And doesn’t recognize me! I need to get him home!”
He narrowed his eyes on me before reaching out to grab my elbow. “Get him home! Yeah, right! Is this why you won’t sleep with me? Because you’re a geezer whore?!”
I tried to pull my arm away from him again, but he didn’t let go. “Let me go, Riley! I don’t sleep around! You know that! I told you to just be patient and–”
“Patient?! Yeah right!” he sneered. “I brought you here to get you wasted so I could–”
I raised my hand and slapped him across the face. “YOU BROUGHT ME HERE SO YOU COULD FUCK ME?! ARE YOU SERIOUS?!”
He shook me, hard. “You’re not even that cute,” he snarled as he threw me to the ground.Before I could move the sound of flesh hitting flesh came before Riley landed on the floor next to me. I looked up at Rip, who was shaking his fist. He kicked Riley in the shin before reaching down to pull me to my feet. As soon as I was standing by his side, he wrapped an arm around my waist, pulling me closer to his body as he glared down at Riley.
“Don’t fucking touch her! You need to learn how to treat a lady!” he spat. “Stay away from her!”
“Or what?” Riley asked angrily as he climbed back to his feet.
Rip stepped in front of me, shielding me from Riley’s furious gaze. “Or you deal with me!”
“You don’t scare me, old man! She’s mine!”
Before Rip could respond, I stepped around him to get in Riley’s face. “I don’t belong to anyone! I can do whatever I want!”
“Like old men?!” he yelled angrily.
I shoved my hands into his chest, pushing him back away from me. “If I want to, yes! It’s none of your business if I bang him. Now, I’m going to take him home and get him in bed!”
I turned around to take Rip’s arm when Riley hissed, “Don’t you mean you’re going to join him in bed?!”
I spun back around to glare at him with my hands fisted at my side. “Let me make something very clear to you, Riley,” I said furiously as I poked him in the chest. “I can do whatever I want! I’m going to give him everything you want from me! I’m going to give him my virginity! I’m going to let him stick his dick so far inside of me that I can feel his tip in the back of my throat! I’m going to let him give me hickies and fuck me until all I can do is moan his name.” I tossed my head back, laughing coldly as I put my hands on hips. “I might even suck his dick! Who knows! I’m just a geezer whore!” I reached behind me to take Rip’s hand and pulled him up beside me. “Come on. Let’s get you home.”
He glared down at Riley for a moment before putting his arm over my shoulders and guiding me out of the bar as if I were the drunk one. When he stumbled, I put my arm around his waist to get him to the car, where I got him in the passenger seat before stepping back. I shut the door before racing around to the driver’s side. As soon as I got in, I groaned as I turned toward him to find him watching me with a small smile on his face.
“What?” I asked as a blush started moving over my face.
“You’re feisty,” he mused. “I like that.”
I met his eyes for a moment before looking away, completely flustered. When I was able to think clearly again, I held my hand out.
“Give me the keys.”
He smirked at me as he leaned toward me. “Put your foot on the brake.”
I did and he pressed his finger into a button beside the steering wheel, making my eyes widen as the car purred to life.
“You don’t need the keys. You only need me,” he told me softly, and I was instantly unsure if he only meant to drive the car.
I nodded. “I do. I always have. Rip, I know you don’t want to hear it, but I’m Naomi. I’m your daughter.” I turned toward him and immediately sighed when I saw that he was asleep. “Well, fuck!” I shook him a little to rouse him. “Rip, where am I taking you?”
He yawned as he tapped on the screen a few times before laying his head back down on the seat and within seconds he was out again, making me sigh.
“Well, fuck!”
As I drove the 15 minutes to his house, I couldn’t help but keep glancing at him. I was still stunned that I had found him. I was even more stunned that he had kissed me. I knew deep down that I couldn’t let him kiss me again. No matter how much I wanted him to. Not only that, but I knew that I was going to have to deal with Riley when I got back to school. His behavior tonight was exactly what I needed to see to know that I was wasting both my time and energy on him. I also knew that he was going to be spreading it around that I went home with a strange older man. Oh well. I’d deal with that later. I needed to get Rip home first. When we finally pulled up in front of a small house, I turned the car off and hopped out to hurry around the car to help him get out. As soon as he got out, he gripped my wrist and tugged me forward, startling me enough that I fell forward into his chest. I tilted my head back and he immediately lowered his head to press his lips against mine.
Oh, God! Not again. This was bad. I needed to pull away. Why wasn’t I pulling away? Why was I opening my mouth so he could deepen the kiss? And why were my hands going under his shirt to stroke along his muscles? Fuck! I closed my eyes as I leaned against him, enjoying the kiss more than I should. When he finally pulled away, I looked up at him mesmerized by our kiss for the second time. He grinned down at me as his eyes danced merrily.
“So, were you serious about what you said?” he asked huskily, confusing me.
“What did I say?” I replied.
His hands moved down my body until his hands were gripping my ass. “You said you were going to let me have you.” When my mouth dropped open in shock, he groaned. “Or we can start with that if you prefer.”
I snapped my mouth shut when what he meant registered in my head. “Oh, God!”
He chuckled as he pulled me up his body a little so that I could feel his erection. “Say yes and I’ll make you scream that.”
“I-I…yes,” I whispered.
He let me slide back down to the ground. “Let’s go.”
He guided me inside the house, and when we got to a small bedroom, I was a little stunned that it was so small. Seeing the bed in the middle of the room made what I was about to do that much more real. I took a step back away from him as panic set in.
“Rip, wait.”
He immediately let me go, which shocked me. He really was a gentleman. He was exactly the kind of the man he wanted me to be with. Surely, he was the right choice to give myself to for the first time. He wouldn’t pressure me into anything and he would stop if I asked him too. Right? I hoped so. Making up my mind, I reached out to fist my hand in his shirt and pull him closer to me so I could kiss him. He slowly backed me up as he removed our clothes. By the time my legs hit the bed, both of us were fully naked. When his hand came up to cup my breast, I gasped as my hands flew up to his shoulders.
“Rip, wait!” He immediately pulled back again to look into my eyes. “I’m a virgin,” I blurted.
“Sure you are,” he chuckled as kissed me.
Our kiss quickly got heated and moments later I was laying on the bed with my legs spread apart. He settled between my thighs, his eyes silently asking me for confirmation that this was what I wanted. When I gave him a small nod, he thrust into me hard and I cried out as pain tore through me and my hands once again flew up to his shoulders.
“RIP! STOP!”
His eyes widened as he raised up to look down at where we were joined for a moment before meeting my eyes.
“Holy shit! You really are a virgin!”
I rushed to get in the car before Rip could change his mind. I wasn’t scared of him, per se, but I had been around him and Becky enough to know that he was serious about everything he would do to protect her. The year I lived with them while my parents were going through their divorce was very enlightening. I was never going to do anything to make him come for me. That year I spent with Rip and Naomi, who thankfully I knew better than to ever develop a crush on, I had learned a lot about being a good partner. I was young, but not stupid. Rip showed me all the things that my father never bothered to. Rip taught me that real men opened doors, pulled out chairs, and held their woman’s hand in public. He taught me the value of anticipating your partner’s needs, moods, and wants. He taught me the importance of knowing your partner inside and out, and actually listening to them. I had seen Rip fix Naomi’s meltdowns with a king-size KitKat bar and a kiss on the forehead. He was the type of m
RipI smiled at Becky as she bounced down to the main hallway, smiling widely at Simon, who eyed her closely. We were all worried that Becky would freak out. When Simon agreed to come grocery shopping with me, Naomi and I both looked at Becky. She had been panicked, but had given Simon a watery smile. Her next words had my chest constrict painfully.“Promise that you’ll come back,” she had whispered.“Of course, Becky.”She had nodded and continued to eat her breakfast, surprising all of us. Now we were getting to walk out of the house. This was the moment that would determine if Simon actually went or not. I watched as Becky hugged Simon, who held her tightly for a moment before letting her back away. She tilted her head back to look into my eyes.“Keep him safe like you keep all of us safe?” she requested softly.I knelt in front of her, so I was on her level, looking into her eyes as I cupped her face. “Listen to me, Becky, I promise that he’s going to be coming home. He’s not goin
Naomi-Two weeks laterI moved through the house almost as silently, taking a moment for myself after getting Penny back to sleep. She hadn’t been crying, but I couldn’t sleep with her minor fussing. I stopped at Becky and Jess’s room, peeking in, and was completely shocked when I didn’t see Simon sleeping on the cot like he had the last few months. I instantly became worried. If Becky woke up and he wasn’t there, she was going to freak out.After gathering the dogs, I took them downstairs to go to the bathroom. As I passed Simon’s room, I almost stopped outside his door, but I didn’t want to wake him up. As I was nearing the back door, Simon’s door opened behind me, making me turn around to face him as he softly called out, “Becky?”“No, it’s Naomi.”“Oh. Okay. I’m sorry. I just thought…”“That Becky was coming down to find you?”“Yeah,” he replied, bringing his hand up to massage the back of his neck.I tilted my head toward the back door. “Do you want to come outside with me so we c
Naomi-3 months laterI was sitting in the courtroom next to Rip, holding his hand tightly while we anxiously waited for the jury to come back in. We had been called back to the courtroom thirty minutes after the jury had been dismissed to deliberate. Simon was seated beside Raj at the defense tabl and I could tell he was extremely worried about what was going to happen. Thankfully, he had been able to remain at the house with us after Rip paid the $1,000,000 bail, which he did without hesitation. As the jury walked in, Simon turned around to face us for a moment, and I let Rip’s hand go to form a heart with both of mine. He gave me a soft smile before looking straight again. I knew he thought that he was going to be taken away from us, and while that was a very real possibility, I was praying that they would go easy on him. With the charges against him, he was possibly facing life in prison, which made me even more grateful that Raj was such an amazing attorney.He had brought dozens
After getting the girls tucked back into their beds at the house hours later, Brian came by to speak with Simon. After I led them to my home office, I sat Simon in my chair with Brian and his partner sitting across from him, while I hovered slightly behind him with my hands on his shoulders.“Rip, you have to let us question Simon without interference. If you impede–”“So, sorry, I’m late, Rip,” Raj said as he walked into the office with his briefcase. He turned his attention to Brian, holding his hand out. “Brian, it’s so good to see you. If you don’t mind, I need to speak to my client. If you would please give us five minutes.” He gave the police officers a stern look. “Alone.” Both Brian and his partner got up to leave as Raj turned to me. “You, too, Rip.”“But he’s my–”“Son? Yeah, I get it. I also understand that you’re paying me, but Simon is my client, not you,” Raj told me, making me narrow my eyes at him. “Now, if you don’t mind, I only have a few minutes.”I grumbled under m
RipWhen we got to the hospital, I escorted Simon and Becky up to the private room that I rented for our family. When we walked in, Naomi uttered a relieved cry as she ran over to hug Becky and Simon, bursting into tears as she rocked them back and forth. After I got my wife calmed down, I got Becky onto one of the beds, not missing the way she refused to let Simon go. It didn’t surprise me at all. She was terrified, and he had saved her. The next few days were going to be important. Naomi and I were going to have to start working on building her confidence back up. I had already reached out to Phoebe and asked her to come speak to Becky. While Becky was being checked out by a doctor, I nodded my head toward the door.“Come on, Simon. I want to talk to you,” I told him.“NO! PLEASE, DADDY! DON’T TAKE HIM!” Becky screamed, pulling away from the doctor to hug Simon’s arm, effectively keeping him hostage. I sighed as I rubbed the back of my neck before turning toward the doctor.“I hate







