BOLD MOVEMILESShe’s here? Delilah’s date brought her to a fucking game?They’re not in the family section, so he must have tickets on his own. They’re not the worst civilian seats and unfortunately, I can see her clearly. She looks away after a moment and I hear the team celebrating around me.“You know I got a goal, right? What’s wrong with you?”Andrew stares at me and I blink.“I’m just shocked. A minute into the game? We’re going to murder them tonight.”“That’s the right attitude.”I watch as he goes to skate by the bench of smiling faces and regain my composure.I try not to look at her for the rest of the game and use the energy for my daughter as she sits with my family. She’s going there for the night since Delilah has no idea when she’ll be finished, which makes me think she’s planned her own sleepover.The guy looks like a nerd to me. Clearly, he’s into Delilah, but I don’t see that vibrancy I’m used to with her. There isn’t any chemistry, and a sick part of me wonders if
I smile weakly at Dad as he offers me a sympathetic smile.“I know. I just thought we had it. They tried to shake things up with the goalie thing, but everyone walked away. We were supposed to win.”“It was just the one goal, honey.”“One goal is a lot, Mom.”After dessert, I sit with Lola on the couch until she falls asleep curled into me. This little girl gives me so much light and I lean back with an exhausted sigh.“I am taking her to bed, and I want you to use the guest room. You’re exhausted and I’ll make breakfast for everyone tomorrow. There are clothes in there from your old room.”They turned my old room into Lola’s room since it’s big enough for furniture and her toys. The guest room is small, but all I need is a bed.“You want me to sleep at your house?”“It beats you driving this way. Calm a mom’s worried heart. Please?”“Okay. Fine. I’ll stay.”This way, I don’t have to wonder when Delilah will get home. It’s a win for me, unlike the game tonight.I sleep well considerin
SPINNINGDELILAHIworried about where Miles was all night until I pieced together via Lola that he stayed with her at his parents’ house. She told me at bedtime, but I had several hours of worry since I came home last night.Colton is fine. The night was enjoyable, but the game put a cloud over my head and he sensed it, not trying to kiss me goodnight.All I did was lie in bed and wait for Miles to come back. I didn’t expect him to fall into my arms, but I wanted to make sure he was okay after the loss and whatever happened out there on the ice.I wanted to explain Colton to him.Once Lola is asleep, I clean the kitchen from top to bottom and try to read in bed. Practice will be hell for the guys. I’ve heard about that from my brother.I wake up in the morning and look around at the sunlight coming through my window. I fell asleep.I rise and look at the monitor to see Lola sleeping and run into the kitchen to check the sink. There’s no empty plate and the covered one is still in the
“Just tired.”There’s a commotion in the arena and I look up to see the guys skating before the game.“Let’s go see Daddy.”I carry Lola to the glass, and she waves at Miles, smiling when he comes to stand in front of us. He’s achingly beautiful and I watch as he taps the glass, drawing a giggle from Lola. Our eyes meet for a moment and then he turns his head as someone calls his name.Miles places his hand over his heart, sending it towards us before he returns to his teammates.I could read so much into that, but there’s no point.We return to the seats and snacks scattered about, settling in for the game. The team plays much better today, keeping in tune with each other out on the ice. I’m sure they got an ass kicking about the last game and I watch closely with Lola in my lap.When Andrew passes the puck to Miles and he scores a goal, we all start screaming. Lola knows what it means and claps her hands as she looks at us.“They’re back.”Keith looks anxious and I smile at him.“It
TRUTHMILESI see it sink in and Delilah’s eyes flash with something. Some different emotions I can’t decipher.“He had the tickets, and I didn’t know how to tell him I didn’t want to go without making a big deal of it. I hoped the seats would be in the nosebleed section and you’d never see me there.”“Brynn saw you, too.”Her face falls, and Delilah closes her eyes.“I know. It didn’t feel like a date and any chance of it being one crashed down around me. Colton is smart. He knew and just dropped me off and I don’t think I’ll ever see him again.”“Good.”“Good? What are we going to do from here?”Delilah wrinkles her nose adorably and I take a deep breath before taking her face in my hands.“This.”The kiss is explosive, and she wraps her arms around my waist to pull me closer.Is this still wrong?Yes, for all the same reasons. I just can’t help myself.I tilt my head and deepen the kiss, feeling her fighting for dominance as our tongues meet. It’s such a turn on and the kiss seems
She whimpers and I lean over to kiss her, not caring she just had her mouth on me. Delilah kisses me back and I increase the speed of my fingers, feeling her arousal. My mouth moves to her jaw, then her neck as she rocks into me.She comes when I suck her nipple into my mouth, trying to quiet her cries. I bite down, loving how she writhes under me, out of control.I clean her up with my mouth before crawling between her legs and taking her with one hard thrust.This feels like heaven to me, and I move with her body in perfect sync. We just know each other’s bodies and I rock with her until she comes again, following a second later.“So, we’re on again?”She’s out of breath as she looks at me, settled beside her on the bed.“Yes. I think I’d still like to keep it between us for now. I’m not ashamed of you but there-““There’s Lola to think about. I get it. Not to mention my brother.”“No more dates?”“No. It wasn’t really one to begin with.”She stays in my bed for a few hours, sleepin
WAITING BY THE PHONEDELILAHI make sure Lola is asleep after cheering for Miles throughout the game, antsy for him to call me. He always calls Lola, though for a while, I didn’t even talk because I was trying to avoid Miles.The text messages we shared last night were hot as hell and I came three times in bed. Will I do that over the phone tonight, talking or on camera? It’s never something I’ve considered.I have also never had someone like Miles in my life.I change into a tank top and shorts in my room, looking towards my phone on the bed. Watching him play tonight was so exhilarating and sexy to me as we cheered him on, and seeing how happy Lola was made my heart burst. I could have taken her to his parents’ house, but sometimes I prefer things to be low key and to just tuck her in after all the excitement.My screen lights up and I jump, running over like a teenager to see Miles’s name.“Hey.”“Hey, yourself. Guess what?”He sounds so happy, and I frown as I sit down, wondering
Instant reaction. I slide my hand under the cotton, circling it with my fingers as he tells me how to touch myself. Within minutes, I’m soaked and needy as I close my eyes. Tugging on my nipples, I pull them with enough of a hint of pain to make it pleasurable.I feel myself shifting around on the bed, needing more. He has me thoroughly prepared with both nipples and I’m ready to start without him.“Take your shorts off, Delilah. I pushed mine down because I’m hard as hell and it hurts.”I do and look down at my naked body, shocked that I am about to have phone sex for the first time.“Spread your legs and touch yourself. I need to know how wet you are.”“Soaked.”I slide my fingers through my folds, knowing how fast this is going to happen for me. He instructs me how and where to touch myself in a husky voice, talking slower the further we go. I know he’s feeling this as much as I am and ask him if he’s touching himself.“Yes, Delilah. I want you so bad and can taste you on my tongue
“I haven’t wanted any lately and completely forgot to make some for you. I’m sorry. Let me make some right now.”“I can make coffee, Delilah. It’s fine. I’m just surprised you aren’t taking it in an IV these days.”“Sometimes, I just don’t want it. I’ve been trying different teas lately that Alli introduced me to. I made eggs and toast for breakfast, and I can make something else for you if you’re hungry.”I make coffee and focus on the tone in Delilah’s voice. Cooking is the last thing it sounds like she wants to do, and I wonder what’s going on.“I can do that, too. In fact, I can watch Lola if you want to take a nap. You’re probably tired after last night.”I feel her eyes on me and turn around. Delilah looks surprised and I arch a brow at her, just wanting to feel comfortable.“That’s nice. Thank you. She’s fed and playing, and you know her schedule. Are you sure?”“Of course. You do so much for me around here when I’m gone. Get some rest.”“Thanks.”The kitchen is empty a moment
REELINGMILESIarrive home two days later and find Lola and Delilah in the living room. It’s evening and they’ve probably eaten already,but I smell something delicious in the air.“Hey.”“You’re home. Long flight?”Delilah smiles in my direction, but she doesn’t meet my eyes and I wonder what is going on here. Lola makes up for it by grinning at me as she bounds across the room into my arms.“Daddy home!”“I’m home, sweet girl. How are you?”I hug her tightly, breathing in the sweet fruity scent of her shampoo as she babbles about life. I gather there’s been a lot of playing and there’s even a snippet about my sister in there, but I’m looking at Delilah the entire time while she’s still not making eye contact with me.“Did you go out with Auntie Brynn? What did you do with her?”That means that Delilah might have needed some time alone since I know how busy my sister is with school. Brynn adores Lola but she can’t find a lot of time to spend time with her, as much as she’d like. They’
“I am not pregnant, Alli. Just off. Now that you know the truth, imagine how crazy things are around here.”“I can only imagine trying to hide it from everyone, right?”“Yeah.”“So, you have time when Lola is sleeping because he is careful with her and then you lose sleep.”“Maybe that's why I’m tired. I didn’t do well in college on that schedule.”“A part of you doesn’t want to know? I’d need to clear it up to feel some peace.”“Well, it would be negative because that’s not it. I am like clockwork.”I pride myself on my discipline in life. I take vitamins at the same time every morning and pills at the same time every night. It’s a control thing with me.Wait. Did I skip them a couple of times before falling asleep on the couch with Lola? That wouldn’t cause pregnancy after being on them for so long. I added them to my morning vitamins.“Nothing is like clockwork. Have you been nauseous?”“Mildly when I make certain things, but not so much that it prevents me from cooking. I just ign
REALITYDELILAHGod, I’m tired. I know I have been pushing myself when Miles is home, but is it normal to want to sleep every time Lola is down?Maybe I am just catching up.I make sure that Miles gets his time with Lola when he’s on the road, but when she’s asleep, I generally am as well. The text chats are awesome and who doesn’t love getting off? I’m just tired at night.Come to think of it, I feel hornier than usual besides being fatigued. Great combo.The thing is when I watch games with Miles, I can see he’s not as good as he normally is out there. It’s not as though he’s causing losses, but he and my brother are a critical team out there.I try to think back and determine if he’s better when we’re keeping in regular touch. When he’s home, we don’t sleep a lot at all, and I know it affects both of us. I’d say we’re happy but just always behind on sleep, though I have the luxury of being home with Lola. I can nap and believe me, I do.Miles is practicing, working out hard, and pl
I go to sleep with her in my arms, warm and soft. I wasn’t a fan of sleeping in a bed with a woman before and Kim had been the only one in recent years when we were together. It was always sex and then I’d be gone, or they would because I didn’t crave intimacy.What is happening now?The next couple of weeks blend with practice, games, and home time. It’s always a rush and ends in my bed where we push ourselves even if we need sleep. The girls come to games and I fucking love it; I look over there more and more as the days pass.“How is it with Lola getting older and learning about the game?”Gabe looks at me after practice one day, and I smile.“Great. She wants to wear her jersey and cheer me on now, and it’s amazing. Obviously, she won’t learn everything right away, but she knows what a goal is. It’s a start and we’ll build on that. Delilah is good about teaching her as much as she can.”“You have a good situation there.”What am I hearing in Gabe’s voice?“It worked out perfectly
KEEP THOSE HOME FIRES BURNINGMILES“Are you seeing someone?”I look at Andrew from another hotel bed as I unpack a few weeks later.“No. Why do you ask?”I play back everything that’s happened to see if I find a spot he might have seen something happen with Delilah. We’re still secret, but behind closed doors when Lola is asleep, we’re explosive. I have noticed a difference in her sometimes when she’s relaxed, and this beautiful smile crosses her face.“You seem different, like when you’re with someone. Distracted, but you play like a beast, like everything is right in your world. Granted, I haven’t seen you with too many women, but it’s the way one of us gets when we’re dating someone new.”“I don’t have time to date, with this and Lola, so no. I’m happy with my daughter and when I get time with her, my world is right. Maybe Lola is the missing puzzle piece.”I need to get him off this subject. If he analyzes Delilah, Andrew will do the math. It’s obvious who I spend the most time w
“For the record, I didn’t know Mom invited him, but they are close so I’m not surprised. You did great apart from hiding for part of the night. Lola doesn’t need someone back there with her the entire time, you know.”“She wanted books, and I knew she’d probably miss them later. You know I can’t tell her no.”“I hope that’s how you feel about me.”Of course, it is.We get her home and Miles puts her to bed while I load the fridge up with the leftovers. As I stand, arms wrap around my waist, and I smile. Miles turns me to face him, kissing me with the same intensity I felt towards him all night.“Hi.”“Hey.”I smile at him, and he draws me closer for another kiss. I wrap my arms around his neck and tilt my head to deepen it, enjoying his moan in response. Miles taps my leg and I wrap them around him so he can carry me to his room. He has practice tomorrow morning, so it’ll be back to the routine, and we need as much time as we can get together.We’ve been in here a few times since he’s
PART OF THE FAMILYDELILAH“You’re here!”I look up to see Brynn and smile at her from my spot on the sofa.“Why are you in here? Is Lola okay?”I’d been lost in my thoughts and wondered how long I’d been here. Lola is fine, but I sat down and left the planet.“She’s fine. I just got comfortable.”“Tired?”I can’t tell Miles’s sister I had wild sex with him just hours ago after doing it the night before, but I can nod, so I do.“I guess. Isn’t that the norm with a toddler?”“Probably. I don’t need to know that for a long time. Come on. Dinner is almost ready, and I want to see my brother.”I stand and glance at Lola with her doll before following Brynn into the kitchen. Miles and his parents are chatting away in there as Linda stirs the chili, looking like she’s in heaven.Miles looks at me before Brynn bounces over to him.“You were awesome on that road trip. The team couldn’t have done too much better than you all did. Congratulations.”“Thanks. It was a long week, but worth it. How
Gabe stands near his car in the parking lot and a chorus of voices answer him in the dark. I slide into my car and start the engine, letting the quiet sound relax me.Smiling, I pull out of the lot and go home, where my heart and soul are waiting for me. Once I park and get out, I can see a light in the living room and I set my bag down in the hall to see what is waiting for me.Delilah is passed out on the couch with her phone beside her and the TV on. I assume she was watching a movie and maybe scrolling as she tried to stay awake; I smile as I take her in. She’s partially covered with a blanket, but I can see the edge of a black camisole that makes me hard.I grin and walk over, dragging the blanket off to find her in cotton shorts. Short ones. She shifts with a little moan as I slide them down, staying asleep as I listen for Lola. On the monitor, my daughter sleeps soundly.I spread her legs and crawl between them, inhaling her sweet scent before covering Delilah with my mouth. I