[Atlas’ POV]
I stare into Avery’s hazel eyes, waiting as she looks from my face to my dick and then back. From the hesitance I see there, I know that she was trying to act like she knew what she was doing, but in reality, she was still twenty years too young to truly know how to handle a man like me.
"Alright," she murmurs, undoing her own seatbelt.
Remaining silent, I watch as she leans over and begins to fumble with the buttons of my pants. From the way her fingers shake, it’s clear that she is nervous, but she’s truly determined to try to prove herself. What in the world was this?
Frowning, I find myself wondering exactly what happened between her and my idiot son. Did they have a fight, and she was trying to get back at him? Or did she suddenly decide that she didn’t want to be with such an immature twat? I didn’t know, and honestly, I didn’t give a damn either.
Right now, I wanted to see how far this girl would go, and if it got to the point of no return, then I wasn’t to be held responsible for what happened after that since she was all but throwing herself at me.
I had to admit, from the moment I laid eyes on Avery, I did find myself attracted to her. How my son managed to be with such a gorgeous girl was beyond me, but every time she would come over with her too-tight shirts that squeezed perfectly against her breasts and short shorts that showed her ass cheeks, I found myself wondering what she would look like naked.
Try as I might to keep my mind out of the gutter, I was a man, and when I saw an attractive woman who was confident in herself, even I couldn’t stop the attraction I felt.
As this thought hits me, my hand begins to move, running down Avery’s back toward her ass and then skimming the back of her thigh so that my fingertips skim the edge of her skirt. Would she stop me if I were to begin pulling it up? I almost wanted to see.
A whimper escapes her lips as she manages to get my pants undone and then proceeds to pull them down. Distracting me from my thoughts.
"Need some help, little minx?" I murmur, sitting up enough to allow her to pull them down until my dick can be freed and I can stand at full attention. I wait as she stares at it with wide eyes and a look of disbelief on her face. "What?" I smirk, drawing her gaze to me. "Don’t tell me you’ve lost your nerve."
We were already this far; there was no way I was going to let her back out now. If she wanted to freeze up, then I would gladly just help her get there and take the lead.
"Do you need me to talk you through how it’s done?" I ask, meeting her gaze. "I'm a great teacher."
"I..." she begins, but stops as her phone suddenly starts ringing. "Shit!" she hisses, digging in her purse until she finds it and then swipes to answer. "Hello?"
"WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?" The voice on the other end shrieks. "GET YOUR ASS HOME NOW OTHERWISE..."
"I got it," she snaps, her expression falling. "Just don’t…"
Before she can finish, whoever was on the line hangs up, and she’s left staring at the screen as if waiting for it to ring once more.
"Parents?" I ask, deciding that could be the only answer.
I must say, they had perfect fucking timing, calling right before I got to feel what that perfect little mouth of hers felt like, but I guess this was for the best. Stop it here so that there are no messy attachments, and go about our business.
"Sorry," she murmurs, giving my dick a look of longing. "I can’t…"
"Doesn’t matter."
Pulling my pants back up, I roll up my seat and then turn on the car.
"Buckle up."
"Right," she murmurs, doing as I say and then leaning into her seat. "Sorry."
Gone is the girl who was so confident, acting like she wasn’t afraid of anything. In her place was a cold, distant woman who looked like she had the weight of the world on her shoulders.
Neither of us speaks as I drive her to the address that she gives me. When we arrive, I’m surprised to see that it is a convenient store and not her home.
"Thanks for the lift," she announces, beginning to get out.
"Where do you think you’re going?" I growl, reaching out and grabbing her arm. "This isn’t…"
"My house is just down the street," she explains. "I’ve got to pick something up from here first. I’ll be fine."
For a moment, I don’t speak as I continue to examine her, but I don’t argue any further. If this was where she wanted to be let off, then so be it; this was none of my concern anyway.
"Then have a good evening," I say, before rolling up the windows and beginning to move.
However, before I reach the main highway again, I can’t stop the unease I feel over leaving a woman barely dressed in anything like that.
Cursing, I make a u-turn and head back to the convenience store to find Avery heading out with an eighteen pack of beer and some forties in hand.
"What the hell?" I mutter, staying far enough away to see her but not be seen. "What is that girl doing?"
I didn’t know much about Avery aside from what my son knew, and even he knew very little. The most she let on was that she lived with her mother and stepfather. Aside from that, she was very quiet about her family, which I never thought much of, but after seeing this and remembering that phone call, I was becoming a little curious.
Making a split-second decision, I pull up and begin to ride slowly beside Avery as she walks down the sidewalk.
"Can I help you?" She asks after a few moments of silence. "Shouldn’t you have already left?"
"And leave a woman alone at night? Not gonna happen."
"I told you I’m fine," she counters, putting up that guard from earlier. "You really don’t have to."
I didn’t, I knew that, but I also couldn’t stop the unease that I felt with leaving her alone, and because of that, I needed to see her home. After that happened, we would go our separate ways and never be together again.
"Consider this as an old geezer helping the youth."
"Old geezer?" She repeats, giving me a look. "You’re not old."
"I’m eighteen years older than you, sweetheart," I counter. "That makes me an old geezer."
I wait as Avery considers and then simply smirks before beginning to skip so that her perfect breasts begin to bounce, making me imagine them doing just that while I pounded into her.
Shit, why the hell did whoever that was have to call when they did? I needed relief, and when I finished here, I was going to need to go find Francine.
We continue to move until we arrive at a run-down house with a faded white picket fence around it and overgrown grass covering the yard. Inside, the lights are on, and I can just make out a figure on the front porch smoking.
"This is me," Avery announces, "Giving me a nod. Thanks for the escort."
With that, she heads off as the figure stands and then opens the front door so she can enter while I continue to watch.
"So she lived in this kind of place," I murmur, giving the house one more look. "I guess you really never know people’s circumstances."
Regardless, this didn't involve me, and the only concern I had was dealing with my problem.
When I arrive at Francine's, I head inside, throwing my clothes on the floor as I move up the stairs, where I'm sure she is waiting for me.
"Ass up!" I announce, barging into her room, where she's already completely naked on the bed with her legs wide open. "And you better still have my present in you."
"Of course I do," she purrs, rolling over and putting her ass in the air so I can see the diamond that rests in her ass. "Did I make you happy?"
"Very," I smirk, reaching out and smacking her ass. "And because you did, I'll be sure to give you a big reward."
[Avery’s POV]"Congratulations, Mrs. Jennings!” My doctor beamed, handing me a long sheet of ultrasound pictures. “You’re pregnant!”Nodding, I took in the tadpole-looking creature in the pictures that I had been handed. Although I expected that this was what was wrong with me when the nausea and dizziness started, it was still amazing to see.Atlas and I had been back together for two years, and despite our best attempts, we hadn’t managed to get pregnant. Just when I was beginning to lose hope, here I was, pregnant.“Thank you,” I beam, hopping off the examination table.“Of course, be sure to give this to whatever pharmacy you use.”Smiling, I take the prescription for a prenatal from him and then head out. After dropping off the prescription, I head to the store to buy a few things before heading home.When I arrive, Atlas and Aiden still haven’t arrived, giving me the perfect opportunity to set up my surprise for them. By the time I’m finished, both appear, and before I can even
[Atlas’ POV]The feeling of an empty space beside me jolts me awake as irrational thoughts begin to overcome me, each worse than the other. Since a week before mine and Avery’s wedding, nightmares of her disappearing on me again began to haunt me, and even now that we were married and even on our honeymoon, the fear that she would just vanish forever still left me in a panic.As I take in the large empty room around me, the fear continues to grow until it is damn near suffocating and I feel like I’m going to throw up.Jumping up, I rush out and take in the empty living room. The sight only makes my panic grow.“Avery!” I call, starting to move again, this time in the direction of the kitchen. “Where are you?”The sound of the fridge door closing comes in response to my question, and before I can stop myself, I’m rushing forward until I see her standing at the counter with a bowl of fruit in one hand and whipped cream in the other.“Atlas?” She asks, her eyes widening in shock. “What’s
[Avery’s POV]I stare at my reflection in the mirror in front of me. As I take in the woman staring back at me, I feel my heart fluttering with anticipation and my stomach churning with nerves.After a year of planning, it was finally the big day where Atlas and I would become husband and wife. I was both excited and terrified, as the thought of forever still scared me.Taking a few deep breaths, I push my long, dark hair, which is curled to perfection, over my shoulder so that my bare shoulders are exposed. Frowning, I let my gaze come to rest on a single hickey that Atlas placed on me the night before.“Asshole,” I grumble, reaching for some foundation so that I could cover it.“Let us, miss!” Melanie, my beautician, gasps. “Today is your day to relax and be pampered!”“It isn’t that big of a deal,” I point out, but allow her to take the blending sponge from me. “You’ve already done enough!”As I speak, I take in my reflection once more, admiring the professionally placed makeup on
[Atlas’ POV]My dick throbs at Avery’s words, and I can’t control myself. Reaching out, I lift her into my arms and beeline straight for the bedroom. Once inside, I throw her on the bed and then go to the dresser to find a belt.“Hands out,” I announce after I’ve found it.Nodding, she does as I say, holding her wrists together in anticipation of being confined.“Such a good girl,” I murmur, wrapping the belt in place. “Now lay on your stomach.”I watch as she moves around, laying on her stomach and sticking her ass up in the air for me. Giving a giggle, she waggles it about until my hand connects with it.“Oh, Atlas!” She gasps as I smack her ass again and then slowly run my fingers over the beautiful handprint that now colors her porcelain skin. “More.”“Do you like it when I spank you, little minx?” I ask, smacking her ass again. “Does it turn you on that much to be punished by me?”“It does,” she confirms, laying her head on the bed and closing her eyes. “I love it when you do any
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[Avery’s POV]My cheeks flush ferociously as Atlas stares at me, unspeaking. Dammit, couldn’t he say something? The silence was beginning to make me feel like I had said something wrong.“Wait til I get you alone,” he finally growls, his eyes darkening. “I’m going to..."“Mr. Jennings!”Saved by the doctor. Letting out a sigh, I turn my gaze to watch him walk in with a push cart filled with the items needed to remove the bullets from Atlas’ body.“Now isn’t a good time,” Atlas tries, but stops as I narrow my gaze on him. “Fine,” he sighs, letting out a chuckle. “But make it quick.”For a moment, the doctor doesn’t speak as he looks from Atlas to me and back, but when he decides that whatever was going on wasn’t too serious, he focuses on Atlas.“Whatever it was, I can wait.”After that, he busies himself digging into Atlas’ skin so that he could pull out each and every bullet that was lodged in him. Once he finishes, he stitches the holes closed and then wraps them.“Now,” he begins,