Lahat ng Kabanata ng Indulge (BDSM Second Chance Romance) : Kabanata 31 - Kabanata 40

Chapter 32: Ellie- FocusBy the time we got to the house, it was lunchtime. DJ ordered pizza because I insisted there was no time to stop. I still had a dozen appointments to set and confirm.That didn’t even cover everything I needed to inspect and fix, but I was determined to give him a little more time so he didn’t feel like I was blowing him off.“Alright,” I said, trying to push down the frustration at not being able to tear in like I was accustomed to. “I will give you a tour, then you need to go.”“Go?” He put his hands on my hips.“Yes, you are a major distraction.”The laugh was natural and genuine. I was torn between wanting time with him and doing what I needed to.He made me feel so good, and I wanted to hold on to it. But I also knew it couldn’t and wouldn’t go anywhere. He’d be gone.I didn’t know if I should just give us the week or not. I couldn’t afford to lose time on this. I had only a matter of days before I needed to get Danny. I really couldn’t do both, and I cou

Chapter 34: Ellie- Bad IdeaI didn’t remember falling asleep or how I got back to the hotel. It was the first morning I had woken up in my room since the second or third night of my trip.It was also the first night that nothing had happened and that I had woken up alone.A knock at my door pulled me out of bed more than the sun or my alarm. I guessed I needed the sleep, and I couldn’t even begin to express how relieved I was to get an extra day in before Danny arrived.“Good morning,” Annette beamed, looking me up and down.“Morning,” I smiled back, opening the door further to let her in. “I was just getting ready to jump in a shower. I’ll just be five minutes, then we can grab Anton and head out.”I vaguely remembered agreeing to take them out first thing that morning when I got the news that Tom had been delayed on an emergency call before they could leave.“Have you seen Joe Joe?” Annette asked absently, looking around like she was going to catch him hiding on the other side of th

Chapter 36: Ellie- MisunderstandingI walked to my car rather than his, arms still crossed and emotions rampant, considering the bag was plus a water I hadn’t grabbed and missing the just-in-case purchase I had.It was the first time I knew for a fact I didn’t like the order or dictation I had been swooning over the past few days, and I instantly railed against it.“Let’s talk.” He was calm. Reasonable. Confident as usual, but I guessed it was all catching up with the blood flow back in my brain rather than between my legs.“That’s what friends do. Couples or people in relationships,” I snapped again, fighting the urge to cry for whatever reason. “You’ve made it clear this is just sex, and there is no point arguing or discussing anything if physical is all it is.”To me, it was harsh but logical, and everything I had said the previous morning came back in its full, ugly tangent. In the heat of the moment last night, I had said I was his.No one had ever made my body do the things DJ h

Chapter 38: DJ- Boss BabyI fought myself. My thoughts. My hands.Determined to stay resigned; resolved to that being the end.An impossible task, knowing that as much as we had tried in our brief time, I had only scratched the surface of what it could actually be. What I imagined we could have as I let our lives play out in the hours I held her. It was the first time in a long time I had let myself indulge in pure fantasy.Daydreams pushed aside the fact that we lived in different states. That I had a company demanding damn near constant attention to get off the ground. Not to mention I would likely be in and out of court for the next few months.I fast-tracked the whole process—getting her to move in with me, our kids getting along swimmingly, and how we would spend our nights and weekends. It was purely selfish on my part. Just my way of finding closure for the life we would never have.Pops barged in without ceremony, saving me from any further stupidity, with Ellie flying off the

Chapter 40: DJ- Unrealized DreamsThe moment her hand left mine, I knew our time was over. I knew it was back to the real world, and it crushed my chest.I still had two days left before I had to face the shambles of my life. She was here just starting hers. The way she looked at him melted and clung to him. She loved that boy more than life and breath.Penny had never looked at our daughter like that. I knew it before, but really seeing the difference ripped my fucking heart out. I wanted to hold my own baby girl in that moment. To remind her how loved she was.I could see the similarities between Danny and his uncles. They were country with the twang, but they were family. Strong lines, shared features, undeniable kinship. I saw Ellie’s dreams on that tablet, and I was blown away. The fact that she looked at that mess and saw what she did was incredible.She had been bluffing at two million. She could sell this place and be set for life. I hadn’t understood it until that moment. She