Текст книги "Forever Us"

Автор книги: Sandi Lynn

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Chapter 4 Connor

I followed them out of the room and stood there as they wheeled Ellery down the hall. I was scared shitless and worried. If something happened to them, I didn’t know what I’d do. I would never forget the look on Ellery’s face as they wheeled her away from me.

“I’m going to make sure that Ellery and the baby are fine,” Henry said as he put his hand on my shoulder. “Get changed and I’ll see you in operating room.”

I nodded my head as Ellery disappeared from my sight. Nurse Bailey handed me a pair of light blue scrubs and told me to change in the bathroom.

“She’s going to be all right, Mr. Black. Now hurry up and put those on.” She smiled.

As I walked into the bathroom to change, Peyton went to the waiting room and sat with my family. I quickly changed, and when I opened the bathroom door, Nurse Bailey was standing there, holding a mask in her hand.

“You need to put this on before we go into the room. It’s for the baby’s safety.”

As I took the mask from her, she led me down the hallway to the operating room where Ellery was. She told me to wait outside the double doors while she went to make sure they were ready. A few moments later, she walked through the doors and motioned for me to follow her. When she led me into the sterile room, Ellery turned her head and looked at me. Immediately, she held out her hand. I smiled as I walked over to her, gently took her hand, and sat on the stool next to her.

“Hi.” I smiled.

“Hi back,” she whispered.

“Okay, Ellery, let’s have this baby,” Henry said as he started making the incision.

As she stared into my eyes, I leaned over and lightly rubbed her forehead with my thumb.

“I remember the first time I stared into your beautiful eyes.” I smiled.

“In your kitchen, after you accused me of breaking your rule.” She smiled back.

“Yeah, but I’ll never forget the feeling that overtook me the moment you turned around and looked at me.”

“I thought you were an ass,” she whispered.

“I know you did, and I was, but you changed me, Ellery. You swooped in, broke all my rules, and completely turned my life around.”

Suddenly, the cries of a baby jolted us back into reality. Ellery and I looked at Henry as he held our daughter up. “Congratulations, Mom and Dad.” He smiled.

She was screaming as she moved her little arms and legs around. Henry handed her to the nurse, who took her over and cleaned her up.

“You did so good, baby. I’m so proud of you,” I whispered as I kissed her.

“You look very sexy in that mask and those scrubs.” She smiled.

“Well, that was random.” I smiled back.

I got up and walked over to where my daughter was being cleaned up. The nurse wrapped her in a pink blanket and handed her to me. I was incredibly nervous to hold her, but it was what I’d been dreaming of since the day Ellery told me she was pregnant.

“Ellery, I’m going to start stitching you up now and, when I’m done, then you can hold your baby,” Henry said.

“Thank you, Henry, for everything.” She smiled.

As I walked over to Ellery’s side, she held out her hand. I sat down on the stool and brought our daughter closer to her so she could touch her. At this point, she had stopped crying, and she could barely keep her eyes open. She wrapped her delicate little hand around Ellery’s finger. I watched as a tear fell from her eye.

“She’s so beautiful, Connor,” Ellery said.

“Of course she is. She’s your daughter.”

Ellery reached her hand up and softly stroked my cheek. I’d never felt this kind of feeling before. I loved Ellery so much that my entire existence revolved around her. I didn’t think it was possible to love her or anyone else even more. Looking down at my baby girl, seeing the love of my life in this child, and knowing that we both created this miracle, made my love grow even more for both of them.

“I want to talk to you about something,” I said as I looked at her.

“What is it?” she asked.

“I know we talked about a couple of different names for her, but I think we should name her after your mom, Julia.”

Ellery stared at me for a moment as tears sprang to her eyes. “I love it, Connor.”

“I think she should have a name that’s a part of all of us. I would like to name her Julia Rose Black.”

Chapter 5 Ellery

“I love that name.” I smiled. “Julia Rose Black is a beautiful name, and I think it fits her perfectly.”

Connor leaned over and kissed my lips. Seeing him sitting there and holding Julia was one of the happiest moments of my life. Anyone who looked at him could see and feel the love he had for that child.

“All stitched up, Ellery,” Henry said. “If you want, you can hold Julia now.”

Connor looked at me and smiled as he put Julia in my arms.

“Are you feeling okay?” Connor asked.

“I’m feeling great.” I smiled as I kissed Julia’s forehead.

Henry cleaned up and walked over to me and Connor. “Congratulations, you two,” he said as he kissed my head and shook Connor’s hand.

The nurse wheeled me out of the operating room and back into my room. I couldn’t believe that our daughter was here. It seemed like only yesterday that I found out I was pregnant. Once I was back in the room and settled in bed, Connor left to go tell our family and friends that Julia had arrived. As she was sleeping in my arms, Peyton walked into the room and instantly covered her mouth with her hands.

“Ellery, she’s beautiful,” she said as she walked over and kissed Julia on the head.

“Isn’t she? I just can’t believe she’s here.” I smiled.

Connor walked into the room with his mom, dad, Cassidy, and Denny following behind.

“Let me see my beautiful granddaughter,” Jenny said with a tear in her eye.

As much as I didn’t want to let Julia go, I handed her over to Connor’s mom. Denny walked over and sat on the edge of the bed. He took my hand and gently kissed it.

“You and Connor have made one beautiful little girl.” He smiled. “I never thought I’d see the day that Connor would become a father.”

“To be honest with you, I never thought I would see this day myself,” I said as I looked down.

“Well, you fought, you won, and now you’ve been rewarded. I can’t think of two other people who deserve this more than you and Connor.”

“Thank you,” I whispered. “I love you, Denny.”

“I love you too, Elle.” He smiled as he kissed me on the forehead.

When Nurse Bailey walked into the room, she announced that it was time for everyone to leave. She took Julia from Jenny and handed her to me, as it was time for my lesson in breastfeeding.

* * *

I walked through the elevator doors to the penthouse. It felt good to be home. The past couple of days in the hospital were uncomfortable and starting to drive me crazy. Connor followed behind me with Julia, and Claire and Denny emerged from the kitchen.

“Welcome home, Ellery,” Claire said as she gave me a light hug.

“Thank you, Claire.”

The aroma of apple pie filled the air of the penthouse and it smelled wonderful. “Are you making apple pie?” I asked her.

“Yes, I am, and just for you.” She smiled.

Connor looked at me and then at Claire. “What about me?” he asked.

“You can have some too, Connor,” she replied.

Connor asked Denny if he could hold the car seat while he helped me up the stairs.

“Come on, baby. Do you want me to carry you?”

“No, I can walk. But thank you for offering.” I smiled at him.

“You know what that smile does to me, Elle.”

He took my hand and helped me up the stairs. We reached the bedroom, and I immediately lay down on the bed.

“I’ve missed this bed.”

Denny brought Julia up to the room and set the car seat down on the floor. “Welcome home, you three.” He smiled and then walked out of the room.

As Connor climbed on the bed and lay next to me, we both stared at Julia, who was sound asleep.

“She’s perfect, like you,” he whispered as he softly kissed my neck.

I smiled and closed my eyes as his lips traveled to the edge of my ear.

“I can’t wait to make love to you,” I whispered. “Especially now that I’m not pregnant anymore.”

“I loved making love to you while you were pregnant.”

Suddenly, Julia started to cry. We looked at each other and smiled. Connor got up and carefully took her from her car seat. I took off my shirt as he gently handed her to me and she latched onto my breast.

“There’s nothing more beautiful than seeing you feed our daughter,” he said as he sat down on the bed next to me and kissed me on the lips.

This was my family—the three of us—and I didn’t want anything more.

Chapter 6 Connor Six weeks later

Life was getting back to normal, as much as it could, with a baby in the house. Ellery had trouble breast-feeding after the first week, so we ended up bottle-feeding Julia, which made it easier for me to help out with the feedings. I tried to hire a nanny, but Ellery wanted nothing to do with it and said that she didn’t want a stranger raising our child. I worked from home as much as I could, but I had reached a point when I had to start going into the office.

I was sitting at my desk, going over some paperwork, when a text message came through from Ellery.

“You better be home early tonight. I just left the doctor’s office, and I’ve been cleared to have sex! You better be ready, Mr. Black, because tonight’s the night!”

Just reading that made me hard. I’d been craving her, and I couldn’t wait to be inside her again.

“I’ll be home, don’t you worry about it. By the way, I’m already hard.” I quickly replied.

“Good. You better make sure you stay that way.”

As I looked over at my computer, I saw that it was six o’clock. I needed to hurry up and finish going over some papers so I could get home to my wife and daughter. I called the florist and had them deliver two dozen roses to the office so I could bring them home to Ellery. Once the flowers arrived, I was finished for the day. I grabbed my things and headed out the door. Denny was waiting for me like usual in the front. When I opened the door, I threw my briefcase on the seat and climbed in.

“Beautiful flowers, Connor. You shouldn’t have.” He smiled.

“Tonight’s the night, Denny. I get to have sex with my wife again!”

“Congratulations, Connor. Is someone looking after Julia while the two of you celebrate?”

“No, I don’t think so. Why?” I asked.

“Good luck with that.” He smirked.

I sighed because I honestly didn’t know what he meant. As I got out of the limo, I told Denny I’d see him tomorrow. The elevator doors opened and all I could smell was Chinese food. I walked into the kitchen and saw Ellery taking the cartons out of the bag while Julia was awake and sitting in her bouncy seat. When I walked over to Ellery and handed her the flowers, I kissed her firmly on the lips. Julia started to whine.

“They’re beautiful, Connor. Thank you.”

“You’re welcome, baby.” I smiled.

“She’s probably hungry again,” Ellery said as she looked over at Julia.

“I’ll feed her.” I smiled. I walked over and took her out of her bouncy seat. The minute I held her, she stopped.

“I think she missed her daddy today.” Ellery smiled as she set the food on the table.

I sat down at the table with her and attempted to eat. The minute I picked up my fork, Julia started to scream. Ellery got up and warmed a bottle for her. She went to take her from me, but I wouldn’t give her up.

“Let me feed her, Elle. You go and eat. You’ve been with her all day.”

“But you worked all day. I can feed her so you can eat your dinner.”

“No, now give me the bottle, and let me feed my daughter.” I smiled at her.

“Okay.” She smiled back as she handed me the bottle.

When I put the bottle in Julia’s mouth, she instantly started to drink it. As I looked over at Ellery, she glanced at me and ran the tip of her tongue across her lips. She was so beautiful, but she looked so tired.

“Baby, you’re getting me hard, and I’m holding our daughter.”

“Oops. Sorry.” She smiled. “Don’t forget to burp her.”

I took the bottle from Julia’s mouth and set it on the table. When I put her over my shoulder and patted her back, she let out a big burp and then started crying for more. Ellery got up from her chair and took her from me.

“It’s my turn now. I don’t want you eating cold food,” she said as she kissed me.

I took the food from the carton and began eating. The only thing I wanted was to get this dinner over with so I could make love to Ellery. When Julia finished eating, Ellery finished her dinner. I got up from the table and cleaned up while she took the baby upstairs to change her into her pajamas. Once I was done, I grabbed a bottle of wine and two glasses and took them up to our bedroom. When I walked in, I found Ellery and Julia passed out on the bed. I looked down at my cock, which was semi-hard. Just knowing we were finally going to have sex aroused me. As I sighed, I set the bottle of wine on the dresser. I walked over to the bed and carefully picked up Julia. She stirred, opened her eyes, and closed them again. I carried her to her room and laid her down in the crib. As I walked back to the bedroom, I changed into my pajama bottoms, climbed into bed, and wrapped my arms around Ellery.

“Sleep well, my love,” I whispered to her.

* * *

Startled out of a sound sleep, I rolled over, gave Ellery a kiss, and told her to go back to sleep. She was exhausted, and it was my turn to take care of Julia. Her cries echoed through the baby monitor as I got out of bed and headed towards her bedroom. I turned on the lamp and walked over to her crib. As I looked down at her, she looked up at me and stopped crying. After I leaned over and picked her up, I sat down in the rocking chair. I sat and stared at her as she moved her little hands around, cooing and kicking her legs within the blanket in which she was wrapped.

“You have no idea how much you and your mommy have changed my life,” I whispered as I softly ran my hand across her cheek and slowly rocked back and forth. “I have so many plans for us. I can’t wait to take you to the park and to the beach. I’m going to teach you how to skate, how to ride a bike, and how to swim. You’ll always know how much Daddy loves you because you’ll hear and feel it every day. You’ve already rocked my world, baby girl, and I love you so much.”

Julia closed her eyes and folded her little hands. I looked up and saw Ellery standing in the doorway, smiling, as a single tear fell down her cheek. As I got up from chair and gently put Julia back in her crib, I walked over to Ellery and wiped her tear away. She wrapped her arms around me and held me tight. As I bent down and picked her up, she brushed her lips against mine. I carried her to the bedroom and laid her on the bed.

“I’m so sorry I fell asleep,” she said.

“Don’t be, baby. You’re tired, and you need all the rest you can get,” I whispered as my lips traveled to her neck.

“Make love to me, Connor.”

I took down one strap of her nightgown and softly kissed her exposed breast. The soft groan that came from the back of her throat excited me even more. It had been too long, and I was going to make up for lost time. As I took down the other strap from her shoulder, I sat up in front of her and pulled her nightgown off, exposing her entire body. She looked at me and smiled when I shed my pajama bottoms. My tongue made circles around her belly button as I softly kissed the incision from her C-section. While my mouth was devouring every inch of her torso, my hands were fondling her breasts, taking her puckered nipples between my fingers. As she threw her head back and moaned, Ellery moved her fingers swiftly through my hair. I grabbed the string of her panties as she slightly lifted her hips and took them down. My finger lightly traced the inside of her thigh, all the way up to her clit. I moved myself up to her lips and forcefully kissed her when I felt the wetness and arousal from her.

“I don’t want to hurt you, baby. It’s been a long time.”

“I’m fine. I need you so bad, Connor. I need to feel you inside me.”

I dipped one finger deep inside her and then another. Her moans grew louder as she moved her hips up and down, begging my fingers to pleasure her. I climbed on top of her with my fingers moving in and out, rubbing her clit and bringing her to orgasm. Her body shuddered and shook as she released her warm pleasure all over me.

“That’s my girl.” I smiled. “Oh, how I’ve missed doing this to you.”

We stared into each other’s eyes as she whispered, “I want you to look at me as you make love to me.”

I placed myself inside her while I stared into her beautiful blue eyes. As I pushed myself further inside, the corners of her mouth turned up.  Her arms were wrapped around me when I slowly moved in and out of her.

“You feel so good, baby. God, I’ve missed being inside you and feeling you like this.”

She brought her legs up and wrapped them around me as I picked up my pace and moved in and out of her at a steady speed. Our breathing was rapid and our hearts were racing. As I stared into her eyes with each thrust, she stared back, smiling and running her finger across my lips. I could feel her spasms around my cock as she was getting ready to come.

“Ellery,” I moaned as I couldn’t hold back anymore.

“Connor,” she wailed as I poured myself into her.

Her body tightened as she threw her head back and came. My lips forcefully locked with hers, and I didn’t want to stop. I finally broke our kiss and looked at her. She was smiling at me as I collapsed on top of her. Our breathing was shallow, and our heart rates were beating at the same speed.

“God, how I’ve missed having sex with you,” Ellery said breathlessly.

I kissed her neck before rolling off of her. “I’ve missed it too, baby. You felt so good,” I said as I ran the back of my hand across her cheek.

Suddenly, little sounds came through the monitor. Ellery and I looked at the monitor on the dresser. Julia was stirring in her crib. A soft cry came from her and we looked at each other.

“Don’t worry; I’ll get her if she continues to cry.” I smiled as I ran my finger across her jaw line.

“It’s okay; I’ll get her. You just worked very hard.” Ellery smiled back.

We lay there in each other’s arms, staring at the monitor and waiting for Julia to wake up. She didn’t. As I reached my hand down in between Ellery’s legs, I whispered, “Are you ready for round two?”

Chapter 7 Ellery

As I awoke, I reached over to put my arm around Connor, but his side of the bed was empty. I sat up and looked around. I didn’t hear the shower running and Julia wasn’t in her crib. I put my robe on and walked down the stairs to the kitchen. Connor was sitting at the table with Julia in his arms, feeding her a bottle.

“Good morning, baby.” He smiled as he looked up at me.

“Good morning,” I said as I walked over and gave him and Julia a kiss. “Why didn’t you wake me? I would’ve gotten her.”

“You looked so peaceful sleeping, and I was already awake when she woke up.”

I poured a cup of coffee and sat down in the chair next to him. He looked so sexy in his black suit, and I wanted to take him upstairs and devour him before he had to leave for the office.

“Is something special going on today? You hardly ever wear a suit to the office.”

“I have to go to court today. I told you last week,” he said as he looked at me.

“Shit, Ashlyn and the trial. I completely forgot. I’m sorry.”

“It’s okay. You just had a baby and you’re still trying to adjust. Don’t worry about it,” he said as he put Julia over his shoulder to burp her.

Denny walked into the kitchen and headed straight to the coffee pot.

“Good morning.” He smiled as he looked at us.

“Good morning, Denny.” I smiled in return.

As Connor was burping Julia, she decided to spit up all down the back of his suit coat. I jumped up as he looked at me.

“Seriously?” he said.

I tried so hard to contain my laughter, as did Denny, but we both couldn’t hold it anymore. I took Julia from Connor and held her while Denny handed him a towel.

“Don’t you know by now that you shouldn’t feed a baby while wearing a suit?” Denny asked.

“I guess I do now,” Connor said as he walked out of the kitchen and up the stairs to change.

Claire came into the kitchen, and I handed Julia to her. I walked upstairs and into the bedroom where Connor was pulling out another suit from the closet. I stood there with a smirk on my face.

“What’s that look for?” he asked.

“I just think it’s funny; that’s all.”

“You think it’s funny that our daughter spit up all over my five-thousand-dollar suit?”

“I do, and you don’t need a five-thousand-dollar suit anyway. That’s a ridiculous amount of money to spend. No one is going to know it costs that much, and you look just as sexy in a five– hundred-dollar suit.”

Connor pursed his lips together and put the suit he pulled out back in the closet. As he started walking slowly towards me, I knew the look on his face, and I knew I was in trouble. When he approached me, I put up my hands to prevent him from coming any closer. He grabbed my hands and threw me on the bed.

“You know how much I love it when you babble on like that.” He smiled.

“Please, Connor, whatever you do, don’t tickle me,” I begged.

Suddenly, we heard Denny’s voice from downstairs. “Connor, let’s go. You’re already late.”

Connor kissed me on the lips. “You’re lucky, Mrs. Black. But make no mistake; we will continue this tonight.”

“I’ll be ready.” I winked.

Connor let go of my hands and walked back to the closet and pulled out his suit. I went back to the kitchen and took Julia from Claire. Shortly after changing his suit, Connor came down, grabbed his briefcase, and we walked him to the elevator.

“Bye, my beautiful little girl.” Connor smiled as he kissed Julia on her head. “And goodbye to you, my beautiful wife,” he said as he kissed me on the lips.

“Bye, babe. Good luck and call me.”

He gave me a small smile before the elevator doors closed. I took Julia upstairs to change her diaper. Since I couldn’t stop thinking about the trial, I was pissed that Connor wasn’t talking to me about it. I wanted to be there for him, but since Julia had been born, I hadn’t had time to think about anything else but her, and I was exhausted all the time. I changed Julia’s diaper and carried her downstairs to find my phone. As I grabbed it off the kitchen counter, I dialed Peyton.

“Hello, bestie. Did you and Connor have amazing sex last night?” she asked.

“Good morning, Peyton, and yes, we did have amazing sex, but that’s not why I’m calling.”

“Oh, I thought you’d want to talk about it,” she said with a disappointed tone.

“Are you busy today?” I asked her.

“I just have a few errands to run. Why?”

“Connor is at the courthouse because the trial is starting today, and I really want to be there for him.”

“Did he ask you to go?”

“No, and he wouldn’t either. You know how he is. I just wanted to know if you could watch Julia for a few hours?”

“Of course I’ll watch that beautiful goddaughter of mine!” she squealed.

“Thank you, Peyton. I appreciate it.”

“No problem. I’ll be over in about thirty minutes.”

As I was putting Julia in her bouncy seat, Denny walked into the kitchen. “I’m glad you’re back. I need you to drive me to the courthouse,” I said as I looked at him.

“Elle, I don’t think that’s a good idea. You shouldn’t go there.”

“It’s not a matter of if I should or shouldn’t. I want to, and I want to be there for my husband.”

“I understand that, but I don’t think Connor wants you there.”

I rolled my eyes. “Don’t you know me by now?”

“Yes. Just let me know when you’re ready.” He sighed.

I smiled as I walked over and kissed him on the cheek. “Thank you, Denny.”

“You know he’ll probably yell at me for doing this,” he said.

“Don’t worry about it. If he says anything, I’ll take care of him.” I smiled.

I asked Denny if he could keep an eye on Julia while I went to get ready. As I was putting on my black skirt, Peyton came strolling into the bedroom, holding her.

“Are you sure you want to do this, Elle?” she asked.

“Of course I’m sure.”

“You know that bitch is crazy, and you haven’t seen her since you punched her out.”

“I know I haven’t and that’s why it’s time.”

I put on my black heels, handed Peyton the diaper bag, and kissed Julia goodbye. “Everything you need is in here. If you’re going to take her with you on errands, then you’ll need the stroller and it’s in the hallway by the elevator.”

“Don’t worry, Mom. I’ve got this!” She smiled.

“Denny, I’m ready to leave,” I said as I grabbed by purse and we stepped onto the elevator.