I kneel next to the sofa and lean over to place a light kiss on her soft cheek. “Little rebel, I’m home.”
Autumn’s cocoa-colored eyes blink open sleepily as she smiles. “You made it back. How did it go?”
“We can talk about it tomorrow.” She’s clearly exhausted, and I don’t want to do this when she isn’t fully awake. “Let’s go to bed.”
I lift Autumn against my body and carry her back to the bedroom. “I missed you.” I run my nose along the sensitive skin below her ear as I lay her on the bed.
“Show me how much,” Autumn tells me as she reaches over to run her soft hand over my rapidly expanding cock.
“You’re tired.” I lock my knees to remain standing as she unzips my pants and slips her soft hand inside. She runs her thumb lightly over the tip to gather the wetness before spreading it around.
“I’m never that tired.” My little rebel glances up and smiles. “I missed you.”
“Fuck.” I should let my little rebel rest, but I don’t have the ability to resist her.
She has an unbelievable hold on me, and I can’t resist the invitation shining in her eyes. Stepping back, I tear away my clothes while Autumn pushes her light pink sleep shorts down her silky legs.
“Keep going,” I demand and watch as she pulls her t-shirt off and tosses it away. Autumn stares into my eyes and reaches down to pinch one rosy nipple between her thumb and forefinger.
“I need you,” she whimpers and slides her other hand around my cock. “Like, now.” I give my head a shake to clear the cobwebs and crawl over her luscious body.
“Then have me.” I roll over and wait to see her reaction. Autumn doesn’t disappoint. She reaches over and slides her soft hand up my cock while closing her soft lips around one of my nipples. When she nibbles it with her sharp teeth, I almost come in her hand.
“I want to ride you.” She constantly surprises me with her eagerness to run the show.
“Giddy-up,” I groan as she lines my cock up with her wet opening. I reach up and tweak her nipples while she sinks down, enveloping my erection. She leans back to rotate her hips, and I almost embarrass myself and come. I take a deep breath and breathe through the pleasure bombarding me from all sides. Once I have my cock under control, I wrap my hands around her curvy hips and use my hold to pull her down to meet my rapid thrusts.
The bed groans under us as I lose myself in her sweet pussy. “I love you,” she groans, throwing her long straight hair over her shoulder. “I just thought you should know.”
I pause my thrusts and look up into her shining eyes. “You fucking amaze me,” I groan. “I don’t know what to call what I feel for you, but it’s way the hell more than just love. You own my heart and soul.”
Autumn’s bottom lip wobbles as her eyes fill with tears. “I had no idea what love was until I met you.” Her inner muscles clench around my cock. “I'm terrified I'm going to mess this all up and ruin us, but I have no idea how to live without you. So, I'm not fighting it anymore, Zane. I'd rather be scared with you than live a lifetime without you." She’s my miracle. Autumn lifts up slightly before sliding back down on my cock. My little rebel proceeds to blow my mind as she brings me to heaven.
Her nails dig into my chest as her silky walls clench around my cock, dragging my orgasm from me. I throw back my head and shout her name while fireworks explode behind my closed eyelids.
“Holy cow.” Autumn drops across my chest and places a kiss on my chin. “I’m wide awake now.”
After our breathing and heart rates return to normal, I sit back against the headboard and explain the day's events. Just as I’d suspected, my girl is torn. While she’s happy the jackass has no hope of winning the lawsuit, Autumn hates the idea of him victimizing other girls. “He got away with all this because I stayed quiet.” Tears roll down my little rebel’s cheeks, and I shush her before leaning over to kiss away the tears.
“You were a child, and you depended on your dad to protect you.” This absolutely isn’t my girl’s fault, and I’m determined to convince her that she shouldn’t feel guilty. “Your dad was more concerned with stealing from his former partner than taking care of his daughter.” If the bastard wasn’t already dead, I’d take great pleasure in killing him. In the most painful way possible. I take some comfort in the fact that I’m sure the motherfucker is currently the devil’s butt boy.
“I love you.” Autumn snuggles against my side. “But I really feel like I could’ve done more.” As she falls asleep, my mind fills with ideas. I spend the rest of the night running the ideas through my mind, wondering if I can pull it off.
The shit hits the fan the next day, and I’m forced to put my plans on the back burner until we get the asshole situation under control. When Jimmy Gatlin’s lawyer quits, Judge Hamilton dismisses the entire civil suit, anticipating the idiot going to jail for a long fucking time.
CHAPTERNINE
AUTUMN
“Hey,” Andreas says, striding into my office. “Have you talked to Zane yet?”
“No. Why?” I glance at him through bleary eyes. I haven’t gotten much work done today. My mind has been a million miles away. Ever since Zane told me about Jimmy’s other victims, they’re all I can think about. I know he said it isn’t my fault, and part of me believes that. But another part of me wishes I’d said something a long time ago. Maybe if I’d done more then, he wouldn’t have gotten away with it for so long.
I don’t know. I think I need to talk to someone though. A therapist, maybe. Someone who can help me make sense of the chaos in my head.
Andreas closes the door and leans back against it.
“What’s wrong, Andreas?”