My Broken Soldier (Love Conquers Life Book 2) (10 page)

“Maybe it’s not a one-night stand. Maybe she’s still sleeping with the guy and she doesn’t want Richard to find out. He would leave her and maybe this guy doesn’t have the money that Richard has.”

“Maybe, but I can’t think of anything else it could be.”

“What do you say we forget about your mom for tonight and I take you to bed, make sweet love to you, and then cuddle with you all night,” he says, kissing me on the nose.

I smile and bite my lip. “I think I like that idea.”

I pull him off the stool and we go down the hall to his bedroom. I pull his shirt off over his head and toss it to the side, going straight to the button on his jeans. I slip his pants and boxers down his legs, pausing so he can remove his shoes. He steps out of his pants, and his semi-hard cock is staring me right in the face.

I decide it’s time for some fun. I lick up the length of his cock, and I swear it hardens more as I do. My hands glide up his lean, long legs to his ass, which I squeeze as I take his mushroom tip into my mouth. He hisses as I start to slowly suck. His cock twitches in my mouth, and it makes me want him more, so I suck him even deeper.

I remove him from my mouth, and while I look up at him I slowly lick up his now fully erect cock. Again, he hisses and closes his eyes as I start to roll my tongue around the head. I suck him back into my mouth, taking him deeper and deeper each time. His hips start to move in rhythm with me so he’s fucking my mouth. I love that I can drive him so wild with my mouth.

“Fuck, Patty, I’m going to come.”

I moan, and the vibration from my lips around his cock is enough to send him over. He spills his seed down my throat, and I drink up every last drop.

“My God, sweetie, that was amazing,” he says as I start to stand.

He playfully pushes me back onto his bed and climbs on top of me. His mouth crashes into mine in a heated kiss. He pulls away and says, “I’ve never kissed a woman after she’s given me a blowjob. You, my love, taste mighty fine after you’ve swallowed me down.” He starts kissing me again, but only for a minute. Then he stops and says, “I need to taste you.”

He makes quick work of removing my pants and then places himself between my legs and starts eating me like I’m his last meal. His tongue is everywhere, and it feels amazing. He’s licking between my folds and sucking on my clit. His tongue is deep inside me, fucking me. He goes back to my clit. I whimper as he licks it hard and fast.

“Carter, that feels so good,” I moan out as he continues his assault. He sucks my clit into his mouth and moans the way I did with him when he was in my mouth. His tongue is rolling over my clit as I explode, and he sticks his tongue back inside me, lapping up every drop of my orgasm.

“Are you ready for me to be buried balls deep in that sweet pussy of yours?”

I smile at him as he crawls up my body. “Yes, please.”

“Good, because I don’t have much control right now. I want you bad.”

And just like that, he slams himself deep inside me. I moan out in pleasure as he leaves himself buried inside me. He looks into my eyes and says, “I love you, Patricia Ann.”

“I love you too, Carter Michael Montgomery.”

He slowly pumps his cock in and out of me, and he gradually picks up the pace. In a matter of minutes, he’s slamming into me the way I like it, and I can feel my orgasm building yet again. God, I never knew sex could be this good.

He sits up on his knees and grabs my legs behind my knees, pressing them into my chest to change the angle. “Oh God, it’s so deep this way. I’m going to come.”

“Good. Give me what I want, sweetie.” My body starts to convulse as another orgasm shreds me.
“Fuck, yeah Patty. I love the way your tight little pussy milks me,” he says as he slams himself into me one last time.

He lowers himself to kiss me and says, “Let’s get some sleep. I need to get back to work tomorrow.”

He snuggles me from behind and kisses the back of my head. “I’m proud of you, Carter.”

“Thanks, baby!”

Chapter 10

Carter

I called Derek to let him know I would be in, but it’d be closer to nine-thirty. I told him I wanted to surprise Patty with some breakfast. I explained it was to thank her for taking me back and surprising me with our friends and family last night. Being the great guy he is, he thought it was a good idea and told me he’d see me when I got in.

I already got ready for work so that when we’re done with breakfast, I can take off. I really wanted to do something for my girl, and since we’ve done a lot of breakfasts together, I’m pretty confident I can do this without screwing up.

I go into the fridge to find a carton of egg whites. Luckily my mom stocked my fridge with fresh veggies because I’m sure the old ones were pretty gross. I cut the vegetables up and cook them in a pan. As they’re finishing, I start cooking the egg whites in a small nonstick pan. When it’s time, I add the veggies and some low fat mozzarella. I flip the egg in half and voila, I’ve made my girl a veggie and cheese omelet the way she likes it. I quickly make her some toast and pour her some coffee. As I’m about to start on my egg whites, she walks out from the bedroom.

“Mmm, it smells delicious. What are you up to?”

“Surprising my girl with breakfast,” I say as I kiss her on the head.

“Well, if it tastes as good as it smells, I’m in for a treat,” she says with a smile.

“I hope so. I did it the way you taught me,” I tell her as I’m making mine. “Your coffee just needs Splenda and cream. I hadn’t gotten there yet.”

“That’s fine. Thank you so much, honey.” She picks up her coffee cup and finishes preparing it. “Did you pour yourself some yet?” she asks, and I shake my head. I want to make sure I don’t mess up my eggs. After I flip them, I look over to find she’s made my coffee for me and is working on my toast.

“This was supposed to be me making you breakfast.”

She smiles. “You did make my breakfast, thank you. Now I’m helping you with yours so we can eat together.”

“What are your plans for the day,” I ask her as I put my omelet onto a plate and place it next to hers on the snack bar.

“Well, I was figuring I would call my mother for lunch and then come back here to work on the book. I’ll make us dinner so we can eat when you get home.” Nothing too complicated.

“Does that mean you’ll spend the night here with me again?”

“Sure, if that’s what you want.”

“It’s definitely what I want,” I say as I sit down next to her.

We both start eating when she looks up and says, “Hey, aren’t you supposed to be at work by now?”

I laugh. “You’re just now realizing that I’m late for work?” My brows shoot up. “Don’t worry, I called Derek and told him that I was going to be in a little late so I could make you breakfast. He was fine with it. We’re only having a meeting with the two of us today so he can fill me in on what’s going on around the office.”

“Yeah, I guess I was pretty tired yesterday. It felt really early when I woke up. I was surprised to see the time, and when I noticed that you were still here cooking, it threw me off.” She takes another bite of her omelet. “You did a really good job with this. It's delicious.”

“Thank you,” I say. I scarf down my food. I’m starving, and Patty’s right. I have lost weight. My pants are loose on me, so I need to work on bulking back up. I didn’t go to the gym this morning because I wanted to surprise her with breakfast, but I’ll start going again tomorrow morning.

“Were you hungry?” she asks as she watches me clean my plate.

“Yeah. That, and I realized you were right. I have lost weight.”

She smiles at me. “I love you either way. I was teasing you.”

“I know you do, but I want to bulk back up. I’ll start hitting the gym again in the morning. Your big muscle man will be back in no time.”

“Why don’t you get going and I’ll clean up from breakfast? I’m going to text my mother when I’m done to see what she’s up to. Hopefully we can make plans for lunch.”

“Are you sure? I didn’t make breakfast to leave you with a mess.”

“I know, honey, but the sooner you get to work, the sooner you can come home. Shoot me a text later to give me an idea on time and I’ll have dinner ready.”

“All right, I’ll talk to you in a little bit.”

I kiss her goodbye.

***

Patty

I’m so happy that Carter is back to himself. It was sweet of him to make me breakfast this morning. He’s getting really good at cooking certain things, and I love that he tries so hard. Now I get to work on cleaning up the kitchen. Lucky for me he doesn’t leave too much of a mess when he cooks.

I rinse our plates and place them in the dishwasher and then quickly wash the two pans he used and wipe down the counters. Now I need to get dressed. On my way to the bedroom, it dawns on me that we do not have a dining room table for our Thanksgiving dinner.

Patty: Carter we never got a dining room table.

Carter: Shit, we need to find a place that can deliver one and soon.

Patty: Ok, leave it to Bella and I. We’ll find one. I’ll see if she’s around today or tomorrow to help me look.

Carter: Thank you! You really are the best!

I jump into the shower and get dressed then text my mother.

Patty: Are you free for lunch today?

Mom: Sure!

Patty: Don’t get too excited, we need to talk.

Mom: I know.

Patty: Where shall I meet you?

Mom: I’ll pick you up.

Patty: Okay I need to see if Bella is free to meet me afterward. What time do you want to pick me up?

Mom: See if she’s free for lunch too.

Patty: Are you sure? We really need to talk.

Mom: Yes, it’s fine. I’ll pick you up at noon.

Patty: Okay, you will need to pick me up at Carter’s. See you then.

I look at the clock and realize it is already ten. I need to send a quick text off to Bella and then try to get some work done. I sigh as I grab my laptop and set it up on his snack bar. As it’s booting up, I send a quick text to Bella.

Patty: Are you free today? I need shopping help and mom wants to take us to lunch.

Bella: Why does she want to take us to lunch? And I’m always up for shopping.

Patty: I texted her and told her we needed to talk and she said to invite you. It’s furniture shopping. Don’t get too excited.

Bella: Yes I’m free and why are we furniture shopping?

Patty: Because there will be approximately ten of us for Thanksgiving dinner and he has no dining room table.

Bella: Lol that’s pretty funny.

Patty: No it’s not. Are you going to help me or what?

Bella: You know I will. Calm down.

Patty: Meet me at Carter’s. Mom will be here at noon.

Bella: See you soon!

I sit down at my laptop and open my book document. I scan through the last chapter so I can see where I left off and make a few changes. I’m having a hard time coming up with a name for this book. Lucky for me, I can throw some ideas around with my beta readers and they’ll help me nail it down. I don’t like finishing a book without having a name.

As soon as I start typing the next chapter out, the words flow. I’m deep in thought when the phone rings, scaring the crap out of me. I jump up to answer it, and of course it’s the doorman letting me know that Bella’s here. I tell him to send her up. I look up at the clock and can’t believe it’s already eleven thirty. I really love when I’m so into a chapter that the time flies. Now the next chapter is almost done. I save my work as Bella knocks on the door.

When I open the door, she greets me with a big hug. “How’s my girl now that her man is back in her life?”

“I’m great! Get this, I’ve been teaching him how to cook and he made me breakfast this morning.”

“Really? That’s pretty great! That’s one of the things I like about Derek. He can cook. I do okay on my own, but his meals are yummy. It’s probably why I stay thin because I never eat.”

She is too thin, but she’s constantly worried about her weight because of her modeling career. They don’t want super thin girls anymore, but she still can’t have too much meat on her bones.

“Let me shut down my laptop and we can go down to wait for mom. After lunch, I was figuring she can drop us back off here and we’ll go look for a table and chairs.”

“That’s cool,” she says. She looks in the living room, probably to try and see what size table can fit in there.

“I need to ask the manager of this apartment complex the dimensions of the living room when we get down there. It’s a pretty big space, so I’m sure we can fit a table big enough for all of us.”

“Are you inviting your mom?”

“If she comes clean today, I will. If she doesn’t, then I’m going to tell her she won’t hear from me again until she does.”

I remove my coat and gloves from the closet, and we leave to wait downstairs in the lobby. While we wait, I stop at the desk to ask the manager the size of the space. He tells me it’s seventeen by fifteen, which is plenty big for any dining room table to fit into. Darryl opens the door for us. I thank him, and we wait outside for my mother. We’re out there for about a minute when my mother’s car pulls up to the curb.

I open the door, and we both climb into the back of the chauffeured car. We both say our hellos as we get situated in the back.

“So, what did you want to talk about, darling?” My mother asks, jumping straight to the point.

“Really, Mother? If you’re going to play dumb, turn this car around and you can forget joining us for Thanksgiving.”

“You wouldn’t do that to me.”

“I would in a heartbeat. What does Ben have over you?”

“What are you talking about?” she says, and I start to lower the privacy glass so I can ask him to turn the car around. “Wait!” she shouts, and I put the glass back up.

“He tried to attack me at the lake house. Carter got there in time to stop him from hurting me in any way. He told me that he has something over you, but wouldn’t tell me what. He said you owed him and your debt wouldn’t be paid until I was his again.” I’m disgusted at this point. “What does he have over you that you would put your own daughter's life in danger to keep a secret?”

She starts to cry. “I can’t believe he told you that. He wasn’t supposed to tell anyone.”

“Do you care that much about your social status that you are willing to put my life in danger to keep it?”

Bella starts rubbing my leg to try and calm me down, but at this point I’m so upset with my mother. I could never imagine treating my daughter this way. My child’s life will always come before mine.

She takes a deep breath and says, “I had an affair with Ben’s father, Anthony, and Ben caught us. It was a few years ago. Richard and I had gotten into an argument, and I was upset with him. I had gone out for a few drinks and ended up having a few too many. Anthony had found me at the club bar, drinking. He offered to give me a ride home, and when I told him I was upset with Richard and didn’t want to go home, he came on to me.”

“So all of this is because of a one-night stand with Ben’s father?”

“I slept with him a few times, but then Richard apologized and said he wanted to fix things between us. That’s when I cut Anthony off. Ben had already had a crush on you and wanted me to fix you two up and he told me if I didn’t, he would go to Richard with the pictures he has of me in bed with his father.”

“That is one sick bastard,” Bella says. “Who the hell has pictures of their father banging a woman?”

“At first all was fine because you two were getting along and in a relationship. When you left him, he was mad and told me I needed to fix things or else. I told him that I held up my end of the deal and set you two up. Now it was on him. I warned him that if he ever hit you again, I would kick him in the balls so hard he’d never have to worry about kids.”

I burst into a fit of laughter because there is no way I can picture my mother saying that. “Patricia, what is so funny?”

“You threatening to kick a man in the balls, that’s what’s funny.”

Bella is trying to hold her laugh, back but she’s failing miserably.