NFH 02 Perfection (40 page)

"You're going to be at my beck and
call for sex," he mused and she moaned in agreement. "I'm going to
take care of you while you worship me and we're getting married.
Did I miss anything?"

"I really don't remember you proposing
or more importantly, saying yes," she managed to point out when all
she wanted him to do was stop talking and get back to licking
her.

"I did, you just don't remember," he
said, tracing her slit with the tip of his finger as he flashed her
that sexy grin of his that drove her crazy.

"No, you didn't."

"I did," he said, sliding his finger
between her lips to tease the entrance.

"I think I would have remembered
that," she said, licking her lips as her body trembled in
anticipation.

"You were overcome with joy. In fact,
if memory serves me correctly you said the sooner the better,
because you were looking forward to waking up at three in the
morning to me licking you out and having access to my body
twenty-four seven so really you should be-"

"You're right," she said, panting as
she rolled her hips into his touch, closing her eyes in bliss as he
took the hint and slid his finger inside her. "You did propose. It
was beautiful, memorable even, so we can probably move on now to
the actual sex now, right?" she asked, sounding desperate and not
really caring at the moment.

He chuckled, the bastard. "I suppose
we could do that," he said, pressing a kiss to her thigh as he slid
his finger in and out of her at a delicious rhythm. As he fingered
her he took his time trailing kisses up her leg, pausing between
her legs to drive her insane by taking her clit between his lips
and sucking.

She reached down and ran her fingers
through his hair, encouraging him to continue and loving the way he
groaned as though licking her affected him just as much as it did
her. After a minute he pressed on last kiss to her wet slit and
pressed a trail of kisses north, pausing at her soft stomach to
press a tender kiss where their babies were.

Zoe bit her lip as she tried not to
cry out as her body tightened in anticipation of the powerful
orgasm she knew he was setting her up for. When he took her mouth
in a hungry kiss she slid her hands down his back and between them,
cupping him through his underwear and loving the way he thrust
against her hand.

Without any hesitation she released
the two buttons that somehow managed to restrain his long, hard
erection and freed him, guiding him to where she needed him. With a
small groan he removed his finger and slid into her and she
couldn't believe how good he felt.

Without a condom she could feel the
smooth velvety skin and hard veins to perfection. He felt so good,
so right, she decided as she pulled his mouth down for a kiss. As
he devoured her mouth, thrusting his tongue into her mouth the way
he was thrusting his cock inside her, he wrapped his arms around
her and held her tightly.

"Love you.....love you, Zoe," he said,
groaning as he quickened his pace.

She opened her mouth to tell him how
much she loved him, but he chose that moment to do a little twist
thrust with his hips that sent her flying. Digging her nails into
his back, she threw her head back and let out a strangled scream
that only seemed to set him off. He began pounding into her until
she was forced to hold onto him or have her head slam into the arm
of the couch. In seconds he had her screaming his name as he
groaned out his own release.

For several minutes they lay there
trying to catch their breath as they held each other tightly and
would have probably stayed that way for the rest of the night if
her traitorous stomach hadn't growled, startling them
both.

With a pleased grin, Trevor ran his
fingers through his sweaty hair as he pulled away from her, pausing
again to press a tender kiss to her stomach. "I guess it's time to
feed the baby," he said, looking and sounding truly happy and she
couldn't help but smile.

Never in a million years would she
have thought that a woman like her could make a man like Trevor
happy, but he was and for the first time in her life she was truly
content. She had a good job, good dogs, babies on the way and a man
she knew she'd only fall in love with more with each passing
day.

"I'll go make you a sandwich," he
said, tucking himself back in his boxers and shooting her a wink as
he sauntered towards the kitchen.

Of course, it didn't hurt that she
also had a man she loved to torment, she decided.

"Better make it two, you do know we're
having twins, right?" she asked innocently and tried not to laugh
when he stumbled.

Epilogue

Eight years later........

"Everyone else is bringing homemade
food," Zoe mumbled, feeling embarrassed that she still hadn't
mastered the art of cooking, well at least not baking even after
all these years.

After five failed cooking classes and
Haley's guidance she could now sauté, grill, broil, boil, dice, and
peel with the best of them, but she hadn't quite gotten the hang of
baking. Even those brownies and cakes in a box gave her trouble and
to date she hadn't had any of them come out like there were
supposed to, that is come out of the oven edible. She either burned
everything, undercooked it, or some weird combination of both.
Haley was damn determined to help her and she appreciated it,
especially since knowing how to bake would come in pretty handy
with her household of Bradfords.

"Well, not everyone is as busy as my
baby so they can all," Trevor's eyes shot down to their seven year
old twins, Jonathan, a.k.a. "Johnnie", and Sebastian and their six
year old twins, Mathew and Jessica, who were all looking up at
their father innocently, too innocently, Zoe noted, "go suck an
egg," Trevor finished, pursing his face up like he swallowed a
lemon much to the children's' delight.

Zoe narrowed her eyes on the two sets
of fraternal twins, and she thanked god everyday that they weren't
identical because she really didn't know how she'd handle the
little deviants if she couldn't even tell them apart, and wondered
what they were up to now. When all four of them turned those
charming Bradford smiles on her she knew it was going to be
bad.

Very bad.

"What did you do?" she demanded,
trying to cross her arms over her chest and look stern, but
unfortunately for her it never really had much of an effect on her
kids.

"Why, whatever do you mean, mommy?"
Sebastian, the perfect picture of innocence, asked. Like the rest
of his siblings he had her hair and eyes, but his father's
devastatingly good looks and charm and wasn't afraid to use
them.

"What did you kids-" Trevor started to
say, no doubt noting the sweet smiles on their faces and becoming
as frightened as she was, only to be interrupted when one of the
cashiers, a pretty blonde in her late twenties who'd been eying
Trevor like candy since they'd walked in, announced that their
order was ready. After giving the children a look of warning he
gave her a quick kiss and went to the counter to get the boxes of
baked goods.

Johnnie gave her that same smile he
gave her when his teacher, who'd been trembling and sobbing at the
time, informed her that he believed the twins had been the ones to
lock him in the closet with the school's pet snake, "Choppers." She
hadn't bought his innocent act then and she wasn't buying it
now.

"Remember what your father and I said
earlier. If either one of you does anything bad then we're not
going to your Uncle Jason and Aunt Haley's today," she said,
knowing how much the kids adored Jason and Haley and refused to see
them as anything less than their aunt and uncle. It was the same
way for Jason and Haley's kids with them, but Jason and Haley's
kids didn't scare the holy hell out of them with their innocent
little smiles.

"But, we're being good," Jessica said,
trying to give her the pouty innocent look that usually worked on
her father.

"Really good," Mathew added with a
hurt smile that was threatening to break out into a full grin. The
boy really needed to work on his innocent act and judging by the
scowl Johnnie was sending him he agreed and would probably look
into the matter later.

Zoe closed her eyes for a moment.
"Please don't let us end up on the ten o'clock news again," she
mumbled, wishing she was back home in the large spa-like bathroom
Trevor built for her as a belated wedding gift. Over the years it
had become her refuge, the one place she went to relax and
recuperate after dealing with the twins, both sets. She'd lost
count of how many times she'd handed the children over to Trevor as
soon as he stepped foot into the house and escaped to her bathroom
where she usually stayed for a good three to four hours until
Trevor came to get her after he'd put the kids to bed to help her
relax in other ways.

"It was the eleven o'clock news,"
Sebastian proudly pointed out.

She opened her eyes just in time to
catch all four children grinning hugely at the reminder of their
fifteen minutes of fame. When they realized she was looking at them
their expressions once again became innocent, even Mathew's. Hmm,
he was learning quickly, she noted, not exactly sure how she should
feel about that other than terrified that is.

"We didn't do anything, mommy. I don't
know why you don't trust us," Johnnie said, giving her a wounded
look as he gave her a little shrug. "We've been-"

"Hey, what the hell is wrong with my
cell phone?" a man who'd been standing next to them not five
minutes ago demanded loudly.

"There's something wrong with mine,
too!" the woman who'd tried to cut in front of them earlier said,
sounding pretty pissed.

"Mine, too!" someone else
yelled.

"Why the hells are my settings in
Japanese?" someone else demanded, but Zoe wasn't looking at them.
She was looking at her four children, who if physically possible
were looking even more innocent.

"Let's go," Trevor said, suddenly by
her side with an armful of white bakery boxes as he herded their
children out of the bakery, no doubt already having put two and two
together.

No one said a word as they climbed
into the minivan and the boxes were placed in the back, minus the
large chocolate chip cookie Trevor was nibbling on. He climbed into
the driver's seat and shot the children a warning glare. "I don't
know what you did in there," he held up his hand in a stopping
motion when all four kids opened their mouths, no doubt to protest
their innocence, "and I don't care. But whoever acts up tonight
will be spending the entire night with your great Aunt Judie and
will only be allowed to eat tossed salad and drink water," he
threatened and Zoe had to turn her face and bite her lip to stop
from laughing, especially when all the children gasped loudly,
sounding horrified. To a Bradford a meal based on lettuce, veggies
and water was pure hell and her kids were very much
Bradfords.

"You wouldn't," Johnnie protested, but
didn't sound so sure and for good reason. Trevor never made
promises he didn't keep and the kids knew that.

"Try me," Trevor said evenly, making
Zoe smile.

He was such a wonderful father, sweet,
attentive, but firm when the kids needed it, and boy did they need
it often. From the second he held the boys in his arms he'd been a
very hands on father. He always did his fair share with the kids
and usually more when she needed a break or had work to do. No
matter how tired he was he never complained or put the kids off if
they wanted to spend time with him.

"B-but she just came back from antique
doll convention," Mathew pointed out desperately.

"She'll have pictures! Lots and lots
of pictures!" Sebastian cried, sounding close to panic.

"And you'll be spending the entire
party with her if you act up or convince any of the other kids to
act up," Trevor promised. "Am I understood?"

"Yes, daddy," came the unified
muttered response from the backseat.

"Good," Trevor said, wiping the cookie
crumbs off on his pants before he reached over and took her hand
into his. She placed her other hand over his and absently traced
shapes on his hand as he caressed her palm with his
thumb.

Even after all these years it still
surprised her that he loved her. The fact that he could probably
have any woman he wanted and he'd chosen her still humbled her. She
would never be thin, gorgeous or sexy, but Trevor didn't seem to
care. Actually, when she voiced her opinion on the matter he got
really pissed and informed her that she was the sexiest woman he'd
ever laid eyes on and then proceeded to prove it to her.

Repeatedly.

It only proved how much he loved her,
which was all that mattered to her.

"We're here!" Jessica said
excitedly.

Zoe looked over at the large two level
dusk grey home and couldn't help but smile as she did every time
she saw it even though five years had passed since it was built.
The guys had done such a wonderful job building Haley's dream home.
It was warm and inviting just like Haley. But as much as she loved
the house that her family worked hard to build it was the old
Colonial home that Trevor renovated for her that she absolutely
adored.