Uncovering His SECRET (22 page)

I walk over to Tegan,
who is doubled over in laughter. “That was probably the best thing
I’ve ever seen in my life. That picture is definitely going on the
mantle.”

“Just as long as you
got my good side.”

“Every side of you is
good.”

“Oh yeah?” I ask as
I wrap my arms around her.

“Mm-hm.”

“Wanna go make out
under the bleachers?”

“We are too old for
that.”

“Bite your tongue,
woman. I am still young and virile.”

“What does virile
mean?” Ethan asks as he walks up to us, along with Landon Wilson.

“Stupid. That’s
what it means,” I tell him as I smack Caleb.

“I’ll tell you what
it really means later, E.”

“Couch, Caleb.
Couch.”

He leans in so only I
can hear. “The dock, honey. I want you on the dock at the creek
tonight at eight. I’m going to take the boys around while you hang
with your friends, but I’ll see you later. Wear that sexy bikini
you bought and lie down on the dock for me.”

“Okay,” I croak out
as he kisses my cheek.

My guys walk away with
Landon, while I start fanning my face with my hand. I see the
Griffins and head over to them so I can hold the baby.

“Hi, Tegan. That was
a great speech you gave today. I’m so proud of you. We all are.”

“Thanks, Maggie.”

“You want to hold
Ben, don’t you?” Liv asks me.

“Yes, please.”

She hands him to me,
and I cuddle him close. He’s such a cutie, and we all are totally
in love with the little guy.

“Was I seeing things,
or did Caleb really kiss Wayne?” Candi asks.

“Oh no. He really
kissed him. I’m pretty sure it was to get back at him for messing
with him about me all those times.”

“He’s a good guy,
Teeg. I know he’s made mistakes, but haven’t we all?”

“You don’t need to
sell me on him, Candi. I’m currently a very happily married woman.”

“You’ve got two
good guys” Liv says. ”I have to tell you that earlier some kids
were asking about why Ben looked ‘different’ and Ethan told them
it’s because God thought he was extra special, so he wanted him to
stand out for the world to see. I almost burst into tears on the
spot.”

I feel tears pricking
my
eyes. “God, I
love my kid. I want to thank you all again for all the help you’ve
given us.”

“It was our
pleasure,” Yasmin tells me.

“How are you, by the
way? I haven’t seen you since the hospital.”

“According to Scott,
I could die at any moment, so he won’t leave me alone unless one of
the security guys he’s hired comes to stay with me while he’s
gone. Other than that, I’m fine. Getting shot was scary as hell,
but at least the bullet missed all of my organs.”

“I’m glad. And
we’ll steal you away for one of our famous girls’ night soon.”

“Excuse me, Miss
Tegan,” says one of the high school girls. She’s standing with a
couple more of the girls from the group. “We don’t mean to
interrupt, but we were hoping you’d dance with us.”

“Yeah, we’ll even
have the DJ play Taylor Swift. We know you like her,” one of the
other girls says.

“What’s not to
like? My life was pretty much chronicled in her 1989 album,” I tell
them with a smile.

“I’ll take Ben so
you can all dance,” Maggie says.

We walk out to the
dance floor and are met by my other friends, who run over when they
see our destination. Sure enough, as soon as we get there, “Shake
It Off” starts to play. We all dance like no one’s watching, and
so does everyone else who’s joined us out there. When “Blank
Space” comes on, my girls and I each sing our favorite verse to the
crowd. It’s several songs later, when “New Romantics” starts to
play, that my favorite pair of arms wrap around me.

“I know I said I’d
see you tonight, but you looked so damn hot over here dancing that I
couldn’t stay away.”

“I never asked you to
stay away.”

“Absence makes the
heart grow fonder.”

“And your cock grow
harder,” I tell him as I grind against him. This really isn’t a
grinding song, but I make it work.

“That too.”

“You should go before
we make more of a scene than we’re already doing.”

“That requires
removing my arms from around you.”

“Yes, it does.”

“I’ve got another
surprise for you, so I’m going to have to hold onto you for a few
more minutes.”

“What kind of
surprise?” I ask as I turn in his arms.

“This kind,” he
says as the music stops.

Everyone turns to face
the DJ. “Sorry to stop the music, but there’s something special
about to happen. Could everyone except for Caleb and Tegan Hall move
off the dance floor please?”

“Cal?”

“Just wait for it,
Teeg.”

“Thank you, everyone.
Now as most of you know, Caleb and Tegan never got to go to Prom
together. Many of you also know that when they got married in Vegas,
they didn’t have a proper reception. So right now I’m going to
declare them Prom King and Queen of this here celebration, and give
them a first dance.”

He puts on “I Cross
My Heart” by George Strait, and my knees start to buckle. Caleb
catches me and pulls me close as he starts to move. This was our
song, always our song. Cal knows I always wanted to dance to it at
our wedding.

“I’m sorry we
didn’t do this at our wedding, but I wanted you to know I never
forgot you and this song, Tegan. I never danced with anyone else to
this song.”

Tears are running down
my face as I pull him closer. “Me either, Cowboy. Me either.”

Everyone else slowly
joins us on the dance floor. Once the song is over, he kisses me
softly, and then lets me go. I turn back to the other dancers, who
are all smiling at me. “It’s so romantic, Miss Tegan. You and
Caleb Hall getting back together after all this time. I’ve been
shipping you since I heard you were back in town.”

“Me, too. You’re
totally my OTP.”

“Cate for life.”

“You gave us a name?
That’s so cool. Thanks, girls’” I tell them and then turn to
Stella. “Did you hear that, I have a couples name, too.”

“Yeah, yeah.”

“We ship Kast too,
Miss Stella. You’re so cute together.”

“Cute? I can work
with that,” she tells them.

I spend the rest of the
afternoon making sure everyone’s set for the program once I’m
gone, and just having fun. Despite what he keeps saying, Cal can’t
stay away from me. I see him run over with a giant stuffed panda.

“I won this for you,
honey.”

“Aww thanks, Cowboy,”
I say, giving him a kiss.

“I won this for Ben,”
Ethan says, handing Luke a bright orange bear. “I read that bright
colors would be good for him.”

“Thanks, buddy. He’ll
love it.”

“Come over here and
give your mama a hug, baby.”

He does without
hesitation. “I’m so proud of you, E.”

“What’s there to be
proud of? I love Ben. He’s perfect.”

“Yes, he is,” I
tell him. “I’m just glad you see it, too.”

“Can I go now? I want
to win you something, too.”

“Go on.”

“See you at eight,”
Caleb says.

“So you keep saying,”
I tell him with a laugh.

“Do you not want the
panda?” he asks, pretending that he’s going to take it back.

“Touch the panda and
the couch is guaranteed.”

He smirks at me before
running off. I’m laughing as I shake my head, until Ellie comes
over, crying like her world is ending. Aiden is close behind her,
looking just as anguished.

“El, come on. You
knew I was leaving again. I always said I was only coming for the
day.”

“I love how you come
when Tegan needs you, but what about when I need you?”

“How many times do I
have to tell you that I’d always come if you need me.”

“I need you every day
and night.”

“I’m not a good
man. I don’t know how else to convince you that you deserve so much
better.”

“I want
you.
Good, bad, whatever. I don’t care.”

“Well, I do. I have
to go.”

“Then go.”

I meet his eyes and
glare at him. She’d get it if he told her, she’d accept him. He
just needs to learn to accept himself. He shakes his head and walks
off as Ellie cries for him. Again.

* * *

Caleb

It’s been torture all
day, knowing what I want to do to and with Tegan at the dock tonight.
I walk towards it, and can see her there, waiting for me. We have
lights for the dock, but the moonlight is bright enough tonight to
not need them. I take off my trunks and slip into the water from the
bank, swimming through the clear spring water towards her.

When I’m close
enough, I grab her feet and pull her to the edge. The water’s not
too deep here, and I can stand with her right at mouth level. That’s
exactly where I want her, so it’s perfect, which I was pretty sure
it would be.

“This bathing suit is
so sexy, but the bottoms need to come off,” I tell her as I move my
fingers into the black straps at the side.

I’d just move the
middle aside, but I’m looking for a feast, not a snack, tonight. I
need her bared to me. She wiggles her hips as I pull them down and
off. I look up to see the tiny top, which has little black cups that
can barely contain her tits, and a bunch more straps. Damn, she’s
hot. Always has been, and always will be.

“Flip over for me.”

She does as I ask, and
I move her so that she’s got her hands braced on the dock as I turn
away from her and place her knees on my shoulders. She’s basically
kneeling on me with her pussy in front of my mouth. Oh yeah.

I take one long, slow
lick down her center as she moves against me. Then, I flick my tongue
onto her clit a few times, playing with her.

“Dammit, Cal.”

I suck on her clit, and
then move back to blow on it. She squirms again, and I attack. I
wanted to prolong this, but the taste of her is too erotic for me to
ignore. I’m licking, sucking, and biting her as I stroke my cock
with one hand below the water. I can’t not touch myself, I’m just
too turned on right now.

“Cal, oh my God.
I-I…CAL!” she screams as she comes hard in my mouth.

I pull her down my body
and thrust into her, taking her hard as she holds onto the dock
behind me so I can thrust deep. I rip down the cups of her bikini
with one hand and close my mouth over one, then the other. I’ve
only got a few more thrusts in me; I want to hold on, but I just
can’t.

I come hard, jerking
and shaking as the fireworks from the carnival start going off.
Seconds later, she’s clenching on my still semi-hard cock that’s
inside of her. She bites my shoulder where it meets my neck, and I’m
fully hard again. I start thrusting once more.

“Fuck, Teeg. This has
never happened. I’ve never gotten hard again so fast.”

“Lucky me,” she
says as she digs her heels into my ass to pull me closer.

I turn us around and
place her on the deck, climbing up after her. “I need to get
further inside of you,” I explain as I pound into her.

There’s no other word
for what I’m doing. It’s animalistic, and crazed, but we’re
both getting off on it. Tegan reaches between us to play with her
tits, and she’s so wet that I’m not sure how I’m staying inside
of her. When she starts bucking and crying out, I follow right behind
her, growling and roaring like the animal I just became.

Once I catch my breath,
I gather her close. “You’re okay, right? I didn’t hurt you?”

“No. You just gave me
the best fuck of my life.”

“I didn’t mean to
act like such an animal, but you make me so crazy.”

“Again, best ever,
Cal. I
loved
it. Stop
acting like it was wrong, because it was perfect. Do I want it like
that every time? No. Well, yes, but I love it when you’re slow with
me, too. So just don’t stop doing any of it. I love it all.”

“Me too.”

“Glad that’s
settled. Now cuddle with me until we can walk again.”

“With pleasure.”

Tegan

Tomorrow’s the big
gala for Caleb, but today he and Ethan said they have something
special planned for me. I’m told to dress comfortably, so I put on
a flowy pink top, jeans, and my pink boots. I was worried that I’d
have trouble wearing them after I was kidnapped in them, but I know
when I slide them on, that I’ll be okay. They were my first pair of
pretty boots, and Cal bought them for me for my sixteenth birthday
with money he earned working on the ranch. His parents would’ve
given him the money, but he said he wanted to earn the money to give
me something special. That good will always outweigh any bad I
experienced while wearing them.

I head over to the
ranch, and go straight to the main barn like I was told to do. I find
my guys sitting on horses, waiting for me. Ethan has his safety
helmet on, and Cal’s got a cowboy hat on, as well as boots. I
practically melt right there on the barn floor. I don’t mind the
hipster look on Cal, but when he goes “cowboy,” well my ovaries
practically explode on sight.

“Hi Mama. Are you
ready for our picnic?”

“Picnic?”

“You missed your
picnic with Dad, so we cooked all the food again and made you more
brownies. Dad said I could go along this time.”

“Brownies? I’m in
if you have homemade brownies, and of course you can go with us.
Where’s my horse?”

“I was thinking we’d
share,” Cal says to me.

“You just want my
arms around you,” I tease him.

“Maybe.”

“Gross,” Ethan
says.

We laugh as Cal holds
out his hand and removes his foot from one of the stirrups so I can
climb up behind him. I squeeze him tight, and lean my head on his
back. He gets the horse moving, and off we go with Ethan right next
to us. When the trail narrows, Cal motions Ethan ahead of us.