“Hands off him, Sarah. He doesn’t fish in your pond.” They both cracked up, and I smiled along with them. “Let’s go eat.”
Aaron stood back, letting Sarah walk in front of us. He kissed me and then guided me to another room. On the large conference table sat a bunch of grease-covered bags. I looked forward to this meal. I would eat lite while I travel, so this would be the last large meal until I would be home on Thursday.
Sarah was wonderful. She told me stories about Aaron since he found her when he turned eighteen. They had a great bond and welcomed me naturally into their relationship. I had gained a friend by the time we were finished with our burgers. I couldn’t believe I was so worried about meeting her.
“I’ll bring you to a family dinner as my guest. My family will love you as much as they love this one.” I used my thumb and pointed to Aaron.
“I would love it.” She gave me another hug and excused herself. She looked at her brother, gave him a huge smile, and raised her eyebrow. He just grinned back at her.
Once she had left the room, he pulled me into his arms. He kissed me gently and nuzzled my neck. “She loves you.” He said as his lips brushed down the skin on my throat. My whole body shuddered.
“I can’t walk past your sister with a hard-on,” I said as I gave him better access. He knew it was an overly sensitive part of my anatomy.
He took my hand and placed it against the front of his jeans. I could feel his thickness straining against the fabric. “Well, I will have to work through this problem. At least you just need to walk by.”
“Aaron Gentry, you are a bad man.” He sucked under my ear.
“I will show you how bad I can be when I get home tonight.” I was now aching for him.
I groaned and took his mouth. “I need to go before I humiliate myself by asking you to fuck me with your sister fifteen feet away.”
“Will you take Daisy with you? It will help to soothe Charlie after he is home alone.”
“Sure.” I adjusted my erection, knowing I had to get by Sarah and return home.
I stood up straight and walked out of the room. “Daisy, come on, you are coming home with me.” Aaron handed me her leash as he clipped it to her harness. He kissed me, and he clearly wanted me to get more aroused. It was highly effective. “Nice meeting you, Sarah.” I slipped out of the door and headed across the parking lot.
Chapter thirty-four
Aaron
“Brother, you are terrible.” He would be so embarrassed if he knew I noticed.
“Noticed what?” I asked with my most innocent inflection.
“You aroused that man and made him walk by your sister.”
“Maybe.” I am sure I looked like the cat that ate the canary. “It's a little sexy game. I like having a partner to play with. I can’t believe I am forty-two and have never had this. All the times I rolled my eyes at those couples who acted like they couldn’t keep their hands to themselves, I feel I should apologize to them.”
“I like him. I can see why you have fallen for him. Have you told him yet?” She put her hand on her chin like she did when she was giving me shit about something.
“Not yet. I fear I will freak out River by throwing the L-word around after a few weeks. I want to, though I don’t know how much longer I will have self-control.” I felt giddy. I was so glad they liked each other.
“You want to know how I know you are in love with him?”
“Sarah, you're not about to comment on what you saw in his pants. I mean, we don’t need to go there.” She was taking a drink and spit it across her desk.
“Aaron. What? The. Fuck. Now, I have an image in my head, and I didn’t see anything. I could just tell how he was trying to walk because hetwisted away from me, and you both had that dopey look on your faces. It was just a guess, apparently a good guess at that.” She wiped the water off her desk.
“Oh.” I blushed. I realized I had just given away an awful lot.
“Now. I know you love River because you let him take Daisy. Two people in the world are allowed to care for Daisy when you aren't around. Now there is a third.” I thought about what she said, and she was right. Sarah and Rodney were the only ones I had ever allowed to have Daisy without my presence. I wouldn’t leave her alone with my ex when we lived together. I had fallen so naturally into him being part of my life that I hadn’t realized it.
I thought I had been in love, but it felt nothing like this. I thought I needed someone in the past because that's what people did. I met someone and then checked that box. I didn’t regret my last relationship because Tanner came with it, and I wouldn’t trade that.
I can be a complete person without a partner. These last few weeks, though, I realized that you could want someone to fill in all those little holes in your life. I liked River in my life, and I wanted to see where this relationship went. I felt that wanting him was much better than needing him.
“You are right. I trust Daisy with River.” It made my heart fill up. “Isn’t that something?”
