Second Chance

Chapter 21

But little did he know it wasn’t a threat to me. In fact, it sounded perfect. I just wanted them to leave me alone for the rest of my life. I wasn’t close to my half-siblings. I tried, but Michele always put a wedge between us. Plus, they were so much younger than me it was hard for us to really bond. 

“Let’s go. I’m done slumming it.” Michele said, standing. 

Nobody said a word as my father and step-mother yelled at their kids and walked away. I was humiliated that this happened in front of Dustin’s entire family. My brother Matt tried to make me feel better but all I could do was fake a smile. 

My family would not be impacted by us cutting off communication completely. My kids barely even know my father and his wife and I planned to keep it that way. I would always protect my kids. 

“Excuse me.” I muttered as I walked into the house. 

The moment I was through the door, the floodgate of tears opened. 

“I got you.” Dustin breathed in my ear, pulling me into him. I wanted to stop but I couldn’t. The tears just kept coming. He just kept holding me and rubbing small circles on my back. 

After a few minutes, I finally calmed down. But he didn’t let go. He held me tight and placed a kiss on my forehead. 

“I am so sorry. This was a disaster.” 

“You have nothing to be sorry for and it’s not a disaster.” 

Pulling back, I looked up at him. 

“How can you say that?” 

“Baby, my family loves you, your kids love you, your brother and his family love you, Kora loves you, and I love you.” 

Wait! Did he just tell me he loved me? I’m sure I’m taking it the wrong way.  

“You love me?” I spit out with a giggle. 

“I am beyond in love with you.” 

I was in shock. Did I love him? He made me feel things I never felt before. If He were to leave, I would be destroyed and to me he was family. 

“I love you too.” 

The smile on his face was huge. I couldn’t help but smile back. 

“Come on, let’s get back to the party.” 

The rest of the party went smoothly. Kennedy took Adalyn into the pool and she was loving every second of it.  

“Adalyn loves her.” Dustin whispered in my ear as he wrapped his arms around me. 

“Kennedy loves her. But I think Adalyn is more attached to Brayden and she has him wrapped around her little finger.” 

“I think you are right.” He chuckled. In the past month, my family had fallen in love with this little girl. Brayden seemed to be the one impacted most. You would think they were actually brother and sister. He is like her protector. He can not handle it when she cries. He goes running to her to try and make it all better. 

After a long day, my brother and his family left first, followed by Dustin’s family, who decided to take Adalyn to give Dustin a night off. I think it was more so he could be with me after my family debacle.

“Hey, I’m taking your kids tonight. They need some Aunt Kora time.” 

“Are you sure?” 

“Oh yeah. I want to see this new movie and Brayden and Kennedy are coming with me.” 

“Thanks.” I pulled Kora in for a hug. I could really use a break. 

“Oh, make sure to get you some.” She whispered before pulling away. 

“KORA!” 

“What? Don’t tell me you haven’t thought about it? After he got in Michele’s face, I bet you can’t wait to climb that tall piece of.” 

“Enough! Get out of here.” I giggled, giving her a little push. But she wasn't wrong.

My kids grabbed overnight bags and headed out with Kora, leaving me and Dustin alone. This was the first time since he ran away from me we were truly alone. 

“Just us?” He said, kissing me. 

“Mhmm.” 

“Why don’t you go take a nice hot shower and I will finish putting stuff away.” He turned me around and lightly smacked my ass. 

I didn’t have to be told twice. There wasn’t a lot left to put away, but a long shower sounded nice. I took my time in the shower. I had no idea what was going to happen when I got out, but I knew what I wanted to happen.

Thankfully, Kora forced me to buy some sexy panty sets. I slipped a pair of short shorts on with a simple t-shirt. Just in case he wasn’t thinking the same thing I was thinking. 

Walking toward the kitchen, I found him eating a cupcake but stopped mid bite. 

“How do you make everything you wear look so sexy?” He put the cupcake down and grabbed me instead.

“I don’t know what you are talking about.” 

“I think you know exactly what I am talking about.” 

I took his hand and pulled him to the couch. Pushing him down to a seated position, which allowed me to straddle him. His large hands grabbing my hips as I pushed myself onto his already hard member and started rocking my hips. Pressing my lips to his muffling our moans. 

His tongue explored my mouth as I continued to rock back and forth. His hands squeezing my hips, making me want to move faster. 

I pulled away long enough to grab the bottom of my shirt. 

“Wait.”