The Ex's Daddy

Episode18

Levy

The touch of her skin against my finger has my pulse racing and shoots a bolt of electricity right through me. It almost takes me back, but her news is overwhelming, her mother is awake. I can’t tell you how relieved I am for her and her sister. It could have gone any which way.

“That’s amazing, Harper.” I am quick to withdraw my hand from her chin and remove my other hand from her knees. The tautness of her legs encased in her jeans under my hand is too much for me to take. Why am I feeling like this? I feel bad. I ought to know better than to even touch her, she’s eighteen years younger than me for God’s sake. My friends would have a field day with this, not to mention Dylan.

“I know,” she breathes out, tears prick her eyes. I want to tuck a strand of hair behind her ears and hold her into my chest and kiss those full, cherry lips of hers that are driving me crazy. Then she bites on her lower lip and it’s almost making me come undone. I have to stand up and move away.

“We can’t go in anymore though this evening, Levy. The nurse told me momma needs to rest and not have any excitement.”

“It’s best I take you home, Sunshine. You need to get some sleep too. You need to be strong and if you don’t get enough sleep, you’ll be tired for tomorrow when you will be able to see her again.”

“I don’t want to leave her.”

“It’s for the best, Harper.” My voice is gruffer than I mean it to be, but this girl has got to listen to me. She has to get some rest; f**k we all do. I rake my fingers through my hair. “Please listen to me, you’ll be no good to your mother or to Taylor if you’re not rested to.”

“I won’t sleep.” Dam she is petulant and her bottom lip juts out, I want to take it between my own lips and suck on it. It’s juicy and ripe. I inhale and put on my dad’s voice.

“I don’t care, you need to get home to Harper. She shouldn’t be in the house alone.”

“She’s fifteen not five.”

“Harper, don’t start otherwise I’m going to throw you over my shoulder and carry you out of here.”

She looks up at me, her eyes wide open and her lips form a faint smile. Oh, hell. Might have known she would like that idea. Of course, I’m not going to haul her over my shoulder and embarrass her.

“Will you spank my bottom if I’m not a good girl?” she says coyly and flutters her long, dark lashes at me. This woman is going to have me come undone in seconds. She makes my d**k twinge, and my balls go tight. Holy s**t.

“Let’s go. Now.” I say more firmly. She does stand, that’s something at least and follows me out muttering how it isn’t fair and that she wants to be by her mother’s side.

“They did say I could sleep here.”

“That they might have, but don’t you think that your sister needs you too? You have responsibilities Harper. I know it sucks; trust me I do. But your kid sister needs you, she doesn’t have anyone else right now. Especially not this evening.”

“I suppose.”

God, she sounds so young, even though she is in her early twenties, right now she sounds like a high school kid. It makes me feel kinda old.

I extend my arm to usher her in front of me. “Just letting the nurse station know they can reach you on your mobile.” Harper nods at me and waits further down the corridor as I go to the nurse’s station and explain the situation. There is no way I was going to let Harper stay here the night. I get she wants to be as close to her mother as possible, I truly do. But I am also keenly aware that her sister is on her own in the house and of course at fifteen, Taylor can fend for herself. The point is, she shouldn’t have to be alone worrying sick about her mother on her own.

As soon as we are outside, I inhale deeply, the fresh air feels good in my lungs. I find hospitals claustrophobic at the best of times but tonight being so close to Harper and Dylan in the same area, made me sweat and then some. What if he senses I like his ex-girlfriend? It’s possible he could pick up on something, as best as I am trying to not make it obvious how much I like her.

When we get to my truck, I press the auto fob and listen to the clunk of the doors unlocking then go to the passenger side. I open the door for Harper to get inside and help her up by holding her hand. She holds on a bit longer than necessary, her hand feels warm and soft in mine. It’s tiny in comparison. “Thanks, Levy.”

I get in the driver’s side and place the key into the ignition and turn the truck engine over. “You think we could drive up to Lester’s point and take a look at the stars?”

Huh? Where did that come from? It’s a beauty spot for sure with views all across our town and since there is no light pollution the sky at night looks stunning with only the stars shining brightly and the moon when it’s out in full. It’s more of an area you go to with the girl of your dreams, not that Harper isn’t becoming that, God help me, but I think I need to steer away from something like that.

“I think I need to take you straight home, it’s already late and your sister will be worried.”

“I have already messaged her that momma has woken but I can’t go in to see her and that you are brining me home.”

“That’s good, well let’s get you home then. You can come up with Dylan and Lacey to Lester’s point another time. Tonight is not the night.”

She folds her arms in front of her chest which just pushes her breasts up, it’s difficult not to see the outline of them and it makes my d**k twitch inside my tight jeans. f**k.

“You want some music on?” I ask her.

“Nah, I’m good. I like listening to nothing sometimes, it clears my head.”

“Fair enough. Same here.”

“What else do you like, Levy?”

“Oh, you know, the birds on a spring morning, fall leaves, the snow, hiking. The usual ordinary kinda stuff.”

“There’s nothing ordinary in nature, it’s beautiful. A true gift for us all to enjoy.” And with that I realize that there is more to Harper than meets the eye.

We pull up outside her house, I can easily reverse from hers to my wide drive. “Let me come get the door for you.”

“No need, I’ve got it.”

“I said, let me help you.” My voice is gruff. She swings her head round to me. The same one I’ve been checking out as I’ve been driving, glancing in her direction every now and then as she has looked out the window or rested her head back and closed her eyes. Her face is a perfect sculpture, a soft jaw, cute button nose and long, dark lashes that frame her eyes.

Harper is nothing short of perfection in my honest opinion. I’m surprised she hasn’t found a good man who has swept her off her feet yet. “You know, you could come in for a hot chocolate or we have brandy in.”

I gulp, I don’t trust myself to go into her house, I wouldn’t be able to keep my hands off her. The instinct to pull Harper into my arms and feel her warm embrace and that beautiful body of hers pressed up against me, is too much to handle. No, I’m best just backing off the drive and going home to bed. Not that I’ll sleep, not with her on my mind.

Instead, I hop out of the truck and go round to open her door and offer her my hand. She hops out and places an arm around my neck, her breasts flush up against my chest. Damn, she feels good in my arms as my one hand rests on the base of her back. This isn’t supposed to be happening.

“Harper, Dylan and Taylor will be able to see us. Stop, I won’t be able to control myself.”

“Taylor is in bed, she told me so and Dylan will be busy with Lacey.” She winks. Jeez, this girl is killing me as my d**k strains against my jeans.

I remove my hand from the base of her back, even though it pains me to do so. She stands on her tiptoes, her lips meet mine, her tongue darts into my mouth. She tastes of hospital coffee and mints. I am stunned at the electricity that pulses through my body, my heart racing and my mind going totally blank.

All I can feel is her lips pressed on mine and her tongue exploring me.