Between us

Chapter 35

25 December 2022 

"Sad that we didn't go to Paris for Christmas?" Ryder asked when he walked inside the room. 

"Nope, I'm happy we came to Washington to celebrate Christmas with your family, besides, there's always next Christmas where I can meet my Frenchman." I said while combing my hair. 

"Our family," he corrected me and came closer to hug me from behind, "and I'll kill any Frenchman that even breaths the same air as you." He growled and I chuckled loudly. 

"Come now, my Frenchman, I need to take a shower. You need to change Riley's diaper." I remembered and reluctantly moved out of his embrace. 

"Riley is already cleaned, fed and very happy with her grandma and grandaunt." He said with a shrug and I smiled mischievously. 

"Ah, I see Daddy-mode is in full swing this morning." I mocked and took out my underwear and put it on the bed, and his eyes darkened. 

"Black lace?" His voice was husky. 

"Black lace," I said and chuckled. "And you should go give Isabella Riley's stuffed bear, even at one month old she wants her toy." I said and gave him the bear. "Go on." 

He sighed miserably and headed downstairs. Meanwhile I took a long warm shower and got drowned in my own thoughts, that is until the shower door opened and a fully naked Ryder stepped inside with me. 

"Ryder Storm! You're way too big for the shower, it's not big enough for two people." I protested with a red face but he only backed me up against the wall. I slipped but he caught me in time, holding me tight against him, his erection pulsing against my stomach. "I, uh, Riley-" 

"I told mom and Gabriella to not bother us for the next half hour. And, if you wrap your legs around my waist, there's more than enough space for two people." He began to kiss my neck and my arms looped around his neck, pulling him closer and kissing him tenderly. 

"Woman, you're gonna make me embarrass myself right now." He groaned against my lips and I looked up at him with a challenging look, and saw his self-control slowly slipping away. 

"So what are we gonna do about it then?" I tilted my head to the side and traced the scar on his chest with my fingers. "Lose control, Storm. Or are you afraid?" 

That was the last straw for him. 

He lifted me up and in split seconds he was inside me. My legs wrapped around his waist and when he started to move rheumatically, I couldn't think straight. I only thought about now, with him. 

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"Charlie, did you hear the news?" Isabella asked when I took Riley from her for feeding time. 

"No, why?" I asked and sat down next to her. 

"It's about Dominic, his sentence was today." Gabriella said and sat down. 

"It was today?" I asked and they both nodded. "What sentence did they give him?" 

"Well, because he was involved with murder, kidnapping, attempt to murder, prostitution, and who knows what else, he's got two consecutive life long sentences plus ten years extra without any parole." Isabella said and it felt like a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders. 

"Oh wow." Was all I could say. 

"And to make things more interesting, he has an old criminal record that no one knew about. He got into a gang fight and stole drugs when he was about seventeen, and two boys got injured very badly due to his recklessness. And one of the boys' father was a cop, but Dominic's father, bribed and blackmailed him so the case was closed. Until now." Gabriella said out of breath and drank some water.