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And of all the incredulous things that have happened in the last twenty-four hours, those words shock me the most. “Excuse me?”
Juniper reaches across and puts her hand over mine. Preston clears his throat. “I’ve hired an attorney for Joshua but that’s all I’m going to do. I’ve been told what happened and he went against my express demands to leave you and Juniper alone. He’s on his own as far as I’m concerned.”
I’m definitely not sad over this news, which means Joshua will be staying in jail until his trial. That brings a level of comfort I didn’t realize I needed until just now. If he were to be released on bond, Juniper and I would not be safe because the asshole is crazy.
“I want to say I’m sorry,” Preston says and that jolts me back to the conversation.
“Sorry for what?” I ask bluntly. Because for as long as I’ve known this man, I have never heard the word sorry come out of his mouth and he has dozens of things to apologize for.
“I’m sorry Joshua did this. For all my faults, I did not raise him to be that way.”
“You mean sadistic and psychopathic?” I ask, unable to fucking help myself. This man is specifically responsible for creating some of the evil within Joshua.
Preston clearly does not like the attack and ends the conversation by saying, “I wish you and Juniper the best of luck.”
And he disconnects.
“That was weird,” Juniper murmurs. “Think we should call your mom?”
“Weird, and yet I’m going to give the man a little credit for cutting ties with his son. We’ll call my mom tomorrow.”
“Preston doesn’t love Joshua,” Juniper observes. “Those two men don’t know how to love.”
“My mom seems to think Preston loves her. I know she loves him.”
“Maybe they have something they believe passes as love.” Juniper squeezes my hand before releasing it to continue eating. “But you and I know what love really is.”
I smile at my girl. “Yes, we do.”
♦
Wafts of steam billow above the top of the glass shower door. I sit before the vanity on a small stool with a towel around my neck and Juniper stands behind me with a pair of electric clippers.
“Are you sure?” she asks dubiously.
“I’m sure.” My eyes hold hers through the bathroom mirror. “Cut it all off.”
The two wounds on my head required multiple staples, which necessitated a partial shaving of my hair. It looks ridiculous and I’ve decided to just buzz it all off. “Besides… don’t I look way sexier and tougher with those staples?” I ask with a grin.
“I’m not sure you could be any sexier than what you already are.”
“Good answer,” I reply, reaching back to squeeze her leg.
Juniper doesn’t hesitate, turning the clippers on and running the guard over my scalp. My hair wasn’t overly long but when it comes off, it sure looks like a lot. It takes no time at all and I have nothing but a thick layer of stubble all over my head. I twist my head left, then right as I study myself. “Goddamn… I’m even more handsome.”
Juniper laughs and whips the towel off my shoulders. She then strips off her clothes and orders me to do the same. “Get in the shower. But we can’t get your staples wet so be careful.”
No matter how tired we both are, the fact that we’re naked and washing each other with slick soap causes certain things to happen. Hot kisses and hands wandering over bodies, I’ve got Juniper pinned, my cock thrusting deep within her. Both my hands grip hers tight, pressing them against the wall, and I close my eyes to focus on the sound of her moans and her tight pussy wringing the most exquisite pleasure out of me.
After the shower, I watch Juniper dry her hair and then I pull her upstairs into the room she was using when she first arrived. The memories of what happened last night in my bedroom are too fresh, and I’m thinking that even though our friends did an amazing job cleaning the carpet, the entire suite might get a complete makeover. Trash everything inside and start over. I’ll let Juniper decorate it however she wants so she knows it’s as much hers as it is mine.
We crawl under the covers naked and I pull her into my arms. Even though we fucked just half an hour ago under the steaming water, I want her again. However, she yawns as soon as she settles against my chest and I decide we’re both better served with a long nap to refresh our bodies.
It’s quiet as we lie there, my hand rubbing small circles on her back and her fingertips gliding back and forth over the center of my chest.
“You know,” I say into the void, breaking the silence, “everything’s been so crazy the last several hours, I didn’t get a chance to talk about your little stunt with Joshua.”
“Little stunt?” she asks softly.
