Page 115 of The Challenge

Evan took a moment to run his calloused hand down the length of my body. “I can’t believe you’re mine,” he murmured. He cupped my pussy. “Open those legs for me.”

After I did, within two seconds, he’d pushed all the way inside. Evan moved in and out of me slowly at first, swearing under his breath. Then every movement was faster, harder than the last.

“Fuck me hard, Evan,” I begged, digging my nails into his back.

“I missed this so much.” He groaned, pulling out slowly, then thrusting into me again.

His eyes locked with mine, and I could see the love reflected in them. This time felt different. It came with a knowing that this man was truly mine, a feeling of contentment and certainty I’d never experienced before.

“I love watching your face when you take my cock.” He grinned.

This time I closed my eyes, running my hands everywhere they could reach, his hair, down his back, to his muscular ass.

“I can’t wait to fill you with my cum,” he hissed.

His words tipped me over the edge. I opened my eyes to find him smiling down with a mischievous grin. He could tell I was coming. As my muscles squeezed around him, I felt the heat of his load as his eyes rolled back in ecstasy. The world faded away for a moment until we both came down from the high.

When he finally turned to me, I could once again see the love in his chocolate brown eyes. He pressed his lips to my forehead.

“You might not believe this,” I admitted. “But I was going to call you tomorrow and figure out a way to tell you how I felt. But I was scared that you didn’t feel the same.”

“You’re right. I don’t feel the same.” Evan shook his head. “I probably love you more.” He winked. “But actually, I think Judy might be working some magic from above, helping to get both our heads on straight at the same time.”

While I hated to bring this up, I was curious. “Katerina knows where you are right now…with me?”

He nodded. “I have nothing to hide, Chloe. I’m done putting my happiness last. I can be the father that Effie needs and have love in my life, too. It doesn’t have to be either/or. It just has to be with you because you’re the only woman I love.”

***

Evan stayed with me at the Chicago apartment for three days. It was the longest he’d ever been away from Effie. While he definitely felt guilty about that, I did my best to distract him. I’d shown him around the city here and there, but we mostly stayed holed up in my apartment, ordering takeout and making love in between my work obligations. Evan said he felt like a teenager again, with no responsibilities.

This morning, though, he was packing to catch his flight back to Wyoming this afternoon. Or he was until a phone call from home interrupted him.

I watched Evan pace as he spoke. I couldn’t make out what he was saying, but at one point he flashed me a worried look. Uh-oh.

After he hung up, Evan laughed angrily and said, “I can’t believe this.”

“What?”

He scrubbed a hand over his face. “It’s happening again.”

“What’s happening?”

“That was Katerina.”

“Okay…” I swallowed.

“She’s leaving Dry River.”

While my immediate reaction was relief, it was quickly followed by pure anger. “I thought she said she was staying for good this time.”

“That’s what she said, yeah.”

I covered my chest with my hand. “I don’t understand. What changed so fast?”

“When she first came back, she’d said she’d broken up with her boyfriend, Xavier. But he’s apparently in Wyoming now and has convinced her to reconcile and go back to California with him.” He shook his head. “She was calling to make sure I was coming back tonight as planned.”

I shook my head. “Not that it could be any worse, but right before Christmas?”