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And what would the point have been? The sex was so much more intense this way, with nothing between us.
Brent’s orgasm drew mine out, and we were melded together by ecstasy. Everything fell away, and the world around us became a blur where it was only the two of us in focus.
Finally, it was over. Brent pulled out of me almost immediately, and I felt his absence acutely. He walked away from me. I lay on the bed, panting and gasping, and regret replaced the ecstasy I had felt a moment before.
Why had I done this? I was disgusted with myself for giving in. I had been so pissed off at him—I still was—but I had been hot for him, too. The moment he’d kissed me, it was all over. It was pathetic. It had been the best sex ever, but it was pathetic.
“You should get dressed,” Brent said, but his voice was gentle. He handed me a box of tissues. When I sat up, I realized what a mess I was downstairs. Without a condom, everything was messy. I was angry again.
“We shouldn’t have done this,” I said when I was cleaned up. I found my clothes on the floor and started pulling them on. “This was a mistake.” I stood up, running my hands through my hair and hoping it was enough to get out of the office. I walked toward the door.
“Don’t go,” Brent said.
I shook my head. “I can’t do this.”
Brent followed me and grabbed my hands. It was surprising, but it wasn’t the same as earlier when Brent had been furious. When he held on to my hands and looked into my eyes, he was gentle and full of emotion.
“I was wrong not to tell you how I feel,” Brent said.
“What are you talking about?” I had an idea where this was headed, and I wasn’t sure if I was ready for it.
“You couldn’t have known that you’re not like the other women I’d been with, because I never told you.”
I shook my head. I was getting closer and closer to crying.
“Brent,” I started, but he shook his head so I would stop talking.
“I fell for you,” he said. “I thought it would just be another game, but it’s you, Rena. You’re nothing like them, and I don’t want this to be a game between us. I want more. I’ve never wanted more, but you’re different.”
Tears welled in my eyes, and I felt like an idiot for crying.
“I don’t know what to say,” I said.
“Just don’t go,” Brent pleaded. His eyes were so gentle, his expression so genuine I couldn’t help but believe him. And I felt the same about him. I had kicked myself for developing feelings for someone who was only here for a good time, but I hadn’t been able to help myself.
And now, it turned out Brent hadn’t been able to help himself, either.
Chapter 28
Brent
When Rena finally emerged from my office, eyes red from crying, everyone else pretended that they had heard nothing, seen nothing.
The rest of the day had gone on as per usual. I’d been able to focus on my work now that I knew Rena and I were all right again. Rena had thrown herself into her work as a distraction, and I understood it. So much was happening it was hard to keep up.
After work, I asked Rena to come home with me and she agreed. This wasn’t about fucking and spending the night wrapped up in her naked body. This was about spending time with her as a person, getting to know her better, showing her how serious I was about what I’d said.
I did feel a lot more for Rena than I had even allowed myself to believe, and it was time to stop hiding my feelings. Now that Rena was pregnant with my child, I wanted to make things work between us. I was serious about it. For the first time in years, I was serious about a relationship with a woman. I was serious about something other than work.
When we arrived at my place, I unlocked the door for Rena and let her enter first. She stopped in the entry hallway and looked around. This was the first time I had brought a woman home with me, and I had no idea what she would think.
My house was a mansion, as I had the money to buy and maintain it, and I’d had it decorated by an interior decorator so it looked like one of those houses they featured on the covers of home magazines. But I saw it now through the eyes of an outsider, and I hoped Rena would like it.
