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“Only for you,” I tell him as he takes my hand and guides me to straddle him.

“That’s right,” he tells me, ripping another pair of panties off of me. “You’re mine, April.”

“Show me,” I say, moaning as I rub my slippery opening against his cock. “Show me right now.”

He grips my hips and steadies me, lowering me slowly onto his thick rod. I take him in, gasping as he stretches my pussy. I have to hold on to his shoulders to keep from pitching forward. The sensation is intense, and so, so good. With one arm wrapped around my back, he leans back with a smile.

“You show me this time, little one.”

I feel giddy and powerful as I ride his cock, taking him deep and then sliding up. Watching his face as he struggles to maintain his tenuous grip on control drives me wild, and soon I’m bouncing hard and fast. I can barely hold on to him and he grips my waist and flips me onto my back on the couch. Only a blink passes before he sinks deep inside my pussy again and he growls against my neck.

“You feel so good, April. So damn good.”

Before I can answer, he finds my clit and that perfect burst overtakes everything. I wail, and he grabs my head and pushes my face against his shoulder as he laughs at my forgetfulness. But only for a second, because as soon as he drives me over the edge I feel his body jerk against me, his roar muffled in the couch cushions beside us.

It’s a long time before either of us can speak, but we move around until we’re side by side, crammed onto the couch together. He wedges his arm under my head, and softly promises he’ll get up and pull out the bed after he catches his breath.

A few minutes later his eyes close and his chest rises and falls in a slow, steady rhythm that lulls me to sleep alongside him, completely content for the first time in my life.

Chapter 10

Michael

I wake up before the sun peeks in through the blinds, delirious to have April in my arms. Her body is warm against mine under the sheets and I smooth away some dark, silky strands of hair from her cheek, half wanting to wake her so I can kiss her senseless, and half wanting to let her sleep.

It’s good to see her so relaxed, with all the worry gone from her brow. That worry has transferred to me. Still not sure what the best course of action is. The only thing I’m sure of is I’m not giving her up.

Knowing that there are not even eggs in my fridge at the moment, I slip out of bed and quietly get dressed. Then I scrawl a note, telling her I’ll be right back in case she wakes up while I’m out.

At the corner store, I get bacon, eggs, milk, some fruit and bags of snacks. A few doors down there’s an electronics store and I duck in and get two cheap phones that I load up with minutes for April and her sister. I want them to have everything they need and while I’m in there, someone returns a handheld game system because it’s got a cracked case. While I’m waiting my turn, the shopkeeper argues that it still works and goes round and round about returning it, but in the end, the customer getsher refund. The guy grumbles about the loss before ringing up my phones.

“I’ll give you fifty bucks for it,” I say, even though I need to be more careful with money than ever. “You know nobody’s going to buy it looking like that.”

He scowls but agrees and I head back home loaded down with the gifts that I wish could be so much better than they are.

April is awake and brewing coffee in the kitchen and my heart skips a beat to see her wearing one of my t-shirts that goes down to her knees. Her hair is a bedraggled mess from all the times I ran my fingers through it or pulled on it for better access to her soft throat. When she turns and smiles at me with still sleepy eyes, I’m frozen for a second.

“You’re the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen,” I tell her, shaking off my stupor and moving to drag her into a hug. “And you smell amazing, too.”

She leans back to accept my kiss, her tongue darting greedily between my lips. “Why did you leave?” she demands, her hands reaching around to grab my ass. “We still have about a half hour until Amelia has to get up for school.”

I put my hands on her lush hips and squeeze, then regretfully push her away. “About that. I don’t think she should go today. And we might have to transfer her since I live so much further away. It’ll be safer in the long run, just in case he decides he doesn’t want to give up yet.”

All the rosiness in her cheeks from our heated kiss drains away. “Do you think he’ll do that?” Her frightened face turns angry. “He’s already taken every last dime from the auction. He should just cut his losses.”

“He should,” I agree. “And if he doesn’t, I’ll take care of him, so you don’t have to worry about that.”

She pulls me close around my middle and presses her face into my chest. “I won’t. Not if you’re around.”

I put my hands on her shoulders and give her a look I hope can convey everything I feel. “I will be around. Try getting rid of me.” I playfully smack her adorable little ass and then reach for the bags I dropped when she stunned me with her beauty. “Now let me get these groceries put away and make you two some breakfast.”

As soon as the bacon crackles in the pan filling the apartment with its delicious smell; Amelia pokes her head out of her room wearing pajamas that are woefully too small for her. What was I thinking, taking on a kid? When she spies the stupid cracked game system on the counter and her eyes light up, I realize I wasn’t thinking, I was feeling. She looks at me hopefully and I nod.

“It’s all yours. There’s a phone, too. And as long as you’re smiling, today’s a skip day from school.”

Amelia looks to her big sister who agrees and we settle down around the miniscule kitchen table and dig into our breakfast. Wow! Looks like I have a family now. When April clears the dishes, I ask Amelia to bring my laptop and call for a meeting. Both of them look anxious, but I assure them we’re in this together.

“We need to decide what we’re going to do next,” I say. “Because we sure as hell can’t stay in this shoebox for too much longer.”

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