Play Fair (The Devil's Share Book 3)(47)

“Fuck, you’re so tight.” I had stopped moving, my body had a mind of its own. Jacks wrapped an arm around my waist, lifting me slightly. He started thrusting up into me, finding his own climax in seconds.

***

In stark comparison to our morning, Jacks and I spent the rest of the day just hanging out with Landry. We headed into Destin and took her to all the tourist attractions. We ate lunch at a little place on the beach and finished the day with a few new Disney movies in front of the big TV downstairs. The whole house usually got together for dinner at night, but it seemed like everyone was doing their own thing right now. Which was fine by me. I hadn’t talked to Dylan since yesterday morning. She may be my big sister, but she didn’t control my life. I was happy here with Jacks and Landry; more than happy, I was ecstatic. Jacks was such a good dad, but he was also a fantastic boyfriend. Everything he did was so thoughtful and kind, and casual. I was worried at first about how Landry would react, to the two of us getting closer. But he was so relaxed, so at ease, that it made everything seem seamless.

“B?”

“Yeah, sweet girl?” I’d just closed our book. I’d read three chapters tonight.

“I had fun today.”

I lay down next to her, tucking my hands under my cheek. “Me too.”

She smiled. “What are we doing tomorrow?”

I took a deep breath. “Actually tomorrow we have some pretty important stuff to do.” I pursed my lips, “You want to hear it?” I waited for her to nod before I continued. “Well, Jacks and I wanted you to meet with a few people. We have a counselor coming to talk to you.”

“About what?” She was on her side now, facing me.

“About your mom, and about coming to live with Jacks.” I brushed her hair over her shoulder. “Is that okay?”

She nodded. “Who else?”

“A tutor. We want to make sure you are all caught up on your schoolwork and ready to start in the fall.” I picked up Ello and put him under the covers next to her. “I have a few different tutors coming. You can pick the one you like the best.”

She nodded again.

“Do you have anything that you want to ask me? Or anything you want to talk about?” I didn’t want her to feel overwhelmed, but all of these things were necessary.

“Can I still do my drum lessons with Uncle Luke?”

“Absolutely.” I smiled. “You have fun with Uncle Luke?”

“Yeah.” She let out a little sigh. “He has fun too. When he’s teaching me, he smiles and laughs. Which is good because usually he seems so sad.”

Well, shit. How was I supposed to explain Luke to Landry when I didn’t even really know what was going on with him? “Sometimes grown-ups get sad about things. But you make Uncle Luke happy, so it’s good that you like hanging out with him.” I sat up and kissed her forehead. “Good night, sweet girl.”

She snuggled up with Ello. “Good night, B.”

I turned off her light and headed across the hall to Jacks’s room. Well, my room too I guess. While I was showering this morning he moved all my stuff into his closet and dresser. I flopped down on the bed next to him. “All tucked in.”

Jacks closed his laptop and sat it on the nightstand. “I have a doctor’s appointment tomorrow morning.”

I wrinkled my nose. “Why?”

“I’m getting tested for STDs.”

I raised an eyebrow. “Be still, my beating heart.”

He reached out and pulled the rubber band out of my hair. “I want to make sure that I’m all clear, then I’m throwing away the condoms.”

I crawled up his body and onto his lap. “Oh yeah?”

He nodded. “Oh yeah.”

I kissed his neck. “Aren’t you even going to ask me how I feel about that? Maybe I don’t want to throw away the condoms.” I kissed the other side of his neck, then let my nails trail down his chest and hook into the band of his shorts.

He ran his hands up my back, under my shirt. “I don’t care.” He let his hands move in the opposite direction, grabbing my ass. “I don’t want anything between us. I want to feel you riding my cock, bare. I want to come inside you so f*cking hard that it drips down your thigh.”

His words send a shiver down my spine. I pulled back, looking at him. “Well, that was f*cking hot.”

“Yeah?”

I nodded. “Fuck yeah. Take your pants off.”

***

We were lying in bed, side by side, playing our favorite zombie game. “Hey, I told Landry about everyone she is meeting with tomorrow.”

He pressed pause. “What did she say? Was she overwhelmed?”

I shook my head, unpausing the game and then firing off a few shots into an undead adversary. “Not at all, she seemed fine with everything.” I nudged him with my leg. “Everything is going to be fine, love. This house is full of warmth and family; we are going to get Landry all squared away emotionally. The courts are going to laugh in her mom’s face when she tries to get her back.”

“Yeah, I’m sure they will…but courts and lawyers mean that Landry is going to have to face her mom again. She’ll have to testify, relive the abandonment.” He hit pause again and leaned his head against the headboard.