Total pages in book: 79
Estimated words: 75408 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 377(@200wpm)___ 302(@250wpm)___ 251(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 75408 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 377(@200wpm)___ 302(@250wpm)___ 251(@300wpm)
Brody rubbed at the back of his neck with his free hand. “Sutton, sweetheart…why did you marry him?”
I shrugged. “I guess I was simply settling. I couldn’t have you, and I honestly had no desire to date anyone else. It was more of a convenience, really. When I walked into the house and saw him with another woman…I can’t even begin to explain the relief I felt. That was my out. Yes, I could have divorced him at any time, but I didn’t want to look like a failure in front of my parents. Looking back now, I know that was just utter stupidity on my part.”
Brody squeezed my hand in his. “I hate that I did this to you.”
“You didn’t do anything, Brody. I made the decision to marry the idiot. But…does this mean our marriage never actually existed?”
“Yes. That’s exactly what it means.”
“So, did he ever really legally own half of Coastal Chic?”
Brody looked shocked. “Shit, Sutton. I never thought of that.”
I quickly stood. “If the marriage wasn’t a marriage, I wonder…” Racing to the kitchen for my cell phone, I pulled up my lawyer’s number.
Brody followed me into the room. “There’s no common-law marriage in the state of Maine,” he said with a smile as I waited for my lawyer to pick up.
“I might not have to buy out Jack!”
By the time I was finished with the phone call, I was flying high. Brody had scanned all the documents his associate had found on Jack, and under the new circumstances, my lawyer was confident that, legally, Jack had no claim to Costal Chic. I wanted to jump for joy.
“Do you know what I can do with that money if I don’t have to pay off Jack?” I said. “I can pay my parents back the money I borrowed from them and pay off a huge part of the mortgage on the building!”
Brody reached for me and pulled me close. “I wasn’t sure I should dig around in Jack’s life, but I’m so glad I did.”
I wrapped my arms around his neck. “So am I. What should we do to celebrate?”
He raised his brows. “I can think of a few things that involve you getting naked.”
I giggled as Brody lifted me in his arms, and I wrapped my legs around him. I ran my fingers through his dark brown hair, loving how those hazel eyes looked at me with pure desire. “I like the sound of getting naked.”
Brody set me down on the kitchen counter and kissed me with slow, languid kisses. There wasn’t anything I loved more than kissing him. He took his time, and I could easily get lost in his lips for days.
He lifted the long-sleeve T-shirt I’d put on when I’d gotten home, pulling it over my head and tossing it to the floor. A wicked smile played across his face as he reached behind me and unclasped my bra. He placed gentle kisses on my shoulder and up my neck, until he captured my mouth once again.
I tugged on his hair gently, drawing out a low growl from the back of his throat. He ripped his mouth away and stared into my eyes.
“I love touching your body, Sutton. I love putting my mouth on your silky soft skin and between your legs.”
“Brody,” I whimpered as he took one of my nipples in his mouth and used his fingers to play with the other. “More. Oh God, I want more.”
“Tell me what you want me to do to you, sweetheart.”
I placed my hands on the counter and lifted up. Brody didn’t need to be told what to do. He quickly stripped off my yoga pants and panties and dropped down. He spread my legs, and my entire body shook with anticipation.
Brody covered my clit with his mouth, and I moaned in pure delight as I pushed back his thick hair with my fingers. He took his time licking and sucking me while I whimpered.
“Oh, yes,” I hissed when he moved his tongue over my clit so slowly, I wanted to scream.
“Touch your breasts,” he commanded before going back to fucking me with his tongue.
I brought my hand up and played with my nipple as I watched him. “Brody. I want you inside me.”
He quickly stood and pulled his sweats down. I loved that he’d gone commando. I reached for his dick and slowly stroked it while he pumped his fingers inside of me.
“God, you’re always so ready for me, sweetheart.” He took his dick in his hand and rubbed the tip over my clit.
“Yes!” I cried out when he pushed into me.
“Do you want it slow, baby?”
I shook my head, and Brody smiled. He pressed his mouth to mine and moved inside of me hard and fast. It wasn’t going to take long before I orgasmed. Brody knew exactly what to do to my body.