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  Daniel’s eyes rolled shut. “Shit, yes. Why the fuck didn’t I think of that.” Daniel dug his phone out of the console and pressed a series of buttons. It would be sooooo helpful if money had moved.

  “Come on, come on.” He bit his lower lip, staring at the screen and Sofia found herself biting hers, watching him. He gasped and looked at her. “He moved money.”

  Sofia let out a huge sigh. “Thank God.”

  “Wow.” He laid his head on the seat. “That doesn’t mean anything, he could’ve moved money for something else. But my guess is, he’s probably got her well taken care of, why didn’t I think of this?” Daniel started the car and pulled out into traffic.

  “It’s been really stressful for everybody, sometimes we don’t think of the obvious stuff.”

  “Oh but you do. I should have involved you from the beginning and maybe we wouldn’t even be in this mess.”

  “Ohh, I can make messes, trust me.”

  He took hold of her hand and brought it to his mouth and nibbled with his lips. “You can definitely make cookie messes.”

  She gave him a throaty, sultry laugh. “You do well to remember that. Don’t anger the cookie monster.”

  He let out an “mmm,” and bit lightly on her knuckle, making Sofia’s stomach and womb jerk wildly. A sudden wave of desire hit her and she whimpered just as he scraped his teeth on her.

  He glanced at her, his gaze flicking over her body. “You’re hot.”

  It was a light observation, but one he was clearly affected by. Sofia was suddenly thrilled she’d worn her sweet new mommy skirt as Daniel leaned and slid his hand between her legs. He wasted no time sliding her panties over and dipping his finger right inside her. She opened her legs a little and tilted her hips. A few hungry thrusts and he removed his finger and drew slow circles over her aching bud. Sofia gripped the armrest on the door with a gasp and pressed her other hand into the seat next to her.

  “Fuck,” Daniel whispered, pulling his finger out and sticking it right in his mouth. He sucked her juices off and focused on the road. “Tell me what you want when we get home.”

  His voice croaked with desire, but he didn’t look at her.

  What did she want? Mmm. “Can I…have you in the shower?”

  “Have me? You can have me anywhere. Any way.”

  “I want to…fuck you. In the shower.”

  “Ffffuck,” Daniel gasped lightly, knowing exactly what she meant. “You’re killing me.” He looked in the rear view mirror. “Tell me.”

  Sofia’s clit throbbed with a vengeance. “I want you to hold on to the shower walls. And open your legs wide for me. I want to jack your cock off, while I sink mine…slowly into you.”

  Daniel grabbed his cock and gasped. “Baby, stop. I’m going to come right here. Serious.”

  She smiled, thrilled at how much he liked that. “Can I…do you from the front too? I want to hold one of your legs up, the way you do me. And fuck you, watch you while I pump in and out of you. Rub the pretty head of your cock while I do it.”

  Daniel suddenly pulled off the road and into an abandoned looking parking lot. He put the car in park and undid his pants. His cock out, he stroked it and looked at her with the most sexy look. Like, come get it, right now.

  Sofia nearly attacked in response. Daniel laid his seat back and Sofia devoured his length with a hunger only a pregnant woman could no doubt have. Her groans were deep and ravenous, accompanying every rise and fall of her head. “Push your pants down,” she ordered. “Now.”

  Daniel quickly slid them over his hips, enough for Sofia to work her hand between his legs. She wet her finger with his pre-cum and raised up to watch his face as she worked her it into him. “Look at me,” she said, when he clenched his eyes shut.

  His breaths ragged, he opened his eyes to slits of agonizing desire, staring at her as she pushed her finger in slowly. She gripped his cock with her other hand and leaned to slide her tongue over his lips. “Be still and take it.”

  “Oh fuck,” he gasped, rolling his hips.

  She worked her hand over his cock and her finger in and out of him, her tempo slowly building with his deepening expressions of ecstasy. She bit at his lower lip, loving the feel of his devastated moans and sexy hisses right in her mouth. “Mmm, you like this?”

  “Yes,” he gasped. “Do it.” He reached between his legs and pressed her hand harder. “Fuck me.”

  Sofia thought she’d come at his words. She dove on his mouth and kissed him, her hand moving over his cock in a frenzy, her finger moving wildly. “Come for me. Right now,” she demanded in his mouth. “Do it,” she ordered, her voice harder.

  He suddenly bucked and grabbed her head, kissing her as he came in her hand, hot, pulsing waves for endless delicious seconds. She slowed both her hands until her strokes matched his deep satisfied moans.

  “My. Fucking. God,” he said, breathless.

  Sofia giggled and kissed him, so happy and proud she’d brought him an insane amount of pleasure like that.

  “How can I ever repay you?”

  “By letting me do it more often?”

  He looked around and gasped, pulling his pants back up. “It’s a deal, but not like this.”

  “In the shower. Like I said.”

  He started the car and angled that sexy one eyed look at her. “You’re amazing, you know that? And I love you.”

  Her heart suddenly felt like it’d burst and tears stung her eyes. “Oh hell,” she gasped, fanning her face. “Estrogen moment.”

  “Aww, baby, come here.” He reached for her and pulled her into his arms, kissing her forehead. “You’re my angel, you know that? Please don’t ever change, promise me?”

  “I promise,” she wailed. “Wow, I’m sobbing, really?”

  “Not to interrupt your moment, but, get ready to scream my name. Sofia.”

  Sofia’s tears nearly stopped dry. “Wow, hmm,” she gasped. “I think you just found my estrogen on/off switch.”

  He gave her a sweet smile and pulled into the afternoon traffic. “Just know that I’m going to fuck you extra good.”

  “Oh shit, stop.”

  He laughed, a deep naughty sound that didn’t help her condition at all. “Now you know how I feel.”

  ****

  Sofia hit her phone send button. “Dara? Oh my God! Your voice, I can’t believe I’m actually hearing it! How are you?”

  “I’m coming.”

  “What?”

  “You heard me, I’m coming back. I miss him so much, Sofia. I wanted to call to tell you. Don’t worry, I can find a place to stay, I don’t want to be a burden.”

  “What? Stop it, you’ll stay in Seth’s room until he gets out.”

  She sucked in her breath. “Momma, please tell me Daniel has found a way to get him out, he promised he would and I believe he can and he will.”

  “Well, I can tell he’s got something up his sleeve, I’m just being patient to see what it is. But…remember I told you how Seth said he defended that girl and how we really think he’s protecting her, as in lying? We think she may be the one that killed the uncle.”

  She sucked in a huge breath. “This is my thought! Does Seth know? That you guys know or think this?”

  “Not yet, Daniel is on his way there now to try and see him. Dara…”

  “What momma, what, spill it.”

  “We went to the uncle’s house to try and get clues as to what may have happened and we found these old tapes and my God Dara, Seth and that girl and other people were on it, making them do horrific things. Poor Daniel watched all of it before thinking of turning it over to the authorities.”

  “We need to find this girl, get her to admit the truth, this is the answer, he shouldn’t have to pay for what she did, it’s not fair.”

  “One step ahead of you.” Sofia told her all about the receipt and how the girl was likely still in town and Seth was taking care of her financially.

  Dara went off in angry Romanian that ended i
n near sorrowful wails.

  “What!” Sofia said.

  “Ugh, I’m so jealous of that bitch! She is trouble, I feel it.”

  “Oh Dara, honey. If you’d seen what they made her do on that video.”

  More pained Romanian. “I know, I know, I’m the devil for feeling this way. I have news for you.”

  “What?” There was a span of silence except for shaky breathing. “Dara, what? What’s wrong?

  “Nothing is wrong,” she gasped. “I’m…pregnant.”

  Silence hung for several seconds until Sofia could speak and ask the hopeful question. “For?”

  “Oh, God, momma, who do you think? Would I be coming back to America if it weren’t Seth’s?”

  Sofia sucked in a huge breath, a giddy excitement over taking her at what that would mean. “Oh my God you’ve got to be kidding me!”

  “I’m not.”

  “How far?”

  “My guess, two months.”

  “Are you…are you happy?”

  “Oh Sofia. I am not one of these women who would dream of trapping a man into anything, but when it comes to Seth, I can’t lie, I have prayed for a way to have him, but I assure you this was not one of them. Entirely.”

  “You used protection, right?”

  “I have been on the pill, but…when I came to visit, I think…I think I might have made a boo boo.”

  “Oh Dara, do you know how happy Seth is going to be?”

  “No! I don’t, I have no clue if he’s going to hate me or what, what if he’s in love with that girl he saved and this will ruin his plans?”

  “He’s facing life in prison honey, I don’t think you can ruin anything more than it is! Oh my God, Daniel is on his way to visit him, I need to tell him this. It could be what he needs to get Seth to cooperate.”

  “Tell him?”

  “Yes, please, Dara, he won’t give up this girl without incentive and you have just provided us with a huge one.”

  “I’m terrified of what he’ll say, I’ll die if he hates me for this.”

  “He won’t. He really likes you.”

  “I have other news.”

  “My God, what, what?”

  “I went on a diet the second I returned home. I planned to get slim and return, sweep him off his feet. I’ve lost forty-five pounds.”

  Sofia sucked in her breath. “Really? Oh my God, Dara, that’s…wow! Okay, please, I have to call Daniel before he sees Seth, I’ll call you back, I promise.”

  “Hi-hi-, call me back as soon as you can, I mean it. And tell him about the weight I lost!”

  “Yes, promise. Wait, when are you coming?”

  “I leave in three weeks unless you say no.” Restrained hysterical excitement lined the words.

  “Yes. Oh my God, yes! I’m so thrilled. Aunt Dara is coming!”

  She squealed her own excitement. “I bet you are the sweetest looking mommy, aren’t you? How big is your tummy?”

  “Oh my God, it’s huge!”

  “Okay, go, call the doc and call me back!”

  Chapter Six

  Daniel’s nerves had him nauseous as he waited for Seth to come sit at the chair across the glass. Seth had agreed to see him. That by itself was a relief since he’d told him last time to not come back. Daniel had accused him of lying. And now he realized why he didn’t want him back.

  The door alarm sounded and the prisoners walked in single file. Daniel’s heart banged his chest bone till it hurt. He had to keep it together as well as lay out all his news in the most effective order.

  Seth shuffled toward the chair, head down. Daniel pressed the phone to his ear, watching his brother, afraid to see too much while needing to see every detail. Seth looked at him finally and Daniel’s throat closed up. A bruise under his right eye and a split lower lip. But God, it was his mouth. He had it turned in that way Daniel couldn’t take. He closed his eyes, fighting to get rid of the images from that fucking movie.

  “Take a breath, brother.” The concerned words echoed softly through the phone.

  Daniel gasped and opened his eyes, ashamed to see concern crimping his brother’s brow. He needed to be stronger than this for him.

  “Hey,” he whispered, not trusting his voice. “I uh. I have some good news I thought you’d like to hear.”

  His brows furrowed as though the concept of good, and news, was an oxymoron in his life. “Everything okay with you, man?”

  Daniel nodded. “Dara’s coming to live in America.”

  Seth nodded a little, feigning casual. “For what? I mean, did she say?”

  “She misses you.”

  He snorted and looked right. “I hope you reminded her I’m not going to be very good company.”

  “She knows, but…the real reason she’s coming is because…she loves you and…”

  Seth met his gaze, a mixture of confusion and hunger in his eyes.

  “Dara’s pregnant. She says for you.”

  The shock in Seth’s face was exactly what Daniel expected. “Bullshit.”

  But not that kind of shock. But they were the exact words Daniel had thought when Sofia squealed the news to him. Bullshit. Until he realized she was right, this might be what would make him let Daniel help. “What does that exactly mean?”

  “I mean she said she was on the pill.”

  “Yeah, well, turns out she got some days mixed up when she came to visit and missed a dose.”

  He stared at him, the utter impossibility crimping his forehead now. “Are you serious? She’s sure it’s…”

  This is where Daniel couldn’t bring himself to lie. “How can I be sure of anything? You know how women can be about shit like that. I do know she’s in love with you.”

  He closed his eyes and chuckled a gasp. “Wow. This is…”

  At seeing that maybe Seth needed the hope, he blurted, “Fantastic.” But really, this wasn’t exactly the best thing for Seth at this time.

  “No, fucked up,” Seth corrected, not masking his fury. He gave a derisive chuckle, his mouth in that you can’t hurt me turn. “Because everybody wants a dad spending life in prison, right? A husband? Fantastic?” He nailed Daniel with his stare, nodding slightly, looking like he was on the verge of a bad fit.

  “It doesn’t have to be that way.”

  “What the fuck are you saying, there is no getting out of this.”

  “Yes, there is.” Daniel looked around a little then leaned forward. “Look…I went to our uncle’s house. I found evidence that will get you out.”

  “What evidence.”

  It was more an accusation than a question. Daniel opened his mouth to say it but the words got stuck as the images of his brother being abused flooded him. He clenched his eyes. “Some film, 8 mm.” His voice strained to keep from breaking. “Bad shit he did, evidence he was a monster and you and the girl were victims acting in self-defense.”

  “What film, I don’t know what you’re talking about, there wasn’t any film.”

  “Seth…” Daniel cleared the lump from his throat at his brother’s immediate denial. “You couldn’t have been more than fourteen. I saw it.”

  He gave a dismissive sniff and looked right. “What the fuck are you talking about, what’d you see?”

  Skepticism masked the question but Daniel felt it. Having anybody see the dirty things he’d done and was done to him, was unthinkable. “I saw everything.”

  He snorted and put his elbow on the table and rubbed his forehead, looking down.

  “I want you to listen to me. If I use this—”

  Seth banged his fist and glared at him. “You will not fucking use it. Is she…” he looked away, his nostrils flared before finally locking their gazes. “Is she in them?” he whispered.

  “Yes,” Daniel said, heavily.

  Seth’s mouth hardened and he clenched his eyes.

  “Listen to me. I know you didn’t kill the bastard, and I think you’re protecting her. If you are, this film is the evidence that will acquit her. It w
ould be self-defense Seth. Self. Defense, do you hear me? There is no jury on planet Earth that would not be thrilled that she killed him after they see what happened. We will get her the best lawyers, doctors, she will go free, and you will go free, and you will be a husband and a father, and we, will be a family.” Daniel’s insides trembled as he watched his brother’s turned down face. “Please,” Daniel gasped, desperation stealing his breath. “I need you in my life,” he whispered, “I won’t…live without you, I’m fucking miserable, I’m begging you, it’s our turn man, our turn to live.”

  Seth slapped a hand over his eyes, his mouth trembling. He pressed his lips together hard, his jaw straining.

  “Let me help you. Please. We’ll take care of her, I promise you, I won’t let her out of my sight, she’ll never want for anything. We’ll get her the best help, the best lawyers, she won’t have to hide, she’ll be as free as she can be.”

  Seth wiped his eyes and looked at him. “I love you brother.” He nodded a little. “I trust you.” The final words came on a gasp. “Help me.”

  Daniel nearly fainted with relief. He put his hand on the glass and Seth met it with his. “You’re coming home.” It was a vow Daniel meant to keep. “Where is she?”

  “1214 Broadview. Be careful with her. She’s sweet and she’s scared.”

  ****

  “Sweetie, what are you doing under there?”

  Daniel grunted, trying to loosen the screw that adjusted the baby’s mattress. “What I keep swearing I’m going to do every night when I’m lying in bed.”

  “It’s two in the morning.”

  “I couldn’t sleep.”

  Sofia sat on the floor next to the bed, patting his leg, smiling at the baby’s room. “I like it in here.”

  “Did you decide on what to do with Seth’s room for Dara?” He kinda grunted out the words.

  Sofia sighed. “Nah, I figured I’d leave it, let her decide. Plus they’ll probably get their own place if they have all that money.”

  “Fuck, did I weld this together, or what?” Daniel slid out from under the bed, shirtless and distracting. “If they do move, it needs to be close.”

  Sofia smiled at the bite in his tone. “You’re so cute when you’re being a good big brother.”