snuggled up to her side. He fit, just like he was meant to be there. She had instincts where she'd never had them before. Instincts to nurture and protect him. She left her arm around him for the rest of the trip, as did he.
She noticed Derek peek around her a couple of times with a perplexed look on his face. Or at least that's what she thought it was. She wondered what he must be thinking. Here she was coddling his son as if he was her own and he was reveling in her attentions.
“Jack, are you okay over there, buddy?” She almost took her arm away when Derek asked that question.
“I'm great, Daddy.” He smiled up at her, nearly making her heart melt.
She looked at Derek to judge his thoughts about this, but his smile matched Jack's.
They pulled up in the lot of the frozen rink and hopped out. Jack took her hand dragging her to the skate rental booth. “It's this way, Miss Lissa. Come on, I'll show you how to skate backwards.” He pulled even harder, squeezing her fingers.
She laughed and sped up with him.
Derek followed closely behind and laughed with them.
She thought they must look like a happy family out for a skate. She had mixed emotions about that. On one hand, she wanted that to be true. On the other, is seemed utterly ridiculous that she wanted that. But she planned to spend as much time with Jack as possible today. She hadn't even really thought about sex around Derek today. Has to be because Jack's here.
She put her skates on and helped Jack with his. “Are you ready to get out there, buddy? She certainly was.
“Jack, try and remember to go slow and take your time. Don't try to race with other skaters like you did last time. I mean it.” Derek tied the laces of his skates.
“Lissa, are you gonna go out with me or daddy?”
“Jack, you call her Miss Lissa.”
“Yes sir.” He hung his head.
Lissa tilted his little head up with her finger. “Don't be sad. If it were up to me you, could call me anything you wanted.” She winked at him.
He smiled up at her and headed for the ice.
Derek approached her from behind, rubbing his side against hers. He slipped an arm around her. “I've been waiting all morning to get you to myself. Are you ready to hit the ice with me? You can hang on to me all you want.” She didn't want to say no, but she wanted to be out there with Jack for a little while. She loved seeing him smile up at her.
“Um, do you mind if I spend some time with Jack? He wants to show me how to skate backwards.” She reached up and kissed him gently on the lips.
“Well, when you ask like that, how could I say no?” He kissed her back.
“Thanks, I appreciate it. I'll skate with you in a bit. I promise. And she left.
Derek watched his dream woman take off after his son, a little confused about how he felt. He loved that they got along so well, and that she seemed so at ease around him, but there was something else that niggled at the back of his mind. Was it jealousy?
“Dude, is that your wife?” Derek turned to see a young man ogling her assets. His first instinct was to say yes and punch the bastard, but she wasn't his wife.
“Yes, and I would appreciate it if you stayed the hell away from her.” The kid would never know the difference and it felt good to say.
“Sorry, dude, I was just admiring her. You're a lucky man.” The guy held his hands up in mock surrender and backed off.
Derek felt the urge to go to her and keep her protected. Protect her from little pricks like that one. He watched her spin holding hands with Jack. Her white scarf swung freely in the breeze and her chestnut hair curled up around the edges of her knit hat. The fitted white jacket and pants made her figure stand out like a goddess on skates. He felt a tingle in his groin and pulled out his cell.
“Hello, Mrs. Sanders. I was wondering if you could keep Jack this evening like you did before.” He couldn't wait any longer to get her into his playroom. He had to be with her.
“Sure I
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