Chapter 8

We get home and I get unpacked and when I get done, Riz walks over to me. "Come here." he says as he leads me to the bathroom. There are candles lit and a bubble bath. "Take a bath with me." he says and I just nod. We get undressed and he gets in with me getting in behind him. It's a huge clawfoot style tub, big enough for both of us to fit. He pulls me in between his legs and pulls me close. I lean back against him and neither of us say anything for a while. He just lightly runs his finger tips along my arms and nuzzles his nose against my neck. "Te amo." he whispers. "I love you." I whisper back and fight off the tears. "Talk to me mi amore." he says. "I just need to get my head right." I tell him, without looking at him. "Do you not want to be with me?" he asks. "It's not that. I do. It's just…" I start and he stops me. "You are enough. You're the only one that I need." he tells me and I just nod my head and snuggle closer while I still can.

After the bath, we lay in bed and he holds me. I finally fall asleep in his arms and when I wake up he's gone. I see a note on the nightstand that says Club called. Call me when you get up. Te amo mi amor. I pick up my phone and call his number. "Hey bebita." he says when he answers. "Hey Riz." I say. "You wanna come by the clubhouse? Hang out a while?" he asks. "I need to head to work." I tell him. "Well, we'll be by there later. You want to crash there tonight?" he asks. "We can." I tell him. "Are you okay?" He asks. "I think so." I tell him. "Te amo Bebita." he says. "I love you too Michael." I say before we end the call and I feel the tears fall again. I just can't get out of my head.

Pulling up at Vickie's I get out of the car and head to the office to work. Vickie follows me in and asks "You okay?" I just nod. "Talk to me." she says. "I'm okay. Just can't get my head right." I tell her. "You know he loves you right?" she asks. "I know. I love him too and it's not him. I just can't get out of my own head. Part of me wants nothing more than to just snuggle up with him and be happy but the other part of me doesn't want to get close because I'm scared to get hurt again." I tell her. "I get it. But, honey, he's not going to hurt you. He only wants you." she tells me. All of a sudden there is a knock on the door. Vickie opens up and we see Mallory there. "Can we talk?" she asks. I nod and Vickie leaves us alone. "I wanted to say I'm sorry. I should never have been in Riz's lap. I see how he looks at you. There's so much love when he looks at you. We were all just hanging out and I shouldn't have been in his lap but he didn't touch me." she tells me. "Mallory, every relationship I have ever been in, the guy has either left me or cheated on me or both." I tell her. I've been around here for a long time and for the last year, he's not touched any of us. A few of us have sat in his lap and kept him company just talking but you know what he's talked about over the last year? You. Asking us how to win you back. Asking us how to get you to come home to him." she tells me. "Really?" I ask. "Yeah. Honey, he loves you." she tells me. I walk over and hug her and tell her "Thanks Mallory. I appreciate that but if I ever find you in his lap again, we're going to have a problem." I tell her. "Understood." she tells me before seeing herself out and I get to work.

I am upstairs in the shower when the guys pull up. When they walk in, Vickie takes Riz to the side and says "She's upstairs in the shower. Maybe take a couple of days and take her camping. When she was younger and couldn't get right, Mami would take her camping for the weekend and it helped her reset. I think that's what she needs." Vickie tells him and he nods. Heading upstairs, he slips into my room and into the bathroom. Undressing, he slips into the shower with me and I feel his arms wrap around me. I lean back into him before turning to face him. I look up at him and he caresses my face before kissing me softly. Deepening the kiss, he holds me closer. When we separate, neither of us say a word. I grab the shampoo and put some in my hand as he wets his hair and I start massaging the shampoo into his scalp and he closes his eyes and his hands go to my hips. After washing and rinsing his hair, I take the body wash and wash cloth and wash his upper body but when I get to his groin, I take my hand to massage his hard member. He puts his forehead to mine as he starts to thrust in and out of my hand, finding his release within minutes. He kisses me softly and says "My turn." before taking the shampoo and washing my hair and then washing my body for me. When he reaches between my legs, he inserts one finger before inserting another and trusting in and out of my wet heat while his thumb slowly rubs my clit, making me arch into him as he nips and sucks on my neck. He whispers in my ear, "Cum for me mi reina." That throws me over the edge and I find my release on his fingers. Resting my forehead against his shoulder, he kisses my temple before moving to get out of the shower. Wrapping a towel around his waist, he holds another out and wraps it around me as I step out of the shower.

We make it over to the bed and he pulls the covers down and gets in, still naked. I climb in next to him and he holds me close. I look up at him and kiss him softly and say "I love you Michael. Just be patient with me. I'll get my head right, I promise." I tell him. "I know baby and I'll be here the all the way." Laying my head on his chest, I softly draw little circles on his bare chest while he does the same on my bare back. "Do you still want a baby?" I ask softly. Tilting my chin up to look at him he says "I do baby. Do you?" he asks. "Yeah. I do."