Chapter 66

"Oh frack…"

Tahlia walked through the door, holding her arm and immediately went to grab some ice from the kitchen, not seeing anyone around. They were probably outside playing with the baby or by the pool. She knew Gunner was in school since summer vacation was over. Physical therapy sucked, but she was getting through it and groaned as soon as the ice planted on her shoulder. It was her shoulder and upper arm that hurt the most, though not nearly as much as the chest pains she'd had during the first week of her recovery.

"Just 7 weeks to go…7 weeks…"

"What's 7 weeks?" Taker asked from behind her, smiling impishly when Tahlia spun around.

She had been right, they had been playing with Abrianna; well he had out in the pool. He had told Sam and Amanda to go do something, by themselves, like a date… and he'd watch their kid. They hadn't hesitated at all. Abrianna was in a little two-piece thingy with a swimmer and a floppy hat, slathered in baby sunblock and he was in trunks, not much else. He had just brought her inside for juice, but she kept pointing back to the water.

"Uh… sorry?" His eyes landed on her arm, betting physical therapy was kicking her ass. "Want to come join us? Water is cool, it might help a bit."

"7 weeks until I can rip Triple H and Stephanie apart." She smiled painfully at the baby girl, leaning her head back against the fridge for a second. "Yeah, give me a minute to go change."

Tahlia pecked his lips quickly and left the kitchen to go down the hallway to the guest room where her stuff still was. They were sleeping in the same bed at night, but she kept her belongings in this room for the sheer fact she was a guest. She didn't live in this house and she'd be leaving after 7 more weeks. Sighing, pushing that thought out of his head, Tahlia changed into a deep purple string bikini. She wondered if Amanda and Sam would watch Gunner for them one night so they could go out and reconcile fully, groaning at the thought of having to watch Mark soaking wet in a pool. Oh well, he had to watch her too. After she changed, she headed out and tossed the ice pack back in the freezer on her way.

Taker had a secret weapon, however… he had Abrianna and had learned how to manage erections when he had kids in his arms. So… when she came out in that purple bikini, his emerald eyes popped and he nodded, whistling appreciatively, but no boner. He was in the deep end, which still was just barely up to his chest, carrying the little one, letting her splash him in the face.

"Look, pretty lady." He rumbled, pointing at Tahlia.

Taker had been thinking about this living arrangement thing, knowing he wasn't ready for her to go back to New York; 7 weeks until that time or not. Hell, if she wanted, he'd buy something in New York, not the city, but outside of it. He knew it'd mean uprooting his son and doubted Sam and Amanda would follow, but… he had already spoken to Gunner and the boy had expressed some interest in the idea.

"How was therapy?"

"It sucked." Tahlia smiled back at him, setting the towel down on the lounge chair and walked down the steps in the shallow end to immerse herself in the cool liquid, sighing. "It'll all be worth it though."

She had to be careful with her shoulder and arm, though swimming was great therapy for any part of the body that had to regain strength. She stayed in the shallow end, moving around on her back and let the sun bake her sunblock covered body. Putting it on before coming out here, Tahlia didn't want to be cooked by the hot Texas sun. Texas sun required repeated applications. He knew, remembering how he let Gunner burn accidentally. Only time that occurred. Amanda had consoled him, but he had a feeling if he baked the baby, she'd kill him.

"You ready to go home yet?" Taker asked, moving towards her, bending down so Abri could skim the water top, kicking her legs like a tiny frog. He asked it casually, not looking up at her as he waited for her answer. "Actually, I should've worded it better darlin'; you miss New York yet?"

"No. I will always love New York, but what I miss most is being in that ring and kicking ass – butt, sorry."

Tahlia missed something else too, but refused to say it, knowing it would only irritate Taker. Mark…she sighed again, finally standing in the water and went a little deeper, testing her arm. Where did the Lord of Darkness go? Where did the evil, sadistic monster that made her toes curl and body inflame disappear? This wasn't Taker in front of her…the man she had devoted her life and fell in love with. Tahlia didn't mind the family man side of him, but why couldn't she have both? Groaning, she dove under the water and swam to the bottom before surfacing, rolling her shoulder gently to test it again.

Taker watched her, amusement flashing in his suddenly acid eyes though it faded by the time she had resurfaced. He knew Tahlia was confused and yearned for him, his darker persona. However… good things came to those who waited and currently he was playing family man as he was wont to do when home.

"So… I was thinking tonight, we'd go out." He informed her, rather enjoying the look that flickered across that beautiful face, the way her amber eyes suddenly focused on him. Amanda had insisted on returning the favor, even while he was trying to shove her out the door.

"I'm listening." He had her undivided attention as she swam up to him and Abrianna, her body slicing through the water, caressing his back. "Are you sure that's okay since it's a school night for Gunner?"

At his nod, she smiled genuinely and wondered what he had planned for them to go out. Since her injury, Tahlia hadn't been out anywhere besides Abriana's birthday party and to the doctors. It was a blessing that she'd been cleared to drive by the doctor, after her first physical therapy session.

"Just you and me…so would this be considered a date?"

"Probably, I suppose." He shrugged, pulling away from her. "Hold on, darlin'."

Abrianna was yawning. He'd pop her inside in her little pack 'n play, leave the patio door open, central air on door open or not and use the monitor. Then he'd come back out and have some quiet time with Tahlia. Taker did all that, putting the little one down for a nap after changing her and cleaning her up from the water and sunblock. He dived in, splashing her and swam up until his face was right in her purple covered crotch, hands moving around to her luscious backside and squeezing.

Tahlia's eyes widened when he did that, not expecting it and tilted her head back as his head slowly surfaced, pressing kisses to her abdomen on the way up. Feeling particularly evil, she smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck when he came back down to her level, resting her forehead against his. Sliding her hand down his muscular chest, Tahlia reached all the way down while keeping her eyes locked on his until she felt his hard cock straining against his swim trunks. She stroked him just once, a brush and smirked at how dark his eyes became, getting lost in them like she had so many times before.

Oh the evil little vixen… his eyes had darkened with desire, and his cock was throbbing, begging for attention. Taker grabbed her legs and drew them around his waist, carrying her out into the deeper end, the end he had had customized to accommodate his height. Once out there, he treaded the water, letting one hand roam her freely. He caressed her sides, her breasts, those delicious abs of hers and finally – finally he let his fingers snake the waistband of her bottoms, watching her face intently before sliding his hand down beneath the fabric, cupping her sex.

Hissing at the contact of his warm hand against her, Tahlia made sure to keep one arm hooked around his neck and used her left arm since it was stronger. There he is, she thought, gasping when his finger began to probe her. She was on shaky ground, her sex depraved body trembling against him and it wasn't due to the cool water either.

"Oh fuck…" She moaned, not caring about watching what she said and reached behind her, stretching her other arm carefully until she felt the delicious bulge in his trunks. He stopped her, bringing her arm back to wrap around his neck and continued his administrations, making her head spin. "Taker…" It would not take long for her to climax, not from how long she'd gone without sex. "P-Please…" Forget shaky ground, she was in an earthquake.

He could feel her clenching almost violently around his finger and added another, feeling her walls stretching while accepting the digit greedily. Taker knew his fingers were rather large; it just went with the fact that he was a larger than average man, but she was tighter than he had remembered. It had been a very long year and he knew she hadn't been with anyone except him.

"Cum for me, Tahlia." He ordered, positioning his thumb against her nub, feeling her fingers gripping his shoulders tight enough to leave marks.

His low, dark husky voice urging her to climax, combined with adding a second finger, was her undoing, feeling herself shatter into a million pieces. Tahlia had to bite down on his shoulder hard, muffling her cries of passion, felt her body tense, convulse and then relax, sagging against him. Her heart pounded a furious tattoo against her chest, her breathing incredibly ragged and she finally looked up into his eyes, kissing him softly. She had no more energy at the moment for anything other than that, feeling his fingers reluctantly leave her and stayed right where she was.

"Evil man." She mumbled against his mouth, hearing him chuckle and pressed her body against his under the water. "I love you, but you are an evil man." And she missed him more than words could ever say.

"I try." He rumbled, trying to ignore his own aching hard-on. He was going to have to take some quality time in the shower before their date, not about to have a 30 second show if they did have sex. "I love you too, Tahlia." Taker whispered against her lips before pulling away from her, needing some space to cool down before he ravaged her right here in the pool.

Following him, Tahlia suddenly got an idea and slid her hands up his broad muscular back once he surfaced from being under water. She knew he was burning as much as her, both desperately needing their raging infernos out. "Is the baby still sleeping?" At his nod, she smirked devilishly, swimming past him, walked up the steps and grabbed the towel to dry her hair since the sun was taking care of the rest. "If you want me to take care of your problem, follow me."

Winking over her shoulder at him, Tahlia gave him the invitation and it was up to him if he accepted it or not. She padded into the house, making sure not to get water everywhere. Amanda would have a conniption fit and tan her hide. That was an invitation he wasn't about to pass up and Taker was out of that pool in a flash, shaking himself off. Water flew everywhere and he grabbed his own towel off a lounger, toweling himself as best as he could when his dick was urging him to get in gear and get his issues taken care of. He checked in on Abrianna, smiling at the sight of her sleeping so peacefully. Shutting and locking the door, he trailed after Tahlia, really hoping Sam and Amanda remained gone just a bit longer.

"Can you hear Abrianna from in here?" Tahlia asked once he joined her in the bedroom, still in her purple bikini and hooked her fingers in the waistband of his trunks, pulling him toward her. "Lay on the bed." She ordered, the door slightly cracked and waited for him to do as she requested. Once he was situated with his arms folded beneath his head, Tahlia joined him, straddling his lap to kiss his lips and made her way down his chest, gliding her nails down his sides the further she went. "Better keep quiet, don't want to wake her." She purred, smirking again at his low growl and finally arrived at the area she'd been dying to explore since their reconciliation.

Reaching inside, Tahlia freed his already throbbing erection and locked eyes with him while sliding her tongue up and down his length. Just that one action was enough to make his cock throb violently and he gripped the sheets with his hands, staring at the ceiling out of wide eyes, willing himself to pass 30 seconds. It really had been too long and Taker would admit… he was sure there might've been cobwebs.

"Christ Tahlia!" He hissed when she practically inhaled his length between those gorgeous, teasing lips.

"We're home!"

Sam was a dead man.

"Damn it!" Tahlia whispered in a growl, knowing they would have to pull away from each other and was tempted to keep going, regardless if other people were in the house. It wouldn't be the first time they fooled around with other people surrounding them. However, this wasn't the Ministry, this was Taker's family and…Tahlia reluctantly pulled away from him, gesturing to the door. "Try thinking of bugs." She mumbled randomly, heading into the bathroom for a shower and waited until the water began before cursing in frustration.

He was thinking about what he was going to do to Sam. Taker was going to string that interrupting bastard up by his big toes and use him as a piñata. Sighing, and without an erection, though he had major blue balls, he rolled out of the bed and went to change into proper clothes. He was not looking forward to jeans, at all.

"Hold on…" He called, sighing again.

The release in the pool was spectacular, but Tahlia felt terrible for Taker. It was one of those moments she wished he didn't have a family like this – that it was just the two of them. Then she instantly regretted that thought process because then he wouldn't have Gunner. Amanda and Sam were amazing people; she'd gotten to know them both and considered them friends. Sighing, she washed her hair and rolled her shoulder again, nodding when no pain came from it. Just a little soreness from physical therapy, but nothing she couldn't handle.

"7 weeks, assholes, and you're mine."

Amanda smiled at a disgruntled Mark and chewed her bottom lip, having a feeling they interrupted something. She could always read the man like a book. "How was Abri?" She asked, walking over to pick the now awakened baby girl. "Did you still need us to watch Gunner tonight at our house?" She knew he wanted some quality alone time with Tahlia. The boy would be getting home from school off the bus any minute.

"Yes, yes I do. You and your husband are a bunch of cock blockers."

"Oh dear… and here I was… thinking it fell off…"

"One of these days, Amanda…"

Smiling sweetly, she patted him on the cheek. "Go on then, go get cleaned up. You reek of chlorine and sexual frustration."

"SAM, I'M KILLING YOUR WIFE!"

Sam could only watch as Amanda zoomed by with Abrianna, followed by Mark, who looked red as an apple.

Just as Tahlia stepped out of the shower and wrapped a towel around her body, Taker stalked inside the bathroom muttering something about killing Amanda under his breath. "Umm do I wanna know why you wanna kill her?" She raised a brow when his green eyes flashed at her and bit her bottom lip, trying not to laugh. Taker did NOT look happy and she squealed when his hand came out to smack her backside, the sound echoing throughout the bathroom. "I didn't even SAY anything!" Now she was giggling, zooming out of the bathroom before he could make a grab for her and shut the door, knowing he would rub one out in the shower. "Tonight is all ours…" Tahlia whispered softly against the door, knowing he couldn't hear her and slid her fingernails down the wood before going to get dressed, not having a clue what to wear for this date.

"He should have called or… texted, or something." Sam said when he heard about what had happened from his wife, keeping himself PG since Gunner was out of school and at the table, doing homework.

"Make sure you pack an overnight kiddo, we're going to our house."

"I know, I remember, they have a date." Gunner didn't even look up, math was a pain. "Hope he remembered to get her flowers…" Because that was what people did on dates, right?