It's finally here! The last chapter! Once again, I have to give an enormous amount of gratitude to fefetasprite on ao3/ tentahugs on tumblr for all her help editing this chapter. Without further ado, chapter 13!
"Courtney...Princess you're home." A husky but soft voice rustled Courtney from her nap in the car. Duncan pushed away the hair that had fallen in her face while she was asleep. Upon realizing she had dozed off, Courtney quickly sat up and took in her surroundings, and found that she was in her driveway. She looked to the backseat to see both girls were asleep like she had been. For all of her protesting, Vanessa was off in dreamland.
Courtney turned her head to say something about putting them in bed, but froze when she saw that Duncan was staring intently at her. The look he had on his face was so serious that it made her nervous. She rarely saw him like this and it made the mood feel suddenly heavy. He hadn't taken his hand away after pushing back her hair and was now brushing his thumb against her cheek.
"I'm still mad at you..." She said even though she leaned into his touch. Her pout was unconvincing.
"You're always mad at me." Duncan countered.
"You have a point there." Courtney admitted.
"So I was talking to Gwen..." He was hesitant to start off the conversation with bringing her up.
"I saw." Courtney replied curtly. Duncan winced just slightly as she began to jump to conclusions. Evidently, it was still a sore spot.
"Well... she made me realize something." Courtney kept her expression blank though she couldn't help but feel that he was about to tell her bad news. She braced herself for the worst.
"My feelings for you scare me." He'd gone his whole life skirting feelings and avoiding being truly sincere with the people he cared about. Courtney was his wake up call. "That's why I left the other night." Duncan's admission wasn't at all what she was expecting. She opened her mouth to respond but was cut off when he spoke again.
"You were always different. Before you I'd never been in anything serious or felt anything serious with anyone, until you." His eye contact wavered for a moment, but reaffirmed his sincerity by meeting her eyes again. Courtney leaned in closer, now hanging onto his every word. Her eyes widened as she took everything in, unsure if she was awake or still dreaming.
"When we started to argue more and more, I figured it was easier to be with someone who didn't challenge me, someone that I always got along with. It turned out that I only liked Gwen as a friend but it took me until it was too late to fully realize that. I found myself missing you time and time again. What I felt for Gwen wasn't anything compared to what I felt for you, what I still feel for you. We were too young and I wasn't ready then." Duncan still had his hand around the back of her neck, his thumb still lingering on that spot on her cheek.
"I wasn't ready then, but, I think I'm ready now." Duncan poured his feelings with absolute conviction. He wasn't a teenager anymore. No more beating around the bush. His feelings that had been latent for so long were on the table.
Courtney's breath caught. She didn't think that there was anything Duncan could do or say that would surprise her anymore, but somehow he did once again. His spontaneity was one of his best qualities. It gave her a rush like nobody else could.
Duncan anxiously anticipated her response. He'd taken a huge risk by telling her all of this and wasn't sure if this would be enough to convince Courtney of his unwavering feelings. He desperately he prayed it would. Her silence finally broke.
"I promise not to try to change who you are if you promise not the cheat on me ever again. Deal?" A wide grin spread out on his face. Instead of answering Duncan leaned across the median to kiss her like he had been wanting to all night, Courtney leaned back slightly just before his lips were about to touch hers.
"Is that a yes?" She asked.
"It's a hell yes." He leaned in again but Courtney stopped him one more time.
"What's wrong?" Courtney nudged her head in the direction of the back seat.
"As much as I want you to kiss me, we aren't alone." Duncan had forgotten about the little ones in the back seat. "Besides," she continued "the things I want to do aren't appropriate for children." She winked and the blood drained from Duncan's face. No sooner that she had laughed from his reaction, he had vacated the drivers seat and was unfastening Vanessa and Addison's car seats.
Courtney had dimmed the lights in the bedroom before Duncan walked in. The anticipation of his arrival made time slow down. He crossed the distance to where Courtney stood by the curtains with her back to him, it was like moving through water; not nearly as quick as he needed.
Duncan rested his hands on her shoulders as she drew the curtain, his face nuzzled in her hair. Courtney exhaled contentedly.
"Just remind me one more time why this isn't a bad idea?" Courtney asked hesitantly. Of course she didn't want him to stop, but her cautious nature had to ask. He kissed the spot just below her ear.
"Because we're in love." Duncan said as if it were the most obvious thing. Her cheeks flushed with the sentiment. Courtney looked over her shoulder at him.
"Unzip me?" He did as he was told while still kissing her neck. Inch by inch the zipper was pulled down with a trail of the warm imprints of Duncan's lips in its wake. Her dress easily fell to the floor. Duncan ran his hands up and down Courtney's sides causing her to shiver.
"Are you cold?" He used the opportunity to wrap his arms around her abdomen and pull her flush against him. He traveled his kisses down to her shoulder where her bra strap lay. Duncan planted one more kiss there before taking the material between his teeth and sliding it down her shoulder.
"You're such a Neanderthal." Courtney teased even though she actually found the action very seductive. Barely into foreplay and her nerves were already on fire from his touch.
"You're a priss." He countered while using one of his hands to unhook her bra. Her breasts delicately toppled out of the cups and her soft skin glowed in the crack of pale moonlight entering between the curtains. Duncan kept his face close to Courtney's, the tips of their noses touching, their lips barely grazing. The closeness was unbearably tense, but each wanted the other to cave first.
"You're still not my type." She scoffed even as she was being undressed. Her bra joined her dress on the bedroom floor.
"You make me sick." The heat between them was palpable as neither of them moved but both hearts raced. This was it. No turning back now. One of Courtney's hands reached behind her to hold the back of Duncan's neck and a moment later their lips fully touched. As the distance closed between them, it was like two strong magnets coming together- it needed a push at first, but once close enough they snapped together. It was worth all the time apart to finally be able to kiss freely again. The feeling was all too familiar, yet thrilling at the same time. Their lips fit together so naturally. When their tongues touched Courtney pushed up her backside against the front of his jeans. He groaned in her mouth. Off of one touch, he already felt blood rushing below his belt. Duncan's moved one hand to take one of her breasts in his hands while the other drew patterns over her panties. Caressing her but not quite where she wanted. His fingers gently grazed between her lips while her most sensitive region ached for attention. Courtney pulled her mouth away from his.
"Touch me." She begged. Duncan cupped her through her underwear, the jolt of pleasure causing Courtney to toss her head back against his shoulder and moan. He kissed her again to muffle to noise.
"Shhhhh." He spoke against her mouth as he continued to rub circles with his fingers. Courtney bit her lip to hold back the noise as much as she could but it was hard when everything was so electrified. She was already soaking through her underwear and he'd barely touched her. It felt so unfair that he could affect her so much and decided give him a taste of his own medicine. She abruptly turned around and began unbuttoning his shirt.
"Eager Princess?" Duncan grinned cockily. Not that he wasn't ready to throw her on the bed already, but he'd still play it cool. Once she got the last button opened, she was already nimbly working on his belt. She slipped it out of its buckle and in one easy pull she had his pants and boxers at his ankles. Duncan was about to make another statement about her impatience but his words caught in his throat at her breath on his cock. His view of Courtney caused his cock to twitch and leak a bead of precum.
"Eager?" She asked the same question in rebuttal, smiling innocently up at him. His eyes locked with hers. No fantasy could compare to the reality of his princess half naked on her knees before him. She started by kissing his pelvis and paying particular attention to a tattoo that he had on his hip bone. She kept running her tongue over the lines of black ink making him shudder any time she got closer to where he increasingly needed her. Her hands rested on his thighs dangerously close to his arousal.
"You're such a fucking tease."
Courtney took a manicured fingertip and ran it down the length of his smooth shaft, without breaking eye contact. She remained poised with half-lidded sultriness and reveled in the fact that he faltered at her touch. His strained expression gave away his want.
Gingerly, she wrapped her hand around him, gave a tiny lick to the tip, and with his eyes still on her, took him into her mouth until he hit the back of her throat. When she pulled back she saw that his head had dropped back and his eyes were closed. In her mouth the skin of his cock was rather delicate, pulsing against her tongue. His length grew and hardened as it hit the back of her throat. She repeated the motion a few times while using her hand in tandem, each time making him groan or curse. His hands knotted in her hair and titled up her face so they could look each other again. Courtney's cool expression was now devious. She changed techniques, sucking and swirling her tongue around the tip then taking him all the way back in again. It was a slow torture.
"Babe..." He groaned and instinctively bucked his hips. "Can I?" He asked desperately, his fingers still woven in her hair. Courtney nodded and braced herself by placing her hands on his hips again. Slowly he began thrusting directly into her mouth, trying his best not to choke her and in awe that she trusted him enough to do this. The visual had him ready to burst let alone how great it felt. She squeezed his waist to distract herself and avoid gagging from how deep he was going. The noises he made couldn't be described by Courtney as anything but masculine. All throaty and low moans. Soon his movements became erratic. Courtney sensed how close he was getting and matched his motions. She looked directly into his eyes to give him a non-verbal permission to cum. She buried him deep in her mouth as he came with his jaw slack while he gripped her shoulders. Dutifully, she swallowed and licked her lips clean with a smile.
Courtney stood up, starting to go to the bathroom to rinse her mouth out. She was surprised when Duncan grabbed her by the forearm and pulled her back to him to kissed her openly.
"I didn't think you'd want to kiss me after." She shyly admitted.
"How could I not want to kiss you Princess? That was so damn hot." He kissed her again to stifle any doubt. They traveled to the bed, leaving a trail of the rest of their clothing. Their mouths continued to meet as they lay on Courtney's bed.
A passionate desperation drove them. It was like being teenagers again. Their hands roamed everywhere at once, aimlessly grappling, as their bodies pressed against each other completely bare for the first time. Every caress and kiss had them eager for more. Duncan especially loved having access to Courtney's chest. He spent an ample amount of time with his mouth attached, sucking on them while massaging, even lightly nipping. Courtney had her back arched off of the mattress, gasping at the attention. He began traveling down her stomach. Courtney made an inpatient noise in the back of her throat.
"Not yet." He wanted to explore her body the way he hadn't been able to the first time. Every curve and dip was a place he could press his mouth to or run his hands over. Suddenly, Courtney sat up when he got to an area of her abdomen that she knew had faint stretch marks from when she was pregnant.
"Duncan-" She objected but he cut her off by kissing the exact spot he knew she was concerned about.
"Don't worry Princess, you're beautiful." He punctuated his sentence with a final kiss to the spot before moving on to her inner thigh. Her head dropped back against the pillows with a contented smile. Courtney could feel her heart pounding in her chest, heavy and audible. It was agony as he inched further down her leg. It fueled her desire for him and by the time he was hovering over her center she was dizzy with arousal. Her hands were already fisted in the covers, it was all she could do to not scream out in exasperation. As much as she loved the slow perusal of her body, she didn't always have the best patience; she was so aroused already, so when the softest brush of lips touched her, she couldn't help but moan long and loudly.
"Shhh." He reached a hand up to cover her mouth to quiet her. "You'll wake the kids."
"Mhmm." Courtney mustered while biting her lips and squeezing her eyes shut. Duncan wore a big grin, proud of the reaction he'd elicited. He could listen to her moan like that forever if they didn't have sleeping children down the hall. He found her so stunning like this; completely naked and vulnerable. Her body was beautifully supple. There was strength in her curves. The thought that she was insecure about any part of herself just made him want to prove to her more how much he wanted her- which he did, so badly.
He used just his lips for a while, kissing her the way he would against her mouth. Then explored with his tongue, drawing and sucking lightly from time to time. He pressed his tongue to her clit, pushing the bundle of nerves until her hips jolted. Duncan draped an arm across her waist to keep her still when she squirmed. Courtney reached down to entangle her fingers with Duncan's and squeezed his hand every time she wanted to scream louder than she was allowed.
The tip of his index finger circled her entrance before easily sliding in all the way. She hummed a closed mouth moan as he drew the appendage back and added a second finger. He continued to pump his fingers in and out while his mouth attended to her clit. He knew she was getting closer when she began moving her hips, and even closer when her breaths quickened and chest heaved.
"C'mon baby, lose control for me." And she did, she orgasmed around his fingers and her body shook with the intensity. He continued his ministrations as she rode out her climax, their fingers still intertwined.
She felt light-headed as the pangs of pleasure slowed and left a throbbing satisfaction in its wake. She warily registered Duncan kissing his way back up here body. His teeth grazed the pulse point at her throat at which she reacted by fisting her hands in his hair and pulling his mouth to hers. They kissed with open mouths that started a fierce hunger that was reminiscent of trying to devour each other, but as time gradually passed everything began to slow down.
This was the moment that they had been building up to. The first time they'd had sex was too impulsive for either of them to think about the consequences, good and bad. Now there was no need to rush, no need to worry about if they didn't act quickly they might change their minds.
Courtney's fingers trailed up and down Duncan's back as her legs wrapped around his waist. His hands were on the sides of her face as they kissed and enjoyed the intimacy of their bodies against each other. Skin against skin.
The sensation was hard not to act on. His rehardended length rubbed against her damp flesh in slow sensual motions. Not entering, just grinding and rocking against her.
He drew his mouth away from hers, pink and swollen from kissing. She whimpered, whether from their lack of lip contact or his cock against her folds he didn't know.
Her eyes were half lidded, hazy with lust and he just had to kiss her again. Not just her mouth, but her forehead, the freckles on the bridge of her nose, her cheeks. Finally as he reached her mouth again he lined himself up with her entrance and slowly slid inside of her until there was no more space left between them. The sound she made was music to his ears.
"I missed you so damn much." He exhaled. Duncan withdrew almost all the way only to sink back into her again at a pace that was so slow it was almost painful. The first time had been so rushed and urgent. Hard and fast. This time was different. It was all elongated thrusts and light touches. Hips meeting each other with leisure precision. Their lips never leaving each other for too long. All the while Courtney's lithe arms around his neck and his palms on her hips. They moaned into each other and their synchrony melded their bodies.
It couldn't go on like this forever though. They started to meet each other more frantically and hastily. He used his grip to pull her hips against his, the sound reflecting the movement. As much as Courtney loved the way he was fucking her, she took the opportunity to take charge when she saw it.
Sometimes Duncan forgot how strong she was, because she flipped them over so that she was on top with little effort. Now he was flat on his back with her straddling him, her hair wild. She loved the way he couldn't take his intense eyes off of her. With her hands on his chest she rolled her hips, biting her own lip at the new friction. Again she moved, this time lifting herself and the sliding back down. His fingers dug into her skin.
Her head rolled back as she rode him, allowing herself to be lost in the motions. Duncan took in the sight of her. The memory of this perfect scene imprinted in his mind. Her tan skin was glistening, the bounce of her breasts catching the light. He sat up to take one in his mouth somewhat registering her intake of air. He couldn't take it anymore when he began thrusting up into her. Their bodies pressed tightly together. Her arms were draped around his neck as her mouth was at his ear, allowing him to hear every hitch of her breath. Suddenly her arms tightened around him and she shook with the peak of a climax. Courtney bit his ear and that was all it took for him to follow her over that edge.
The air was thick when they'd collected themselves enough to kiss lazily. Duncan fell back, taking Courtney with him in his embrace. They stayed that way until she fell asleep on his chest, both of them feeling for the first time in a long time that they were where they belonged.
Courtney rolled over, instinctively snuggling deeper into the covers. They felt so soft against her bare skin. She sighed happily before her motherly instincts kicked in. No one was jostling her awake, or yelling for her. Usually she woke up before her alarm anyway but when she opened her eyes to glance at the clock on her bedside, to her surprise, it was past nine. Courtney jolted uptight and clutched the covers to her chest, very confused for a moment to why she was naked. Memories of last night flooded back to her.
She patted the spot next to her on the bed where she swore Duncan had fallen asleep only hours earlier. She felt a tightness in her chest at the thought that she had once again been abandoned by him. Courtney forced herself to calm down. It was oddly silent upstairs which was out of the ordinary. She threw on her robe to go investigate.
It only made her more apprehensive that there was no one in Addison's room, or anyone upstairs at all. Paranoia began to get the best of her as she hurried down the stairs but then stopped when she heard giggling and voices coming from the kitchen. She quietly followed the sound and paused in the kitchen entryway.
They were making a huge mess, which usually would have sent her into a frenzy but she couldn't find it in her to mind. There was pancake mix spilled on the counter and the floor, as well as traces on their clothing. The powdery mix also dusted Vanessa's rosy cheeks and Addison's freckled nose. The idea of making pancakes was long forgotten by them as they had started using the powder to draw shapes all over each other. Duncan started following the directions on the back of the box by himself now that his co-chefs were otherwise occupied. Courtney leaned against the doorway, a smile tugging at her lips. Addison was the first to notice her.
"Good morning Mommy! We're making pancakes!"
Duncan looked up at the announcement of her arrival. Their eyes met across the room. Duncan wasn't sure how she wanted to go about telling the girls about them; if she wanted to wait or if she was ready. Courtney walked over to Addison and Vanessa; giving them each a kiss on the top of their heads even as they continued to redefine the term pancake art. She let the tip of her index finger trail across the counter, coating the pad of her fingertip. Duncan was still eyeing her somewhat cautiously.
"We'll clean up, I promise!" He assured her hurriedly. Unexpectedly, Courtney just shrugged and tapped him on the nose with her finger. He crossed his eyes to try and see the pale smudge. It took his focus off of her which allowed him to be caught off guard when she placed both of her hands on the side of his face. For a second he was disoriented and confused until she reached up on her tip toes and kissed him. It was reminiscent of that first kiss on the porch of that wooden cabin where Courtney had let go of her control for the first time. The kiss that had started it all.
There was a small gasp from behind them. Then a high pitched squeal.
"I told you so Addie!" Courtney and Duncan pulled away from each other to turn to the girls.
"Nuh uh! I told you!" Vanessa gave Courtney and Duncan the most incredulous look that a four year old could give.
"It's about time! We're not getting any younger!" She put her hands on her hips to add emphasis. Courtney raised her eyebrows while Duncan snorted. It had taken them long enough, but they had made it all the same.
Full Circle
noun
After a long series of events or changes, you find yourself back at the beginning.
AHHH! I can't believe it's finished! I've never finished a longer story before and this is so satisfying and I'm quite proud. I have so much to say and not enough eloquence with words to express how thankful I am to all of you who read this story. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Whether you commented or not, have been reading since I posted the first chapter or just found this story, I deeply appreciate you following me on this journey. I love you guys so much! I can't say that this will be the last you'll see of this little family, I have so many thoughts as far as their lives after this, but for now, it's complete and I'm happy :)