Chapter Twenty-Five

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▬▬▬▬ Joel's POV ▬▬▬▬

"You're coming back tomorrow, right, Daddy?" Everly asked as I walked her to my mother's front door. She immediately rang the doorbell, it being one of her favorite things to do whenever we came over. "It's Christmas Eve, you know."

"Yes, Ev, I know," I chuckled, ruffling her short blond hair, much to her dismay.

"Daddyyy, stop. I don't want grandma to see my hair all messed up," she pouted, looking adorable as she tried to fix it.

"You look beautiful, princess...even if your hair looks like a bird's nest."

That made her gasp, her big brown eyes going wide behind her little glasses.

"Oh my, what's that face for?!" my mother asked when she opened the door, seeing Ev's reaction.

"Daddy messed up my hair," she said, not even hesitating to rat me out.

"Did he? Well then it's a good thing he's not invited to our slumber party, isn't it?" she played along, winking at me when Everly wasn't looking. "Go ahead, Evvie, go inside. I'll be right behind you."

When she was gone, my mother pulled me into a hug and said, "I'll see you tomorrow, son. Don't be late."

"Of course, Mom. I'll see you, then."

As soon as I got back in my truck, I checked my phone, remembering my notification sound going off right when I pulled up.

Marley: You on your way, yet?

After shooting her a text, letting her know I was in route, I tried not to get too excited, even though I knew good and well that once I was in that house, it wouldn't be long before my hands were all over her.

Ding!

I waited until I was at a red light to check her response.

Marley: Good, because I have a special gift for you to unwrap 😉.

That made it impossible for me not to get excited. Images of her laying down, pliable, horny, and letting me undress her flitted through my mind. Visions of me teasing her with my fingertips as they traced the edges of her bra before I yanked it down, exposing her perky tits to me, kissing them, tasting them. Suddenly, I needed to be at her front door.

I made sure to stay under the speed limit, stop at every red light and stop sign, knowing my priorities, but soon I was pulling up in front of the little yellow house with the red door, wondering what was waiting for me inside of it, and law and order were the last things on my mind.

I knocked twice.

No reply.

I knocked again, eying her broken doorbell with contempt.

Come on, woman. Stop torturing me.

Spud's barks came from just inside the house, and I knew Marley was aware of my arrival. She was making me wait. At first, it was just a suspicion, but then I saw her peek through the window to the right of the door and got my confirmation.

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