STORY EXCERPT

Salvador

"Dad."

I smiled every time I heard that word used by one of my kids. It had taken a while for most of them to be comfortable with it, but nowadays, I heard it all the time. It filled me with a sense of pride and contentment every time.

Still, the tension in TJ's voice immediately sent me into panic mode. "How bad is it?"

"He slipped on the rug in the hallway coming in from playing out in the snow and hit his head on the stairs," TJ explained. "I called Dr. Jones like you taught me to and he's waiting at the hospital for us."

Damn.

"He needs to go to the hospital?"

"Marcus says he needs stitches, but that it's not life-threatening."

My sigh was heavy. "I'm leaving now."

"Jamie is going to stay here and help Jenna with the younger kids. I'll ride to the hospital with Marcus and Lany."

TJ had really turned out to be a good kid. He was very responsible. As the oldest of all the children, he worked very hard to make sure everyone was okay and safe, especially Lany. He had a huge soft spot for Lany. Which made sense considering Lany had basically rescued him from a child slavery ring.

Sometimes I wished TJ would just be a kid, but he had lost some of his innocent ways after getting kidnapped by said child slavery ring and then forced to work in a drug lab. Some of the things that had happened to him were horrible to think about.

"Okay, I'll meet you at the emergency room."

"He didn't lose consciousness or anything and he's lucid and answering all of Marcus's questions. There's just a lot of blood and a nasty gash in his forehead."

"Head wounds bleed a lot, TJ." I knew this for a fact. I'd experienced enough of them over the years. I was practically an expert.

Damn it.

"I'll be there soon, Son." I stood even as I hung up the phone and slid it back into my pocket. "Clarke, I'm headed out," I called out. "Lany is on his way to the hospital."

Clarke's head popped out of his office. "Do you need me to go with you?"

I shook my head. "TJ says it's just stitches, but I'll be off for the rest of the night. I have my phone. If you need me, call me."

"Will do, Boss."

I grabbed my jacket and headed out. I knew the team would be in good hands with Clarke in charge. The man had to take over for me more than once over the last several years. This was not Lany's first trip to the hospital.

My love was a hot mess. He got into more trouble than an entire drunken frat house let loose in a bordello. And if he didn't get into trouble, it came looking for him. I'd often told him he was a trouble magnet. Anyone who knew him readily agreed with me. Those who didn't changed their minds soon enough.

Lancaster Delvecchio was the love of my life, my reason for drawing every breath I took. He was also the catalyst for more migraine headaches than I cared to remember.

I tried to drive like a regular person as I headed for the hospital, but gave that up after two blocks of bumper to bumper traffic and turned on the lights and siren. Traffic was still pretty bad, but at least I wasn't having to drive up on the sidewalk.

The police commissioner frowned on that.

At the emergency room, I quickly pulled my SUV into the spot marked for law enforcement personnel and jumped out. I'm sure any regular person would have been amazed that I'd been to the emergency room so many times that I knew the security guard's first name.

I wasn't.

I waved as I walked past him.

I stopped briefly at the check-in counter. "Afternoon, Dana," I said to the nurse behind the counter.

She smiled when she glanced up. "He's in room twelve, Sal."

"Thanks." The double security doors opened as I reached them. I walked through them and then made my way down the corridor and around the corner until I reached exam room twelve.

I'd been here before.

Can you tell?

When I stepped inside, my gaze instantly went to the man lying on the exam bed while a doctor carefully stitched the cut on his forehead together. His eyes were closed, but I could see the tight grip he had on the hem of his shirt, so I knew he was awake.

"Dad!"

"Hey, champ." I gave TJ a hug when the gangly teenager barreled into me. I knew TJ was really good at looking like he was holding it together, but I could also feel the kid's relief that he didn't have to be quite so strong anymore. I was there to take the burden off his shoulders.

I gave TJ an extra squeeze before digging a few dollars out of my pocket and handing them over. "Can you run down to the cafeteria and get Lany a Snickers Bar and an orange juice? His blood sugar is going to tank after this."

TJ nodded before running off.

I nodded to Marcus, who stood against the wall then turned my attention back to my husband. I walked to the side of the bed and took the hand Lany held out to me. My stomach rolled a bit as I watched the doctor thread the stitches through Lany's skin. No matter how many times I saw it, it still made me queasy.

"How bad is it, Skip?"

Dr. Seamore "Skip" Jones. He'd been treating Lany longer than I'd known either of them. He knew Lany's medical history inside and out. I was glad of that. If anyone knew how to treat Lany's frequent injuries it was Skip.

"Just five stitches, Sal," Skip replied. He smiled when he glanced up. "You might want to get the paperwork started now. I should be done here in a few minutes and then you can take Lany home. There's no reason to keep him as long as you follow the normal aftercare procedures."

I walked around to the far side of the bed then leaned down close to Lany's ears. "How are you, caro?"

"I feel stupid," Lany whispered back. His eyelids fluttered then opened, showing me his amber-green eyes, filled with pain. It was a sight I never liked to see. "You'd think I'd grow out of this crap at some point in my life. I'm the father of six kids for goodness sake."

I smiled as I brushed the light brown hair back from Lany's pale face. "You're a fantastic lesson to our kids in what not to do."

Lany's eyes rolled. "Gee, thanks."

I chuckled because how could I not? Lany was a constant delight.

ADULT EXCERPT

Salvador

My breath caught in my throat when I reached the curve of Lany's ass and he pulled his leg up to his chest. My fingers slid right down between Lany's ass cheeks. I quickly moved my hand away from Lany's ass and back up to his chest. As much as I wanted to sink into his silky depths, I wanted my love mindless with passion first.

I cupped his jaw, tilting his head back. I swirled my tongue over Lany's sweet tasting skin. "Caro," I whispered softly as I leaned forward and claimed Lany's plush lips.

Lany groaned and leaned into the kiss.

Kissing Lany was just as good as licking his skin. Touching him was even better. The soft little moans of delight that fell from Lany's lips went right to my cock, making me harder than steel.

I felt as if I could fuck a brick wall.

I stroked his hand over Lany's smooth chest as I kissed him. My heart skipped a beat when I felt Lany's nipples pebble under the palms of my hand. I twirled my fingers around one nipple, stroking the sensitive flesh until Lany was shuddering in my arms.

"Do you like that, caro?" I asked as I tugged on a nipple with my fingers. Lany's only answer was a slow moan as he arched toward my fingers. I chuckled lightly and switched from one nipple to the other, giving it the same treatment. "I guess you do."

"Sal, prego," Lany cried out.

I leaned back until I could grab the bottle of lube off the nightstand then scooted down Lany's body. I so had to taste Lany's smooth skin. Flipping the covers back from Lany's body, I settled between his legs.

"Oh, caro," I whispered when I saw the silky smooth skin of Lany's groin. He had to have shaved sometime today because he was not that smooth last night. I know. I'd checked. "You are so perfect for me."

Lany almost came off the bed when I licked a line from his balls to the top of his groin. I grinned and pressed my hands against Lany's hips, holding him down to the bed as I continued to lick every bit of smooth skin I could reach.

My cock ached so much I was afraid it might break off if I nudged it even a little. Lany was perfect, accepting everything I had to give him and begging for more.

I was in heaven, and his name was Lany Delvecchio.

I poured some lube out on my fingers then pushed them between Lany's ass cheeks. The tightness of Lany's puckered opening made me shudder in anticipation. I couldn't wait to have that tightness wrapped around my cock.

I started brushing my fingers against Lany's hole, putting more pressure into my touch with each caress until they slipped inside. Lany groaned, stiffening. I eased up for a moment then leaned forward to swallow Lany's cock, sucking it down my throat.

Once Lany was distracted by the mouth on his cock, I started pushing my fingers into the man's ass again. This time, I met no resistance. Two fingers slid right in. It didn't take me more than a few moments of stretching Lany before I could get in a third finger and then a fourth.

I wasn't a small man.

Once Lany was stretched, I released the cock in my mouth to Lany's cries of dismay. I scooted up and knelt between Lany's thighs and lifted his ass in my hands. I gripped Lany's ass with my hands and thrust forward.

My body quaked as I sank into Lany's sweet body. I dropped my head back and just breathed once I was fully in. Heaven didn't even begin to describe what it felt like to be balls deep inside my Lany.

I raised Lany's legs into the air and hooked my arms under them. When I leaned forward over Lany's body and placed my hands on either side of his head, Lany's legs were parallel to his chest.

I flexed my hips and slowly withdrew my cock until on the head remained encased inside Lany's body, and then I slammed forward. Lany screamed as his head arched back into the pillow beneath him.

I did it again and again, moving faster and faster with each deep thrust. Only by gripping Lany's thighs did I keep him from shooting up to the top of the bed as I pounded into him.

I was getting close. I could feel my balls drawing up tight against my body. I knew I only had moments before I flew over the edge with abandon. I wanted Lany to go with me. I grabbed his cock and started stroking him to the speed of my thrusts.

"My Lany, my tesoro, la mia stella brillante," I whispered.

My orgasm grabbed me by the balls and dragged me over the edge at the speed of light. One moment I was wavering, savoring the exquisite feeling of being balls deep inside Lany. The next moment, I was roaring out my release as I filled Lany's ass with shot after shot of cum.

Lany's tight body tightened around my cock. Each little tremor rocked through me, prolonging my pleasure until I thought I was going to pass out. Ropes of pearly white cum shot out of his dick, splattering over the both of us.

I dropped down on top of Lany and tried to breathe. You'd think after all these years, sex between us would grow mundane, but it got better each and every time.

When I was able to lift my head, I couldn't help but chuckle as I looked down. Lany was passed out cold, but he had a smile on his face. I leaned in and planted a small kiss on Lany's lips.

"My sweet tesoro."

I carefully slid from Lany's body and rolled to the side of the bed. I quickly went to the bathroom and cleaned up then came back into the bedroom to clean up Lany. After chucking the washcloth back into the bathroom, I climbed into bed and pulled Lany into my arms then pulled the covers over both of us.

"Thank you, Lany," I whispered even though I knew Lany couldn't hear me. "Tu sei una stella... la mia stella."