The five parts of this story will be published over the Summer but due to my other commitments there may be a longer gap than usual between chapters, just so you are aware.
I would strongly suggest that you read parts 1, 2 & 3, if you haven’t already, to fully understand the characters and storyline.
Constructive comments and criticism are welcome. It’s always nice to know what’s good and what’s not so good about your work.
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Remember it is just a story.
Enjoy.
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DADDY’S GIRL
Chapter 10 — What next?
Shafts of bright sunlight were piercing the shutters and filtering into the room when a small warm body clambered into the bed alongside Lucy and woke her the next morning.
“Hello sweetheart.” She turned onto her side, opening her eyes, and whispered as Jessica cuddled up to her.
“Lucy. Did you have a sleepover with daddy?” The precocious three-year-old asked wide-eyed.
Lucy laughed softly at the innocence of the question, “Yes honey, I guess I did.”
The small child giggled and snuggled in against her.
Alongside them Danny opened his eyes and grinned, “Morning girls.”
“Daddy.” His daughter clambered over Lucy and into his arms, “I’m hungry.”
“Then we had better go and get some breakfast hadn’t we.” He tickled Jessica and climbed out of bed with her before turning back to Lucy, “Are you coming with us?”
“Try and stop me. After last night I’m absolutely starving.” She blushed as she realised what she had said, “But I had better go and get myself showered and changed first.”
“Ten minutes?” he suggested.
“Fine.”
Quickly slipping into her clothes as Danny went to get his daughter dressed and take his own shower, Lucy opened the door and bumped straight into Marjorie. The older woman and her husband were strolling by clearly heading for breakfast as well.
“Good morning.” Marjorie grinned at her knowingly, “Have a good night last night?”
“Oh, I err…. morning.” Lucy turned a vivid shade of crimson.
“Enjoy it while you can sweetheart. I would if I was thirty years younger.”
She took her husband’s arm, smiling back at the embarrassed brunette, as they walked away leaving a totally mortified Lucy to dash back to her own room.
Stripping off she dived into the shower and closed her eyes as the warm water cascaded over her body. Letting herself drift back to the memory of last night; laying in Danny’s arms, making love and just being with him, sent a shiver of delight through her.
She wasn’t very experienced when it came to men, she had only had three lovers before Danny, and none of them had ever made her climax during intercourse, not even Jason. But now, after last night, she knew she wanted more and she wanted it with the man she was head over heels in love with.
Quickly drying herself she pulled on her leopard print bikini, slipping on a short beach dress over the top, before putting her long dark hair up on top of her head in a messy bun.
Fifteen minutes later, satisfied she was ready, she emerged from her room, her hair still damp, to find Danny and Jess waiting outside for her so the three of them could head off to have breakfast together.
Walking in to the restaurant holding Danny’s hand she could feel everyone’s eyes on them.
“Everyone’s looking at us.” She whispered to him, her cheeks colouring.
He chuckled and gently squeezed her fingers, “They can’t believe that someone like me is lucky enough to be holding hands with someone as gorgeous as you.”
“I wish.”
Lucy giggled and blushed a deeper shade of scarlet, flattered by the compliment. Despite his words she kept her head down as they found themselves a table and then went to the buffet to collect their food.
“What would you like to do today?” Danny asked her, making the assumption they would be spending the day together, once they had all sat down.
“I don’t mind. What would you like to do Jess?” She avoided answering the question and asked the little girl instead.
“Beach!” Jessica declared after thinking about it, “I want to go to the beach again.”
“Ok, the beach it is then.” Danny declared.
“Am I invited to?”
“Sorry I just presumed. Would you like to come with us?” He turned to Lucy apologetically.
“Just try to stop me.” She grinned and winked at Jess, a delicious feeling of warmth spreading through her at his assumption they would spend the day together.
After they had eaten, they went back to the rooms and collected their towels and anything else they needed before strolling down through the village. Lucy’s pulse quickening as it always did when Danny took hold of her hand during the short walk.
They had just put their towels down on the sand when Lucy decided she had to reveal how she felt.
“Danny… I need to tell…”
“Can we go on a boat daddy?” Jess interrupted her staring at the pedaloes lined up on the edge of the water.
“What do you think? Fancy it?” He gave Lucy a cheeky smile.
“Sure. Why not.” She sighed with frustration and grinned back at him, “It looks like fun.”
“But first you have to have your sun cream on sweetheart. Ok?” She crouched down and spoke to Jessica.
“Ok, Mummy.” The three-year-old agreed happily as Danny rolled his eyes in exasperation.
“Sorry.” He mouthed silently to a grinning Lucy.
She shook her head and smiled back at him, “It’s ok I really don’t mind.”
After Jess was done Lucy lay on her towel and untied her bikini top, “Will you do my back please Danny?”
Pouring some lotion onto his hands he began to massage it in to her soft skin, starting at her shoulders and working his way down her back as she sighed with pleasure at the feel of his hands on her.
Wanting to tease him she shifted slightly as he rubbed down her sides so his fingers came into contact with the swell of her breast, noting with interest that he didn’t jerk his hand away this time, as he had done on the previous occasion. Enjoying his touch, she raised her body slightly and was rewarded by his hand slipping under her to fondle her bare breast for a few brief seconds.
She gasped as he added a little more of the cold cream onto her lower back, relaxing again when he began to rub the lotion in, his hands stroking gently all the way down to her skimpy bikini bottoms. His fingers teasing under the edges of the small scrap of material, making her squirm at his touch and shudder with lust.
“That was very nice. Shall I do yours?”
Lucy giggled noticing the bulge that had begun to tent out the front of his shorts.
“Err… yeah sure.”
“Anyway, it might be better if you lay on your front for a bit.”
Chuckling in his ear she made him blush as she started to massage the sunscreen into his muscled back. Letting her hands caress him sensuously she made sure she traced her finger along the length of his scar, again wondering exactly how he had got it.
She could have spent an hour running her hands over his body but they had to take Jess on her boat trip so she finished as quickly as she could.
“Done.” She declared wiping her fingers on her towel.
“Let’s go then.” Danny scooped up his daughter and took hold of Lucy’s hand.
A few minutes later the two adults started pedalling away from the beach as an overjoyed Jessica sat between them. With her water wings on she was peering into the clear sea looking for fish and chattering constantly, clearly loving her ‘boat’ trip.
It was almost an hour later when Danny and Lucy staggered back up the beach and collapsed, exhausted, on their towels after returning their pedalo.
“Enjoy that?” Danny asked, rolling onto his side and gazing at the brunette laying next to him.
Lucy chuckled, “Yes, but my legs will ache tomorrow,”
“I reckon we deserve a beer then. What do you think?”
He enquired, pushing himself onto his elbow and looking into her eyes before leaning towards her and kissing her lightly on the lips.
“Perfect.” She agreed, staring back at him as once again her heart started to beat faster.
“Watch Jess for me then.”
Getting to his feet he headed off towards the nearby café.
Ten minutes later he was back from the beach bar with two ice cold beers and a juice for Jessica.
“You were going to say something to me earlier?” he asked handing her a bottle.
“Oh… err… it was… umm… nothing.” Lucy could feel her stomach churn and her heart thud against her ribs as she recoiled from telling him how she felt about him.
‘What if he laughed and told her she was being stupid?’
‘Worse, what if he told her he didn’t have feelings for her?’
Both of those thoughts caused her stomach to knot with fear.
“Ok. No problem.”
Danny flopped onto his towel and took a swallow from his own beer contemplating on how he could relay how he felt to the gorgeous girl next to him. A girl who wasn’t interested in anything more than having a good time while she was on holiday.
Studying him as the two of them enjoyed their drinks, Lucy wondered if the issues of the last 36 hours and her date with Yanni had been totally forgotten.
She decided she still wasn’t sure.
“I want you to know nothing happened with Yanni.” Lucy said quietly as they watched Jessica digging happily in the sand, “He kissed me and…. and then I said no.”
Danny turned to face her, his expression solemn, “It’s none of my business. You told me you are off men and relationships and just here to have a good time. Remember?”
He didn’t continue afraid he would say too much and confess how he felt about her.
“I just wanted you to know that…. well, that I’m not the sort of girl who would just….. well, you know what I mean.”
Grinning he took her hand and stared into her eyes, starting her heart thumping against her ribs, “I know you’re not. I’m sorry I just got a bit worried for Jessica’s sake.”
“I wouldn’t do anything to hurt her, you must realise that?”
“Yeah, I know you wouldn’t.”
“Daddy!” A forlorn wail from Jess, as she presided over another collapsed sand tower, diverted their attention from the conversation and had them both hurrying to help her.
The rest of the morning was spent building a sand castle with Jessica until, when it was finally completed, Danny suggested they adjourn to the cafe for something to eat.
Picking up his daughter he took hold of Lucy’s hand, sending a warm tingle through her, as the three of them headed back up to the beach bar.
She knew men were looking at her in her skimpy costume but, to her surprise, she realised she didn’t care; she was with Danny and Jessica and only one thing was spoiling her happiness. She had to tell him how she felt about him, and Jessica, even though he had told her his only priority was his daughter.
Waiting for their food to arrive Danny sat across from the gorgeous brunette struggling to believe what had happened last night. He was in love with her, he knew that, and despite the fact she had made it clear she wasn’t interested in a relationship he knew he somehow had to take a chance and tell her.
‘What if she laughed and told him he was just being foolish?’
‘What if she told him she didn’t have any feelings for him and he was just a holiday fling?’
Biting back the urge to confess to her he changed the subject, waiting for the right time to speak.
“What shall we do this afternoon?” he asked when the waiter brought the burgers and chips they had ordered.
“I’m happy here. What about you Jess?” Lucy lifted the little girl onto her lap so she could reach her plate properly.
“Stay with you mummy.” she told her between chips making her father roll his eyes with hopelessness again.
“Oh, sweetie.” She cuddled the little girl to her as a lump came to her throat, “Let’s get ice-cream after we’ve eaten and go back to the beach then.”
The three-year-old’s eyes lit up at the mention of ice-cream and once their lunch was finished the three of them found themselves standing around the freezer cabinet selecting the flavour they wanted.
Lucy was holding Jessica’s hand as the two of them discussed the various ice-creams and decided which one they wanted.
“How about pineapple?” The brunette suggested.
“Can I have strawberry?
“Of course you can poppet.”
“And I’ll try the mango and passion fruit.”
Standing back slightly Danny listened to the conversation and took in what was simply a family moment. It was something he had never had with Stephanie and it sent a warm feeling of contentment through him.
It was quickly over though and they were soon walking back to their towels, cones in hand.
For the next couple of hours, they played in the sea, Jess shrieking with glee as she splashed the two grown-ups, dug holes in the sand and generally enjoyed the last day of their holiday.
“I’d better take her back for a sleep.” Danny said after a while, “She’ll never stay up tonight otherwise.”
As usual they headed back to the apartments at around three so that Jess could have her customary nap.
Collecting their things he took Lucy’s hand again, feeling her fingers entwine with his, as they strolled back. It all felt so natural to both of them and she wondered once more how she was going to explain her feelings to him.
“Dinner later? It is our last night after all.” Danny suggested hopefully when they got back to their rooms, “Unless you have made other plans of course.”
“No, no other plans.” She stared into his eyes, “And yes I’d love to but only if you want to.”
He smiled broadly, “I want to. Meet you at six?”
“Six o’clock it is.” She agreed and headed off to find a sun lounger.
Watching her peel off her beach dress he couldn’t help but feel aroused at the sight of her bikini clad body as she lay back and opened her book to start reading. He was just about to turn away when he noticed Yanni sitting at the bar, his eyes glued to Lucy.
“Daddy.” His daughter pulled on his hand and, reluctantly, he turned away to put her down for her nap.
Once she was settled, he lay back on his own bed and turned his mind to the question of Lucy and how he was going to tell her that he was in love with her.
She had made it plain that she wasn’t looking for anything more than to have some fun while she was on holiday. Her going on a date with the Greek had made that perfectly clear to him.
‘How was he going to tell her?’
‘What if she rejected him and laughed at his stupidity?’
‘How would Jess react if she never saw Lucy again?’
‘Perhaps she would have preferred to be having dinner with the Greek?’
He closed his eyes and lay back letting the multitude of thoughts flood through his brain.
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Danny stood on his patio gazing out across the pool.
Putting her book down Lucy pushed herself up off of the sun lounger and glanced across to the bar.
Raising his glass and smiling Yanni saluted her.
She nodded back to him and, not bothering to put on her sun dress, made her way up to the bar in just her rather skimpy leopard print bikini.
“Hey Lucy.” Yanni smirked lasciviously at her, his eyes scanning up and down her barely clad body, “Can I get you a drink?”
“Sure, that sounds great.” She returned the smile and slid up onto the stool next to him, “I’ll have the same as you.”
Taking an ice-cold bottle from the barman he handed it across to her.
“Thanks.” She crossed her long legs and, taking a sip, she batted her eyelashes suggestively at him.
“Are you going home tomorrow?”
“Unfortunately, I am. Back to reality.” She put on a sad face, and took another mouthful of her drink.
“That’s a pity I was really hoping to get to know you better. I don’t suppose you want to have dinner with me tonight?”
“I can’t tonight. I’ve already arranged to have dinner with someone.”
“Ah I see. Your friend with the little girl perhaps?” he looked at her questioningly.
Lucy stared back at him, “Yes, as a matter of fact.”
“Are you and he?” Yanni raised an eyebrow.
“No. I’m just here to have a good time. The last thing I want is a boyfriend.” She snorted derisively and took another mouthful of her drink, “I just want to have the fun without all the hassle that you get with a relationship.”
“Yammas.” The Greek grinned knowingly at her and slowly raised his beer bottle to his lips.
“Yammas.” She lifted her own bottle and returned the salutation.
For the next few minutes, he eyed Lucy hungrily, almost as if he was a lion stalking a lone impala while the pair of them finished their beer.
“Another?” he offered as she put the empty bottle down on the counter.
“Ummm… no thanks, I think I’ll go back to my room. Take a shower and think about getting ready.”
Slipping off the stool she started to walk away, her hips swinging sexily, before pausing and turning back towards him, fluttering her long eyelashes invitingly.
“Are you coming?”
“Sure.” He grinned and stepped down, slipping his arm about her waist as he started to walk back to her apartment with her.
She didn’t bother to collect her things, instead she headed straight back to her room in just the two tiny scraps of material she had on. All the way there Yanni left his hand on her hip, his fingers lightly stroking her bare flesh.
“Are you coming in?” she opened the door and looked back at the Greek enticingly.
“Of course.”
Yanni smirked and stepped past her into the interior letting her close the door behind them.
Stepping into his arms she turned her face up to his, accepting his mouth against hers in a long deep kiss, her arms encircling his neck and her eyes closing. She offered no resistance to him, letting his hands wander over her bare flesh as their mouths pressed together, tongues twirling against each other.
Eventually wrapping his arms around her she felt his fingers untying her top; first at the neck then behind her back, before pulling it away to expose her small firm breasts to his fingers.
“Aaaaahhhhhhhhhh….. fuck!”
Pinching her sensitive nipples Yanni quickly teased them into firm points making Lucy shiver and moan with delight as she clung to him, burying her face in his neck.
Slowly he continued, kissing down her neck, his mouth moving lower at the same pace as his hands, his fingers sliding across her flat stomach reaching for the ties securing her bikini bottoms. Pulling the strings apart the scrap of material that was barely covering her sex dropped to the floor around her feet.
“Oh…. Fuck….. I want you.” She groaned, her legs parting slightly as the Greek’s probing fingers found her wet pussy.
Standing outside the window Danny stared, feeling sick to his stomach, unable to tear his eyes away as he watched the erotic scene unfold in front of him. She clearly hadn’t lied to him when she had said she wasn’t looking for a relationship and that she was just here for a good time.
Inside Lucy went up onto her toes, her legs parting, as Yanni pressed a finger between her delicate folds, slipping it in to her juicy slit, while his mouth found her breast, suckling greedily on one of her hard nubs.
“Uhhh…. Yes… yes….” She responded to the things he was doing, her body squirming in his grip as the sensations quickly built inside her.
Unbuttoning his shirt, she pushed it back off his arms before reaching for his shorts, her fingers fumbling at the buttons then dragging it down to free his hard cock into her small soft hand. Kicking his feet free of his pants when they puddled on the floor, Yanni guided Lucy back onto the bed, his body looming over hers, as he eased his glistening digits out of her dripping quim.
“Fuck me…. please…. I want you to fuck me.” She whispered breaking Danny’s heart into a million pieces as he watched, totally transfixed, from the window.
The older Greek smirked, he was going to get what he had desired all along, and guided the head of his engorged prick against her wet entrance.
“Please… just fuck me!” Lucy reached for him, her red nailed fingers trying to pull him into her.
He resisted for a moment longer prolonging his savouring of her need as she writhed under him, his cockhead nudging into her opening and prising her puffy lips apart.
“Fuck…yesssssssssssssss….. oh… yesssssssssssssssss!” Her body arched upwards as he drove his length into her, stretching her open when he sheathed his full length inside her.
“NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!” Outside the window Danny shouted, his hands hammering against the glass as he watched Yanni take the woman he loved.
“DADDDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!”
“Wake up…. Please Daddeeeeeeeee!”
Danny opened his eyes as his sobbing daughter shook him as vigorously as she could.
“What… where…”
Daddy… wake up!”
“It’s ok poppet… it’s ok.” He struggled to come to.
“You scared me daddy.” Jessica flung her arms about her father’s neck and buried her face against him, still crying as she clung to him, “You were shouting and I… I was frightened.”
“It’s ok munchkin. I’m alright.” Holding her tight he took a deep breath, “It was just a bad dream baby, that’s all.”
Sniffling she let go of him, “Like when I dream of nasty monsters?”
“Yes, just like that sweetheart.” He kissed the top of his daughter’s head and stood up, going quickly across to the door he stepped outside nervously glancing towards the pool area.
Peering out into the late afternoon sunshine he breathed a sigh of relief.
Lucy was still there on her sun lounger reading her book.
As he watched her, she closed the cover and stood up slipping her sundress on over her bikini and collected up her belongings.
Looking up she saw him and, smiling, she waved before making her way across to him.
“I’m running a bit late, I got kind of wrapped up in my book but I’ll try to make it by six.” She bit her bottom lip and batted her eyelashes at him, making his stomach tighten and his pulse rate jump momentarily.
His dream had been so vivid he had thought it was real and he realised just how deeply he cared for the brunette standing in front of him. The thought of her belonging to anyone else simply terrified him.
“That’s fine, I nodded off myself.” He grinned, finally speaking, his heart gradually slowing from the nightmare he had just had, “See you at six.”
They stood for a moment, gazing at each other, neither of them wanting to go.
“Lucy….”
“What?” she hesitated, hardly daring to breathe.
He leant towards her and kissed her lightly on her lips sending a shiver of delight down her spine and setting her pulse racing.
“Nothing.” He stopped, unable to finish what he desperately wanted to say.
“I’ll go get ready.” Lucy finally moved away leaving Danny to go back inside.
He stood and watched her head back to her apartment, waving to her when she stopped and smiled back at him.
“Come on Jess shower time.” He scooped up his daughter and tickled her, making her giggle, as they headed towards the bathroom, “Let’s get ready for dinner.”
Chapter 11 — All good things
Closing her apartment door Lucy quickly stripped off and made straight for the shower.
Standing under the warm water she washed her hair, wanting her last night on holiday, her last night with Danny, to be perfect. Rinsing the shampoo away she decided that she was simply going to tell him how she felt about him and his daughter and hope he didn’t reject her out of hand.
‘He had to have some feelings for her. That kiss just a minute ago suggested he did.’
‘But he had told her his only concern was Jessica.’
She had been reluctant to come on holiday alone, unsure if she could do what Annabelle had suggested and have a holiday fling. Then she had met Jessica and her father and had fallen in love with them both.
Everything she had told Danny had been true. She didn’t want a boyfriend or a relationship or at least she hadn’t. Now the thought of never seeing either of them again made her heart ache.
As she sat and dried her hair, she wondered how he would react to her declaration of love. It would sound ridiculous, she knew that. They had only just met a few days ago and yet her feelings for him and for Jessica were like nothing she had felt before.
Taking her time Lucy put her hair up, leaving several strands hanging loose so it looked rather untidy but definitely sexy. Then it was on to her make-up. Danny had liked it the previous night so she went for more of the same.
Mascara went on first to darken and lengthen the long false eyelashes she habitually wore. A dark eyeshadow coloured in her eyelids before the upswept eyeliner gave her the look she wanted.
Pouting in to the mirror she applied a little lip gloss and then, checking her watch she saw it was close to six and started to panic.
Quickly selecting her outfit for the night, she slid a peach-coloured thong up her legs before pulling on a short white jean skirt that showed her legs to their best advantage. Her modest breasts didn’t really need a bra and she slipped a thin blue vest top over her head, ignoring the fact her nipples were quite prominent through the silky material.
With her white heeled sandals on her feet Lucy grabbed her bag and just a few minutes late she hurried out of her apartment towards the pool bar.
“Luceeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!” Jessica spotted her the moment she set foot outside her door and hurtled across the lawn to fling herself into her arms.
“Now that’s a welcome I could never get tired of.” Lucy laughed as she scooped the three-year-old into her arms and continued on towards Danny.
Once again, the thought of them as a family came into his mind as he watched them and he felt a warm glow in his core.
“Wow and I thought you looked great last night.” His greeting made her giggle and blush crimson.
“Thanks, you don’t look so bad yourself.”
He didn’t. A short-sleeved shirt, shorts and a pair of flip-flops did little to hide the gorgeous body that she had enjoyed the previous evening.
“Drink?”
“I’ll have a tequila sunrise please. As it’s our last night.” Just saying it created a feeling of sadness in her.
Depositing Jess on a stool she sat herself down and turned towards him.
“Danny I…..”
“Look I know it’s our last night.” He interrupted her before she could say what she wanted, “I know what you’re going to say, you’re not looking for a relationship so let’s just enjoy this evening before we go home tomorrow.”
‘Shit.’
‘How could she tell him now.’
Lucy felt her heart sink. Why had she said that to him? There was no way he would believe her if she told him she loved him.
“Sure, let’s have a nice evening.” She smiled thinly and took a sip from her glass.
They lapsed into silence for a moment, both of them absorbed with their thoughts.
“Daddy I’m hungry.” A small voice jerked both of them out of the reverie they had been in.
“Ok munchkin we’ll finish these and go find a restaurant.” He laughed and took a mouthful of beer.
“You ready to eat?” He turned towards Lucy.
“Starving.” She grinned and focused her mind on trying to tell him later.
Twenty minutes or so later with their drinks finished, Danny lifted Jess down off of her seat and then, with each of them holding her hands, they started off towards the resort and dinner.
At Jessica’s request they went to the first restaurant they had gone to earlier in the week, asking for a table close by the tanks so she could watch the fish.
“Which one do you like best mummy?” She asked innocently as she pulled Lucy up to study them with her.
The word sent a shiver through her and she glanced back towards Danny getting a shrug and another roll of his eyes in return.
“Sorry. I’ve told her not to but she insists.”
“It doesn’t matter, really.” She smiled back.
“I like the blue one.” Jess continued on, dragging Lucy’s attention to the fish tank again.
“Hmmmm…. I like the one that looks like Nemo.”
“Who’s Nemo?”
Suppressing a chuckle Lucy pointed out the orange fish with the white bands, “Have you never seen the film, Finding Nemo?”
The three-year-old studied the fish carefully and shook her head, “No. Is it funny?”
“Perhaps we can watch it together one day. Would you like that sweetheart?”
Jess nodded vigorously as Lucy took her back to the table.
Ordering two beers and a juice they settled down to browse the menu’s, Danny choosing a souvlaki which, after a moment’s consideration, Lucy copied while he ordered a child’s burger and chips for Jess.
The meal was slightly subdued, apart from Jessica who chattered away happily for the whole time, both of the adults being more than a little preoccupied with their thoughts.
“Have you decided what you’re going to do?” Lucy broke the reflective silence that had descended on them, “When you get home.”
Danny shrugged, “Not yet. I think the first priority is to get Jess settled at nursery when we get back.”
“Oh, you’re off to school Jessica?”
The little girl looked up and wrinkled her nose in disgust, “Don’t want to go.”
“Aww sweetheart it will be fun and you’ll make lots of new friends.”
Jess pouted and repeated her objection, “Don’t want to go.”
“You won’t budge her, she’s adamant she’s not going.” Laughing Danny interjected making Lucy smile.
“You know I’m a teacher, don’t you?” Lucy casually informed the little girl.
Jessica shook her head, her blue eyes wide with amazement, “No.”
“Well, I am and I have to tell you that all the children have a wonderful time at school.”
“What do they do at school?” Jess whispered.
Lucy smiled, “They play games, draw, learn things. You’ll have a wonderful time. I promise.”
“Can I go to your school?” the three-year-old asked innocently.
“Perhaps one day. If you’re good.” Danny laughed.
They took their time finishing their meal, having another drink before they decided to walk back and get Jessica to bed as her eyelids were starting to droop and she was clearly more than a little sleepy.
Picking up his daughter in one arm she wrapped her hands about his neck and snuggled against him, leaving his other hand free to take hold of Lucy’s, his fingers intertwining with hers.
The simple gesture sent her heart rate soaring as it always did and she worried he would hear her heart thudding loudly against her ribs.
She had to tell him.
She couldn’t just let him walk away when they got home.
Feeling her hand in his seemed the most natural thing in the world and Danny felt a moment of despondency as he tried to stop himself getting carried away. She was here to have fun and she had told him more than once that she wasn’t interested in a relationship or finding a boyfriend.
“I want Lucy to put me to bed.” A sleepy little girl murmured when they reached the apartments.
“Do you mind?”
She shook her head, “No. Go and get us some drinks and I’ll settle her down.”
Taking the 3-year-old from her father Lucy headed inside with the child hugging her tightly as she tried to stop herself from crying.
“Are you and daddy going to have another sleepover.” Jess asked sleepily as she undressed her and, after putting on her pyjamas, tucked her into bed.
“I hope so sweetheart. I hope so.”
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Danny was already back with two ouzo and lemonades when she emerged from the apartment ten minutes later.
“She’s fast asleep.” Lucy updated him, “Poor little thing was absolutely exhausted.”
“Thanks.” He handed her a glass wondering if he could tell her how he felt about her without driving her away, “She’s really taken to you, she’ll miss you when we go home.”
He wanted to add that he’d miss her as well but he didn’t, her comment that she had simply come away to have a good time without any strings staying at the front of his mind.
She smiled shyly, “I’ll miss her to. I’ve…. I’ve become very attached to her.”
‘And you, more than you could ever imagine’
She thought it but resisted adding it to the end of her sentence.
For the next couple of minutes, they quietly sipped their drinks.
“Danny,” Lucy started hesitantly, “when we get home…..”
‘Shit, here comes the brush off.’
Deciding to head off any difficult discussion he interrupted her.
“Hey it’s ok. I know how you feel about anything long-term after what happened with Jason. You were straight with me from the start and, anyway, I have Jess to consider.”
She gazed at him for the moment as her heart sank, he was clearly letting her down lightly.
“We…. we still have…. tonight.” She whispered swallowing a mouthful of her drink.
He knew he should resist, let her go back to her room but he couldn’t. If he only had one more night with her, he would take it.
“You don’t have to…” He started to mumble.
“Oh, I thought we would… but if you don’t…”
Without answering he put his glass down and pulled her onto his lap, her face turning towards his so he could kiss her, her arms encircling his neck as their mouths met.
“I do… I just.” He murmured his lips pressed to hers.
“Oh Danny.” she whispered into his mouth as her fingers twisted in his hair.
It was a long minute before their lips broke apart, Lucy gazing into his eyes while her heart pounded against his chest.
“Danny I….”
“Ssshhh… it’s ok, we have tonight.” He kissed her again, sending a shiver of excitement up her spine.
“Take me to bed…. I want you inside me.” Her voice was hoarse with lust as she sighed in anticipation of what was to come.
Releasing his hold on her Danny stood her up and then doing the same took her hand and led her into the room, towards his bed.
“Danny, I need to….”
“Not tonight.” Pulling her into his arms he kissed her again, easing her top up off over her head to expose her small firm breasts.
She dragged his mouth down to hers, kissing him this time, as his hands found her tits, toying with her hardening nipples and making her gasp with delight. Her own fingers responding by tugging the buttons of his shirt open, then peeling it off his shoulders and arms she ran her hands across his chest.
His mouth quickly followed his fingers, kissing her neck then her shoulders before descending onto her breasts, suckling on each of her hard buds in turn.
“Please Danny I…… aaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!”
Once more she tried to talk to him only to stop, groaning with pleasure when his hand slid up her skirt to tease her pussy through the silky material of her panties. Closing her eyes, she grabbed onto his broad shoulders for support and went up onto the balls of her feet.
“Oh shit…. oh fuck…. ohhhhhhhhhhhh!”
Guiding her back onto the bed he undid her skirt, dragging it down her legs as she lifted her bottom so he could pull it off before doing the same with her thong.
Laid back naked she gazed up at him, watching as he slipped off his shorts. Then joining her on the bed he kissed her again before beginning his journey slowly down her body. Pausing at her breasts he tormented one of her nipples making it ache with desire before turning his attention to the other and doing the same.
Lucy was soon gasping with anticipation, her fingers in his hair, as he traversed across her flat tummy, again taking his time to tease her as he worked lower.
Bypassing her sex, he licked gently down and up on one of her thighs, listening to her sigh with delight, before repeating his actions on the other leg.
“Oh, fuck Danny… oh fuck, please…. please, don’t tease me!” groaning softly her voice trembled with lust.
The musky scent of her sex filled his nostrils and, unable to resist the temptation, he drew his tongue along her slit, working it back and forth tasting her arousal.
“Oh…. Fuck…. Danny…. I….” Grabbing his head tighter she pulled his mouth against her quim and started gyrate her hips.
Sealing his lips around her swollen button he drove her steadily towards her climax, her fingers twisting in his hair as her thighs clamped tightly around his head.
“Urmmmmmm…. Ummmmmmm…. Ungggggggggggg!” Licking between her puffy labia he dragged his tongue to and fro, working from her puckered dark hole to her clitoris and back.
Twisting and bucking she felt the delight growing inside her, his oral ministrations driving her upwards towards her peak.
Sensing her apex approaching he probed into her with his tongue, worming it deep inside her and letting her juices flood his mouth.
“Shit… oh shit…. Danny I’m….. cuuummmmmiiiinnggggggggggggg!”
She squealed and shuddered violently, tightening her thighs around his head, her cream filling his mouth as his lips clamped against her slit.
Danny continued to lap up her juices, continuing to prolong the ripples of her climax, until eventually her spasms subsided, and she released her hold on him allowing him to breathe properly again.
Moving upwards his body covered hers and they looked into the others eyes for a while.
“You ok?” he asked as she lay back panting.
“Oh god yes, no one has ever done that to me…. not like that!” She sighed faint ripples of her orgasm still pulsing through her.
“Lucy I…”
“It’s alright. I know Jess comes first and she should. She’s been through enough. I…. I understand.” Lucy leaned up and kissed him.
‘Fuck it, why did I tell her that?’
‘She’ll never believe me if I tell her I want her now.’
Torturing himself he leant towards her brushing his lips against hers letting her taste herself as his erection nudged into her saturated entrance.
Pausing he pressed his mouth to hers again, more firmly this time, her arms wrapping around his neck as the kiss lengthened into something deeply erotic and left Lucy’s pulse racing.
Their lips parted and she stared into his grey-blue eyes, her heart on the verge of shattering as she contemplated never seeing him or Jessica again.
“Make love to me… please Danny…. just make love to me.” Lucy whimpered pushing her hips upwards trying to get him inside her.
Teasing her he resisted for a few seconds, enjoying her torment, then slowly he entered her filling her pussy inch by inch until he was completely buried in her.
“Oh yes…. yes, yes…. oh God Danny….. love meeeeeeeeee!” Speared on his manhood she moaned out loud, her eyes closed while her painted nails dug into his biceps.
Drawing back he thrust in again, then again, slowly fucking his cock into the squirming, gasping compliant form beneath him as she clung to him. Arching up off the bed Lucy wrapped her legs around him and, feeling her pleasure growing, urged him to take her harder.
“Oh yes… I’m yours…. Fuck me, just fuck me.”
“Ungh…. Unhhhh…. Unnnhhhhhh…. Unnnhhhhhh!”
Grunting every time he drove his throbbing shaft into her dripping quim Danny pumped away urgently between her splayed thighs.
Moving together they writhed on the bed in a tangle of arms and legs, the springs squeaking softly, as their bodies sought their ultimate gratification.
“Don’t stop…. oh God…. don’t stop…. please I’m….” Jerking against him she felt herself losing control, the feelings swelling out from her core threatening to overwhelm her.
Again, and again his hips slapped against hers, every stroke driving the two of them closer to their release as he settled into an easy rhythm, filling her repeatedly with his hardness.
“Oh god Luce…. I…. I…. lo….” Somehow, he stopped himself telling her how he felt as his zenith surged closer.
“Yes…. oh yes, yes, yes…. I’m… cuuuummmmiiingggggggggggggggg!”
Her body stiffened and then spasmed uncontrollably as the ecstasy of her orgasm took control of her and sent her into raptures.
“Aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Sheathing his length in her one last time Danny erupted, spurting a copious amount of his precious seed into her womb.
Collapsing onto her they clung to each other, breathing heavily, both of them lost in their feelings for a moment until he rolled off onto his back next to her. Turning onto her side Lucy laid her head on his chest, running her fingers across his abs.
“Danny, when we get home.” She knew she had to tell him, to take a chance that he wouldn’t reject her.
“I know you don’t want anything more Luce. I understand this is…. well, you never led me on and, like I said, I have to think about Jessica.”
She felt her eyes getting wet as he spoke and she went silent, content to just be there with him, lightly caressing his skin as she drifted off to sleep.
Laying there with his arm around her Danny wrestled with his own dilemma; he knew she was trying to tell him that this was just a holiday fling, a bit of fun, and when they got home, she would go back to her own life.
His difficulty was that he knew he couldn’t bear her to say that. His heart was breaking and for her to confirm it would just shatter it completely. He had never felt like this about anyone, ever, not even Stephanie.
He was still reflecting on his misery when he finally drifted off to sleep.
Chapter 12 — Going home
The pair were still wrapped in each other’s arms when Jessica slid into bed next to Lucy the following morning and snuggled up against her.
“Good morning sweetheart.” She rolled over and cuddled the child into her wondering how she was going to cope without seeing her again.
“Will you still have sleepovers with daddy when we go home.” The three-year-old giggled enjoying being wrapped up in Lucy’s arms.
“Oh, I err…. I… I don’t know poppet.”
“I hope you do. I like seeing you in the mornings.”
She didn’t respond and, feeling her eyes start to moisten, just kissed Jess on the top of her head,
“Morning.” A sleepy-eyed Danny propped himself on his elbow a moment later and grinned at the pair of them saving Lucy from having to think of an answer.
“Daddy, can Lucy come and have a sleepover when we go home?”
“Well, I don’t know munchkin, she has her own life to get on with.” He looked at the brunette as he spoke.
“Please Lucy… please.” Jess continued.
“I’ll see when we’re home. How’s that?” Lucy felt her heart ripping in two knowing that she probably would never see Jessica again after today.
“Ok.” The little girl replied somewhat sullenly.
“We need to get showered and dressed if we’re going to make breakfast.” Changing the subject Danny pushed himself up and out of bed, “Are you joining us Luce?”
“Sure.” She accepted his invitation getting up and reaching for her clothes, “Just give me ten minutes or so.”
Dashing back to her room she quickly took a shower before brushing her hair and putting it into a pony tail.
Checking her watch, she saw it was closer to a quarter of an hour when, casually dressed in a pair of denim shorts and a simple t-shirt she eventually joined Danny and his daughter as they made their way into the hotel’s breakfast room.
Once again, she could feel the curious stares of the other holiday makers on them when they entered, but this time she simply ignored them. She had other things on her mind.
Lucy was at the buffet with Jessica when a voice behind her made her turn around.
“You three make the most adorable family.”
Marjorie, the older woman she had had dinner with on her first evening, was standing by the tea urn and smiling at her.
“Oh no err… we aren’t….”
“Lucy’s going to be my mummy soon.” Jess piped up interrupting her reply.
Marjorie’s eyes widened at her comment, “Really?”
“Oh no…. no, she’s just….”
“It’s quite alright dear. I understand.” The older woman patted her arm and scurried away grinning from ear to ear.
Sighing she turned back to the little girl, “Come on Jess let’s get something to eat.”
Eating in silence the two adults were completely wrapped up in their thoughts and Danny didn’t even comment when Jessica went back for a second muffin.
Finally with breakfast over, Lucy went back to her room to do her packing, leaving Danny to do his, before the transfer bus that would take them to the airport arrived.
Being alone, as she randomly shoved her things in her case, she had time to contemplate going home. It was almost inconceivable to her that she would have fallen in love in a week but she had and now she was about to lose him.
She had her new job to start once the summer holidays were over and she tried to summon up some enthusiasm for that but without any success. A few weeks ago, it had been something for her to look forward to but now, without Danny Wells in her life, it was just another thing she had to do.
Sniffing back the tears that threatened to start flowing she put on a little make-up, trying to make herself feel better, before stuffing the last few items into her suitcase and closing it.
Her packing done she checked her watch noting there was an hour or so to go and, taking a last look around her holiday home, she dragged her bags outside and walked across to Danny and Jessica’s room.
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Back in his room Danny immediately began to rush around piling clothes into the two suitcases while Jess did her best to help. He hadn’t even started to pack and he had a lot to do in a short space of time.
“Why do we have to go home daddy?”
“Because our holiday is over and someone else will be staying in our room.”
“But can’t we stay somewhere else.”
He couldn’t help but smile at his daughter’s innocent view of things.
“Don’t you miss Grandma?”
Jessica gave it a moment’s thought, “Yes but I like it here to.”
He stopped what he was doing and sat his daughter on his knee.
“I like it here to honey, but it was just a holiday, for us to have some time together and have some fun. Then afterwards we have to go home.”
“Is Lucy going home on the airplane to?”
“Yes, yes she is munchkin.”
“Will we see her when we get home?” It was the question he knew was coming and the one he dreaded having to answer.
“I don’t know sweetheart. Lucy has a job and her life to go back to.” he could feel his heart breaking as he spoke, “I’m not sure she wants to be saddled with the pair of us.”
“Doesn’t she like me any more?”
He could see the confusion in his daughter’s eyes.
“Of course she does sweetheart, but she has a job and friends that she needs to see.”
“But aren’t I her friend?”
“Yes of course you are but don’t you want to get back and see Grandma again.” He repeated trying to switch the focus of her thoughts.
“Yes.” Jess brightened up a little.
He was just putting the last items in their cases while she sat on the bed watching.
“Daddy?” Danny knew there was a question coming he wasn’t going to like.
“What is it sweetheart.”
“When will I get a new mummy?”
Danny choked and turned away, struggling to not let the tears start to fall.
“I… I don’t know munchkin. I really don’t know.”
Even as he answered her, he reflected on whether he would ever meet someone else as perfect as Lucy. Jessica adored her and he really thought that the feeling might be mutual between them but she had been adamant she wasn’t looking for a relationship.
Shoving the last few personal items into their carry-on bags he put the thought from his mind. He had been a bit of fun for her and that was all it was, he had to accept that.
She was going back to her life and he had to go back to his.
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His heart was already shattered into a hundred pieces when she stuck her head around the door.
“All ready to go?” Lucy tried to sound as cheerful as possible despite the fact she felt her life was ending.
“Just about.” He responded as chirpily as he could manage.
“Lucy, we is going on a airplane.”
She smiled and scooped the willing three-year-old into her arms.
“Coffee?”
“That would be great. Just let me shut up the bags.”
“I’ll take Jess over to the bar then. See you in a minute.”
Things were clearly strained as the two sat quietly drinking coffee and waiting for their holiday to end. Both had things they wanted to say but neither thought the other would be receptive.
“Have you decided what you’re going to do?” Lucy finally broke the gloomy silence that had descended on them.
“I’ll probably go back in. There’s not much else for me really.” His reply lacked any enthusiasm, “Mum can take care of Jess.”
She felt her stomach tighten at the thought of him in danger and her not even knowing where he was and she made a decision. She was going to tell him. If he rejected her out of hand then at least she would know.
“Danny I…..”
“Please don’t say it Luce. I… we… we’ve had a great time and I….”
He knew he had to tell her and tried to get the words out.
‘BEEP…. BEEP… BEEP!’
Interrupting them the coach pulled up, tooting its horn as the holiday rep climbed out ready to check them, and their fellow travellers, on board.
They looked at each other miserably, the holiday was over and they were going home.
Sitting together with her on the bus Danny had Jessica on his lap as he thought about Lucy and returning to normality. It could have been perfect if they were going to be together but that wasn’t what she wanted. He had been her holiday fling and now it was over.
Alongside him she tried desperately not to cry as they travelled to the airport. If anyone had told her a few weeks ago she would be in this situation with someone she had only just met she would have laughed.
‘Let your hair down while your away.’ Annabelle had told her and she had gone and fallen in love.
All too soon the coach drew up outside the terminal building and they were disembarking to join the queue to check-in.
An old hand at this now Jess held Lucy’s hand and, much to her amusement, took it upon herself to tell her about everything that was going on.
“We have to send our bags on a thing that takes them away and then we go through the machine that tickles teddy.” The three-year-old declared knowledgably, “Afterwards we can get on our airplane.”
“Really! That sounds very complicated.” Lucy laughed, “I’m glad you’re here to help me.”
“Oh, she’s quite the expert now.” Struggling with all the bags Danny followed behind them.
They stayed together as they checked-in their luggage and made their way through security and into the departure lounge, both of them quietly aware of the fact the holiday and their time together was rapidly coming to an end.
There wasn’t long to wait, barely enough time to get another coffee, and within half-an-hour their flight was called and they made their way to the departure gate.
He got an angry glare from Chloe, standing with her friends, as he entered but it barely registered with him as he waited with Lucy and Jessica. His daughter chattering away excitedly while the two grown-ups struggled to raise a smile.
Unfortunately, they were booked several rows apart and getting onto the plane Lucy gave Danny a forlorn smile as she slid into her seat more than half-a-dozen rows back from him. Any opportunity to finish what they both needed to say gone.
It was a miserable flight for her, sitting alone with nothing to do but reflect on the situation she found herself in and the man she found herself in love with.
A few rows forwards Danny felt exactly the same, trying to put on a smile for his daughter he still thought about the girl sitting behind him. The girl he was completely and utterly in love with.
‘PING!’
Before either of them knew it the seatbelt sign came on and the cabin manager announced they had to fasten their seatbelts.
They were home.