Page 34 of Plaything of His
For the most part, that is.
“You said bedroom–do you want us to stay here with you?”
Benjamin asks.
“I certainly won’t be letting Delilah go back to be with Serena unless she wants to go back, and I assumed you would want to stay with your sister. Have I thought wrong?”
He shakes his head as his cheeks begin to fill with colour.
“No–I mean yes,” his eyes widen as he stumbles over his words and I can’t help but smile at him.He’s adorable.“What I mean to say is–”
His sister interrupts him as she steps closer to him.
“What my brother is trying to say here isthank you.I don’t think either of us really expected you to bring us here.”
Shrugging, I turn to face her.
My daughter.
“I gave Lyra the best life I was able to. Now that I know about you, I want to give you that same life if you’ll let me. I know you and your brother are close, so I’m happy to have you both here if you’re comfortable to stay here.”
It takes a second for either one of them to respond.
“Yes, please.”
Delilah finally squeaks out before taking a step closer to me.
“Would you like me to show you to your rooms?”
They both nod, and so we begin to walk through my home.
Lyra’s bedroom is off-limits, and even though she no longer lives here, she does come over frequently and spends some time with me. She’s been married for a couple of months now, but since she’s only next-door, it doesn’t feel like it much.
I show Benjamin and Delilah the two spare rooms. Even though it was only Lyra and I, William would sometimes spend the night here prior to him purchasing the place next-door, and Brandon’s youngest son who is the same age as my Lyra would often stay here. It didn’t make sense to have two extra bedrooms when it was only the two of us, but Lyra enjoyed having all the extra space, so we didn’t move out.
As Delilah steps into the room she’ll be staying in for the foreseeable future, Benjamin walks closer to me.
“You are crazy fucking rich, Callum.”
He murmurs under his breath as he brushes his arm against mine.
The touch sends a shock through my body and I realise it’s been almost an entire twenty-four hours since I’ve last had him. One look at his face–the small dip between his eyebrows, those plump parted lips–and I know he’s thinking the exact same thing. As he takes a quick look over at his sister, he realises that she’s already stepped into the en-suite, so he wraps his finger around mine. I tug him closer and whisper into his ear.
“You already knew that, sweetness.”
We hear Delilah’s footsteps returning into the bedroom so Benjamin lets go of me as he takes a step away.
“Is this okay, Delilah?”
I ask as she looks up at me with big eyes, her bottom lip slightly curled between her teeth.
She nods at me before she turns to look over at Benjamin.
“This is way more than okay.”
She takes a step closer to the bed before she sits down on it and runs her hand along the duvet. I turn to face sweetness.
“Benjamin, can I speak to you?”