Fragments of Us (A Contemporary Broken Hearts Romance) (Book Book 2)

parents. She released it and nodded. “I will. Night, mommy.”
Davis could tell by the set of Nicole’s shoulders that she’d chosen to put her anger aside for now, but it wasn’t entirely gone. What was he supposed to do?
When Nicole straightened, her smile was small. Not because she was still angry, well, she was but more from sheer exhaustion. Unfortunately, she couldn’t turn in early; there were still a few documents that needed reviewing before her meeting tomorrow. That was IF Davis was able to take DJ to the doctor in the morning, and she could go.
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The room was quiet. Davis had spent the better part of an hour with his kids. However, Rayna had fallen asleep soon after he uttered the first few words from her book. After gently tucking her into bed and placing her underneath the covers, Davis kissed his daughter lightly on the forehead. Then he turned off the lights, except for the little mermaid nightlight by her bed. Once Rayna was all settled, Davis pulled his chair up to DJ’s bed. It was located on the opposite side of the room. He watched him sleep, and at some point, caressed his son’s cheek. DJ was warm to the touch, but not overly so. It killed him to see him sick and not be able to do anything to make him better.
After several more minutes of watching him sleep, Davis yawned and stretched. That was his cue. It was the first sign of his body calling out for some much-needed rest. If he didn’t make his way to his own bedroom, he’d probably find himself waking up in the exact same spot in the morning. More than anything, Davis just wanted to hold his wife.
When he walked into their room, Nicole was already in bed wearing a silky pair of short-like pajamas. Despite their fights, and after all of these years, she was still the sexiest woman he’d ever seen. The display before him was one for the magazines. Nicole wasn’t trying to be sexy—she just was. Her toned legs went on for miles and easily wrapped around his body in some really creative ways. She had fallen asleep sitting up in bed with her laptop on her thighs, and papers scattered about everywhere. Her hands were resting lightly on the keyboard. Davis turned off her computer, then closed it and gathered up her documents placing them on the nightstand next to her side of the bed. He stared at her for another few moments. He couldn’t resist running the back of his knuckles against the soft side of her face. She moaned never waking up and sliding down deeper into the bed.
Davis covered Nicole with the blanket without disturbing her too much. And, although he was dog tired, he needed a quick shower. Once he was finished, he would crawl into bed and wrap her up in his arms.
Fifteen minutes later, he was finally able to pull Nicole into the hard wall of his chest. It wasn’t the only part of him that was hard. Her soft body was pressed squarely against a semi-aroused erection. He knew there wouldn’t be any sex tonight. However, he needed to convince his body. It moved on its own accord.
The movement woke her. Her voice was raspy from sleep. “Davis?”
He spoke into the back of her neck as the lower part of him danced to its own rhythm thrusting gently into her. “Better be. No other man should even look too hard at you, let alone be in a position to touch you like this.”
Groggily, she whispered into the darkness. “That does feel so good.” Even upset, sex had never been a problem between them. “I wish I had the energy to do more than lie here.”
Davis forced himself to be still. “You’re tired. Don’t mind me, but I’ll definitely take a raincheck.”
Nicole stretched and pushed back into his hardness, snuggling closer, as he tightened his hold. “I must have been asleep when you came in. I didn’t hear you.”
“You were gone, and already snoring when I came back from the kid’s room.”
Nicole smiled into the darkness. “I don’t snore.” She tapped him lightly on the arm. Her grin began to disappear slowly. “Rayna was super excited to have you home before she went to bed.”
He sighed. “Yeah, I know.”
Nicole turned around in his arms so that they were face-to-face. The moonlight bathed them in the darkness. “She’s growing up so fast.”
Davis loved the feel of Nicole in his arms. Life was perfect when they were like this. It was late, and he didn’t want to argue. “C’mon, Nicole. Let’s just be for tonight.”
She didn’t want to argue either and cradled the side of his face in her hands. Her eyes bore into his. “All I’m going to say is that life is only a series of moments before they are gone. Please try not to miss too many of them.” Nicole moved her head to rest on his shoulder.
He’d heard every word. And, as always, Davis vowed to himself to spend more quality time with his family.
Within moments, they were both fast asleep. However, a few hours later, the alarm clock known as DJ woke up. Even if they couldn’t hear him on the monitor, his crying echoed down the hall and into their bedroom. More than likely, his cries were because he was still uncomfortable and in pain. It was Davis’s turn to get up. She took the overnight shift the previous evening and the two before that. Gently, she pressed against his chest. He grumbled in his