Matt's POV:

There was only one way to describe what I had just happened between Stormy and I. Life affirming is what it had been. Never in my life had I experienced something so moving in my life. That thought messed with my mind thought because as much as I had loved Cassie and still did, what Stormy and I had just shared had been so much more moving than anything Cass and I had ever experienced. But having the thoughts messing with my mind didn't put a damper on my mood like I thought it would. In fact, I felt more alive than I had in a long damn time.

Pulling Stormy flush against me when she went to wiggle out of my hold, I placed my lips on the spot where her neck and should connected, trailing hot, wet kisses as I worked my way up to her ear.

"Where do you think you're going?" I whispered just before I nipped at her lobe, pulling a moan from her that send blood pooling in my cock once more. I had never been like this with a woman -so ready at the drop of a pin- yet here I was, my dick becoming hard once more, ready to find release.

"Not that I think I could walk, but I do need to get back to my sisters." She said as she rolled to her side, placed a hand on the center of my chest and leaning up so that she was looking into my eyes. "Sadie is going to need to be fed soon and I only left enough milk to get though my shift."

"Okay." I said, my thought of her bare breasts filling my minds eyes. After everything she and I had done on this fire truck, tasting her breast on my tongue was not one of them. Suddenly -and stupidly I might add- I felt myself growing jealous of the toddler that was going to get to suckle her when I hadn't gotten the chance. Pushing myself up onto my elbows, I kissed her lazily before breaking it. When I looked at her again, her green eyes were hooded desire. What I wouldn't do to make sure that look stayed on her face.

"I'll climb down first just so I can be down there in case you fall." I said when she rolled away from me, my body instantly missing her.

"Okay." She said.

I had to fight the urge to take her once more when I saw that look that came over her face as I tucked my hard cock into the confine of my boxers before pulling my jeans up over my hips. Especially when she liked her lips and all I could think about was what her mouth might feel like as she sucked me into her warm mouth. The thought alone had me wanting to say fuck it but when the face of that little angel of hers popped into my mind, I knew that what I was wanting would have to wait.

Kissing her quickly so that I wasn't tempted yet again, I shimmed down the ladder and waited for her to climb down. I'd thought that the sight of her bare ass as she climbed the ladder had been tempting, but nothing prepared me for the sight of her climbing down, her pussy still wet. Unable to help myself, when she was just about to step on to the platform at the back of the truck, I wrapped my hands around her waist and buried my face in her folds. The gasp that came from her had me holing her in place to make sure she didn't fall.

"Lift one leg up onto the rung above you and hold on tight darlin." I said.

When she did as I instructed, I buried my face into her feminine folds and began eating at pussy as if it was an all you could eat buffet and I was starving. Her sweet taste blossomed on my tongue causing me to growl. But it was the sounds she was making as she pushed her ass back so that I could get to her better that spurred me on. With fast licks, I focused on her clit, knowing that was the quickest way to make her come. I felt the first tremor rock her as her arousal landed on my tongue. Digging the tips into the tender flesh of her hip, I sucked her clit onto my mouth and sucked hard. The scream that came from her lips echoed though the empty station making me almost cum in my jeans like a damn teenager.

When I was sure that I had wrung every last drop of her release from her, I stood, licking my lips, and looking at her. Her head was threw over her shoulder looking at me as if she was thinking about pouching on me as he hung from the ladder of the truck.

"Don't think I will ever look at another ladder in my life and have a single pure thought." She said when she finally stepped on to the concrete floor of the station.

"You ain't alone darlin." I said pulling her to me and kissing her deeply. I broke the kiss before it could get too hot though. With my forehead rested against hers, I whispered "get dressed so I can get you home."

"Okay." She whispered in return.

***

The ride over had been quiet, both of us processing all that happened when a thought occurred to me. Neither of us had asked about protection. We had both been so desperate to have one another that we hadn't even addressed the first thing they taught you in sex education. As the man, I felt responsible for providing the protection and yet I'd failed to do that. I hadn't had the need to carry rubbers around in my wallet since I wasn't in the habit of hooking up with random women. But after what just happened between us, it was something that I needed to address.

"Darling... Ummm, I don't know how to say this other than to just say it so forgive me if it comes out sounding harsh." I said, taking my eyes off the road momentarily to gauge the reaction on her face. "Back there, we uhhh, we did you any kind of protection. I'm clean but I know people worry about that type of stuff these days more so than they did back in the day. And well, umm, I was curious if you were on any sort of contraceptive."

"I have an IUD." She said, he back stiffening as she turned to face me. "But it's a little late to worry about that now ain't it."

"Darlin, we just got so caught up in the moment that it slipped my mind. I didn't want you to think that I was just out here raw dogging every woman that I laid eyes on." I groaned hearing the words as they fell from my mouth. Damn, I sounded like an utter asshole. For a brief second, I wondered if she would but the excuse that I was out of practice when it came to dealing with women but even I knew that was lame as far as excuses went. No matter how long it had been since I'd been in a relationship, it didn't mean that I had just suddenly forgotten how to talk to women.

"Well, I wasn't thinking that but I sure as hell am now." She said, her tone defensive. "But just to rest your mind, even if we hadn't been protected, I wouldn't have asked for a damn thing from you. I'm doing just fine taking care of Sadie on my own. I'm sure that another wouldn't be that bad."

"Stormy, I didn't say that to make you mad." I said, taking my eyes off the road and looking at her. long gone was the relaxed face.

"I'm not mad. Just wanted to make it clear that while we might have both been caught up in the moment, my protection and yours was covered." She said.

"Well, uhh, that's good to know." I said, scratching my head. Racking my brain, I tried to think so something that could steer our conversation into much safer territory but the only thing that kept coming to mind was asking her how to get to her sister's house. I knew it was a logical question since I didn't want to be driving around all night, but I couldn't bring myself to ask it because I didn't her to think that I was just trying to get rid of her. Lord knows, that was the last thing I wanted.

"Turn right up here." Stormy said, breaking the silence that had encapsulated the truck and picking the one topic that had been coming to mind to break the silence. "Then make a right onto Chestnut Street. It will be the third house on the left."

Pulling the truck to the curb, I switched off the engine and turned in the seat so that I was facing her. Taking a chance, I placed a hand over hers and entwined our fingers. With our connected hands on the console, I looked into her green eyes and saw the flare of her anger mixing with the residual effects that multiple orgasms had left her with.

"Darling, I really didn't mean any harm over what I said. I just didn't know how to bring it up without sounding like an asshole." I said, keeping my eyes locked with hers. "I've never been good at putting my thoughts and feelings into words and given the time that's passed since I've been in a position to have to worry about getting someone pregnant, I guess I'm out of practice. And believe me when I say, I know that sounds like a lame excuse but it's the god honest truth."

"I'm the one that should be apologizing. I was a little bitchy about the whole deal. I know you were just trying to address something that we both should have been thinking about other than worry about how fast we could get one another out of our clothes." Said Stormy. "But like I said, it's a little late to worry about it now plus I have that IUD so we shouldn't have anything to worry about."

"So are we good then?" I asked, a part of me hoping that she was feeling as connected as I was and that this wasn't a one time thing.

"Were good." She replied, giving me a soft smile that reached her eyes and made the green orbs glow even brighter.

"Good. So what's the odds of me hanging out here for a while. Not ready to leave you just yet plus that little angel of yours stole my heart that day at the hospital." I said.

"You can come in if you want. I'm sure Windy would love to give you the third degree seeing as how I'm pretty sure she will be able to look at me and tell that I just had some of the best sex of my life." She said, making my already overinflated ego over my sexual expertise swell my head even more.

"Best sex of your life, huh?" I said, unable to keep the words behind my lips. Not that I was a cocky son of a bitch, but I knew what I had, and I knew how to use it.

"Pretty sure you don't need me to stoke your ego." She said with a smile, rolling her eyes playfully.

"Every man needs his ego stroked from time-to-time, darlin." I smirked. "Just like I know that a woman can exude confidence and still like to be complimented on what she wears and how she looks."

"Flattery never hurts."

"Well in that case..." I said, leaning over the console, placing my lips mere centimeters from her lips. "You rocked my damn word back there. I'll never be able to look at a fire truck and not think of you riding me until you cum. I'll never be able to look at another ladder and not think of the taste of your pussy on my tongue. Pretty sure that from here on out, all I'm going to be able to think about is the fell of your skin under my fingers." Closing the last little bit of space between us, I placed my lips over hers and kissed her slowly and lazily, enjoying the feel of her lips pressed against mine. I felt her tongue teasing my lips, seeking entrance just before her teeth grazed the bottom lip and bit down playfully, pulling a moan from deep inside of me.

Right now, all I wanted was to strip her down and have my way with her all over again but sitting on a public street, in front of her sister's house, that wasn't going to happen. Breaking the kiss, I rested my forehead against hers before saying "so, I guess that's a yes on me coming in and staying for a while?"

"Yeah, you can come in." she said softly

Stormy's POV:

Since Steven was on kid duty tonight, Windy and I sat out on the back porch watching Matt play with Sadie out in the yard. Thankfully, the setting sun had brought with it a cool breeze that was keeping the insects a bay, at least for now. But it wasn't the lack of mosquitos that had me in a relaxed mood. My mood was a direct result of the handful of orgasms that Matt had given me mixed with the couple of glasses of wine that I had at dinner that Windy had insisted that I drink with her so that she didn't look like an alcoholic in front of company.

"He's good with her." said Windy, nudging my arm as she softly rocked the swing back and forth. "So attentive and seems to really like spending time with her. So much better than Joel could ever be."

"Ugh, why'd you have to go and bring him up. You know he's like the damn Beetlejuice. Say his name 3 times and bad shit starts happening." I said with a laugh. I watched as Windy's lips formed his name before slapping a hand over her mouth. "Don't even think about it."

"He's still locked up ain't he?" She said, when I finally lowered my hand.

"Hell if I know." I replied. "It's the best place for him if I'm being honest."

"I agree." Windy said just as Sadie squealed out in delight. Looking out at her and Matt, I saw him lifting her over his head, spinning he in circles, his head threw back as he laughed. The sight was magnificent!

"Go out there and play with them. I need to check on the Steven and the kids anyway." Said Windy, standing from the swing. When I went to argue, Windy turned to me before saying "Maybe this he is your sunshine after the rain, Storm. Take a chance and see what happens."

"You certainly have a knack for channeling late 90's pop." I said shaking my head.

"It's a gift." She said shrugging her shoulders. "But it is you that caught that reference without me even having to point it out."

"Pretty sure I know every single lyric to every single Backstreet Boy, NSYNC, and 98 Degrees song thanks to you and that damn boom box you had in our room when we were kids." I said, rolling my eyes playfully.

"Those are classics. Even had the kids listening to Savage Garden on the way to school the other day." She said, slipping the sliding door open but pausing before she walked through to look back at me. "I mean it though. You deserve some happiness after the hell you have been through. Just take it slow and see what happens."

I waited until the door slipped closed before standing from the swing. With a deep breath, I walked out into the yard and made my way over to where Matt and Sadie were now back on the blanket, Matt on his back while Sadie used him as her own personal jungle gym. Sitting close to them, I was surprised when Matt lifted his head and scooted himself so that his head was lying my lap, never missing a beat in his playing with Sadie.

"Having fun?" I asked, looking down into his eyes.

"Sure am." She said, the deep timber of his voice going though me, sending an electric shock through my system. Involuntarily, my hands went to his head, running my fingers int the short locks. I watched as he closed his eyes as it was the best feeling in the world.

"Hey, I meant to mention this earlier, but I have a bunch of things in the bed of my truck for you." He said. "It's some clothes and things and since you lost everything in the tornado, I figured you could use them. You and Cass are about the same size, though you do have some bigger assets that she did." He added with a smirk.

"Matt I -"

"It was just hanging in the closest, not doing anyone any good." Matt said, cutting me off. I watched as he moved to sit up much to Sadie's dismay before settling her into his lap and looking at me once more. "Cass would have wanted them to go to someone that could use them. While they are all 10 years old and fashion changes every day, they might not be the most fashionable items that you could buy, but they would work in a pinch."

"But Matt, they are your wife's clothes and I- I just don't feel right taking them considering what is happening between us." I said.

"Darlin, Ebony told me that you know that it was Cass that stared the foundation that you were getting help though. Given that foundation is still running on the basics of what Cass wanted, I don't have to tell you that if Cass was still alive today, she would have long ago donated all of her clothes in her closet if she thought that they were going to someone that desperately needed them. That's just the type of person she was." Said Matt.

"Sounds like she was a phenomenal woman." I said softly. "I wish I could have gotten the chance to meet her."

"She was one of a kind." He said almost wistfully. "Do you think its weird that I talk about her so openly?" his question shocked me. I hadn't thought of it as weird and now that he was mentioning it, I still didn't. People deal with loss in a ton of ways. This was just his way of dealing with it.

"No. When my daddy died, I talked about him all the time. Still do." I said, thinking about the man that would forever be the standard that I would look to in a man. Then again, I did choose Joel and he was nothing like the daddy so maybe my standards weren't all that high.

"You've never mentioned your daddy to me." Said Matt, repositioning Sadie in his lap when she wiggled to get down.

"We haven't spent all that much time together now, have we?" I said.

"And what do you suppose we do about that?" said Matt.

"Well, I guess we could spend of time together. Seize the day, right?" I said with a smile.

"There's that phrase again." He spoke. I didn't miss the look on his eyes as he thought about what happened after I said that phrase earlier. Not going to lie, my mind went right back to that blistering kiss in the diner and all the things that happened after that. Evidently some of my thoughts must have been expressed on my face because his next words made the blush creep up my skin all over again. "Keep thinking those thoughts and I'm going to be forced to put this little angel down and show you what it really means to take my time."

"Promises, promises." I said teasingly.

"Oh, you can best believe it's a promise." He said leaning close, his lips almost touching mine. "Thinking that it's going to take me at least 5 hours to diminish the cravings even slightly I have right now." Lord help me. When he said things like that, it made me want to strip my clothes off and ride him like a pogo stick.

"Might just have to time you and see if you can go that long." I said, feeling cocky even though my insides were pretty much the consistency of jello.

"Just tell me when you want me to prove it and I'm more than glad to prove it." Said Matt.

"Well, I would say your place or mine but uhhh." I said, letting my sentence dangle as I gestured towards the house. If what he was promising turned out to be true, my sisters couch just wasn't going to do.

I watched as something came over his face and wondered I'd said something wrong. When he spoke, I knew that I had maybe went just a little too far.

"Stormy I- there hasn't been another woman in my house besides Ebony, my mama, and my nana since Cass passed away. I- I don't think I can- "

"Matt, I get it." I said cutting him off. "I meant no harm in it at all. It was just a figure of speech. We don't have to rush into anything. I'm not going anywhere, and lord knows I have baggage of my own to deal with. I would never ask you to do something that you weren't comfortable with. I hope you know that."

"I do." Said Matt. "And you will never know how much it means to me to know that you are so willing to deal with my hang-ups and not give up on me. So many people would hate the fact that I talk about Cass so much, maybe feeling like I was comparing them to her but with you, you haven't done that, and I don't think you ever will. I don't know where this things between us is going but I'm willing to give this a shot if you are."

"I think I want that too." I said. "As far as you talking about Cass, I don't mind it at all. She was a part of your life and someone that you thought that you were going to spend the rest of your life with. It would be weird if you didn't talk about her."

"You just have to promise to let me know if I start talking about her too much." Said Matt, a big hand cupping my check gently. I leaned into his touch as I locked eyes with him.

"And you have to promise to tell me if I start talking about Daddy or the craziness that was my life pre-Sadie." I said.

"Deal." He said with a smile. "Now, about those clothes..."