Chapter 51

 

“You really think she liked me?” Fran asked for the third time since they left his mother’s house after spending the day with her.

“Yes, darling. I’m sure.” Richie grabbed her hand and squeezed it gently before focusing on the traffic again.

His mother prepared a great lunch and was very happy to finally meet Fran and Jason. Fran couldn’t really relax during the meeting though. Seeing Joan together with Jason had a bitter sweet taste for her. She wondered if her mother would have treated him with the same affection.  

Rich could see she was miles away with her thoughts a couple times during the day. He hoped when the two women would meet more often and get into a relationship, some of her pain would be eased away. Right now, he could already see that his mother adored Jason. She started immediately to spoil the boy and by the time they were leaving, Jason was calling her “Gran” and wanted to stay overnight.

Unfortunately that wasn’t possible though, because Rich invited them both to California this weekend. Ava had called him a couple times since she first met Fran and Jason and begged him to bring them to LA, so she could show them their house and the beach.

Now they were on their way back to his apartment in Philadelphia with a sleeping boy in the back seat and a still extremely nervous Fran in the passenger’s seat.

“Rich, maybe we shouldn’t come with you tomorrow.” Fran said staring at her hands.

“What? Why not darling?” Richie’s head snapped shortly to her and he could see the worry in her eyes.

“Well, Ava sure wants to spend some time with you and…” Fran started.

“Wait a second Franny…” Richie interrupted her and pulled the car over, stopping at a small parking lot. He got out of the car and opened the door of the passenger side.

“Come here, darling.” He offered his hand and helped her out of the car. Checking on Jason shortly, he walked her away from the car a couple steps not to disturb the boy in his sleep.

“Franny…” Richie grabbed both of her hands. “ …Ava wants to show you and Jason how she lives, she begged me over and over to bring you to LA. She is excited about seeing you again. She wants to spend time with all of us.”

Fran sighed. She’d really hoped she could avoid getting on the plane and flying to LA. Even though her son would probably be rather disappointed. He was totally excited about flying for the first time in his life.

“Fran what is it?” Rich pulled her close and rubbed her back lightly. Since their fight about the money issue a couple days ago, they promised each other to talk about their feelings and not try to hide them from the other one.

“Rich,…I…” she took a deep breath. “ I guess I’m just nervous about meeting Heather.” She finally admitted.

“It will be fine, darling. You’ll see.” He tried to assure her. She shook her head.

“Ok, listen I’m not saying that you two will become best friends and go out for shopping, lunch and pedicure together, but I’m pretty sure you two will get along. She even asked me when she could meet you.” Rich pointed out.

“But what if she doesn’t like me, what if she doesn’t want Ava…her daughter… to spend time with me and Jason, what if you and her got into a fight about custody for Ava again about this… what if…” her voice was desperate.

“Whoa, whoa…stop , darling.” Rich pulled her close and stopped her talk with a long kiss. Slowly Fran relaxed against his body.

“First of all…Ava is my daughter too. Heather knows very well that she is walking a thin line of losing custody when she tries to interfere my time with her. We already had that discussion a couple years ago with a judge.” Rich explained calmly.

“Second she would lose every fight about custody, she is barely at home…travelling the world with her new boyfriend. That’s why I spend so much time in LA, I don’t want my daughter to be raised by the housekeeper. The only reason why I didn’t ask for full custody so far is that I think that Ava needs her mother even though she is rarely at home.

Fran looked at him surprised. She didn’t know all of this.

“Why didn’t you tell me?” She wondered. Rich sighed.

“Because I don’t wanna think about all this shit, because I don’t wanna talk about my ex if not absolutely necessary, because I want us to be a happily little family. The four of us.” He added emotional.

She softly caressed his cheek and stood on tip toes to kiss. “Maybe we can.” She whispered.

“God, I love you, Franny.” Rich sighed and pulled her close for a long hug. He really hoped this time everything would work out just fine and he wouldn’t be alone again in a couple years heartbroken.

“How about we get back to the apartment.” He asked with a husky voice. Fran closed her eyes shortly and shivered when she felt his already half-erection through the denim of his jeans.

“I would like that a lot.” She whispered.

He grabbed her hand and led her back to the car. In no time they were back in Philly and reached his apartment. Carefully Richie carried a still sleeping Jason to bed, before entering his own room.

Fran was standing with her back to him and was wearing the deep red silk robe he bought her. His mouth watered when he was thinking about what was hiding under the silk.

He stepped closer to her and wrapped his arms around her waist. She smiled when she felt the warmth of his hard body pressed against her back.

His hands found the belt and tucked to open her robe. He growled deeply in his throat when his fingertips only found smooth skin.

“You naughty girl, you ain’t wearing any lingerie.”

“I thought it would only be in the way.” She told him with a smile and turned slowly in his arms. Rich swallowed hard. The robe fell open and revealed her already hard nipples and with every move she made, he could get another glimpse of her perfect creamy skin.

He growled again when her next step let him see her curls.

“God, I need you.”

He took two hurried steps towards her and pulled her roughly against him. Fran gasped when her sensitive nipples rubbed against his shirt. Before she had a chance to say something, he tossed her robe aside and pushed her down onto the bed.

“Rich!” her breathing sped up when she saw the hunger in his eyes.

He shrugged off his shirt and was out of his jeans in a flash.

“I need you, Franny. You are so sexy, so beautiful, so hot.” He breathed into her ear when their bodies met.

“Oh, God…Rich!” she moaned when he entered her in one long push.

“So sexy…so wet…just for me.” He mumbled and set a fast pace.

“RICH!” she wrapped her legs around his hips and tried to meet his trust. Her body tingled with pleasure at his treatment.

While rocking her harder his mouth found hers and demanded roughly entrance. Happily Fran obliged and let him ravish her mouth. His hands wandered over her body and pinched her rocking hard nipples.

She screamed into his mouth and arched into his touch. She was so close she could tasted it.

Rich grinned and his mouth left hers. She moaned at the loss of his tongue and nearly screamed when he softly bit his way down to her breast.

“God, Rich…I….I…”

“Come for me, darling.” He told her before trusting deeply into her and flipping her nipples at the same time.

“RICHIEEEEEE!” her scream echoed back from the walls, when he grunted and empty himself into her.