Chapter 20 It's the most pleasant morning with Anna and Ava flitting about the house, laughing and making noise. My daughter loves Ava as much as I do. Which means, Anna is proving to be my greatest competition for Ava's attention. It takes me longer than fifteen minutes to get Ava into the shower. Anna needs breakfast and more play time. But by the time I turn on the hot spray, I know it's just a matter of time before we're interrupted again. Which is why I pull Ava into my arms, lifting her feet off the ground. She gets the message and wraps her legs around my waist, allowing me to instantly sink inside of her willing body. She feels so good wrapped around my cock, that I groan, burying my face in the crook of her neck. She's so open to me, her head tilting to give me access, even as a flood of her juices soak me along with the spray. I'd like to stay here all day, but this one is going to have to be quick. Which is why I grab her hips, lifting her off me before pulling her back down, making us both moan. I set a spanking pace, working her up and down my cock as her legs flex around my waist to make it even faster, harder until we're both panting. She feels so good, so right, I know, this is exactly where I'm meant to be. I spread my feet wide, fucking her harder as she arches back, her chest thrusting out, her cries and gasps increasing in intensity so that I know she's close. I can feel my own orgasm building, the cum boiling in my balls as I hold out a little longer. I won't cum until she does, but I'm strung so taut, I feel like I could break. I push through, her legs locking around my waist as her hands dig into my shoulders, her fingernails surely leaving divots in my skin. Finally, she breaks, her cry filling the bathroom. It's my cue to let go, a flood of cum filling her as a guttural roar rips from my chest. I collapse against the wall, still holding her in my arms. I'm a man with stamina but the sex with Ava is some other level of fulfilling and draining. She's complete mush in my arms, her body melded to mine. "That was amazing." I chuckle, kissing along her shoulder. "Yes. It was." Her head lolls back against the shower wall. "I think I might be ready for missionary." That instantly infuses me with energy, my cock stiffening inside her. "We've got plenty of time to get there, and I've got lots of creative options until we do." I feel her smile as she lowers one leg to the ground, her toe dancing on the wet tile. "Good to know." I think she's starting to understand that I mean for this to be a long-term arrangement. I trace her sides as she brings the other leg down, supporting her own weight. "We can take as long as you need, milaya." I cup her ass, pulling her hips back into the cradle of mine. "Thank you, Dimitri. And thanks for understanding about..." Her hand lifts, waving in the air. "I'll get your message to Cadence." "Thank you." I hear the choke in her voice. We wash, get out of the shower and get dressed. Ava leaves me to my work while she returns to Anna's room. The new nanny is coming late this afternoon. But if I have my way, Ava isn't going anywhere. She's moving into my room. And with a nanny here, we can take much longer showers. Picking up my phone, I dial Zane. We carefully vet contestants for The Hunt and Zane was the man I'd hoped would win Cadence. He's got loads of dominant strength, but a balanced temperament that would be patient and kind enough to understand that Cadence would need a steady hand and love instead of force. "Dimitri?" Zane answers, sounding leery. Though, Trent does call both of them regularly to make certain everyone is safe, a call from me is...unexpected. The couple is supposed to be left alone. "Everything going all right?" I ask, leaning back in my chair. "How is the cabin?" "It's hardly a cabin. And yes. Everything is fine. Which is what I told Trent when he called yesterday." My mouth twitches, knowing I've been caught. "Good. I'm calling you instead of Cadence out of respect." "Respect for...?" "The Hunt. The process..." I take a breath. "But I've got Cadence's friend Ava in my house and she's trying to do some healing of her own." "Cadence doesn't want to speak to Ava," Zane rumbles, sounding like a man ready to fight for his woman. Good. "That's why I'm calling you instead of her." "Go ahead." "Ava says that she's ready to accept Cadence leaving her life if that is the way for Cadence to heal. She just wants confirmation that Cadence is safe. That's it." "You can't give that to her?" "I've tried, but it's a matter of trust, and considering I'm the man who organized The Hunt, she's been struggling to take me at my word." Zane grunts. He must mute the phone because it goes silent. I hear nothing but silence for a minute, longer, then he comes back. "She's going to call Ava. Just for a minute." I let out a long breath. It breaks the rules, and I know Trent has trackers on their phones, so he'll know that I've called Zane, and that Cadence called Ava, but I'll explain it to him later. "Thanks, Zane." I hang up, striding out of my office and to Anna's room, where I find Anna and Ava snuggled up together, playing with the doll house. It makes my chest tight to see them and I almost hate to interrupt. But Ava needs this. "Ava, do you have your phone?" "Yes. Why?" But her phone rings a moment later. She pulls it out of her pocket, her eyes going wide. I give her a soft smile. I know how badly she needed this moment and I'm so glad to give it to her.