Page 69 of Book Bae

He pulled it back out before he turned me around on my back and slid into me. I locked my legs around his waist and dragged my hands down his chest. I had come to learn the myriads of tattoos on his body were somehow linked to his books. The map on his back was a map of the fictional town he created in one of his mystery series, and he had page numbers tatted on his chest that were to specific quotes in his romance books, which had become my favorite quotes.

“I love you more and more with each passing day, girl. You’re truly my world, Myraj.”

I smiled and pulled him in for a kiss. The way that he made love to my body it was like he was speaking an unwritten form of communication that had been created uniquely for him and me alone.

When he finally turned me around again, he poured lube into my ass. I had promised him that on this vacation we could finally have anal sex, and we had on our second night here. It wasn’t as painful as I expected it to be; in fact, it felt good and amazed me that I could cum that way.

Now whenever he wanted to, I was game for it. He slid into me in the back and wrapped his arm around the front of me. I moaned when he circled my clit with his fingers. My hips rotated in a slow seductive circle until his fingers found their way inside of me, and his dick spread my ass apart as he filled me up in the rear.

Micaiah pumped hard and generously and made love to every part of my body as though it was his first time making love to me. He came a couple of minutes after me, when I was ready to give up because I didn’t think I could take any more.

I collapsed on my belly beside him, and he pulled me onto his chest and kissed my forehead.

“Are you enjoying your birthday so far?”

“I’m loving it, Mr. Livingstone. This has been an amazing day.”

“I’ve been doing a lot of thinking since Malaika was born.”

“About?”

“My pen names. People know who Mike Jamison is, but maybe it’s time they know who MJ Stone is. That pen name is successful on its own. It doesn’t need Mike to stand firm with. You know what I mean? I’ve been thinking about renegotiating those contracts.”

“Baby, where is this coming from?”

“Just thinking about how upset you were when you learned about my pen name and how you felt duped.”

“That’s different. Your readers are okay with not knowing, for the most part, and for those who aren’t okay with not knowing, then they have the option to no longer follow you. Personally, I think it’s fine to leave well enough alone.”

“But you were so upset, and I get it because you were my woman, and I should have told you, but I can’t help but wonder how other people are feeling.”

“What does Arabella say?”

“She and I haven’t agreed on anything in a minute. I thought we were on the same path, but she’s on something different.”

“And what are you going to do about that?”

“I’ve been talking to other agents, mostly those who aren’t in our inner circle. I don’t want to burn bridges or do anything that might seem disrespectful to her, but I do want to consider my options.”

“And what are they?”

“I’m looking closely at a couple of different guys that I know can do the work that I need them to do and get me the pay and rights that I’ve come to expect. One is Kenny Campbell, and the other is Preston Simmons.”

“When you weigh the pros and cons of working with them versus working with Arabella, whom you started your career with, which way are the scales leaning?”

He pulled his fingers through his beard and stared up at the ceiling. I turned on my side and pushed up on my elbow as I looked down at him. “Be honest, Micaiah. This is about your career, not anyone’s emotions.”

“What’s best for me honestly is to go with Kenny Campbell. KC is by far the best option; the only reason I’ve been sticking with Arabella is because she took a chance on me when no one else would.”

“Are you worried there will be bad feelings?”

“Nah, she doesn’t know that I’ve been looking around, but she was the one who once mentioned that I might want to search for different representation. She knew that with the pressure she gave me and us being married once brought conflict of interest into the partnership.”

“I say do what’s best for you, and if that’s Kenny, then go with it.”

He pulled me down and kissed me sweetly. I rested my head on his chest again and breathed a soft sigh.

“We’ve got to shower, because I have one more surprise for you.”