Free Inseparable: A New Adult Erotic Romance by Bella Chal Page A

salesmen who did the same thing, there’d be no one left. And if they ever enforced the policy, the buyers would all go somewhere else." He held his head in his hands, exasperated. "I moved millions of dollars of product for them last year, but I hit the skids for a few weeks and now I’m gone. No one would even look at me as I was walked out today. At least I got my entire last paycheck, they hadn’t had time to process the court order yet."
    Julie was speechless. Sophie had taken the game to the next level. Gutting him in family court and then somehow setting him up to lose his job on the same day was a special kind of evil.
    "So, how was your day?" He had tears rolling down his face.
    "Let’s go inside, Babe. Come on," she said, helping him to stand.
    He walked like an old man, completely broken by the day’s events. She guided him to the bedroom, taking the bottle and glass from his hand and leaving them on the dining room table. She stopped briefly in the kitchen to put away the groceries, and then she led him to his bed. She quickly undressed him and pulled back the sheets, putting him under the covers. She took off her clothes, folded them on the dresser, and then climbed under the covers with him.
    She held him from behind, wrapping her arms around him as he finally gave in and sobbed, letting out his pain as she gently touched his back. She had tears in her eyes as well, hurting with him, frustrated that she couldn’t do more than hold him. When he finally stilled, she kissed his back, inviting him to turn over and find comfort in her arms.
    When he turned to kiss her, she could taste his tears. She held him, gave him all the time he needed, and let him lead her where he wanted to go. Eventually, the kisses warmed them both and he reached for a condom, letting her help him put it on. She pulled at him to lie on top of her, settling him between her thighs as she continued to kiss his face and stroke his hair.
    They came together slowly. She kept her arms around him, running her hands along his back, soothing him with her kisses. He began to thrust, but she was solely focused on him, whispering his name, giving him permission to just let go, encouraging him with soft gasps and sighs. His breath caught as he tipped over the edge, his fingers running into her soft hair, his quiet cry coming as he pushed his face next to hers. She felt him pulsing as he emptied himself, holding him tightly while he trembled, then waited longer as he began to cry again, his hot tears falling along her cheek.
    He eventually calmed and then got up to use the bathroom. Julie got up to get a drink of water, her stomach grumbling loudly about the tacos she had eaten for lunch. She made it as far as the dining room before she had to sprint to the girls’ bathroom, barely arriving in time to empty her stomach into the toilet.
    She heard his worried voice from the other side of the apartment, "Julie, are you OK?"
    She spat again and wiped her mouth with the back of her hand. "I’m fine, but I’m not eating out of that fucking taco truck anymore. They taste even worse the second time." She washed her mouth out with water and borrowed some of the candy-flavored toothpaste she had bought for the girls to get rid of the taste.
    They met in front of the kitchen, both of them naked and hungry despite the day’s drama and bad food. They brainstormed about what to do next as Julie cooked the chicken breasts in a skillet and boiled the noodles for the mac and cheese she had brought. Jack’s cell phone rang and he showed her his parent’s name on the display. He took a deep breath and took the call, stepping into the living room to let his mother know what had happened that day.
    Listening to it all over again made Julie grit her teeth in anger. She had rarely hated anyone, but Sophie was already in her top two, just behind Bill, one of her mother’s old boyfriends. Thinking of him again made the memory of what happened come to the surface. She