Hello everyone! I've been trying to get this chapter on here for the last few days but Wattpad has been giving me problems. First the draft that I wrote was erased and gone. So I rewrote it the next day on a word doc and saved it before pasting it onto here. Again it was lost on Wattpad, something about overcapacity. Good thing I saved it on Word! Hopefully third time is a charm. Things are starting to spice up in this chapter ! Enjoy......  

I tugged on Preston's shirt collar to get his attention. When he turned to look at me, I reached up and gave him a short and sweet kiss.

"What was that for?" he asked me.

"It was for a wonderful day. I'm having a good time with you and I know that Lexine is too."

 I looked over at her and so did Preston. She saw us looking at her so she smiled and waved at us. Getting up off of her seat she stepped over to our side and Preston grabbed her so that she wouldn't fall since the carriage was still in motion. Lifting her arms up, she indicated that she wanted to sit on Prestons' lap.

Once she was settled on his lap, she grabbed his face and gave him a kiss on the cheek. Preston was so surprised! "I think that was her way of saying thank you for today." I told him. He looked so happy, then smiled and said to Lexine, "You're very welcome Lexi." 

Turning back to me, he asked, "Did you remember to text the rest of the guys about the scholarship?"

"Oh, no! I need to do that right now!" Pulling my phone out of my purse I quickly texted them. They replied almost instantly with congratulations except for Chase whom I assumed was busy with a patient. His reply came about 5 minutes after while the driver of the carriage was pointing out landmarks.

Eventually the tour came to an end and we went back to the car to head home.

"Should I worry about my car battery dying since I haven't driven it for days?" I asked Preston.

"Hmm.. I'll look at it later tonight. When was the last time it had an oil change?"

"A few months before I left Texas."

"How about a tune up or anything else like brakes inspection or tire rotation?"

"Oh, uh....Rick used to take care of things like that. I just put gas in and go."

"If you don't mind, I'd like to have a mechanic look at it and see what needs to be done to keep in good condition."

"Sure, I really like my car. It would be nice to keep it running."

"Are you sure? Would you like a new car?"

"No, I don't want a new car. Everything in my car is perfect for me. All the controls are within arms reach and it has a DVD player for Lexine and my iPod hooks up to the stereo."

Preston glanced over at me with a smile. "You do realize that I just offered you a new car and you turned it down? I can't think of  a single woman who would do that!"

I laughed and said, "Well, I guess that I'm not like most women. I never have been."

Preston reached over and grabbed my hand, squeezed it and said, "Thank God for that! I've glad that you are not like them!"

I lifted up our clasped hands to my face and rubbed my cheek on the back of his hand. "You are so sweet. All of you guys are."

When we got back to the house and got out of the car, Lexine was sleepy. Preston picked her up and carried her into the house. It felt nice coming home to this house. He laid her down on the couch in the living room next to the kitchen. I took off her jacket and shoes and covered her with a throw blanket.

He held his hand out to me and I took it. "Have you seen the other rooms downstairs?" I shook my head no. "Well, let me show you." He led us to the other side of the house down a hallway on the other side of the stairs. "Jake, Wyatt and I have offices here. Brady has one in the garage and of course Chase's office is in the hospital."

Opening doors and showing me each office, he ended up in one last room at the end that was a pretty good size. There wasn't much in it, a couch and couple of pictures on the wall. "We never did find a use for this room. Brady needed an office outside of the house with what he does."

He sat down on the couch and pulled me to sit next to him. I cuddled close to him and said, "I really should get a baby monitor so that I can hear Lexine if she wakes up."

"You don't need to buy one. We'll ask Wyatt, he probably will know the best thing to get and probably can get something or even make one. I think that I can temporarily solve this problem. I'll be back in a minute." Preston got up and judging from the sounds he had gotten something out of his office and went back to the living room. He was back quickly and held a walkie talkie in his hand. "The other one is on the coffee table and it's modified to be a microphone right now, so we will hear her if she wakes up."

"Great! Thank you, this is perfect for right now." I smiled at him as he sat next to me again.

"What do you want to do now?" Preston asked me.

"I don't know..." I blushed and fidgeted my hands. All my bravado from this morning disappeared.  

He reached out with one hand to stop my hands. "You don't have to feel shy with me. I know that it will fade away over time but just try with me, ok?"

"Ok." I said softly.

 Setting the walkie talkie onto the couch, Preston pulled me onto his lap and said, "Now where did we leave off this morning?"

Summoning my courage, I said, "Right about here I think." and kissed him. He kissed me back, his hands rubbing slow circles on my back. I ran my hands over his shoulders and upper arms feeling the strong muscles. Our kisses grew more heated and his circles grew wider and his hands were touching my sides and lower back close to my butt.

Tentatively I let my hands wander from shoulders down his back to his waist and then back up towards his chest. As I passed my hands over his stomach, his breath caught for a second. I froze thinking that I had done something wrong, maybe tickling him.

"No, you didn't do anything wrong." He said in a gruff voice. These men had the uncanny ability to read my mind! "I'm just sensitive on my stomach."

"So I tickled you accidently?"

"No, it's more of an erogenous zone for me."

"Oh....Oh!" I felt awkward not knowing what to do with that information. Did he want me to avoid touching him there or to continue it?

The indecision must have been written all over my face.

"I don't want you to do anything that you are uncomfortable with Delphine."

"I guess that despite being married before, I really haven't had too much experience with men. I've only been with one person and that was Rick."

I sighed and rested my head on his shoulder. It was easier to talk to him when I wasn't making eye contact. "I didn't know if you wanted me to touch your stomach again or avoid it."

 "I like being touched there by you. I don't want to pressure you into taking things too fast. It's all up to you. I'm letting you set the pace."

"I think that I'm more used to following a mans lead."

"I get it. It's the way you were raised to think probably. Asian culture is male dominated and I figure that your mother was a big influence. Rick probably liked taking the lead in everything."

"Yes and yes."

"Well, do you want to stop now? I won't be mad if you do."

I drew in a deep breath and told the truth. "No, I don't want to stop. I don't want to go all the way yet but I don't want to stop."

"That wasn't so hard to tell me that was it?" he said laughing a little.

I let out a small giggle and he shifted me in his lap. I lifted up my face and started kissing him again. I put my hands on his waist and slowly moved them to his stomach again. He groaned but this time I didn't stop. Preston ran his hands up and down my sides and then to my stomach and then to my back and caressed lower until he was touching my butt. The butterflies in my stomach fluttered and I opened a few buttons on his shirt to slip my hand inside and touch his bare stomach. His hands gripped me tighter and I felt daring. Reaching behind me I grabbed one of his hands and moved it to my breast. He moved his hand so that it covered all of it and he gently massaged it. I moaned and continued to rub my hand on his bare stomach.

Preston's hold on me shifted and he moved me so that I was straddling his lap with my knees on either side of him. Moving his hand on my breast again he cupped it more and rubbed his thumb over my nipple. I gasped and held my breath. I had my shirt, tank top and lacy bra on but I could still feel his touch really well. This was as far as I was willing to go but I remembered to trust him. He would let me set the pace.

So lost in passion, we didn't hear the footsteps coming our way.

 "Whoops!" a male voice said. I jumped a little and turned to see Jake leaning against the doorway with a grin on his face.

"Now I really can't wait for tomorrow!"