The Return of Jonas (Pearl Vampire Chronicles #4) by Dara Nelson

gently placed Sophia in his arms, who promptly smiled at him.  “See, you’re doing just fine.”
    I stood and walked back to Juan.  “Thank you for waiting so patiently, Juan,” I said as I helped him up the slide.  He went down one more time then we moved to the swings.
    “Higher,” he kept saying as I pushed him, while keeping one eye on Matt and Sophia.  She was beginning to fuss a little, and I could see the panic forming in his eyes.  “Juan,” I said as he flew back and forth, “would it be okay if my friend Matt pushed you?  He can push you higher than I can.”
    “Yes ss,” he squealed.
    Matt was over to me in a few seconds, handing Sophia to me.  “You did great, honey,” I said, trying to calm him.  “Relax, and don’t push too hard,” I whispered so Juan couldn’t hear me.  I put Sophia up on my shoulder and patted her back.  I got a big burp out of her almost immediately and she stopped fussing.  “That was her problem?” Matt said . “How did you know that?”
    I smiled at him . “Honey, I didn’t know that.  Usually, when a baby fusses, it’s because of one of four things – they’re hungry, they need a diaper change, they need to burp or they need some love.  I started with the burping, and it just happened to be right, this time.”
    Suddenly Juan squealed . “Mommy!  Look Mommy, look how high I’m going.”
    Carmela walked over to us, beaming . “I see that sweetie.  You’re going so high.”
    She took Sophia from me . “Thank you so much, I really appreciate this,” she said.
    “I was happy to do it, Carmela.  Anytime you need a babysitter, I’m available,” I said.  Matt stopped the swing and helped Juan climb out while I handed the diaper bag to Carmela.  We both waved as they started walking towards the gate.  Suddenly Juan dropped his Mom’s hand and ran to me.  I squatted down and he threw his arms around my neck, giving me a big hug.  “Bye, bye, Sarah,” he said.
    “Bye Juan.  You be a good boy for your mom.  I’ll see you soon,” I said, trying not to sound choked up.  Matt wrapped his arms around me as I stood up.  “I’m fine,” I said as my head rested on his chest.
    “You sure?” he said, clearly concerned. He knew that even though it had been years, I still felt the loss of my young son as if it were yesterday – and I always would.
    I looked up at him and smiled . “Absolutely.  Although I am missing being with you, it’s been a little while.  But I know Stefan and Penelope are probably waiting for us in Carlos’ room.  I can wait.”
    Matt’s eyes darted around the compound, then he looked up and he smiled.  “You’re right,” he said . “You game for a quickie?”
    “Always,” I said.  I definitely liked where this was going.  He tightened his arms around me and crushed his mouth down on mine.  Our tongues danced around each other as I felt us rising off the ground.  His mind reached out to mine, and I gladly let him in.  ‘We need to be quiet,’ he thought, ‘if someone hears us up here, they might come to investigate.’
    ‘ Up here, where?’ I thought, as I tried to suppress a groan.
    ‘ The roof,’ he thought, as we touched down.  We quickly moved away from the edges, toward the pillar on the side of the access door.  Within seconds, our shirts were off, his pants were around his ankles and mine were off.  My legs were wrapped around his waist as he held me up, pressing my back against the wall as he pounded into me. ‘Oh my God… I can’t… I can’t… I can’t keep quiet,’ I thought as my climax threatened to unleash.  Just as I opened my mouth to cry out, I managed to sink my teeth into his neck and muffle my scream.
    “Sorry about that,” I whispered into his neck afterwards, licking the large bite marks I had left there.
    “Dear God, don’t be,” Matt said, as he grinned. “I love it when you can’t control yourself.”
    ‘ So do I,’ said a sinister voice in my