Through the tops of the trees, darker clouds had gathered. More drops followed, increasing in number.
“So much for wandering through the garden,” Cydney said. “I’m getting wet.”
In more ways than one, he thought. Wulfric could still smell the scent of her arousal in the air around them. He let her slide down his body until her feet touched the ground. “Let’s go before it gets worse.”
Taking her hand once more, he ran with Cydney through the woodland walk, not stopping until they reached his car. By the time they were inside, both of them were more than a little soaked. He looked over at her to see her hair was wet and dripping onto her t-shirt, which he couldn’t help but notice had become a trifle see through, giving him a glimpse of the lacy bra she had on underneath.
Wulfric tore his gaze away from that tempting sight and started the car. For once, he welcomed the rain. It just meant he’d have Cydney in his bedroom that much sooner.
Chapter Four
Cydney’s body still thrummed with arousal as she alternated her gaze from the scenery outside the car’s window and Wulfric. Each time he kissed her, it was better than the last. His mouth moving over hers while the hard bulge in his jeans pressed against her pussy had had her not caring they were outside in a place where anyone could have seen them. If not for the rain interrupting them, she was sure she would have let Wulfric do whatever he wanted to her right then and there.
After a while, she noticed the area Wulfric drove through was decidedly on the ritzy side. The houses were a lot bigger than the ones where Maggie lived. On one road, Wulfric turned onto a long, graveled drive that led to a large manor house. Given the professionally landscaped lawns and gardens, it seemed Wulfric’s supposedly bad design taste didn’t run to the outside of his home.
As he drove to the large, detached garage, Cydney looked at Wulfric. “I thought my dad’s place in Toronto was huge, but yours puts his to shame. Don’t you get lost living in there by yourself?”
He turned off the car and removed his seatbelt. “I guess now would be a good time to tell you I don’t live by myself.”
“You have roommates?”
“Not exactly. They’re more like family members.”
They got out of the car and Cydney walked around to stand at Wulfric’s side.
They then ran to the front door to stand on the sheltered step. “Just how many people are you talking about here?”
“In total, nine. The youngest is only a month old, and number ten will be along in seven months.”
Cydney blinked in shock. She couldn’t imagine living in a house with that many people residing in it, no matter how large it was. “You all must get along really well, or you would have started to kill each other by now.”
Wulfric chuckled. “We do, except Dolf and I tend to come to blows from time to time, but it never is very serious. That’s just how we deal with each other. I consider him the closest friend I have.”
She eyed him. “Okay. That must be a guy thing. I could never see myself hauling back and bitch slapping Maggie.”
“Come on in. I’ll introduce you to whoever is home, then you can take a look at my bedroom.”
The mention of his room sent a shiver of desire through her. The more time she spent with Wulfric the more she liked him. And the more she wanted him. Before she left here today she intended to have sex with him at least once. Hopefully a lot more than one time.
Wulfric ushered her through the front door and Cydney caught her breath at the stated elegance of the large open-concept foyer. The floors were a blonde hardwood, and matched the oak of the curving staircase to the upstairs. A large crystal chandelier hung from the high ceiling.
She turned to look at Wulfric. “Are you sure you need my help? Just seeing this much of your house, I would say it doesn’t need any fixing, design wise.”
He grinned. “We hired a decorator to do the main rooms of the manor. Our bedrooms, we basically did ourselves. You’ll see what I mean. But first, the introductions. I can hear at least three members of my family are here.”
Cydney strained her ears, trying to hear what Wulfric must have, but she couldn’t make out a sound. Taking his word for it, she walked by his side as he guided her with his hand on the small of her back toward the back of the house. It wasn’t until they were closer to an unopened door at the end did she hear voices coming through it.
Wulfric opened the door, letting her go through first. There were two women and a man just as large as Wulfric, standing by a counter close to the stove. One of the women held a small baby in her arms.
He guided her closer to the small group before he made the introductions.
“Cydney, this is Dolf, Lexi and Nika. And the baby in Lexi’s arms is her daughter, Petra.”
She said ‘hi’ to each one as they were introduced.
Wulfric looked at Lexi. “Where are the others?”
“Brand is off doing whatever it is he does when he goes out. Raed, Algar and Garrick, we sent out to do some grocery shopping. Kamryn went along to make sure they got everything we needed instead of buying whatever catches their eye.” Lexi turned to her. “I have to say I’m really happy to meet you, Cydney. And from the accent you sound either American or Canadian.”
Cydney nodded. “Thanks. I’m Canadian. From Toronto, Ontario to be exact.
Wulfric just finished telling me how he lives with a large, extended family.”
Nika smiled. “And it keeps increasing.” She placed her hand on her flat stomach.
“I’ll be having a rug rat of my own soon. By the way, Lexi and I are American. She’s originally from Florida and I’m from California. Kamyrn is Canadian, from Niagara Falls.”
“I’ve been there many times to see the falls,” Cydney said.
Lexi shifted her baby up against her shoulder and patted her back when Petra squirmed in her arms. “I’m sure you’ll meet the others at some point today if you’re here long enough,” she said. “I’m married to Raed, and Nika is Garrick’s wife. Kamryn is married to Algar.”
The baby let out a small cry, causing Dolf and Wulfric to react by taking a step closer to her mother.
“I’ll take her, Lexi,” Wulfric said.
“No, I’ll take Petra,” Dolf quickly added.
Wulfric scowled at his friend. “Back off. She wants her Uncle Wulfric.”
“Sod off. She wants Uncle Dolf.”
Much to Cydney’s amusement, a small shoving match broke out between the two men. Taking a look at Lexi and Nika, and seeing them shake their heads at Wulfric and Dolf’s antics, she had to guess this kind of behavior was nothing new to them.
Lexi finally put a stop to it when it appeared the shoving match would escalate into something a little rougher. “If you two don’t stop, neither one of you will get to hold Petra. Wulfric, since you have a guest, I think it would be better if Dolf takes Petra.
You can hold her later. Besides, you fed her last night after you came home.”
“Fine,” Wulfric said.
Dolf shoved Wulfric out of the way and gently took the baby from her mother.
He gathered her close against his chest, making her look even smaller compared to how large he was. He kissed Petra’s downy head and cooed to her.
Wulfric snorted. “All right. I’m taking Cydney upstairs to take a look at my bedroom.”
Nika giggled. “That’s a different way of saying it.”
“For your information, Cydney is an interior designer. She just finished going to university for it. She’s going to see what she can do to fix up my room.”
Lexi smiled. “That sounds nice. And believe me when I say Wulfric needs your expertise.”
“He told me,” Cydney said with a laugh.