Falling For My Playboy Boss
Chapter 84

Cora's

POV

I could lie in this tub all day. I didn't use it the last time that I was here, but this tub is huge and tall. I was able to fill it not even fill it three-fourths of the way up, and it was up to my chin with the water. Marlowe had brought in some wonderful smelling bath salts that were so calming for me and I had been relaxing for about 30 minutes now. When the water got a little cold, I would drain it a little bit and then run just the hot water until it got cozy again. I tried to just focus on the water and not on all of the things that had gone wrong today, or in my life in general in the last 6 months. Not the babies, who are always a wonderful blessing to me, just my bad choices. I kind of pushed Maddie into doing this by pointing out to her that she had a shelf life on her face and with her attitude, she had better have a backup plan. I was correct in my opinion on her, I just never knew she would be low enough to try to blackmail Collin into a relationship to protect the family business. I just assumed that she would go replace a new man, as I thought Collin knew how she was, and that is why he broke off with her. But I was wrong. He was only after Shea and that was the real reason he broke it off.

I feel as though Collin has changed lately, between getting with me and all that he has gone through with Maddie and worrying about losing his family's business. Between losing me and having to be around Maddie. I know he is stressed out. That is why when he heard the awful things that Andre said to me, he lost it. I was actually glad to see him, as I was getting worried about what Andre was going to do to me. I didn't know where Thomas was, and I hadn't realized that I had been set up until Andre showed his hand when he propositioned me. I know when I saw Camille in the doorway with Thomas, I knew why I was alone. I don't know why she would try to get another woman in that type of situation, but she took off before I could even speak to her. I feel like I need to tell Gabriel about this, but after Collin lost it on Andre, he may try to punch Gabriel too over being frustrated over the whole thing. I decided that I would text Gabriel about what happened with Andre after I got done with my bath and let him decide what he wanted to do next concerning it. I wanted to leave right now actually. But at the hospital, they said that I needed to wait at least 24 hours before I left, even with an EMT on board, in case something happened while we were flying, because my knee jerk response was to come and get packed and wait for Collin to be released and we left right then. So, we are here until 1 pm tomorrow, before I will be allowed to leave. I lay my head back on the little bath pillow Marlowe had brought me. I stretch my legs out and get comfortable and place a cold rag over my eyes and focus on my breathing. The next thing I know, someone is knocking on the bathroom door loudly and I guess that is what woke me up. The tub is now cold, so I don't know how long I have been napping and I told them to, "hold on for a minute while I get out of the tub".

There is a problem with that though. I pulled muscles in trying to catch the chair and stretching my arm out to slow me landing on the floor, and I pulled muscles in both arms. I had a fairly large bruise that was already black and purple on my shoulder and I couldn't lift myself up to get out of the tub, so I changed tactics and said, "I need help, I can't get out of the tub".

The door immediately opens, and I see Collin come in quickly to help me. I put the rag I had on my face over my breasts, which doesn't cover them totally, as they have grown themselves, but at least my n*****s were covered. My baby bump was hiding my v****a. "Collin, what the hell? Why are you in here, I am naked? Go get your mom, I don't want you in here", I told him in a loud tone.

"Baby, if you can't get up you need me. Mom can't lift you out of the tub and I doubt you want dad or Thomas to come in here and help you out of the tub", Collin tells me and then growls low in his throat when I start to seriously think about having him go get Thomas to help me.

"I will be the one to help you, Cora, I am not going to get Thomas for this. Let me drain the tub and then I will help you out", Collin tells me and then starts draining the tub and getting two towels ready for me. I saw him look at the tub, and then take his t-shirt off before approaching the tub. I can't stop myself from looking at his abs. I cannot stop staring at him. I mean it is just above my eye level and I can't help myself, Collin is absolutely gorgeous. I noticed that he was a little thinner than he was the last time that we were here, but it only emphasized how cut he truly was. I closed my eyes and lay my head back on the pillow and asked, "Collin, why did you just take your shirt off?"

"I am about to get wet getting you out of the tub, baby. Why? Is it bothering you?" he said as he smirked at me.

That actually made sense, he was about to get wet, and I am just grateful that he hasn't taken his jogging pants off now too. I saw my eyes drop to them and by the time I can get my brain to listen to me and stop looking at his jogging pants, the smile on his face lets me know, for a fact, that he knew what I was thinking about.

The tub is now completely drained, and I look up at him trying to figure out how to do this. I am at a loss, and so many things hurt. I don't think I can help him in any way.

"Don't worry Cora, I have got you. Just put your arms around my neck, and I will get you out of the tub" Collin tells me in a soft voice, and my n*****s promptly respond. Collin grins again at me and leans over me, for me to put my arms around his neck. Once I have done that, I realize how very close our faces are right now and my heart screams at me to kiss him. I want to so badly, and when will I ever get this opportunity again, so I did. I press my lips into his and Collin puts his arm on the other side of the tub to brace himself and me and groans like he can't take it, into my mouth. He is immediately responding to the kiss and my toes start to curl when I hear a cough at the door and realize that Marlowe was standing there. My whole face turns red as it doesn't look good at all. I am naked, and Collin is half-naked and we are making out like teenagers on the back of the bus.

"I just came to check on Cora, as I knew she wouldn't be able to get out of the tub with all her injuries. I am assuming that you will be getting her out of the tub, son. I will just close the door on my way out", Marlowe tells us, and left the bathroom door open. I heard her lock the bedroom door as she exited the room. I leaned my head forward onto Collins's shoulder and sighed, that was so embarrassing. Wait, Marlowe knew I wouldn't be able to get out of this large soaker tub. She set me up, she knew she couldn't get me out of it, and it wouldn't have been appropriate for Thomas or Alderidge to have helped me out. Oh my God, she totally set me up. I wanted to take a shower and could have totally gotten up from the bench seat in it. Marlowe is so sneaky. My head shoots up and I see amusement in Collin's eyes as I realized that he just figured it out too, and thinks his mom is cute for doing it. I had told Marlowe that I was going to give Collin another chance as I wanted us all to be a family. So, I guess this was her evil plan to get us together. Collin picks me up like I weigh nothing and gently sets me on the floor. I am now standing in front of him with my breasts still pressed into his chest, and it is still cold in here, or they are just happy to be around Collin again, as I am cutting glass here with them. Collin seems to be enjoying the proximity of me as well, because I feel something pressing into my stomach and the playfulness that we just had has disappeared from the room. It is totally quiet except for the sound of us breathing. I do want to sleep with Collin, it is taking all that is in me to not do it. We actually really need to talk first about what we plan to do. It is so hard not to just let him take me into the bedroom and remind me of all the ways that we fit so well together. Collin finally decides to help dry me off instead of whisking me to the bedroom and as he goes lower, he drops onto his knees. He then makes my heart and brain all gooey by kissing my stomach twice, one on either side, one for each of them, before drying my legs off and telling me to turn around. He gently wiped the water off of my back and was very careful around my hips and butt and I know that he saw the bruise rising to the surface. I will have to sleep on my left-hand side tonight as I know my right-hand side will be very sore tomorrow. Collin stands back up and then softly touches the large bruise already clearly defined on my shoulder and he looks like he wants a rematch with Andre.

I lifted my hand to his cheek and waited until he looked at me before I told him, "It will be fine. It will heal up just fine, and the most important thing is that the babies are OK. I am OK, baby. I am just glad that you were there because I was actually scared for a little bit. I didn't know where Thomas was, and I was a little worried about Andre's behavior. He was extremely cocky, and I just wanted to get away from him. I just didn't trust him at all. Thank you for saving me, Collin. I do love you, you just hurt me very badly. But I still love you very much. I can't help myself. I want to be able to just say "No, this is it" to you. But I can't. I love you too much to walk away from you. I want us to be together. I want us to raise our children together. I told Marlowe that I was going to give you another chance, Collin, but I can't stay with you if I am not your one and only. I have to be the only woman in your life. No more sleeping around and being with others. It has to only be me from now on, Collin. Can you do that? Can you do that to be with me?