Always Closer

by Amelia Harlow

  ‘Quite the task you’ve taken on,’ I teased.

  ‘Maybe you can help me, here, we’ll take turns.’ He began to lean towards me and lower the toolbox down playfully.

  We both laughed and continued up the hill back to the house. By the time we got there, a patch of sweat had formed on Hudson’s back. He bent down and placed the toolbox on the back porch then stretched out his body, trying to relax his muscles. He lifted up his t-shirt to wipe his face. He dropped it back down before realising how hot it was and then lifted his shirt up all the way over his head revealing his hard, defined torso. His skin glistened in the sun and my eyes wandered over his beautiful body. He stuffed the shirt in his back pocket and then asked if he could get me a drink as he made his way inside the house. I took the offer and he poured himself and I a glass of ice cold water. He drank his glass in one go and exhaled heavily as he placed the empty glass on the bench.

  ‘I’m going to take a quick shower,’ he said, as he pointed to himself, highlighting the fact that he was covered in sweat, and dirt from the toolbox, ‘make yourself at home, I’ll be quick though!’ He rushed off down the hall with a slow jog.

  I walked over to the living room and busied myself with the large collection of books that ran all the way along the back wall on an enormous shelving unit. There were so many classics, as well as a lot of books on viticulture. I knew nothing about wine making, or grapes, so I pulled one from the shelf and opened it up. On the inside of the cover, hand written in black ink were the words “Grow your dreams. Always yours, Jen”. I closed it and placed it back on the shelf. There were a few framed photos on a nearby shelf. I picked up what appeared to be a family photo and looked closely at it trying to pick the similarities between Hudson, his sister and his parents. Hudson would have only been a teenager in the picture, but he already looked very much like his dad. His sister also looked more like their dad too. I placed it back down and walked back to the kitchen area, where I stood and admired the view over the valley.

  I heard footsteps coming down the hall, and by the time I turned around, I saw Hudson walking past me with nothing but a white towel wrapped around his waist. His body looked perfect and I couldn’t help but smile as I admired it.

  ‘I like this new look,’ I said, as I looked him up and down.

  ‘Yeah?’ he asked, as he put on a sexy pout and did a bit of a male model catwalk towards me.

  He looked so good. I couldn’t think of anything to say. I think I just released an ‘mmmm’ sound.

  ‘Did I just make you blush?’ he asked, as he moved closer.

  I looked away smiling, then back up at him and into his eyes. He held my face in his hands, then brushed his thumb over my bright red cheek. I looked at him and wanted him to kiss me. Our faces moved closer together until I could feel his warm breath against my skin. My breathing became heavier as I anticipated the feeling of his lips. Finally he pushed his mouth against mine. He groaned, exhaling heavily and pulled me against him. His muscles rippled under my hands with every movement of his body.

  I was so caught up in the kiss that it felt like the room was spinning. My back was pressed up against the wall with Hudson’s body rubbing against me, and I could feel him getting hard underneath the towel that had come loose from his waist and was only being held between us by our bodies. The throbbing began to build between my legs and I wanted to have him so badly between them. He slid his hand underneath my top and grabbed at my breast, with our mouths still taking each other in. He pulled my top up over my head, then threw it aside and we kissed again, wildly, until his hand slid between by legs and rubbed against me over my clothes. He pulled his mouth away from mine and looked down at my body, admiring me. He kissed me again, this time taking me by the hand into the living room. I could see his hard cock out the corner of my eye as we made our way to the sofa and it got me so excited.

  ‘I want to taste you again,’ I demanded, as I ran my hand along his shaft.

  ‘Oh yeah?’ he said, through heavy breaths as he pushed my shoulders down, guiding me onto the sofa.

  I sat as he stood right in front of me holding his huge, hard cock in his hand.

  ‘You look incredible. I want you so bad,’ I said.

  ‘Yeah? Like this?’ he said, as he moved closer and slowly rubbed himself across my lips, spreading his sweet juices on me.

  I moaned and called for more, this time licking his soft skin as he slid over me. I opened my mouth inviting him in, begging him to let me taste him. He ran his fingers through my hair, then slid deep inside me, moaning as I worked his cock with my lips and tongue taking in his sweet taste. I reached my hand around him and slid it up and down his rock hard shaft. When I looked up at him, his eyes were closed, he was biting his bottom lip and that body of a god was towering above me, big and strong. He pulled out before I could even really get started.

  ‘That feels so good, but I think it’s my turn to taste you,’ he said, as he got down on his knees. He pushed me gently back into the couch and began removing my shorts. He pulled them down along with my underwear as I lifted myself a little from the sofa, so he could get them over my butt. He pulled them all the way down my legs, kissing along my thighs then after removing them completely, tossed them playfully over his shoulder. He spread my legs apart as he moved his head between them, slowly moving closer to me.

  ‘Fuck, you look so good,’ he moaned, just before taking his tongue and sliding it all the way along my pussy.

  All of my pink flesh parted around his tongue as he passed over it. He slid all over me, drinking me up, his lips sucked on me and drew parts of me into his mouth. My clit felt so large as it throbbed for him. Watching him enjoy me turned me on so much. He buried his face between my legs and continued to lick slowly up and down, moaning as his tongue drifted over me. I could feel his warm breath falling onto my skin and my wetness trickling across it. I ran my fingers ran through his soft hair as my hips bucked with pleasure toward his mouth. He responded by sliding his hands under my butt cheeks, lifting me up to him and wildly running his tongue all over me.

  ‘You taste incredible, I just want to drink you up,’ he said, as he licked up all my wetness. I moaned and pushed again into his mouth. He began softly licking my clit, focusing on just the right spot and sending my body into involuntary spasms. It felt so good, I wanted the feeling to last forever. Hudson began moaning so hard, the sound vibrated against me and turned me on even more. Waves of pleasure were rushing through my body as he tickled my clit with his soft wet tongue.

  ‘I want you inside me,’ I said, through heavy breaths.

  He kissed his way up my body, licking and sucking at my breasts, then my neck and finally my mouth. His fingers began to rub up and down against my wet flesh as we kissed heavily.

  ‘Oh yeah, I can’t wait to feel you wrapped around me.’ His fingers found my clit and gently rubbed it, fueling my desire.

  I kissed him so hard, my tongue dancing with his and our lips sucking and pulling at each others.

  ‘One sec,’ he said, as he leant over to a nearby drawer.

  I looked down at his cock, it was so huge and hard. He was on his knees tearing at a condom wrapper while I watched his cock throb and all of his muscles ripple. He slid the condom on then took another look at me.

  ‘Wow, you’re so fucking hot,’ he said, before diving back in to lick wildly at my pussy. His hand grabbed firm onto my breast as he licked me all over. I took his head in my hands and guided his mouth back to mine.

  I watched him take his cock in his hand as he knelt down in front of me. He began rubbing it up and down against all of my wet pink flesh. The creases of my flesh parting around his thick cock.

  ‘Oh Hudson,’ I moaned.

  Then he slowly pushed himself into me, filling me so deep and so completely, hitting a point that sent my body arching towards him. He held me in his strong arms while I moaned and pushed against him, helping drive his cock as deep as it could go. He rocked inside me before pushin
g me back down on the sofa. I felt like I was in a dream, watching the blue sky through the glass ceiling, the streams of light bursting through and shining down onto his beautiful body. Everything felt incredible. I had forgotten how good it felt, it had been so long.

  He pulled out slowly then drove hard and fast back in causing me to let out a huge moan and breath of air. He filled me with such intense pleasure. I couldn’t believe I finally had him between my legs. He moved back and forth inside me at a slow pace and my heart began beating faster and faster. His moans were so deep as he pushed hard into me, pulling me closer to him each time until my clit was rubbing against his hard abs. His grip on my hips was so strong as he rocked me against him, the friction against my clit felt so good. I shifted my gaze to him, he was on his knees in front of me, fucking me slow and deep, his gaze fixated on my body. Our eyes met, then he thrust hard and deep into me, over and over. He felt so strong and powerful, jolting my entire body every time he drove into me. Each thrust brought a whole new wave of pleasure.

  ‘Fuck.’ The word spilled from my mouth in a heavy breath as my hands gripped onto the seat cushions. Hudson moaned and started to fuck me even harder, letting out the sexiest deep grunt as he filled me with his rigid cock.

  He arched his body over me, covering me in the warmth of his skin as he kissed and bit gently at my neck. The hairs on my skin stood up and shivers shot across my entire body. I was completely lost in him as his tongue slid down my neck and over my breasts, sucking hard at my skin and drawing my nipple into his mouth. I wrapped my legs around his hips and pulled myself against him as he continued to thrust into me. His back felt so huge and broad under my hands as I held on tight to him.

  When his face came to meet mine, we were breathing heavily, both lost in pleasure, drowning in each others warm breath. We started moving harder and faster together until Hudson picked me up, and while still inside me, spun us around so he was sitting on the sofa and I was on top of him. It was so easy for him to throw me around with those big strong arms. Hudson buried his face in my chest and continued to fuck me as I bounced up and down on his cock in perfect rhythm.

  ‘You feel so fucking good,’ he moaned.

  I gripped tighter onto his shoulders as I rode him, losing myself in the moment.

  ‘Harder,’ I begged him.

  The force of his body thrusting into mine sent shockwaves through me that were so strong I had to hold on even tighter to him. With his hands on my hips he pulled me down hard onto his cock, over and over, drilling into me until I came so hard that I let out an uncontrollable scream and my body arched back in waves of pleasure. I was floating, my body felt limp and light. Hudson kept fucking me and the waves kept coming. He threw me down back onto the sofa with his body pressed against me and continued driving deep into me. It felt so good to be completely surrounded by his skin, to be consumed by the heat of his body and fully surrendering to him. Each wave of pleasure spread long and slow through my entire body as he filled me so deep and slow with his cock. He was holding me so tight against him, his strength felt incredible, his body so hard and powerful as he moved inside me. He drove into me slow and hard until his entire body tightened and he exploded into me. Hudson’s body shook as he came, heaving into me with force one last time and holding me so close. Our bodies were covered in sweat as they collapsed into each other, both of us breathing heavy breaths.

  CHAPTER FIFTEEN

  I could feel a warmth on my skin that I hadn’t felt in so long. It was more than the morning sun shining through a window pane, or a winter duvet wrapped tight around me. As my eye lids peeled open, all I could see was bright white at first. I turned my head to take in more of the room then rolled onto my back. The warmth now at my left side and draped across my stomach was Hudson’s gorgeous body. I turned to him and was met with the sweetest smile on a face that was still half asleep.

  ‘Good morning,’ he said, as he pulled me closer to him and kissed me on the cheek with soft lips.

  ‘Hi.’ I turned on my side to face him.

  The room was filled with light and Hudson squinted to make me out as he brushed the hair from my face.

  ‘You’re even more beautiful first thing in the morning,’ he said, with his eyes locked onto mine.

  ‘Your eyes haven’t woken up yet,’ I said, as I blushed and rolled onto my back.

  Hudson playfully climbed on top of me, holding himself above me with his biceps bulging on either side of my body, and the rest of himself pressed against me.

  ‘You need to learn how to take a compliment,’ he said, as he placed careful, soft kisses on my neck and face.

  ‘I guess they’re not something I’m used to receiving.’

  Hudson pulled back shaking his head. ‘I don’t know how anyone could ever take you for granted.’

  We gazed deeply into each others eyes, then he leant in and kissed me passionately, holding me tight.

  Hudson’s phone started to ring and he jumped up in a hurry to grab it. He was only wearing his underwear, so I quietly admired his body as he listened to the voice on the other end. He threw the phone down on the bed, then grabbed a pair of jeans that were draped across the armchair.

  ‘I’ll be back in minute, just wait right here okay?’ he said, as he pulled them on in a hurry, not bothering to find a shirt.

  He was halfway out the bedroom door before I could respond. His footsteps were bouncing down the hall as I sat up in bed. My hands were starting to sweat and terrible thoughts began racing through my head. I sat there and waited for him to come bounding back down the hall to me, but I heard nothing. The minutes were feeling so long.

  It had been at least ten minutes and I was beginning to really worry, so I put my clothes on and made my way through the house in search of Hudson. I couldn’t hear anyone in the house so I stepped outside, and as I did, I heard the sound of sirens in the distance. I looked in the direction of the sound, and at the end of the driveway I saw a figure running towards me. As the figure got closer, I could see it was Hudson. Still shirtless, but with a pair of boots on his feet.

  When he reached me I could see that his face looked very pale. He wiped the sweat from his brow and looked over his shoulder, that’s when I saw the blood on his hands.

  ‘Oh my god, Hudson!’ I cried, as I covered my mouth with my hand, ‘Are you hurt! What happened!’ Tears began to fill up my eyes as I grabbed his hands looking for a wound.

  ‘I’m okay, I’m okay. It’s not my blood,’ he said, with hurried words, ‘it’s Archie’s, quick come inside.’ He kept looking around, and hurried me in the front door.

  I had no idea who Archie was, and Hudson realised this as I was staring blankly at him in shock.

  ‘The guys I had watching over the place last night, well one of them was Archie. The other guys found him just now. He’s been badly beaten. Someone roughed him up real good and dragged him into the bushes.’

  ‘Oh my god, is he okay?’

  ‘He’s breathing, but I’m not sure. The paramedics should have him now and be on their way to the hospital’

  ‘Oh my god, oh my god, this is all my fault,’ I said to myself, with my head in my hands.

  ‘No, it’s mine.’

  ‘How? How is it your fault?’ I looked at Hudson, perplexed.

  ‘I took Alex’s number from your phone. I wanted to sort this out for you,’ he said, as he walked towards the bathroom.

  ‘Are you insane?’ I blurted out.

  He began washing the blood from his hands, the sink filling with red water as he scrubbed them.

  I didn’t know how to respond. He had gone through my phone, violated my privacy and done something that could endanger me and himself, and had already caused harm to someone else.

  ‘Hudson, this is why I didn’t want to get you involved. It’s too dangerous.’

  ‘Maybe we’re both jumping to conclusions, maybe Archie was attacked by someone else, it could be completely unrelated.’

  ‘You and I both kn
ow the chances of that are basically zero,’ I said, with a sternness in my voice that I didn’t even know I possessed.

  ‘It’s going to be okay,’ said Hudson, trying to reassure me.

  ‘No, it’s not. I have to leave. That’s all I can do now. I don’t want anyone else getting hurt.’

  ‘You’re not running.’

  Hudson pushed gently past me, between my body and the door frame, then ran back up stairs still with the towel in his hand.

  ‘What are you doing!’ I called out.

  By the time I caught up with him, he was already on the phone and his voice was so fierce I didn’t even recognise it.

  ‘You listen here, you son of a bitch. If you so much as look in the direction of anyone else I know, the deal is off, you hear me.’ He hung up the phone and threw it onto the bed.

  He was pacing in the room, then sat down on one of the arm chairs. I was still standing in the doorway, completely unsure of what exactly was going on.

  ‘What deal?’ I asked.

  ‘I told Alex I’d personally return the laptop, if he agrees to stay out of your life for good. He agreed to the deal, but only if I met him alone in a public place to hand it over.’

  ‘When were you planning on meeting him?’ I asked.

  ‘Today.’

  ‘Archie was a warning message,’ I said, ‘you can’t mess around here.’

  ‘I’m not planning on it. I’ll give him the computer, he’ll leave and that will be that,’ he said, matter of fact.

  I was worried for Hudson and for myself.

  ‘I’m going to get cleaned up, then go and meet him. Everything’s going to be okay,’ he said, then he kissed my forehead and made his way into the bathroom.

  Before he could begin to get undressed, the doorbell rang. He burst through the door and told me to wait where I was. Again, his footsteps were pounding down the hall, then the creaky stairs before they got lost in the distance. This time I walked to the end of the hall and peered over the balcony. I saw a police car, they must have come to ask about the assault on Archie. I could make out some of what they were saying.