Always Closer

by Amelia Harlow

  ‘How’s the head feeling?’ he asked, as we walked around to the drivers side of the car.

  ‘Pretty rotten.’

  ‘Well, at least they didn’t touch that pretty face hey Coops!’ he said, as he pinched my cheek like a grandma would.

  I got in the back of the car and we all drove home in silence. Mae and I were completely exhausted. I put my arm around her and she rested her head on my shoulder, falling asleep almost instantly. I kept my eyes closed, but I don’t think I dozed off at all, my mind was still too busy replaying the events over and over.

  When we pulled up to the house, there was a van there that I didn’t recognise starting up and driving away. As we got out, Pete explained.

  ‘I had someone come and fix the door you broke, and the busted window so you could lock up safely tonight,’ he continued, ‘oh, and there’s some food in the fridge for you.’

  He had his wife Lani make some pasta for us. She’s an amazing cook.

  ‘Thanks Pete, I appreciate it.’

  He got back in the car and drove away. I had also noticed someone had dropped my car back for me. I really loved the sense of community in the town.

  I opened the door for Mae and we headed inside the house.

  ‘Do you feel okay about being back here?’ I asked.

  ‘It’s okay because I know they have Alex now. I’m not scared at all, I feel great actually,’ she said.

  I was so relieved. I put my arm around her and kissed her on the cheek. I poured us each a glass of water then we headed up stairs to have a shower and get into bed. We were wrecked.

  With our bodies clean and the dried blood washed away, our wounds didn’t look so bad anymore. We lay in bed facing each other, the entire time I had to be careful not to lay on the back of my head.

  ‘So, what do you think your plans will be now that you can do whatever you want?’ I asked, as she stroked my back with the arm she had draped around me.

  ‘In terms of work?’ she said.

  ‘Yeah, and everything else. Do you like it here, in this town?’

  ‘I do.’ She paused, then continued, ‘I’d love to go back to working as a nurse.’

  ‘Do you think you might go back to the city to do that?’ I asked.

  ‘Not unless you give me a reason to.’

  ‘I won’t ever give you a reason to. I really want you to stay,’ I said.

  ‘You’re so cute when you’re concussed,’ she said, and laughed to herself.

  ‘Am I being too clingy?’ I asked, pulling her tight against my body.

  She laughed even harder. It was so great to see her smiling and happy. She looked so beautiful when she laughed.

  CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

  I stood in the kitchen and chopped the vegetables with delicate precision, careful not to take my fingertips off. The knives I was using were a housewarming gift from my dad, who always made sure his knives were of the best quality, and always sharpened to perfection. So naturally, I was very careful with this gift. The sun was shining bright over the ocean, and the view through the kitchen window was simply spectacular. The view alone is the reason I decided to rent that little house at the top of the hill. It took me so long to prepare dinner because I kept stopping to gaze out the window. I couldn’t stop thinking how lucky I was to have this as my home. I had been living there for three months, but the shine had not yet worn off, and I was confident that it never would.

  It was the first night I had off from work in what seemed like forever. Although it was nice to have a break, I really did love being back at the hospital and doing the work that I was very passionate about, and I was incredibly grateful for that. Everyone at the hospital had welcomed me back with open arms, and I was very relieved to hear that Gerry was no longer working there. Apparently he just didn’t show up for work one day and no one had seen him since. I didn’t waste any of my time thinking about him. It had been three months since the incident with Alex, and I was feeling better than I could ever remember. I was doing my best to distance myself from that life I once knew. My dad was doing really well and in a position to look after himself, everything was going great and I was really enjoying having my own space again.

  I put down the knife on the chopping board, washed my hands, wiped them on a tea-towel and walked into the lounge room to put on some of my favourite music. I sat down for a moment on the white sofa, and sipped at my glass of wine, admiring the ocean through the huge windows that spanned the length of the house. The landlord let me repaint the interior of the house so I chose a fresh white colour. Bec laughed at me when she came around for the first time.

  ‘You really like those hospital vibes don’t you?’ she said.

  I guess it was sort of clinical, but the furnishings, plants and the paintings gave it the warmth it needed.

  Once I finished prepping dinner, I put everything in the fridge and went and had a shower and got ready. I put on a light and summery dress that had an open back. I never used to like wearing it because it revealed the scars that lived on my skin, but I was okay with them now. I put on a little bit of makeup and kept the natural waves in my hair. I didn’t have much of a chance to dress up since I started working at the hospital, so it was nice to do this for a change. With a pair of flat sandals on my feet, I was ready.

  The sun had just started to go down and was turning the sky all kinds of beautiful colours. I’d just started setting the table when there was a knock at the door. I eagerly made my way over to it, and opened it with a smile that had completely taken over my face. Before I could even finish saying hello, Hudson had scooped me up into his arms and was holding me off the floor pressed tight against his body.

  ‘I’ve missed you so much!’ he said, before he put me down and leaned in to share a passionate kiss with me.

  We both pulled back, with our faces just touching, and gazing into each others eyes with full smiles.

  ‘I’ve missed you too,’ I confessed.

  He held me close and we kissed again in the doorway.

  We headed inside and Hudson placed a bottle of his wine on the counter.

  ‘Have I tried this one yet?’ I asked.

  ‘No, not yet, but I think it’s going to be your favourite,’ he said, with confidence.

  My self imposed drinking ban had ended after I developed a big interest in what Hudson does for a living and after I had made peace with my dad over what happened to mum.

  Hudson opened the bottle and poured us both a glass. He passed one to me and held his up.

  ‘Here’s to you, for finally taking my advice and putting up a sign to remind you to water that plant!’ he said, as he pointed to the fern he had bought me as a housewarming gift.

  It always looked like it was dying and he’d water it for me every time he came around.

  ‘I started to feel bad about killing your gift,’ I said.

  ‘It took you long enough! But on a serious note, I’m really proud of you. You’ve done so well to get back on your feet after everything you’ve gone through. So here’s to you Nurse Haliway,’ he said, as we clinked our glasses together.

  I thanked him and kissed him on the cheek. We’d been officially dating for a few months but he still gave me butterflies. His confidence, success and good looks were all rather intimidating, but he was so sweet and genuine that I always felt myself around him, and even though I was a little nervous, I was completely comfortable.

  We sat out on the porch and watched the waves roll in as the sun set above them. We were cuddled up together on the wicker seat, nestled in it’s big white cushions as we sipped at our wine.

  ‘I think you’re right, this might be my new favourite,’ I said.

  ‘I’m glad you like it, you’ll just have to pace yourself though,’ he teased.

  I blushed, then laughed.

  We had been at a friends place for dinner a few weeks prior, and while we were all sitting around in the lounge having a few more drinks I fell asleep on the sofa.

  ‘We
all found your snoring really adorable though, so it wasn’t so bad,’ he joked.

  ‘Trust me, I don’t plan on falling asleep early tonight. I have other plans,’ I said, as I gave him a cheeky look.

  ‘Is that so?’ he asked, as he placed his glass of wine down on the table beside him and took mine from me.

  He picked me up and pulled me onto his lap so I was facing and straddling him. I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him slowly on the lips. His lips were so lush and soft, and I loved the way the stubble on his face felt a little rough against my skin.

  ‘I can’t believe how long five days away from you feels,’ he said, as his hands wandered over my body.

  ‘I know, it’s really too long,’ I said, as I kissed along his neck.

  His hands started wandering along my thighs and under my dress. ‘I’ve missed how you feel.’

  ‘Tell me more,’ I said.

  One of his hands slid beneath my underwear, cupping my butt in his hand.

  ‘I’ve missed the smoothness of your skin,’ he whispered in my ear, as his hand wandered a little further in my underwear, drifting gently across my lips. He moaned as soon as he felt I was already wet. His hand moved around to the front of my underwear and he slipped in again, this time dragging his fingers between my wet lips, parting them with his large fingers before he brought them up to his mouth and ran his tongue over them.

  ‘And I’ve missed the way you taste…’

  Seeing him taste me like that had got me so turned on. I reached for his jeans and un-buttoned them in record time. When I undid his fly, the sight of his huge cock filling his underwear got my heart racing. Hudson pulled me in to kiss him and our lips moved uncontrollably over each others.

  I rushed to remove my underwear while still straddling him, then I pulled Hudson’s jeans and underwear down to the middle of his thighs, releasing his hardness. I took his heavy cock in my hand and directed him into me, slowly pushing down onto him as he filled me up. My body felt warm and light as I took him deeper. I loved the way he looked at me when he was inside me, so lost in the moment and in awe of my body with those bright blue eyes locked onto me. I slid up and down his cock slowly, teasing him and enjoying the feeling of his hardness move inside me, filling me completely as I stretched around him.

  I rode him as my dress hung over our half naked bodies, hiding everything from sight. I had no neighbours for miles, but it still felt a little naughty to be out there on the porch with Hudson like that. It was exhilarating, and it made my heart beat so fast.

  He leant back in the chair and grabbed my arse tight with both hands, rocking me in rhythm with him.

  ‘I need to have more of you,’ he said, as he stood, lifting me with him.

  ‘You can have all of me baby,’ I whispered in his ear, before I kissed and licked at his neck. I felt him slip out of me as he took another step towards the house. We kissed passionately as he carried me closer to the door of the house, our hands and mouths moving wildly against each others bodies. We knocked over a few things before we made it to the door, and once we were inside it was a loud tumble through the kitchen to my bedroom. Our hands scrambled to reach each others bodies and we paid little attention to our surroundings as Hudson stumbled into more things on our way there.

  We crashed onto the bed with Hudson gently falling on top of me and kissing me with an intensity that felt untamed. He ripped off his shirt and I reached up to stroke his abs, feeling over each ripple all the way down to his cock that was still rock hard and hanging heavily out of his jeans. He pushed my dress up my body and ripped it off over my head. I fell back down onto the bed, and watched Hudson take me in with his eyes. I wasn’t wearing a bra, so he dove straight in with his hands and mouth massing and licking my breasts. My nipples were so sensitive to his touch and they always got so hard every time he touched me. I laid back and enjoyed the feeling of his wet tongue race over my breasts, as I savoured each aggressive stroke. His movements were fast, wild and uncontrolled like never before. I just wanted him to ravage me. My body arched up towards him in waves of pleasure while I moaned and begged for more. I thrust my hips towards him in search of his cock.

  I pulled his face close to mine. ‘I need you to fuck me so hard… and so deep,’ I said, between heavy breaths.

  His excitement was electric. He grabbed my body and spun me over onto my stomach with ease. He couldn’t resist me for long enough to even remove his jeans, so he hurriedly shoved them a little lower, then lifted my arse higher off the bed and immediately drove his hard cock into me from behind. A long deep breath and pleasure filled scream escaped my mouth. My hands gripped the sheets and held them tight as waves of pleasure shot through me. He tightened his grip on my hips, holding me steady as he pushed into me over and over, driving deep into my pussy and fucking me so hard. His cock felt so huge and strong, as it ploughed into me, pushing me to my limits.

  ‘Just like that baby,’ I moaned, through heavy breaths, the air being pushed from my lungs each time he thrust into me.

  Hudson’s hands grabbed at my arse, squeezing the mounds of flesh, tugging on them as he forced me up and down his long shaft, pushing me up, then slamming me back down hard along his thick cock. We moved together in an intensity I had never experienced. He continued driving into me and slapped me on the arse with a sharp whip. I loved it when he got a little rough with me. His hand slapped my arse again then he arched over me and sucked hard on my neck, covering me entirely in his heavy body as he continued to powerfully thrust into me. He had me pinned down under his weight and I sank further into the white cotton sheets as he devoured me. I bounced against the mattress from the force of him fucking me, my body light and completely surrendered to him. It felt incredible to be so completely his in that moment.

  I felt consumed by him, his sounds, his scent, his warm skin and his extreme strength. He reached underneath me and grabbed one of my breasts, pulling and pushing on it while he still sucked at my neck and fucked me deep from behind. He then reached a hand around and slid it between the bed and my pussy, encouraging me to rub against it. The feeling of him filling me up with his huge cock, and my wet clit sliding across his hand was so intense, I’d never felt so deeply pleasured. The bed was shaking and hitting into the wall as he drove into me even faster. Our heavy breaths and moans filled the room. I felt like I was going to explode. My breaths grew shorter until my whole body tightened, then suddenly released as I finally erupted with the most intensity I ever have. I could feel my pussy convulse around his cock, and I buried my face in the sheets, muffling my screams as much as I could.

  Hudson’s deep voice vibrated through my back as he kept fucking me, not easing up on the intensity, but surrounding me with even more force than before. His hands reached up to mine, pinning my arms down as he engulfed me.

  ‘Fuck baby, yeah, come on,’ he said, as he pounded into me.

  My screams turned into a low continual moan as I rode the wave of pleasure that he relentlessly delivered to me. I could barely take it, it was almost too much, but I didn’t want it to stop.

  ‘Fuck, fuck!’ I screamed, as I started to come again. My body began to convulse and shake, then Hudson suddenly exploded into me as we came together, engulfed in indescribable pleasure. He pushed hard into me then let out a low growl that I felt vibrate through my body. He stayed inside me for a moment as my pussy contracted and pulsed around him.

  His grip on my body loosened as he slid out from me and fell to my side. We were both exhausted and glistening with sweat. Hudson kicked off his jeans to help him cool off as he laid on his back catching his breath. I was still lying on my stomach with my head facing him but I could barely move, so I just reached out a hand and placed it on his chest. We stared into each others eyes in a pleasure filled daze as the cool ocean breeze swept through the house and over our skin.

  Hudson’s eyes looked deep into mine and he asked, ‘How did I get so lucky?’

  ‘I ask myself the same thing all the
time.’ I said, as I stroked his chest. ‘You know, I can honestly say I’ve never been happier.’

  Hudson moved his face closer to mine. ‘Me too,’ he said, then kissed me gently on the lips.

  He rolled onto his side then ran his fingers softly over my back, gently tickling my skin as he admired my body. The feeling sent goosebumps shooting all over me and made the tiny hairs on my arms stand tall.

  ‘I’m so in love with you,’ he said, smiling to himself.

  His words sent my heart fluttering, and the widest smile stretched across my face. I rolled onto my side and he pulled my body tight against his.

  ‘I love you baby,’ I said, ‘more than anything.’

  With my worries long behind me, and so much to look forward to, I sank deep into that moment with Hudson knowing that I was exactly where I was meant to be.