Mountain Man's Bride

by Lauren Wood

  Wanting her to come, right there in the restaurant, I started to move faster. Her face changed to one of concentration and I figured that she was trying to do so quietly. Molly was the rare girl that could scream so beautifully and I liked to test her resolve and do things that challenged her. Her breathing was getting faster and she was so close, I could feel it.

  “Come for me Molly.”

  “We’re in a restaurant.”

  “I don’t care. I need to feel you.”

  She bit her lip a little more visibly and shook her head like she was trying to ward off what was coming. “Please.”

  I twisted my finger inside of her and pushed on the upper wall and the hand on my thigh got so much harder. A whimper and whine came out of her before I felt a rush of fluid and I knew that she had done what I asked. Her face was buried in my shoulder and she didn’t move it as the waitress came back with our drinks.

  She looked at Molly a little strangely, but I smiled at her and she walked away, looking back once.

  “Did that feel good Molly? I remember you coming quick, but never that quick. You have been neglecting yourself.”

  She pushed off of my chest. “No one else was ever able to do it so quickly. I forgot how good you were with your fingers.”

  “If I remember, you said I was good with my tongue and other things as well.”

  Molly had goosebumps on her arm and she looked like she was trembling. I wanted to leave then. I wasn’t hungry for food anymore, but Molly was scooting over, putting some space in between us. I decided to give her that bit of space for now. I wasn’t done with her yet. I don’t think I was ever going to be done with her.

  “I can’t believe you made me cum before the drinks were on the table.”

  “That may be a record for us.”

  She looked away and now the redness was from embarrassment. It wasn’t the first time that we had played in public. I could never get enough of her and she was always down for some play. It was one of many reasons why I thought that she was perfect. I knew that if I pushed the right button, I would get what I wanted. Right now, it hurt to not get it, but I was sure I would have it all turned around soon enough. I was feeling like an optimist.

  Late lunch went by slowly. I think that Molly was taking her time to drive me crazy and when I tried to play with her some more, she pushed me away and told me to stay on my side. It was increasingly hard to listen to her, but I knew that I had to take it slow and warm her up to us being together. Molly was already well on her way.

  We left out of there and I was already a step ahead because I didn’t have to convince her to go back to my place. We lived together and we were going in the same direction. Several times I had stood outside of her door, debating if I should just go in and see what would happen. It had only been a week since I had been back, but it felt like I had been missing her for a lifetime.

  Pulling into the driveway, I knew that I was going to have to work some magic tonight. The house was empty and I couldn’t stand the idea of waiting anymore.

  “Are you up for a real drink?”

  Molly looked at me suspiciously and then finally agreed. I saw the small nod of her head as she opened the door. She needed to shut off that mind for a while, so I could have my way with her body. We could debate if it was a good idea in the morning. Tonight, I was going to have Molly once more.

  Chapter 12

  Molly

  “Why do you keep looking at me like that Molly?”

  “Because I know that you’re up to something. You’re always up to something and I don’t know what it is. It makes me nervous.”

  He grinned at me and told me that he was glad that he made me nervous.

  I wasn’t. I didn’t want to feel this way, not again. I knew that as soon as he got what he wanted, Chris would be gone again. He wanted me to come with him. He mentioned it so long ago and then again when we were at the restaurant. He doesn’t get that this is my home. It’s been my home for a long time and it’s the only place that I feel like I can be myself.

  “I’ve missed the way you bite your lip when you get this way. Nothing has changed with you Molly. You are still just as hot as I remember you being.”

  “You are flattering me again. That must mean that you want something from me.”

  “And you know what I want. I’ve missed us being together Molly and the way you felt inside, I’m inclined to believe that you aren’t nearly as taken care of as you should be. You came so quickly earlier, it must mean that no one is giving what you need. Word around town is that you haven’t been with anyone in a long time.”

  “Bill is the town now?”

  He shrugged and I promised myself that next time I saw Bill I was going to throttle him for saying that. I know that they were good friends for a long time, but that didn’t mean that we hadn’t been friends longer. He shouldn’t have told him that because now Chris was looking at me as if he was ready to claim me.

  I moved back, physically to put some distance between us. He had powerful hands, magical fingers and the rest of him was just as talented. It was impossible for me not to want to do the same thing that we had done so many times before. We weren’t good at many things when it came to relationships, but me and Chris were damn good making love. I wanted him to stay in Nome, but Chris still scared the crap out of me. I didn’t want to be taking the chance of being with him again until I knew that he was actually going to stay around for a while.

  “You just got back Chris. I don’t think we should be doing this. We’ve already went too far. I don’t want to be a little fling that you have while you are back home for a while. I didn’t like being left last time and I really don’t want to do it again.”

  “I’m not promising that I will stay, but it is never a fling with you Molly. You’ve always been more to me.”

  He was getting closer and I still wasn’t sure that I could ward off the feelings that I felt rising up in me. He said things that were so sweet, but I still didn’t know if they were real or made up because they sounded too good. He never did promise anything. It was something he said a lot and it should have been the reminder that nothing was how it was supposed to be. Chris was the sort of man that would take off at the drop of the hat and I would never see him again. It was hard to get close, knowing that I was just going to hurt myself another time. This time it would be worse because I was walking into it with my eyes wide open.

  I put my hand up like it was supposed to stop him and I tried to figure out what I was going to say. I can’t think when he is looking at me like that and I needed to be able to think. It was one of those moments when it was rather necessary.

  “I had my drink, now I’m going to bed Chris. Let’s get a good night sleep so that we can tackle the work we have tomorrow.”

  “I don’t need much sleep Molly.”

  “Well I do and if you get close to me, I’m not going to get any.”

  “So you admit that there is something between us?”

  He sounded like he was happy about it. That was the last emotion that I was and I was more confused than anything else. I wanted him here and with me, but at the same time I wish he hadn’t come back to mess with my head. The fact that all of this was because of some money, a sell out and an inheritance just made it all the more complicated. I needed to get away from Chris before he made it ten times as bad.

  Chris didn’t come any closer and of that I was thankful. He had a way of pinning me with his eyes, but I relented and went up the stairs. I should have run, but I wanted to have some dignity left. All that changed when I had to take a bath later to get the raw feeling of need out of my body. He made me crazy, it was that simple.

  I got upstairs and I was able to breathe a little bit. He wasn’t following me up and I was able to have a few moments to myself. I went to take a shower, thinking that it would help me clear my mind, but instead it only made things worse.

  The hot water felt like good as it fell on my erect nipples and it wasn’
t long before I was just as needy as when I started out this day. My mind went to his fingers and hands touching me, his lips on mine and it didn’t take much to push me to touch myself. With my eyes closed, it felt like it was Chris, though my fingers weren’t as talented as his were. He had a way of making me feel like I was going to explode and turn into an inferno at any moment. It wasn’t that good, but I came just the same and started to feel a little better after my temperature went back down.

  I left the bathroom feeling a little guilty and the more I thought about what I was made to do, the more nervous I got about it all. What the hell had I been thinking bringing him to my house? I should have known better. At the time, it made all of the sense in the world, but now I wasn’t sure what in the world I was going to do. Maybe by the end of the week I would be happy that he was gone. I would have failed his parents, but I can only do so much. I can only take so much rather.

  Chapter 13

  Chris

  I went upstairs not long after Molly went up. I was hoping that I would catch her in the hallway and convince her that we had a lot of catching up to do and it was the only thing that made sense, but she was in the shower when I got up there.

  While I was passing, I heard a soft moan that I’d heard before and I stopped to listen to her for a moment. It wasn’t hard to figure out what it was that she was doing in there and so help me I wanted to burst in there and finish what I’d started. I would feel much better than her own hands.

  But I was a guest and Molly may not look different, but she wasn’t as quick to fall into my arms. The restaurant proved that her body was still mine, whether she liked it or not, but it was her heart and mind that I had to convince, not my own. I knew what I wanted and was willing to take as long or as little of a time as I had.

  I tried to lie down, telling myself that I was doing what she asked of me. She made it clear that she didn’t want to start up with me again, even though she was so turned on she had to take care of it herself moments later. This was what bothered me so much and the sounds of her pleasure that were trapped in my ears.

  It was impossible to sleep. I mean fricking impossible. I had too many thoughts and images running through my mind. It was too much for me to lie down and try to make it go away. It wasn’t going away. Molly wasn’t going away and this room and bed even smelled like her. Everything about this place was oozing Molly and I just couldn’t take it anymore.

  I was filled with far too much energy, so I went downstairs to where she’d told me that she wanted me to do the trim and I got started. I wasn’t able to cut much because she was still sleeping, but I got a game plan figured out and started doing all of the measurements. I was on my fourth cup of coffee when she came downstairs and I was left in a trance as she descended the stairs slowly. There was just something about her and the smile she gave me won me over and made me forget why I was down here in the first place.

  “Good morning.”

  “Morning Molly. I hope I didn’t wake you up.”

  “No, it’s usually what time I get up. I like to get up before the sun so I can watch the sunrise.”

  I nodded at her and watched her move passed me and into the kitchen. She had a way about her that never went away. She was like magnetic and I was the metal that was stuck drawn to her no matter where and what I was doing.

  “I made some coffee a little while ago, so it’s still pretty fresh.”

  “How long have you been up?”

  I didn’t want to tell her the truth, so I left it open and just said that I had been up a while. She didn’t need to know that it was all because of her that I couldn’t sleep. I had gotten some progress done and would be able to get a lot more done now that I didn’t have to be quiet.

  “I see that you are already back to work. I’m surprised you remember how to do this stuff after having been in the city for so long. I’m sure that you have maids that do all of the work for you now.”

  She was just trying to mess with me now and if I was honest, she was. I hadn’t become some soft-handed man while I was away. I just had to work out in a gym now instead of outside in the crisp air. The look was the same, but I have to say that getting it done this way was more enjoyable.

  “I am capable of everything I was before. I don’t think I ever heard a complaint from you.”

  “That’s true, you didn’t. You always took good care of me.”

  “I’m trying to take care of you again.”

  She went right to what I was thinking about and she got that beautiful pink blush to her face. She did remember, as much as I did. It made the night before a little easier, but there was still part of me that wasn’t happy with the speed at which Molly was working to make it change. I wanted her now. I didn’t want to wait for her to want the same.

  Molly looked damn good this morning. I miss waking up to her hair slightly wild and the smile on her lips that she had now. It was lopsided, but so much what I was used to. Her body was not covered very well with her shorts and a small camisole that had a low cut in the front. She was trying to entice me. I was sure of it.

  “Do you want me to make some breakfast or do you want to just get started?”

  “Breakfast would be nice.”

  “Anything in particular?”

  She was talking about food, but when I nodded my head that I did have something in mind, I had to scramble for something to say bcause what I wanted I couldn’t say out loud.

  “What I want isn’t on the menu.”

  That look was back to her eyes and I knew we were on the same page again. It didn’t mean that it was going to help my cause any.

  “Do you ever think of anything else?”

  She was being serious and when I told her there was nothing else that I could think about right now. Fuck, this woman had my head all messed up. “You haven’t lost your touch Molly.”

  “It’s just an omelet Chris, not too fancy.”

  “Yes, but everything you do is done well. I remember you could make a ham sandwich taste amazing.”

  “It was the spiced mayo.”

  “I don’t know what it is that you do, but it’s always been better than I thought it would be.”

  “Don’t they have good food in the city?”

  “Yes, but nothing is the same. I miss Alaska sometimes.”

  “Ready to change your mind and stay?”

  She was relentless and it made me feel bad. I did want to stay, just like I had before. I could stay in bed with Molly for the rest of my life. But it wasn’t enough. It wasn’t enough. She wanted more, as did I. “It’s going to take more than some reminiscing to get me to stay Molly.”

  “So what would it take for you to not sell the land and for you to stay in Nome where you belong?”

  “I don’t know that there is anything that would make me stay. I almost stayed for you. I wanted you to come with me.”

  “This is my home.”

  I sighed loudly and nodded my head like I understood. I’d heard this before.

  “That’s what you said before.”

  “And that wasn’t enough to keep you.”

  She had the same look of pain as before. She always took it so personally, but it wasn’t supposed to be that way. I’d left to fulfill family obligations and to see what was out in the world. Nome was a place to come back to for holidays, but it wasn’t a place that I could stay. There wasn’t enough to keep me there.

  “I don’t want to argue Chris.”

  “We aren’t arguing Molly. This is a fight that we’ve already had.”

  “I know. I just wish it had all ended up differently. Haven’t you ever thought about what would have happened if you wouldn’t have left?”

  “I do, but have you thought about what would have happened if I would have stayed?”

  Chapter 14

  Molly

  I shrugged. I’d thought about it a lot of times, but there was still part of me that did. Chris didn’t need to know that though. He didn’t need to know tha
t I still yearned for him in more than one way. I wanted him so badly that it actually hurt and seeing him this morning cemented the fact that I was wrong to bring him here. I wanted to help, but at the end of the day he was still going to leave and then I was going to have to go on without him again.

  “I have.”“I’ve thought about it many times. I almost came back several times, but something would come up and remind me why I was in the city. I had to give up love for work and money.”

  “You already had money. So was it worth it to leave?”

  I wanted him to say that it wasn’t and that he had been so wrong. This is what I badly wanted him to say, but he didn’t. He wasn’t worried about me when he was gone. He had forgotten about Nome and everyone in it, including me.

  “I don’t know Molly. I try not to look back too much. It doesn’t help anything.”

  “No, I guess you are right. I’m going to get started on some of the cutting while you finish up.”

  I walked out of the kitchen and back to where Chris had everything out for the trim. I needed to get my mind off of what we were talking about. I had to forget about us or I wasn’t going to be able to make it through the week. I’d already thought about just signing the land over to him because it was hopeless, but then again, I didn’t want the land sold to some commercial place that was going to fill Nome with a bunch of tourists that we didn’t need. I was torn between the two and I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to stop it. I had to try though, right?

  Chris came in and we talked a little bit after a long stretch of silence. I wanted to say so many things to him, but because of how everything was going, I was sure there wasn’t a point. But I couldn’t help it.

  “I really wish you would stay Chris.”

  “What would I do here Molly?”

  I shrugged. “What everyone else does here, live.”