Sinful Needs (Wicked End Book 2)

by Jeanisse, Bella

  Chad went into my closet and reached up to the boxes there. He took down several games we played for years. “Reminds me of when we were kids.” He laid them on the bed. “Anybody got a preference?”

  We sat on the floor playing Trivial Pursuit, Chad’s favorite. He usually won. This time though, Paulie gave him a run for his money. I had no idea he was so intelligent. Well, I knew he was smart, but he knew things that most didn’t.

  “Chas Newby,” Paulie answered smugly.

  Shaking his head, Chad replied, “How the hell did you know that?”

  “I knew that, too,” I offered. My mother being the biggest Beatles fan I knew gave me an advantage, though. Not many people knew that the Beatles who made it big were not all original members.

  Paulie smiled. “I got a lotta useless info in this head of mine.” He tapped his skull. “Too bad it can’t make me money.”

  “It would on like Jeopardy or something.” Natalie rubbed his arm. “He always sells himself short. He’s the genius of the family.”

  I grinned, proud to be his girlfriend. “Told you I was attracted to your mind.”

  “Among other things,” Natalie mumbled then cracked up laughing.

  The bedroom door opened suddenly. We all looked up to see Will. “Uh, Chad. Nick came to say goodbye.”

  My eyes opened wide. Nick was someone Chad and I grew up with. He joined the Army right out of high school. No one told me he was in town. Goodbye meant he was being deployed, but to where?

  “Baby, relax.” Chad looked into my eyes. “He’s gonna be fine.” His eyes showed concern though.

  I stood up. “Where’s he shipping off to?”

  Chad quickly grabbed my arms. “We didn’t know how to tell you.”

  “Iraq?” My mind started reeling. The month before, one of Josh’s friends had been killed when his helicopter was shot down. “Why do you hide things from me?” I smacked Chad’s chest, trying to hold back tears. “I’m not a baby.” Although I felt like one. Fear and worry filled me.

  Pulling me into a hug, Chad whispered, “After Adam, I thought you’d be upset.”

  “I am.” I closed my eyes and few tears fell. In my heart, I knew freedom was not free. Sacrifice was necessary, but when it was someone close, it hurt. “When?”

  “Tomorrow, baby.” He squeezed me tighter. “He’ll be fine.”

  I nodded. Odds were he would be. “I know.”

  “Um, is this a bad time?” Nick asked from behind us.

  I let Chad go and rushed to Nick, practically knocking him backwards. He wore fatigues, which made it infinitely more real. Years back, I had a crush on him, but he didn’t seem to feel the same way.

  “Wow, never got this kinda greeting before.” Nick put his arms around me and rubbed my back. “Hey, it’s only six months. I’ll be back.” He rubbed his lips over my forehead. “Crystal? Chad, she’s shaking. What’s wrong?” His fingers ran through my hair.

  Another body pressed to my back and I felt Chad’s hands on my arms. “She’s just scared. Iraq’s kinda far.”

  “We can do video chats,” Nick suggested.

  Paulie made a sound that caught my attention. “Honey, maybe we should go take a walk or something.” His tone laced with jealousy.

  “Sorry.” I leaned on Chad and looked up at Nick. “Be careful.” I kissed his cheek and pulled my bottom lip in. “Don’t forget to wear your armor.” My hands shook as he stepped back.

  Grabbing me and pulling my towards him, Paulie nodded to Nick. They met a few times. “You stuck it out, unlike me.” He was discharged soon after boot camp for breaking several rules. “Good luck out there.”

  “Thanks.” Nick shook Chad’s hand then Paulie’s. “I’ll be in touch. Can’t get rid of me that easy.” He followed Will out.

  Paulie kissed my temple. “You OK?”

  I nodded, not wanting to say anything yet. Reality sucked sometimes. Nick wasn’t the first of our high school friends to be deployed to the Middle East, but I was closer to him than the others. Will and Josh had been going through the same for years. Most did come back, though not always in the condition they left. It was hard to see someone you knew for a long time struggle when they returned.

  “We’ll be here for him.” Chad stood next to us. I could feel he was holding back his angst.

  It took a few minutes for me focus again. Then I took a deep breath. I pulled away from them both and rushed to the bathroom. After locking myself inside, I sat on the bathtub’s edge. I needed a few minutes alone, to face it. When I felt better about the situation, I opened the door.

  Paulie stood in the hall waiting. “Better?”

  “Yeah.” I gave him a half-smile. “He’ll be fine. I just needed to process it.”

  He grinned and tugged me to him. “If you need to talk about it I’m here.”

  “Crystal, Chad,” my father called from downstairs. “Coffee and dessert is out.” That was our cue to go back downstairs.

  Coming Soon!

  Tragic Soul

  Sneak Peek: Insatiable Appetites

  by Bella Jeanisse

  Chapter One

  When Angela and Jennifer arrived at The Pier, it was loud and very crowded, like most clubs are. Jennifer had never been there before, but she’d heard a lot about it from the younger crowd at work. She was 35 and had stopped going to those sorts of places because the men were too young and immature. She was looking for a man, not a boy.

  Angela, on the other hand, was practically a cougar. Most of the men she dated were between 25 and 30. She said they kept her young, and they had sexual stamina most men her age did not. Jennifer thought it helped Angela forget that 40 was just around the corner for her.

  The girls found their way to a corner where there were tables, and the music was not as loud. They ordered drinks and watched the dancers. Angela shamelessly eyed a young man on the dance floor.

  “So,” Angela began as she sipped her margarita. “What are we celebrating?”

  Jennifer smiled widely. “Guess what came today?”

  “You’re kidding?” Angela put her drink down and gave her friend her full attention. “He finally stopped fighting you?”

  Jennifer smiled. “Yep. I threatened to tell his new girlfriend about his problem with getting it up sometimes.”

  Angela had just taken a sip of her drink. Some flew out of her mouth as she laughed loudly. “You’re fucking kidding me!” She covered her mouth and laughed again. “Like the time when you tried a threesome?”

  “Yeah, he was so intimidated by the size of the other guy’s dick he didn’t take his underwear off.”

  “At least you had a good time that night.” Angela tried to stop giggling. “It was the least Darren could do.”

  Jennifer smiled as she recalled how his co-worker’s cock felt inside of her while he bent her over the bed. “He walked out of the room, humiliated by how fast I came. He could never give me that much pleasure.”

  “I don’t know what you saw in him. I can’t stand a guy with only six inches.” Angela was definitely a size queen.

  “Well, he was pretty good in bed, most of the time. It doesn’t matter anymore. I’m going to find someone who isn’t scared of kinky.”

  “You go, girl.” Angela scanned the crowd hoping to find a man for Jennifer to bring home. She knew that was not how she normally operated, but she needed a good fuck. “How about I talk to a few of these handsome men and set you up with one?”

  “I don’t know.” Jennifer thought of the man Angela told her had moved in across the street. Her description of him sounded perfect. “I was hoping to meet our new neighbor.”

  Angela grabbed her hand. “Oh yeah, he’s right up your alley, Jen: cute ass, nice biceps, soft-spoken. Hmm, wait—maybe you can’t handle him. If only he was younger, I’d…”

  Jennifer rolled her eyes. “What is he, 36?” Then she realized what her friend said. “Biceps, huh? I never dated someone who worked out before.” The house across from her h
ad been empty for a long time until the week before. She had tried every day to see the new owner. “So, is he a blonde?”

  “You haven’t seen him?” Angela squealed. “He’s got this wavy, sandy blonde hair almost to his shoulders. I saw him from my bedroom window this morning. Then I watched him early this afternoon haul boxes out of that truck in his driveway. I’d love to have a hold of that hair as he fucked me like crazy. Didn’t you see him?”

  Jennifer thought about the truck that she saw several times that day. “I saw the truck, but no guy.” She had seen at least two people inside the house when she got the mail, but they were in shadow. She had changed her mind, thinking her neighbor was untouchable. “He might be married, you know. Forget about him. I wanna have fun tonight. How about I do things your style and pick up a nice young one?”

  Angela laughed. “You take dating too seriously to go for a young guy.” She sipped her drink again and then scanned the men standing around. “You need to loosen up and just have fun. How about a one-night stand? That one is perfect for it.” She leered at the man’s tight pants, which showed off his nice ass and an impressive bulge in front. “Bet he’d be great in bed.”

  She was right. Jennifer started thinking about marriage after two dates. Because of that, it had been six months since she had sex. None of her relationships since she left her ex lasted long enough. As she slowly finished her rum and coke, the idea of a fling sounded better, but a one-night stand? She was not sure she could pull that one off.

  When both of them had finished a second drink, Angela took Jennifer by the hand and pulled her to the dance floor. They danced with each other for a few minutes, while Angela flirted with a boy who was barely 20. Looks of lust passed between them for a while.

  Jennifer rolled her eyes, knowing how that night would be ending for the two of them. She wished she had just once felt that much sexual attraction to a man. Never had she wanted to hop in bed with someone she just met. It usually took her a lot of getting to know each other before she had that feeling within.

  “You girls want some company?” his friend loudly asked them as the young one put an arm around Angela’s waist.

  Angela smiled and giggled while accepting the younger one’s offered hand. They moved away a few feet and molded their bodies together as they moved to the fast music. Within seconds, their lips locked and hands traveled all over each other.

  Jennifer looked up at his friend and shouted over the music, “Um, would you like to dance too?”

  He gave her a wide smile, revealing dimples. “I’m not very good, but I try hard.” He winked and put a hand on her back. Then he led her to the other side of the dance floor. “I’m Glen.” He spun her around before pulling her back to him and held her close.

  “Jennifer.”

  She was not impressed. He was cute, but not her type. He looked too neat and put-together. He was the type she used to go for, just younger. She was hoping to find someone a little laid-back or spontaneous.

  “So, do you live alone?” He was grinding his hips into hers. She could feel he was only average in the pants, something from which she also wanted to upgrade.

  Jennifer did not even look up. “No,” she lied. “I have a male roommate.”

  “Oh. I got a roommate too.” He put a hand on her ass and lifted her skirt a bit. “Maybe we could get a hotel room.”

  She pried his hand off her ass. “I don’t think so.”

  “Sorry. Too forward?”

  “Yes.”

  They danced for a while longer, Glen coming on strong a few more times. She liked a confident man, but he was trying too hard, and it came off as cocky. She tried to think of a good reason to walk away, but none came to mind for a while.

  “My feet are getting tired,” Jennifer said in his ear just before he leaned down to kiss her. She had to do something. “I’m gonna go sit down.”

  Glen smiled. “OK. I’ll buy you a drink.”

  “No, that’s OK.” She tugged her body from his. “I wanna be alone.” She felt bad lying, but had to. As she walked towards the tables, she turned to make sure he was not following, but he was.

  “Hey, it’s just one drink, Jennifer,” Glen called after her. “I’m not gonna fuck you on the dance floor.” He liked her already and did not want to let her get away. As soon as he caught up with her, he grabbed her arm. “Just one, I promise.”

  She tried to pull away, but he had a good grip. “Let me go,” she growled.

  “Yeah, let the lady go.” Jennifer turned to see a tall, handsome, blonde-haired man behind her with his muscular arms folded over his chest. “She’s here with me.”

  Glen backed away quickly. “Guess you’re the roommate, sorry.”

  Jennifer just stood there, until he disappeared into the crowd.

  “You OK?”

  She turned again, meeting his ice-blue eyes. “Uh, yeah. I’m fine. Thanks.” She smiled as his blonde hair moved when he reached out his hand.

  “I’m Matthew.” He was surprised when she clasped his hand firmly. Then he grinned, because he liked a strong woman. “Glad to play the hero today.” He sat back down at the table next to them and lifted his drink. “Would you let me buy you a drink, just to settle your nerves?”

  Jennifer laughed. “Sure. That guy was not my type.”

  “So what is your type?” His eyebrows went up, hoping she would answer. “Or is that too much to ask on a first date?” He laughed and smiled again.

  “First date, huh?”

  “Well, I saved you from an ass, so you owe me a date.”

  “True, I do owe you. And a date is harmless, isn’t it?”

  “Sometimes.” He winked, surprising himself with his own behavior. He was normally shy and reserved. She seemed to make him comfortable, and she really turned him on.

  She took in his jeans and button-down flannel shirt along with the boots. He did not remotely fit in at this club. “What brings you here? You don’t really blend with all this.”

  Matthew gestured to the seat next to him. “Please sit, and I’ll tell you.” Then he added, “This is my first time at a club in like 10 years. I hate these places; they’re so noisy.”

  Jennifer sat and looked at him. She noticed that he wore no wedding ring. She also discovered his eyes were not just blue. They had flecks of grey as well. She looked at him again. He had nice biceps and she wondered what the rest of him looked like. It’s been way too long. She thought as she felt her pussy moistening. Matthew’s voice startled her out of her admiration of him.

  “My sister, Sami, brought me here. She said I had to get out and meet people, because I’m new in town.” He smiled. “I was gonna go home until I saw you.” He shifted in his seat a bit; his cock, half-hard, was making sitting uncomfortable.

  Jennifer blushed but quickly recovered, “Then you came to my rescue.”

  “Yes. That must be the only reason I was here, to save you from that poor excuse for a man.” He laughed. “I noticed you right away. I saw him trying like hell to get your attention and you dismissing every move.”

  He laughed a little louder. He was hoping it was hiding his own strong desire for her. If it did not, he moved his hand to cover the hard-on trying to rip his jeans open. She was hot in a subtle kind of way. She looked to be close to his age, had beautiful long, flowing auburn hair and emerald green eyes to go with it. Her tight outfit covered just enough, yet showed off all of her curves. He could not stand skinny girls.

  With an internal groan, he shifted in his seat. “So what brought you here?”

  “My friend dragged me here. I wanted to go to Café Crue, but Angela doesn’t like 80s music. Anyway, she already found what she came for.” She pointed in the direction of Angela and her new boy toy.

  “I see.” He smirked at the young man, whose hand was under her skirt as they danced. “He works quick, too.” He looked back at her, and smiled as he gazed into her sultry eyes. “So what is my damsel in distress’ name?”

  “Jennife
r,” she blushed. “Sorry, I thought I told you already.”

  She looked away, her attraction to him making the embarrassment worse. She could feel her panties getting wetter and did not know what to do. She felt that sexual attraction she had always wanted to, but it scared her as well.

  When she looked back, she saw him looking her over. She had her legs crossed, which made her skirt go up a few inches. Maybe that caught his attention? He seemed to be trying to undress her with his eyes. She almost giggled at the corny thought. Then she watched him adjust his pants. Does he feel the same? I really hope so.

  Matthew bit his lip. Her red cheeks told him she was having naughty thoughts about him, and it gave him courage. An image of her under him, crying out his name as he fucked her hard, made his cock twitch. It had been so long for him, his mind was starting to become a bit irrational. She was not that kind of girl.

  “I’ve never… Um… Do you do one-night stands?” He could not believe he said that aloud. He had meant to ask if she had a boyfriend. “God, I’m sorry to say it like that.”

  “Wow. Not what I was expecting.” She gave him a sly smile, glad he was on the same wavelength as she at that point.

  “I was talking hypothetically, of course.” He put a hand through his hair, anxiously, “Just to start a conversation.” He closed his eyes and hoped she did not just walk away. What a dick move, he thought.

  She smiled, feeling his nerves. “Sex with strangers is not usually my thing.” She tried to say it nonchalantly, to ease his anxiety.

  “Yeah, me neither.” He exhaled loudly and sat up straighter, trying to hide his erection that had grown even more somehow. “How about that drink?” He needed one badly.

  With every word that passed his lips, Jennifer became even more attracted to Matthew. She liked that he was faltering. It showed his true character. “Sure. Maybe it’ll relax me.”

  “Ditto.” He had begun to want her even more. There was no logic to it. He could just feel some sort of… magic, or electricity. He was not sure, but it was something. He raised his hand and attracted the server’s attention, “Two rum and cokes.”