by Lisa Evans
Not bothering to put anything on except the clothes I’ve been sleeping in, I slip my feet into my slippers and walk slowly down the stairs. The pounding gets louder and louder the closer I get to the front door, and it’s making my head hurt. Who is that?
”Yeah, yeah, I’m coming. Calm down a minute, will you?” I holler while I unlock the door. Sliding it open, I squint my eyes in the early morning sunlight.
”Hey there sleepyhead, you hungry?”
Lifting my eyes, I see that it’s Adam. And my whole belly starts fluttering with butterflies again.
”Adam!” I yell, and jump while wrapping my arms around his neck. He’s so tall, and I can barely reach up to his face standing on my toes.
”Hey, hey, hey,” Adam says when I hug him. ”Watch it, I’m gonna spill this coffee.”
”Coffee? You brought me breakfast?”
”Sure did.”
”Aww, you’re so sweet,” I tell him, and give him a gentle kiss. He slips his tongue into my mouth, and kisses me deeply. It’s so romantic and sexy that it makes my head spin. When our kiss ends, I can feel my whole body tingling with longing for him. ”You’re already here? When did you make it back?”
”I pulled an all-nighter on the road, so I came back a little while ago. Just thought I’d freshen up and get us breakfast before I came over here to see you.”
He’s such a sweetheart. But I don’t want breakfast, not yet. There is just one thing that I want. It’s him, naked.
”Come in,” I say, and grab the coffee from his hands. Putting the stuff down on the kitchen table, I turn around to kiss him again. It feels so good being close to him again, I never want him to ever leave. I want to have him next to me, always and forever.
”When’s the party?” he asks, suddenly. ”Not tonight, is it?”
”What party? Oh, you mean Melanie’s party?”
”Uh-huh,” he says, nodding his head.
”It’s tomorrow night.”
”Good,” he says, smiling. ”Then we have until then all to ourselves.”
”Does that mean you’re coming along?”
”Of course,” he says. ”Wouldn’t want my girl to be seen alone at that party now would I?”
”Oh, that makes me so happy, Adam,” I say, and throw my arms around his neck again. ”Really,” I say, staring intently into his eyes. ”It means a lot to me that you would do that.”
”Anything, honey. Anything you want,” he says, and scoops me up into his arms. Carrying me upstairs and all the way into my bedroom, Adam looks so handsome and strong to me. It’s like I don’t even weigh anything at all, I feel light as a feather in his arms. Admiring the muscles on his arms while he lays me down on my bed, I feel so loved by this man. He is just perfect. And he definitely looks so sexy when his hair is wet, it’s a major turn-on.
Undressing himself before me, he looks straight at me with his steel gray eyes the entire time. There’s a hunger in those gorgeous eyes, and I still can hardly fathom that they’re hungry for me. How’s this even possible? That he actually wants me?
The moment he’s finished undressing, I can’t help but gawk at his manhood. It’s so beautiful and titillating, that it makes me gasp with desire.
Joining me on the bed, Adam pulls off my panties, and tosses them on the floor. Then he pulls up my top over my breasts, and starts kissing my nipples. It’s enough to drive me insane with yearning for him, and I writhe while he licks and sucks on my stiff nipples. All the while, I feel him pressing his cock against my body, and I wonder what it’s going to be like to have him inside of me again after missing him so much.
Moving his hands down below, I know that he too is craving the very thing I want. To have all of his girth deep inside of me.
”Oh baby,” Adam groans, and starts kissing my neck. Then he positions himself against my opening, saying, ”I’ve been waiting for this moment,” before pushing into me. The moment he does, I gasp.
”Adam,” I whimper, and as he starts thrusting into me, fast and hard, I know that I’m going to come right away. All the anticipation and longing and waiting for him has been building up for so long that I can’t hold back. I’ve been feeling so alone these past days without him, and I erupt within moments of having him inside me. ”ADAM…” I groan, and dig my nails into his back.
”I love you so much Willow,” Adam murmurs, and continues to kiss my neck while he fucks me. It’s sexy, and it’s raw, and I love it. ”You’re the best,” his voice rumbles, and then I feel him exploding too. ”WILLOW,” he utters, and pushes deep into me once more.
After we’re both done calming down from our orgasms, we rest here for a while. I could do this forever, make love to Adam, that is. He’s just perfect. I already know I’m gonna love him forever.
”Willow,” Adam whispers, while still resting on top of me, his manhood lodged in the depths of my body. ”Would you… Will you move in with me?”
I can’t believe he’s asking me this.
”Yes,” I say without hesitation. ”Yes Adam, I will.”
”Good, because I love you. And I want us to be together,” he says, and then kisses me on the mouth.
And all I can think about is that I love him too. And I always want the two of us to be together as well. Always. He’s mine.
Forever mine.
Epilogue
Epilogue
ADAM
I CAN FEEL my obsession pumping in my veins, it’s stronger than ever before. With every day that passes by it becomes more and more clear to me why we belong together.
It does not matter how many years have passed, I still desire her as much as the first day of our relationship, if not more. I wonder if she realizes that. How much I fucking adore her still. I’m older now, but my love will never age.
I fucking love her.
Love her to death.
Pumping myself into her snug, wet warmth, I hold on to Willow’s hips. Her hands clutching to the kitchen sink, I’m glad we don’t have any neighbors. Otherwise we wouldn’t be able to fuck like this in front of the window.
”Adam,” Willow whimpers, her head hanging forward, bobbing back and forth with each of my thrusts. ”Oh God Adam…”
Continuing to pump my erection into her, I let go of her right hip, and reach down the front of her body. There, my fingers find her sweetness right away, and when I start running them around in circles, I force Willow to come.
”ADAM…” she hollers, and the sounds she makes when she comes is all I need to hear. Immediately, I push deep into her, and when I do, I erupt like a fucking volcano inside of her.
Standing here for a couple of moments to catch our breaths, I hug her and tell her how much I love her before I pull out. I was already running late for work before we decided we wanted to have a morning quickie, and now I’ve gotta head back into the shower all over again. I’m going to be late, but I can’t help it. Can’t be attending meetings while reeking of sex.
”I love you sugar,” I say while turning her around. Kissing her on the mouth, I pat her round belly before leaving her behind. ”I really got to go,” I say, and Willow reluctantly lets go of me.
”Okay,” she sighs. ”But you’ll be home for dinner, right?”
”Always,” I say, smiling at her.
It’s the truth. I always come home to her at night. And it feels so good to be living here alone with her, that I really don’t want to do much else other than spend time with her when I’m not working.
Willow loves our place as well, and she seems perfectly happy here in the house I’ve built for her. I remember when I showed it to her the first time, the look on her face was priceless. She couldn’t believe I’d designed it with so many kids’ rooms in it, but I told her that I want a bunch of kids with her. So now, that we’re about to have our first one, I’m really excited. And I can’t wait for us to have more of them. Because we belong together.
Epilogue
WILLOW
MY DARLING HUSBAND looks
gorgeous when he mowes the lawn. The kids are all away at mom’s in California, and it’s just the two of us at home. Good. Because we could use the rest.
Sitting on the patio drinking lemonade, and working on my tan, I watch my husband in secret. Technically, I’m supposed to be reading this book I’m holding in my hands, but I’m stealing glances at Adam whenever I can. He’s so hot. I can’t believe it’s been ten years already. But I love him all the same, nothing’s changed between us. The love has only grown stronger.
Recalling when we said our vows in Church years ago, it feels like it was only yesterday. Melanie my maid of honor, and dad posing as Adam’s best man, it was a bit awkward but I wouldn’t have had it any differently. It was a perfect day, and I’m glad dad could accept the love Adam and I have for each other. Not that it would have mattered, because Adam and I belong together and we would have married each other even without my parents’ blessing. But I’m still glad neither dad nor mom had any issues with the two of us falling in love.
Attempting to focus once again on the book I’m supposed to be reading, I hear Adam turn off the lawn mower. Glancing over the edge of the book, I see him headed over towards me. God, he’s hot. Just watching him is enough to get my juices flowing.
”Hey honey,” Adam says, bowing his head down. His forehead is sweaty, and it’s no wonder since it’s in the middle of summer and it’s steaming hot outside. ”Gimme some love,” he says, and grabs the book from my hands. Tossing it aside, he kisses me while lifting me up in his arms. ”How about you and I take a moment to cool off?”
”Cool off?”
”Yeah,” he says, with a leer on his face. Then, without saying anything further, he throws me over his shoulder, and starts carrying me off the patio. Heading straight towards our swimming pool, he says, ”Let’s go for a swim, baby,” laughing to himself.
Screeching with delight, I manage to throw my sunglasses on the ground before he throws me into the water. Hoping I’ve made a big enough splash to wet his clothes, I swim to the edge of the pool, and wait for him to join me.
Adam looks so damn fine when he takes off his clothes, and I’m glad that ours is the only house for miles. Because I don’t mind my husband walking around naked here on our property, but I’d be so mad if anyone else ever tried to steal a glimpse of him. He belongs to me. No one else.
Jumping in the pool, Adam swims over to me right away. Once he reaches me, he kisses me and tells me that he loves me.
”I love you too,” I tell him, and spread my legs for him. Not wasting any time, he places himself between my legs, and I cling to his shoulders. Kissing me deeply, rolling his tongue around in my mouth, he penetrates me.
Shutting my eyes, I hold on to his shoulders and let him fuck me. When I come, I scream at the top of my lungs, and so does he.
All I can think about is how much I love him, and how glad I am that we’ll always be together. Always.
Excerpt from ”Forever Yours”
Alicia is fresh out of college when she returns to her home town Summerville. Although she’s ready to start her new life and focus on her career, there’s something holding her back. She never did tell Clark how she felt about him. But maybe it’s time for that now.
Clark is the grouchy old bachelor who runs the local diner, and he’s got a reputation about being the grumpiest guy in town. That may be true, but not when it comes to Alicia. She melted his heart the moment she walked into his diner when she was still in high school, but now that she’s all grown — he’s not about to keep his hands to himself any longer.
Chapter 1
ALICIA
WHEN THE PLANE hits the tarmac I feel void of all emotion. It’s been so long since I’ve been here, and I don’t really know what to expect once I get off the plane. My whole world has changed so much since I left, and I bet this place has as well.
I bet his life has changed too.
Not knowing if this was a good idea or not, I figure I’ve got no one else but myself to blame for agreeing to spend a couple of weeks at my parents’ place before moving in with my best friend Janelle. Everything had seemed like such a good idea back in February when I agreed to moving back to the place where I was born, but now – I’m not so sure anymore.
Of course I love the idea of living with Janelle, she is still my closest and dearest friend, and we’ve kept in touch all the while I was away at college. But four years. That’s a lot of water under the bridge, and I can’t expect things to have stayed the same as they’ve always been.
Least of all him.
And I’m pretty sure I’ve changed too. I have. Living on my own hundreds of miles away from this place has definitely caused me to grow as a woman, and I can’t be sure that I’ll be able to care for everybody like I used to. Who knows? Maybe I’ll figure I’m no longer in love with him either. Maybe too much time has passed. Maybe the spark’s gone, and gone for good.
As I exit the plane, the flight attendant smiles her brilliant white smile at me and wishes me a good stay here in Summerville.
“Thanks,” I say, and head down the stairs. The sun blazes its rays right in my face, just like it always does in summer. Filling my lungs with the warm air, it smells so good. This is it. This is home.
I’m home.
Hugging my parents after having picked up my luggage, I feel a bit better. This was a good idea, I think to myself. I’ve missed them, and it can’t hurt to live with them until Janelle and I are able to move into our new apartment downtown. Thinking about it, I cannot wait to see it. She mentioned it being on Main Street, which is where Clark’s Diner is located, so who knows if I’ll end up loving it or not. If Clark’s married with kids now, maybe it’ll hurt seeing him every now and then.
While dad carries my things to the car, mom and I catch up. She’s been so worried about me being away all this while, and though she and dad came to visit me last Christmas, I’ve missed her a lot. Talking on the phone or through video chat really isn’t the same thing as seeing someone in person.
“So, are you excited to come stay with your parents for a couple of weeks or what?” dad says the moment we get in the car.
“Sure dad,” I say, rolling my eyes.
“Leave her alone,” mom says, slapping him gently on the arm. The three of us laugh, and it feels so good to be back.
Leaning my head against the window, I realize just how beat I am from all the stress and pressure of the past few months. It’s going to be great to spend some time just doing nothing at all, no projects, no early morning classes to attend, no grades to worry about…
All I’m going to do right now is relax and enjoy myself. Maybe read a book or two just for fun – I sure could use that after all those thousands and thousands of textbook pages. As I start thinking about all the fun stuff I can do here in Summerville (go swimming in the lake, go horseback riding, go hiking in the woods – the list is long) dad pulls up on Main Street.
There it is. Clark’s Diner. Looks like it’s closed, which is odd because if I remember right, Clark’s Diner is never closed. Not even on Christmas.
My heartbeat gets faster as I remember the last time I saw Clark, and I blush. I still cannot fathom that I dared kiss him on the cheek. I’ve thought about that moment thousands of times, recalling it while lying in bed alone at night… My lips against his stubbled jaw, the look of surprise on his face afterwards, the way my belly felt all warm as I walked out of there…
My heart is beating so fast right now I can hear my pulse thudding in my ears. Images of Clark smiling and laughing swirl around inside my head, and I close my eyes for just a moment. I hope and pray that he’s still not spoken for, because I kind of think that I’m still hopelessly in love with him.
When we pull up outside the house, both of my parents start acting weird. It’s like they’ve got something going on that they don’t want to tell me, but I can’t figure out what it is. Is something the matter? Did they turn my bedroom into a gym and now they worry about what I’m
going to think? Whatever it is, I hope they find a way to let me know soon enough because we’re about to walk inside the house in about a minute.
The house looks the same from the outside, just like when I left it some four years ago. It’s where I’ve lived my whole life, it’s where I grew up. The only place I’ve called my home apart from the dorm room back at college, but that wasn’t ever really home. It was just a room with a bed, a desk, and a bookshelf. Although I had some good times there, and made a couple of friends there as well, it never did feel as good as being back home in Summerville. This is where I belong, I can feel it in my bones. My gut is telling me this is the right place for me right now.
“Honey,” dad hollers at my mom. “Could you give me a hand over here?”
“Sure thing, hon’,” mom replies. “Sweetie,” she says, looking over her shoulder at me while walking over to dad. “Why don’t you go on inside? We’ll be right there.”
“Whatever,” I say, still thinking about how weird they’re acting. What is up with them? Maybe they’ve re-decorated the whole place and don’t have the heart to tell me.
Opening the door, I walk inside the house. And when I step into the living room, it feels like my heart is going to stop.
Standing there, a mere couple of feet away from me is Clark, along with Janelle and some other friends of the family.
“SURPRISE!” they all yell out and start cheering.
All I can do is laugh and smile at each and every one of them. I’m so happy and definitely surprised. My eyes go back to Clark’s face, and when I see him tilting his head to the side, and looking at me with those smoldering, dark eyes of his, I think that I’m going to die.