by Ginger Sharp
“Why do you beat your husband?”
She coughs, laughing. “Is that what Parker told you?”
“Yes, he told my brothers and me that you hurt Ryan’s face.”
She laughs again. “That was an accident, plus he begged me for it.”
I open my eyes really wide. “Why would he beg you to hurt him?”
She snaps her head to look at me. “Really, Pedro. Are you that guileless?” She studies my face for a moment, “God, you are. I do not think we want to get into this topic, Pedro.”
“What topic? The reason why you abuse your husband. Why does he let you do that to him? He can stop you. He is so much bigger that you…”
She puts up her hand to stop me from ranting. “He begs me to do that to him. We play around sexually. It is not abuse, Pedro. He and I take turns being submissive. That night that Parker was telling you about was Ryan being submissive.”
“Submissive?”
She turns in her seat to glance over at Ramón who is still sleeping. Then she stares at me. “I cannot believe that I have to explain this to you. So get ready, Pedro.” She takes in a breath. “Ryan likes it when I dominate and punish him. I love it when he does it to me too. It is a major turn on for him when I tie him up and slap him around. I control his body taking what I want. It drives him nuts that he can’t touch me back. There was a time when I kept him tied up for five hours. I had to gag him because he kept begging me to stop making him orgasm over and over again. Five hours, Pedro, I just kept pleasuring him with my mouth.”
My eyes open really wide. “Please stop, Olivia. I do not want to hear anymore.”
She laughs and turns in her seat. “You asked.”
I shake my head in disbelief. I feel my heart beating faster. “You are crazy, Olivia.”
She smiles. “Open mind, Pedro, remember that or you will never satisfy Katie. Oh, nice scare tactic you used on Katie too.”
“I do not understand, scare tactic?”
She laughs. “That a woman’s first time having sex is not going to feel good and take weeks to heal. She believed you, so that should keep her at bay for a while.”
My eyes shift. “I was not scaring her. That is what it was like with Cyntia. It was weeks before she touched me again.”
Olivia puts her hand on her forehead covering her eyes while shaking her head. “Pedro, I am very sorry. I do not know what type of game Cyntia was playing with you. Maybe you both were too shy. Normal newlyweds can’t keep their hands off of each other. When Ryan and I first had sex, I could not get enough of him. I stayed in his bed for days in his apartment. We hardly ate and never left. I can’t believe that you are twenty eight years old and this naïve. I just learned this, but my fourteen-year-old son was getting it more than you ever had in your life. Maybe there is something wrong with you chemically. It’s possible that you do not have enough testosterone to fuel your desires.”
“Olivia, there is nothing wrong with me. I have desires. I just do not act on them like Lasaro or Parker. It is hard being a single father.”
She nods. “I see your point. You are alone and trying to do what is best for Ramón. You are a very good father. I was shocked to learn about you and Katie. I was worried about what you were exposing your son to. When I learned that you and Paolo made sure that Ramón was cared for during Katie’s sleepovers. I was so relieved. You and Paolo are really good men. You both put your families first. Most men would have just given into their desires even with their children around.”
“Lasaro is like that. Not your husband though.”
“No. Ryan has no self-control. My father yells at him all the time for it. He will take me where he wants when he wants. He does not care who is around. We always could never keep our hands off of each other. I guess Parker did not tell you that he and Marcus watched from a distance as Ryan and I had sex in this truck.”
“No. You love him very much. I am happy that you found your way back to each other.”
“Yes, me too. I would have never moved on. He has always been the one for me.”
I raise my eyebrows. “You would have. I used to say the same thing about myself. That I would never stop loving Cyntia. That she was my one and only until I met Katie.”
She laughs. “Who would I have moved on with? Señor Marquis?”
I shake my head. “Eww, no. There is an overabundance of men in our region. There are not many women. Paolo was thirty five when he met Kimma.”
“That does not make sense. He is my age and his son is nine years old.”
I laugh. “He married a divorcee that he met while in Germany. He brought back Kimma with him and her son. She is not too happy living here. She yells at him a lot.”
“Oh, I did not know. I knew he did something with the military and he traveled a lot.”
“Yes, he and Lasaro used to go with my mother back to Holland to visit her family. I have always been here. Funny when he left here, he said he never wanted to come back. Now here he is, never wanting to leave again.”
She points to a building, “We are here. Let’s go and get something to eat. I am starved.”
I nod as I pull in to the parking lot. We had a nice meal in the hotel with Olivia. She is so kind with Ramón. She smiles at him and she holds his hands, walking back out to the truck. She places on his seatbelt so caringly and pecks him a small kiss on the forehead. She closes the door of her truck and waves me off, leaving us.
As I drive home, I think about our crazy conversations. She is a very forward woman. I can see why her husband loves her so much. I hope I can have that type of fully committed love with Katie.
CHAPTER 9
Another few weeks go by and Parker has been hiding out at my farm. Olivia told Ryan about what Parker had tried to do to her. Parker has been staying away from the Cantina and his house. He wouldn’t even come to family day. He fears that Ryan will come after him. I keep telling him that if Ryan was going to do something to him, he would have already done it. I am waiting for Parker to get out of the shower so I can drop him and Ramón off at school. I have to wait again to take a shower since pretty boy, Parker, uses up all my hot water. I wish he would just go home to his own house. He makes it hard for me to get any work done.
I pull up to the school, letting Parker and Ramón out. I see Rosalie waving at me from the Cantina. I drive over and get out and walk up to the bar. She hands me another bag full of books and smiles at me. She glances over her shoulder toward the kitchen.
She speaks in Spanish to me, “Ryan is here cooking again for family day. Did you finish the other books?”
I glance over at the kitchen door. “No, Parker is still hiding at my house from Ryan. I need to make him leave so I can get some reading done at night.”
She shakes her head. “I think Katie and her cousin are coming down before Ryan and Olivia leave for her summer tour. They may stay with Henry and me since Ryan is constantly a naughty boy according to Henry. You will have to be discreet. Ryan is accepting of you, but I do not think he will like it knowing that you are studying how to make Katie a happy woman. Do not let this get out of control yet. He needs more time to see that Katie is not a little girl anymore. Henry and Olivia have been trying to talk sense into him.”
I feel my face light up. “Katie is coming down? I miss her so much. When is she coming?”
Rosalie shrugs. “I am not sure. Remember I told you to be discreet.”
Ryan comes out of the kitchen. He stops short to stare at me, tilting his head to one side. His face remains stiff and cold.
He nods at me. “Pedro.” He then reaches behind Rosalie to get something and brushes his arm across her behind. She turns rapidly and bats his hands away.
She snaps around, pointing her finger in his face. “Ryan, cut that out. Do you want me to slap you again? I do not know how Olivia deals with you.”
He smiles and winks at Rosalie. “Because I do really bad things to her, leave her screaming for more like no other man ever could. Not
even Pedro’s best friend Parker.”
My eyes open really wide and Rosalie slaps him in the arm.
“Damn you, Ryan. Get back in that kitchen where you belong, you pervert.”
He pinches Rosalie’s hip as he turns to leave. “That is where all the women want me. In their kitchen.”
Rosalie starts laughing. “Get going, Ryan.” She watches him leave before turning back to me. “Ryan can be very obnoxious at times. He has a very sassy mouth.”
I speak to her in Spanish, “He touched you.”
She responds in Spanish, “He is harmless. He is a bit flirty.”
“I can see that. He has no regard for women.”
“He does completely. He has too much respect for women. He is a big tease. Olivia is a very lucky woman to have that big handsome man all to herself. He is every woman’s dream: athletic, charming, smart and so sexy naughty.”
“Please, Rosalie, stop. I do not want to hear this anymore.”
She puts her hands on her hips. “Olivia is right about you. You are very prudish. Go home and read those books because Katie is going to want a man like her father.”
I crinkle my forehead and nod as I back away leaving the Cantina.
Once I get home, I put the books away in my bedroom. I shower quickly before my brothers get here to start working in the fields. I hear a banging at the door as I pull on my shorts. I yank open the door to see Ryan standing before me. I am in shock to see him at my home.
He pushes past me, letting himself into my house, “Are you going to invite me in, Pedro? It is getting hot out there.” His head moves slowly as he glances around at my house. “So this is where Parker is hiding out from me. I guess you know what he tried to do to my Livi.”
I close the front door and walk to the kitchen table. “Yes, I know what he tried to do.”
He walks over to the table and then stares at me
coldly. “Pedro, are you my friend? Can I trust you, Pedro? I really want you to be my friend.” He spoke so slow his voice haunted me.
I nod as I take in a gulp. He raises his voice at me, “Fucking answer me, Pedro.”
My eyes open wide. “Yes, and please do not talk to me like that in my house.”
He laughs. “You do have a backbone so send Parker back home so I can fuck him up.”
“Why would I do that if you are just going to hurt him?”
He raises his eyebrow. “Why are you protecting him? You should have been protecting Livi from him. How can I trust you to protect Katie, then?”
“Parker was stupid and drunk. He knows that. He regrets what he has done and is very apologetic.”
He scowls at me. “That is not an excuse. He almost got his dick in my Livi. That is what he wanted. He wanted to fuck what is mine.”
I shudder at his words feeling my face get red. “I am sorry for Parker’s actions.”
He laughs. “It is true what Livi said about you. You are a very unpretentious man. I want you to be honest with me right now.”
I nod, dreading his next question. “Yes, what do you want to know?”
He stares me down. “What was going on with my wife and your brother before I got here?”
I start laughing uncontrollably. “What?”
He growls. “Yes, your brother and my wife.”
I laugh harder. “Nothing, why would you think that? Paolo and Olivia are both married.”
He squints his eyes. “I know that she is married. She is married to me. Your sister-in-law knocked into me at the school and said something to me in Spanish. Your son, a very nice smart boy by the way, translated for me. She said to keep my wife in my own bed.”
I burst out laughing. “That is because Kimma hates Olivia.”
“All women hate Livi, but why would she say that to me?”
I go to the refrigerator and take out two beers. I hand him one. “Because Paolo had a dream about Olivia and he screamed out her name. Kimma has been punishing him for weeks, being all nasty to him.”
He shakes his head. “He had a fucking wet dream and she is mad about that. What a bitch she is, huh? All men jerk off over Livi. I jerk off when she is not with me.”
I stare at him and shake my head. “Okay, there.”
He glares at me. “Please, are you telling me that you never jerked off to my wife or had sex dreams about her?” He walks over to my bedroom door, looking in. “Your house is too clean for a single man. Do you jerk off in there, thinking about my daughter?”
My eyes open really wide. “Excuse me?”
He turns looking directly at me. “That bed, is that where you fucked my daughter?”
I start coughing. “No, never. Katie is a virgin and she will remain that way until she marries someone that she loves someday.”
He grins at me. “Good, that is what I thought. You are too respectful of women. I can tell that about you. Your kid is sweet too, all manners. You are doing a good job with him and he is a pretty good soccer player too.”
I smile. “Thank you, sir.”
He looks around my kitchen. “Call me Ryan. So there are now two people I have to fuck with, Parker and what did you say the bitch’s name is, Kimma?”
“What? Why would you want to hurt Kimma?”
He smiles. “I am not going to hurt her. I am going to talk all nasty in her ear. Get her all hot so she runs home to fuck your brother’s brains out all night long.”
I raise my eyebrows at this man’s callousness. I walk over to the refrigerator looking at the calendar. I point to a date on it. “Is this Saturday too soon? Kimma will be at the fútbol field watching our men’s league play fútbol against another neighboring village.”
He nods. “See you are coming around. That sounds good to me. The quicker Kimma gets laid, the better for your brother. Does Livi go to watch these games?”
I laugh. “No. She has a hard time keeping her eyes from wandering.”
He raises his eyebrows. “That sounds like Livi. Can I play too?”
I crinkle my forehead at him. “Um, yes, I guess. You know how to play fútbol?”
He laughs. “Yes, it is called soccer back home. Maybe I can knock Parker on his ass a few times.”
“I do not know, Parker is a decent player.”
Ryan laughs. “Really, you think he is decent? He is a pussy when I kick the ball at him when I teach the kids to sink it in the goal. Hey, someone just pulled up to your house.”
I turn to look. “That is Lasaro, my brother. He is here to work. I have to get to work too in the fields.”
He smirks at me. “How many siblings do you have?”
“Just three of us: Paolo, Lasaro and myself.”
He nods and throws a phone down on my table. “Here. Henry sent me up with this from Katie. I didn’t want to give it to you, but you seem like a nice friend if you know what I mean. Make sure she remains a virgin. I know phone sex can be really rough though, enjoy.”
I scowl at him. “What is with you? I am not having sex with Katie.”
He laughs. “You have no clue what you are getting yourself into with that girl. I used to date one girl just like Katie. I married her and I still can’t stop eye fucking her. Just one little taste and you are hooked. Then when they leave you, you go fucking mad trying to get her back.
I stare at him as Lasaro walks through the door. Ryan nods at him as I pick up the phone.
Lasaro speaks to me in Spanish, “Is there a problem, Pedro?”
I shake my head speaking English, “No, Ryan is going to play with fútbol with us on Saturday.”
Ryan pulls the phone out of my hands. He powers it on. “See this application? It is called FaceTime. Tap the screen twice, then tap on Katie’s name. I am leaving you now to have your phone sex.” He leaves out the door as I stare at the phone.
Lasaro chuckles at me. “Did he just tell you to have phone sex with his daughter?”
“Um, yea. He is a weird one. He has a nasty mouth.”
Lasaro smiles. “Yeah, I hav
e heard. Galiana was salivating after she overheard his talking all sexual to Olivia. Galiana was turned on.”
I shake my head in awe. “Let’s get outside and get some work done. Apparently, I have some assigned reading to do later.”
I wait patiently for Ramón to go to bed. Parker is still here on my couch. I am dying to call Katie. I wave at Parker and grab my truck keys and the phone. I race up the hill to where I used to take Katie. I turn off my truck and stare at the phone. I follow Ryan’s instructions and I hear a funny sound. A few seconds later Katie appears on the small screen.
She smiles. “I see Grandpa brought you the iPhone.” “No, your father brought it to me.”
She opens her eyes really wide. “Really, Pedro?”
I raise my eyebrows. “He came to the house this morning. He is weird, really weird. He told me to have fun with my phone sex.”
She starts laughing. “Yup, that is Daddy. He can be very ruthless, but that is what makes him so sexy and powerful.”
I grimace. “That is not sexy and powerful. Why do woman keep saying that about him?”
She laughs. “He just is, I guess. He can charm the clothes right off of women. You should see him in the court room. He is such a player.”
“Katie, he is perverted and talks nasty. He also questioned me if I had sex with you. Speaking of sex, your mother told me that you are still with Noelia.”
She doesn’t blink, “Yes, why Pedro?”
I shake my head. “I do not know how I feel about that Katie.”
She laughs. “Would you rather I be with her or another man?”
“I would rather you only be with me.”
“Ah, Pedro, I have needs, you know.”
“I have needs too, Katie. Maybe I should go with Parker to Limon and get a prostitute.”
She leans forward. “You would not do that to me. I thought you loved me, Pedro.”
“I thought you loved me too, Katie. It kills me to know that you can’t save yourself for me.”
She crinkles her forehead. “I see, Pedro. I am sorry. I never look at it that way. I just assumed that you were cool with it, knowing that she is a girl and all.”
“No, Katie, I am not cool with other people touching you. I want to be the only one.”