I was still in two minds about him learning martial arts; however there was no question about how much Isaac loved working out with Dane. I realised now he’d missed so much not having a regular man in his life. Every day Isaac seemed more confident and had just seemed to grow since Dane had come into our lives. He’d definitely been a hugely positive influence on my son.
“Mum. We’re training here. You can’t just yell stuff out at us. You’re not allowed to in the dojo!” Isaac grumped.
“Isaac, don’t speak to your mother like that,” Dane reprimanded. “You’re quite right in what you’re saying. Except, when we’re training you focus on what we’re doing. You don’t answer anyone. I do.”
Isaac immediately stiffened, but remanded silent “We need to have him there at six, Ari.”
I glanced at my watch. “It’s almost five.”
Dane gave me a withering look. “Get your gorgeous butt ready. Isaac and I will take a whole ten minutes a piece to get cleaned up. That gives us another half an hour.”
“Yeah Mum, Dane will be gone tomorrow and I won’t get to train.”
Dane glared at Isaac in full Sensei mode. “I’m leaving you with homework. I want to see how you’ve improved by the time I get back.” Isaac nodded solemnly at Dane. Dane turned to me and gave me a little wink. Over the last couple of weeks both of them had taken Isaac’s training seriously. Isaac seemed to love the structure, or maybe it was spending time with Dane. Either way he was happy and I had to admit I was pleased to see him not only enjoying a physical activity, but also getting away from the screens that seemed to dominate our lives nowadays.
“Okay message received…going.” Dane looked up again from the punch he was showing Isaac. He lifted his eyebrows and gave me that, You’re so getting some smile.
Oh yeah, I was. I was also not looking forward to having none for a couple of weeks while he was away. It was crazy how sex had become such an important part of my life again.
For the best part of three years, I hadn’t had it. Two years on my own and one year before then, that I just didn’t want to think about.
It wasn’t just the sex though. I was also enjoying the intimacy of having a special someone. That was the part I loved most. Nothing beat the feeling of having someone special in your life to love, to share things with.
A partner.
Dane was that for me. He’d become very special to me and for not the first time in the last few days, I wondered how I was going to cope with being apart from him for two weeks. The early hours of tomorrow morning were going to come all too soon.
As he’d predicted, Dane and Isaac managed to get through their whole clean up routine and be dressed and ready to go before I was even finished. Now that was frustrating. Both of them looked so handsome, it made my heart hurt.
Cathy greeted us at the door. Maddie was supposed to be looking after Isaac as payback for me helping her get that A on her latest Maths test. We all knew, it was Cathy that would have everything under control and managed.
“Hey Isaac, ready for a big night of movies? Gary’s been saving the latest Avengers movie, for tonight. He’s really looking forward to watching it with you.”
“Cool. I’ve already seen that movie. I really think it progressed the story. I can’t wait to see what happens with the next wave of Avengers.” Cathy laughed.
“Isaac…remember what I’ve told you about spoiling the storyline for others…” I warned him.
“Yes Mum, but it’s just such a good movie.”
“I know. That’s why you need to let other people enjoy it as well.”
Isaac nodded and charged past Cathy. “I’m going to see Misty.” Misty was Cathy and Gary’s black Labrador.
“Stop worrying. He’ll be fine.”
“Okay Mum, we need to bolt if we want to make our reservation.” Dane passed her Isaac’s knapsack with clothes.
“Yes, you two get going. You don’t want to be late.” Gary joined Cathy at the door.
“You off?”
“Yeah Dad, we’ve got to fly.”
“Okay.” Gary stepped forward and gave Dane the man hug thing. “Have a good trip and look after yourself. Give our best to Xander.”
“Will do, Dad.”
Cath stepped up and hugged him too.
“Stay safe and don’t worry about anything. Your father and I have everything sorted. I’ll text or email you if there’s an issue.”
“Thanks, Mum. You’re the best.”
“Right now both of you get going and enjoy yourselves. Don’t worry about a thing. Isaac will be just fine,” Cathy assured us.
“What time do you want me to pick him up?”
“Whenever you’re ready in the morning. We have nothing planned. I’m guessing you’ll enjoy a sleep in after he goes. He can sleep on the plane.” There was no missing the knowing smirk on Cathy’s face.
Dane grabbed my hand and tugged me down the path. “I haven’t said bye to Isaac,” I protested.
“You don’t need, too. He’s busy.”
“He didn’t say bye to you either and you’re leaving for a couple of weeks,” I protested as he bundled me into the truck.
“Ari, stop worrying. Saying bye is far more important to you than it was to him. We had a good couple of hours this afternoon. That means a hell of a lot more to me than saying bye and everyone getting upset. Let’s run with that.”
My ever-practical man.
Dane didn’t give me time to argue. He was driving away before I had time to think on it further.
The restaurant Dane chose, was not where I expected. I’d thought he would have taken us to the Gold Coast for a romantic night. Instead, he headed up to the hinterland behind the Gold Coast. The restaurant he’d booked was quiet, cosy and had the most amazing view of the coast by night. It was simply spectacular, and absolutely perfect.
The Maître de had escorted us to a secluded table on the veranda. The night still had a little chill, particularly up in the mountains, and there was an open fire raging to keep the diners warm.
“What an amazing spot!”
“It is pretty incredible. I love it up here.”
“I’ve never been up here,” I admitted.
“You’ve lived in Logan for two years and you haven’t been to Mount Tamborine?” Dane sounded astonished.
“No. We haven’t. I guess the truth is, we’ve spent a lot of time sticking close to home. I don’t know…I guess it just felt safe and well it’s a little weird going out exploring without someone else.”
He nodded his understanding. “That’s good. It gives me more new places to take you to.”
I giggled. “Now if it was Melbourne…that would be a different story. I could take you to lots of different places.”
“I’ve been to Melbourne before, I went down to the AFL grand final one year. It was a boys’ weekend though. So I saw lots of the insides of pubs and not much of anything else.”
“Your poor liver. I’ve heard those weekends can be tough.”
“You’re right about that. I don’t think I could touch another beer for about six months.”
He was drinking water now while I was enjoying a glass of excellent Tasmanian sparkling. “Training as you do, does mean you miss out on a lot of great things.” I nodded towards my glass.
“Mmm maybe. I can tell you now though, and at the risk of sounding as if I have a one-track mind—there’s only one thing I’m looking forward to tonight. And that’s you in bed naked. You’re going to scream for me tonight, Miss.”
My panties suddenly got damper and my skin felt warmer.
“You are so bad, Dane.”
“And you love it, Ari.”
I did. I also loved when he called me that and I couldn’t help the little smile on my face.
“What is it?”
“You’re the first person who’s called me Ari since my parents. I guess I was kind of surprised at first and I didn’t know how I felt, but now I love it. It feels…don’t
take this the wrong way. Like home.”
He moved his chair around a little closer to mine and took my hand. “I’m glad. That’s how being with the person you love is supposed to feel, I think—home.”
Our entrees arrived and I couldn’t resist the seared scallops with bacon. Dane opted for a dozen natural Tasmanian oysters.
“In need of an aphrodisiac?” I teased, pointing at his plate.
He leant over and ran his tongue up the side of my neck. “Hey, I’m a man in my prime. You should know by now, Miss; I don’t need any such thing, if I’ve got you around to tempt me. Although it won’t hurt,” he said putting a juicy oyster in his mouth. “I’m not planning on getting any sleep before I leave at sparrow fart. That means you won’t be, either. It’s going to be a long couple of weeks without you, Ari, and I don’t just mean the sex. Sure, I’ll miss having you in my arms and making love to you every night. But I’ll miss just coming home to you and Isaac as well. I love being able to do that.”
My heart clenched with love for him. “I love that, too, and judging by the reaction you get from Isaac every day, I think you can say that he feels the same way.”
Dane gave an amused smile. “He’s a cool kid. If you have any problems or need some help while I’m gone, just call mum. She’ll help you out. In fact, she’ll be offended if you don’t ask her to help.”
I nodded my understanding. “You’re so lucky to have a family like that. It’s not normal, you know.”
He looked at me kind of strangely. “Really?”
“Really. Families today are so dysfunctional. People have just got used to relying on themselves for everything or paying.”
“Well, all that aside. If you need something—go to mum and dad.”
“Okay.”
“I mean it, Miss,” he said more firmly. “Don’t let me come back and find out you struggled because you were too proud to ask for help.”
I nodded my understanding and gave him a little kiss on the cheek. “Stop worrying. We’ll be fine.”
He gave me a flirtatious glance out of the corner of his eye and I wriggled in my chair subconsciously. Dane was the master of the slow tease. He’d spend hours dropping hints, touches or looks that would have me dying to get naked with him. Particularly when he called me ‘Miss’. That meant he had one thing on his mind…
Our mains and finally dessert arrived. It wasn’t late, but throughout dinner the atmosphere between us had progressed to the point where we were ready to move on to the courses that weren’t actual food.
Not more than a minute or two after we finished eating, Dane was asking me if I was ready to go. He did it politely, although we both knew what was on our minds.
“God, yes!”
All I got back was a very knowing and sexy chuckle. I was going to be in for a hell of a sexfest and I couldn’t wait.
Dane
As soon as we got to the passenger’s door of my truck, I boxed her in against the door with my body. My mouth descended straight to her waiting lips. It had slowly been killing me, sitting beside her during dinner and not doing anything more than dropping suggestions or little touches.
My hands went straight to her hips and pulled her tight to my body. The fabric of my dress trousers had been pulled firm across my fly since I’d sat down to dinner and really focused my full attention on Arianne. I needed a taste of her to tide me over before we got home. I also wanted to drive her just a little more crazy. I loved to tease her as much as she loved me to tease.
The taste of her was intoxicating. She tasted of strawberries and some sort of sweet liqueur they must have been swimming in. I sipped at her mouth and thought about all the things I wanted to do to her tonight.
There wasn’t going to be enough time.
Through dinner, the clinging dress she had chosen flirted with me. More than once, I’d wondered if she was wearing panties. Now I was going to find out. My hands skimmed her firm thighs and stopped at the edge of her hem, then ventured underneath.
Up and up until I cupped her backside in my palms. Her cheeks were bare. My fingertips skimmed lace and I then I realised it was some sort of sexy G-string. I couldn’t decide whether the thought of her sitting through dinner with no panties or wearing this was more of a turn on. Regardless, it had to go.
I hooked my thumbs into the sides and started to lower the lace.
Ari pulled back, a drugged looked in her eyes. “Dane, what are you doing?”
“Shhh, Miss. The panties are going now.”
“But…” I caught her lips again with mine and thrust my tongue into her mouth before sucking at her, hungrily. I dragged the lace down quick to her knees and her hands clung to my shoulders.
“Step out of them, Ari.”
She let out a low moaning sound, but willingly complied. “Mmm Miss, I love that moan. Tonight it’s not enough, though. Tonight I want you screaming my name when you come.” Rather than her mouth, my lips returned to her neck and I found that spot just below her ear that she loved me to nibble on and nip.
I gathered her panties and shoved them in my front pocket. Then I couldn’t resist dragging my fingers through her wet sex. Just as I knew she would, the moment I touched her tender flesh she began to wriggle and buck at me.
It was such a giveaway and a turn on. She couldn’t help it, nor could I resist slipping a finger into her and have her clench around me.
“Oh Dane,” she begged between pants.
“Is that good, Miss?” I whispered into her ear, then sucked at her lobe.
“Oh, so good.”
“You want more?” I brushed my palm against her clit.
“Ahh!” she breathed.
I pulled my hand away and her hips slammed at me in protest.
“Dane!” she growled and I couldn’t help chuckling. It was cruel on so many levels, but I wasn’t ready for her to come quite yet. I opened the door to the truck and helped her in.
When I made it around to my side of the vehicle I was met with a thunderous look. “I can’t believe you’re making me wait! You…are…such…a…tease.”
There was no way I could help the grin that curled my lips upwards. “Guilty! But I promise you, tonight I’m going to have you at the point where you beg me to stop.”
“Ahhh! You’re so full of yourself,” she grumbled in frustration. It wasn’t the first time she’d said it.
I grinned at her. It was true—at least in the bedroom. Ever since I’d started romancing girls, I’d never had a problem delivering pleasure to them. It was an area in which I felt totally confident. That was the bit, I’d always managed to get right with relationships.
Now I was going for the whole thing.
There was more to relationships than sex.
This time I was going for great sex and a great relationship. Ari was so different to anyone I’d dated or been in a relationship with. Ari was an adult; there was a real depth to her—a woman that knew how to be independent and prioritise what was important in a relationship. Plus, it had been weeks before we were actually intimate. Maybe that made a difference?
The drive home was a killer. Although the restaurant we’d gone to was amazing, I didn’t really think it through. Mount Tamborine road was definitely a two hands on the wheel type of drive with its succession of hairpin bends and drop offs. There was no chance to have my hand on her leg or up her skirt.
“How are you doing over there? Sulking? Plotting my demise?”
“I can’t believe you left me like that!”
I chuckled, “Building anticipation, Miss.”
“I so want to reach over and grab you by the crotch just to see how you like to be tormented. This is not a road to be doing that.” She wriggled in her seat a little more suffering from frustration.
“Spread your legs, Miss.”
“What did you say?” She was playing coy because I’d left her hanging. Ari loved it when I started bossing her when it came to sex.
“You heard me! Push your hips forwa
rd and hike that skirt up. I want to look over and see your naked pussy. I want to know that’s what I’m going to have anyway I want it when we get home.”
I noted her sharp intake in of her breath, as she did as I asked.
The road evened out into the long straights on the flat. I could take a hand off the wheel now and be safe, although I had something naughtier in mind.
“Touch your pussy for me, Miss.”
“Dane!”
“Don’t Dane me. Do it!” I growled using my Sensei voice. She called it my Get it on voice. It was my Sensei voice but hey...whatever worked for her.
“I’ve never, in front of…” She was looking at me all concerned. The other day I’d demanded her hands on her tits. Today I wanted more.
“What’s the big deal? You let me do all kinds of stuff to you. I want to see you do it.”
I glanced across and she still looked unsure. “Give me your hand, Ari.”
She took my offered hand and I placed her hand directly on her mound. Then I let my fingers trail lower.
Oh wow, she was so wet. I teased her slowly with my fingers, letting them slide through her slick flesh. A couple of times her hips jolted forward and I knew I’d hit a particularly sensitive spot.
My eyes remained focused on the road, the driving was easy—all straight roads and gradual bends. Her other hand was gripped on the armrest of the door. Not in fear, but in a need to ground herself to something. Ari liked something solid to hang onto when she was into it. There was no way I could resist sliding a finger into her hot, wet channel.
“Oh, Dane.” Her voice caught and my dick flexed in my pants in response to the sound.
The hand she had on the door was now locked around my forearm. I eased my hand upwards and covered hers. Then I slowly moved it down over herself.
I spread my fingers lightly on top of hers. “Now show me what you like.”
“Why? I love everything you do!”
“Because I want to know what you do. Come on, Miss. You didn’t spend two years on your own without at least using your fingers occasionally. Or have you got a secret cache of toys you haven’t told me about?”
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