No Place Like Home
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I wrapped my arms around his neck because there was only one thing I wanted. I wanted him and I wanted him badly. I placed a gentle kiss on his lips before saying, “I want you.”
“What are you telling me?”
“I want to make love to you.”
Antonio stood right up and held out his hand. “Let’s go,” he replied. He grabbed my hand and we made their way up the steps to the first floor. I was extremely pleased that he didn’t escort me to the Love Den. “Let me set the alarm,” he said as he stopped in front of the keypad. I kissed his neck gently as I waited and then decided that there was something else I would prefer to do. I reached my hand into his pajama bottoms and was met with pure hard flesh. I stroked his member as I kissed his neck and Antonio let out a groan. “I can’t concentrate,” he panted as he tried to punch in the code.
“Having troubles,” I whispered against his neck and I swore the stiffness in my hand jumped.
“Oh my God.” The alarm started beeping and Antonio grabbed my hand again and practically dragged me toward the steps to the second floor. I laughed.
“Are we in a hurry?”
“Hell yeah.”
*~~~*
Antonio never thought in a million years that just short of a month ago he would meet a woman that he wanted this badly, in his life. He followed Sonya up the stairs and once they entered into his bedroom, he was ready to rip her clothes off of her but he knew he had to take this slow. They would only have their first time together only one time and he wanted to cherish and relish in every single second of it.
“Can we make love by firelight?” she asked as she sashayed sexily over to the marble fireplace and flipped the switch. He kept his gaze on her the whole time as he stood waiting for her to come back over to him. The red and orange colors of the fire glowed against her skin as she came back to where he was and immediately walked into his arms. Their mouths connected again for an intense kiss before Sonya stepped away from him.
“What’s wrong baby?”
“Nothing. Just lay down.”
Antonio was extremely turned on that Sonya was not shy sexually. She seemed to know what she wanted and that was a welcome change. He laid on his back, his member almost standing up in his pajama pants, waiting impatiently for Sonya to join him. She straddled his lap, still fully dressed in her long pajama outfit, and positioned herself so that she was rubbing right against him. As she leaned down to give him a slow, sensual kiss, she rocked her pelvis against his which excited him. He didn’t think he could get any more turned on.
“Mmm,” he moaned as Sonya let her tongue slowly slip inside of his mouth while she slipped her hand underneath the band of his pants. She caressed his dick slowly, sliding up and down at the same rhythm as her tongue dipped in and out of his mouth. Antonio moaned again, louder this time which brought a smile to her face.
“You like my hands on you?”
“Yeah,” he managed to get out while she continued to massage him. He didn’t think his dick could get any harder. “Shit,” he breathed before he pulled on her pants and let his hand do some exploring. With her legs being open while on top of him, he was able to meet her wetness immediately which made both of them moan loudly. Antonio rubbed on her button gently, which caused her grip on him to tighten.
“Ah. That feels so good,” she said erotically. Antonio couldn’t help himself any longer so he switched their positions, rolling her across his King size bed. As he looked down at her beautiful face, he kept rubbing her, occasionally inserting his finger inside of her which drove her crazy. Sonya gyrated against his touch, panting sexily from how he was making her feel before he pushed her shirt up and took a bare breast into his mouth and sucked. “Oh my God,” she said as she held his head in place.
Antonio relished in her body, massaging and licking this woman that had captivated his attention from the first moment he saw her. He didn’t have enough hands to touch her everywhere he wanted to and these damn clothes was getting in his way. Antonio took a moment and they both pulled off all of the material they had on and then their naked bodies collapsed back into each other’s arms.
“I have never wanted a woman like I want you,” he whispered as he reached to grab a condom from the bedside table. He opened the foil material, rolled the latex onto his body and then positioned himself in between her legs. Antonio laid a soft kiss on her lips and stared into her eyes before he pushed forward, becoming one with Sonya for the first time. They both let out a contented sigh as they began to move their bodies in sync. Sonya lifted to meet each and every one of his thrusts which was driving him closer to his climax. Antonio tried desperately to think of something else but no matter what he did, something Sonya did brought him right back into focus.
“Ah,” she moaned as she ran her nails gently down his back. This action revved his engines to the point he pushed her legs up onto his shoulders. Antonio pulled himself out enough that he was at the end of his length before he pushed deep inside of her. Sonya pants got higher as he tried to reach her pleasure point. He wanted her to climax. He needed her to so that he could do the same.
“You feel so good baby,” he whispered which seemed to turn her on. Sonya held on to him as her body began to shake just a bit. Antonio kissed her bottom lip softly as he said to her, “Yeah. Give it to me.”
“Antonio!” Sonya dug her nails into his back a bit as he watched the swell of an orgasm wash over her. “Oh God! Oh God!”
“Mm hmm,” he teased as he kept on hitting that magic spot until she was done. He let Sonya’s legs back down to the bed and she immediately wrapped them around his waist, clenching her insides on his dick repetitively. “Damn baby,” Antonio cussed as he finally released what he had been trying to avoid for the last fifteen minutes. He flopped over to his side of the bed and breathed in heavy breaths as he tried to regain his composure while Sonya came to rest close to him. “Are you alright?” he asked as he laid a gentle kiss on her lips.
“I’m more than alright.”
“Great,” he answered before they both fell off to sleep.
Chapter Fifteen
“Ugh!”
Morning came way too fast considering our plane landed late last night. Once we made it to my house and made love I didn’t get to sleep until almost three in the morning. I would still be asleep right now if the smell of bacon was not wafting in the air. Who could sleep when bacon was in the vicinity? I pushed the comforter back and shuffled into the kitchen where I found Antonio, standing at my stove.
“Good morning.” After we made love for the first time after Antonio’s family Christmas party, we laid in bed all the next day until we caught a red eye flight back to Texas. Today was Christmas Day and there was no way I could miss celebrating the holiday with my mother because she would never let me live it down.
He turned to me and smiled. “Good morning. Do you always walk around naked or is this my Christmas present today?”
“I thought you would still be in the bed so that I could have a little Christmas nookie. Turn those burners off and come back to bed.”
Antonio shook his head as he chuckled. “No. We have to be at your parent’s house and I for one am not going to make us late. She does know I am coming right?”
I pouted for a moment before I grabbed a blanket from the back of my couch and took a seat at my kitchen table. “Yes, she knows you’re coming. And dinner is not being served until three.”
“We can’t just show up at three. I am sure she has gifts for you and wants to see how your trip was.”
I was not looking forward to seeing my mother so I didn’t necessarily want to show up too early. I could just imagine what her attitude was going to be like since I was gone for a few days. “Speaking of presents, I have one for you.”
“You didn’t have to get me anything.”
“Of course, I did.” I went into my living room and rummaged under her tree for his box and brought it to him. He shook it lightly. “Don’t shake it.”
Antonio
ripped at the paper and then pulled the top off of the rectangular box to find his gift. “Aw. Our first picture together.”
“Yes. I thought you might like to have it.”
He came over and stood in front of me. “I love it but what I love even more is that I will have you with me all of the time to look at. But we can put this in the living room somewhere at my, I mean our place.”
“Okay.” I liked the sound of our place, even though I wasn’t sure how he meant for it to be. We hadn’t put a label on what we were doing quite yet which was fine with me but I could see a future with him if things led that way.
“Well I guess it is time for my gift.”
I opened and closed my fists like an infant. “Give me, give me,” I joked. Antonio chuckled as he reached out his hand to help me stand. “We have to take a certain amount of steps before I can get my gift?”
“Hush smart alleck.” I followed him to the attached garage and there sat a black car next to the silver one we drove there. “Merry Christmas.”
I just stared at him and then at the car. “What is that?”
“It’s actually my car. I have a spare that I don’t drive as much as I do my Lexus, so here you go. I was going to leave it in New York since that’s where you will be driving it, but I had it brought here for the effect. I didn’t want to show you a picture Christmas morning.”
“Antonio this is way too much. I can’t accept it.”
“I knew you were going to say that but it’s not like I went out and bought you a car. It’s my old car and it’s just collecting dust in the garage. It does not make sense for you to drive a car that continually breaks down when I have something better you could use.”
I looked at him and the car again and shook my head. “No. I don’t need it.”
He stepped closer to me which made my heart beat faster, as it always did. “Please, just accept it. Don’t fight me. It’s my gift to you.”
I put my arms around his neck and gave him a quick peck. “Thank you. I really appreciate it.”
“You’re welcome.” We went back inside and he resumed cooking while I sat and watched. I couldn’t believe that this was how my Christmas morning was going to be. Antonio was all the gift that I wanted or needed. Just spending time with him this holiday season was enough.
“Let’s eat breakfast and then get ready to go to your folks.”
I stood up and let the blanket fall to the floor. “I want something else for breakfast first.” Antonio stood there, his eyes drinking me all in. Then I watched as his pajama bottoms begin to lift away from his body. “Damn you woman,” he fussed jokingly as he picked me up and placed me on the counter.
~~~
We arrived on my parent’s doorstep a little after one which was still too early for my liking but Antonio insisted that we arrive at an adequate time. “I hope this dinner goes well.”
“Why wouldn’t it?” Antonio asked but I never got the chance to answer because the door swung open and there my mother was with a huge smile on her face.
“Get on in here. It feels like you have been gone forever.” Janet Cummings grabbed me and gave me a nice long hug. “I missed you.”
“I missed you too Mama. But I was only gone for four days.”
“It felt like forty.” She then looked at Antonio and I noticed that her smile faded from her lips just a bit. “Hello Antonio.”
“Hello Mrs. Cummings. Thank you so much for inviting me for dinner.”
“Of course,” she answered before she pulled me into the house. “I am happy that you guys arrived early because I want you to open your gift.”
I glanced over at Antonio who introduced himself to my father and then he looked at me. “I told you she was going to want you to come over early.”
“Oh hush.” I sat down on the arm of the recliner that Antonio was sitting in while my mother grabbed my present from under the tree. I ripped the wrapping paper and opened the box to find a pretty blouse and underneath that was a set of tickets. They were to a play that my mother mentioned to me before. “What are these?”
“They still had front row seats for that performance so I snatched them up. We are going to have a great time honey.”
I heaved a sigh because it did not seem like my mother was understanding that I was moving. This play was at the beginning of February and I would be long gone by then. But I didn’t want to argue about this right now so I just smiled. “Thanks. I have your present right here.” Antonio handed me a large square gift that was so heavy that my mother had to sit down to handle it. She ripped it open and exposed a painting that I found when Antonio took me to a gallery.
“This is beautiful.” It would fit perfectly with the African American art that her mother already had. This particular painting was of a little girl sitting on her mother’s lap. “Reminds me of me and you.”
“Me too.”
“Now come into the kitchen and help me get everything together. It’s pretty much ready; we just have to get it to the table.”
So, I joined my mother in the kitchen and tried to tell her all about my trip to New York but she changed the subject at every turn and as we ate dinner the conversation stayed on generalities. My father and Antonio spoke about sports and I listened to my mother discuss the grocery store and the changes she wanted to make. She wanted my help rearranging the store to give it a fresh new look for the new year.
“Anyone want any dessert? I have chocolate cake and sweet potato pie,” my mother announced.
“You know I want some pie,” Richard said to his wife.
“I would like some pie also,” Antonio added. He looked at me and mouthed, “A big piece.”
“Okay,” I answered as we disappeared into the kitchen. We sliced pieces of pie and served it to the men before we started washing a couple of dishes. Janet Cummings hated a dirty kitchen. I figured this was the perfect time to bring up my relocation plans so I took a deep breath and spoke. “I am moving to New York in the next couple of days Mom. Antonio has been gracious enough to let me stay with him until I get my act together.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. I can see myself there. It would take some getting used to but I could do it.”
“Are you sure about this? You always say you’re leaving and then change your mind. And what do you really know about Antonio?”
I just looked at her. She always did this. “If you don’t want me to go then say that.”
“It’s your life. I was just stating my thoughts.” My mother soaped and rinsed some dishes before she handed them to me to dry. “It’s just a dangerous world out there,” she guilted me with which made me heave a huge sigh. “I’d hate for something to happen to you.”
“Just let me be happy Mom. Please. Everything will work out.”
Now it was my mother’s time to sigh. “Okay,” she said softly. “Okay.”
Chapter Sixteen
“Come here lady,” Antonio said as he pulled me closer to him on the couch where we were sitting watching a movie. Well I was trying to watch it but he was feeling frisky. His hands were all over me as I tried to fight them off to focus in on Sanaa Lathan and Wesley Snipes in Disappearing Acts.
“You can have all of this wonderfulness later. We are supposed to have a day of movie watching today.” It was New Year’s Eve and we decided to stay here in Jasper for the holiday and then travel to New York tomorrow.
He stuck out his bottom lip in an adorable pout and I was almost ready to give in to him when my cell phone began to ring. I glanced at it and saw Mr. Carter’s name on the screen. “Hello.”
Cough. “Hi Sonya. I have a huge favor to ask of you.”
I sat up straighter on the couch. “Um, sure. Anything.”
“I came down with the flu and I could really…,” cough “use your help tonight. I can’t make the order for the Kincaid party tonight.”
The Kincaids threw a big party to bring in the new year and they always had a huge spread of food and desserts cat
ered in by The Sweet Tooth. “Do you need me to step in for you?”
“Could you please? You’re the only one who can.”
I got a rush of excitement because I’ve always wanted to have my way with the bakery shop and this was my chance. “That’s not a problem.”
“There is a list of what they ordered on my desk. Thanks again Sonya,” he said to me before he hung up and I looked at Antonio who was close to falling asleep beside me.
“Antonio.”
“Hmm?”
“Do you feel like doing something besides watching movies?”
“Sure. I’ll do anything as long as I’m with you when the clock turns twelve.”
I smiled and stood to my feet. “It seems that my skills are needed. I have to fill in for Mr. Carter at the bakery. I might need your help.”
He stood to his feet. “I’m at your service although I am not sure how much help I am going to be.”
We traveled over to the store where I found the spare key in a flower plant out front and entered. I quickly found the order for the party tonight which most of the town attended and almost passed out. One thousand chocolate chip cookies. One thousand iced sugar cookies. Ten chocolate cakes and ten red velvet cakes. Luckily there were three industrial grade ovens in here so this order shouldn’t be too difficult or time consuming but it was still a daunting task.
“Okay. Let’s wash our hands and find some aprons,” I directed as Antonio did as I instructed. I tried to explain to him what I wanted him to do for the chocolate chip cookies when I heard the bell ding over the front door. “You didn’t lock the door behind you?”
“I thought you small town people didn’t lock doors,” he said before the swinging door that divided the front from the back swung open.
“We locked it,” Kenyon announced as he stepped into view. Behind him were all of my friends—Kenyon and his girlfriend Tanisha, Kira, Michael, Graham and even Desiree, which warmed my heart. “We heard you might need some help.”