by Bella Juarez
“Is that a fantasy, Jack?” Anna fiendishly asked.
“No!” Jack yelled.
“I can help you with that, you know. I can tie a knot pretty good…” Anna continued her play.
“No! Stop! Damn it!” Jack demanded.
Anna started sliding down Jack’s body, taking his pajama bottoms with her. Her face was right at his crotch. It didn’t matter because there was no way he could get it up now. She dipped her head, taking the head of his cock into her mouth. She started using her tongue to play with the most sensitive spot on his cock, and Jack went weak.
“Don’t lie to me…Is it a fantasy of yours for me to tie you up?” Anna asked in between licks and strokes.
“Fuck no! It’s a nightmare!” Jack cried in sweet agony.
“Bad boy, Jack, you’re lying to me. Excuse me a minute, I need to make this nice and hard. So you can tell me the truth.” Anna took him into her mouth.
“Anna! Stop!” Jack demanded weakly.
Jack wanted to struggle as Anna’s tongue play with the tip of his cock. It was the most sensitive area on his body. He felt the blissful massaging of his balls with her fingers. He groaned as she ran her lips and then her tongue up and down his shaft and then repeated her play with the head of his cock. She made her way down and sucked on his testicles as she stroked his cock with her hands. Anna got what she wanted because he was as hard as a railroad spike. She continued fucking his cock with her mouth as she started stroking near his sacred ass, his perineum.
Jack was experiencing a fine line between mind-blowing pleasure and crippling anxiety. Anna was teasing him just enough to keep on the edge of bliss and scaring the shit out of him at the same time. Soon it wouldn’t be an issue because his control was slipping away fast. This was one of the best blowjobs he’d ever experienced in his life!
“Anna…baby, you need to stop…I’m coming!” Jack groaned.
Jack slightly panicked when he felt Anna grab his ass cheeks, but it passed as soon as she started licking the underside of his cock, right at the tip. She’d found the sweet spot. He arched his back as he felt himself start to peak. She took the length of him and started sucking and swallowing him. He cried out as she continued her indulgent gratification of his senses. When he was spent, he took a few deep breaths and opened his eyes. She was watching him with some amusement.
“Now, can I tell you what I want?” Anna asked.
“What?” Jack asked breathless.
“I want to go to lunch with Tammy at the O Club on Monday, but I don’t want you throwing a tantrum about my safety. Can I go?”
“That’s it?” Jack asked, closing his eyes in relief.
“Is it okay?”
“Yes, of course. We’ll talk about the details later,” Jack said, lying back, relaxing.
Chapter 40
Historic Menger Hotel
Colonial Room Restaurant
Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, Texas
October 9, 2008/1603 Zulu
Anna sat sipping a cup of coffee, waiting for the executive chef of the hotel restaurant to show himself. She looked around, gazing at the finery. This was an old hotel. In fact, it was the oldest operating hotel west of the Mississippi. It was a lot smaller than her last gig, but it would be the way to wade back into a professional kitchen. The chef finally showed, taking the seat next to Anna.
“This is good coffee, Chef,” Anna said, taking a sip.
“Yeah well, it took me twelve pots as I recall the first time I made it to get it right,” the chef said with a smile.
“But you got it right, and coffee is the…” Anna started.
“First thing our guests have in the morning when they come to the dining room for breakfast. It should be an experience,” the chef finished.
“It’s nice to know somebody listened,” Anna said as a smile played around her lips.
“I listened and I learned. I used to hang on your every word, Chef.” The chef smiled.
Anna giggled.
“I was surprised to hear you were in San Antonio. Are you really serious about coming here and being a sous chef? My sous chef?” the chef asked.
“Yes, I am,” Anna answered.
“Where have you been hiding the last few years? You dropped off the map after Marc and Alyssa’s accident.”
“I moved back here and got another job, Justin.”
“You haven’t been cooking?” Justin asked.
“No, I was working as a system administrator out at Randolph.”
“Are you serious?” Justin asked in disbelief.
Anna took a sip and nodded her head in confirmation.
“What a travesty! How boring is that!” Justin exclaimed. “Well, if you’re sure, I could use the help and the skills. It’ll be under 40K a year. Are you sure you’re not bailing on me if a better offer comes along?”
“I promise I won’t bail and I’ll do whatever it takes to help you make this kitchen the best in San Antonio.”
“You’re taking a huge step down, Anna. Are you sure?”
“I’m sure.”
“You can start tomorrow at five thirty sharp. Come on, I’ll take you over to HR and get you a uniform,” Justin said.
Anna breathed a silent sigh of relief. The rest of the morning and part of the afternoon was spent filling out paperwork and getting a tour of the kitchen. She felt herself stand up a little straighter and taller because she was in her natural environment. It was interesting that Justin had managed to lay out the smaller kitchen very similar to the way she’d laid out her kitchen. She watched the staff rush around preparing the dinner menu.
Anna always admired how happy Jack always seemed. As she stood in the midst of the chaos of a professional kitchen, it became clear why. He loved what he did and having her was making his life complete. She’d not been able to adjust quite the way he had to their marriage. The kitchen was her joy and this would round out her life and make it complete. It occurred to her that she could now let herself let go and truly be happy again. She tentatively thought that maybe this marriage just might work after all.
Anna’s palms itched because she wanted to get back and lose herself in the kitchen like she used to before. Stepping into this environment, made her feel as if she’d shed some kind of tight-fitting outer clothing and was able to breathe again. Jack and Tammy had been encouraging her back into the kitchen after she left civil service and they were right. She belonged here, not running around fixing computers. She inhaled the spices and different foods cooking and baking. It was like breathing fresh air after being locked in a musty prison. The years of pent-up frustration left her because she was home.
Returning to Randolph late in the afternoon, Anna was in time to start cooking dinner. She hung her uniforms at the entrance and dove into her home kitchen, mapping out her tomorrow. It was a couple of hours later when Jack walked in.
“Hey! I see you got a job!” Jack exclaimed.
“Yes, I did. I’ll be working at the Menger Hotel, the Colonial Room,” Anna said with a smile.
“Where’s that?” Jack asked.
“It’s downtown, next to the Alamo. I hung my shift schedule on the fridge.”
“Did you remember to ask for next Friday?”
The Navy Birthday Ball was coming up soon and it was the date in question. Anna had asked for it off and quickly got two overtime shifts. There was a party and a wedding on the days after her one day she’d asked to take. Justin seemed a little too eager for Anna to get back into the swing of things. Jack was looking at her schedule.
“Yes, and because I took one day, I got two days of OT,” Anna said.
“Yeah, I see that. They’ve got you working after ten at night on some of these days, Anna.”
“Yes, I’m closing.”
Jack was quiet. Anna turned away from the stove and looked at him leaning against the counter, staring at her.
“I don’t like it, Anna. It’s dark and it’s late.”
“So? It’s dark w
hen I go in for the morning and lunch shifts.”
“Why don’t I take you and pick you up every day?” Jack offered.
“Why?” Anna asked, irritated.
“Because, I don’t want you being alone in downtown San Antonio when it’s pitch black outside and there’s no one around.”
“Oh please, Jack, I’m perfectly capable of getting myself to work and coming home every day,” Anna said dismissively.
Jack was quiet again and Anna was getting more annoyed by the second. He seemed to always put a damper on things with his paranoia. She returned to the meal she was finishing.
“I would really feel better if I could take you and pick you up every day—” Jack started.
“Damn it! Jack!” Anna screamed.
Before Jack could respond, Anna unleashed her fury at his inability to understand she needed her own space in life.
“I told you about this! I told you about how crazy a chef’s schedule was! What the hell am I supposed to do when you travel? Which is all the damn time!” Anna demanded.
“Will you calm down and listen to what I want to say?” Jack asked patiently.
“Calm down?” Anna screamed hysterically.
“Anna…baby—”
“Don’t you baby me, damn it! We talked about this! What did you not understand? I can’t believe—”
“Shut the hell up and listen!” Jack shouted.
Anna stopped and took a deep breath as she waited for Jack to speak.
“While it is true there is someone in custody regarding what happened to you, there is more than just one person involved. Anna, I love you. I’m concerned for your safety. I can’t deal with you lying in ICU again, and I sure as hell can’t stand the thought of burying you!” Jack exclaimed.
“What did you say?” Anna asked.
“I said I’m concerned for your safety.”
“Okay, Jack, we’ll figure something out.”
The rest of the evening was quiet and routine. Anna went to bed early because she needed to establish a rhythm for the next week. Jack wasn’t far behind her. He lay down quietly next to her and relaxed against her back. She wasn’t finished with him yet. She turned, put her arms around him, and kissed him lightly.
“You said something earlier today, and I want to hear you say it again,” Anna said.
“What was that, baby?” Jack asked, kissing her.
“When you said you were concerned for me…”
“I am concerned for you. I worry about you all the time because you won’t listen.”
“No, right before that.”
“There’s someone in custody? I didn’t tell you that?” Jack asked with a yawn.
“Jack, try again, right after that statement,” Anna said flatly.
“Uh…” Jack started and then stopped.
“Come on, Jack, say it again.”
“Something about I didn’t want to see you get hurt again?”
“Quit being stupid! I know you’re not!” Anna snapped. She forced him onto his back and planted herself on top of him. “Now try again and quit screwing with me!”
“You heard me,” Jack said quietly.
Anna kissed Jack and rubbed her nose against his.
“Say it again,” Anna said softly.
“I love you,” Jack whispered.
Anna felt confused for a moment. She never expected Jack to ever say out loud that he loved her. When it had slipped earlier, she assumed it was just his emotional outburst but when he said it now, she could almost feel his heart. All her cute comments and smart-assed remarks were gone. He was being sincere and was opening up to her in ways she never thought he would. She wanted to process this new feeling that had anchored deep inside her as well.
“Cuidado con esas palabras,” Anna said, warning him to be careful with his words. Speaking to him in Spanish gave her the distance she needed from him to remain in control of this new feeling.
“Por eso, les digo,” Jack said sincerely,
“¿Es la verdad?” Anna asked. She wanted to make sure Jack had been honest with her.
“Te quiero muchísimo,” Jack said.
Jack cupped Anna’s face. He pulled slightly and kissed her tenderly.
“I’ve never said that to anyone else,” Jack said.
“I love you, too, Jack,” Anna whispered.
“Debe ser cuidadoso con su palabras demasiado,” Jack said, warning her to be honest with her words as well. “Don’t play games with this, Anna. You’ll hurt me.”
Anna swallowed hard, not knowing what to do with this sudden shift in him. Jack was vulnerable and she recognized she held the key to his happiness in her hands. Anna kissed him again.
“You lose your accent when you speak Spanish,” Anna teased as she slid off Jack and snuggled next to him.
“I told you I don’t have an accent. Everyone else does,” Jack said with a yawn.
“Checkmate, Jack.”
Jack chuckled. “This ain’t over, yet, just the end of level two.”
Chapter 41
Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
Field Grade Officer Housing
October 18, 2008/444 Zulu
Jack locked the door behind them and followed Anna into the house. He took off the heavy dinner dress jacket he’d worn to the ball and glanced at Anna as she started to untie her long formal cape. She’d performed her duties as a commanding officer’s wife flawlessly. He stepped behind her and slid the cape from her shoulders as he thought about how they’d gelled and become a team. The wife of a man in Jack’s position could be his greatest asset, and Anna had truly been a godsend tonight. He stared at the graceful curve of her shoulders and closed his eyes as her scent curled around him. Jack planted a kiss on her shoulder and turned her around to face him. He lifted her chin and looked into her eyes. She was by far the most sophisticated and intelligent woman he’d ever known and beauty was a bonus.
“Anna. I’ve been busy and I know I didn’t say thank you for helping us at the last minute. Everything was perfect and you did a really good job. You were perfect.”
“Thank you, Jack. I’m glad you were pleased.”
“No, thank you. I love you and I’m very proud of you,” Jack said, running his hands down her arms. “This was really important to me.” He took her hands in his and he felt the ring on her left hand. His ring. His Anna.
* * * *
Anna stared at Jack as he traced the ring on her left hand. She wanted to throw her arms around him protectively when she thought about all he’d endured for her sake. Jack was her husband, and whenever this man touched her, he stoked a fire. She’d tried maintaining control in this relationship much like she had in her first marriage but it was a futile effort. Jack wouldn’t allow it because he demanded equal say, even though he deferred to her judgment most of the time. She let down her guard at that moment because he truly was a good man and she’d really fallen in love with him.
Anna allowed Jack to pull her close and hold her. They seemed to fit so perfectly because holding him wasn’t awkward. Nothing ever felt so right and natural. She slid her hands up his arms as he kissed her in the low kitchen light. He was so different from anyone she’d ever known.
“Anna?” Jack whispered against her lips. “Tell me what to do.” She couldn’t say anything because his warm kisses on her skin were igniting a slow fuse. “Baby, you need to tell me. I want to make you happy,” he said.
Jack kissed her again as Anna tried for formulate a response. She knew she had to answer because he would take it upon himself to give her what he thought was best. There was no point in directing him, he knew. He’d always known how to give her what she needed.
“Anna, baby,” Jack whispered again. “Tell me what you want.”
“Jack…” Anna whispered breathlessly.
“Anna, tell me. What do you want?” Jack asked more urgently.
Time seemed to stand still.
“You. Just you,” Anna breathed.
* * *
*
Without another word, Jack led Anna upstairs to their bedroom. He pulled her close and recalled the soft sway of her body against his as they’d danced earlier. He kissed her softly and held her gently against him. She clung to him as he ran his hands up and down her back as he kissed her. The white dress she was wearing made her glow. He pulled long zipper of her dress down slowly and took her arms from around his neck as they let the dress slip to the floor. He moved Anna onto the bed and sat down next to her as he kissed her.
The moon was full and bathed the room in soft light. Jack sat back momentarily and looked at Anna. She undressed him slowly, teasing his skin with her lips as she went. He gently pushed her back down into the pillows. He kissed the valley of her breasts and worked his way down to her belly. He moved up her body and kissed her, more urgently because he wanted to possess her body and soul.
“Do you trust me?” Jack asked against her skin.
“Yes, Jack. You know I do,” Anna whispered.
“Do you love me?” Jack took her nipple in his mouth and started his rhythmic licking and suckling. Anna moaned in response. “Anna?”
“Yes,” Anna cried.
Jack worked his way down her body once more and planted himself beside her.
“Anna, you’re so beautiful,” Jack said reverently.
Jack put his hands at her waist and moved downward, taking her panties with him. He slowly moved his hands down each leg, taking her silk stockings as well. As he cast the garments aside, he kissed her and shifted himself so he could tease her belly and abdomen with his hands and mouth. She moaned softly. Anna ran her fingers through his hair and cried out as he gently bit her belly. She was so sensual and always responded so passionately. He’d wanted for so long to fuck her every way he could imagine and tonight was the night he planned on doing just that.
* * * *
Anna was mesmerized by the sensuality of Jack’s touch. She felt his hand move up her body as he kissed her. Her nerves were raw because he seemed to sear every place he touched or kissed. He was driving her to the brink of madness with his mouth and his hands. She felt him kiss and lick each one of her ribs as he moved up to her breasts and teased her with his licking and suckling. She tried to control herself but her body wouldn’t obey. Jack could look at her and start her smoldering. She reached for him and ran her fingers through his hair.