A Beat in Time

by Gasq-Dion, Sandrine

  “I fell in love with the boy, and he’s gone,” I said sadly. “I’m sorry, Jensen.”

  I knew his eyes were on me as I entered the bathroom. I shut the door behind me with a loud growl. I couldn’t deal with this right now. I had a great guy just waiting for me, and I wasn’t going to hurt him.

  We stayed until closing. Vince, Wyatt, and I were sequestered near the back of the bar talking about Wyatt, the band, and their upcoming tour. Vince and Wyatt really got on and exchanged phone numbers. Vince looked like a little kid that was told he could have candy, he was so happy. We went back to my house after and separated at the stairs on the top floor.

  “Night, Vince.” I kissed him lightly.

  “Night. Thanks for introducing me to the guys.”

  “I didn’t do much, Wyatt did it all.”

  “Well, thanks anyway.”

  I smiled and walked into my room, closing the door. I had some serious pent-up sexual energy that needed to be freed. I climbed into bed and turned the TV on just loud enough to cover the vibrations from my toy. I cocked my head to the side to listen for any movement on the other side of it before undressing and getting comfortable. I closed my eyes and envisioned Vince naked, his hands sliding up my thighs and touching me. A soft moan escaped me as I moved my toy around, trying to get the best possible spot. A soft knock sounded on my door and I froze.

  “Serena? I know you’re trying to be quiet, but I can hear you. Can I come in?”

  “Um, sure?” I hastily hid my toy under my pillow.

  Vince cracked the door and poked his head in.

  “I’m so fucking hard right now just listening to you. Can I help?”

  I sat up with what I knew was a look of shock. Wasn’t this the beginning of a porn somewhere?

  “You want to help me?” I said slowly.

  “I meant what I said about no sex, but I can be of service.” Vince walked in, shut the door, and removed his shirt.

  Oh. Fuck. Me.

  “Where is it?” he rumbled huskily.

  “Where is what?”

  Vince cocked a brow and I sighed, pulling my vibrator out for him to see. He grinned and climbed up on my bed. “Damn, look at you all naked and shit. Are you wet?”

  “I am now.”

  “Let me take that.” Vince took the toy and positioned himself next to me. “Spread your legs out. Let me see.”

  Damn. That was just fucking sexy as all hell. I did what he asked and he turned the vibrator on. His fingers brushed my landing strip and I actually shivered. Vince pulled his sweats down a little and I was treated to his elephant trunk in all its glory.

  “Holy fucking hell. How big are you?”

  “Bigger than this.” Vince held the vibrator right at my clit and I arched into it, my fingers gripping the sheets. “I want to see you lose it,” he whispered.

  “Oh fuck yeah, a little to the right,” I rasped.

  “Has a man ever made you cum while inside you, Serena?”

  “Rarely,” I admitted shyly.

  “That is a shame. They didn’t take the time to get to know your body, did they?” Vince slid the vibrator over my clit repeatedly.

  A tingle spread through my abdomen as Vince pushed the vibrator inside me. He tortured me with the clit tickler and his finger at the same time.

  “They didn’t find your G spot, but I’m going to.”

  His tone of voice sent me writhing and then the vibrator was out and Vince’s long fingers went in.

  “Oh fuck yeah, so damn wet. Love it, Serena. Tell me how you like it.”

  Well, no one had ever asked me that and right now, I couldn’t think. I squirmed on his fingers as he shoved them in higher and faster. His mouth met mine and then I was soaring, my body racked with spasms as I shot all over Vince. Vince moaned in my mouth and the heat slid down my thigh. I realized Vince had just shot on me. Fuck, that was hot. He removed his fingers slowly, licking them as he watched my face.

  “You are naughty,” I whispered.

  “And you taste good.” Vince gripped his dick, squeezing any remaining cum out and I couldn’t help it, I swiped some and stuck my fingers in my mouth.

  “Now who’s naughty?” Vince leaned in and licked my lips.

  My bed was soaked and I sat up, staring down at the sheets.

  “What the hell?” I said in awe.

  “You just squirt all over. Love it that you’re a squirter.” Vince grabbed me and held me hard. “I wanted to jump on you and show you what it’s like to cum with a dick inside you, but we have time, Serena.”

  “Yes, we do. I want to spend as much of it as I can with you.”

  “Then we will.”

  Chapter 18

  Vince was true to his word. We spent every weekend with each other. I went to Tucson and stayed with him, and he came to Flagstaff and stayed with me. We hadn’t had sex yet, but the other stuff was quite interesting. Vince knew just how to set me off and he did it as often as possible. I invited him to my parents’ house for Mexican night and he agreed. My family all together was a lot to take in. We were kind of crazy sometimes, so this was a huge test of how much Vince could take. I was still getting packages in the mail and I finally figured out that they were part of my stories. Maybe I had a really dedicated fan? Most of the gifts given to the couples in my books had been arriving on my front step.

  I hadn’t seen Jensen since the night at the Green Room and I hadn’t heard from him either. Maybe he’d finally gotten the hint? Who knows? All I knew was that I was going to move forward with my life. I was waiting for Vince to come home. He’d gotten called in at the last minute and couldn’t get out of it. I made him my specialty, lasagna, while I waited for him to come back. I heard the distinctive roar of his diesel and made myself comfortable on the couch. The front door opened and Vince stopped mid walk when he noticed me sitting there. I was naked-save for an apron.

  “Hey, Sexy,” I taunted.

  “I don’t know whether to go for the enticing aroma in the kitchen or the enticing half-naked woman on my couch.”

  “You could get the enticing food and smother it over my enticing body,” I leered.

  Vince threw off his coat and with two long strides, was over me on the couch. His mouth descended on mine and one hand wandered between my legs while the other played with my nipples. I arched into his touch, my legs shook as he began a nice slow fuck with his fingers. I reached between his legs and palmed his rock hard cock. Jesus, he was huge. I pushed Vince back and he laid out on the couch, watching me curiously. I pulled the zipper down on his pants and reached for his dick. He was leaking precome already and I smiled as I lowered my mouth onto the heated rim of his prick.

  Vince’s head fell back, a low groan left his lips and his hands fisted into my hair. He didn’t pull or push, just kept a grip on it. I couldn’t take all of him, there was no way in hell I could swallow his fire hose, so I gripped him at the base and slid my mouth down as far as I could go. I almost gagged as Vince’s hips thrust as I bobbed up and down on his length. I didn’t know why, but I loved giving head. Maybe it was my partner’s moans that set me off, or the way they writhed under me. Vince’s breathing had become labored and I swallowed him down, then flicked at the sensitive rim before taking him deep into my mouth again. I laved his slit and rolled his balls in my palm, slightly squeezing them when Vince would moan a little louder. Fuck I loved hearing him!

  “Fuck…shit, fuck! Serena!” Vince warned.

  Hot cum raced into my mouth and I swallowed, taking my time and keeping at him until he pulled me off gently.

  “Sensitive,” he gasped. “Holy fuck! That was so fucking good.”

  “Yeah?” I asked, wiping my mouth with the back of my hand.

  “Yes, let me return the favor,” Vince suggested, waggling his brows.

  I was flat on my back in two seconds as Vince ate me like I was the greatest dinner. Every flick of his tongue, every nip at my lips and thrust of his tongue inside me had me holding onto hi
s hair like an “oh shit” handle in a car. I came with a cry and then Vince was kissing me. We stayed on the couch wrapped up in each other for what seemed like hours. Vince was kissing my neck and murmuring in my ear.

  “I’m hungry, but I can’t move.”

  “Well, it should be good for a little while longer,” I assured him. “I’m pretty comfortable myself.”

  Vince rose up on his elbow and traced my lips with his finger. “So the parents, huh? Ready to go there with me? My mother will feed you until you explode.”

  “Same here. Wear loose pants.”

  “I like you here. You fit.” Vince kissed my chin.

  “I like being here,” I admitted.

  “So, tomorrow I meet the fam,” Vince stated with a little waver to his voice.

  “Hey, they’ll love you. You’re Italian.”

  “I thought you all were French?”

  “Ah, mais oui! But we also have Italian in our family.”

  “Speaking of Italian, I could really go for some food now.”

  “Stay here, I’ll get it.”

  “Hey,” Vince took my hand as I moved to get up. “You don’t have to wait on me.”

  “I look at it as mutually taking care of each other. You’ve been at work and you’re tired. Let me take care of you for a bit.”

  “I think you just did,” Vince motioned to his softening cock.

  “I can do that again later.” I kissed him and Vince pulled me tightly against him. I breathed heavily and Vince lifted my chin.

  “What is it?”

  “Seriously, there has to be something wrong with you.”

  “I’ve been known to leave the toilet seat up.”

  “That’s it. I’m out,” I joked.

  “And for some reason, there’s always a glob of toothpaste in the sink after I brush my teeth.”

  “I’m going now.”

  “Sometimes, I fall into bed fully clothed after work stinky and sweaty.”

  “You see the vapor trail?”

  Vince laughed.

  ~*~

  I headed out to my parents’ the next morning. Vince was going to come out right after he checked on things at the firehouse. I took the almost mile long driveway to my parents’ house. Either side of it was lined with large Mesquite trees and curved half way down. You couldn’t see someone coming until they were there. I parked in the front and crossed the brick pathway to the back door.

  My mother was shredding beef for the chimichangas when I walked into the kitchen. We had a different style of food once a month. It was a way for all of us to get together and taste different cultures. My mother was all about culture. I’d forgotten how much I’d missed my mom’s cooking.

  “Need help?” I asked.

  “I am almost done. Your sister said Vince is very handsome.”

  “Yes, he is.”

  “Did you buy him a kik—”

  “No, mom. I haven’t bought him a vibrator.”

  “So he found your G spot,” my mom teased.

  “Okay, can we not talk about vibrators tonight, please?” Marisol walked into the kitchen with Remy in tow.

  I smiled at my brother-in-law and held my arms out. “Come here, you!”

  “Uh huh,” he narrowed his eyes at me. “Now whatcha gotta say about my matchmaking skills?”

  “Thank you?” I snickered.

  “Serena, is that Vince’s car pulling into the drive?” my mother asked, peering out the window.

  I moved to her side and stared out the window. “No, he has a huge truck.” Anger boiled in my gut. “That would be someone else,” I hissed under my breath.

  I flew out the side door and ran into the driveway where Jensen was just getting out of his car. He had flowers in one hand and a sheepish grin covered his face.

  “What are you doing here?” I practically shouted. “Vince is on his way!”

  “I told you I wasn’t going to give up, Serena. I made mistakes, but I know we can be happy together. A love like ours doesn’t just go away.”

  “You chose Noelle, Jensen! That can’t be forgotten either!”

  “I told you we are no longer together. It’s permanent, I made sure of it.”

  “Again, I have to ask, why are you here and how did you find me?”

  “I’ve always known where your parents live, Serena.” Jensen approached me. “I’m throwing the gauntlet down. I’m going to fight for you Serena, because I truly believe we were meant to be together.”

  “You have to go,” I explained, exasperated, threading my fingers through my hair. “I can’t deal with this right now.”

  “Just tell me you don’t care about me anymore. Say it, Serena.” Jensen narrowed his eyes as I fidgeted. “That’s what I thought.”

  “I just need more time to put you out of my head. I have a chance to be happy!”

  “I can make you happy, Serena. You know I can. So we’re grown up? So we haven’t been together in years? Who cares? I still love you. I never stopped loving you!”

  “You need to leave,” I whispered brokenly.

  I couldn’t let him in again, I just couldn’t survive another round of him gutting me to my soul. He’d ripped me apart twice before and I wasn’t going to invite another turn in that hell. Jensen handed me the flowers and stepped back.

  “We will never be done, Serena. You and I both know it. There’s too much history. I loved you then and I love you even more now.”

  I heard a diesel truck coming up the road and then my family walked out to the driveway. God, this was so bad. It was like every bad movie wrapped into one scene.

  “Serena?” my mother called out. She eyed Jensen and smiled. “Jensen Pratt?”

  “Hello, Mrs. Devane. It’s lovely to see you again.”

  “I haven’t seen you since you were sixteen. Look how grown up you are!”

  I wanted to crawl into a hole. Vince’s truck pulled up the drive and he jumped out of the truck, looking from me to Jensen.

  “Did I get the wrong day?” he asked, confused.

  “No. Jensen was just leaving.” I glared at Jensen. He stepped up to me and placed a soft kiss on my cheek. He leaned into my ear and my skin broke out in a wave of bumps.

  “Open your heart, I’m coming home,” Jensen murmured in my ear.

  Jensen walked over to Vince and my heart stopped in my chest. That was all I needed, a huge fight in the middle of my parents driveway. Jensen tilted his head at Vince.

  “Nothing against you, but I’m going to fight tooth and nail to get her back,” Jensen warned.

  “I expected nothing less,” Vince answered.

  Jensen got in his car and I swore I heard a huge breath of relief from my family. They probably thought the same thing I did. That we’d be rinsing blood off the concrete.

  “Well! That was fun.” Robbie broke the silence.

  “Let’s go inside.” My mother began walking back to the house.

  I stood in the driveway with Vince. He looked calm as ever. I took a step closer and reached for his hand.

  “I didn’t invite him here.”

  “I didn’t think you had. He’s not going to give up, Serena.”

  “Well, that’s his problem now, isn’t it?”

  Vince took my hands in his. “God help me for saying this, but I care too much about you not to. You and Jensen, you have so much history and he still loves you, Serena.”

  “What are you saying?” I backed up a bit.

  “You owe it to yourself to at least try. I don’t want you to be with me and always be thinking about ‘what if’. What if you’d gone to him? What if you had worked everything out? I want to be with you. I think you’re smart, funny, and beautiful, but I want all of you, Serena, not just a piece.”

  “I ..can’t,” I whispered.

  “Yes, you can. I know he hurt you, but that’s all part of love. Nothing in life comes easy and sometimes you have to work hard at the things you want.”

  “But you and me, I mean, we�
�re good together. I can see us together.”

  “So can I, but I refuse to be the consolation prize. Go to him, Serena. See where life takes you.”

  I stood in the driveway completely numb as Vince left. What the hell had just happened? Damn Jensen for coming here and putting me through this! I wanted to find him just so I could slap the shit out of him! I’d been standing there for at least ten minutes when my brother came out. He put his arm around me and sighed audibly.

  “Well, Dorkus? What do you plan to do?”

  I looked down to see I was still holding the flowers in my hand. After all the ruckus, I hadn’t even paid attention to them, they were sweet peas. I gasped as the anvil fell on my head. Shit! Jensen had been the one sending me all the packages. My startled eyes met Robbie’s and a grin formed on his lips.

  “This is it, Serena. You have a choice to make. Are the tarot cards what you are going to base your life on? Or are you going to make a decision for yourself concerning your heart? Who makes you laugh? Which one can you see spending the rest of your life with?”

  I stared at my brother, my mouth agape, totally frozen to the spot.

  “Go.”

  Chapter 19

  I jumped into my Jeep and navigated my parents’ circular drive. By the time I got to the end of the driveway, I had two choices. I could either turn left or right. Both ways took you to the interstate and I had no clue as to which direction they’d gone. I closed my eyes and willed the answer to come to me. Left or right? Either way I went, it would lead me to the man I was supposed to be with. I was literally at a crossroads in my life. I knew who I wanted, I just hoped I was going the right way.

  I took a deep breath and turned right.

  I drove the speed limit, which I never did, looking for any sign of the man I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. I passed by a gas station about fifteen miles up and slammed on the brakes as I noticed Vince’s truck parked off to the side. My heart actually pounded in my chest as I pulled up next to his truck. I looked around for him, but there was no sign of him. I was walking up to the double doors of the convenience store when Vince walked out. We both stood there staring at each other.