He kissed the salty tear and leaned to do the same on the other side before coming to her lips. She moaned and melted into him. Breathing a huge sigh of relief, he held her tight.
“I'm so sorry, Rhian. She called me at work the other day and left a message. I ignored it. I figured if I didn't answer her she would go away. My mistake.”
“Will she come back again, do you think?” She sniffed and rubbed her hand over her face.
“I certainly hope not but you know the real story now. She can try and do what she wants but she's definitely not in the picture Rhian. It's you and me until we see how far this is going to go, okay?”
“Okay. I'm sorry I left. I should have stayed and knocked the bitch in the gutter.” She let out a shudder of a laugh and tucked her head into his shoulder.
“That's something I would have liked to have seen. If she doesn't get the hint you can have a clear shot, I promise.” He held her tightly, relieved beyond belief she had believed him. Eleanor had been unwilling to listen to his reasoning and left unconvinced. He wouldn't put it past her to try again.
“I'm sorry we missed the picnic last night. Do you want to try another night?” Rhian looked up at him with a watery smile.
“Why don't we try tonight? I have nothing planned.”
“Um, the food is still in the car where I left it last night but I don't think it's going to be edible now. The wine will be okay though.”
“We can eat out. There is a nice little restaurant down by the wharf if you like Italian food. Nothing flashy but the meals are terrific.” Red nipped her lip and waited for her answer.
“I like the sound of that but only if you come back for coffee with me afterward.”
And hot sex.
“And I like the sound of that. Deal. Do you want me to feed Bambi while you get ready?” Red walked over to the little deer and picked it up tucking her into his body. He stroked the line of spots running down his back.
Rhian laughed and walked over to the kitchen to make a bottle. She handed it to him then left to go and change her clothes.
When she came back he was on the deck and Bambi was exploring the potted plants Rhian had clumped together in mass displays. Red looked up at her and smiled. She was dressed in one of her floaty dresses that swung around her ankles when she walked. It was soft peach and crossed over her breasts showing plenty of cleavage. His cock throbbed and he wondered if he should forget dinner and take her straight to bed. But being the man he was, he didn't want to rush her after their near break up. He wanted to woo her and make up for last night’s clusterfuck. She deserved that at least.
She took the fawn and put him in the pen before she locked the veranda door.
“I don't think that dress is bike material. We might have to cab it.” Red ran his fingertip along the neckline of her dress.
“No, we can take my car. Ready?” She hooked her arm through his and picked up her keys from the counter and guided him out the front door. Rhian laughed as Red folded his long legs into the front of her small car. “I don’t think I can see you in anything this small.”
“No, it’s fine honestly, it’s only a short trip to the restaurant. Head down toward the wharf. We can park and walk the rest of the way.” He reached up and pulled on the seatbelt as Rhian pulled out of the driveway.
“So how was your day?”
Red glanced over at her and grinned at the cheeky smile on her face. “Shocking for all the obvious reasons. How was yours?”
“Pretty much the same. I did have a few of my regulars tell me I looked like I needed a holiday and one of my braver ones said it was time I got a date. She all but told me I was missing out on sex but she couldn’t bring herself to say the actual word. I got the idea though.” Rhian laughed out loud, the sound going straight to Red’s groin. He had been sweating on this all day and thought he was getting off incredibly lightly. If this had been Eleanor, not Rhian he would have been ignored for weeks.
He showed her where to park the car and came around to open the door for her. Arm in arm they walked along the wharf to the small restaurant with the bright striped umbrellas outside on the sidewalk.
Red walked in and took her straight to a table at the back of the dimly lit restaurant. “Can I order for you? I eat here heaps and can tell you the best dishes.”
Rhian leaned her elbows on the table and dipped her chin into her hands. “That would be wonderful, thanks.”
Red waved down a passing waitress and gave their order adding a bottle of crisp white chardonnay to drink while they waited for their meal. The waitress placed it on the table in an ice bucket and he poured each of them a glass. He picked both glasses up and passed one to Rhian.
“To us and a steadier relationship without the bumps along the way. Here’s to being open and honest.” He tipped his glass toward hers, touched and sat back taking a sip. The cool fruity flavor rolled over his tongue and slid down his throat. He looked at Rhian. She was blushing and looked slightly uncomfortable.
“Hey, I mean it Rhian. I’ll never be less than honest with you, I promise.”
“Um, likewise Red,’ she replied taking a sip of her wine looking around her.
“Are you okay? Not still worried about Eleanor are you?”
“No, no, it’s okay. Just a bad day and I am a little bit tired. This looks nice.” She gazed around the room taking in its simple décor before their meals arrived.
* * * *
“Oh my God, that was awesome.” Rhian held her stomach and moaned. “I've never been here before. I can't believe I’ve never even seen it. I go past here all the time.”
“Friends of my parents own it so we used to come here a lot. That was when Dad wasn't working late. I think this is the only restaurant we ever went to actually, come to think of it.”
He took a sip of his wine and looked behind Rhian, and quickly put it down on the table. He stood and held out his hand to the man walking toward them. “Nico, how wonderful to see you. Rhian, let me introduce you to my father's best friend.” The elderly man grabbed Red in a tight hug and patted him on the back.
“It has been too long, my boy. Why do you not come here more often? You know we miss you.”
“Working Nico, working.” Red replied. “This is Rhian, my friend.”
“Girlfriend, eh?” The jovial Italian man lifted her to her feet and wrapped her in a big hug. “Any friend of our Carrick is welcome in my restaurant.”
“Thank you.” Rhian took a breath as he let her go and she smiled at Red. “The meal was wonderful.”
Nico sat at their table and called for a glass for himself. Red poured him a drink and asked how he was.
“Good, good. Some days are better than others. I think I should retire soon, go back to the old country before it is too late for me. But that is enough of my problems. Tell me, where did you meet this lovely lady of yours?”
“I almost ran her down on the coast road. Her orphaned deer ran in front of my motor bike.” Red laughed at the look on Nico's face.
“And the bike, she is good, yes?”
“Yes Nico. Jake fixed it, although not without his usual lecture.”
“Why haven't we seen him lately? He is hiding like you, too lazy to come and see old friends for a meal once in a while.” Nico acted as though he was hurt Red and his friend were ignoring him, but Rhian suspected he might be bluffing.
“I haven't met Jake yet. What does he do, apart from fix your bike, I mean?” she asked.
“If it has a motor of any kind, Jake will know how to fix it or make it go faster. The guy is a total rev head.”
“The boys, they have been together since school. They were both outcasts, you understand,” Nico said, shushing Red when he tried to protest. “They go to high school together and remain friends all this time. True friends never let you down. False friends stab you in the back when you're not looking.”
“Leave it Nico, please.” Red put his hand on the older man’s arm.
“Shush Red.
This sounds interesting and I know nothing about you growing up. Tell me what happened, please.”
With a groan Red sat back in his chair and let Nico speak.
“The boys, they are not like the other kids at school. Carrick here is very quiet, not noisy like other boys his age. He is more sensible, wants to follow in his father's footsteps you understand. Clever, clever man.” Nico patted Red’s arm to stop him protesting. “Jake has accident as child, bad leg. He needs a crutch to walk and other boys make fun of him. Our boy here--” he smiled at Red “--he stand up to the bullies. Ends up in headmaster’s office with a bloody nose and black eyes.” Nico laughed loudly at the memory. “Calls me, not his father. I go to school and tell the headmaster Carrick a good boy to stand up to his classmates for a friend. His father not punish him, he only do what is right. You have to meet Jake. He is good boy. Bring him for a meal soon both of you please.” Nico pushed himself to his feet. “I leave you to finish your meal. Don't leave it so long before you come back next time. Make an old man happy and come soon.”
He leaned over and kissed Red on both cheeks and turned to Rhian and did the same thing.
She watched him walk away. “What a sweet man.”
“He was almost a father to me. My mother and his wife were cousins. Both are gone now and he is lonely. I really should come down here more often but I seem to always be busy at work. Maybe that will change now.”
He looked over at her and clasped her hand. He twined his fingers with hers and gazed into her eyes. “You could always make a point of booking a table here if you wanted to.”
“I might just take you up on that. Now, I don’t want to upset Nico but how about coffee at my place?” She ran a finger up his arm and goose bumps rose on his skin. There would be more than coffee tonight if he had his way.
Red kept his hand on Rhian’s leg as she drove them back to her house. As soon as they were through the front door she grabbed his face in her hands and plunged her tongue into his mouth. Grasping her hips, Red pulled her to him, pushing his arousal against her. He was intent on being in charge again. He pinned her to the wall in the hallway, sliding the dress from her shoulders as his mouth locked onto hers. His hands cupped her full breasts, his thumbs caressing her hardening nipples through the thin fabric of her bra.
Rhian pushed herself into him, grinding her hips against his erection. Her hands worked at his belt, fumbling with the buckle. He reached down and took her hands in his, lifting them over her head and pinned them to the wall. Red held them tight with one hand while the other freed her breasts from her lacy bra. He dipped his head and ran his tongue over the rosy nubs and she moaned with pleasure
He nibbled up her neck and back to her lips. “Tonight, you will do as I say, okay?” His voice was husky with passion and she nodded, her tongue swiping over her lips as she gazed at him. He pulled her from the wall and she stepped out of her dress, standing before him in her panties and high heels.
Red groaned aloud as he pulled her toward the bedroom, slamming the door shut behind them. He pushed her gently back against the door and held her hands in his. Placing them above her head he whispered in her ear. “Don’t move. Keep your hands where they are or I’ll stop and go home. Understand?”
Her eyes grew huge and he could see the flush creeping up her face as she started to breathe in soft fast pants. She nodded her head and kept her gaze on his as he stepped away from her. Rhian followed his hands as he undid his belt buckle and shucked off his jeans. He hooked his fingers inside his boxer shorts and pulled them down a fraction before sliding his hand inside and grasping his erection, stroking it slowly.
“Oh God, stop,” groaned Rhian, her mouth working as she struggled to stay where he had put her.
“Don’t move, I mean it Rhian. Tonight is mine and I will tell you what to do.”
She squeezed her eyes tight for a moment and then opened them again, following the action of his hand. He watched her squirm against the door, heightening his pleasure and his hips strained against his hand.
Releasing his cock he pulled his T-shirt over his head, throwing it to the floor. Then he stepped out of his boxers and approached her. Kneeling down at her feet he grasped her hips and pulled them toward his mouth. The smell of her arousal had his cock throbbing, but first he was going to pleasure her.
Running his tongue up and down over the sheer fabric he worked it until he found her budding flesh. Gripping it between his teeth he teased it, nipping gently before sucking hard as she thrashed against the door, rubbing her mound into his face.
Rhian reached up on her toes, arched her back and strained against him. He held her tightly, wringing every last bit of her orgasm from her. Red caught her as she slid down the door to land in a heap on the floor wrapped in his arms.
“Holy shit,” she panted. “That was incredible.” She wriggled in his lap, twisting until she was sitting astride him, her soaking panties firmly against his very hard cock. She pushed her mouth against his and tugged at his lip with her teeth. He let her kiss him until her breathing steadied and then he took over again.
He fell back onto the floor taking her with him. “Reach into my jeans pocket and get the condom.” Her pupils dilated before she did as he asked. “Now I want you to stand over me and slide off your panties.” He could see her breathing start to race as she did as he asked. Her nipples hardened as her fingers found the elastic of her underwear.
Sliding her fingers inside she smiled coyly at him as they made their way down to her clit and rubbed it instead of doing what he asked.
“What are you doing Rhian? You were supposed to be taking them off, not pleasuring yourself.” Red lay at her feet, his erection throbbing as he watched her.
She grinned down at him, her head cocked to one side. “I thought this was a two way relationship, Red. You don’t get to call all the shots all of the time.”
“Just get down here, woman before I do something rash.” He grabbed her ankles and tugged. When she fell to the floor, he gripped the skimpy lace and tore it from her body. She pouted as he threw it away. Red reached for the condom in her hand but she laughed and held it above her head.
“Mine,” she said. Shuffling back down his legs she bowed her head and covered his cock with her mouth.
Red raised his hips in ecstasy as her mouth worked its magic. He tangled his fingers in her hair and groaned deep in his throat with every sweep of her tongue. He stilled her by lifting her head from his cock before he lost it. This time he wanted to come inside her “Condom. Now” He held her up, his eyes willing her to obey.
She grabbed the small foil packet and tore it with her teeth. Taking the condom, Rhian slid it over the head of his cock and rolled it down his shaft.
Red pulled her closer and taking her hips, lifted her above him and with a grunt of relief, pulled her down, sinking into her warmth. He held her still for a moment, her heat encasing him before he started to move inside her.
Rhian leaned her hands on his shoulders and rode him hard. She drove him crazy with lust and it took mere seconds for him to explode. He dug his fingers into her ass and held her down against him until he stopped shuddering.
Chapter 8
Red opened his eyes and the first thing he noticed was he wasn't in his own bed. He had fallen asleep with Rhian in his arms and slept right through the night. She snuggled into his neck, muttering in her sleep. Her lips moved and he wondered if it was him and what they did last night that was putting the smile on her face.
She had certainly enjoyed last night if her moans of ecstasy were anything to go by. According to her, one orgasm was not the benchmark for good sex. Multiple orgasms were and she wasn't shy in asking for more. Come to think of it, neither had he been. Taking charge of their sex was new for him too. He would never have been allowed to do that with Eleanor. Another good reason why Rhian was the woman for him. Red stroked his finger down her chin and around her neck wondering if wake-up sex was a thing of dreams or a reality.
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bsp; She smiled and stretched, keeping her eyes closed. Her foot moved and she ran her toe up the calf of his leg before opening her eyes. “Hey.” Her voice was rough from sleep.
“Hey, yourself.” He leaned in and kissed her lips gently.
Rhian locked her mouth on his and twined her fingers though his hair pressing her naked body into his. Morning sex was definitely on the menu. He pushed her onto her back and trailed kisses down her throat and before turning his attention to her breasts.
* * * *
Rhian pushed her body up to his face, loving the way he rolled her nipples in his mouth, teasing them with his teeth. Almost purring with pleasure, she pushed her hand down between their bodies and grasped his erect and ready cock. She slid down his body, determined to suck him dry this morning since he hadn’t allowed her to finish it last night. She loved the taste of him and couldn’t get enough.
She nuzzled his sac while her fingers toyed with the head of his cock, rubbing the soft skin until the bead of moisture burst free. That was when she licked her tongue up the underside of his shaft and took him into her mouth. Swirling her tongue around his cock, sucking hard she brought him to a fast climax. When he finished ejaculating, she slid back up his body.
“There, that was for not letting me finish last night. Now we’re even.”
“It’s not about being even, Rhian. It never will be. It’s about us enjoying each other, no competition intended.” Red rubbed his thumb over her bottom lip before kissing her.
Without any warning he rolled her over onto her back, pinning her hands over her head. He ran his tongue along the skin under her ear and smiled when she squirmed.
“Now stay there and don’t move, please.”
Red sat up, reached over to the nightstand, and took another condom from the pack.
Then he pushed her legs apart and lay between them, sliding into her slick folds. Moving gently, he made slow passionate love to her, buried deep inside her warmth. Red traced his tongue around her lips grazing her chin with his teeth as she arched her body against him. He nuzzled the hollow of her throat before licking his way up to her ear, biting the soft skin of her lobe. She moved slowly with him at first and Rhian gradually pushed him faster. She wrapped her legs around his pulling him in deeper and with a final thrust of his cock, Red took them both over the edge.
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