They left the kitchen and made their way to the family room taking a second beer with them. “Ethan, I’m sorry for what happened between me and Karen,” Frank Jr. offered.
“It doesn’t matter Frank, I wasn’t feeling anything important for her any way, and as a matter of fact I was at the point of breaking it off with her. I think she felt that it was coming and when you approached her about being the next CEO of Thompson Investments she was ready and willing to latch on to you,” Ethan said smiling.
“It’s different with Regina though isn’t it?” Jerry inquired.
Ethan smiled nodding, “Oh yeah, it’s so totally different with Regina,” He admitted unashamed at what he felt for the woman that was now upstairs occupying his bed.
He made his way to the master bedroom after showing his cousins to the spare bedrooms. He took a quick shower before climbing into bed wrapping his arms around Regina’s body pulling her body flush against his. Letting out a contented sigh, he buried his face in her soft silky hair and went to sleep.
*****
Ethan scooped up the bacon he’d been frying placing them on a paper towel to drain. The grits were just about ready for the cheese to be added and if he timed it right, Regina would be down just as the toast popped up.
“Something smells wonderful,” Frank Jr. said as he strolled in heading straight for the coffee pot.
“Thanks, I know Regina’s got a lot of running around to do today to finish preparations for the recital.”
“Huh?”
“Regina teaches dance at the Community Center that Nikki and Roland set up. Her class is having their first recital tonight and she has a few things to get done before. I figured I’d get her going this morning with breakfast and see what she needs help with.”
“That’s why she looks so familiar,” Jerry exclaimed coming into the kitchen. “She’s a famous ballet dancer plus she was a top paid model for a number of years, before she retired.”
“How do you know all this little brother?” Frank asked.
“I was dating a chick that wanted that top position and when Regina announced her retirement the old girl was very generous with her affections.”
Regina walked in just as he’d made his confession, “I’m glad you let her go, you know she turned into a major drug head. The pressure of being the top model can do that to some people” she informed him.
“Are you serious? I had no idea that she was into that shit” Jerry said shaking his head. “I wonder if she was using while she and I were together” he mused.
Regina walked over and gave Ethan his morning kiss, before headed over to pour herself a cup of coffee. “I’m sure that she was, rumor was she’d been using for a while. Her agent was her supplier and the one that got her hooked.” After her first sip of coffee, she grabbed the plates and set the table. She wasn’t surprised when Frank and Jerry helped.
“So what all do you need help with to prepare for the recital?” Frank asked as they sat down to eat.
His offer surprised her, but it made her feel good. She quickly laid out the plan and what was needed giving each of them a task that would help her get everything done before tonight’s recital. Once the kitchen was cleaned and everyone showered and dressed they each went to complete the tasks they’d been given.
Ethan smiled happy at the closeness that he felt for his cousins again. He hadn’t realized how much he’d missed it until now and it felt good to spend time with them remembering things that had happened as they’d grown up together. It also brought back the memory that their grandfather had planted seeds to drive a wedge between them and had succeeded, but luckily only for a short time.
The recital was a huge success and before the final curtain call the children had received a standing ovation. When Regina joined her class on stage, he saw the tears in her eyes along with the pride she felt for her children.
He waited in the wings for her while she accepted thanks and hugs from her class and their parents. His heart was filled with so much pride for her and for the class. When she spotted him, she extracted herself from the adults and children surrounding her and made her way to him. “Baby, I am so damn proud of you, they were wonderful” he praised as he embraced her.
Regina glanced around and was surprised that her parents and Reginald weren’t waiting with him. Although she was a little disappointed that her family wasn’t here, she was very glad that Ethan was.
“Your parents said that they would talk with you tomorrow and Reginald said that he had a hot date and he’ll call you later in the week,” he looked away hating the sadness he’d seen creep into her beautiful eyes, but he had to go along with the plan and not spoil the surprise. “I figured that you and I could go out to dinner to celebrate a perfect recital.”
*****
Regina smiled in greeting at the hostess working the door of Maryann’s, the petite blonde gave a genuine smile in return extending her arms for a hug.
“I heard that the recital was wonderful,” she exclaimed excitedly.
“It was better than wonderful those kids made me so proud that it scares me to think if I’ll be able top it.” She responded not noticing that Ramona walked along with them leaving the front door unattended. She also missed the person locking the door behind them.
“What’s going on? It seems so quiet in here tonight,” she commented finally noticing that the restaurant wasn’t bustling with patrons like it normally was on a Friday night.
“Surprise!”
Regina gasped and stepped back at the yelled greeting. Ethan slipped his arms around her waist from behind and whispered surprise in her ear. She was totally shocked, here were her parents along with her brother and her cousins and aunts and uncles along with Roz and Eric. She turned in Ethan’s arms her eyes filled with tears and he quickly kissed them away.
Ethan’s staff out did themselves with the food and decorations preparing all of her favorites. Regina made a point to thank each and everyone of them for making her celebration party such a huge success. Ethan sat back and watched her charm them all over again, hell she even had Frank Jr. and Jerry doing her bidding, which surprised the hell out of his parents.
“How did you pull it off you big sneak you?” Regina demanded as they drove away from the restaurant heading home.
“I just told everyone that I wanted to give you a big celebration party and everyone was on board. The staff was planning the menu and everything before I could tell them what I wanted. Guy made sure that all your favorites were prepared and ready for your arrival.”
They arrived at Ethan’s and he wasn’t surprised to see another message from his grandfather on his answering machine. “When are you going to call him?” Regina asked as she headed towards the stairs.
“I guess I’ll call him tomorrow, I’ve been trying to figure out what he’s up to, but I guess I’ll have to meet with him to find that out. I’ll call him in the morning and find out exactly what he wants. Now if you don’t mind, I’d rather not talk about my grandfather.”
“What is it that you’d rather talk about?” She inquired.
“We really don’t have to talk at all, unless it’s to say, harder Ethan, fuck me harder. Deeper baby I need all of you deeper.” His words sent chills down her spine and her pussy clenched in anticipation.
“You need to stop or you’re going to have juices running down my legs.” She warned breathlessly.
“No sense in wasting your sweet nectar,” Ethan stated lifting her into his arms and carrying her to the family room, where he quickly removed her clothing. When he placed her on the huge black leather sofa she wore nothing but a baby blue lace thong and a welcoming smile. With a growl he quickly removed the strip of lace, and buried his face between her scented smooth as silky legs.
“Ethan!” She screamed at the first swipe of his tongue, her body convulsing with pleasure. His mouth worked her to a blinding and wonderful climax, her hips thrusting against his magical mouth. Her hands pulled and tugged on he
r sensitive nipples in rhythm with each stroke of his tongue. He didn’t give her time to recover before he was driving her again beyond the limit now inserting three digits in to her sopping wet pussy while his tongue laved her swollen clit. Regina screamed his name again as her soul took flight on another ride to ecstasy.
Ethan stood and quickly removed his clothes his eyes locked with hers, her body still vibrating from the last climax that he’d driven her to still coursing through her body. “I want you up on your knees baby,” he demanded in a near growl. At his command her arousal went up another notch and she wasn’t sure if she would be able to last past one stroke of his deliciously thick cock, but she moved quickly doing his bidding with her body creaming even more at the thought of what was to come.
Leaning down, he gave each beautiful firm cheek of her ass a light nip before easing between her legs. “Hard and fast or easy and slow?” He whispered in her ear thrilled at the shudder that passed through her.
“Hard and fast please Ethan we can go easy and slow later. Fuck me now I need you inside me now.”
If he wasn’t in pain from needing her he may have laughed at her demand. Instead he gave her what she demanded and what he needed. With one powerful thrust he filled her stretching her past the point of pain. The pleasure and pain mingled, but pleasure reined supreme. Gripping her hips he pumped into her hard and fast, grinding and stroking and thrusting in and out.
“Yes Ethan, just like that baby, don’t stop.”
Knowing her body like he did Ethan knew she was on the verge of climaxing and he needed his mouth on hers when the explosion hit. He withdrew from the tight sheath, ignoring the startled whimper she gave and quickly flipped her on her back beneath him before plunging his thick cock deep with in her.
“Now I want you to come for me sweetheart,” he demanded tilting her hips giving him access to that secret spot that only he knew about. Within seconds she was screaming his name as her body shattered. He continued to pump into her as his balls tightened, he was unable to hold back any longer especially when her body demanded that he come with her. His shout echoed around the room bouncing off of the high vaulted ceiling as he pounded into her driving his seed deep into her still quivering womb.
They were both panting, Ethan with his head buried between her full breasts too weak to move at the moment. He loved the way her body felt beneath his, her body still racked with aftershocks of their climax ricochet between them. “Am I to heavy?” He asked in s drowsy voice.
Regina chuckled, tunneling her fingers through his thick silky hair, “No baby you aren’t.” She frowned when her ears starting ringing, “Either you’ve literally rang my bell, or someone is ringing the doorbell again.” She muttered.
Ethan groaned, wondering who in the hell would be coming by here this time of night. “Who ever the hell it is will just have to come back tomorrow because I’m too pussy whipped to get up and answer the door.” He lifted his body just enough to withdraw from her tight sheath and turning his body where she lay on top of him. Feeling her shiver he reached up and covered their bodies with the huge throw that his grandmother had made for him.
Regina leaned up and kissed him before snuggling deep into his embrace and drifting off to sleep. Neither of them gave the person pounding on the door another thought.
*****
Karen knew that he was home because his car was in the driveway, but she wondered why in the hell he wasn’t answering the door. Maybe he left his car and went home with the black bitch that had been parading around his house half dressed. If he thought that she was going to just walk away, he had another thing coming, especially since Frank Jr. decided to stop taking her phone calls. After another thirty minutes she decided to leave and come back tomorrow morning. She was going to get to the bottom of this if it was the last thing that she did.
*****
Ethan woke an hour later finding that he had the strength to carry his sleeping woman up to bed. After placing her in bed, he returned downstairs to make sure that the alarm had been set. Once that was done he returned to the bedroom and climbed in bed and smiled arrogantly when Regina immediately rolled in to his arms curving her body against his.
Chapter 17
Ethan woke to the smell of frying bacon and the sweet smell of blueberry pancakes. He quickly showered and dressed before making his way down to the kitchen. He froze in the doorway unable to take his eyes off of the delectable woman occupying the room. She stood at the stove wearing only his dress shirt that hugged her wonderfully curvaceous body. It amazed him how a chance meeting brought him closer to everything he’d felt was missing from his life. With it all within in reach he had to figure out a way to convince Regina that they belonged together as husband and wife and had the perfect foundation to start a family.
He walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist placing a quick kiss at the nape of her slender neck. “Good morning sweetheart.”
Regina leaned her body into his loving his warmth and strength, “Good morning baby, how are you feeling this morning?”
“I’m wonderful now, but I am just a little hungry and with the smell that’s filling the air I can tell you that my mouth is watering.”
“Well if you will set the table I’ll plate everything up.”
Ethan moaned deeply as he ate the last piece of his third helping of blueberry pancakes. He knew he would need to make sure that he stayed for a game with the kids at the center in order to work off everything he’d eaten this morning.
Regina watched as he slouched down in his chair letting out another moan. “Don’t go moaning to me, I told you not to over eat, but you didn’t listen.”
“Baby I couldn’t help it, everything was so damn good just like always, besides you made them so I had to eat them.”
Regina shook her head as she rose and began loading the dish washer.
“I got this, since you cooked why don’t you go ahead and get ready as I know you wanted to head to the center.”
Regina walked over and gave him a kiss before she ran to get changed.
*****
Roland sat on the floor next to his equally exhausted friend afraid that he wouldn’t be able to get back up. Looking over at Ethan, he knew that he was in just as bad shape as he was. “Man what in the hell gave you the idea to challenge those kids to a tournament style game?”
“Regina made homemade blueberry pancakes and I ate a three helpings plus bacon. I knew I needed a good workout and at the time it sounded like a good idea, but now I am of the mind that I made a serious miscalculation.”
*****
Pierson slammed down the phone once again when his grandson’s answering machine picked up again. He was tired of Ethan ignoring his summons and he would need to take drastic measures because he was running out of time. He had to be careful with his wife at home he didn’t need her interfering with his plans.
*****
Ethan saw his grandparent’s number at least ten times on his caller id and knew that his grandfather was getting desperate and he figured it was time to find out what the man was all about. After a quick shower he changed leaving a message for Regina to let her know where he would be incase she arrived home before he did. He opened the door and found Karen coming up the steps. “What in the hell do you want? Make it quick because I’m on my way out.” He inquired
“We need to talk. I came by here last night, but you didn’t answer the door.” She accused.
“I didn’t answer because I was busy. I’ve told you that we have nothing to talk about now if you’ll excuse me I have an appointment.”
“Ethan I’m not leaving until we work this out,” Karen said stomping her foot.
With a chuckle Ethan walked passed her and climbed into his truck and drove off with her standing on the porch staring after him with her mouth wide open.
*****
Ms. Howe was surprised to see Ethan when she opened the door. “Don’t worry Ms. Howe I’m not going to fall for any of
his crap I just need to know what he is up to.” Ethan whispered to her. At her nod he went to where he was sure the old man was.
Pierson looked up when his study door opened, “It’s about time you showed up. Why in the hell haven’t you returned my calls or come by before now?” He demanded.
“Doesn’t matter, I’m here now what in the hell do you want?”
Pierson took a deep breath trying to keep his anger under wraps, he needed Ethan’s cooperation and the only way to do that was to change his tactics. “I’m sorry Ethan, but we are at a critical point and I’ve been trying to reach you and I just got a little frustrated.”
“Okay, so tell me what this is all about.”
“There’s an opportunity to acquire a business that is currently failing and I think that if we could get our hands on it, we can do with it what you did with Thompson Investments.”
“Granddad I appreciate the fact that you want to include me in on this, but I’m no longer into running around within the corporate rat race.”
“Why the hell not, you have a gift and to not use that gift is a waste and I’ll not allow you to do it. I need for you to stop this nonsense with that black woman and make amends with Karen as soon as possible. The sooner the two of you get married the sooner we can get our hands on her father’s company.”
“So that explains your reasoning behind pumping Frank Jr. and Jerry up into fighting me for the family business. I suppose you didn’t’ think that Frank Jr. would go so far as to fuck Karen to get what he wanted or thought he wanted. Now you expect me to forget that she was willing to give it up to my cousin when she thought he would be the next owner of Thompson Investments and just set Regina aside.”
“Look if the black woman means something to you just keep her on the side, because I’ll not allow any black people into this family.” Pierson threatened.
“You know, I don’t give a damn what you will or will not allow. You don’t have the right to dictate to me to whom I’m going to have in my life. I’ll give you a word of warning old man, if you do anything to come between me and my woman I’ll make sure that the rest of your life is pure hell.”
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