Twisted

by Christa Simpson

  "Screw off," Maddie hollered.

  We hurried for the exit, knowing that if they had balls enough to follow us outside, they would be scared off fast when they saw the two beefy men we had waiting for us there. Maddie let me go, and crossed the threshold, as one of the guys caught up to me. He clutched onto my shoulder and yanked me back into the darkened hall. I stumbled backward falling hard against him. His grubby hand molested my breast, before I could react.

  "Ugh!" I screamed.

  "Oh yeah, you'll do just nice," he said, his voice as slimy as his hair.

  As I tried to catch my balance, I felt his cold, cracked and calloused hand creep up my inner thigh. I instantly jabbed my elbow into his gut and stomped his foot with my long skinny heel. He slumped to his knees on the dingy floor, hollering angrily and crying in pain, as I darted for the door.

  CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

  ~

  AFTER ESCAPING THE STEAMY club, Maddie led me quickly and silently away, speeding straight down the sidewalk to where Hunter and Edwin were waiting for us.

  "You okay?" she whispered.

  I nodded, panicked and yet relieved that she was going to keep her mouth shut. Had she reacted differently, I would've been a teary-eyed mess for sure. The only thing holding me together was the notion that if Edwin found out what had happened, he’d go back in there, find the slime ball that touched me and make him apologize for what he'd done, and then he’d beat him to a bloody pulp, or worse.

  Despite all the night's drama, it was our last as far as this vacation goes and the night was almost over. I wanted to make it a memorable one. I wished there were some way to make the night last, wipe out the depravity and reinvest in the flame that was burning good and strong between Edwin and I this morning in the meadow.

  "It's such a beautiful night out, eh?" Hunter asked Maddie thoughtfully.

  "Way too nice to call it a night! What can we do?" she asked him, going for coy.

  "We can go hang out at the beach, if you want," Edwin suggested.

  "Right on," Hunter said.

  I shrugged my shoulders indecisively. I didn’t want to share Edwin and I doubted that Maddie wanted us to tag along with them either.

  "We'll catch up to you guys. You go on ahead," Edwin said, his eyes reaching mine.

  Edwin slung his arms loosely over my shoulders, his nose touching mine. "What's up Abs? You're not worrying about Aliah again are you?"

  Without a need for words, after shoving my panties in Edwin's pants pocket, I kissed him on the nose and walked off for the beach. I glanced back as he checked his pocket to catch his reaction, his smile, priceless, when he realized I was sauntering away without panties.

  "Wait up guys," I called to Hunter and Maddie, as I hurriedly caught up to them, smirk firmly in place.

  When we reached the sand, Maddie and I removed our shoes and we walked down the long sandy beach toward the water. The only light was that from the headlights of a vehicle leaving the barren parking lot nearby. When the car was gone, darkness enveloped us.

  "I want to walk up the beach," Maddie hollered back to Hunter, as she ran toward the swelling waves, peaceful and carefree.

  Hunter followed after her, and I as I started to follow suit, Edwin stopped me and pulled me into his possessive arms.

  "My feet are kind of sore," Edwin said, smirking. "We're just gonna hang out here," he hollered, his eyes locked on mine.

  "Okay, we'll meet you back at the resort," Hunter called back, without another glance.

  I slipped my eyes off of Edwin long enough to watch Maddie kick her foot into an oncoming wave, intentionally splashing water at Aliah's man. She ran off giggling, so Hunter would chase her. That he did, and it was officially out of my hands.

  "If you took a seat in the sand, it would be more convincing you know," I teased. Not that we needed an excuse to stay back. They understood, being caught up in their own whatever you want to call it to notice us anyway.

  Taking Edwin by surprise, only because I was too drunk to care, I plopped down in the sand, being extra careful to keep my legs together. So one outfit might not make it out of the weekend alive, it's worth it. I leaned back to look up at Edwin, the backdrop a gorgeous night sky.

  He dropped to his knees and hovered over me smiling, before he braced my neck and kissed me long and soft. Joining me in the cool sand, he wrapped his arm around my core, propping me against him, back to chest. I took a deep breath of the fresh open air, leaned my head back against his shoulder, and listened to the noisy peace of the powerful waves crashing onto the sandy beach.

  There seemed to be a few others lingering in the darkness, known only from the random hoot or giggle in the distance. At such an hour, it could only be assumed that the others were either utterly in love, like us, or had other naughty intentions, also like us. The beach was massive and after a few minutes of total darkness and silence, it felt like we were totally alone.

  Edwin caressed up and down my arm, incredibly subtle and totally hot. It drove me wild, reminding me that I was minimally clothed and it was just the two of us.

  Being bold, I hiked my skirt and straddled Edwin's lap facing him. "I know what you want," I said, provoking him.

  "Do you now?" he replied, with a slanted smile that hit me right between the thighs.

  "I'm not that kind of girl," I said, teasing, touching. The warm summer wind breezed through my dark hair and my fingers rested on Edwin’s irresistible lips.

  He kissed them, his lips trailing down from my neck, and brushed across my taut nipple. His mouth was hot and wet when it closed over it, soaking through the barely there fabric, the only thing separating his tongue from my skin. I shivered as he blew a breath over me. He nipped and sucked gently, then slowly made his way back up to my neck, my chin, until his lips finally devoured mine, steady and sure. I slipped my hand between us and found him primed and ready for me, harder than ever. I stroked his length and he moaned into my mouth. His hands found their way under my skirt and skimmed my bare skin, making me tremble in anticipation.

  I took my time popping his fly, as he kissed me everywhere but my mouth. Strained for space, I slowly unzipped his pants and tugged on his Calvin's. He sprang from his clothes and I clasped on, stroking him, warm and rigid. He tugged my dress below my breasts and, as his tongue teased my nipple, my head fell back, giving him full reign.

  It startled me when his hands gripped onto my behind and he lifted me on top him. I gasped on a moan. When did he slip on that rubber? He filled me, with one stroke, tight and warm. Hands clenched on my naked hips, he pressed me down onto him, thrusting himself deeper inside me. His strong, capable hands rounded to my rear, setting the pace, rocking me at a steady tempo. I knew we were in public and I still couldn't stop the incessant moaning. It felt too good to stop. Edwin chuckled, proud and amused, as I came undone in his lap.

  “Oh, Eddie,” I shouted. As heat coiled around me, I threw my head back and screamed out, not feeling at all comprised with my dress bunched around my waist, as deliciously violent tremors rocked through me.

  Consumed with the tightening sensation, Edwin jerked me faster and harder and deeper, and I could see his own climax on the horizon. Another heat swirled inside me and Edwin, cupping my neck, pressed my mouth with hot, hard kisses. I shivered with the awareness of the clenching, dragging me deeper into the abyss, as Edwin deepened the kiss, his tongue slipping along my teeth, dancing with my tongue. He swallowed my moan as another climax dragged me toward the swirling darkness, Edwin ready to crash right behind me.

  “Yes baby,” he groaned. His hand was tangled in my loose tousled hair as a tidal wave of sensations made me gasp and convulse and Edwin filled me with his powerful release.

  Staying incredibly still for a moment, our hearts thumped in magical harmony, and then Edwin lied back in the sand. After a moment frozen in time, he kissed me.

  "I love you Abs."

  I adjusted my dress and rolled off of him, lying at his side in the sand. "That's j
ust your penis talking."

  He laughed. “He loves you too, but I assure you this is coming from my heart." He sighed, and turned on his side, smoothing his hand down my arm. “Trust me. You’re the only girl in my world,” he said smoothly, gazing into my eyes.

  As the waves crashed the shore, creating a delightful, dark serenity, I leaned into him and shared a soft, meaningful kiss.

  "Sorry about your skirt. It's filthy now,” he said, brushing the sand off me.

  I sat up and clambered to my feet. It took a second for me to readjust to being vertical again. But what a treat it was to see Edwin lying there, pants unfastened, shirt hiked up exposing his brick layered abs.

  Smiling, Edwin refastened his pants and flexed every muscle as he leaned forward to stand up next to me. He raised his eyebrows knowing that I was still missing something.

  "Do you think I could get my panties back now?" I asked, sticking out my bottom lip. I reached into his pocket, but my hand came out empty.

  He retrieved my panties from his other pocket, dangled them in front of me, and proceeded to spin them around on his finger. "Looking for these?"

  I tried to yank them from his hand, but he was too fast. He tucked them back in his pocket and took two long strides away from me.

  "Oh, so this is how it’s gonna be?"

  Edwin swiftly removed his socks and shoes, then ran off into the darkness toward the surf. "You can have them, if you can catch me," he hollered, as he ran ankle deep into the waves.

  I was already filthy so I figured what was a little water going to hurt? I chased in after him and tackled him into the shallow water. He caught me around the waist and so I landed on top of him. He dipped me into the water, to make sure I got as wet as him.

  We splashed around, rolling in the waves, kissing and touching, until I finally snuck my panties from his pocket. I got the panties, but now we were both soaked and dirty with sand from our ears to our toes. I shoved him away to slip on the scrap of silky lace, and started toward the beach. Edwin leapt from the waves and carried me back into them.

  He dropped back down and pulled my water-logged body on top of him. I couldn't stop giggling and smiling. His smile was just as big, his teeth gleaming in the moonlight. I was spellbound. I ran my fingers through his sexy wet hair and clung to his body, as I pressed a kiss to the corner of his mouth.

  He ran his hand down my thigh and I shivered, though my cheeks were burning. He pushed me to my knees and lifted his wet sculpted body to a sitting position beneath me, his shirt clinging deliciously to every twitching muscle.

  "You belong with me," he said, and wrapped my chilled body in his warm arms.

  "I know,” I said softly, a hand flattened on his smooth chest next to my head.

  The waves continued to crash around us, promptly delivering me into a dreamscape. The night was warm, but the water was cold and my nipples were now protruding out of my top. Taking Edwin’s hand, I stood up and dragged him out of the water with me.

  "Where are our shoes?" I asked, frantically searching in the deepening darkness for my expensive stilettos.

  Edwin's sight, being more keen than mine, helped him to locate them farther up the beach with little effort. I teetered over to them and he laughed at me.

  "That water didn't straighten you up?" he asked.

  "I'm definitely awake, but I may still be under the influence," I admitted, having had way too much to drink.

  He laughed again. "That's my girl."

  Barefoot and soaked to the bone, we walked hand in hand. When we reached the paved sidewalk, Edwin squeezed the water out of his shirt.

  "Yeah, we're gonna have no trouble finding a cab tonight," he said sarcastically.

  "What are we gonna do?" I asked, without any brilliant ideas of my own.

  "Maybe you could drop your top again. That might get a few takers," he teased.

  I slapped him hard and he acted hurt, but his grin returned on his face in a matter of seconds. "Don't worry Abs. We'll figure something out."

  We continued up the street toward some commotion outside a small local bar. It looked like Jay had gotten himself into a little trouble. He was throwing wild punches at some guy, and Tanner was providing his backup, getting right in on the action. Aliah was casually leaning against the wall next to the door of the bar. She was alone. Edwin and I strolled over to her.

  "What's going on?" I asked.

  "Oh, you know: the usual. Turns out that Jay was hanging out with a slut. Big surprise. That dude over there thinks she’s his girl. Jay doesn’t think so. It actually makes for good entertainment. Go Tanner!" she cheered.

  "It's good to see you're enjoying yourself," I said.

  "Yeah I am, but look at you. You're a mess; but you're totally glowing. What have you done to her?" she asked Edwin, smiling. She had no idea. Then again, maybe she did.

  "Whatever it is, I like it," she said vulgarly.

  "I guess I just have that effect on the ladies," Edwin said, a sexy smile slanting across his handsome face.

  Aliah laughed. "Whatever."

  After the other guy was lying flat on his back and his friends ran off to hide, Tanner hurried toward us, with Jay limping up behind him.

  "Let's get out of here. We're parked just up the road,” Tanner said, dragging limping Larry after us.

  I looked to Aliah. "Are they in any shape to be driving?"

  Aliah nodded with certainty, as we rushed toward Tanner’s car. "Tanner hasn't had a single drink this whole time I've been with him," she insisted.

  Jay got in the backseat of the two- door Civic, fat lip and all. Aliah and Edwin piled in next to him. It only left one vacant seat, and that was in the front. With Tanner.

  "It's okay, you can fit," Edwin told me, suggesting I squish in the back with him. He was already soaking Aliah, but she seemed amused by that fact.

  “Just get in," Tanner yelled, as he turned over the engine.

  "It's fine, I can sit in the front," I said to Edwin, as I slammed back the passenger seat and scampered into it.

  "Don't worry, I'm not gonna try anything. You can give me a little more credit than that," Tanner scolded, as he pulled into the street.

  I glanced over my shoulder again only to find Aliah pressed up against Jay. He was smirking at me; or maybe it was only his fat lip. I looked away quickly, but when I glanced back it was obvious he was smirking, getting off from making me uncomfortable.

  "Hit Jay for me, will ya," I shouted over the loud music.

  Aliah did, without question.

  "Hey, what did I do?" he hollered at her.

  Edwin reached his hand over the right side of my seat to catch my attention. I reached my hand over my shoulder to hold his; and it gave me some relief.

  "So what'd you guys end up doing tonight?" Jay asked curiously.

  I smirked, blushing profusely, as I squeezed Edwin’s hand. Tanner looked at me and figured it out right away. We were still drenched from frolicking in the lake after all.

  "Right," Jay said, exaggerating the word.

  "Sorry about your seats," I said to Tanner, ignoring Jay.

  "No problem. They'll wipe right down," he insisted.

  I could tell from how clean the car was that he'd be wiping the leather down as soon as my ass left the seat.

  Minutes later we pulled into the resort and Tanner slowly pulled up to our place.

  "Thanks for the ride," I said appreciatively, as I got out of his car. I caught him staring as I bent over to flip the seat to let Edwin and Aliah out of the back.

  It was apparent that Edwin caught him too, but he managed to contain his anger. Could he really blame him for noticing? I was soaked to the bone.

  "Thanks for the ride Arnold, I mean Tanner," Edwin said, as he pulled me into his arms and rested his hand on my ass.

  Aliah kissed her fingers and tapped them on Jay's lips, since he seemed to have passed out. "Night, night," she called to Tanner, as she shut the door.

  He pulled away in his
car, looking at us in the rear-view, and I was sure that it was the last I would see of him. I stared as the he slowly rode off, and Edwin held me around my waist, resting his chin on my head.

  "I'm going straight to bed," Aliah said, as she trotted for the door.

  We followed her to the cabin to see what the sleeping arrangements were for the night. We quietly crept into the place and it was so very quiet. Maddie’s bedroom door was shut, and no doubt she had a guest. Our bedroom door was wide open and it was empty, until Aliah stepped inside and started to undress.

  "Abby, you coming?" Aliah whispered, oblivious to the situation.

  "No, I think I'm gonna head next door with Edwin," I whispered back from the kitchen, certain that I did not want to be there when Aliah figured it all out it the morning.

  "What? I don't bite, and Eddie boy's welcome to join us," she said, hoping Eddie would change my mind for me.

  "Another time," Edwin insisted, making Aliah laugh softly.

  "Suit yourselves," she said, as she closed the bedroom door quietly.

  Edwin led the way, with long strides to his cabin. He stopped me just outside his door. "TJ may have company. I just wanted to warn you," he whispered.

  "Is that all you were doing?" I asked, as I put my arms over his shoulders.

  He smiled wickedly and leaned down for a kiss, slowly tasting me, like it was going to be our last. He swept me up with a storm of emotions, but I was already head-over-heels in love with him.

  CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

  ~

  AFTER OUR TRIP AT the Southwind Inn, things were a little sticky between Aliah and Hunter to say the least. A few weeks had gone by and Aliah was still giving him the cold shoulder, unwilling to talk to him about what happened. She was also giving me a hard time about going to the Westmount, where Hunter works. If she couldn’t, then I couldn’t. It was a tough sell, but I finally convinced her that it's okay to step foot in the club again. She needed to let off some steam and what better way that to work it out with some cardio?