Her lips brush over mine softly. I pull her in for a hug. She latches her arms around me and whispers in my ear how much she has missed me today.
Cassie comes over to the end of the bar where we are and slams her tray down hard on the bar. “The fuck is your problem,” I snap harshly at her. She rolls her eyes and storms off.
“What’s with her?” Izzy asks Stixx and she just shrugs and goes back to the rowdy crowd at the other end of the bar. “What movie is playing tonight?”
“Something old, black and white and extremely romantic.” I kiss her nose and get back to work before Stixx throws a liquor bottle at me. She just got slammed with another group of customers.
Izzy takes a seat on my end of the bar and people watches the customers. She is definitely one of us now. She gets caught up in the day to day gossip just like the rest of us.
Kiki comes in and joins Izzy. I fix them both their usual pitcher of Lemon Drop. When they get together to drink, it is better to just give them a pitcher. “Don’t get too wild on me, we still have a movie date,” I tease Izzy.
“Don’t worry Luke; I am sure you’ll get laid tonight either way since the two of you can’t seem to keep your hands off one another. It is quite disgusting and cute.” She sticks her tongue out when Izzy play smacks her shoulder.
I leave them to get a buzz and get back to serving the happy hour crowd. I should have left thirty minutes ago but my replacement is late and I wouldn’t feel right about leaving Stixx with this much of a crowd. I know I shouldn’t feel jealous when I see Craig and a few of his buddies circle around Izzy and Kiki but I do. Not because I think Izzy would do anything but because he wants what is mine. I don’t know why the guy can’t get it through his fat skull that she doesn’t want him. He is always trying to hang around her. He shows up at the beach every time she works like a loser stalker.
I see Izzy tense and flinch, shrinking away when he leans in close to her, trying to whisper something in her ear. Her face pales and she gives me a strange look and shakes her head at what he is saying. Kiki gives me an odd look as well. What in the fuck did he just say to her?
Cassie comes behind the bar and wraps her arms around me, trying to hug me. I shove her away. “What are you doing?”
I see Izzy storming towards the bathroom with tears in her eyes. Kiki is following close behind her. Craig looks at Cassie and me and laughs as him and his friends go over and grab a table. Cassie doesn’t answer me and she goes over to take their order. I am fuming and livid. I need to find out what in the hell that fucker did, but I can’t leave Stixx on her own with this many drink orders coming in. I dig in and get as many drink orders as I can filled quickly. Cassie avoids me, giving her orders to Stixx instead. Suits me just fine, I don’t want to serve that dicklick and his friends.
My replacement finally shows up. Izzy still hasn’t emerged from the bathroom. It must be something bad, if she is this upset. I don’t even bother to count my drawer out. I go straight to the women’s room to see what has Izzy so upset.
I knock on the door softly and Kiki pokes her head out. When she sees that it is me, she steps aside and leaves me in the bathroom alone with Izzy. “Wanna’ tell me why you are in the bathroom crying?”
“Were you going to tell me?”
“Tell you what?” I ask confused as she blows her nose.
“About Cassie,” she says as though I should know what in the hell that means.
“You already know that I have slept with her, what more is there to say. She has nothing to do with us.” I go to hug her and she takes a step back from me.
“What the fuck Izzy? I haven’t done anything wrong. Maybe you should try talking to me and asking about whatever it is you are assuming about me.” I start pacing, getting pissed. That Craig fucker tells her something and she immediately believes him and jumps to conclusions without even asking me. I won’t be with someone who doesn’t trust me. I know Izzy has trust issues but I haven’t given her any reason to doubt me in the least. “You gotta’ give me something here Izzy.”
“So you didn’t screw Cassie the other night when you worked late?” I have to think back to what she is even talking about. I am always with her. But I did stay over after my shift a few nights back and play a set when the band didn’t show.
“Are you seriously asking me this? Have I done anything to make you question the way I feel about you? You’ve ruined me for anyone else Izzy. I’ve been drunk on you since the moment you first drove through the resort. That first day when your eyes locked with mine—I knew then my life was about to change. I just wasn’t sure how. I fucking love you.” Shit, did I just say that last part aloud.
“You love me,” she says, taking a step toward me.
“Yeah Iz, I do. So are you going to believe the word of an asshole who wants in your pants or are you going to trust me when I say that I love you and I would never hurt you? I’m not Justin. I wouldn’t do that to you.”
“I’m sorry Luke; I guess it’s still hard for me to trust someone.” I wrap my arms around her and hug her. She leans up and kisses me, apologizing again.
“Come on.” I lead her back out to the bar and she takes her seat back at the bar. I apologize to Stixx and count my drawer out. Cassie is staring a hole though Izzy. Whatever this shit is…it ends right now.
I grab Izzy by the hand and take her over to Cassie and I yell for Craig to join us. Cassie looks uncomfortable and Craig loses the smug look on his face when he sees that Izzy is holding my hand.
“I don’t know what in the hell the two of you got against Izzy and me, but she’s my girl. Cassie, we fucked once, it was months ago and it wasn’t even that great. The whole time I was with you, I was picturing Izzy in my mind because she had just turned me down. Craig, Izzy wouldn’t have you even if she wasn’t with me, get over it. The next time the two of you decide to gang up and make up shit about me, I won’t be so understanding. Maybe the two of you should fuck, I don’t know but you are done interfering with our lives.”
I don’t wait for either of them to say anything. I leave the bar with my woman. I promised her a movie and I intend to keep good on my word. We have a good thing going and I want to keep it that way.
Izzy
Luke has been trying so hard to show me that I can count on him and that he will never hurt me. I have to say he has been an amazing boyfriend so far. He doesn’t even flirt with the women who come into the bar when he is working. I told him I would understand if he did, that is how he earns better tips. He told me it didn’t matter and that he wants people to respect our relationship. He said if he was flirting with other women it would just open the door to trouble and I guess he is right.
I think about the shit Craig and Cassie pulled… and how I reacted, automatically thinking the worst of him. That wasn’t very fair of me, especially when he has been making such an effort to treat me so good. I guess it was a combination of the alcohol and my own insecurity that made me consider the lie Craig had told. It didn’t help that right when he told me, I looked up and saw Cassie wrapping her arms around my man, embracing him. I really felt stupid when Luke told me how he loved me. I know from here on out he has my trust. It won’t always be easy but he never promised that it would be. I lay back between his legs in the back of his truck with his arms wrapped around me. He kisses the top of my hair.
“Did you just sniff my hair?” I twist around to face him.
“Just watch the movie Iz,” he orders me.
“You totally sniffed my hair. Luke, if I didn’t know better I would say you are in love with me.” I claim his mouth, sucking on his lip seductively. I look around and there aren’t very many cars here, considering it is a Thursday night, it is slow. “Have you ever, ya know…in the back of your truck?” I smile sweetly at him as I feel him harden at my words.
“You are killing me Iz, and no I haven’t,” he answers, breathing much harder than he was moments ago.
“Do you want to?” I straddle his lap and start
kissing the side of his neck.
“Are you trying to get us arrested for public indecency?”
“No, I am trying to get you to fuck me, right here right now?” I grind down on him as he runs his hands up my exposed thighs.
“Are you drunk?” he chuckles as I slip the straps of my dress down.
“No Luke Greene. I’m horny and I want you to take that hard cock of yours and fuck me now.”
He sees that I’m not wearing a bra and he growls in response. His mouth clamps down on my exposed breast, sucking on my hardened nipple. Reaching down between us, I flick the button on his jeans open and ease his zipper down. I free him through the opening in his boxer briefs and scoot closer to him. I am dying to have him inside of me. I rock against his hard-on.
“Your panties are soaked,” he says into my ear as my chest smashes against his. He hooks my panties to the side with his finger and guides his cock inside. I nearly scream aloud, he feels so damn good. He clamps his hand down over my mouth to keep me quiet. I grind down on him, rocking and rolling my hips slowly.
“I can’t take it Izzy, I’m going to lay you down right now and I am going to fuck you hard and fast. I don’t give a damn who hears or sees as long as you come all over my cock.”
He takes the pillow he had behind his back for cushioning against the hardness of his truck and reaches it to me to lay my head on. I discreetly take my panties off and shove them in his back pocket before I push his denim down far enough to give him room to move. I watch as he pokes his head up and looks around one final time before he slams into me. I know the truck is rocking and if anyone looks over here, they will know exactly what we are doing but I really don’t care.
Five intense sweaty minutes later, Luke and I are back to watching the movie. I couldn’t tell you what in the hell it is even about. I can’t stop thinking about the fact that he told me he loves me three times tonight. I haven’t said it back yet. It isn’t that I don’t love him. I do. I just want the moment I tell him to feel right. I don’t want to say it just because he did. I made that mistake with Justin. I went along with just about anything he said whether I really agreed or not. I want things to be different with Luke.
After the movie is over, he takes me back into town for ice cream. The older woman working tells us how cute we look together. She says we remind her of her younger years when she first met her husband. She smiles as Luke feeds me bites of his sundae. He is the best. I really got lucky with him.
When I told my mom about Luke, she had reservations. She just doesn’t want to see me get hurt again. She hasn’t met him yet. I am both nervous and excited about her coming to the resort to camp for the weekend. I really want her and Luke to hit it off.
“What time does your mom get here Friday?” Luke asks once we get back to his place.
“I’m not sure. She is supposed to text me once she gets checked in.” I strip down out of my dress and throw one of his t-shirts over my head. I love wearing his shirts. They just smell so much like him.
“She won’t freak out about us sleeping together will she? I can’t not sleep in the same bed with you, Iz.” I don’t like the thought of sleeping alone either. I have gotten accustomed to snuggling up with him every night.
“Awe, look at you being so sweet. I love you, Luke Greene.” The words tumble out of my mouth before I even realize I am saying them. Damn it! I wanted it to be this epic awesome moment. But I guess it doesn’t matter.
“You do,” he says, rubbing his jaw against mine. His hands palm my ass cheeks as I grab his face to kiss him.
“I do, good thing we are friends or this could turn awkward.” I smirk and go to turn down the covers so we can get in bed.
“I was going to say, you leaving your things here was starting to border on the creepy side,” he teases me.
“Shut up, nerd!”
He hits me on the butt teasingly. I wrap my arms around his neck and fall into bed with him. “I guess now would be a bad time to tell you I’ve been married before.”
I still beside him trying not to freak out. “Are you joking?”
“I wish. I had planned on telling you sooner but the timing was never right,” he says as his eyes plead with mine for me not to be angry.
I understand what he means about timing but what a shitty time to tell someone you were married. I mean shit, we just told one another that we love each other tonight. And now he tells me? Talk about a total buzz kill.
“Are you mad?”
“No, it’s just we told each other that we love one another, ya know. Kind of a mood killer.”
“I’m sorry. I just wanted to tell you before your mom comes. I didn’t want her to fire questions at me and you find out by me blurting it out or something.” He kisses my forehead and presses his own to mine.
I know there is a lot I still have to learn about him. Right now, this is all fresh and exciting. And I love that there are things we don’t know about each other. Maybe that was part of the problem with Justin and me. We already knew everything about each other. There was no mystery or excitement.
I raise up, needing something to drink.
“I’m going to get a bottled water. You want a beer?”
“Who needs beer when I can get drunk on your pussy.” He smirks as I shake my head at him.
When I come back to bed, Luke tells me all about his ex-wife Kirstie and how she fucked him over. I never would have guessed that any woman wouldn’t want Luke and would cheat on him. I could never hurt him in that way. I nuzzle into the crook of Luke’s arm as he traces lazy circles over my arm.
“Move in with me Izzy.”
“Don’t you think that’s kind of quick?” I love Luke and I like being with him but this is all so fast. I take a minute to think on it. Okay, I take several minutes to think on it. I take so long that Luke pokes me in the ribs to make sure I am still breathing. Justin and I moved at a snail’s pace and I decide to say what the hell. “Okay,” I mumble so low that I am not sure he has heard me. He isn’t saying anything now and I am afraid he was only kidding.
Twisting around, I look over at him and he has the biggest grin on his face. “I am going to make you so damn happy Izzy.” I slam my mouth into his, craving his kisses. His tongue melds with mine in perfect sync.
“I know you will,” I tease, smiling at him.
I never would have thought moving to a place called Happy Endings would lead me to find me a happy ending of my own, but it did.
Epilogue
Izzy
It’s been three years since I first made the decision to move in with Luke. When I first laid eyes on him, I knew there was something about him. We have been together ever since I finally opened my heart to him. He has made good on his promise. I have been so happy with him…well since we got rid of Craig. For some reason he couldn’t accept my relationship with Luke. After Ross caught him peeping in Luke and my windows, one too many times he was fired.
We finally got married last year. The ceremony was beautiful. We had it here at the resort. Yes, we still live here. However, we have now moved into one of the private homes next to Rory and Drew.
Luke is getting ready for the grand opening of his bar, Luke & Izzy’s Bar. It was either that or Tight Ass. I tried to get him to get a cool name but he insisted that it have our names on it. I am so proud of him.
Luke places his lips against the silky fabric of my dress, kissing my swollen stomach. We are expecting our first child this summer. We decided not to find out the sex of the baby. I want to be surprised. Luke was apprehensive about not knowing at first but he has finally come around to my way of doing things. He has learned quickly that you don’t go against the wishes of a pregnant woman. He is down on his knees looking up at me with love and adoration shinning in his eyes. His hands find their way under my dress. He teases his fingers along the lace edges of my panties.
“Baby, we are going to be late.”
“Just give me five minutes.” I start to protest, but then hi
s head goes under the skirt of my dress and his tongue glides across the skin of my pelvic area…I close my mouth and give the man his five minutes.
My panties come off and he lays me back on the bed. “You know I just put those on,” I mock being a smart ass.
“Izzy, I need this so shut your mouth and give it to me.” His finger delves in my pussy and twists in a come here motion.
My legs fall apart and my eyes go back in my head. I know my dress is being wrinkled but I cannot deny him when he touches me like this. His mouth is capped over my clit, sucking and licking me as his fingers continue to test my breaking point.
“Oh God, Luuukke!” I cry out his name in the throes of passion and desire, needing him inside of me.
My knees are trembling as he pushes them open wider. He drops his pants and gives me what I want. He slams into me and takes me hard and fast. He is relentless in his thrusts, rocking his body into mine. We are going to be late. His hands move up the sides of my dress and over my stomach, trying to get to my breasts. I am enjoying his touch too much to even get mad when he rips my dress down the front when he is pawing at me. He pushes the fabric aside and latches his mouth onto my hardened nipple. His teeth graze over me as he continues to fuck and taste me.
He slows his pace, drawing his cock in and out of my slick heat slowly, tantalizing and torturous. My nails rake down his back as I beg him to deliver. “Harder. Ahhh, faster,” I pant and moan in his ear, arching my back, needing him to go deeper.
“You going to come all over my cock, Izzy?”
“Yeesss!”I hiss.
“Then rollover,” he tells me and I do.
He rips off what is left of my dress and enters me from behind, giving me what I want. Hard. Fast. And deep. My man finishes making love to me.
After being cleaned up and getting ready for a second time, we finally make it to the car to leave. I call my mom and tell her we are on our way. I make up some lame story about a flat tire, knowing she knows better. Luke and I cannot keep our hands off one another.
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