Repair Me

by Jennifer Foor

  He shook his head and started ripping off the blankets with one hand. I stopped him. “We’re going to need to get someone to help us throw this whole sofa bed out.”

  Ford started on his rant again, while pacing around the room. The thing between Shayne and Ash was going to have to wait until I could get him calmed down. “I can’t believe this shit. While I was in the hospital she was fuckin’ with my stuff!” He walked over and kicked the kitchen trash can. I knew he was frustrated, but he had to remember that he’d been in a bad car accident and needed to get better before he messed up his healing body.

  “When you’re done messing the place up worse, I’ll be out on the porch.” I walked outside, leaving him alone to stew.

  Ford finally walked outside to use his phone. He walked down the steps with it up to his ear. He wasn’t yelling, so I assumed he was not talking to Ash.

  I stood at the top of the landing, watching him lighting a cigarette that was probably stale. He paced around the gravel parking lot randomly throwing up his arms as he spoke. When he hung up, he finished his cigarette and stood at the foot of the stairs. “That was Shayne. He said he’d stop by tomorrow after work. He said he’s with Lacey and they’re havin’ it out about somethin’.”

  “Where do you want to sleep tonight?”

  “Let’s just go over to my dad’s. I’m tired and too pissed off to sit in a car again.”

  Ford climbed back up the steps and we went in together to get some things to take over to the other house. He didn’t speak and neither did I. As much as I wanted to believe that the peeing on the bed was the last of her antics, I knew Ash wasn’t going to give up. Her new mission was to make Ford miserable and I feared what was coming next.

  Ford

  All I wanted to do was get home and be alone with Sky. It wasn’t just the sex that I’d been missing. It was also the alone time. Leave it to Ash to ruin things. I reckon she thought that if she destroyed my bed that I wouldn’t be able to ever be with Sky in it again. She may have gotten her wish about the bed, but nothing was going to keep me away from Sky.

  After gathering up some things, we headed up to the main house. My mother was sitting at the kitchen table smoking a cigarette while reading a book. “You better be careful. You might light your page on fire.”

  “This book is so hot it might combust on its own. What are you two doin’ here this late?”

  “That bitch of an ex pissed all over my bed. Shayne is’ comin’ by tomorrow to help me throw it away.”

  She shook her head and put her cigarette out. “I know you don’t want to hear my opinions, Ford. I don’t have a right to make claims to you or anyone else in this family. I’m grateful for your father and him bein’ so understandin’, but I’m no fool. I have a lot to make up for before either of you could ever trust me again. The thing is, now that I can think clearly, it hurts me when someone hurts you. That baby is my grandchild and I’ll be damned if she tried to keep us away from it.”

  I had to smile at my mother’s spunkiness. She didn’t hold anything back. I had to admit that since she’d been clean, and going to meetings, she was just like I remembered her being when I was a kid. She was right about trust though. It was something earned and not given. She had a long way before that would happen with me, but she was off to a good start. “I appreciate that. We’re just goin’ to sleep up in my old room, if that’s alright?”

  I didn’t need to ask her permission, but I wanted to be respectful anyway.

  “Sure. Go on up. It’ probably needs sheets, but you know where they are.”

  We said our goodnights and headed upstairs.

  After putting on new bedding all by herself, Sky started to get undressed. She left her underwear on and gave me a funny look when I motioned for everything else to come off. “Come on, Sky. It’s been days. I need some lovin’.”

  She patted on the mattress next to her. “Get in bed. You need rest, not sex.”

  “I need sex and then rest,” I corrected her.

  Sky grabbed her phone off the side table and lifted it into the air to get service. “Ugh, I hate that I can’t see my messages. If Lacey and Shayne are fighting, I know she’s going to be calling me.”

  “She knows you’re takin’ care of me.” I pulled her into my chest and started unclipping her bra. “Lacey can wait until tomorrow. Right now, you’re mine!”

  “I feel like a shitty friend.”

  I tossed her bra on the floor behind me and sunk my face in between her breasts. Her skin smelled like strawberries and it made my mouth water. I ran my nose over one of her nipples, making it hard. She ran her hands into my hair. I suckled on a nipple and looked up into her eyes. When I pulled away, I blew cool air on it. Sky bit down on her lip and her eyes started to roll into the back of her head. “Please, Sky. I want you so bad. My dick has been hard for days. I’ve never had blue balls like this, darlin’.”

  She giggled and stopped my head from licking her skin again. “Are you playing the sympathy card with me over sex?”

  I shrugged and tried to lick her nipple again, but she pushed my face away. Since I had to lean on only one arm, it was hard to keep my balance. She knew she was in control. “Please.” I stuck out my bottom lip.

  Sky licked her lips and finally let me make my way back to her shiny nipple. I sucked on it hard before placing kisses up to her lips. She reciprocated and soon our tongues were mingling, giving us both a tiny burst of pleasure, and leaving us wanting more. Sky flipped us over, giving my arm a break, while she stood up and removed her panties. She licked one of my nipples and drug her tongue down to my belly button. Sky tugged off my boxers, removing them off of my feet, while I watched her eyeing up my cock. “You want it in your mouth, don’t ya, darlin’?”

  She looked at me with intent filled eyes. “Maybe.”

  I got chills just anticipating her lips surrounding it.

  Sky ran her lips over one of my thighs, while still keeping her eyes focused on mine. I reached down and grabbed a chunk of her hair, trying to persuade her toward the prize. She laughed and kept kissing my leg instead. When she finally grabbed ahold of me, she teased the tip, dragging her tongue over it quickly. “Mmm, is that what you want?”

  I closed my eyes and put my head back on the pillow. “Yes!”

  I felt her applying pressure and begin stroking it with her hand. I massaged her head where I was still holding her hair. Don’t get me wrong, I like to be teased and do my fair share of it, but I needed her mouth full of me.

  She must have finally sensed my eagerness, because she wrapped those full lips around me and let the saliva run down, lubricating my whole shaft. Her hands became wet and slid quickly up and down my cock, while her mouth bobbed and sucked hard when she reached the tip. Over and over again, her pace was perfect. I felt her cold hand massaging my balls while she continued taking me to new heights with her mouth. I’d gone too many days without her to be able to hold out. If I didn’t stop her, she would get a mouthful and the night would have to come to an end. As much as I longed for release, I needed to be inside of my girlfriend. I tugged on her head, pulling her off of me. She reached out her tongue and tried to lick the tip. “Get up here and flip over on your knees.”

  She smiled and did as I said. With her ass in the air, I lightly smacked on her pussy. She jumped and cried out, so I did it again, then rubbed my fingers in between her folds. She was so warm and inviting that I didn’t even bother messing around. I was already close enough to be able to finish.

  Entering her tight pussy was like feeling it again for the first time. I got comfortable on my knees and put my free hand on her waist. The harder I pounded, the more she cried out. I leaned over her and reached around to pinch her nipple. Sky moaned and started pushing her ass into my thrusts. In seconds, I lost control of myself and found my release.

  After cleaning up, Sky cuddled up next to me. “It was time for a new bed anyway, you know.”

  I kissed the top of her head. “It’s t
ime for a whole new life. I’m takin’ that job, Sky. I want to be able to give you the things you deserve.”

  She teased me with her lips. “That’s easy, since all I want is you.”

  Chapter 33

  Skylar

  I had to admit that it was nice to wake up in a real bed, wrapped in Ford’s body. I hugged him and looked up at his stubbly face while he slept. The bandages had been removed from his head and the staples looked to be healing, but they were still awful to look at.

  After giving him what he claimed he needed, we had gone right to sleep. Seeing him react to my paying off the debt, I wondered if Ford was going to be able to forgive me for waiting a couple of days to tell him about Ashley and Shayne’s conversation in the bathroom.

  Ford stirred and I moved out of his way before I accidentally got clocked with his cast. “Mornin’. How long have you been up?”

  “A little while. Did you sleep good?”

  “Compared to the hospital, it was fantastic. Besides, I had the company of my girl. What is there not to like about it?”

  “I was wondering. Since you don’t have to move, did you still want to look for a place with me? I won’t be mad if you don’t. I know it came up because of all the things that were going on.”

  “I reckon we don’t have to rush, but I still want it to happen, Sky. It’s hard sleepin’ at night without you in my bed.”

  I blushed, thinking about him needing me. Ford was a grown man that did fine living on his own. I didn’t want to invade his space and have him hate me. “I want it to happen, too.”

  He kissed the top of my head and wrapped his arm back around me. “What did you want to talk to me about last night?”

  I got ready to open my mouth when Ford’s dad yelled, “Ford, Shayne’s here! Get up, boy!”

  He looked back at me, waiting for me to explain. “I can tell you about it later.”

  He sat up and started looking around for his boxers. Since they were on my side of the bed, I grabbed them and helped get them onto his ankles. Once he was decent, he opened the bedroom door. “Be right down!”

  I covered up and smiled as I watched him throwing on some clothes. “We’re just goin’ to take it out to the burn pile in the field. It shouldn’t take too long.”

  “Okay, I’ll see you when you get back.”

  I watched Ford leave the room and sank down on the bed. Now that he knew I had something to say, he wasn’t going to stop asking until I told him what it was.

  Finally realizing that Lacey had probably tried to call me a hundred times, I got myself dressed and headed outside onto the porch to get service. Right away, my phone started blowing up with text messages. Instead of reading all of them, I dialed Lacey’s number.

  “Thank God! I thought you were dead in a ditch somewhere.”

  “I was with Ford. You know there’s no service here. What’s up?” I could already tell from her voice that she was freaking out.

  “Oh my God, you’re not going to believe it. I think Shayne’s cheating on me. Yesterday we got our phones mixed up. I didn’t think it was a big deal if I went through his messages. Girl, are you sitting down?”

  “Yeah, why?”

  “The messages were from someone named Ashley.”

  I cut her off. “Ford’s Ashley?”

  “I’m assuming, since they were talking about a baby and the truth coming out. He told her he couldn’t keep the secret much longer and she was flipping out on him. She said he promised to never tell anyone about that night. What night is she talking about?”

  “Obviously you asked him. What did he say?”

  “He said that if I can’t trust him then we shouldn’t be together at all. I love him, Sky. What am I supposed to do?”

  “So he didn’t explain anything? Do you think the baby is his?”

  “At this point, I just don’t know. He left last night and wouldn’t pick up the phone when I called. I didn’t get any sleep and I don’t know what to do.”

  “Shayne is here with Ford, right now. Also, there’s something you might want to know. Lace, I heard Shayne and Ashley talking last week at the hospital. They were talking about a big secret that couldn’t get out. I don’t want to scare you, but you may want to prepare yourself.”

  “How can this be happening? We were so happy. He never said a thing about Ashley, except for the fact that he hated her. He loves Ford, Sky. I can’t see him doing something like that and jeopardizing their relationship, especially when they were estranged in the first place.”

  “Listen, I will call you in a bit. I think it’s time I told Ford the truth. This can’t go on any longer. It’s hurting too many people. If that baby isn’t Ford’s, he’s going to want to know. This could get really ugly, Lace. I’m just warning you.”

  “You better call me back. Don’t make me drive out there to bum-fuck and find him. I will rip off his balls if he’s lied to me about this.”

  “Okay, I promise I will call. Hang tight and let me get to the bottom of things.”

  When I hung up the phone I felt more convinced than ever that Shayne and Ashley were messing around behind Ford’s back. Shayne clearly didn’t want to mess things up with Lacey, so maybe the two of them devised a plan together. Ashley thought she had a chance with Ford if she was carrying his child. The only problem with that was the fact that it changed nothing. Ford still didn’t want her and now she was caught up in some secret that seemed a lot bigger than any of us could have imagined.

  Ford

  My dad had to end up helping Shayne carry the sofa bed outside, since I couldn’t use my broken arm to lift the thing. Once outside, they put it on a dolly and pushed it out to where we burned trash.

  I was surprised to see Sky walking in my direction and threw out my cigarette before she could scold me. I knew it was a habit that I needed to kick, but things were still too stressful for that to happen. Besides, I’d cut back a lot since Sky had been a part of my life. “What’s up, darlin’.”

  I got the surprise of my life when she ignored me and pointed to Shayne. It didn’t stop there, though. Sky walked up to him and shoved him. “You son of a bitch!”

  I figured that it had to do something with her friend and shrugged it off until Sky started saying my name.

  “How could you lie to Ford? How could you be with someone like her?”

  Shayne threw his hands up in the air. “Sky, please. It ain’t what you think. I swear!”

  I walked toward him and got my girlfriend to stop pushing him backwards. “What’s she talkin’ about?”

  Shayne shook his head and covered his face. “Damn! I knew this was goin’ to happen.” He looked up at Sky and then to me. “I never meant to hurt anyone.”

  I pushed him this time. “What the fuck are you talkin’ about?”

  At this point, my father put his hands in his pockets and stood there; we were waiting to hear what Shayne had to say. Sky stood next to him with her arms folded across her chest. “I heard you in the bathroom at the hospital, Shayne. Tell the damn truth, or I will tell him what I think is going on.”

  I looked from one of them to the other. “Someone better start talkin’.”

  “It’s not what you think! I’m not the father of her baby.” Shayne looked down at the ground. “But neither are you.”

  I can’t explain the emotions that ran through me. As relieved as I was, I also wanted to kill my cousin. I pounced on him, sending us both falling onto the gravel. My anger outweighed the pain that I’d just inflicted on myself. “You fuckin’ asshole! Do you have any idea what that shit has cost us?”

  My dad separated us. “Cut this shit out!”

  Shayne stood up and brushed off his pants. “I know, Ford. Remember that I was the one that hooked you back up with Sky.”

  “Did you do it because you felt guilty for fuckin’ her? We’re family, dude. How could you even go there?”

  “I didn’t!” Shayne pleaded. “I swear! I never touched Ashley.”

 
“You practically banged the whole beach, why should I believe you?” He was a player and we both knew it.

  “Dude, just listen. Please.” Shayne paced around like a crazy person. “Fuck!”

  “Take this inside, boys.” My dad pointed toward the house. “I ain’t havin’ this in my front yard!” He walked toward the shop and didn’t look back. Leave it to my dad to stay away from the drama.

  When we got up into the apartment, Shayne stood on the other side of the kitchen. “If the baby ain’t mine, and it’s not yours, who is the father?”

  “Man, this is so fucked up. My parents are goin’ to fuckin’ kill me for this.” Shayne looked up at me and Sky. “Remember when you first met Sky and you came to the beach? You stayed in that motel.”

  “Yeah, why?”

  “I ran into Ash on the boardwalk. She’d just run into you the night before. You were with a pretty blonde and she was flippin’ out about it. Anyway, after you’d rejected her for the second time, she came to a party at my house. I had a house full that weekend. My parents were away and I had the twins with me. I promised that I wouldn’t let them get into any trouble, but come on. It wasn’t like I could control two eighteen year olds.” Shayne rubbed his face and then continued. “Anyway, I was startin’ to talk to Lace again and left for a bit. When I came back, I couldn’t find Parker anywhere. I went outside and found him and Ash on the beach. They were both trashed and had clearly had sex.”

  My stomach dropped. Right away, I knew why he’d kept it a secret. Had it been my sister, I would have done anything to protect her. “Damn! Does Parker know?”

  Shayne shook his head. “No. He just left for college and I didn’t want to ruin it for him. When Ashley announced that she was havin’ your kid, I called her out on it. She swore up and down that it was your kid, until I threatened to tell you the truth. She knew you’d have a paternity test and find out you weren’t the father. It took her one day to call me cryin’. I didn’t know what to do.”

  “Thanks for screwin’ me over, Shayne. Do you have any idea what you did to me, to Sky? We’ve been ripped apart and almost lost everything, because of this piece of shit lie. Get the fuck out of my face, before I beat the living shit out of you!” I pointed toward the door, but Shayne didn’t move.