by Stacey McCoy
And even though our lips part we hold each other for a long time, neither of us wanting to be the first to say goodbye, even if it is only for a short time.
Without speaking Jake reads my thoughts, he kisses me one last time then climbs into the driver’s seat. He doesn’t says goodbye and neither do I. His silent departure doesn’t leave me angry, or sad, I simply feel happy to know that he loves me and that we’ll see each other again soon.
As I step back inside my house, our house, I notice there’s a message on the answering machine. It’s Alex. I listen to the message. She sounds rather excited and begs me to call her back ASAP. I decide to call Simone first so I can ask her if she and Johnno would be able to look after Ash and Aiden this weekend. Of course she says yes. I then pop the kettle on and make myself a cuppa before calling Alex back.
Ash and Aiden are in the lounge room playing a noisy game on the TV so I opt to head to my room so I can talk to my friend in silence. As I sit down on my bed and wait for Alex to answer I place my mug on my bedside table and stare at the photo of Jake and I. I still honestly cannot believe that Jake, The Son of Sensuality, is my boyfriend and will soon be living in my home with the kids and me.
Alex startles me from my daydream as she answers the phone. She screams down the line, “I’M MOVING IN WITH LIAM!”
“What!” Clearly shocked I find myself standing again.
“I’m moving in with Liam. Isn’t that exciting?”
“Wow. That’s a huge decision Alex. Are you sure?”
“Hell yes I’m sure. Kat he is the love of my life and I don’t want to spend another day without him by my side so I‘m going to move to Melbourne with him.”
I can’t help but worry. I’ve witnessed Alex’s heart break too many times before and my confusion is fuelled due to the fact that I hardly know Liam to make fair judgement on him. I can hear Alex jumping up and down on the spot. I don’t think I have ever heard her this happy before. It makes me happy to know she’s happy, but I’m concerned.
“Whose idea was it?” I say gently.
“It was his actually.” I detect bitterness in Alex’s voice.
“Sorry Alex, I’m not judging you, or Liam, I just don’t want to see you hurt again.”
I hear Alex sigh and sit down heavily into a chair.
“I know you care Kat, I know you worry, but I’m happy with Liam and he’s happy with me. This is the right thing to do. Besides there’s nothing keeping me here.”
“Well now I feel loved.” I laugh as I dish out my sarcastic remark.
“You know what I mean.”
“Yeah I do. Will you transfer with work, or look for something else to do down there?”
“I’ll transfer just so I know that I’ll still have a good income coming in. There are a few hospitals close to Liam’s place so hopefully I won’t have to travel far for work.”
“I reckon the hospital here will miss your awesome nursing skills.”
“I reckon they will just miss my awesomeness, period!”
“Oh Alex I’m going to miss you.”
“Geez Kat. It’s not like I’ll be moving to the other side of the world. Besides you will be visiting the city a lot to see Jake, so you can catch up with me then.”
“Actually.” I pause for effect.
“Actually what?”
“Jake and I are thinking that he might move in here with the kids and me.”
I have to hold the phone away from my ear as I listen to Alex squeal with delight. I only wish now that I’d had the same reaction when she told me of her plans to move in with Liam.
“Oh my god. Are you serious? Kat that’s fantastic. I’m so happy for you.”
“Thanks mate. I’m happy for you too.”
“Wow, would you have a look at us. Who would have thought that two chicks from the country would ever fall hopelessly in love with a couple of male strippers from the big smoke?”
“Yeah I know, it’s hard to believe isn’t it?”
“Life’s funny like that I guess.”
“Yeah it really is.” I sit down on my bed again and stare into Jake’s eyes that look back at me.
There’s silence as we both reflect on our lives. Alex has had numerous failed relationships, but now she has Liam and I have lost the love of my life and yet been lucky enough to have found another.
“So when are you moving?” I ask.
“Two weeks.”
“Wow that’s not long. Will you need a hand?”
“Yeah maybe. Not sure really. I’ll let you know.”
It’s so typical of Alex not to be organised. I don’t know how she manages to live her life so carefree yet be so unbelievably responsible as a nurse. She truly is a remarkable woman and I know that she will make it work with Liam in the city.
She’s right when she says she has nothing tying her down out here. Now that I think about it I’m surprised she has stayed in the area for as long as she has. Being a registered nurse she could have spent her life travelling the world, instead she chose to live and work here in rural surroundings.
“You constantly surprise me Alex. You know that don’t you?”
“Yeah I know and that’s why you love me. Hey how about I come over this weekend and we can have a swim then get drunk.”
“Sounds great but I’ll be in Melbourne”
“You horny devil. You just can’t stay away from him can you?”
I explain the upcoming weekend’s events to my friend. Alex tells me she would give her left nut, if she had one, to be able to see Liam this weekend, but she better stay home and pack, so she can move within the timeline she has in mind. This is one date she isn’t willing to risk changing due to lack of her organisational skills.
“Well I hope you have fun.”
“Yeah it should be good. It’ll be nice to meet Jake’s family.”
“Who’s got the kids?”
“Sim and Johnno.”
“Sweet. I might come over and use your pool then if someone’s going to be there.”
“Yeah of course. You can use it if I’m not here anyway you know that.”
“Thanks babe. Well I better go and spread the word about my move.”
“Okay. Hey Alex”
“Yeah babe.”
“I’m so happy for you.”
“Thanks Kat. I’m happy for you too. You deserve happiness again you know.”
Tears start to fill my eyes as I realise my friend won’t be less than thirty kilometres from me anymore.
“I’ll miss you.”
“Oh don’t start this soppy shit Kat”
I sniff and wipe a stray tear from my eye. “I’ll talk to you soon then okay”
“Okay. Love you. Bye”
“See ya.”
We hang up and I lie down on my bed clutching the photo of Jake and me.
Life can be so strange sometimes. I remember when Sam and I first met. I remember the day we were married and the births of our beautiful children. I remember Sam’s death and how I missed hearing his last words. I remember meeting Jake the first time six months ago and I remember meeting him the second time when he admitted he had feelings for me. Now we’re moving forward as our relationship grows stronger and stronger by the minute. Now one of my best friends in the whole world is moving to the city to be with the love of her life. What could life possibly throw at us next?
That night Jake and I text each other until we fall asleep. The next day I text Jake first thing then get the kids ready for school. I explain to them that aunty Sim and uncle Johnno will be here waiting for them when they get home from school as I will be on my way to Melbourne by then. Once the kids have left I call my sister Josie. I give her the run down on all that has been happening and to my surprise she’s happy Jake and I are moving forward with our relationship. It helps to know that she supports me. I also find out that she has been giving our parents the run down on my life and that our mother, Sandra finds it all very juicy and is telling all of our rela
tives and family friends.
“I can’t thank you enough for that Josie,” I say rather sarcastically.
“Oh no need to thank me sis,” Josie laughs
“I’ll get you back.”
“Yeah I know you will. Drive safely won’t you.”
“Yeah I will. Talk soon”
“Okay. Bye.”
I begin to pack for my weekend away with Jake then I hit the gym to help pass the time while I wait for Simone and Johnno to arrive. Two hours later and I’m showered and dressed. This has got to have been the longest day ever. Why aren’t they here yet? I want to head off as soon as I can. Finally I see Johnno’s ute in the distance. I’m trying not to look too eager as they pull in the driveway.
I take my bags out to my car as Simone and Johnno pull up beside it.
8q“Hi.”
“Hi yourself. You in a hurry to go somewhere?” Johnno asks with a cheeky grin on his face.
“No. I’m just being organised.”
“Oh good. We thought we might have a cuppa with you first before you go.” Johnno suggests.
Trying as hard as I can to hide the annoyed look on my face, I tell them that a cuppa would be nice, but I’m lying because that’s not what I want at all.
Johnno laughs at my eagerness. Simone punches her loving husband in the arm and says to me, “Go on get going. The kids will be home soon and you don’t want to get stuck in peak hour traffic.”
“Thanks guys.” I hug my friends and happily jump in my car and set off.
It’s not long before I’m on the freeway with my iPod pumping out some great music to help get me in the mood for what I’m sure will be a big night out.
I pull up at a service station just outside of the city and text Jake while I grab a coffee and pay for my fuel.
“I’m not far away now gorgeous. I’ll be at your place in about thirty minutes.”
Jake texts back instantly. “I can’t wait to see you my love. I’ll be waiting.”
The smile on my face couldn’t stretch any further even if I forced it too. With my stomach full of butterflies I’m now regretting the caffeine hit. With anticipation pumping through my veins I seriously didn’t need the extra shot feeding my eagerness so early on in the evening.
Pulling up out front of what seems to be a large apartment block for a city which is desperate for space, I find Jake waiting at the front gate when I arrive. Luckily I score a park right where he’s standing. I’ve only just turned the car off when Jake is opening the door and claiming my mouth with his. My feelings for him are mutual and I greedily devour as much of him as I can.
“God I’ve missed you.” Jake sounds desperate.
“You’ve only been gone a day, but I know what you mean.”
“Last night was the worst night of my life.” Jake holds my face in his large, firm hands as he stares into my eyes.
Instantly I worry that something bad has happened to him. “My god Jake what happened. Are you okay?”
I run my eyes over Jake checking to make sure his body is exactly the way I left it.
“Kat I don’t know how many more nights I can spend without you. The only thing that got me through was knowing you were going to be here with me tonight and tomorrow night. Then I can be with you again up home for a few nights.”
Hearing Jake’s heartfelt words makes me unbelievable happy. I can’t help but think that maybe one day he’s going to look at me and wonder why he ever settled for someone as plain as me. But when I hear him tell me how he feels about me with such honest conviction my concerns are banished.
“Home…our home. It will be so wonderful to have you there with us. I can’t wait either Jake, but-”
“Yeah I know. We need to take it easy and we will Kat. I respect your children and I respect you. I just can’t wait.”
“Me neither. Now how about you let me out of the car so you can show me around your bachelor pad.”
“Oh of course, but it won’t be mine for long and it hasn’t been a bachelor pad for months now.”
“Yeah right. I bet you had a different girl here every weekend before I came along.”
“Yeah maybe before you came along, but ever since I first met you I haven’t brought anyone here.”
“Are you serious?”
He can’t be serious. A man as heavenly as Jake denying women of his intense, primitive, sexuality is a crime.
“Yeah. I am serious.”
Jake opens the front gate and I’m greeted with a small but beautiful garden before walking through another gateway then down a well-lit path. We head toward the back of the complex. I notice there are only four mail box slots on the front wall. As I survey the complex I realise the apartments must be huge if there are only four here.
“You mean to tell me you haven’t been with any other women since you first saw me more than six months ago?”
“Well I haven’t had sex with anyone, but I would be lying if I said there hasn’t been any sexual activity.”
“Explain.”
“I refused to sleep with anyone since I saw you and I certainly never brought anyone home here, but to be honest I had several weak moments where I’d let a woman please me. But other than that I swear I’ve only ever taken care of myself.”
“Wow, I’m actually really surprised a guy of your sexual virility was able to hold off from having sex for so long.”
“My heart told me to wait for you Kat and I did. Now I’m the happiest bloke in the world.”
Jake turns the door knob and ushers me into his apartment. It’s not anything like what I expected it to be. I’m instantly surprised by how high the ceilings are. There is a large open space at the end of a short hall ahead of me and the first thing I notice is Jake’s infamous couch placed in front of a large screen TV. It’s a large white leather couch with no arm rest on the ends. There are other chairs placed around a large glass coffee table, but nothing matches, yet in a weird way his choice of furniture all works well together.
As we walk further into the apartment I notice there is a mezzanine space upstairs. Jake notices the direction of my gaze and explains that’s where his bedroom is. Apparently there’s an ensuite and walk-in robe as well.
The kitchen is to my right and there are two doors on the far wall and one behind me. One of the two doors leads out to his private garage and then into his small backyard which I can see through the abundantly large windows in the living area. The other door is for the laundry. The door behind me is the bathroom and toilet for the ground level. Behind the kitchen wall is another bedroom which Jake explains only ever gets used when his brother needs a place to crash, which apparently is usually when he’s had too much to drink and Jake needs to go and pick him up from whatever club he’s crawling out of. I wonder how long it will be before Matt realises he wants to settle down. Maybe he never will.
The place is filled with a heavenly smell.
“Are you cooking?”
Jake takes my bags and places them at the foot of the stairs. I’m a little disappointed he isn’t leading me up to the bedroom. I’d love to get a closer look at it.
“Yeah I thought we would eat before we go out. Do you mind, or would you rather I take you out for tea?”
“No I don’t mind at all. I’m thrilled you can cook. Whatever it is smells divine”
“Thanks. Matt and I are both domesticated. Verno made sure we were able to look after ourselves. She always said she wasn’t going to become a maid for three men, so we all pulled our own weight.”
“She sounds like the kind of woman I could really get to like.” I pull a seat out from under the kitchen bench as I watch Jake check on our meal.
“I reckon you will like Verno. She’s a lot like you I guess.”
“How do you mean.”
“Strong, independent, reliable, kind, friendly-”
“Jake you’re making me blush.”
“I plan on making you flush all shades of red right there on that couch actually.”
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Jake moves around the kitchen bench and scoops me up into his strong perfect arms.
“How do you plan on doing that Jake?”
“First I’m going to lay you down on the couch. Then I’m going to undress you, then me, then I’m going to fuck you as many ways as I can until we both come together.
I don’t tell Jake, but I think I did just come, simply from hearing his well thought out plan.
“Okay. That sounds like the best idea I’ve heard today.”
Jake lays me down onto the couch as we kiss and touch each other, gently caressing each other’s sensitive skin. Jake asks me to keep my hands above my head as he begins to trail his long fingers and hot, wet mouth down my neck. He lifts my top as I arch my back to help him remove it. He quickly releases one of my breasts from my bra with his teeth.
Here I lay exposed on Jake’s couch, the very same couch he masturbated on as we had our first, but hopefully not last, phone sex session only weeks earlier. A night I will never forget and I hope I will never forget this night either. I doubt I will.
Once my top is off, Jake places my hands over my head. I want to touch him, but I love the control he has over me. So I obey.
Jake continues to kiss and lick my neck as he moves down toward my nipple. Jake’s hands are hot and welcoming on my skin. I’m tingling all over. Jake moves between my legs. He positions himself so he’s on his knees. I chose to wear loose fitting pants for the drive down as they are more comfortable than jeans on a long trip. I’m glad for my choice in clothing because they’re no match for Jake. It takes him a nanosecond to remove them.
With my hands still above my head Jake pulls my black, lacy underwear aside and begins to lick me with such ferocity it’s hard not to grab his head as he thrusts his tongue deeper inside of me. He eats at me like he’s starving and sucks on me as if dying of thirst. I hope this intensity never leaves us.
I can feel my orgasm building already.
“Jake I’m so close. Let me touch you please.”
“Tell you what Kat, I’ll let you do to me whatever the hell you want to do.”
“I want to fuck you Jake, let me up.”
Jake sits back on the couch and quickly pulls his jeans down below his waist. As soon as he does, I’m on him, filled with his penis.