TASTE: A Stepbrother Romance

by Stephanie Brother

  Somebody said, “Hi, honey,” from behind me. I didn’t have to turn back to see who the voice was.

  Nick was looking even more stunning today. It was impossible to believe that this beautiful, breathing marvel was someone I was seeing in reality. He was wearing a red striped shirt and beige pants and had a charming smile on his lips. I had to try very hard to control my urge to kiss him there.

  “You look so gorgeous, Lacie.”

  “You are pretty handsome yourself, Mister.”

  After we were done complimenting each other, we decided to head inside. Nick gestured to move to the corner most booth so that we could talk easily over the sound of people’s voices.

  “Thank you for coming, Lacie,” he said, smiling.

  “Are you always so courteous, or are you just trying to impress me?”

  “Is it working?”

  I couldn’t help but laugh. Nick was cheeky, and he looked like the kind of man who could have literally anything. Almost any woman would agree to be with him because he was so flawless and handsome beyond words.

  “Oh, God, what do I do?” I whispered to myself, probably a little louder than I thought.

  He perhaps sensed my thoughts or even heard my less-than-subtle whisper because he held my hands and said, “We are here to talk. So why are you so busy talking to yourself? Am I such bad company?”

  “Of course not. I was just wondering why someone like you would pick me. I mean I am—”

  Before I could finish my sentence, he said “beautiful,” and I could do nothing but smile.

  We spoke about a lot of things. I wanted to know more about his life. He didn’t share too many details of what he used to do, his background and other facts like that. He said he preferred keeping things mysterious, as it made things a lot more interesting.

  I smiled at him, and I had to say that he knew how to charm his way through a woman’s heart. I looked at the watch and was shocked to see that three hours had passed. When you were with someone you liked spending time with, you don’t even notice how quickly it flies away.

  “So, how is this date looking, honey?”

  “Do you call everyone honey?”

  “Ha! Why would you think so?”

  “I was just asking but I saw how you averted my question. It’s alright. I was just curious.”

  “I like calling you honey. Your eyes dilate when I say it, Lacie. They also dilate when I say your name. Yes, I am a very keen observer.”

  I laughed, and we blushed together, and before I could say something further, he whispered slowly, “I am trying my damn best not to kiss you right away. I would, however, like to do a lot more than just kiss, if you would like to come with me.”

  I stopped midway and blinked hard. It was surreal, and Nick definitely caught me unawares. Yes, we had a mutual attraction, and of course I liked him. It would practically be a sin not to like Nick, but the way he had seductively said that he would like to kiss made me dizzy.

  When I gave no response, Nick tried to gauge my reaction and added, “Did I say that a bit too quickly?”

  I said, “No. I mean, yes. What I really mean is,” I realized I was blabbering, and my face was flushed, and I decided to stop because Nick realized that I was ready to take this to another level.

  He didn’t say anything, just took my hand and left with me. My stomach was full of a million butterflies dancing to a song I had never quite heard. I knew this could be the wildest of my imagination come alive. It wasn’t like I had never made love before, but holy god, who was I kidding. Making love with Nick Jackson would be a memory I was not going to forget for a long time to come.

  Chapter 4: The Kiss To Keep

  I had no clue where Nick was going to take me, and it was a really long drive. As I stepped down, I saw it was a huge meadow of sorts. I would have bet all my money that there was no such place in the whole of New York City, but there I stood, right in front of a meadow, and it looked all kinds of beautiful.

  We moved inside the park, and I followed him. He had a smile on his lips, and when he stopped, I saw the most breathtaking scenery all around me. There were endless flowers, and Nick kissed me fervently on my lips. I knew this was one man who was romantic as hell.

  “Where are we, Nick? I have never been to this place before,” was all I could say as I found myself standing in the middle of the meadow. There was an infinite trail of lush green grass around me and I could hear the stream of water running somewhere nearby that made for a perfect symphony in the background.

  “You don’t need to know that. Just close your eyes and imagine that you are somewhere away from the bustling crowd and traffic of the New York City. We have traveled in time, and you are not yourself anymore. Let your spirit be wild and do whatever you want to do, Lacie. It is just this moment, nothing else exists anymore.”

  He was right. That place didn’t feel like New York City at all. It felt like we had traveled back in time, where no one except the two of us existed.

  Nick took a blanket and placed it carefully on the ground. He also had a picnic basket, which looked both adorable and charming.

  “What do you have here? I thought we already had brunch,” I said while I sat with him on the blanket. I opened the picnic basket and found a few munchies inside.

  “This is nothing, just some snacks and muffins for us to eat,” he added.

  He filled a wine glass with some exotic red wine he pulled from the basket. As I drank, it felt like I tasted a part of heaven in my mouth. I looked at the sky, and the stars shined brightly with their entire luster.

  Nick looked at me, and his breathing was heavy. I knew what he was about to do at the next moment. I felt as if time stood still when he kept looking at me with his big green eyes. I saw my reflection in his eyes, and there was nothing else that I wanted to look at.

  No rules of time or space existed between us anymore. As Nick’s lips touched mine, it felt like all my stress and disbelief vanished. There was absolutely nothing existing in the universe that could worry me. I felt his warm lips inside me and as his tongue touched mine, I closed my eyes. There was a thick cloud of darkness in front of me, but I could still see the whole wide world.

  I felt Nick’s tongue pressing into my lips and inspecting my mouth. Our tongues made a perfect symphony, and it felt like we were creating art. We danced on the tongue of salvation and became immortals at that moment.

  I was wearing my red strapless dress that had a zip closure at the back. I felt Nick’s warm hands unlocking the closure and letting me shine in my true colors. Before I could realize fully what was happening, he had undressed me and set my clothes aside. I unbuttoned his shirt and opened my eyes to see the marvelous beauty of the rugged man that was standing in front of me. Each and every muscle, every cut in his body was nothing but flawless. He looked like a Greek god who was ready to take me to Atlantis.

  Nick knew what was coming, and he was all prepared for it. He kissed my lips and slowly pressed my neck. He massaged my back and placed his hands on my shoulders. Slowly he pressed with his warm hands, massaging my neck to make me feel relaxed. I could feel my senses getting calmer as he licked my neck and slowly reached my bosom. He pressed my breasts a little, as gently as he could, and gave a kiss on my left side, which made me shiver with passion.

  I could sense an undying shiver of affection that crossed my spine and entered each and every cell of my being. It was as if Nick had already become a part of me. He let go of everything else that I was wearing, and I echoed him. There was not even a single ounce of cover on us. We both were there, entwined in each other, completely naked, without any trace of shame or remorse. We were unafraid to show our true colors to each other.

  “You look so gorgeous, Lacie. You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen,” he whispered in my ear as I felt his fingers near the gap between my legs.

  Our bodies twisted and turned, and it felt like we were dancing to a beautiful song that was being played somewhere in the b
ackground. We were covered with the blanket, and I could feel how warm his body was. He kissed my neck and across my breast. As he bit them gently, I moaned in pleasure. He sucked them gently, then again a little harder the next moment. I felt as if I would melt in his mouth as it felt so warm and real. I was going into a state of utmost pleasure and had no regrets.

  I surrendered myself to Nick and let him do his magic. He was the master of it all, and as his white, muscular body held me tightly, I felt more precious than ever. He kept showing his love for me, for a few more minutes by bestowing kisses on every inch of my body. From my forehead to my breasts and from my navel to my wrists, he was present in each and every part of me–both inside and around me. Before I could take it all in, he became an integral part of my being.

  I never thought that I could reach the pinnacle of my pleasure with such ecstasy, but it was then that he placed his tongue near my most sensitive part and licked the gap between my legs. I moaned out loud for the entire world to hear. My hands were engraved on his shoulders, and he soon placed them on the ground to let him do his magic without any distraction. He kept pressing his tongue inside me, making me ask for more. I wanted more than his tongue to be inside of me. He looked at me with his magical green eyes and knew what I was asking for.

  After massaging and passionately treating my sensitive areas, I could feel him pressing himself inside of me. As he touched my sensitive spot, I swear, I entered into an entirely different world. It was an unknown territory, and I was eternally lost in it. My fingers crossed his as his fingers flawlessly filled the gaps between mine. He locked my mouth with his, and his masculinity entered inside me, making me feel more beautiful than ever. It felt surreal and there was a sweet pain that I could feel, but I didn’t want the pain to stop at all. Gradually, the pain was gone and all that was left was a beautiful feeling.

  He kept pressing himself inside me, and, as he entirely entered into me, I moaned. He increased his pace, and, from his gradual touch, he became harder every time. He started squeezing my breasts and biting my neck as he kept pressing inside me at a fast pace. I felt the hardness in me and the rugged appeal that he imparted on me. We both were at the peak of our pleasure and came at the same moment.

  There was a brief moment in time when it felt like we both were no longer living in two separate bodies. We were no longer a part of two different beings, and we became a single entity. As he came at the same moment as me, we felt relaxed and elated. Our souls levitated from the ground and crossed the distant stars. We took a trip of the entire universe and came back to where we lay our bodies down.

  I opened my eyes and saw him breathing heavy, slow breaths on me. We both were breathing at the same pace, and smiled while looking at each other. He kissed me one more time before letting me go. I closed my eyes, as I wanted to register that moment in my consciousness. There was certainly no other place that I would rather be. I wanted to keep that kiss forever.

  I didn’t want Nick to be like any of the other guys that I have dated in the past. I didn’t want that kiss to be our last. I didn’t want Nick to get dressed and ask me to leave. That would just break my heart in more pieces than it was originally made up of.

  I was extremely thankful when he didn’t do either. He didn’t move, he didn’t ask me to get dressed or put some clothes on. Instead, he did exactly what I wanted him to do. He covered both of us with the blanket, as we kept looking at the stars. It was as if Nick could hear the words that weren’t even coming out of my mouth. He was able to comprehend my silence, and that was the best thing about it.

  When I was with Nick, nothing else mattered. When we were making love, the thought of the orphanage or even my career didn’t cross my mind, but then I looked at the marvel of the universe that was there right in front of my eyes in the form of that big black sky, and I couldn’t stop myself from thinking about the kids.

  Nick realized that something was up with me and wanted to help.

  “What are you thinking, beautiful?”

  I smiled as he called me that. I could listen to his husky voice all my life and never once get bored of it. The way he would call my name or would even look at me was something special and unique. There was certainly something about him that could make me strong and weak, both at the same time. He was both my strength and weakness, in the strange ways that I couldn’t comprehend.

  “Ah! You know exactly what I am thinking about, Nick.” I knew that he was able to read my mind.

  “You are thinking about the kids, the orphanage, and how you can save them,” he replied with a concerned tone. I didn’t say anything and let the moment pass. I wished that when I would go back to my apartment, I could move to a different world, where everyone would be happy. But I was not living in a world full of illusions anymore. It was my reality and I had to face it.

  “I don’t know what to do, Nick. I don’t know how I can save these kids. Please help me!” It was the first time that I had asked Nick to help me in order to save those kids.

  “I would love to help you, Lacie, but I can’t really think of anything. I can call a few people and ask, but I have never been in a situation like this, and I don’t know what is right or wrong. But I need you to know that it doesn’t matter what you do or how you do it; I will be there for you. I will support you and will be by your side, no matter what.” he said while looking at me. I didn’t say anything at all, as I wanted to capture that moment forever.

  We kept looking at each other, letting time pass us by until we realized that the moment was gone.

  “Thank you, Nick. I am eternally grateful to have you by my side. I don’t know what I would have done without you!” I confessed him the truth and meant each and every word of it.

  Chapter 5: The Deepening Of The Bond

  A week passed away in a flurry, and I had been falling deeper in love with Nick…because the way I felt about him couldn't be mistaken for anything but love. We had been spending a lot of time together, and life felt really great. There were a lot of days when I woke up and felt like I had been living a dream. There was an inner voice that warned me not to get too happy, because I had always known that some things are just too good to be real.

  However, the times spent with Nick made me feel like the best kind of beautiful. It felt like he had known me for ages. We spent a lot of nights together, and I had gone on several dates with him, yet the magic hadn’t faded. I wondered if we would last forever, because my idea of a perfect life always had a man in it.

  Meanwhile, I couldn’t really do much with the orphanage. Sometimes, when I was alone in my bed in the middle of the night, I could feel my heart breaking a little. I wanted to help, make a difference, but I really didn’t know from where to begin. I was quick to promise to Les and Adam that I would sort the mess out, but as the days kept passing, I grew unsure of myself.

  As I kept tossing on the bed, I thought of trying harder for the orphanage, because there was no way I would let them suffer.

  I quickly called up Nick and explained my plan to him.

  “Nick, you’ve got a lot of connections, right?”

  “Yes, babe. What is it that you need?”

  “I was wondering if I could talk to the CEO of the firm who is looking to demolish the orphanage. Do you think you could arrange a meeting?”

  “What would you do at the meeting?”

  I wanted to explain the whole thing to him.

  “From what I’ve heard from Les, he is a terrible guy who is known to be a business mercenary. I have heard that he is ruthless and despite Les’s numerous attempts, he didn’t flinch before sending her a notice. I hate such assholes but I would still like to give it a try.”

  Nick didn’t say a word, and the silence was too long. “Everything okay, Nick?”

  “Yeah,” he fumbled. “I will try, Lacie. But you know, I was thinking of something else.”

  “Like what? Do you have another plan in mind?”

  “Yes, honey. I do.”

 
“Tell me about it, Nick.”

  “I was thinking of making every dark fantasy of yours come to life. I was thinking of what it would feel like to kiss those luscious lips of yours, and I was thinking of how much I would like to undress you and make love to every part of you. I was thinking of—”

  I cut him off mid-sentence and couldn’t help but smile. “You’re always obsessed with sex.”

  “I swear it’s because of you. You bring out the vulgarity in me.”

  “So, sex is vulgar?”

  “Of course not, honey. I was just trying to be a tease.”

  “Come over, and I will show you exactly what teasing is all about.”

  Nick agreed to come over, and I couldn’t help but giggle like a teenage girl. There was something really passionate about making love to Nick.

  In a week, I had seen a lot of layers of him, and I had realized that he wasn’t flawless and perfect. He had his own flaws, but this is what made someone special. When you can see someone’s major flaw and still be perfectly fine with it, then you need to realize that your heart certainly feels something.

  I opened my wardrobe and took out my orange sheer night robe. I decided to turn him on and un-slid the hook of my bra and let go of my panties. I was wearing absolutely nothing underneath the night robe and wickedly smiled at myself. I used my cocoa shampoo to wash my hair and even pumped it.

  It was twenty minutes later when Nick knocked on my door. As I opened it, I saw him look at me with his lust-filled eyes. He could see through the fabric, and I saw how he wanted to do it right there against the door itself. I laughed and pulled him inside. He was wearing skin-tight jeans with his red tee and still looked effortlessly sexy.

  He had brought in wine and my favorite dessert—red velvet cupcakes. I slowly picked one of the cupcakes and gave him a seductive glance. I didn’t even get the time to finish another bite when he pinned me to the counter and kissed me hot and hard.

  “Lacie, I am going to tear you apart and make you come right on this table.”