She lifted her head and looked at him. With the scant light in the room, she couldn’t read his expression. She put a hand up to his cheek, and it was as if she’d ignited a firework. He clasped her to him, plastering his body to hers. His mouth possessed hers, and she was lost. His tongue explored her mouth. He nipped and sucked at her tongue, arousing her even more. She moaned and squirmed in his embrace, trying to get even closer as she felt his hot, hard dick swell and swell. He’s big. OMG, he’s so big. Where’s that monster going to fit? She realised she’d assumed he would fuck her. She wanted him to fuck her. She’d wanted him from the moment she first saw him, but she’d given him no encouragement. She was married, after all. Even if Geoff wasn’t ideal, she’d been faithful to him. Bloody fool that I was. It was more than he’d been, fucking that Stacey. Sod him. I have no idea how this will end, but I’m going to enjoy every last minute.
Valkyrie lifted her in his arms, as if she weighed very little. He placed her carefully on the bed. Then he turned on the bedside light and fished condoms from the drawer. He tossed them on the bed beside her.
“Take that bloody garment off. I want to see your body.” As she complied and lifted her arms to remove the offending night-wear, she heard him say, “At last!”
He dropped his soft pants on the floor and climbed on the bed. Like some huge, predatory cat, he advanced on her on his hands and knees.
“I’ve waited so long for this, Ginny. I’ve wanted you from the first moment I saw you. Now I intend to have you, unless you tell me ‘no,’” he said gruffly.
“I’ve wanted you, too, Valkyrie. Just fuck me now, please.”
He lay on top of her. His hands framed her face, and his legs pushed hers apart. He gazed into her eyes, and then he kissed her. Dropping butterfly kisses all over her face, her eyes, her nose then down to her neck, he murmured,
“Ginny, Ginny love. I want you. I need to be inside you very soon, love. You’re beautiful and you smell so good. Kiss me, love.”
She licked the seam of his lips with the point of her tongue, and his mouth opened to allow her to slip inside. Then he seized her tongue between his teeth and tormented her by flicking it with the tip of his. Liquid fire filled her veins. Desire raced through her. She’d never felt like this is in all her time with Geoff, but then he’d never taken the trouble to arouse her, only calling her “frigid.” She responded to Valkyrie and loved the weight of his body urgently pressing her into the mattress. He released her tongue and sucked a nipple into his mouth. The pleasure was excruciating. She arched her back, wanting more. She panted and sobbed in her ecstasy, and her lover re-doubled his efforts, sucking the other nipple into his hot mouth to flick it with his tongue whilst rolling the first one between firm fingers. Virginia felt as if she’d explode. He was driving her higher and higher. The pleasure was becoming too much to bear. He released her nipples and licked a slow trail down her belly. He drew in a breath and let it out in a soft “Ahhh.” His fingers parted her folds and he licked a trail down her pussy, and then back up again, until he fastened on her clit and began to drive her demented. Her head rolled from side to side, her limbs took on a life of their own, too, and she trembled as she felt her orgasm gather. Still, he held her on the brink.
“Please, please, let me come.” Briefly, her thoughts flew to that young sub, but not for long. She heard him chuckle.
“I love to hear you beg, Ginny.” As he said it, he nipped her clit, and a wave of exquisite pleasure made her toes curl up. She screamed his name as she convulsed in his arms. He held her and petted her as the after-shocks racked her body. Then he ripped the foil wrapper, rolled the condom onto his cock, and slowly entered her. Her eyes flared as she looked at him. How is that huge dick going to fit inside me? He must have read her expression, because he smiled at her.
“I’ll go slowly, and you’ll be fine. If you feel uncomfortable, just say so, okay?” She smiled at him.
“I will.”
She felt the head of his dick push into her pussy. He was firm but gentle, and he withdrew after entering her a little way, and then he pushed home more firmly until his balls slapped against her bottom. She moaned at the sensation of fullness. Then he began to move in and out. He rested on his arms over her as he worked his cock in and out of her pussy, and he bent to apply his mouth to her nipples. She arched her back to get his mouth where she needed it, offering her breasts for his attention, and he obliged her, chuckling as she gasped and sobbed her pleasure.
“How I love to hear you sing, Ginny.” He pumped into her harder and faster, moving her body up the bed with every deep thrust. She felt every stroke deep inside her. The pleasure was indescribable, and she felt the gathering climax taking possession of her. He drove her on, his hips bucking, as his climax took him. As his hot release spurted into the condom, hers flowed over her, causing her limbs to tremble and her pussy muscles to clench around his dick. He fell on top of her, managing to take the bulk of his weight on his elbows. He bent and kissed her lips tenderly. He tried to roll to one side, but she held him to her. He lay on top of her for a while as she savoured his weight, pressing her into the mattress. Soon he got up and went to dispose of the condom, and then he returned to her and cuddled her close, petting and soothing her with his kisses. He arranged her head on his shoulder, as he linked his fingers with hers, holding her hand over his heart.
* * * *
“Sleep now, Ginny, and we can talk in the morning,” he whispered. He received no reply. The huff of her breath on his chest told him she was sleeping. He tightened his hold on her and smiled in satisfaction. She’s amazing, and tomorrow I’m going to find out just what’s going on and what I can do to help her. I don’t want her to go back to that lout, and if I get my way, she’s going nowhere at all. His brain told him it was early days yet, but his heart didn’t listen. He’d watched her from afar for so long, wanting her and fantasising about her. Tonight was the fulfilment of a long-cherished dream, and he was going to admit no difficulties. He raised her hand to his lips and kissed it.
“I promise that you will be safe with me, Virginia. I won’t let anyone or anything harm you now.”
She murmured in her sleep and muttered some words he couldn’t catch.”
“Sleep, my love, you’re safe. We’ll talk tomorrow. I’m here.”
She stopped muttering and settled quietly into his embrace. He breathed in the smell of his love and drifted off to sleep, more content than he’d been for ages. He only hoped it would last.
Chapter Four
Over breakfast the next morning, Valkyrie’s doubts were confirmed.
“I can’t possibly stay here now,” Virginia said.
“Why not? I can see no obstacle.”
“You know about it now, and after what we did…” she said, her voice trailing off.
“The fact that I know makes it worse? I’d have thought that would improve the situation. I know, and I am perfectly happy with the arrangement. As to our love-making, that has nothing to do with it, at all.”
“Well…”
“Virginia, you can stay. What else can you do?” he asked gently.
“I can go to a hotel or find a room,” she said stubbornly.
“Then why haven’t you done that?”
“I…er, I have my reasons.” She refused to meet his eyes.
“My dear, you can tell me. In fact, I am sure I can guess. You have no money until payday, have you?”
“No.” The word was uttered so quietly that he had difficulty hearing it, but as his gaze was fixed on her face, he had no problem in reading her lips.
“Come, my dear Virginia, you have nothing to be ashamed of. When payday comes I will pay you in cash as you requested, and then you can go and look for lodgings. Do you need anything else?”
“I…I don’t know,” she murmured.
“Well tell me, for goodness sake. How can I help you if you don’t?” He heard her suck in a deep breath. He said nothing, waiting for her to decide. There
was a brief hesitation, and then it all came pouring out.
“I’d been out shopping. When I got back, the door was locked. Geoff, my husband, opened it and told me the girl’s name was Stacey, and she was having his baby. In fact, she was moving in with him. I asked him how he knew the baby was his…” Her voice faltered, and he watched her hand stray to the livid bruise on her cheek. It was more evident this morning, as she hadn’t yet applied her make-up. His hands clenched into fists. I wish I had the bastard here now.
“It’s okay. Take your time. What did you do then?”
“He told me to get my things and get out. I packed two suitcases. It was all I could carry, and I just wanted to get out of there. I felt sick.”
“Where are they now?” he asked.
“In the boot of the car.”
I’ll go and collect them. Give me the car keys.” He held out his hand and she handed them over. Within a few minutes, he was back, carrying the heavy cases easily.
“Is this all you have?”
“No. It’s all I could pack and carry. God knows I have little enough to show for all the years I’ve been married to him, but I had to leave some of my stuff behind. It’s all lost to me now.”
“No, it isn’t. Those things are yours, and he has no right to keep them from you. What about the house? Is it bought or rented?”
“Rented. His name is on the lease and on all the utilities.”
“Well that’s a good thing. He’s responsible for all of that, then. What about the bank account? Is it in joint names?”
“Yes, it is. That’s why I wanted to be paid in cash.”
“Right, well you need to open an account of your own. You can have this week’s wages in cash as a deposit, and then, when you bring me the details, I will have your wages paid into it. You need to contact the tax office to tell them you are living alone now.”
“Thank you, you are very kind,” she replied in a subdued voice.
“Now get your coat on. We are going to reclaim the rest of your possessions.”
“No, I can’t go back there. I really can’t. You don’t know him.”
“I don’t really want to know him, but this is your one chance to get back what belongs to you, and the sooner you face him, the better. I’ll go with you, and I can promise you he won’t lay a finger on you. Come, my dear.” He held out his hand and waited until she took it. He pulled her to her feet and helped her into her coat. He escorted her out to his car and made sure her seat-belt was properly fastened. Then he drove her to the house. Once there, he opened the door and helped her out, before she could change her mind. She went to the door and rang the bell. Stacey opened it and would have closed it in her face, if Valkyrie hadn’t prevented her. She retreated into the sitting room and they followed.
“We are here to collect what belongs to Mrs. Daltrey and nothing else,” Valkyrie said. Virginia led him upstairs. She opened the drawers of a large, six-drawer chest and collected the rest of her clothes. When she had all she wanted, they returned to the sitting room, and she began to collect her books and a few CDs. Suddenly the front door was flung open and Geoff stormed in.
“What the fuck are you doing here, bitch?” As he spoke, he advanced toward her, and she shrank back. He raised his hand, and Valkyrie seized it, holding it above Geoff’s head, and none too gently.
“That’s enough. You won’t hit her again.”
“Who are you? What are you doing here? Get out!”
“Gladly, when Mrs. Daltrey has all her belongings.”
“Nothing in this house belongs to her,” Geoff said and he twisted in Valkyrie’s hold, but was unable to get away. Virginia hurried to collect her belongings as quickly as she could. When she had everything, she nodded to Valkyrie and then left to get into his car. When she’d gone out, he released Geoff.
“If you harass her in any way, you will have me to deal with. Stay well away from her. Do you hear me?” Valkyrie’s voice was ice and steel.
“Yes, damn her. You can have her. I wish you good luck with the frigid bitch.”
Keep calm. I mustn’t hit the bastard. That won’t help Virginia. Valkyrie looked at Geoff scornfully, turned on his heel, and left.
* * * *
Virginia was terrified when Geoff advanced on her. She shrank back and felt a solid wall of muscle and bone at her back. It was so comforting. Then, when Valkyrie stopped Geoff from striking her, she felt so relieved and grateful. She’d been ready to run and leave all her treasured ornaments behind, her grandmother’s ring, the tooled-leather copy of Pride and Prejudice she’d been given by a favourite aunt for her twenty-first birthday. No, he’s not giving those to that little trollop. They’re mine. Valkyrie cares enough to help me, so I should stand up for what’s mine. She straightened her spine and collected her belongings from the sitting room. She nodded to Valkyrie and went out into the corridor. She was on her way to the car when she remembered her grandmother’s recipe book. Making her way to the kitchen, she took it off the shelf and placed it carefully on the top of her bag.
As she left the kitchen she heard, “If you harass her in any way you will have me to deal with. Stay well away from her. Do you hear me?” Valkyrie’s voice was cold.
She’d never heard him speak like that, and she was so glad he wasn’t speaking to her. She held her head high. If he’ll go to these lengths for me, I have to be worthy of him. She went and sat quietly in the car, a small smile playing around her mouth. How can I smile at such a time? I’ve lost everything. Have I, though? What did I have? A selfish bully of a husband. I was afraid all the time he was in the house. I feel lighter and freer already.
Valkyrie strode purposefully down the garden path, carrying the two suitcases she’d filled with the rest of her things. He put them into the boot and got in beside her.
“Are you okay? Is this all you want? It doesn’t seem much for a marriage lasting all those years.”
“I have all I want. I don’t want any of the things he bought me, not that there were many of them. He can give them to her. I wish her well of him. I am glad to be rid of him.”
“Well, then, can I ask why you didn’t leave him before? Did you love him when you married him?”
“Yes I did. We were happy for the first few years, and then, when there were no children, he blamed me. I went for all the tests and the doctors could find nothing wrong with me. He refused to go, saying it couldn’t possibly be his fault. One day when I asked him again to go he turned round and hit me. He was horrified at what he’d done. He said he was so sorry and I believed him, but that was the beginning of it all. I tried to leave him, but my parents didn’t want me back, and really, I had nowhere else to go. He said we needed a new start and we moved here. Again, just at first, it was fine, but then the abuse started again. He took every opportunity to ridicule me and made me feel worthless. Who would want me then? I didn’t think anyone else would look twice at me. He called me “frigid,” and it was true. I didn’t enjoy what he did to me. He never once tried to make it pleasurable for me. When he stopped fucking me, I was so very glad. I didn’t think he had someone else. I was just relieved he left me alone. He wanted the house cleaned, and his meals on the table, so I did that for him and my life was calmer than it had ever been. I can see now that I was foolish to think that he would do without.”
“Yes, maybe you were, but he certainly did his best to isolate you and make you feel worthless. It’s the way such men work.”
“I suppose so, but really I let him. I believed he wanted a new start,” Virginia said.
“Did you have any means of living independently when he asked you to move here?” he asked.
“No. My parents weren’t keen to take me in. They never liked him. In fact, they’d urged me not to marry him. They’d down-sized to a smaller house, too, and it wouldn’t have worked, living with them. They were entitled to peace and privacy, too.”
“Well, if you’ll forgive me for saying it, you’re better off without him!”
“But…”
“Well, I’m in my fifties, and it’s not going to be easy to start again on my own,” she said eventually.
“You will not be alone. I can promise you that.” She looked at him as he drove them back to the club. His face was a strong, determined one. He exuded reliability, but he was younger than her, and even if times had changed, she wasn’t comfortable with the idea. Older men took up with younger women, and society looked at that with indulgence. When the woman was older, it was still somewhat frowned upon. She could hear the snarky comments.
“Well, what is it? I know your brain is busy with something and it doesn’t sound as if it’s a happy thought. You have been heaving so many sighs.”
“I’m too old.”
“Too old for what? Fucking? Nonsense. You weren’t too old last night. I haven’t had such a splendid partner for a long time. I meant what I said last night. I’ve wanted you from the first moment I saw you, and what’s fifteen years, give or take a few?”
“Are you sure it’s so little?”
“Yes I am. I’m also sure that you’re beautiful, Virginia,” he stated firmly.
“Pfft! You must be joking!” Virginia laughed and shook her head.
“That has earned you a session over my knee.”
“What do you mean?”
“Don’t try and play the innocent with me, my dear. I’m a Dom. You know that. I think you’re beautiful, and there’s an end to it. I will brook no contradiction on this.”
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