They slept in Sunday morning had brunch at Denny’s then went to Eric’s aunt Sofia’s house for dinner again. This time there was no blind date for Gio, Sara was sure Sofia was just regrouping. She surmised that Sofia was a tenacious woman and wouldn’t give up so easily. Matt was noticeably cooler toward her and Eric a bit more relaxed she had to wonder if he had said something to his younger cousin that prompted this change. She was able to talk more with Gio’s sister Brianna this time. She was going to a community college nearby, studying business management. She was awarded a scholarship to a big name school back east but she didn’t want to leave her family. She also didn’t want to burden her mother with a big tuition, so she decided she’d save money by going to a community college her first two years then she’d transfer to San Diego State.
Eric’s mother Nadia seemed to like the fact that she had joined them again, Brianna had let it slip that Eric never brought his women to the family dinner. She didn’t even say girlfriend she said women, which started Sara thinking on just how many women he had been with. When they said their goodbyes after dinner Nadia didn’t just hug Sara but gave her a kiss on each cheek.
Having spent the whole day without touching her intimately as soon as they were through the door he kicked it shut. He pulled her to him and lifted her up and took her right there against the wall. Sara thinking through her lust filled mind reminded him.
“Condom.” She mumbled trying to pull her mouth away from his kisses to talk.
Eric was aggravated that she had reminded him about the condom, He didn’t want to stop to put one on. Now that he was inside her he wanted to finish inside her. Since he had never had sex without a condom before he didn’t realize how much of a difference the sensation was without one it felt so much better.
“I’ll pull out, baby you feel so good don’t make me stop.”
It was the first time he had ever pleaded to her. Her answering kiss was all the confirmation he needed. He didn’t want it to be so quick but he felt himself building, not wanting to cum until she did, he pressed her harder up against the wall for a little more support, he squeezed his hand in between them roughly pinched and rolled her throbbing clit. In no time at all she was coming around him, he released her clit grabbed on to her ass again and pushed himself till he felt he was at the edge. And even thou he didn’t want to he pulled out just as his cum burst out from his pulsating cock. He had cummed partly on her skirt and some of it was dripping down her leg. He let her down to stand once more and apologized for soiling her skirt.
“It’s no big whoop it will wash out. Now how about we take a shower and then go a little slower.” She suggested with vixenish smile, rubbing her hand up and down his chest.
“Perfect”
Chapter 23
The next couple of days flew by in the same manner as they did last week until her Wednesday lunch with Jo Ann. Sara was talking about it being time to buy a sofa set and that she had put if off so long because she was spending most of her time with Eric in the bedroom that the few times they were in the living room and actually watching TV it hadn’t bothered either one of them to sit on the floor. She told Jo Ann how she was taking Eric to get his take on which couch would be good for her. It was after that comment that Jo Ann had asked a simple question.
“Well, how do you know he has good taste for furniture? What’s his house look like?”
The simple meaningless question floored her. She had been so tied up in her feelings and Eric’s amorous attention that she hadn’t really noticed that they always stay at her place never his. Jo Ann waited for a response, when she didn’t get one she got suspicious.
“You have been to his house right?”
Hesitantly Sara answered “No”
Now it was Jo Ann’s turn to be floored she all but shouted at Sara. “Let me get this straight, you spend nearly every night with him for the past what 12 days? You’ve all but told him you’re in love with him and you’ve never been to his house? He’s got to be hiding something.”
Sara was a little insulted at Jo Ann’s accusation. “He’s not hiding anything he wouldn’t have taken me to meet his family if he was hiding something because they would most likely give it away by accident. My apartment is just easier.”
Jo Ann shook her head “I’m not trying to be Debbie downer but if you haven’t been inside his house once then there’s a reason.”
Sara no longer wanting to talk about it changed the subject and they finished their lunch with benign chatter.
That night after their passionate romp as she lay in his arms she asked the question that had been bothering her all day since lunch.
“Eric?”
“Mmmmm yes baby.” He was comfortable sated and was falling asleep slowly.
“Why have we never gone to your house?”
His eyes shot open, that question woke him up. “Shit” he cursed at himself. He was hoping Tracy would be gone before Sara asked about going to his place. Well no such luck, how was he going to explain to her about Tracy? He knew she had trust issues thanks that prick of an ex. How could he tell her without him losing her trust or thinking he was hiding things from her? Well actually he was hiding this from her but that was only because he was pretty sure she’d take it wrong jump to conclusions and then never trust him. When he didn’t answer she asked again.
“Eric did you hear me?”
“Yes baby I heard you.”
“Are you going to answer me?”
He answered her question trying to use general terms staying away from her or she. “I have an old friend staying at the house and I thought it’d rude to take you there, you’re pretty loud most of the time and I’m sure in my house no matter what room you’re in you would be heard.”
Sara was relieved a friend, that’s innocent enough. “Oh, well I guess I can understand that, how long will he be staying?”
Of course she would ask that and now that she asked how long he was staying if he didn’t correct her he’d be lying. “Well, actually she is only supposed to be there for a couple of weeks.”
“She” That word hit her like a wrecking ball. She immediately got off his chest. Clasped the sheet to cover her breasts and pushed away from him.
“What do you mean she? You have a woman living with you. And you said nothing to me about it.” Sara was hurt, she tried not to cry but the more she thought the more the tears would well up.
Eric quickly sat up and tried to calm her down and explain.
“Baby, Baby listen to me ok let me explain.” Eric tried to bring her closer to him while he talked but for the first time she rejected his touch. “Baby it’s a really long story and not a pretty one but I’m obviously going to have to tell you so you won’t jump to the wrong conclusions.” He let out a long painful sigh “I owe Tracy my life.”
Sara had been wiping the falling tears from her eyes she wasn’t sure she heard him right.
“What? She saved your life how?”
“First you have to understand that I’m a different person now.” Eric settled himself in as comfortable of a position as he could before he told Sara about his dark past. “My Father died when I was young, car accident a drunk driver hit him. The driver had no insurance and my father had no life insurance. So that left my mom struggling. My Aunt Sofia and Uncle Luis helped out when they could, but they were a working class family and they had their own three kids to support. I started hanging out with the local set.”
Sara cut in “Set?”
“Gang.” He clarified then continued. “At thirteen I was jumped in and was now a full member. I started doing stuff for money, little stuff at first, hubcaps, and radios if someone needed it I would find it. As I got older I wanted to start making serious cash, so I started holding, and then I started delivering and then selling.”
Sara cut in again “Selling? You mean drugs?”
He didn’t like the look on Sara’s face she was taken aback by his confession and he hadn’t even gotten to the bad pa
rt yet.
“Yes, drugs. I gave my mom most of the money I made, she would ask where it came from and I’d tell her I took on side jobs after school. We needed the money so she never really questioned it. I was rising in the ranks and becoming one of the most successful dealers in our set ‘cause I never got picked up. I could smell a nark a mile away. Tracy and I would hang out from time to time. Hooking up every now again; James wanted to help my mom with money too. He was a good kid, he hung around with us sometimes but most of the time he kept to himself reading and crap like that. He always had good grades. Well a couple of our captains wanted us to expand our turf you know to bring in more money. So we started undercutting our competition to bring more business in.” Now he was getting to the hard part. He took a deep breath and tried his best to control his emotions as he went on. “One night James was hanging around with us, he wanted to know if we had any small side jobs we needed done. It was James, Tracy, Edgar, Mickey and myself. We were just kicking back in front of Tracy’s apartment. I had my car radio on with the windows rolled down so we could hear some music. I started to have a bad feeling you know like in your gut. But I didn’t notice soon enough. By the time I noticed the car creeping up with its headlights turned off it was too late; they were already shooting Tracy knocked me down to the ground, the bullets flying over us, but James, he was just in shock and didn’t move. He took three bullets in the chest and one in the leg, Edgar was hit in the arm. As fast as they had come they fired and left speeding away. I got up and ran to James, he was bleeding so much, we couldn’t stop it, the ambulance didn’t get there fast enough and James died in my arms. I was so messed up over James, when the cops arrived asking questions taking statements I just couldn’t think. Well one cop peeked in to my car the radio still playing; he saw part of my stash poking out from under the seat. I was almost 18 and with the amount they found when they searched my car, I was looking at a lot of time. When the cop asked who’s drugs they were Tracy stood up and said they were hers. She was almost sixteen at the time with no record. I didn’t ask her to but she did that for me.”
“That night changed everything for me. James should never have been there and if it weren’t for me he would be here today. I cleaned up my act, I had money set aside from dealing, and I used it and opened a stand at the swap meet. And it just went on from there. Tracy did her time got out and was on probation. But she still hung around with the set. Well as they say better late than never, Tracy decided she wanted a better life so she stopped all association. Now she’s found herself in a hard place and asked if I could help her out. Let her crash for a couple weeks till she gets resituated.”
His story told he waited for Sara’s reaction. Her face was blank he couldn’t get a read on how she was feeling but she had tears running down her face. He really hoped that she would understand and not throw him out.
Swiping her hand at her tears her voice soft and quivering she asked.
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
“About Tracy? I know you have trust issues and I didn’t want you running bad thoughts through your head.”
“No, about your brother.”
For the first time ever he avoid her gaze “It’s hurts to talk about, knowing I’m the reason he’s not standing here today. It’s not something I want to broadcast.”
Sara dropped her hold on the sheet and went into his arms, burying her face in his neck crying for the pain he was in. “I’m so sorry that you lost your brother that way.”
Eric held onto her tightly fighting his own tears.
“Baby I promise you nothing is going on between me and Tracy but I need you to understand why I’m helping her.”
Sara sniffled and pulled back to see his face.
“You said that you guys hung out and hooked up a couple times, so you have slept with her?”
“Yes, but that was years ago, it’s not like that between us anymore. You’re all I want Sara, only you...I love you.”
Chapter 24
Sara’s eyes widened and she gasped in complete shock.
“Did-did you just say I love you?”
“Yes, I love you; you’re all I think about all I want. I want to give you a key to my house. You can come and go any time; I want you to be confident that thou Tracy and I have a past it’s not like that anymore. I love you baby.”
It seemed this was a night for tears. Sara was crying again but not from hurt or sorrow she was happy.
“Oh God Eric I love you too, I know it’s fast, I know it’s crazy but I’m whole with you.”
“Baby” Was all he said, he took her mouth and dominated her with his kiss. She loved him and she was his. He pushed her back down onto the bed and made love to her slow and tender with his love pouring over her.
The next day at her usual lunch with Jo Ann Sara told her about why Eric hadn’t wanted her to go to his house. She didn’t give all the details, there were things that weren’t hers to tell. She told her how Tracy had saved his life during a drive by and how he now felt compelled to help her.
“And he’s giving me a key to his place, he said to come and go as I pleased because he had nothing to hide.”
“Wow I knew there was something there, so he says there’s nothing going on between them and you believe him.” Jo Ann was trying to not jump to conclusions but she didn’t like what she was hearing.
“Of course, he’s giving me a key, he wouldn’t do that if he was hiding something.”
“Ok that’s true enough, but you said they used to hook up back in the day right?”
“Yes.” Sara hesitantly answered
“And she jumped and pushed him down during the drive by? Someone doesn’t risk their own life for someone unless they are 1. Family or 2. In love with them. There may be no feelings on his side, but what about hers? He’s giving you a key, ok good you can trust him but can you trust her?”
“It doesn’t matter if she has left over feelings for him, He loves me he told me last night.”
“So he actually came out and said he loved you?”
“Yes he told he loved me than he kept telling me over and over when we made love.”
“Again wow, honestly I didn’t see him saying it first I thought you would cave.” Jo Ann chortled.
“So we have plans to go to the Gas Lamp Quarter to hit up a few clubs were making it a group thing want to join us, his cousins Gio and Matt will be coming and they’re almost as hot as Eric.” She said in a sing song voice trying to entice Jo Ann
“Almost huh?”
“Well of course almost, no one is as hot as my Eric.”
“Ha!” Jo Ann let out a sarcastic laugh,
Sara and Jo Ann continued their lunch talking about Eric’s cousin and the numerous clubs to pick from in the Gas Lamp.
Lunch over back at her desk, Sara really tried to concentrate on her work; she had showings that she needed to get tickets for, she had to fix a few more messed up invoices but what Jo Ann said kept buzzing around in her head like a nest of angry hornets. Sara was starting to feel uneasy about this Tracy staying with Eric. She needed to know about her and she needed to know when she was gonna get the hell out of Eric’s house. The hands on the clock were just not moving fast enough. She wanted to get home, she knew she could text him and get an answer but she thought this was too personal to do via text.
Finally 5 o’clock she couldn’t leave fast enough. Riding down the elevator she texted Eric.
To: Eric Morales
Done with work heading home, meet there?
Her cell chimed almost immediately
From: Eric Morales
Beat you there ;)
Sara chewed on her lip the whole drive home; by the time she parked she was surprised she had any lip left. Of course he did beat her there. She saw his big truck parked in what has become his usual spot in the visitor’s parking. For the first time since they’ve met she was unsure of herself. Eric could tell by the look on her face as she walked up to her front door that somethi
ng was wrong. As she came close he reached out for her and encircled her in his arms; rubbing her back soothingly.
“Baby you look upset is something wrong?”
Sara debated whether or not to talk to Eric about her concerns; she didn’t want him to think she doubted him or what he said. She also didn’t want to come off as jealous so in the end she decided to just keep her thoughts about the feelings Tracy may or may not feel for him to herself.
“Nothing it was just a long day I had a hard time fixing some invoices that the new distributor sent over.”
Eric could tell there was more but he wasn’t gonna push her.
“Alright let’s get you inside, I’ll make you dinner while you soak in a bath and then I’ll rub you down.” He squeezed her tight and kissed the top of her head.
Sara hugged him back, took in a deep cleansing breath exhaled and step out of Eric’s arms and put on the best smile she could.
“That sounds perfect.”
Chapter 25
The next morning Sara woke up to Eric’s soft kisses.
“Morning baby.”
“Good morning.” Her voice was gruff with sleep.
“I have to leave early, I gotta meet Gio at the gym he’s been complaining about me skipping out on him.”
“Oh ok what time are we going out tonight are we meeting here or at your place?”
“Well I think here is better; it’ll be rude to meet at my place to go out when we’re not inviting Tracy.”
Sara sat up. “How long is Tracy staying at your place?”
She pushed her hair behind her ear and let out a sigh she didn’t want to be the typical insecure girlfriend but after her lunch with Jo Ann she was unsettled about Tracy. Sara steadied her voice and went on
“I understand why you’re helping her I do and I believe you when you say you don’t have any more feelings for her. But what about her, she risked her life for you, went to jail for you and you said you guys had been intimate, you don’t do stuff like that unless you love that person. And I feel like you’re either hiding me from her or her from me. We don’t go to your house, we don’t meet at your house and the one time we stopped at your house you told me to stay in the truck.”
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