by Joanna Blake
He stared at me, taken aback by my harsh words.
"Now I would like you to let me go."
His eyes were wide as I grabbed my clothes. I got dressed in the hallway, half expecting him to follow me out.
Almost hoping he would.
But he didn't.
The sun was just starting to paint the sky as I walked out of his townhouse.
Out of his life.
I brushed my hand over my cheeks. They were wet. He'd done it. He made me cry after all these years.
If anything, it made me even angrier.
I didn't want to cry over a man like him.
I didn't want to cry over anyone.
Chapter Thirteen
James
God damn it!
I stared at the drawer full of condoms. This is what was going to ruin things for us? My collection of unused prophylactics?
I was pissed. Nadine knew what kind of guy I was. Or had been.
What did she fucking expect?
I told her I would change for her. It wasn't even a question. I had changed. But this was bullshit.
She'd just taken away what I wanted more than anything in the world.
Her.
I felt my insides twist.
Fuck this.
I ran out into the street. It was just past dawn. I'd been planning on keeping her up with me, then making her breakfast.
After I took her once or twice more.
Fuck, even now I could still feel her sweetness on my cock.
I took off down the street. I could see her about a block away.
"NADINE!"
She looked at me over her shoulder and took off at a run.
But I'd seen it.
She was crying.
I stood there, suddenly feeling like the lowest life form on Earth. She'd given me her virginity and I'd fucked it all up. I walked back home, deciding that I would make it up to her. I would get her back.
I had too.
For whatever reason, she'd got her hooks into me. And I didn't see a way to get them out. I wasn't sure I wanted to either.
Besides, I wasn't a quitter. It wasn't in my nature. Coach hadn't trained me that way either. Not back in high school and not now.
They'd encouraged me. Trained me. Molded me into the man I was today. It wasn't just physical either. Mentally, I'd been trained to see obstacles in the distance and overcome them.
No matter how fucking insurmountable they were.
Too bad I hadn't seen her coming. Never in a million years would I have thought I would fall in love with the skinny little girl from South Side.
Love. Fuck me. But there it was.
I was going to use that training now. To get what I wanted. I had a half-day of classes before practice but I could cut class. The team had tutors to bring me notes anyway.
I had shit to do.
I knew the one thing I could do that would bring Nadine right back to my doorstep. I picked up the phone, grinning.
This was going to be good.
Nadine
"Hi, I was interested in the room. I was wondering if you allowed pets?"
The answer was always the same.
No. Sorry. Best of luck.
I hung up, chewing my lip. I crossed out yet another number on my list. I'd long since given up on living near campus, or anything reasonably priced. Now I was calling every single place in the paper. Every number on the student housing board.
The fact remained.
I was fucked.
I was supposed to pick up Honeysuckle today.
God damn it.
Maybe if I asked them, they could keep her another day or two? But that would only cost more. Plus, I didn't want to leave her there longer than necessary. It wasn't exactly a cheerful place.
I wanted to take the best care of her that I could.
Who was I kidding? I could barely take care of myself. I had no backup. No one to help me.
I was all alone.
I'd always been alone. And I always would be.
I felt the familiar squeeze in my tummy. I was thinking about James again. If only he wasn't such a player... it had felt almost real when he'd held me in his arms.
Almost like he cared about me.
But he just cared about himself. And his cock.
His beautiful, perfect cock.
I sighed, resting my head on my hands. I had midterms coming up soon. I had already lost my new job thanks to James. All I had were a couple of shifts at the rib joint.
Like I said, I was fucked.
Everything was going to hell in a hand basket.
Oh well, nothing to do but face it. I counted my money again, leaving most of it in an envelope under my mattress. I could only hope they took installment plans.
I grabbed a cardboard box for Honeysuckle from the recycling outside and took the bus across town. I was a bundle of nerves the whole way. I paced outside, trying to figure out something to say that would convince them to help me. Finally, I took a deep breath and walked into the animal hospital.
"Hello, I was supposed to pick up my cat today."
The girl behind the desk barely even looked at me. She was playing with her phone and giggling while she twirled her hair. This was not off to a good start.
I'm not gonna lie. I kind of wanted to smack her.
Be nice Nadine...
"Name?"
"Honeysuckle."
Suddenly, she wasn't so disinterested. Her voice got high pitched. The receptionist started gushing.
"Oh yes, he picked her up already!"
"Excuse me?"
"So gentle and sweet for such a big man!"
My heart started thudding in my chest.
He hadn't.
He wouldn't.
He couldn't.
"What do you mean?"
"Your boyfriend picked her up! Took care of the bill and everything. He even bought supplies for her. The good stuff too."
James had my cat. He had taken her hostage. It was brilliant. Cruel, but brilliant.
He'd done the one thing that I couldn't fight back against. He'd won.
Checkmate.
The receptionist was still prattling on about James and how wonderful he was. How kind. What she didn't know was that he was punishing me. He was bringing me to heel.
I thanked her numbly and walked out.
I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket and pulled it out.
Perfect fucking timing.
I stared at my phone. James had been texting and calling since I left his house. He'd been demanding that I come back. That I finish what I'd started.
That I belonged to him.
Get your ass back here right fucking now Deanie
I am not joking around
This is not negotiable
You're mine now. You fucking know it.
And then just now:
I'm waiting
That last one had been less than a minute ago. He must have just finished practice. He'd timed everything just right. I'd avoided class again, knowing he would be there. I was supposed to be at the Pussycat Lounge in an hour, but I assumed I'd been fired for walking out the other night. I didn't have anywhere to be.
I cringed, knowing I was losing the fight.
James was going to get what he wanted after all.
Delivered right to his doorstep with a big fat fucking bow wrapped around it like a gift.
Only this time, it was me.
Chapter Fourteen
James
The doorbell rang. Slowly, I walked over to it. Outwardly I looked calm. But inside I was pissed off.
Furious really.
She'd made me wait.
She'd denied me.
Well, that was about to change.
Right fucking now.
I opened the door to see a pissed off little minx staring at me. Hellfire was in her eyes. I grinned. She looked beautiful when she was angry.
She was never going to bore me, that was for s
ure.
I let her in without a word.
She turned around the second the door was shut, her hair flying. She looked like she was ready to fight.
Good.
So was I.
As long as it ended with us getting horizontal.
I tilted my head, staring at her, trying to figure out how to get her into bed as quickly as possible. Actually, the wall would do quite nicely.
"If you hurt her, so help me God!"
"Hurt who? The stupid cat?"
She looked around the room and froze. Honeysuckle was curled up in my favorite armchair, purring loudly. She'd been doing that since I brought her home.
Nadine's pretty red lips opened in surprise. I felt my cock fill with blood. It was just that easy with her.
Ready. Set. Go.
"Do you have something you want to say to me, Nadine?"
I used my best Coach voice. Firm and vaguely disapproving.
It worked.
"Thank you- for getting her. I can pay you back."
I stepped towards her. She stepped away.
"Yes, you can. But not with money."
Her mouth opened even wider. I licked my lips. I had all kinds of ideas of what I was going to do with her.
"I know you are mad."
I nodded.
"Damn right."
"I'm sorry I said that. I know you wouldn't have hurt her."
I walked towards her as she backed away nervously.
"Good. Now, if you are finished being a pain in the ass, you are going to listen to me. I have some things I need you to do. If you want to earn my forgiveness."
She looked from me to the cat. She must have caught the look in my eyes. Like a cornered animal, she started looking for a place to escape to. I knew she wanted to run and hide. She spun in a circle, and found herself face to face with the stairwell.
"You are definitely heading in the right direction."
She turned around. I yanked her against me. Her hands went to my chest.
I growled and lowered my head, kissing her as hard as I wanted to. Deep, long, but not slow.
No, this kiss was urgent.
"James!"
I leaned her backwards onto the stairs. Fuck the bed. I couldn't wait.
I yanked her clothes off, licking and sucking as I went. I groped her. I freed my cock from my pants and tugged her panties to the side.
With a groan I slid inside her. She was wet. Just like I'd known she would be.
We gasped in unison as our bodies collided. Then I started to pump myself into her. I wasn't going slow and I wasn't being gentle.
I was making her mine.
I plunged my cock in and out of her, making sure to keep her as hot as possible with my hands and mouth. I wasn't taking any chances. I kissed her neck, my hands busy with her pointy little nipples.
I felt her cum on my shaft, her sugar walls undulating against me. I held perfectly still until she was done. Then I shifted back, pulling my cock out.
"Turn over."
I didn't wait for her to obey. I just lifted her up and over, arranging her hips so I had the best angle. Then I pushed myself in again. I grunted at the new sensation.
Now I was riding her fast and hard. With each thrust I felt my cock bottom out against her womb. I was in as deep as I could get.
But it still wasn't enough.
I wanted more.
I grabbed her hips and started jackhammering my cock into her sweet little box. It was so tight, gripping me with each thrust. My dick felt like it had died and gone to heaven.
Just then I felt her starting to cum again. It was too much. My cock jerked inside her and my seed exploded from my tip. I groaned in ecstasy as I unloaded into her again and again.
Her body was convulsing as she pulled me deeper.
It felt too good.
Way too fucking good.
It wasn't until I reached down to pull out a few minutes later that I realized why.
I'd forgotten to wear a condom.
Nadine
I was laying on my back, looking up at the ceiling. James was between my thighs, his lips and tongue doing indescribable things to me. Wild, dirty, sweet things.
We'd finally made it to the bed. It had taken a while. But now we were here and he was doing all sorts of crazy things to my body.
His hands toyed with my breasts as he made a meal of the sweet spot between my thighs.
The tingly, sensitive, magical place.
I tossed my head back and forth, feeling as if I was floating.
I was done fighting him. I let him take complete control over me. It was such a relief to let go of all the things I'd been holding back.
Keeping it all bottled up inside me.
I wanted to be safe. Taken care of. If only for a little while.
I wanted him.
I rose up off the bed as he worked his magic on me. My back arched. My entire body started to convulse.
Just as I was peaking, he stopped.
"James..."
He was staring at me, his face serious. He positioned his cock between my thighs, teasingly rubbing it over my swollen pussy lips. I rocked my hips against him but he pulled back.
Only when I stopped moving did he begin his teasing again.
"What are you-"
He leaned down and kissed me hard.
"You're mine."
I nodded frantically. Eager to say anything that would make him give me what I wanted. Completion.
"Say it."
"I'm yours."
"No more games. Promise me."
I shook my head.
"I promise. Please James..."
With an animalistic groan he slid into me. He'd been suffering as much as I had. He needed this just as badly.
The thought that we were in this together was thrilling.
It meant everything.
It changed everything.
He looked deeply into my eyes as he rode me, his hand lifting one leg, holding me in place. The feel of his cock inside me was indescribable. Hot, silky steel. I felt it expand and then he groaned in ecstasy.
My body clenched down on him instinctively, milking him as he plunged in and out of me.
He grimaced as his hips bucked, sending him even deeper inside me. I felt liquid heat pool in my belly as I came with him. It seemed to go on forever.
Finally he stilled. He rolled to his side, bringing me with him. I extricated myself from the tangle of his arms and legs. He was no help whatsoever, kissing and biting me as I tried to get out of the bed.
"Where do you think you are going?"
I rolled my eyes at him.
"The bathroom. Is that alright, Master?"
He leaned back, grinning at me.
"Master... I like that."
I shook my head and grabbed my shirt, tugging it over my head. In seconds it was yanked back off of me. James was grinning at me foolishly.
"No clothes."
I had to laugh. He was taking this master thing seriously.
"Anything else?"
He leaned forward, kissing my neck.
"Yes. I want you to go on the pill."
My face got pale. I hadn't even thought about it. He was nuzzling my neck.
"Of course, you might already be pregnant."
"James! You didn't just... Oh God. Oh my God."
He shrugged sheepishly.
"It didn't seem so important at the moment. On the stairs."
He tried to pull me back into bed with him.
"Or the second time."
My jaw dropped. The first time we had both been swept away. But the second time, he'd been in complete control.
I was stupid. Stupid, stupid, stupid.
"Do you think that's funny?"
He shook his head slowly.
"No. But it doesn't matter anyway. I'm keeping you."
Well, when he put it that way... it didn't seem quite so bad.
Chapter Fifteen
James
"Wake up sleepyhead."
I pulled the sheets down off of Nadine's delectable body. I'd convinced her to stay here every night this week. And last week.
Eventually, I'd just gone to her place and packed her shit up again. Most of it was still in a bag. I couldn't stand the thought of her being there another night.
Plus, I had other, more selfish motives...
"Hmmfff?"
I tickled her pretty little feet, trailing my fingers up her thighs. She made a sexy little sound and rolled onto her belly, giving me a great view of her cute little ass.
I couldn't help myself.
I bit it.
"Hey!"
She rolled over, glaring at me.
"Your alarm went off."
She sat up abruptly.
"Oh God, I'm late for work study."
"Don't go."
She stared at me.
"My scholarship is dependent on my work study."
I wanted to tell her that I would take care of it somehow, but I knew she wouldn't like it. I had money. I wanted to take care of her.
"What time is it over?"
"Nine. Just enough time to get to my first class."
Damn. I'd been hoping to grab her before our afternoon classes. Otherwise, I was going to have to wait until after practice and after work. I wouldn't get what I wanted until midnight at the earliest.
I rolled onto my back, moaning.
"What's wrong?"
"You are making me wait. I don't want to wait."
She smirked and smacked my shoulder.
"You'll get over it."
She crawled over me to get to the bathroom but I stopped her, grabbing her and flipping her onto her back. I went wild, growling and nipping her like a wild beast. She was laughing uncontrollably when I started grinding my hard on against her.
That made her stop laughing.
"James... Oh God... there's no time."
She'd slept in one of my giant t-shirts. I lifted it up, pulling her nipple into my mouth. I was rewarded with a soft sigh.
"Just a quickie."
"I can't. I already missed too many times this semester, remember?"
I groaned, not stopping humping her for even a minute. She gave me a look and I let her go, sighing dramatically.