by Tia Siren
“Don’t you judge,” I said sternly .
“I would never judge,” he said in a thick Italian accent. “My wife is ten years younger than me .”
“See, and you love her just the same,” I said with approval .
“Of course,” he said, laughing .
“See, Mandy, it all works out,” I said, elbowing her but getting no response. “Mandy? Oh, you’re passed out. Great .”
I brushed her hair from her face and kissed her forehead as we rode toward her place in Brooklyn. She was so adorable, and I could tell that she didn’t drink very often. Admittedly, I was pretty wasted, but she was passed-out drunk. I was kind of curious about how I was going to get her into her apartment. I shrugged my shoulders and left the thought for when we arrived .
Once we got there, though, she was only half lucid, and I struggled to get her upstairs to the apartment. With one of her arms draped over my shoulders, it took about twenty minutes to get up one flight of stairs and across the hall. When we got inside, I pulled her along to her room, allowing her to fall face-first into her bed. I took off her shoes and pulled the blanket over her, knowing she was going to have a killer headache when she woke up .
I walked out of the room, feeling less wasted, and closed her bedroom door behind me before leaning back against it and catching my breath. As my lungs settled, I felt my phone vibrating in my pocket, and I struggled to get it out. I didn’t even look to see who it was before answering. The voice on the other end was welcoming, and my heart immediately melted .
“Hey, you okay?” Hunter asked .
“Yeah,” I said, laughing. “I just dragged Mandy up to her apartment, half passed out .”
Hunter laughed. “I’m assuming girls’ night was a success then .”
“It was a success,” I said, slightly slurring my words .
“Good,” he said, chuckling. “Look, I won’t keep you. I’m sure you’re tired. But I need to see you tomorrow night. Will you come over at around six for dinner ?”
“That sounds amazing,” I said, noticing something off in his voice. “Hunter ?”
“Yeah,” he replied .
“Is everything okay ?”
“Everything will be fine,” he responded. “Get some sleep, and I’ll see you tomorrow night .”
“Okay, sweetie.” I yawned as I lay down on the couch and pulled a blanket over me .
“Bye,” he said with a smile in his voice .
“Bye, bye,” I replied, hanging up the phone and dropping it on the floor .
I rolled over on the couch and looked up at the ceiling, trying to stop the spinning that was taking over me. It had been so good to hear Hunter’s voice, and part of me wished I was in his bed right then, snuggled up in the comforter and wrapped in his arms. I realized I was in love with him, but that wasn’t something I was ready to tell him yet. I was just happy that, in my drunken stupor, I hadn’t let it all out while on the phone with him. That would have been slightly embarrassing and not romantic in the least. No, with Hunter, I wanted it to be special. I wanted to tell him my feelings in a way that we would remember for the rest of our lives. I also wanted to make sure it wasn’t a one-way street. No one wanted to say I love you to someone who didn’t feel the same way .
Either way, as I lay there on the couch, one foot on the floor to try to stop the spinning, my mind wandered to thoughts of Hunter and what he was doing at that moment. We had something so very special, and I couldn’t wait until we didn’t have to hide it anymore. I really felt like nothing could get in the way .
Chapter Fifteen
H unter
T he pot began to boil over, and I cursed as I grabbed it and burned my hand. I was cooking dinner for Lexi, but my nerves were running wild. I was going to have to tell her about Patrick, tell her that one way or another, we were out of time and had to let everyone know about us. I knew it was going to be a difficult conversation because I didn’t know what road to take. I could let Patrick tell the world and have it come down hard on all of us. I could get to Kam and the press before Patrick to try to ease the pressure. Or, and this was barely a thought in my mind, but it was still there, I could break things off with Lexi and hope that she understood it was for her own good .
My thoughts were shaken as the front door opened and closed. Lexi had arrived, and I was starting to lose the little bit of nerve I had in me. She looked so relaxed, almost unrecognizable, and I leaned in, kissing her deeply .
“Well hello,” she said, giggling .
“Hey,” I replied, trying to hide my worry. “How are you ?”
“I’m good,” she said, smiling .
I watched her as she walked over to the cabinet and pulled down the dishes to set the table. I finished cooking the ravioli, prepped the salad and the bread, and then brought it all over to the table. I walked back to the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of wine, needing the alcohol to soothe my nerves. Before I could pour Lexi a glass, she covered the top, shaking her head .
“I had way too much to drink last night,” she said, laughing .
“I forgot about that. How was it ?”
Lexi began to talk about her time with Mandy. Her eyes lit up as they always did when she was telling a story. Her gorgeous smile glimmered, and her hands moved around wildly. I knew I had to tell her the situation at hand, but I didn’t want to break her from this amazing mood. She was always so stressed, so tense, and it was nice to see her with a smile on her face and relaxation in her movements. Everything that had happened with Patrick had blindsided me, and when I was away from her, it was easy to think I could just tell everyone and it would go well. However, sitting in front of her, all I wanted to do was protect her from everything I could. It was hard for me to even think about breaking it off with her, but that might have been the wisest choice. Patrick didn’t have any evidence, and if we weren’t together, we could deny it, making him look like the scorned liar he was .
God, I didn’t want to bring this up. Lexi looked so damn happy, like everything in her world was perfect. I felt like bringing it up now would only smash that beautiful smile, and that alone broke my heart. She was too pure and too beautiful to have to go through something like this. I knew the media. They would drag her through the mud, making her look like some young tart instead of the intelligent, graceful, and kind-hearted woman she was. On top of all that, her father would disown her, cutting her off and forcing her to take a back seat to his own ego. The thing was, this was not just my decision, and I needed to treat it as a joint choice. I would be pissed if she were in my shoes and didn’t tell me, but how was I supposed to tell her when I knew it would bring her world spiraling down onto her shoulders ?
“So yeah,” she said, “we got to the bar at Expose, and we started talking. I told her about you and me and how we decided it was important for us to stay together. I told her how happy I was, and you won’t believe what happened .”
“What?” I was trying not to show how disconnected from the conversation I was .
“She said she was a purple dragon flying into the ocean .”
“That’s great, sweetie,” I replied .
“Hunter,” she said, chuckling, “what are you thinking about? I just told you my best friend was a purple dragon, and you told me that was great .”
“I’m sorry,” I said, sighing and running my hands over my face. “There’s something I have to tell you, and frankly, I don’t want to. However, I can’t sit here and keep it from you when it involves and affects you .”
“What is it?” She reached out and took my hand. “You can tell me anything .”
“It’s my ex-business partner,” I said. “He’s trying to blackmail me into giving him his old job back .”
“That’s terrible,” she said. “But what does that have to do with me ?”
“He said that if I didn’t do it, he would go to your father and the media and tell them all about us.” I sighed. “I’m so sorry that this is happening. Patrick is such a — �
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“Patrick?” She sat up and looked at me, confused. “Tall, thin guy with auburn hair and a serial-killer smile ?”
“Yeah,” I said slowly. “How do you know Patrick ?”
“I don’t,” she replied. “He came into the café the other day and asked me if I was Kam’s daughter. I said yes, but I thought he was super creepy. He didn’t even drink the coffee he bought. He just threw it in the trash on the way out .”
“That bastard,” I said, slamming my hands on the table .
“Shhh,” Lexi said. She stood up, walked around the table, and sat in my lap. “It’s okay. We will figure this all out .”
“I don’t know how unless we break up,” I said, upset by the idea .
“No,” she replied. “That’s not even an option, okay? You need to relax .”
I scoffed. “How? Everything is coming down on us .”
“Come with me,” she said, taking my hand and pulling me from the chair .
I followed her back to the bedroom, and she stopped me from turning on the lights. She pulled me in and started to unbutton my shirt while smiling up at me. I watched as her hands smoothed over my shoulders and down to my waist. She unbuckled my pants and had me take them off .
“Go lay on the bed,” she whispered. “On your stomach .”
I lay down on the bed and rested my head on my arms, listening to her undress behind me. She crawled onto the bed and straddled me, sitting on my lower back. She reached forward and rubbed the tips of her fingers lightly down my back, caressing my skin. I shivered under her touch but lay still as she began to push deep into my muscles. I could feel the tightness in my shoulders fighting back against her movements .
“Relax,” she whispered .
I took in a deep breath and closed my eyes, letting my body fold into her fists. I groaned as the knots in my muscles gave way at her touch. She massaged me for quite a while before sitting up and lifting her body up over me .
“Turn over,” she whispered .
I did as she asked and turned over, staring up at her in nothing but her bra and panties. She lowered herself on top of me and began to massage my chest, slowly working her hands down to my waist. She lifted her body and moved between my legs, rubbing my knees and then slowly moving higher. I closed my eyes and breathed deeply, trying to control my urges as she moved closer and closer to my cock. She slipped her hands under the legs of my boxer briefs and pushed her thumbs into the muscles. Once they relaxed, she flattened her hands on my thighs and rubbed up to my hips, grazing the edge of my shaft .
My cock began to rise, my blood shooting down to the veins between my legs. Lexi pulled her hands out from under the legs of my shorts and pulled them off me. I looked up into her deep eyes as she reached forward and grasped my erection with both hands. She slid them down to the base and squeezed as she moved them back up. I groaned loudly upon feeling her small, soft hands massage my cock with force. She let go and reached behind her, unclasping her bra and allowing her breasts to bounce out of it. Her nipples were rock solid. She bit her bottom lip and leaned forward, pushing my dick between her heaving breasts. As she pushed her tits together, I thrust up, growling at the feeling .
This was definitely a good way to relax me .
Chapter Sixteen
L exi
I could feel how hard his cock was at it pressed between my tits, moving up until it grazed my neck and then pushing back down. I had never thought that titty-fucking my boyfriend would be so erotic, but I could feel the wetness pooling in my panties with every thrust and every growl. I leaned down and licked the tip of his cock as it pushed up through my breasts. He pushed several more times before pulling his cock out, reaching up for my face, and pulling me toward him. He turned me on my back and lay next to me, pulling my panties from my body and running his fingers over my bulging mound. I spread my legs, opened up, and gasped as his fingers pushed through my folds and into my juices .
Hunter leaned forward and pressed his mouth against mine, parting my lips with his tongue and swirling it around in my mouth. He rubbed up and down against my mound, swirling around my clit before pushing back down. I lifted my hips, wanting more, and moaned loudly as he pushed his middle and ring fingers deep inside me, using his palm to rub against my clit. He moved up and down, our mouths open and touching as the heat between us began to burn hotter. I reached over, grasped his hard shaft, and began to pump my fist over it, feeling every inch of his dick harden. I gasped loudly as he fucked me harder with his fingers, lifting his palm and diving deeper inside me .
I dropped my knees to the side, grasping his cock in one hand and massaging my breast in the other. My orgasm was getting closer and closer. I opened my eyes as Hunter leaned forward, pushing one more finger into me and leaning his face into my pussy. His tongue touched my clit, and I clamped down harder on his cock, moaning loudly as my body began to tighten. I put my hand on top of his head and lifted my hips from the bed, grinding against his mouth. I screamed out as he moved his whole body down, turning in front of me and finger-fucking me as hard as he could while rubbing my clit with his other hand. His eyes were dark and glaring down at me as my back arched and the orgasm in my stomach exploded .
He groaned as he continued to push his fingers in and out of me, sliding them through the juices running from my pussy. I closed my eyes and held my breath as pleasure circulated throughout my body, touching every point inside me before simmering out. As my body relaxed back onto the bed, I reached down and grabbed his hand, looking up at him .
“Fuck me,” I moaned .
Hunter reached over and grabbed a condom from his nightstand and quickly tore the top off before sliding it over his cock. He held his shaft by the base, scooted forward on his knees, and rubbed the head through my juices before pushing it gently inside me. I screamed out upon feeling his huge cock enter me and fill me completely .
He tipped his body forward and leaned into me, thrusting his hips forward and back. Our bodies collided into one another’s. He dropped down on his elbows and kissed my lips, running his tongue across my bottom lip. I opened my eyes and stared directly into his, my body jolting forward as his hips slammed into me hard and fast .
As my body moved with his, he put his legs out straight and shoved his arm under my back, holding me close as he rolled over, pulling me on top of him. I threw my head back, feeling his cock sink even deeper inside me as I pulled my hips out to the side in ecstasy. I put both of my hands down on his chest and began to grind my body against him, watching as his eyes closed and his jaw clenched. I moved my hips back and forth like a wave, picking my ass up every few moments and slowly sliding myself back down his shaft. He groaned wildly every time my body lifted, and I changed pace, sitting up straight and bouncing up and down on his cock. My thighs burned as I moved up and down, my hands grabbing onto my breasts and squeezing as my body beginning to reach another peak .
Hunter reached down and grabbed my waist, giving my thighs a break as he pulled me up and down on his dick. I screamed out, letting him take over, and listened to the sound of our skin slapping loudly together as my body fell back down, the entirety of his cock now deep inside me. I put my hands down and grabbed his wrists, throwing my head back as he thrust his hips upward to meet me. I was at the tipping point of orgasm, and I didn’t think I could hold back any longer .
“I’m gonna come,” I moaned out .
“Yes, baby, come on my cock,” he groaned, squeezing my hips tighter .
As my body slammed down onto his, I tensed, and then there was an explosion of pleasure unlike anything I had felt before. I arched my back and leaned my head backward, losing all control of my muscles. My pussy contracted around his cock, and he growled loudly, pushing me down and back up again at an even faster pace. My juices trickled down his shaft. Hunter lifted me up and held me there, thrusting his hips fast and hard into me. My tits bounced up and down, and my moans echoed and wavered as he pounded me faster and faster .
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looked down into his eyes as his body began to tense and his jaw clenched. He thrust deep and pulled me down onto him, lifting his hips off the bed and groaning loudly as he exploded. His body pulsed around me, his eyes clenched shut, his breath held deep in his chest. I could feel his cock pulsing and expanding inside me until his body relaxed down onto the bed. His hands dropped to his sides, and he breathed heavily in and out, the pleasure dissipating from inside him. I bit my lip and reached down, grabbing the edge of the condom as I lifted myself off his cock and fell next to him in bed .
We lay there for several minutes, our hands latched together and our chests heaving, trying to get control of our heartbeats. When my body calmed, I rolled over, latching on tightly to Hunter. I didn’t know what choice he was going to make, but I was terrified this would be the last time I ever held him like this. I knew that everything in him wanted to protect me from anything that could cause me pain, but what he didn’t realize was that losing him would be more painful than any of the rest of it. I needed him to remember why we had promised ourselves to each other, why we were hell-bent on making it through all of this as partners. I knew it was easy to say when we weren’t facing the fact that we had to tell the truth, but now it was breathing down our necks, and I could tell that Hunter was starting to get scared .
Part of me was taken back by how much he wanted to protect me, even going as far as to break things off so that my life could go on as normal. He would take the backlash from the media, but everyone who knew us, they would think it was absolutely absurd. What he didn’t think about was when everything settled back into normal life and we were left without each other, heartbroken and unable to show those emotions to anyone. I didn’t want to be away from him. I didn’t want him to make the wrong decision, and I knew that the longer I stayed, the more he would lean toward protecting me from everything .