“You take my breath away, Skye,” I said as I slowly pulled her shirt over her head. She was wearing a pink lace bra. I unbuttoned her skirt and pushed it down just to find she was wearing a matching lace thong. Her skin was even softer than I remembered and I wanted to kiss every inch of her perfect body. I wanted to feel her come apart underneath me and hear her screaming my name when she came. I pushed her over to the bed and as she was bending down to take her high heels off, I stopped her.
“Keep those on. They’re sexy as fuck. You have no idea how beautiful you look right now.”
“It’s not fair though.”
“What’s not fair, princess?”
“You’re still dressed.”
I laughed and made quick work of my clothes. I was only wearing my boxers now and I watched Skye looking me up and down.
“Like what you see?”
“Oh I like it very much. I want to feel you, Braden.”
“Not yet, sweetheart. I have other plans for tonight.”
I crawled in bed with her and kissed her slowly. When I felt the kiss grow more passionate I pulled back and Skye huffed in frustration. I kissed down the crook of her neck and freed her of her bra. God she was beautiful. I was a very lucky man. Skye tried to cover herself up but I grabbed her hands and pinned them above her head.
“Don’t ever try to hide from me, Skye. You are the sexiest woman I have ever seen.”
Skye had never been insecure and I would prove to her every day that she had no need to be. Not ever.
I took her nipple in my mouth and felt her arch her back. Yeah my girl wasn’t unaffected by me. I sucked relentlessly and when I knew she couldn’t take much more I trailed further down. I wanted to taste her, no, I needed to taste her. I pulled down her lace thong, and I am sure Skye heard the intake of my breath. Shit. Seeing her naked in front of me is all I needed to come undone. My erection was growing even harder. It took every ounce of self-control not to bury myself in her. This was about her not me – I needed to show her that she was cherished.
I licked her on her most sensitive spot and she screamed out.
“You like that, sweetheart?” I grinned up at her.
“Don’t stop, Braden. Feels. So. Good.”
I had found my new favorite taste – Skye. Oral sex was now my favorite thing to do. I felt Skye squirming, and I knew she was close. As I let up from her, I could see the frustrated look on her face.
“No worries, sweetheart. I just want to see you when you come,” I explained as I buried two fingers in her. I felt her vagina clenching around my fingers. It wouldn’t take much longer.
“Braden, I am coming!” Skye screamed and looked me in the eyes.
When I felt her come around my fingers, I almost came in my pants myself. Watching her fall apart by my touch was the sexiest thing in the world.
I laid beside her and scooped her up in my arms. She was already drifting away when I heard her murmur something.
“Never stopped loving you.” That was all I could make out before falling into a peaceful sleep myself.
Skye loved me. That’s all I would ever need.
Chapter 7
Skye
Braden and I had been back together for six months. It was like a dream. He spoiled me and told me how beautiful I was on a daily basis. And oh my God the sex, it was mind-blowingly good. Braden had been good in bed back when we were dating the first time but now words couldn’t even describe how I felt about our sex life. I tried not to dwell on where he had acquired these skills, we both had a history and I would drive myself crazy if I thought about Braden’s exes.
Though our relationship was amazing and I knew Braden loved me because he showed me every day, I was still waiting for the bottom to fall out. Faith made it her mission to tell me on a regular basis that I was crazy to even think that Braden would ever cheat on me. She was right. I had to stop comparing him to Oliver. They were nothing alike.
Faith, Caige, Braden and I were going out to Cowboys tonight. I was taking a bath getting ready for the night ahead. As I was sitting in my bathtub I thought about the first time Braden made love to me after getting back together.
“Baby, pack a bag for the weekend. I am taking you away.”
Braden and I had only been back together for a few days and I was floating on cloud nine. I was beyond happy that I had listened to Faith and took a chance with him.
“Where are we going?”
“That’s a surprise. Can’t tell you. But you’re going to need a bikini.”
I packed my bag and was ready to go within fifteen minutes.
“That’s my girl. Eager to get away?”
“I am eager to get you inside of me. I can’t believe you are making me wait. It’s not like we haven’t had sex before.”
Braden and I had spent every night together and though he made me orgasm all the time he wouldn’t let me touch him and he didn’t have sex with me. To say I was frustrated was an understatement.
Braden laughed at me as I glared at him. “Soon, baby, trust me I want you just as bad.”
He took my bag from me and we got in the car. I was excited to find out where he was taking me.
Soon I was falling asleep. I didn’t wake up until Braden was lifting me out of my seat.
“Are we here?”
I looked around and didn’t know where we were besides that we were on a beach. I knew it wasn’t Tybee Island.
“We are at Cocoa Beach.”
“Wait? We are in Florida?”
“Yes I know how much you love Florida and all you ever talk about is going to Cocoa Beach. So I figured I’d take you.”
“What did I do to become so lucky?” I threw my arms around him and kissed him senseless. This wonderful and thoughtful man was all mine. My heart swelled at the thought. Yes, he was all mine.
He led me up to a secluded beach cabin. You could see the ocean from here but it would be impossible for anybody to see the cabin from the beach. It was perfect.
We walked in and I was greeted with a sea of purple lilies. My favorite. I couldn’t believe that he remembered. I turned around to find him nervously staring at me.
“This is beautiful, Braden James. Thank you! I love it.”
His face broke out in a proud smile and God, that dimple would be the death of me. He walked up to me and cupped my face in his hands.
“You are the most stunning girl in the world, Skye. Seeing the excitement in your beautiful eyes because of my surprise does things to me. It has always been you and it will always only be you.”
He brushed his lips over mine, and I grabbed him to pull him towards me. Enough of this taking it slow thing. I needed to feel my man. A moan escaped me when he was nibbling on my lip. He knew what to do to drive me crazy.
“Braden. I need you. Now.”
He growled as he picked me up to carry me to the bedroom. This room was filled with lilies as well. I wonder how he had pulled this off in such a short amount of time. I was quickly distracted from my thoughts when he pulled my shirt over my head. I wasn’t wearing a bra and I smiled when I saw his eyes widen.
“My naughty girl. I like it.”
“Just wait till you see that I am not wearing panties either.” I winked him as I was biting my lip.
I don’t think my pants ever came off faster than in that moment. I was completely naked and as much as I wanted to cover myself I didn’t. Braden wouldn’t let me.
I unbuttoned his pants and peeled them off him. I couldn’t wait to see him naked. He pulled his shirt over his head and his boxers quickly followed. I couldn’t help but stare at him. I wanted to trail every hard defined muscle and his V with my tongue. I knew he worked out a lot and it definitely paid off. He was sexy as hell. My eyes finally fell on his hard length, and I swallowed. It was bigger than I remembered but I couldn’t wait to have him inside of me.
Braden climbed on the bed with me and started kissing me all over my body. His touch was driving me crazy. Just when I tho
ught I couldn’t take much more he put two fingers in me and opened me. I arched my back trying to get closer. I wouldn’t last long.
“You are so wet for me, baby. I can’t wait to feel you.”
“Then don’t. Please make love to me.”
“I will, but first I have to prepare you for me.”
Braden always put me first and I loved him for it. He made his way down between my legs, and I almost came apart right then when he started licking me. Braden’s face buried down there was my favorite thing in the world. I felt the sensation hit my core. I was close. I exploded around Braden’s tongue but he wouldn’t let up and kept dipping his tongue in and out of me. I wasn’t even able to come down from my first high when my second orgasm hit me. Braden came back up and positioned himself at my entrance. Finally.
He pushed into me and I could’ve fallen apart again by the sensation.
“Baby, you are so tight. You feel so good.”
I closed my eyes at the feel of him. This was bliss, and I would never get tired of this feeling.
Braden made love to me slowly and though I wanted him a little harder, I knew we needed this, needed this connection. We had been apart for too long.
He kept hitting that spot inside of me. Feeling him grow harder in me I knew he was close too. We both came apart at the same time screaming each other’s name. Braden looked into my eyes and at that moment, I knew he had captured my heart. There would never be anyone but him.
“This was...amazing. I have no words for what I feel right now.” He smiled at me. It was as if he was reading my thoughts.
All of a sudden his eyes grew wide and I could see the terror in them.
“Skye, I am so sorry. I didn’t wear a condom. I got so caught up in the moment, I forgot. I swear to you I never forget.”
I giggled at him. “It’s okay. I am on birth control and I trust you. I loved not having a barrier between us.”
“You’re not mad?”
“No. Are you?”
“Of course not. I was mad at myself for compromising you like this. I shouldn’t have forgotten, but now that I have had a feel of you bare I don’t think I can ever go back to condoms with you.”
“Well you don’t have to. I am clean. And as I said I am on birth control.”
“What did I do to deserve a girl like you?”
We made love all weekend and when Sunday came around I was nowhere near ready to leave our bubble and go back to reality.
While sitting in the bathtub, a knock on my bathroom door pulled me out of my thoughts and I smiled when I saw Braden. He was still wearing his uniform and I wanted to jump him right there. This man was doing things to me.
“Want company in there?” He winked at me.
I slid to the front of the tub to make room for him. He took off his uniform and got in behind me.
“How was your day?”
“Long. We found out today that the guys deploy soon. It’s killing me that I can’t go with them.”
The army had put Braden on a non-deployable status after his last deployment. He still hadn’t opened up to me about what happened and some nights I had to wake him from his nightmares. It broke my heart to see him like that – I wanted to be there for him and help him heal. But I couldn’t push the issue. He would come to me when he was ready. It bothered him a lot that he couldn’t deploy again – he felt as if he was failing his guys. I would never admit but I was happy he couldn’t deploy. I was selfish and I was happy I didn’t have to go months at a time without him.
“Babe, stop beating yourself up about this. It’s not your fault you can’t deploy. You have taught them everything you know. They will do great, they learned from the best.”
“What would I do without you? Sorry for venting about this. I just want to be able to look out for them. A lot of them are still so young, barely out of high school. I want to make sure they’re alright.”
“I know. The fact that you care so much about them shows me that you are doing everything in your power to properly prepare them. To be completely honest, I would hate to be separated from you for so long. I know it’s your job, but I am selfish enough to be happy that you’re here with me and are not going anywhere.”
“I love you, Skye Taylor.”
“I love you too, Braden James.”
He washed my hair and as he massaged the shampoo into my hair, I couldn’t help but think about how lucky I was to have him take care of me. It was important for me to be independent but with Braden I found myself being able to let go of that need. He always made sure to put my needs first and let me know how much he cherished me.
We finished up and I pondered on what to wear to the club. I wanted to look good for Braden. I decided on a short green dress that made my eyes pop and my cowboy boots. I let my red hair fall into loose curls and even decided to put on some makeup. I walked out to the living room and Braden got up when he saw me. He grabbed my hand and twirled me around while whistling his approval.
“You look beautiful. I will be busy tonight keeping admirers off of you.”
“You don’t look too bad yourself,” I said as I took in his outfit. He was wearing a tight black V- neck shirt that pronounced his muscular arms. I would have to fight to keep the girls away from him as well.
My thoughts were interrupted by the doorbell. Who could that be? We weren’t expecting anyone. I opened the door and could feel my mouth drop open. What in the world were Oliver’s parents doing here? This couldn’t be good.
“Molly. Frank. How can I help you?” I asked still in shock. I loved Oliver’s parents but we hadn’t talked since I broke up with him. Why would they fly all the way from Colorado to see me?
“May we come in?” Molly interrupted my thoughts. There was a sadness about her that I couldn’t put my finger on. I knew something bad was about to happen. I wasn’t sure I wanted to know why they were here. My gut was telling me I should run as fast as I could.
“Sure come in.” I led them into the living room where Braden was waiting for me.
“This is Braden, my boyfriend. This is Molly and Frank, Oliver’s parents.” I could see the confusion in Braden’s eyes and I shrugged my shoulders. I didn’t know what was going on either. I offered Molly and Frank to sit down and once they sat on the loveseat I sat down on the chair across from them.
“I am glad to see you guys. But I can’t help but wonder what brought you here?” I explained.
Molly was openly glaring at me, oh hell, what did I do?
“You sure moved on fast from your relationship with Oliver,” she said and I could hear the hate in her voice.
“Excuse me? Oliver and I haven’t been together for almost nine months.” I shot back. “Your son cheated on me. I don’t think you get to judge me for moving on and living my life. Without him.”
“You killed our son.”
Wait. What? She couldn’t be for real.
“What do you mean?”
“When Oliver deployed he was in such bad shape because of the breakup. He knew he had made a mistake. Every letter he wrote and every call he made he asked if we had heard from you. He wanted to make sure you were okay. His head was not in the game and that eventually killed him. Last week they were on a mission and came across the enemy. Oliver died that day. The impact of a grenade killed him. If he wouldn’t have been so distracted by thoughts of you he could’ve survived. He could’ve killed them before they killed him. It’s your fault that I lost my son.”
I felt my whole world crushing down on me. Oliver was dead. And it was my entire fault. I started sobbing uncontrollably. Oliver was dead. I felt Braden tense up beside me. He hadn’t left my side the whole time.
“I am going to ask you to leave. You don’t get to come in here and blame my girlfriend for Oliver’s death. As tragic as it is that he died Skye has no fault in this. She did what everyone would do when their partner cheats, she walked away. You have my heartfelt condolences but it’s nobody’s fault. Please leave.”
/> Frank and Molly got up and went to leave but not without her turning around one more time and laying the final blow. “I will never forgive you for killing my son.” Tears were streaming down her face as her husband led her out the door.
Braden tried to take me into his arms but I pushed him away. How could I be close to him when Oliver was dead and it was my fault? He had been so worried about not coming back and now he didn’t. He died because he couldn’t concentrate – because of me. I would never be able to forgive myself. I got up and walked into my bedroom. I needed to lie down. I curled up into a ball and cried. Cried for my lost love, for Oliver and for his parents. I heard Braden come into the room.
“Skye, please don’t blame yourself for this. It’s not your fault.”
“How is this not my fault? Oliver died because of me. I should’ve just swallowed down my hurt and been there for him through this deployment. He needed me and I wasn’t there for him. Instead I ignored him and fell into your arms. Please, Braden, go away. I need time to myself.”
“Please don’t do this, baby. I need you and I can’t lose you again.”
“Just go.” I begged him. I couldn’t be around him right now. I hated seeing his defeated look but I was too hurt to even think about it right now. The man I had planned to marry at one point in my life was gone and would never come back. As much as he hurt me when he cheated, no one deserved this. My heart hurt for him. Why? Why did he have to die?
The door opened again and I felt my bed dip. Caige climbed in behind me and was pulling me into his arms. He knew that I needed him, and I curled up into his arms and cried my eyes out.
“It hurts so badly, Caige. Why wasn’t I there for him when he needed me? I shouldn’t have ignored him. I should’ve been there to help him through the deployment. It’s my fault he’s gone.”
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