I rush down the hall with a bounce in my step as I head to my bedroom. Yanking the closet door open, I fumble around in the back for my suitcase, my hand gripping onto it tight. Pulling it out, I toss it on the bed and unzip it, immediately throwing clothes in it. I’m not trying to coordinate a fall fashion line here. I just need some essentials. Jeans, shirts, underwear, socks, and bras, my toiletries and makeup.
It probably takes me all of fifteen minutes to gather everything I need and head out the door. I double-check the stove to make sure I didn’t leave anything on and then lock the house up and toss my suitcase in the back of the truck. Hopping inside, I turn the key in the ignition and listen to the engine roar as a smile tugs at my lips. I pull out of the driveway, not sure where I’m going, with no real plan in mind. All I know is with every turn I take toward the freeway, the weight of the world slips from my shoulders.
They say there’s no problem that a long walk in the woods can’t solve. So, getting lost in them for a week or two should do wonders.
Chapter 2
With the window down, the crisp fall breeze is blowing my dirty-blond hair back and filling my lungs with the scent of the forest. I’m blasting my favorite song and am pretty much in my own world. Free from all the small town gossip and busy-bodies with too much time on their hands and not enough life to fill it.
My neighbor, Mertle, has got to be the worst offender when it comes to sticking her nose in everyone’s business. I mean, her nose is so massive, it’s probably hard for her to do anything but. Without fail, if someone’s husband has stepped out on them, or someone’s kid got into trouble on the weekend, she marches over to my door and reports it to me like that tattletale kid at school. I bet she was that kid, the one always whining to the teacher and snitching on everyone. The only reason I’m polite to her at all is because she’s old enough to be my grandmother and I was raised to respect my elders.
I blink and push the thoughts away. I don’t need to worry about Mertle, or anyone else back at home, for that matter. Right now the only things competing for my attention are the bright autumn colors whipping past my window.
I take a deep breath, like a newborn baby pulling oxygen into their lungs for the first time. Everything is ahead of me and everything is possible. I squint when I notice a man on the side of the road with his tool kit out. He’s trying to fix something on his motorcycle. I should stop and see if I can give him a hand. There aren’t many people who come down this backcountry road.
I slow down and pull off onto the shoulder of the road as clouds of dust billow up around my truck. Whoa. That’s not just any man. As the dust settles, I can see that the guy standing up and smiling gratefully is drop-dead sexy. He’s about six-foot-two and even under his leather jacket I can see his body is as tight as a drum.
Damn.
His shoulder-length brown hair gleams in the sunlight and when he smiles my heartbeat kicks it up a notch. For a second I almost forget to unbuckle my seatbelt and move. I’m just staring. Soaking him in like he’s a model in a magazine. I mean, he definitely could be.
Somehow I manage to get my senses back and I hop out of the truck, wiping my sweaty palms against my jeans as I walk over to him.
“Hey, looks like you could use some help.” I close the distance between us.
“Yeah, my girl isn’t doing too well.” He nods to his bike. “I think I’ve gotta get her checked.” He glances over my shoulder at my truck and then back at me. As his eyes capture mine, I notice they’re the same blue color as the sky. I blush and try to look away, but I can’t. He’s hypnotically sexy.
“I, um, I can help you bring your bike into town if you want?”
Did time just stop? Am I still alive right now? Because the world seems to have slowed down somehow. When he smiles at me like that, I can’t hold my own smile back. It’s literally impossible to stop myself. Not that I’d want to. My gaze travels over his scruffy jaw and across his perfectly kissable lips. Wait, his lips are moving. He’s saying something.
I snap out of my daze and listen.
“…that would be amazing. Thank you.” He gathers his tools and packs them up.
I drop the gate on my truck, and together we manage to get the Harley in there.
“Where are you heading gorgeous?” His eyes twinkle mischievously and a flush of excitement blasts over me.
“Colorado. Where were you off to?”
“Same. It seems like this was kismet, huh?”
I don’t know what to say. I never expected to meet someone so stunning today, that’s for sure. However, I’m a big believer in letting life take you on a journey, so I’m in no rush to get rid of him.
“My name is Dominic, sweetheart.” He smirks at me and holds out his hand.
I shake it lightly and roll my eyes. “Starting with the nicknames already?”
“Well, you did just pick me up out in the middle of nowhere.” He studies me.
“My real name is Jan. Let’s get in the truck.” I smile. Normally if a guy called me sweetheart I’d be put off, but when it rolls off his tongue it just sounds nice.
I start the engine and pull out onto the road, barely able to keep my concentration on my driving. That feeling in the air that tingles your skin right before a big lightning storm is brewing up inside the cab of my truck. Dominic’s hungry stare is exploring my curves. I’m afraid to meet his gaze. If I do, I might just end up in the ditch. Gripping the steering wheel tight, I almost turn my knuckles white.
Heat travels down my body, kissing my flesh all the way down to my wet panties. I can’t remember the last time a man’s gaze made me so crazy. I certainly didn’t feel this way with Matt, my ex. I didn’t find out until after we broke up that he was cheating on me almost right away. Scumbag. Not that he was a great lay anyway. I guess he decided his dick needed to disappoint even more women.
Thank God for sex toys.
I can’t believe it’s been almost two years since I’ve been with a man. Dominic would be one hell of a way to break that dry spell. I finally let myself peek at him. He’s like a dream. With the song blaring and his intense blue eyes locked on me, he’s the perfect mixture of pleasure and temptation. I know that one touch from him and I won’t be able to shut off my instincts.
One graze of his hand and I’ll be his for the taking.
Chapter 3
I can’t believe how empty the road is. It’s almost as if there’s no one left on Earth except for Dominic and me. Wouldn’t that be incredible? I let my naughty thoughts get carried away about what it would be like to have a life with him. And about how much fun we could have in our own personal Garden of Eden.
Up ahead is a sprinkling of buildings lining the roads. As we drive into the small town, Dominic looks around. “This looks like a good place to stop. It’s got a mechanic and a place to stay. That’s good enough for me.” He looks back from his window and I have to jam on my brakes because I almost run a red light from being caught up in the blue of his eyes.
“Sure, I can turn around and drop you off at the mechanic.” My voice comes out quietly. The truth is, I’m not ready to say goodbye to him yet. Even though we’ve been driving for over two hours, the time wasn’t enough. Although, to be fair, I’m not sure that there are enough hours left in my life to spend with him.
“Naw, don’t bother. It’s shut down for the day. I’m getting pretty hungry, though.” He nods at a restaurant up the road and his long hair shuffles on his shoulder. “I’d love it if you’d let me repay you with a meal.” His fingers just barely graze my arm, but it sends tingles through my body and another rush of heat to my pussy.
“I’d like that,” I admit, overwhelmed by the sensations running through me. There’s something about Dominic that makes me feel reckless and free. He could suggest leaving everything behind and running off into the wilderness with him and I’d probably start gathering a compass and supplies.
I pull into the family diner off the main strip and finally have the chance
to steal a long look at him. After trying to drive us off the road all this time, I’ve been dying to really soak him in. The way his broad shoulders fill out his leather jacket and then taper down into his tight waist makes me bite my lip. But it’s the big bulge pushing out the front of his jeans that really catches my eye. I lick my lips hungrily. If that’s what he looks like when he’s not even ready to go, how big is he when he’s hard?
I’ve been staring too long. It’s too obvious. Flustered, I open the door and jump out of my truck. Just breathe, Jan, he’s only a man. You’ve seen many of those before.
But not a single one has been like him. Dominic is the kind of man women fantasize about when they’ve got the house to themselves for a bit and they dig out their vibrators. And I get to enjoy him for a little while longer. Right now, he’s all mine, and that’s perfect.
We walk over to the door and I’m surprised when he opens it for me, leading me through the other side with his warm, broad hand on the small of my back. The waitress nods at us when we come in.
“Sit anywhere you want.” She picks up a couple of menus and a pitcher of water as we take a seat in a booth by the window. Within a couple seconds she’s at the table filling our glasses and handing off the menus to us. I know she’s telling me the specials, but I can’t really hear her. I don’t mean to be rude. It’s just that my full attention is with him. In the background she sounds like Charlie Brown’s teacher to me.
The waitress goes back to the counter and I manage to look down at the laminated menu with pictures of the food on it. “Okay, so what looks good here?” I force myself to glance down.
“I’ll tell you what looks good.” Dominic’s voice is like soft velvet. “You in those pants. I love the way your jeans hug you. I’m telling you, you’ve got curves right where I like them.” His eyes travel over me slowly, shamelessly, sensually. “And your shirt hugs your chest so perfectly it almost makes me jealous.”
“Jealous?” Heat blooms over my cheeks and I squirm a little in my seat.
“Mmmm-hmmm, makes me want to be the one pressed up against you like that.” He winks.
For a moment I can’t utter a word. I just enjoy the buzz of electricity between us as we lock eyes. I smile. “You don’t look too bad in your jeans either. They fit just right.”
Dominic slides his leather jacket from his thick shoulders, slipping it down his burly biceps. His shirt clings to his taut body for dear life, in the best possible way. I completely understand what he means about feeling jealous. I imagine my own body pressed against him that close and my thighs squeeze together as my pussy rushes with heat.
The waitress comes back to our table and I realize I haven’t even decided on a meal. I mean, in a way I have. I know exactly what I want to put in my mouth, but it’s not in a picture on this paper.
“What can I get you folks?” she asks cheerfully.
“We just drove in here and I was wondering what there is to do in this place?” Dominic asks her.
I raise an eyebrow at him. Why does he want to know? Does he have plans to go exploring with me after this?
“Not much, I’m afraid. We don’t have a whole lot going on here.” She shrugs.
“That’s all right. Well, I’m gonna order the cheeseburger and fries, please.”I nod at her. “Make that two orders, please.”
She takes our menus and leaves us in our world of two.
“So, when you’re not tricking women into picking you up on the side of the road, what do you do?” I tease him.
“Oh, you’re onto my little game. Dang it.” He plays along, his blue eyes sparkling. “I’m a CEO of a law firm. It can get kinda dry, so I like to get on my bike and just see where the roads take me. You need to enjoy life when you can, you know?”
I nod, smiling. I couldn’t be happier with where the roads led us today.
“How about you?” he asks.
“What about me?”
“Why are you all the way out here by yourself?”
The endless negative news stories and my gossipy neighbor pop up in my mind. I push them all away and focus on the positive. I focus on him. “I needed a break from life for a bit.” I shrug.
“I get that.”
The waitress returns with our food, our plates a mirror image of each other. Each piled high with hand cut French fries and a big, juicy burger. We don’t talk, just look at each other and eat. Somehow, sitting here with Dominic in silence is the most comfortable thing in the world. I hate when you meet someone new and they need to fill the air with words or else it’s awkward. With him, there’s no awkwardness. It’s like we’ve known each other for years and gotten to that peaceful place where we can just enjoy each other’s company.
When we finish our last bites, Dominic puts a fifty on the table and guides me out of the diner. As soon as we walk out into the crisp night air, he grabs me and pulls me in tight to his chest. He’s so warm against me, so inviting. His hands softly glide over my cheeks and he kisses me with so much passion, so much need, my knees are weak when he pulls away.
“I’ve been waiting all day for that,” he murmurs, looking down at me.
“What took you so long? I’ve been hoping you’d do that since I met you,” I confess.
Dominic looks up and down the street, and wraps his arms around me protectively. “Let’s go to that motel up the road.” He jerks his head toward the one we passed on the way in here and his hair flips over his shoulder. “I don’t want anyone else looking at you. I want you all to myself.”
Before I have a chance to say a word, he grabs my hand and we walk up the street. Awash with excitement, I’m so ready to strip off his jacket and tight T-shirt and see how that thick bulge looks when it’s not hidden under his jeans.
Chapter 4
Dominic holds my hand as we wait for the elevator to take us to the third floor. As soon as the doors slide open, we practically run down the hallway to our room. He opens the door and pulls me in for another kiss as it buzzes and he walks me inside the room without breaking his lips from mine.
I couldn’t care less what the room is like. All I can see is him. I squeal as he lifts me up in his arms and carries me over to the bed, tossing me down on it. He wastes no time ripping off his leather jacket and then his shirt as I watch with my breath held. I already knew his body was amazing from how his shirt licked every inch of it. However, it’s incredible to see the ridge of his muscles flex and move as he cages me in his arms and climbs up on top of me.
“I’ve been thinking about this all day,” he growls, kissing a hot trail down my neck. “Take off your shirt,” he demands, sitting back on his haunches.
I scoot up and lock eyes with him as I slowly unbutton it. Teasing him, toying with him. Dominic loses patience with me and tugs it open when I still have two buttons to go. They go flying off in different directions and my top flows around me, revealing my pink bra.
Dominic pushes my shirt off my shoulders and I let it slide down to my hands, shaking it off. “You’re so sexy, Jan.” He opens the back of my bra and lays me down on the mattress. He wraps his hand around it and tugs it free from my arms. My tits are exposed to him and he leans over me, hungry to taste me.
He gently sucks my nipple into his mouth and slightly tugs on it, making a moan escape my lips as a shudder trembles through me. His tongue is hot on my skin, teasing me with a tiny preview of what he can do with it. Every time he flickers it over my sensitive nipples I whimper and thrust up my hips, grinding against the rigid outline in his pants.
“You want this, don’t you?” He guides my hand down his firm body and lays it on the outside of his pants.
“Mmmm-hmmm.” I peer up at him from under my lashes and let my fingers tighten around the outline of his thick shaft.
“Good things come to those who wait.” He grazes his teeth over my nipple and I arch my back as I cry out. “I’m going to fuck you, beautiful, but first I want your lips on my cock. And I want to taste your sweet pussy.” His hand tr
avels down over my body and stops on the button of my jeans.
Dominic quickly opens my pants and leans back. Using both hands, he yanks the fabric down over my hips, taking my panties with them. My pussy is exposed and he licks his lips as he assesses me. I squirm out of the jeans, kicking them off my feet, and fumble with the belt buckle on his pants.
He swiftly undoes his belt and opens his pants, sliding off the side of the bed to tug them and his underwear off. I gasp as I look down between his legs with wide eyes. Dominic’s cock is thick and long and it’s more than ready for me. A dewy drop of pre-cum sits on the tip and I flip over onto all fours and crawl to the edge of the bed, wrap my fingers around his girth, and swipe off the salty cum with my tongue.
Dominic gently rests his hand on my head and watches me, his intense gaze studying me. “Hey, just wait.” He pulls back and I pout. He climbs back into bed and lies down, pulling me on top of him so my legs are straddled on each side of his head. My pussy is an inch from his face. The heat of his breath billows out over my skin. I stretch down his body and take his cock in my hands, opening my mouth wide.
His tongue presses in past my lips as he takes a long, slow lick of me from my soaking wet center to my clit. Electric bliss shoots through me and I push my pussy down into his face as I take his huge cock in my mouth. Bobbing my head, I let some of the saliva fall from my lips and coat his shaft as Dominic teases me with his talented tongue.
I hold his cock firm by the base and let my other hand slide up and down in rhythm with my head as I take him inch by inch into my mouth. His fingers pinch into the plump flesh of my ass as his tongue batters against my clit, sending me to the edge.
“Ohhh, fuck!” His cock drops from my mouth as I throw my head back and my orgasm tears through me like a runaway train. The intense ecstasy is overwhelming. For a moment I’m lightheaded and my body writhes with bliss.
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