I couldn’t deny lunch was very enjoyable. I found it charming, how the couple that I had grown to love doted on Shawn. No matter what embarrassing story they told, he had another one to give right back to them. I never told Betsy and Earl about Shawn, and I would certainly not tell them now. All I knew is that I was hot for my brother and was conjuring up some very naughty thoughts.
When the dishes were cleared away, Shawn began to speak,
“I do love having this time to spend with you folks, but I do have to get back to work.”
“Well of course, you’re a busy man! I’m just thankful you still make time for old friends.”
Betsy leaned against her husband and winked at me.
“Savana, why don’t you go on home too? I think we can manage things here.”
They hugged Shawn first and said goodbye, then hugged me. Shawn and I exited the building together. As we broached the door, Shawn again began to speak to me.
“Sooo…” His hands pushed back his suit jacket to rest on his hips. I could see the outline of his muscular chest.
“No Shawn, the answer is no.”
I forced myself to hold his gaze and was rewarded with his wonderfully sexy smile.
“Dance for just me tonight. Come by the club, I have to be there tonight, but I need to see you. Dance for just me tonight. Please. ” He leaned in close and tucked a lock of blonde hair behind my ear. “I am drawn to you, I fought it off as a young boy, but now that I see you as a woman, I want more! Please cum….with me.”
I knew the implication was less then subtle, but I was ready for him, his muscular frame, his sexy smile and deep blue eyes. I wanted him.
“I will come to the club, but I am not a dancer and do not want to be, so if you want to hang out, I am willing. Know Shawn, I am not an object to be bought, and this all seems wrong. Fun is fun, but this is my life.”
Shawn looked at me somewhat shocked. He smiled at me and said, “If you thought it was wrong, you would have just said no. This is not wrong, its destiny.”
And with that he strode across the street to his black Lexus and pulled away, leaving me flustered and hungry for more of him.
* * *
That night, I snuck into the club so as not to be seen. I wanted to see if this was all a game to Shawn or if he truly wanted me. I saw Shawn sitting at the bar, sipping a beer. Women frequently approached him throughout the night, each time, I couldn’t contain the jealousy that flared. I was sitting in a darkened corner where he could not see me. I really wanted to see what he was like. Each time he was approached, he dismissed each female with a few words, and continued to scan the bar. If I did not know any better, I would swear he was looking for me.
Samantha knew I was there, she was watching me watch him. She had no idea that he was my brother and there is no way that I would tell her. I revealed very few details about my life before university to anyone, it was just too painful.
Samantha only raised her eyebrows and winked at me, as I got up to go and finally greet him. After all, for the entire night he had been a Gentleman, saying no to all of the other ladies. Not that it mattered, I knew what this night was about and so did he.
“Oh…There you are. I was wondering if you were going to show up at all.
“Of course, I said I would be here, now where are we going?”
His smoldering gaze made me weak in the knees and I suddenly didn’t care, as long as we were alone.
Shawn led me into his office and slammed the door behind me. I could feel his roaming gaze, his hand traced lightly against my arm.
I clasped my hands to keep them from trembling. What was I doing here? This began to feel like a mistake, I was in too deep already. Clasping my hands was all I could do to reduce my nervousness. He pressed his hips against me, leaving no question as to his motives. I gasped as his hand traced along my ear and down my neck.
“I need you to tell me you’re okay with this, Savana.”
My thoughts were jumbled and I let out an unconscious moan, as he pushed his hips harder against me.
“Tell me, Savana.” He started to pull away but I grabbed his shirt and pulled him close again.
Unconsciously it came out, “Please, I need you.” I whispered, before his lips locked onto mine.
Shawn’s lips were soft and warm. I teased him with my tongue. He moaned, grinding his hips against mine. I could feel the hardness of his manhood and dreaded the cloth that separated us. His hand slid across my bare midriff, under my top to clasp my breast.
Threading my fingers through his hair I pulled him closer, stroking his tongue with my own. Shawn drew back, pulling my shirt over my head and unclasping my bra with expertise. He took my hand, leading me to the couch and knelt in front of me.
He created a trail of kisses down my neck to my breasts, where his tongue darted against my nipples. I ached my back, entwining my hands in his hair again. Every part of my body hummed with energy; like electricity was running through my body.
I forced his jacket down his shoulders and started working on the buttons of his shirt. His attention to my nipples paused, as he unclasped his belt. I ached for his touch again, and wanted his clothes off now! I focused on my own remaining clothing as I shimmied out of my tight shorts.
When I reached for my heels he stopped me, in a rough voice he barked, “Leave those on.”
I obeyed and sat back against the couch to enjoy the show, as his pants lowered around his waist. His long, hard shaft jumped to attention and I felt a deep desire to have him inside of me.
He pressed me against the couch, fitting himself over top of me. I could feel the hot tip of him rub between my legs and moaned again.
“You’re so wet, Savana,” He whispered in my ear, as he plunged into my delicate flower.
I gasped as he repeated the movement, pulling out slowly then pushing back in, each time stretching me father filling me to my limit. I wrapped my legs around his back, taking in all of him. He growled, increasing the pace of his thrusts.
My whole body filled with pins and needles. I clawed at his back and arched up to meet him, crying out and body shaking. The release of my orgasm consumed me but I heard Shawn call out my name as his climax answered mine.
He collapsed against me, breathing heavily and nuzzling the nape of my neck. I was drunk on pleasure and made no motion to move. The crowd in the club and my paltry money problems were momentarily forgotten.
I wasn’t sure how long we laid there for, but too soon he rolled off and grabbed his cell from the pocket of his pants.
“What are you doing?” I asked.
“Texting Betsy. Letting her know you won’t be there tomorrow.”
“Absolutely not!! I have an obligation and you are not here because of your money and I am not here because my lack of money. Don’t abuse their kindness.”
If anyone could understand what I meant it was definitely him. Shawn nodded gently and then came back to me. We spent the rest of the night making love in the most passionate and fulfilling way. I was under no false assumptions though, I knew this was only for one night and I did not regret a single moment of it.
When we had finally exhausted each other, Shawn walked me outside to greet the morning sun. I was exhausted, so he had one of the bouncers drive me home. I will not forget that night any time soon. I did not expect to hear from him again and was a little sad that we could never be. He was too rich and it was too weird besides, he ran in different circles.
That afternoon I went to the diner for my shift. Betsy dropped into the chair next to me, holding a bottle of water. I nursed my coffee and blotted the sweat off my forehead.
“You know, I hear Shawn is back in town,” Betsy mentioned casually, taking a long drink from her bottle.
“Oh?”
I feigned nonchalance, even though my heart skipped a beat. Betsy and Earl only wanted to see me happy, they were the best kind of people. I had done my best to keep my interest politely neutral, but Betsy had been keeping me
up to date whenever they heard from him.
I thought back to that night when, Shawn insisted I stay with him. I thoroughly enjoyed the activities of that night, but the morning left me with the realization, I had just had the best sex of my life, with quite possibly, the world’s most desirable bachelor, whose shoes alone probably cost more than my rent for two months. I was nervous and anxious to get home that morning and felt guilty for the one night stand. He stayed in town for another two days before leaving for business.
He had called several times that week but I kept the conversation to a minimum. It hurt my heart too much to know that Shawn and I could never be together, so yet again I protected myself. Though, every time my phone rang my heart fluttered, but as soon as I answered, I panicked and made an excuse to get off the phone. After three days I stopped answering all together, telling myself it was a one night fling and I wouldn’t be able to hold his interest for long anyway.
I told myself, it was one night. A night that he’s clearly forgotten about, since I haven’t heard from him since last Wednesday.” In truth, I hadn’t answered his calls since last Wednesday, but he had called at least twice every day. Betsy continued to speak to me,
“Puh-lease! I saw the way he was looking at you. He’s been checking in on you all week, he wants to talk to you, why won’t you talk to him.”
She flicked water at me.
“And don’t try to tell me all those missed calls are from another ‘Shawn ’.”
“You looked at my phone?” I set my glass down, exasperated.
“Of course I did, you’re not one to tell us what is going on. If you won’t tell me what’s going on, I’m going to snoop to find out. He’s clearly in to you! But you need to act on it before he thinks he’s after a lost cause.”
“I was beginning to feel that way, so I wouldn’t be ignored if I show up in person.” We both jumped at the sultry voice, it was Shawn!
“Shawn!” I squeaked.
“Well, I better run. Gotta check that … thing... in the place…” Betsy scurried out.
We stared at each other for a long moment. My body wanting to close the distance between us, but my heart telling me it would be a mistake. I couldn’t let myself be used, no matter how much I wanted him to.
“How long were you standing there?” I said in a somber voice.
I tried to hide my hands in my pockets, but my skirt didn’t have any. I settled for hugging my hands over my stomach.
“Not long.”
The silence stretched.
“Well, I should get back to work. I am on the clock, you know. Lots of customers to feed.” I spun away from him to walk away.
“Why didn’t you answer?”
The seriousness of the question made my heart hurt. Made me feel like he was really hurt. I could feel my walls of indifference cracking.
“Listen Shawn, I don’t want to be that girl. You and me, we run in different circles,” I know what I am to you, Shawn. You could have the world – you do have the world. I am under no illusion about what happened, I have to protect myself.”
“Ah, yes. Now I understand, Richie Rich had a new toy.”
Angrily, I threw my hands into the air.
“I thought you weren’t standing there long!”
Don’t stomp your foot, Savana. Don’t do it! I thought. However I couldn’t stop myself and I stomped my foot in frustration. Shawn grabbed me by the shoulders, looked me deep in the eyes and said,
“I didn’t want to push you, I didn’t mean for it to turn out the way it did last week.”
“So you regret what happened?”
“No, not in the slightest. But I didn’t want things to move so quickly.” He ran his hand through his long, dark hair. “I’ve heard about you for years from Earl and Betsy. They’ve wanted me to meet you for a long time, but I’ve always been… occupied.”
I thought about all the articles online about his various love interests that plagued magazines and the internet. He shifted uncomfortably. I knew he was thinking about those headlines too. Shawn continued,
“I don’t know what I thought, but I didn’t want you to think you were going to be another fling. I’m at the point in my life where I want to focus on more than my business and myself. I want something deeper, after all what am I working so hard for. When I heard about you, I thought, that is a woman I could spend my life with. Then I thought, she would probably be a boring bump on a log. Then when I saw you dance, and found out it was you that Betsy and Earl had been talking about, my mind was blown. You may be the perfect woman for me. No one knows me better than you sis.
He moved closer and brushed a finger across my cheek, I could feel his gaze penetrating me to my core.
“I couldn’t help myself. I can’t help myself.”
I shivered, overcome by mixed emotions. I couldn’t decide if I wanted to drag him into the back room, or run away.
“So what do we do now?” I asked.
“That young lady is your choice. The ball is in your court, I am just a boy, standing in front of a girl asking if she likes me.”
A silent smile came across my face as I looked down to the ground in embarrassment. He knew I did, I knew I did and perhaps it was time to trust. Perhaps it was time to experience the joy of the moment. Shawn reached for my chin, picked up my head and again began to speak.
“Would you like to go on a date with me, Ms. Reynolds?”
“Well, I have to get back to work at the moment. My bosses are a little tough to deal with.”
“I think I can handle your bosses.”
“The real question is can you handle me?”
“Well Savana, I guess we are going to have to walk down that road together and find out.”
I guess you could say that I came to a realization right there. None of us know what is going to happen in like and sometimes, the moment, is more important than the whole of life. So I am taking this trip, moment by moment with my brother on my arm, a smile on my face and all the hope in the world.
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