by Laci Leigh
“Um, that’s a bit intimidating,” he said and pointed to BOB.
“Please don’t make fun of BOB. He’s come in handy plenty of times.”
Todd’s expression brightened. “So, did I catch you and BOB at an awkward moment? Should I come back in, say, five minutes?”
“No.” I rolled my eyes, drinking in the tall glass of humility. “Please, have a seat. I’ll put this away and be right back.”
When I returned, I found Todd relaxed on the sofa with one long muscular arm perched along the back.
“Katrina, I have to ask.” His eyes still glowed with humor. “What’s up with BOB?”
I plopped down on the sofa, and wallowed in my humiliation. “What do you expect is up with BOB?”
“No, I mean why? Why would you have to resort to a …a…”
“Sex toy?”
“Yeah. I mean, it’s not like you couldn’t have any man you wanted. Look at you. You’re hot, sexy, and funny. I just don’t get it.”
“Todd?” I peered at him through squinted eyes and held one finger up. “Excuse me a moment while I open the front door to let all those men who are standing in line to get to me inside. You might want to move over a bit to make room. It could get crowded.”
He laughed and then became serious. “Really, I mean what’s up? Why aren’t you in a relationship or at least dating someone? I’m just curious.”
“I told you why.”
He shook his head. “And I’m saying you’re not telling me everything.”
I released a long sigh. “When did I get put on trial here?”
“What are you trying to hide?” he tossed back. “Did someone hurt you? Is that why you haven’t dated in three years?”
He didn’t waste any time getting down to it.
“Why are you so interested in my past relationships, not to mention asking me about BOB?” And then, as if I couldn’t control my tongue, “And what about you? Is there something you’re not telling me? Like about your past relationships and who they were with and what happened?”
“Well, I didn’t have a relationship with someone who runs on batteries, if that’s what you mean.”
I shot him a cold glare. “No?” This was the part where I started nodding my head. “Oh, that’s right. Someone as hot and sexy as you are can have anyone he wants. Or maybe you’re the type of guy that likes more variety in sex partners?” I narrowed my eyes into slits. I still hadn’t forgotten the handsome hunk he’d hugged.
He shook his head and released a low chuckle. “Katrina?”
Defensive and to my boiling point, I wanted him to leave before I went back to my bedroom, grabbed BOB, and shoved him up Todd’s ass. Give him something he’d really enjoy. I started bouncing up and down on the sofa with my delightful idea.
“What?” I seethed with enough poison to kill a snake.
With a very serious expression, his gaze locked onto mine. “You want to fuck me, don’t you?”
In that one unfathomable moment the world stopped. Everything fell silent as if the fate of the world hinged on my answer. I felt like a little devil was sitting on my right shoulder while a little angel sat on the left. I thought about that and imagined it was Miss Kitty and BOB.
Fuck him! Oh, please fuck him! Missy Kitty cried, twitched, and broke out in a sweat.
Give me a break already! Fuck him! I’m getting too old for this! Bob roared.
I found it most amazing that the separate parts of my conscience agreed with one another, except I didn’t agree with them! Not this time.
“No!” I spoke out to everyone, loud enough for them to hear my answer clearly.
Todd never moved a muscle, surprisingly, he didn’t even blink. This was the part in the movies where things always got scary.
“Yes, you do.” His voice remained firm and controlled.
Okay, this was the part where I was supposed to admit how much I wanted him, and we would have a hot, sweaty, sexual encounter on the living room floor lasting all through the night. Instead, I remained latched to my pride and shook my head.
“Yes. You. Do.” He enunciated every word. “I make you wet just thinking about the things you could do to me.”
I shook my head, but a slight tremor ran up my spine. This wasn’t working.
“And don’t tell me you haven’t checked out my dick. I bet you’ve already sized it up? So what number did you come up with?
Was he for real? Okay, I could play the game, too.
I eased back against the sofa and crossed my legs. “Nine.” Just to be on the safe side.
“I’m insulted.” He snapped.
I waited, shooting him an encouraging glance to continue.
He chuckled. “Oh, no.” After a bolder laugh, he stood. “I’ll tell you this much. You are beautiful and sexy as hell, I’ll give you that. But you’re so damn scared of letting someone get close to you, that you’ve locked yourself in your own little world. Somehow, you’ve got it in that pretty head of yours that all men are the same. And I’m not like all men. I don’t just fuck women for the fun of it. You would know that if you’d just let your guard down a little and let me get close to you. ” He started for the door then stopped and faced me.“ Katrina, I’ll treat you like the woman you are, not the woman you pretend to be. And by the way, don’t lie to me ever again, because I know you want me.” With that last word, he turned and walked out.
I sat on the sofa with my jaw hanging from loose hinges. Dazed, amazed, and totally thrown off my pedestal, I didn’t believe what I’d just heard. Talk about hitting a home run. He’d blasted the ball right out of the park. I felt like crawling to my bed and hiding under the covers forever. Honestly, I really didn’t want to have anything else to do with Neighbor Todd. He might have had a dick the size of a horse’s, but he was also a horse’s ass. A Mr. Ed who told it like it was.
And that I couldn’t handle.
Chapter Five
Fireworks
It was truly a stroke of luck I didn’t have to work the next day. It was the Fourth of July, and thank goodness the celebration of our country’s independence coincided with my meltdown. I awoke and wanted to stay in the bed, secure in my own little world. Todd had been right. I was terrified to let another man into my life. My past relationships put all men in the trash pile, and how Todd had noticed that fact I’d never know. Well, I had avoided all of the intimate questions he’d asked. A disgusted growl seeped from between my clenched teeth. In just two days time, he knew me better than I knew myself.
The morning light beckoned, forcing me to rise and face the day. With no plans, I had to come up with something to do or I’d go crazy. Maybe I’d go to the mall or even check out a movie. I hated the fact my friends weren’t in town. They made it so easy to enjoy the weekends.
The good old manless way.
The doorbell rang. I glanced at my clock and blinked a few times. Seven-fifteen. What now? Shocked that someone was at my door so early, I crawled out of bed and padded through the living room to confront the offending person. Anyone who knocked on my door that early should be shot.
With irritation reaming out my soul, I opened the door, prepared to unload my thirty-eight caliber mouth on the intruder. Instead, I froze.
“Todd?”
Judging from his scruffy face, no shirt, and pajama pants, he’d just gotten up himself. He leaned inward with both hands braced on either side of the door as if he were guarding the entrance to my home. Maybe it was an unconscious attempt to keep me from escaping. Either way, he looked as though he’d lost his best friend.
“Let me in,” he whispered.
“It’s seven-fifteen in the morning.“
His eyebrows knitted into a frown. “Katrina, please let me in.”
Reluctantly, I stepped aside and allowed him to enter. “So, you want to tell me what is so important?”
He paced back and forth. “Last night.”
I folded my arms across my chest, preparing for another attack. “What
about it? Did you forget to throw something at me?”
He stopped and jerked his head toward me. The hungry, lustful look in his blue eyes sent chills over my body. Not to mention those sexy abs. Stay focused! He’s gay!
“I’ve waited far too long for this. It’s something I should have done when I first moved in and saw you.” He continued pacing.
“What? What are you talking about.”
“Katrina, I know you want me.” His voice was rough and dry.
I rolled my eyes, and released a long sigh. “Look, I know you’re gay and…”
“Gay?” He stopped. His bewildered expression and major frown indicated I might have been wrong. “Where in the hell did you get that notion?”
“Last night I saw you and some guy hugging by your car.”
He thought for a moment and then laughed. “That was my brother. He came down to visit on his way to our sister’s house in Jacksonville.”
Suddenly, the room got cold, and chill after chill ran over me. His brother. He hugged his brother. My mind needed to be kick-started in order to process the information. I must have gone into shock.
“You’re not gay?” I wanted to make sure I’d heard him correctly.
He shook his head. “Look, I need to tell you something, and I’m not sure you’re going to understand this.”
“Why don’t you just spit it out and we’ll work through it.”
He shot me a quizzical look. “Okay. I’m in love with you.”
Psycho! I unfolded my arms and took a step back as I shook my head. I knew there had to have been some sort of flaw in this gorgeous, male god. After only two days, he tells me he’s in love with me? He was crazy as hell! I better take this one slowly.
“Todd, I seriously don’t think you could fall in love with me in two days.” I tried to make my voice sound calm and soothing. No telling what he might do in this state of mind. And I had let this nut in my home?
He shook his head. “You don’t understand. Just let me explain. I’ve been in love with you for a long time.”
Judging the distance between me and the door, I figured I could make a run for it if I kicked him in the nuts.
“I know you think I’m crazy, but just hear me out. We went to college together. Jake and I were friends…well, sort of friends. You never noticed me, but I always spoke to you in English class.” He shook his head and started pacing again. “What I’m trying to tell you is, I know what Jake did to you. I hated him for it. You never paid any attention to me because of him. By the time he broke up with you …I tried to talk him out of…I tried to reason with him, but he was an ass. Anyway, I wanted to talk to you and tell you that he didn’t deserve you. That someone like you deserved a man who would treat you like a queen, but you moved before I could tell you.”
Registering ….registering …computation complete. OH, SHIT!
“You were the one who beat the shit out of him!”
He nodded. I didn’t remember Todd. Not like this. Todd was some spindly, dorky looking guy. OMG! I’d considered him a nerd back then. When the hell had he blossomed into a Greek god? He was right. I hadn’t paid any attention to him or considered him anything other than a friend of Jake’s. Now, I wanted to fuck his brains out. What a messed up bunch of shit! I sat down on the sofa.
“I’m sorry it had to come out this way,” he said, dropping to one knee in front of me.
I shook my head, clearing those fried circuits. “How…I mean, moving next door? Did you plan this?”
“No, it was all accidental. I had no idea you’d moved to Pensacola, nor did I know that you lived next door to the house I’d bought. As a matter of fact, I really wasn’t sure it was you at first. I knew you didn’t recognize me, hell, my own mother doesn’t recognize me now. But, I didn’t want to scare you.”
“But how, I mean the change is so drastic. What happened?” I peered into those gorgeous eyes.
He laughed. “Okay, getting rid of the glasses and wearing contacts helped. Working out at the gym on a regular basis, and a new hair style with a few highlights. I guess it was a makeover.”
“I’d say. So the last two days were…”
“Wonderful,” he said, smiling. “I meant what I said.”
“I think this is the part where I’m supposed to be freaked out.” I pursed my lips as I realized my inner thoughts had just shot through my mouth. “I mean…”
He lowered his head for a moment as if he was asking Miss Kitty permission to speak. “Does this change anything?” He lifted those blue gems to mine, his warm hand resting on my thigh. “Do you still want me?”
“Hold up, Lone Ranger.” I needed more information--clarification. “You said you were engaged three years ago and your girlfriend left you for another guy.”
He grinned sheepishly. “Well, I told you part of the truth. You did leave me for someone else. It was you who broke my heart. Honestly, no other woman compared to you, so I never really got involved with anyone.”
I wanted to do a happy dance. Todd had just earned one hundred kitty points. She was all his. And my heart? Well, I figured I’d need a little more time. This had all happened so fast. But what a man!
“You’d better fuck me now, before I change my mind or lose my nerve,” I replied.
Todd pressed his body between my legs. His warm hands smoothed up my thighs to my undies where he hooked his fingers into the waistband. Eagerly, I raised my hips so he could rip them off.
One of his hands cupped the back of my head and guided me to his lips, where his mouth claimed mine. My heart raced, blood pounding in my ears, and I could hear Miss Kitty and Bob screaming for joy as I surrendered to the kiss.
Slowly, his tongue stroked mine, both curling together, tasting and probing.
He lifted me and I wrapped my legs around his waist as his hands kneaded my ass.
Effortlessly, he stood and tore his mouth from mine. “Bedroom?” He gasped.
I pointed the way, and he carried me to the king-sized bed, which was still unmade from last night’s sleep. I didn’t care, and I didn’t think he did either. He deposited me on the bed and took a step back, his hands slowly untying the drawstrings to his pajama bottoms. I licked my lips in anticipation. I couldn’t help myself as I watched him shed the pajama bottoms and his huge cock sprang to life. The damn thing slapped his stomach and rested halfway up his torso. Damn, he was hard.
And he was intimidated by BOB?
He climbed on the bed, pushing my legs apart as he positioned himself between them. His hands roamed my thighs as his mouth came down on mine again. The tip of his finger found my already swollen clit. Gently, he stroked until I shuddered and felt a warm, wet surge of release.
He trailed his mouth down my throat and to my breast, where his teeth latched onto my nipple, tugging it gently and teasing it vigorously with his tongue. My legs trembled, as his finger moved inside of me, stroking more wetness from me.
My body moved against his hand, urging him on. I wanted more. I needed more. I wanted him inside of me. All of him. I wanted that thick, hard cock molding to the walls of my oh-so-hot-and-wet kitty as he drove me into blissful oblivion. The head of his cock pressed to my opening.
“Wait!” I moaned and reached over to my bedside drawer for a condom. I knew I had to have one in there that would fit him. Months of wishful thinking on my part, of course. I pulled out a Magnum and tore the gold wrapper off.
“Yeah, we might need this.” He smiled as he rolled it on.
Returning to the moment, he kissed me again, teasing and taunting me with his tongue as he moved the head of his cock up and down my slickened folds. Slowly he pushed the head inward, and my heart raced with delighted expectation. He stroked slowly, inch by inch, stretching and filling me deeply until I wanted to shout with joy.
Soft moans escaped me as he worked his cock deeper until he had possessed every part of me. Slowly he thrust, lubricating his thickness with my juices as my body accepted him and adapted to his size. On
ce relaxed, his strokes lengthened and became faster. More creamy warmth gathered inside me. My overeager muscles tensed around his length, and then his cock slid out.
He chuckled softly, and regained his position as the hot fluid ran down my ass. I had never been so wet for a man. The rocking motion grew wilder and more frenzied. I lifted my hips to meet his, joining his rhythmic movement.
I clasped my hands around his strong arms, digging my fingers deep into his muscles. I drew one leg back and rested it on the inside of his elbow to improve the angle of penetration and my satisfaction, crying out softly as he his cock plunged further.
“Count for me,” he demanded.
Count? I couldn’t even think straight!
“One.” I was breathless. “Mmmm…two,” I shuddered. “T…th…three,” My voice went up an octave.
He slammed harder inside of me. “FOUR!” I screamed loudly. “Fuck! Ooh…mmm….Oh Shit! F-foooourrr.” I brought the scream down to a low growl as I exploded inside.
Of all the times I’d had sex, I’d never screamed at the top of my lungs until now. Everything faded away. Todd hit Miss Kitty with everything he had—which was a whole lot. I bucked uncontrollably as I grabbed at the sheets, his arms, the pillow, anything I could get my hands on. But he wouldn’t stop. I cried out with each wave of orgasm. Todd let loose a low growl and shuddered as he released. He collapsed on me and rolled onto his side, pulling me close. Weakened by his heroic efforts, he barely had the strength to place a kiss on my forehead.
What a way to spend the Fourth of July morning. Talk about fireworks!
Chapter Six
And All That Jazz
Todd and I spent the majority of the morning having sex again and again until hunger finally made us give in. I fixed a late morning breakfast for his king-size appetite.
While we finished off breakfast, a storm approached. The sky darkened, followed by loud claps of thunder and pouring rain. Todd and I decided to have a few more rounds.
It was evening by the time the storm had passed, and the air had cooled down. We took a leisurely shower and then headed for the beach to enjoy an evening stroll. We found a nice spot and watched the beautiful orange and blue sunset as it faded away.