Fallin' for You: The Echo of Love series

by Anna T. Pope

  “I want you to touch me, please!”

  “Where do you want me to touch you, baby? You need to tell me.” Will teased her, while slowly removing her underwear and her thighs squeeze together for a moment. She was already so wet and Will leaned down to taste it.

  “Yes, fuck, right there. Please don’t stop.”

  Will smirked as Aria begged him. He wouldn’t have stopped even if the world was ending around them. The girl’s moans kept getting louder, her body shaking with the urge to come, while Will kept her at the edge.

  He was woken up by the alarm clock, making him groan in frustration. He looked down and sighed, realizing that he was painfully hard, so he slipped a hand into his underwear and started pulling, his thoughts immediately going to the dream and the way it felt having Aria underneath him.

  Once he remembered how she had looked like right before kissing him the other day, her cheeks flushed in embarrassment and her eyes wide with determination he moaned out loud and came.

  When his breathing finally calmed down and the high passed, Will got out of the bed and started getting ready for work.

  It was Monday and he would be going into the office for the first time after spending the previous week at Aria’s, taking care of her.

  He was there for five days and those have been the best days of Will’s life.

  The girl was perfect for him. Smart and funny and so beautiful, that when the time came for them to get back to reality, Will was reluctant to go home. But he had to; it was way too early for them to even consider living together. They were just getting to know each other, and there were a lot of things that he still didn’t know about Aria.

  She hadn’t told Will about her past or about how she got those horrible scars and she was still fragile so they would have to take baby steps.

  And besides, Aria wasn’t the only one with a painful past, since Will had his own demons to deal with. He still wasn’t sure if he wanted to tell her about what happened back in LA, even though he knew that he should talk about it. But it was too hard, and the last thing Will wanted was to remember.

  In the end, he decided to just wait and see what happens, after all, they had all the time in the world.

  A new friend

  It was her first day back in school since the thing with Brian happened, and Aria was shaking in her boots, beyond nervous to be there. There was a slight possibility that Brian would be there since he had apparently been released out of jail on bail after the police had arrested him for assault a few days ago.

  Aria wasn’t even sure if he should report him at first, but William and Meg were adamant that she did. She had honestly thought that Will was going to explode once Aria had voiced her doubts to him, so she had quickly agreed and went down to the station.

  She was also feeling tired, having not had much sleep for the past two nights. She had foolishly gotten used to having Will in the other room at night after sleeping alone for so long, that now when the man wasn’t there anymore, she felt miserable and lonely. And she then felt stupid for feeling miserable because he had only been there for a few nights and here she was, acting like a clingy fool.

  After making herself stop fretting, Aria went into the lecture room and found an empty seat. She had a feeling that everyone was watching her and whispering about what happened last week, and after looking around she saw that she was right which only made her even more nervous because she hated nothing more than being the center of attention. Aria was sure that she was blushing furiously and she mentally cursed her pale complexion for not being able to hide it.

  She suddenly saw one of the guys that Brian usually hung out with walk into the room and immediately started heading toward her as soon as he saw her, which made her freeze in her seat.

  “You’re Aria, right?” the guy asked her as soon as he reached her table and she just nodded, not trusting her voice not to come out as a squeak since the boy standing in front of her was huge and intimidating.

  “I just wanted to let you know that I don’t agree with what Brian did to you. I told him like a thousand times that you don’t seem interested in him, but he kept being a stubborn ass. And I am sorry that it had to happen, because have I known what he was going to do, I would have stopped him. So, if you need someone to verify your story in court or something like that, I will be happy to help you.” he said as Aria stared at him with wide eyes, completely surprised by his offer.

  “But, what about Brian? I thought that he was your best friends?”

  “There is one thing you should know about me, and that’s that I don’t like violence, especially if it’s directed toward a woman. After what he did to you, there is no way I am ever speaking to him again let alone calling him a friend.” the guy said and then took the empty seat next to her.

  Aria looked at him with appraising eyes; he appeared to be a good guy, at least judging by his words, so she decided to do something that she hasn’t done since high school, if you didn’t count Nura; make a new friend.

  “What’s your name, if you don’t mind me asking?” she asked him quietly, not sure if the boy was going to answer.

  “Ethan.”

  “Nice to meet you, Ethan. Maybe we could hang out sometime. I don’t know anyone on campus, and I kind of suck at making friends.” Aria said, feeling incredibly nervous and self-conscious, but Ethan just smiled at her and nodded.

  So, not such a bad day, after all.

  ~

  A month later Aria was sitting on the couch, finishing a presentation for a class and at the same time thanking God that after the end of the current semester they will be moving on to the actual work in the hospital, when her phone made a sound, signaling that she had a new message.

  “Hey, baby. Are you busy?”

  It was from Will and she instantly perked up, happy to think about anything other than school.

  “Hi. No, I am not, I just finished my assignment.”

  “That’s great, baby. Would you like to come to my place for dinner?”

  “I would love to. What time should I be there?”

  “Be here at 7, I want to talk to you about something. See you, baby.”

  Aria looked at the last message and frowned. Those words never lead to something good and she felt her stomach starting to roll.

  She hated it when people said something like that and then expected her to wait to find out. She was too curious and she knew that she wouldn’t be able to think about anything else for the rest of the day.

  Glancing at the clock, Aria saw that she had more than three hours until she was supposed to go to his apartment and sighed. She couldn’t wait to see Will.

  They have been together for a little over a month now and she was a little surprised by that fact. If someone had told her three months ago that she would be in a relationship with someone like Will, or anyone at that point, Aria would have laughed right in their face. But it was true, even though she still couldn’t believe it herself and the more time she spent with Will, the more she fell for him.

  It should have scared her how quickly she was getting attached to the beautiful man, but all Aria felt was happiness.

  The minute she had showed him her scars and seen the way the man had reacted; all her fears had disappeared. Will was a good man, who wanted her, and she had spent too much time alone and miserable to not enjoy it for as long as it lasted.

  By the time Aria was standing in front of William’s apartment, she was a nervous mess. She couldn’t stop thinking about the talk they were going to have that night and the unknown reason behind it.

  The rational part of Aria’s brain told her that it was not going to be something bad, but the small insecure part that she still couldn’t quite shake off was shouting that Will was going to finally leave her. Then the man in question opened the door and all rational thoughts flew out of her mind at the sight of him smiling and motioning for her to get inside.

  “Hi, baby. You’re right on time.” he said while guiding her into th
e kitchen.

  “I made salmon, I hope you like it.”, he added and Aria nodded shyly while taking off her jacket. Will approached her then, bringing his hand to caress her flushed cheek and then kissed her on the corner of her mouth.

  “I missed you, baby.” he whispered into her ear, sending shivers down Aria’s back before he turned and led them into the dining room.

  Once they were seated with glasses of wine in their hands and plates of delicious-looking food in front of them, Will cleared his throat.

  “I wanted to talk to you about something, baby.” he said and she immediately froze.

  Damn it! Aria thought having completely forgotten about the reason she was there in the first place. Will, who had noticed her stiffness, smiled at her which made her relax slightly.

  “It’s nothing bad baby, don’t worry. I was just wondering if you would like to go on a weekend trip with me. I have a house up in Vermont, and it’s beautiful this time of year out there. I thought that it would feel good to get out of the city for a little while after everything that has happened last month.” he said as Aria stared at him, completely speechless.

  “So, what do you think?”

  Aria’s pleasure

  Aria was looking intently at her plate without saying a word and Will suddenly felt stupid about this whole weekend trip idea. It all now seemed like a huge mistake to him. Maybe he was rushing things and Aria didn’t know how to tell him without hurting his feelings.

  He stood up and took their dirty plates to the sink feeling the need to do something with his hands. The silence was starting to get to him and he sighed, feeling slightly dejected.

  “It’s okay if you don’t want to go, or if you think that it’s too soon. Just tell me and I promise you that I won’t get mad, baby.” Will said as he turned off the water in the sink and wiped his hands on the small towel.

  When she still remained silent, he turned around only to have his arms filled with a smiling girl.

  “Of course, I want to go, Will! I was just surprised since that was the last thing I had expected. Thank you so much for asking me.” she said, the excitement obvious in her voice, making him smile before she kissed him.

  After recovering from the sudden change in mood, he started kissing her back. The kiss was slow and sweet as he licked Aria’s lips slowly, coaxing her to let him in. She moaned and opened her mouth, wrapping her hands around Will’s neck and pulling him closer.

  Will picked her up quickly and carried her to the bedroom where he then proceeded to sit her on the bed and kiss down her neck while his hands traveled under her shirt, in search of her soft skin.

  He suddenly felt Aria shaking so he looked up and saw her biting her lip and frowning, which sobered him up instantly.

  “Baby? Are you okay? We don’t have to do anything if you don’t want to.” he said, worried that he was going too fast, but Aria just shook her head and looked down.

  “I want to, it’s just... I haven’t slept with anyone in a long time. I didn’t even want to do anything with anyone for so long and... And I guess that I’m just nervous because I don’t want to disappoint you.” she said, her voice breaking a little at the end. Will sighed and hugged her, making her look up.

  “We will go as slow as you want, baby. All I want to do tonight is make you feel good. So, forget about the past and just relax and trust me. Can you do that? Do you trust me?” he asked her and she closed her eyes for a moment while he held his breath, anxious to hear her answer. She then nodded and he smiled, feeling relief washing over him.

  He took off her shirt slowly, his eyes immediately zooming on the scars but he acted like they weren’t there, and then his hands slowly went to her pants, undoing the zipper and pulling them and the underwear off.

  He was incredibly aroused by the sight of her naked body sprawled in front of him, flashes of what he would like to do to her, zooming around his mind, but he managed to control himself. Tonight, was going to be all about her pleasure.

  He kneeled between her legs as his hands ran up her smooth thighs and made goosebumps break across her flushed skin. He could see that she was aroused, but he ignored it for the moment and started kissing down her stomach, his lips caressing the jagged scars that were there.

  Aria was breathing harshly, as her hands gripped the sheets tightly. Will pulled one of her nipples into his mouth, sucking and biting on it and making her moan out loud. He moved up and kissed her hard before getting back to his original position.

  “So beautiful, baby. The things I would like to do to you.” he said, before softly blowing over her mound. Aria gasped and moaned while moving her hips up in search of any kind of friction.

  “More, please!”

  Will smirked, pleased to hear her beg and then leaned down and spread her apart. He licked a long strip, before starting to kiss and nip on her little nub as the girl squirmed against his grip. He then started fucking her with his tongue and felt the tight muscle spasm at the intrusion.

  “Oh my God!” Aria cried out and started thrashing underneath him, so he gripped her hips to prevent her from moving too much. He drew back and pushed one finger in, moving it around in search of the little nub he knew was there. When he heard her let out a long scream, he knew that he had found it, so he added another finger and started fucking her while brushing his thumb over her clit. He felt the muscles tightening around his fingers and knew that she was close.

  “Fuck you’re beautiful.” he said as he sped up.

  Aria was incoherent, gasping and moaning with each stroke of the man’s fingers. Will leaned closer and started whispering in her ear while biting on her neck.

  “You are so sexy. I could come from just looking at you. I want you to come for me baby. Come for me.”

  He didn’t even have the time to finish speaking before Aria came against his hand, a long moan escaping her throat.

  Will pulled his fingers out slowly, as she winced a little, and then moved and scooped her in his arms, hearing her sigh softly.

  “Thank you for letting me do this. It was amazing, baby.” He whispered in her ear and hugged her tightly. Aria tucked her head into the crook of his neck and before long she was asleep.

  Will watched her sleep for some time as Aria’s chest rose and fell and a small smile spread over her flushed face.

  After a few minutes, he gently rolled her to the side and went to the bathroom to get her a glass of water and something to clean her up.

  “What?” Aria mumbled, opening her eyes just a little. He shushed her and raised her head up as he tried to make her drink.

  “Just cleaning you up, baby, don’t worry. Now go back to sleep, you need to rest.”

  “Will you stay?” Aria asked quietly with a small flush on her cheeks.

  “Of course, baby. I’m not going anywhere.”

  Aria smiled at him and snuggled into his chest with one hand across it and her leg thrown between his, falling asleep immediately. Will chuckled lightly and quickly followed along with his nose full of her scent.

  Vermont

  “And then he asked me to marry him!” Nura squealed in delight as the biggest smile spread through Aria’s face.

  She had been in the middle of packing for her weekend trip with Will when Nura suddenly barged in and started screaming that she and Nate were getting married. Aria hugged her and congratulated her, feeling beyond happy for her friends.

  “And you are going to be my Maid of Honor, of course. Nate had already asked Meg, so we are keeping it ‘in the family’ so to speak.” she said and giggled while Aria rolled her eyes at her.

  “Of course, Nura, it will be my honor. God, I can’t believe you are getting married.” Aria said, still not quite believing that the crazy little person that she called her best friend was going to tie the knot.

  “Well, start believing, because as soon as you get back from your ‘sex-fest’ in the mountains, we are starting with the planning. There is so much to do with the venue and flowers and guest
list and... Oh, I can’t wait! This is going to be so much fun!” she screamed yet again, and Aria went a little pale since Nura was a hand-full on a good day and imagining her planning her wedding, sent shivers down her spine, and not of the good kind.

  This was so not going to be fun.

  ~

  Aria’s eyes were wide, her mouth hanging open as she stared at their fairytale surroundings. They had arrived at Will’s house in the mountains a few minutes ago and Aria was completely amazed by the place; it was breathtaking.

  The house was hidden from view by a row of evergreen trees that were covered in snow, the fact that just added to the feeling of being in a fairytale. The building itself was relatively small but beautiful. Built entirely from a mix of glass and wood, it looked like a very high-end cabin.

  While Will was busy with their luggage and after strongly refusing to let her help, Aria had decided to look around by herself.

  The inside ended up being just as beautiful as the outside if not more. There was a small, fully functional kitchen in the corner of the open space room, with a breakfast nook made of dark wood separating it from the living area. The big, stone fireplace was at the other side of the room with a comfortable-looking, deep blue couch and accompanying armchairs surrounding it and a wooden coffee table in the middle.

  Aria saw a hallway to her left and decided to go in that direction. She found two doors there; one on each side and after a thorough inspection, Aria had found that one belonged to the bathroom and the other to a beautiful, big bedroom. The room was decorated in earthy tones with an enormous, king-size bed in the center of it.

  Memories of a different king-size bed and what Will did to her in it, assaulted her and she started to shiver in anticipation. Aria was surprised at how desperately she wanted them to finally have sex, but before that, she needed to do something; she needed to tell Will her story and just the thought of that made her ill.