by Ash, Nikki
Cooper and Caleb run out to hug me as they raise my fist in the air, and then Hayley is pulling me towards her to clean up my cuts. I have won many times but for some reason this win feels different. It feels like everything is finally coming together. If I could just get Kayla to give us a chance, everything would be perfect.
“To Bentley!” We are all at a local club partying it up. I don’t even know what round we are on at this point and it doesn’t even fucking matter. I won my fight and it feels damn good. Kayla has been eyeing me all night and I’m afraid that soon I won’t be able to resist her.
Before I can think further on the subject she is handing me a shot and rubbing salt on my wrist. She brings my wrist up to her mouth and licks it slowly. My dick goes hard at the sight of her tongue lapping my skin. She takes the shot out of my hand and downs it, and then takes a lime and puts it into her mouth sucking it. Jesus! She is going to be the death of me.
She closes the space between us and pulls my neck down to her mouth. After sucking briefly on my neck, she whispers into my ear. “Let’s get out of here.”
I pull back and assess her. Her eyes aren’t dilated and she’s not sweating so I don’t think she’s trashed, but I ask anyways because I know I am fucked up right now.
“Are you drunk?”
She smiles wide and says, “Not nearly enough. Let’s go.”
She grabs my hand and pulls me down the hallway and into the ladies’ room. I know I should stop this but I want her so badly. I don’t think there is anything I wouldn’t give this woman. The word no doesn’t seem to exist when it comes to her.
She hops up onto the sink and spreads her legs. Her short dress rides up and when I bend down I have a clear view of her bare pink pussy. The fucking woman isn’t wearing anything under her dress! I pull her to the edge of the sink and begin stroking her clit with my tongue tasting her juices. She is already wet. I don’t stand a chance against her and she knows it. I insert a finger into her core and then another. She is riding my fingers while I continue to lick and suck on her clit. “Damn baby, you taste like heaven.”
She doesn’t say anything but moans and moves her ass, riding my face with her pussy. I insert one more finger deep inside her and hit the spot I know gets her off. It does exactly what I predict and within seconds she is coming all over my fingers and tongue. I suck her on her clit, drinking her juices while she comes down from her orgasm.
She grabs ahold of my shirt collar and pulls me up to her face.
“Fuck me, Bentley. Please, I need you inside of me, now.” She hops down off the sink and begins to undo the button on my jeans and then works the zipper down.
“Are you sure Kayla?” I have warned her repeatedly that if we make this jump we are both all in.
“Yes, I am fucking sure!”
She pulls my face towards her and our mouths collide. I know she tastes herself on my lips because she moans into my mouth. My woman likes it dirty.
“Kayla, if we do this, you are mine.”
She tugs my jeans and boxers down to my knees. “Just fuck me now.”
And I do. I grab her ass and lift her up. She wraps her legs around me and simultaneously wraps her arms around my neck. I push her up against the wall and thrust deep inside her.
“Holy shit, woman! You feel so good.”
“Move, Bentley! Fuck me.”
I start off slow fucking her up against the wall. My mouth goes for her tits and I see she has already lowered her top for me. I latch onto her nipple with my teeth and suck hard while I continue to pump in and out of her. I can feel her pussy contracting and know that she will soon be chasing another orgasm.
I move my body closer to hers and nuzzle my face in her neck getting close enough to go even deeper inside her. I can feel my orgasm building so I angle my cock to hit her deep.
“Oh, yes. Bentley, right there. Yes!!”
Her pussy gets tighter around my cock and I know she’s about to explode. I pump deeper and harder and faster into her tight pussy as we both find our release.
Once we have come down from our highs I move her back to the sink and set her down. I get a paper towel, wet it, and clean her up.
She sits and watches me and when I am done I go to give her a kiss but she pulls back.
“What’s wrong?” I nervously ask.
“You are always so damn sweet to me.”
“That’s because I love you, Kayla.” I take her face in my hands and try to make her understand. This woman means so much to me.
“Bentley, I can’t do this.” She is shaking her head back and forth and I know I am losing her once again. Is she fucking kidding me right now?
“Do what?” I hope I am wrong but my gut is telling me I already know the answer to my question.
“I know what you said but it was in the heat of the moment. I wasn’t thinking. You can’t love me. You can’t say shit like that to me. I am not capable of love. I don’t want love. I am already a fucking disappointment to my mom as it is. The last thing I need to do is give her another reason to remind me how badly I always fuck up.”
Fuck! She is freaking out. I never should have used those words with her. What the hell was I thinking? I can’t take it back now.
“Are you serious, Kayla? You knew how I felt. You know how I feel about you. I know we have been drinking but I fucking asked you! You said ok! Forget your mom, Kayla, please. Listen to your heart, baby. Please.” I know I am getting loud at this point but I am fucking hurt and desperate and beyond pissed that I can’t make her see what we can have. I should have known she would pull this shit.
She looks at me with remorse in her eyes and says, “I’m sorry but I can’t give you anything more.”
I see red. I am drunk and angry and so fucking upset that all I can see is red. If she were a guy I would fucking deck her. I don’t even know how to handle this. I punch the closest thing to me, which is the paper towel holder, and it falls to the ground making a loud clanking noise. I see her jump and know I scared her. I need to walk away.
“Fuck this!” I shout in her face. “Fuck this and fuck you! I don’t need this bullshit! You’re right. You said you didn’t want this and I ignored it thinking you would eventually come around to wanting more. I was wrong. Enjoy your lonely fucking life because I am done!” I slam my fist into the mirror behind her shattering it to pieces and then storm out.
It’s time for me to let go. It is clear she is never going to give us a chance.
* * *
It’s been about two months since Kayla and I hooked up and a lot has changed, some good and some not so good. It’s Christmas morning and we are standing in Cooper and Liz’s new home, although it’s more like a damn mansion, as he kisses her like nobody else is in the room. He just proposed and she said yes. On top of that she announced that she is pregnant with their second child. I am happy for them. I am happy they found their forever. Their daughter Bella doesn’t even know what is going on as she chases around her new puppy Elsa, which she named after the movie Frozen. Don’t look at me like that… I know Frozen. It may be because the adorable almost five-year-old made me watch it and nobody in their right mind says no to her, but the point is, I know the damn movie.
I look across the room and lock eyes with Kayla. She looks so sad. I would do or give anything to make her smile but she doesn’t want me to be the man for that job. I look to my left at the arm hooked with my own. The owner of that arm is my girlfriend Sophia. We have been dating for about a month now and it’s going ok. She is not Kayla but she is nice and attentive and wants a future with me. Now, I know what you are thinking. Why did I move on so quickly? Don’t judge until you know the whole story…
* * *
It was a couple days before Thanksgiving and I had gotten off work and decided to meet Caleb at the local pub for a drink. I was walking through the door with my head down staring at my phone. Kayla sent me a text saying she needed to talk to me so I was texting her back to find out when and where.
Kayla: ASAP
Me: I am at Mitch’s Pub. Do you want to come here?
Kayla: No, I will just see you at the apartment.
Me: OK
I wasn’t looking where I was going when I ran into a woman walking towards the restrooms. I almost knocked her to the ground but luckily, I grabbed her arm and caught her before she hit the floor.
“I am so sorry. I wasn’t looking where I was going. Are you ok?”
She gave me a shy smile and nodded yes. She had pretty green eyes unlike Kayla’s light blue and red hair that flowed down her back unlike Kayla’s blonde hair. She wasn’t skinny and toned like Kayla but had a body shaped like an hourglass. I realized I was comparing her to Kayla and that looks-wise they were exact opposites.
“It’s ok. I was in a rush to wash my hands. I spilt my martini on me and my hands are all sticky.”
She raised her hands up to show me the invisible stickiness while she scrunched up her nose in disgust. I chuckled at her cuteness.
“I’m Sophia.”
“I’m Bentley. Nice to meet you.”
“My friend and I are just having a drink at the bar. Would you like to join us?
Now, right here is where a smart man who has feelings for another woman would have said no and walked away, but I never claimed to be smart. I have spent weeks being turned down by Kayla and to be honest it was nice to have a woman who actually wanted to spend time with me.
“Sure. I am meeting my friend though so let me make sure it’s ok with him.”
“Ok, cool! And your friend is totally welcome as well.
She showed me where she and her friend were sitting and I told her I would come over either way to let her know if we would be joining them.
I found Caleb sitting at the bar only a few seats down and told him Sophia and her friend invited us over. He reluctantly said ok and we moved down the few seats to join them.
About thirty minutes later the girls were tipsy. Apparently, they had been drinking for quite a while. I heard a throat clear behind me and when I turned around I saw none other than Kayla standing with her hands on her hips. I didn’t get her anger until I realized Sophia was practically sitting on my lap at this point.
“So, I take it you have moved on to your new happily-ever-after.”
I don’t get women and I don’t think I ever will. If you really think about this logically, I have pursued the woman the entire time I have known her and been around her, and of course after she has pushed me away repeatedly she decides to get mad when I am around another woman. It just doesn’t make sense.
“We were just having a drink. I thought you said you wanted to talk at home.”
“Never mind. I changed my mind. We don’t need to talk.”
I moved Sophia off my lap and went towards Kayla. This girl has me in fucking knots. I would give anything for her to just give me a chance but she just keeps dicking me around. There’s only so much a man can take and I am sick of acting like a fucking pussy.
“Look, I don’t understand why you are mad. You have said repeatedly you don’t want me. I am just trying to move forward. Have you changed your mind?”
“No, like I said, never mind.”
She turned around and walked out the door. I should have gone after her but I was just so fucking tired by the back-and-forth bullshit.
Several hours later, Caleb and I headed home. Sophia asked for my number and I gave it to her. She seemed nice enough and since she’s the opposite of Kayla maybe it would help me get over her.
I got home to find Kayla in her room with the door shut. I knocked but of course she ignored me. I went to bed and decided it was really time to move on. I just couldn’t keep doing this.
The next day I received a text from Sophia and replied. We started to text throughout the day and it just felt good to text with someone who wasn’t annoyed by me.
Kayla, Cooper, and Liz all took off to Florida for Thanksgiving and while talking to Sophia I learned she would be alone. I invited her to join me in Boulder to visit my parents, and Caleb ended up tagging along as well.
We had a good weekend. My parents seemed to like Sophia and she seemed to enjoy herself. A few times she complained about me wanting to spend so much time with my parents and not go out but I let it go. I have learned most kids don’t have the relationship with their parents that I have with mine.
We got back Sunday and on Monday Sophia asked if I wanted to go to dinner. After I picked her up I realized I forgot my wallet, and instead of her offering to pay, she got an attitude so I turned around to go home and get my wallet.
“I’ll be right back.” I jumped out of my car and sprinted back to the apartment to grab my wallet. We made reservations and if I didn’t hurry we would be late.
I got to the apartment, opened the door, and didn’t bother to close it behind me since I would only be a minute. When I came out of my room I saw Sophia and Kayla squaring off.
While glaring at Sophia, Kayla said, “Seriously? You couldn’t leave the trash outside?” Whoa! I wasn’t sure what her deal was but she clearly had her claws out and ready to fight.
Before I could get in between them, Sophia lunged at Kayla. I grabbed Sophia by the waist and spun her around. Then I looked at Kayla with a ‘what the fuck’ expression on my face.
“Whatever.” That’s all she said and then went to her room.
After that day, Caleb came to me and told me Kayla was moving out. As much as I wanted to stop her I figured it was for the best. I sure as fuck couldn’t make her happy, so maybe she would find happiness elsewhere.
I also decided not to bring Sophia to my apartment anymore. Since Kayla would be moving out soon there was no point in starting unnecessary drama.
* * *
Now it’s Christmas and from what I’ve heard from Caleb, Kayla has decided to move back to Florida. I am staring at the girl I know deep down my heart wants and it feels like it is shattering into pieces. I know I have Sophia with me, and I know we are dating but I can’t help feeling like, when Kayla leaves, she is ripping my heart out and taking it with her. I can’t make her believe in love. I can’t make her want a future with me. I can’t make her want to give us a chance. All I can do is have faith that maybe one day our paths will cross again and she will feel the same way I do. I know it’s not fair to Sophia so I decide that starting today I am going to give her my all.
The only problem is, my all is nothing more than a broken, mangled heart.
Seven
Bentley
Present Day…
Everybody is staring in silence, Sophia looks like she is about to kill someone and is muttering a string of curse words, and Kayla still hasn’t answered my question.
I completely ignore Sophia and ask again. “Is the baby mine?”
I can feel Sophia start to shake and know she’s about to explode, so I turn to her and put my hand over her mouth. “Shh… I am asking Kayla a question. Give me a damn minute.” I know it’s wrong to lose my patience with her but I am a little more concerned with the fact that the woman I was with a few months ago with no protection is standing in her doorway pregnant. I will deal with Sophia’s temper tantrum later.
I turn back to Kayla to ask for a third time when she answers. “Yes, I am pregnant, and yes you are the father.”
I hear Liz gasp in the background but nobody says anything.
“Cooper and I have decided to get married June 20th. That’s why we are here. When you wouldn’t join us in Miami we decided to come to you.” Leave it to Liz to break the ice.
“Are you serious right now?” Sophia asks. She is obviously not about to let this go.
“Soph, chill out.”
“No! Are we all just going to stand here and act like this skank didn’t just tell you she’s pregnant with your kid when you have been with me the last three months? Who gives a shit about when those two are getting married?”
“I don’t know who you are calling a skank but I will kn
ock your ass out if you call me a skank again, and Cooper and Liz getting married is a big deal. So, don’t ever talk negatively about my best friend, again. You need to get the hell off my property.” Kayla is fuming and I know I need to speak to her alone. Nothing is going to get accomplished with Kayla and Sophia anywhere near each other.
I give Liz a please help me look and thankfully she gets it.
“I understand this is a shock to everyone so I am going to ignore your comment about my wedding. Why don’t we all go to the car and give Bentley and Kayla a minute?” She puts her hand on Sophia’s back but she moves out of the way.
“It’s probably not even your kid Bentley. You need to get a paternity test. All she wants you for is your money.”
I hear Kayla growl and quickly attempt to diffuse the situation before Kayla kicks Sophia’s ass.
“Soph, please just go with Liz and everyone. I will be there in a minute.”
She huffs and stomps away with everyone except Caleb. He stays staring at Kayla for a second and she walks up to him and gives him a hug. I know they became close while she was living with us but I hate that he gets to hug her and I can’t.
“Congratulations on your contract with the UFC and on your amazing win,” Kayla says.
“Thank you. Congratulations on your baby,” Caleb says while continuing to hug her. I never see him touch women let alone hug them.
Kayla pulls away and wipes a tear falling down her cheek. “Thank you. You know you better get prepared because you will be this baby’s God father.”
If I am not mistaken I see tears pool in Caleb’s eyes as well but he just nods his head and walks back to the car.
“Wow, after the baby is born it looks like you will have two children.” Kayla smirks and I can see her eyes lighting up with silent laughter as she refers to Sophia as my child. This is her defense mechanism. I have seen it a hundred times and decide to ignore her comment.
I move closer to her without even thinking about it. When she is near me it’s like we are two magnets and I can’t help but gravitate towards her.
I can see her visibly swallow hard at my closeness as she tries to look away. I put my thumb and forefinger on her chin and turn her face towards mine. I look into her eyes and see a mixture of emotions. Fear, nervousness, mixed in with a little bit of sadness but my strong girl doesn’t let those hold for long. Her final emotion is anger. It’s her go-to emotion. It’s what keeps her strong. I know I need to handle her with care if I want answers.