by Ash, Nikki
Now I am awake, and when I look over, I see the bed is empty next to me. Caleb must have already woken up. I jump in the shower quickly and while I am washing myself it hits me we didn’t use protection nor am I on birth control. I highly doubt I will get pregnant from one night of unprotected sex but isn’t that what everyone says before they find out they are having an oops! Baby?
I make a mental note to pick up condoms until I can get on birth control. I inhale deeply and can smell the coffee beckoning me. I throw a shirt on and grab a pair of underwear from my drawer before following the aroma of caffeine. I also remind myself I need to let Caleb know we didn’t use protection. When I get to the kitchen he is sitting at the table with a piece of paper in front of him looking pissed off.
“What’s up?” I ask ignoring the coffee calling my name and forgetting the birth control talk we needed to have.
“Why didn’t you tell me about this?” he growls out loudly causing me to stop in my tracks.
I look at the paper that looks like the one I grabbed off my windshield last night and read what it says. I was wrong. It’s not an advertisement… it’s a handwritten threat.
Snitches get stitches. Tell your boyfriend to back off or you will both regret it.
I drop the note on the table and feel myself shaking. “Caleb, I didn’t know it said this. I thought it was an ad. It was on my windshield when I got into my car last night. I threw it into my purse without looking at it. Is that where you got it? My purse?”
His anger morphs into worry and he pulls me onto his lap. “I’m sorry Hayles. I thought you saw this and kept it from me. Yes, I got it from your purse. I was moving it from the counter to the desk to make coffee and it fell over. The note fell out. We have to report this to the police. This is a threat. Just like the one I found at the airport. My guess is this is Hector and Santos trying to scare us so I won’t testify against the guys who tried to kill me. Get dressed and we will go by the station before we pick up Marco.”
After bringing the note to the station and reporting the threat, where they said they can run fingerprints but can’t really do much because it could be from anyone, we go to Ashley’s to pick up Marco. When she answers the door, her eyes look red and puffy like she’s been crying so I ask Caleb to go check on the boys to give us a minute alone.
“What’s going on?”
She slumps in defeat and the tears start. Again.
“Kaden and I almost had sex last night but he totally put the brakes on it when things got hot and heavy. I just don’t get it. He’s with women all the time but he won’t sleep with me. It just doesn’t make sense. I am so stupid. I know we aren’t anything more than friends. I never should have let things get that far. Hopefully he will act like it never happened. He has become one of my best friends.
Then we got into a fight this morning when I told him I wouldn’t take money from him when he saw a couple of my bills on the counter. I can’t let him pay for my mistakes. We aren’t even together. I am just so exhausted from working two jobs. I am tired of having to have my parents and the babysitter watch Tristan so often but it’s what I need to do.”
Ashley seems to purposely leave out what bills she needs to pay so I don’t press her. I wrap her up in a hug and tell her it will be ok not really sure if that’s true but not sure of what else to say. We hear the loud footsteps approaching and when we look up Caleb is standing in the doorway.
“What’s wrong?” Caleb asks clearly worried for Ashley.
“Umm…” I am not sure what she wants him to know so I give her a look telling her to tell him what she wants.
“Why won’t Kaden sleep with me?” she blurts out and Caleb’s eyes go wide with shock and maybe even a bit of nervousness before he quickly composes himself
“Ashley, I can assure you Kaden really does care about you, however, I can’t answer that question for you. That’s Kaden’s story to tell.”
Ashley and I exchange confused glances but Caleb walks away calling out to Marco it’s time to go, making it clear he’s not going to say anything else on the topic.
“That’s interesting… So, Kaden has a story to tell?” I whisper to Ashley.
“I have no idea,” she says clearly as puzzled as I am.
“Ready to go?” Caleb asks with Marco by his side. Tristan plops onto the couch and begins to flip through the channels.
“Hey sweetie!” I give Marco a kiss on his cheek and hug him tightly. I missed him last night. He has become a part of us and when he isn’t around it feels like a piece is missing.
I hug Ashley once more goodbye.
“Call me if you need anything,” I whisper to her.
“Thank you.”
After leaving Ashley’s house, we decide to stop at a local restaurant for lunch and to figure out what to do the rest of the day. Grabbing a newspaper, Caleb looks at what is going on locally. While flipping through the pages the real estate section falls out causing me to ask the question I don’t really want to ask but know I need to ask.
“Have you looked at any apartments?”
Before Caleb can answer, Marco grabs the paper. “What do you mean? Who’s moving?”
Caleb takes the paper from Marco. “Nobody, buddy. We aren’t moving anywhere.”
“Oh, good. I like where we live. Plus, you guys just painted my room. You would have to paint it again. And if we move I would have to switch schools and I like my school.”
“We aren’t moving anywhere and you definitely don’t have to switch schools but Caleb…” And before I can finish my sentence Caleb cuts me off.
“Nobody is moving anywhere.” Caleb glares at me and balls the paper up.
“Now let’s figure out what to do today.” He has shut down the conversation of moving just like he shut down the conversation regarding Kaden. While Kaden isn’t my business, Caleb’s living situation is, and it’s something we need to discuss. Maybe he just wants to wait to discuss it until we’re alone.
“There’s indoor miniature golf, Hershey’s Chocolate World, The Children’s park, or the Aquarium.”
Marco gives it some thought. “Can we go to the aquarium? But can we invite Bella? She loves dolphins and I know she would enjoy it.”
“Sure,” Caleb says, “let me call Liz and Cooper and see what they are up to today.”
He gives them a call and since they have no plans they join us.
And that’s how we spend our day, at the aquarium as a family. I wonder in this moment if life can possibly get any better.
Twenty-Two
Caleb
After I put a stop to the apartment hunting talk we enjoyed the rest of our day at the aquarium. Sure, it’s probably not a good idea to ignore the obvious like the fact that I am capable of living on my own and shouldn’t be shacking up with a woman I may or may not be in a relationship with, but can you blame me? When everyone you want and need is under the same roof, who in his right mind would want to move out from under that said roof? Sure as hell not me.
I am not ignorant to believe by ignoring the facts they will go away but I am hoping maybe I can come up with a plan to keep myself under the same roof as the two most important people in my life, especially with the recent threat to Hayley. It’s even more important I continue to live with them… for their safety of course.
Being at the aquarium with Marco is like experiencing everything again for the first time. He has got to be one of the most grateful, innocent kids I have ever met. He is truly thankful for everything he is given. It just sucks he has come to be this way because of the shitty life he was raised in. I would rather him be a spoiled brat than him having witnessed his druggie mom being raped and then committing suicide.
Every single time Hayley or I bought him something he would light up like he was being given the most incredible gift. It made me want to just keep buying him stuff to see his face light up. We walked around the aquarium all day with Cooper and his family and as I compared us to them I realized to the naked ey
e we look just like them. One would assume the three of us were a family, Marco holding both our hands as we walk and talk and laugh as a family. And that is exactly what I want. I want a family with Hayley. Biological or not, I don’t care, as long as it’s with her and Marco is a part of it.
We get home and Marco showers and passes out immediately from exhaustion. We both fall onto the couch from equal exhaustion and laugh. I could listen to her laugh forever.
“Your family will be here in like twelve hours for brunch. We should probably get some sleep.” But even hearing myself say these words I don’t believe them.
“Mmm… I know but I just want to cuddle with you.” And if by cuddle she means rubbing her palm on top of my dick making it jump then cuddling is definitely what we are about to do.
“Can you be quiet?” I whisper into her ear. A slow, mischievous smile creeps across her face and she nods yes. I stand up and taking her hand in mine I guide her to the room and close the door behind us.
We aren’t even all the way in the room before she is pulling her clothes off her body while I am doing the same to mine. She finishes quicker and before I can push my boxers down she grabs ahold of them and pushes them down for me, her body going to the floor with them. Out of instinct I almost push her off me but catch myself at the last second. My head hits the back of the door with a thump and I close my eyes for a second to calm myself down. A flashback hits me of a woman giving me head and I have to open my eyes to remind myself it is Hayley and not another woman in this moment with me.
I look down at Hayley on her knees before me as she takes my cock in her hand and after kissing the tip and swirling her tongue around the head, deep throats my cock like she doesn’t even have a gag reflex.
My hips thrust forward as the pleasure of her mouth assaults me causing me to almost come on the spot. I don’t want to come in two seconds in her mouth so I reach down and force her mouth off my dick, picking her up and tossing her onto the bed on her stomach, ass in the air. I land a playful smack to her ass when another flashback assaults me of the last time I had sex in Boulder but I shake it off willing my brain to remain in the here and now with Hayley. She deserves my full attention, mind and body.
She looks back at me with a smirk and then wiggles her ass without saying a word. Lying down on the bed I lift her pussy up into the air a little more and then attack her clit with my tongue from behind. I lick and suck and then move the juices with my tongue to her ass, sticking one finger into her tight hole. I feel her tighten up and know she hasn’t been taken there. It’s probably a horrible thought to have but knowing she’s never been claimed in the ass makes me want to try to replace my old memories with new ones that are with Hayley.
I go back to licking her pussy, sucking on her clit alternating between sucking and licking until she is coming all over my mouth.
“Baby, I am going to claim your ass.” She doesn’t give me anything but a moan letting me know she is down. Knowing her juices won’t be enough; I grab some KY jelly from the drawer and smear it onto my dick and into her tight hole. I start off by sticking one finger back in her ass fingering it slowly.
“Ohh Caleb… I need more.” So, I give her more. I add another digit and continue finger fucking her ass. I reach over and have her sit up straight so I can massage her voluptuous tits. Pinching her nipple, she shivers and begins to ride my fingers with her ass needing a release.
Removing my fingers from her ass once I know she is ready, I replace them with my cock and slowly lower Hayley onto me until she has taken my cock all the way. I bring my hands to her other breast and massage them.
She wiggles her ass needing me to move but instead of me being in control I give it to her.
“Ride my cock, Hayles. Move up and down.” And she does. She begins to bounce her ass on my cock and fuck if it doesn’t feel good in her tight asshole. Bringing my hand down from one of her breasts I begin to finger fuck her to the same rhythm she is bouncing on my dick. I add another digit and one more and within minutes I can feel her pussy tightening and then she is coming all over my fingers. “Oh my god, Caleb. I feel so full.” Her orgasm causes her to push down farther onto my dick and within seconds I am releasing my seed into her.
We both come to a stop, and moving her sweaty hair off of her shoulder, I give her a kiss on her neck before she pulls herself off me.
“Shower with me?”
“I wouldn’t have it any other way, baby.” I give her a kiss and we make our way to the shower where we end up making love against the wall.
Twenty-Three
Hayley
After we have sex up against the wall in the shower, Caleb washes my body from head to toe and then I gladly return the favor. Once the water goes cold we get out and Caleb runs to his room to grab a change of clothes. While I am drying off I can feel the excess of cum in me. I can’t believe we seriously forgot to use protection again. I am a freaking doctor for god sakes. I know the risks.
When Caleb comes into my room dressed he can tell right away something is wrong.
“We didn’t use protection,” I blurt out.
“I’m clean, Hayles. I was tested after I left Boulder years ago and you are the only person I have been with since then. Wait… have you been with someone else? Alex?”
“Whoa there! Back up. I haven’t been with anybody but you. My point is I’m not on birth control and we had unprotected sex several times. I know better than this.”
He just shrugs “Oh.”
“Oh? What do you mean Oh?”
“You said it yourself Hayles… you’re getting older…”
I am in the middle of putting on my comfy reading socks when he says this and my head whips around to glare at him.
“Excuse me?”
He throws his head back laughing. “I’m just kidding babe.” He walks over and sits next to me turning my head to face him. “I’m just saying if you get pregnant would it really be that bad? You said you wanted to have a baby…”
“So I shouldn’t get on birth control?” I ask just making sure I am hearing him correctly.
“No, and if it happens it happens.”
“But we aren’t even together, Caleb…”
“Yes, we are. You are mine and I am yours, Hayles. I have already told you that before. I’m not going anywhere, ever.”
“Ok,” I say trying to remain calm and not run through the streets shouting Caleb just said he’s mine. Instead give him a chaste kiss on his lips and say, “I like the sound of that.” Then we climb into my bed and he holds me close. We lie in silence for a few minutes and I think he might be asleep when he says, “You know how you mentioned talking to your sister for me? If she agrees to help me I am going to have to tell her my story.”
I roll over to face him and taking his chin in my fingers give him a soft kiss. “She isn’t going to judge you.”
“I know. I just don’t know how I’ll feel if I have to start telling everybody especially in the open, like in court.”
“What’s really going on, Caleb?”
“What if everybody finds out and thinks I am a pussy? I spent years fucking women. Most guys would high five each other over it, not cry rape.”
My blood boils at the way he thinks people would view what happened to him. “Anybody who would want to high five someone for being blackmailed and forced to have sex at fifteen years old needs some serious help. Nobody that matters will think any less of you. I will be there every step of the way.”
Caleb nods and gives me one more kiss before rolling me back over to spoon me from behind. Within minutes I can hear the evenness of his breathing and I know he is asleep. I vow to myself if I ever get the chance I will destroy Gloria for what she has done to Caleb.
I wake up to an empty bed and hear cartoons on the television out in the living room. Caleb must have let me sleep in and gotten up with Marco. After showering and getting dressed I make my way out to join my guys.
“Morning sleepyhead,” I say to
Marco fluffing his hair as I walk by him cuddled up in his blankets barely awake watching cartoons. I head to the kitchen to grab a pen and paper to make a list of items we need for brunch. Before I make it to the kitchen Caleb grabs me by my waist pulling me towards him. I bend over and give him a kiss without thinking about it.
“Are you two boyfriend and girlfriend?” Marco asks obviously seeing the kiss.
Caleb looks at me then to Marco. “Would it be ok with you if we were?”
Marco rolls his eyes. “I told you a long time ago you wanted to give her cooties.”
I am not sure what he’s talking about but I can’t help but laugh.
“Yeah, yeah. Marco told me months ago I liked you.”
“Smart kid.” I give Caleb a wink and make my list.
Marco and I head to the store while Caleb picks up the house and waits for everyone to arrive. After walking up and down the aisles and me agreeing to get all the junk food Marco suggests, we head to the register to check out. After bagging up the groceries, Marco pushes our cart to the car and my phone dings with a text.
Hannah: On our way! See you soon.
Me: Sounds good!
I am hoping Hannah will be able to help Caleb get the clubs from his stepmom so he will be rid of her for good, but that would mean he would have to tell her everything. I am not sure he will really be comfortable doing that.
I look up from my text and run right into the back of Marco. When I begin to ask why he’s stopped I look around him and see words written across the side of my vehicle.
LAST WARNING BITCH!
Instinctively my hands grab Marco’s shoulders and looking around while I practically drag him and the cart back to the store. Once we are inside I give Caleb a call.
“Hello?” He answers on the first ring.
“I need you,” I say trying to hold in my tears. I need to be strong for Marco. I don’t want to scare him.