by Love Journey
CHAPTER 7
MONIQUE
After drying myself off quickly, we walked slowly to the guest bedroom wrapped in towels. I heard the wind howl outside the bedroom window. I guess he noticed the worried look on my face and asked, “What’s wrong?”
“Oh, I’m just a little worried about the storm. We will more than likely be snowed in tomorrow and I have some things I would like to take care of just in case things get bad. But don’t worry about that, you need to rest. I have enough food to last for days and plenty of firewood if the power goes out.”
“I’m sorry. I don’t want to be a burden to you,” he said through clenched teeth. The pain was obviously getting worse.
“You’re not a burden, you’re company. We’ll get through this storm together,” I replied. We will be trapped together, I thought as we slowly walked into the guest bedroom,
“More importantly,” I continued, “we need to get you out of those wet boxer briefs and into some warm, dry clothes. I think I have some pants that may fit you, wait here, and I will be right back.”
When I returned with a large T-shirt and sweatpants, he was sitting on the edge of the bed with the towel around his waist and the wet underwear was on the floor. I helped him dress and asked him to lay back on the bed so I could look at the open cuts.
After a brief examination, we determined that his ribs were not broken and his skull was not fractured. So I felt better giving him an over the counter pain reliever so he could rest semi-comfortably. I spread antibacterial ointment on all his cuts and bandaged what I could. Sometime during the process, he fell asleep. This gave me a chance to really get a good look at him. Even after a beating, he was beautiful.
Wow.
I couldn’t believe I had Hyun-Li in my house and in my bed, but there were more important things to worry about at the moment, like the storm. So I covered him and placed our clothes in the washer. I turned up the heat and brought in some firewood from the garage and placed it by the fireplace. As I locked up the house, I realized how tired I was. So I took a quick hot shower, dressed and fell into my own bed.
MONIQUE
I awoke to the sound of moaning in the next room. I hopped out of bed and went to check on Hyun-Li. He was moaning and in the throes of a nightmare.
“No!” He screamed. “Stop!”
I ran over to the bed and whispered his name to help wake him without a shock. I placed my hands on his forehead, and it was covered in sweat. I called his name again, relieved when his eyes opened and stared straight ahead.
“It’s okay. You’re here with me, and you’re safe. Nothing is going to hurt you. Shhhhh. It’s okay.”
He turned his head and reached out to me, intertwining our fingers together. His touch was smooth as he grabbed my hand and placed in on his chest. “Please don’t leave me,” he pleaded.
“Okay,” I said as I walked around to the other side of the bed and climbed in beside him. I moved closer so he could feel me next to him.
“Thank you,” he whispered.
“You’re welcome,” I whispered back.
After a moment of silence he spoke, “I think my ex sent those men to kill me.”
“Why?”
“Because she hates me.”
“She hates you enough to kill you?”
“I guess so,” he exhaled a long breath.
“What are you going to do?”
“I have no idea.”
He stared at the ceiling, and I laid on my side and stared at him. I placed a comforting hand on his chest and closed my eyes. His heart was beating hard, and I could feel his chest rise and fall with each breath. I could smell his scent softly surrounding me as my head lay on the pillow next to his. We both fell asleep listening to the wind blowing wildly outside the window.
CHAPTER 8
MONIQUE
It was morning, and the room was bathed in a bright white light reflecting off the snow. I woke up to soft breath on the back of my neck and a warm body against my back. I had turned on my side sometime during the night, and he spooned my back. His arm was gently draped around my waist, and our legs were intertwined.
Waking up had never felt so good.
He was sound asleep as I gently slid from the bed and out of his embrace. After visiting the restroom, I quietly walked into the living room and pulled back the curtains to look outside at what the ice-storm had left.
Through the blurry window panes, I could make out a thick blanket of ice covering every tree, sidewalk, house, and car in a massive frozen sheet of solid ice. The ice storm had come so heavily during the night that the trees were frozen in time. But with the sun’s heat, that could change at any moment. The wind was whipping off the small frozen lake behind my house and in between the homes refreezing anything that thawed. It was a beautiful and dangerous sight to see.
We would not be leaving anytime soon.
So I returned to the guest bedroom to check on Hyun-Li, to find him sitting up on the edge of the bed and glancing up at me when I appeared in the doorway.
“Good morning,” I said with a slight smile. “How are you feeling?”
His hair was ruffled on top of his head, and some of his bruising had started to turn a painful shade of purple, but otherwise, he looked okay.
“I feel like I’ve been run over by a truck.”
“I’m so sorry. Let me bring you some pain medication and water,” I said as I turned to go to the restroom medicine cabinet. Grabbing a pill bottle, I turned around to see him slowly shuffling into the bathroom doorway behind me. His eyes were strained, and he winced with every step.
“Oh, I would have brought them to you, you know.”
“It’s okay. I needed to use the restroom anyway.”
“Yes, of course. I will give you some privacy then,” I said nervously thinking about our intimate shower the night before. “Um… excuse me,” I said as I slid past him out into the hallway. “Oh, by the way, there are clean towels and toiletries in the cabinet behind the door. Feel free to use anything you need. I will put fresh clothes on your bed.”
After finding a large t-shirt and another pair of sweatpants, I placed them on his bed and went into my own master bathroom to freshen up. When I finished, I went to the kitchen to warm up some soup for my guest and check the radio weather report.
As I came back to his room with the tray of soup, bread, and water he was laying on his back looking up at the ceiling. “Hey,” I said laying the tray on the nightstand next to the bed. “I didn’t know if you were hungry so I brought some food.”
“Thank you. I’m not really hungry, but I will eat.”
“Well, I hope you like soup. I didn’t know how sore you might be and figured this would go down the easiest. I have good and bad news. Do you mind if I start with the bad news?”
He shook his head and accepted the food while I continued.
“I don’t know if you have looked outside or not but we are iced-in. There was a severe ice storm last night, and I don’t know how long we will be stuck. The good news is we still have electricity. Also, you will have time to rest and figure out what you want to do. You’re free to stay here as long as you want and use whatever you need.”
Again he nodded while making eye contact.
I swallowed hard. “Oh, the internet and cell phone service is down, but when they come back I have a phone and computer you can use if you need to make some calls, but right now I suggest food and rest. Feel free to sleep here, watch TV in the living room or find food in the kitchen. Please make yourself at home,” I paused because I felt like I was rambling.
“I think I dropped my phone at the parking garage and all my luggage is still at the airport. I have nothing really.”
“You have me,” I said. Maybe I was too bold, but I didn’t care.
“Thank you for being so kind. The soup is great, by the way,” he commented as he dug in.
I laughed out loud, and he looked up. “Aww, poor baby. You must be hungry because can
soup tastes good to you. Hahaha. But don’t worry, I promise to cook a better meal later. Way, way later when we run out of all the canned food and I’m forced into the kitchen to cook,” We both laugh.
It was the first time I saw him smile since we met.
Soon, he was full and asleep again while I stood a moment longer to watch him as he slept. He was just so damned beautiful.
CHAPTER 9
MONIQUE
As the day went on, the sky grew darker and darker… and the storm began in earnest. The little ice that had been melted by the morning sun was now refreezing under the assault of the wind.
I hurriedly lit a fire in the fireplace.
The storm was moving in fast. The windows rattled as a gust of wind beat against the side of the house. I knew it would happen. I could feel it coming.
Crack, the sound of a tree splitting and hitting the ground.
Crack, crack, crack, the power went out.
Sighing in relief that the fire was burning strong, I quickly rose to gather candles and blankets. I wasn’t sure how long the power would be out, so I wanted to be prepared for the worst. As I placed the items on the kitchen counter, I turned to find Hyun-Li standing in the doorway as pale as a ghost and shivering from head to toe.
I walked over to him and saw fear in his eyes. “Hey, are you okay?” I asked.
He looked confused and for a while stared at me blankly. When he tried to speak, his mouth fell open, but no words came out.
“Well, the power is out but we have a good fire, and lots of wood, which is good as the storm seems to be taking a turn for the worse. I heard some tree limbs break, that’s what must have taken the power out. You don’t look too good. Are you sure you’re okay?” I said as I reached up to touch his arm.
I felt the heat radiating off his body even before my fingers made contact, and I realized the horrifying truth then.
Fever.
“You’re burning up! This is not a good sign,” I said as I reached higher and placed my hand on his forehead. “Please come lay on the couch in front of the fireplace so we can keep you from freezing in the back room,” I said.
I covered him with a comforter and placed a pillow under his head. The chaise sectional was wide and deep enough for two people to lie next to each other comfortably.
It was not cold yet, but it would not be long before the temperature dropped inside the house. After making sure, he was settled, I went to the garage and began bringing in a pile of wood and the small kerosene heater.
Between the two we should be okay.
All the while the wind howled and pushed against the windows. I glanced outside and saw thick snow falling fast from the sky, blowing across the landscape in angry billows.
Whiteout.
No one was getting power back tonight. No one would be able to see their hand in front of their face in this storm. We would have to wait it out.
After feeding the fire a few pieces of wood, I walked over to Hyun-Li and touched his face again.
Damn. Still hot.
His eyes opened at that moment, and he whispered, “I hate storms.”
“Well, I hate fevers, so I need you to take more medicine to bring this fever down. Okay?” I asked gently. “I might need your help later, so I need you to get well. Do you mind if I check your cuts?” I had a feeling something might be infected.
“Sure, go ahead,” he said as he tried to sit up.
“Don’t,” I said gently pushing him back down. “I can look just like this.”
As I went from wound to wound, I noticed that some looked a little red and angry. So I cleaned them again and put on new bandages. He watched me closely.
“There, that should do it,” I told him. “How is your head feeling?”
“I have a really bad headache,” he grimaced, and I kissed his forehead, covertly taking his temperature.
“Awww. Let me feel around for swelling in that case,” I said as I gently ran my fingers through his hair and over his scalp, being very careful.
“I feel a little swelling in two areas but no golf balls to report,” I smiled. Then I became very aware that we were face to face and my fingers were intertwined in his hair.
Intimate.
His lips parted, and a vision of me dipping my head for a kiss flashed through my mind. I shook my head to clear the inappropriate thought.
The man is hurting, Monique. You should be ashamed of yourself, thinking about raping the willing.
I slowly removed my hands but never broke eye contact as I leaned away from him.
“You should rest,” I suggested.
“So should you,” he replied.
I lay next to him and watched him fall asleep. The storm raged as I checked on Hyun-Li throughout the night and fed wood to the fire. I was grateful that he slept soundly and was more relieved when his fever broke by morning.
Exhausted after keeping watch, I fell into a deep sleep.
CHAPTER 10
MONIQUE
I woke up hours later warm and snuggled in a blanket on my side. I felt a heavy arm draped across my waist and warm breath on the back of my neck. This feels so nice.
There was a humming sound in the air. The heat and electricity were back on, thank goodness.
Now back to this erection I feel pulsing against my leg.
Hyun-Li was still asleep, I think. When I slowly stretched, his arm tightened around me, and he wrapped a leg around me. I felt him grind into my rear as a deep moan sounded in his throat. Oh shit.
My body ignites instantly.
HYUN-LI
I slept hard that night and was having the best erotic dream of a warm, soft body in my arms. It felt so real.
The scent of vanilla. A hand full of breast. Thick thighs. The arch of her backside into me.
If this is a dream, I don’t want to wake up anytime soon.
It had been forever since I had held a woman in my arms, and I needed to slide into something wet, warm, and willing. I latched onto the neck of my dream lover from the back and licked a trail toward her shoulder. I bit lightly on the smooth skin.
She gasped.
Meanwhile, my hand found its way to cup and gently squeeze a plump breast. As I latched onto her shoulder and sucked, I gently rolled a nipple between my fingers. Her entire body backed up into me. Oh yeah, I want it too.
I rolled her onto her stomach with my body and lay on top of her. From this position, I could grind my erection into her lush rear. I intertwined my fingers with hers above her head while I continued to French kiss her neck. She arched her back again and sucked in air.
I know. I can’t wait to be inside you too.
I let go of both her hands and slid my fingers down her body to her hips. Switching sides of her neck, I shifted the waistband of her pants down her legs. After removing her pants, I slid my pants in the same direction. Once the barriers were removed, I returned to assaulting her neck and shoulders with my mouth. With my knees between hers, I spread her legs wider to accommodate me and placed the tip of my erection at her entrance.
She’s so wet for me.
Pictures of Monique’s face flashed through my mind. Yes, Monique, you feel so good.
The tip touched her entrance, and her lower lips grabbed at my erection sucking me inside. They were so slick with moisture that I slid into place with one push forward.
“Oh my god, you feel so good.”
“Hyun-Li!” I heard her say as I drove forward again. To get even deeper I pushed my hand underneath her arms and cupped her shoulders.
Mmmmm, this dream feels so real.
When I felt her fingernails dig into my hands, I froze and opened my eyes. Lying beneath me in the heat of passion was Monique. Her head was turned to the side, her eyes were closed, and she was biting her bottom lip.
“Yes, please don’t stop” she cried.
I was buried balls deep in her wet gushing hole, and a smile spread across my face. Fuck yes! This is way better than any dream.
/> I pushed deep again and ground the head of my penis into her cervix. The movement sent a tingle down my spine. I pulled out and repeated the grind again, this time my toes curled. Fuck. Her legs started shaking, and her cries grew louder. I wrapped myself around her and ground my hips in slow circles feeling my orgasm begin deep in my sack.
I didn’t want this to end too soon, so I pulled out and rolled Monique onto her back. She instinctively wrapped her brown thighs around my hips as I laid on top of her. My erection naturally found her access, but I resisted the urge to plunge deep. Instead, I raised myself on one elbow and looked deeply into her eyes. Gently, I reached up with the other hand and wiped a strand of hair from her face then dipped my head to take her mouth in a long deep kiss.
I felt her hands rubbing my shoulders, neck, and back as I tasted her sweet mouth.
Perfect.
The moment was perfect. I had imagined her naked and in my arms several times since we crossed paths, but I never thought it would actually happen. But here I was, lying between her thighs and feeling like I had won the lottery.
While looking into her eyes, I moved my hips forward just an inch and felt her body squeeze the tip of my manhood. My brows drew together, and my mouth fell open from the sensation. “Stop that.”
She cocked her head slightly to the side and said, “Stop what?” And she did it again.
“Oh my god. That! It feels so good.”
“Good, cause I’m gonna make you feel it,” she said as the corner of her mouth lifted into a sly grin.
“Oh yeah? So you want to tease a little?”
I pulled back and let the tip of my erection slide up over her clitoris. I watched as her head fell back and a cry escaped her lips.
I proceeded to slide the length of my erection across her sensitive nub and back to the entrance of her weeping hole repeatedly until she screamed my name from an orgasm.
My name never sounded so sweet.
I lost myself as a plunged hard and deep into her silkiness. We fit like a hand and glove. My body on her body. Her mouth on my mouth. Our heart to heart.