I didn’t know if it was even possible, or if I really wanted to try. So many people had been hurt. So many hearts were broken. Even though I wasn’t directly the main cause, I still played a part in it. I hated myself for it.
At least I didn’t have much longer to talk myself out of loving Stosh.
I made bail that evening. Without knowing who had come to my rescue, I grabbed my personal belongings and headed out to meet whoever it was. Stoshua was standing there waiting for me. He had a bouquet of flowers in his hand and looked like he hadn’t slept in a week.
I ran up and threw my arms around him. “Thank you!”
He pushed me away and gave me a once over, before pulling me back into his strong arms. “I’m glad you’re okay. You can’t imagine how worried I was.”
“It wasn’t like I was in the penitentiary. I didn’t get gang raped or anything.” Maybe sarcasm wasn’t appropriate, but I was trying to add a little sarcasm to my messed up situation. “When did you get out?”
“Last night. Your parents came and talked to mine. They tried to sit me down and tell me I wasn’t to have any kind of contact with you. They told me if I bailed you out, I wouldn’t have a job.”
We’d started walking toward the car. It was dark out, but the smell of fresh air filled my nostrils. “Stosh, I’m sorry. I never meant to cause this much harm to your life.”
He wrapped his arm around me and pulled me close to kiss the side of my head. “Don’t even say that. This is where you belong. They might have blinders on right now, but I have a plan to make this all go away.”
I stopped walking. “What kind of plan?”
He grabbed my hand and started pulling me along. “Trust me, Will.”
I did trust him. In fact, he was the only person in the world I could trust. “Okay.”
He opened the car door for me to get in, and then drove me to a drive thru, so I could fill my empty stomach. “I need to get you filled up. When we get home you can take your vitamins and start feeling better. You look pale, babe.”
“I’m fine. I didn’t like the food they served and my stomach was too knotted to think about being hungry.”
“I’m real sorry this happened to you.” He looked sad as we waited for our food.
“It happened to both of us.”
Stosh reached over and massaged my leg. “I won’t stop until we nail that bitch to the wall. I promise you, Willow. She’s going to pay for this.”
I smiled. “Thanks for loving me.”
“Thanks for loving me back.”
We ate our food like two heathens. I don’t even know if we spoke while we stuffed our faces with greasy goodness. After we were done, Stosh started driving us back to his place. I was a little worried about being there, until he pulled into the main house and parked the car in the garage. “They won’t know we’re here.” He clicked a button and the garage door closed. Then he reached out for my hand. “A large bubble bath awaits you.”
The idea of soaking my troubles away sounded like heaven. “Lead the way!”
At that moment, I didn’t care what the next day would bring. I didn’t care about what my sister was doing or who she was planning on screwing over next. All I cared about was getting into a nice bubbly tub and feeling the touch of the man I loved. He’d come to my rescue and claimed he had a way to make everything better. As much as I wanted to know the details, I also wanted him to know I trusted him completely. Whatever his idea was, I hoped it worked, because spending another second without him was never going to be an option for me.
I was too in love to let him go.
Chapter 22
Wet and hot.
I was exhausted, but Stosh insisted on pampering me in the tub. Far be it from me to deny the man something that made him happy. Since I’d never been in the main house, I took a tour before we retired to the bathroom. The house was beautiful, and it was a shame it wasn’t occupied year round. It had six bedrooms and five bathrooms. It also had a full finished basement with a home theater room in it. The owner collected old arcade games and had a wall in the basement designated for them.
Of course, I had to stop and play Pac Man. I used to love playing that game with my parents when I was little. Stosh was no match for me. I got four levels past his high score on my first attempt.
Feeling defeated, I could tell he was ready to get upstairs. He kissed me on the cheek and told me to follow the music. I finished out one more game before I turned everything off and started making my way up two flights of stairs.
Soft music was playing from the far end of the hallway. I had to laugh just thinking of Stosh trying to be romantic. Even though we were both grown ups, my mind always reverted back to being in high school. We shared a love of pizza and horror movies.
I walked into a candle lit room. Stosh was already in the tub, laying back with his eyes closed. I leaned against the doorframe and admired how handsome he was. His face had stubble from not having time to shave, but I liked it. It made him look more distinguished.
Since he was in the tub and I was just standing there, I knew every second I wasted was another second we could be enjoying those bubbles together. Without further ado, I started removing my clothes. Stosh heard me and opened his eyes. I liked having him watch me. I smiled as I removed my bra and panties and walked over to the edge of the tub. The water was nice. In fact, it was the perfect temperature. I took my time climbing in, on account of not wanting to slip and bust my ass.
He smiled when I sat down in front of him and leaned my back up against his chest. Nothing could have been more comfortable than being in that position after sleeping in a jail the night before. “I missed you.” My finger wet his arms that were wrapped around me.
“I missed you, too.”
“It will be nice when we have our own place to be able to enjoy things like this whenever we want.” It would be nice to not have to hide from my lunatic sister and her obsessive boyfriend. God only knew what they were planning on doing to me next. I wouldn’t be surprised if I was carjacked and left for dead on the side of the road with a bullet in my gut.
“If everything goes the way I plan, we could stay here and raise the baby.”
I turned around and looked right at him. “How the Hell would that ever be possible?”
He kissed me quickly and pulled away smiling. “You’ll find out soon enough. I don’t want to get your hopes up, but it is possible. I promise.”
“And I’m supposed to trust you?” I teased.
“Yeah, you are!”
I leaned back against his chest and closed my eyes. “I do trust you, Stosh.”
He ran his wet hands up and down my arms. “Good, because I was going to kiss you until you did.”
“It’s not a threat when it’s something I enjoy.”
“Maybe I enjoy it, too.” He ran his hands under my breasts and then over my nipples. I sat up so I could feel the cold air and his hot, wet hands at the same time. My nipples hardened, and I didn’t want him to stop. He took one hand and ran it down my abdomen until it was between my legs. Under the water, he began to rub on my sweet spot. I felt his finger penetrating me and I loved the way it felt. As his finger went in and out, the water began to splash as he continued pleasing me. I leaned my head back against his chest and succumbed to an orgasmic release. Once he pulled it back out of me, and left me trembling, I turned around and kissed him slowly, savoring his tongue as it glided back and forth against mine.
He grabbed my hair and pulled it up, away from my neck. Then, like a vampire would, he sunk his teeth against it and bit down lightly. I backed away, but wanted him to do it again. I matched his move, by doing the same thing to his neck. He grabbed my hair harder and pulled back again. “Straddle me, Willow. I need to be inside of you, right now. My dick is on fire for you, babe.”
I reached down and felt his erection. It made me moan and I couldn’t wait for it to slide inside of me. All I wanted was to be filled by this man. I wanted to feel the frictio
n as he entered me with his length.
It wasn’t the sex I needed. I craved his touch, more than ever before. Stosh was my kryptonite and without him I knew I wouldn’t want to breathe. He made my dark night seem like a bright day and my heart finally feel full.
I lifted my body up enough to position him perfectly. While sitting back down, I felt him filling me. My hands wrapped around his neck and I began moving at a good and steady speed. We kissed again, sharing tongues before our lips made contact. Every slip of his muscle sent tingles over my skin. “You like it don’t you?”
I bit down on my lip and nodded as I looked him in the eyes.
“Fuck me harder, Willow. Ride me like you want to win that race. Rock that pussy for me, babe. Show me how you come. Tell me how good my dick makes you feel.”
Hearing him say those kind of things was hot as hell. “It feels good. Don’t stop talking.”
He pulled my hair again and licked my neck. His lips lingered on my skin. “Oh yeah, your hot pussy feels so tight. You like it when it hurts don’t you?”
I nodded again, still unable to speak words out of my mouth. I was too busy moaning.
“Tighten that pussy for me. Squeeze me out, babe. Show me how you come.”
I bucked around on top of him, making the water splash out of the tub. I didn’t care. My body was giving way for the most euphoric release I’d ever experienced. I dug my nails into his shoulders and cried out as my pussy began to tighten, just like he said it would. My muscles were pushing him out, but he shoved me down and kept moving.
I was still feeling the after effects of what had happened to me. There was no way I could even consider still going, but Stosh wasn’t done. He was still hard as a rock and waiting to rock my world all over again.
We fucked in the tub until the water was cold. Our bodies were so hot, we hadn’t noticed.
When we climbed out, my legs felt like they were Jell-O and our skin was pruned. Stosh wrapped me in a towel and led me into the guest bedroom. There was no sense in me dressing. Neither one of us wanted clothes being in the way of touching each other. If I had it my way, I’d sleep with him still inside of me every night.
For the first time in my life, I didn’t argue with staying wrapped in Stosh’s arms all night. Being close to him made me feel safe. He ran his hand over my belly and pulled down the covers to watch himself doing it. “I think it’s going to be a girl.”
I giggled. “Why?”
He shrugged and put his head on my stomach. “I don’t know. I guess I can picture myself carrying her on my shoulders and her calling me daddy. I imagine her to have your smile and my keen sense of fashion,” he joked.
“You hardly match. I wouldn’t let you pick out our little girls clothes.”
“Sure you would. Especially after a hard day at the office. You could come home and get a kiss from your two favorite people and then sit down to a nice meal we cooked together. She’s going to be my little chef apprentice. I just know it.”
“I’ll be happy no matter what we have, as long as their healthy. Nothing pleases me more than to know we’re going to be a real family. When I decided to not have the abortion, I wondered how I was going to raise a baby by myself. I mean, I know lots of women do it, but it would be quite difficult. I don’t have money lying around. My parents had disowned me. I thought you were with Ivy. It was too much to worry about. Now everything is different. I couldn’t be more excited.”
He kissed my belly. “Me too. I can’t wait until this bullshit is done and we can finally get started.”
“Do you have any family names you want to consider?” I ran my fingers through his thick hair.
“Nah, but I do have one I’d like to consider. Hetero Sexual Jumpsuit.”
I sat straight up. “Say what?”
He started laughing and even covered his face. “What? It’s a cool name.”
“It’s a ridiculous name. It sounds like a garage band. Where did you even come up with that?”
He was still laughing hard. I had to wait to hear him answer. “I made it up.”
“You’re sick in the head if you think for one second I would consider something so silly.”
“I’m kidding. It was a funny joke name, though.”
I shook my head and smacked him lightly. “I’m glad we have plenty of time to consider other options. I know your name is unusual, but that is absurd.”
“That’s fine. I’ll save that name for our first puppy.”
“Poor Dog!”
We both started laughing.
For the next hour I stayed wrapped up in Stosh’s arms. We talked about our future and how excited we were to finally be getting one. The only thing that wasn’t discussed was my sister. Life couldn’t always revolve around Ivy’s antics. We deserved a shot to be together, without all the bullshit that came with it.
Ever since he’d found out I was having a baby, he seemed to change somehow. It wasn’t like he didn’t seem devoted before, it was just that it had been heightened. His excitement was obvious and it let me know he’d do anything for us, as I would do anything for him.
We fell asleep when exhaustion made it impossible to keep our eyes open. We were safe and knowing that made it easy to relax. My body needed sleep, and I stopped fighting to stay awake.
In the middle of the night I sat straight up in bed. I could feel someone was watching me, but nobody was in the room. My heart was racing and Stosh was snoring next to me, like nothing had happened. I got up and walked over to the window. That’s when I saw her.
Scientists have proven twins have some kind of sensing mechanism. They’ve claimed in some instances, we can communicate with each other through our minds. She was outside of the pool house, gathering some items and loaded them into a car. I knew she had no way of seeing me. The lights were out, and I was peeking through a curtain that was floor to ceiling in length.
Still, she looked right up at the window and I swear I could see her smile. I backed away from it, like I’d been caught.
Later on, I sat in bed still totally freaked out. Stosh claimed we would be able to stay there and raise our child. There was no way I was going to do that with my sister anywhere near me. I wouldn’t put my baby in danger, and when it came to my sister, I wasn’t about to let my guard down.
Chapter 23
Hit the road Jack.
It took me a long time to finally fall asleep. I sat thinking about Ivy taunting us with her antics. I wondered if I’d be looking behind my back for my entire life. The one thing I was sure of was how I wanted to be as far away from her as physically possible.
When I woke, Stosh was already out of bed. I could hear him in the bathroom and saw him walking out without any clothes on. I wasn’t sure what turned me on more; knowing what we’d done in the tub, or what we could be doing again.
He climbed onto the bed and leaned over to kiss me. I could taste toothpaste on his lips. “Good morning, beautiful. Are you up for breakfast with my parents?”
My eyes must have seemed like they were going to pop out of my head. “What? No!”
He laughed and nodded, correcting my decision by reiterating. “Yes. You need to get up. My mom wants us there in a half hour.”
I took a pillow and put it over my face, so I could scream in it. “This can’t be happening. They’re going to hate me, just like my parents. Can’t we stay here, in bed?”
He pulled the pillow away from my face. “As much as I would love to, we have other more important things to do. Besides, I know you’re tired of worrying about it. This gets us one step closer to being accepted. You said you trusted me last night. I need you trust me now. I promise they’ll be on our side.”
“I do trust you. I just don’t trust anyone else. They’re going to hate me. I’m a home-wrecker.”
“You are not.” He laughed at my comment “They’ll love you because I love you.”
I finally stopped fighting to keep the pillow between us. “Fine. Since you’re adorably
sweet, I’ll get ready. When they ask me to leave, I hope they’re at least polite. I don’t want your mother chasing me out of there with a frying pan.”
I walked into the bathroom, so he talked louder, while cackling through his words. “I love how your imagination works, Will. I’m pretty sure my mom has never even considered chasing someone down with a frying pan. You watched too many cartoons as a small child. Perhaps we should prevent our kids from turning out like their mother.”
I had his toothbrush in my mouth when I peeked my head out the door. “Shut up! I learned a lot from Scooby Doo.”
“Like how to be stoned?”
“No, smartass. They taught solving mysteries and being good friends. I also learned what foods I would never mix together to make a sandwich.”
We could joke around all we wanted, but the fact was Stosh was throwing me right into the lion’s den. I wasn’t sure I could handle more rejection.
As reluctant as I was, I still got ready and agreed to give it a chance. Stosh seemed certain, but I wondered if he’d already told them everything. I wanted to ask, but it didn’t matter. They were going to hate me if they wanted to.
When we pulled up at his parent’s house it was just like old times. We’d studied in his basement and watched movies in the room off the kitchen. I remember his parents being away and us cranking the music up as loud as it would go. We kept the pizza joint in business our senior year.
We were sitting in the car outside. He reached over and ran his hand up my thigh. “I have a good feeling about this.”
“I’m glad you do. I feel like I’m going to throw up.”
He climbed out of the driver’s seat while I remained in mine. After a few minutes, he shook his head and came over to my side of the vehicle. I pushed the lock down so he couldn’t open the door, like a child would do. “Willow, come on.”
I shook my head. “Let’s just go home. I changed my mind.”
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