“Xavier what’s the rush, we just got here thirty minutes ago,” Loretta replied quickly.
“Loretta if I stayed on that dance floor, we wouldn’t have been dancing. I think I better take you back to the hotel before I push you into something you’re not ready for.”
“I want you Xavier,” She said as she reached up and touched his face.
Xavier didn’t waste any time-hustling Loretta out of the nightclub. As he drove back to the hotel, Xavier could feel her gaze on him. Was she having second thoughts already? He helped her out of his car and led her to his room. “Do you want anything to drink?”
“The last thing I need is a drink, the only thing I need is you,” Loretta said as she walked toward him. She took off her jacket and draped it across the chair.
Xavier led Loretta into the bedroom, and then he took off his jacket and started unbuttoning his shirt.
Loretta took off Xavier’s shirt and ran her hands across his chest. She turned her back toward Xavier so he could unzip her dress. When Loretta turned around to face him, she still had on her bra, panties and stockings. She took her bra off and threw it at his feet; she never took her eyes off him.
Xavier pulled Loretta towards him and kissed her throat. As far as Xavier was concerned Loretta wasn’t close enough. His hands moved down to her full butt and pulled her even closer to him.
Xavier was still dressed, but Loretta could feel the heat radiating from his body. “Xavier, I’m ready for you.” Loretta’s hands were shaking as she moved her hands down Xavier’s and practically ripped the clothes from his body.
Xavier took Loretta’s hands and kissed them before he finished undressing in front of Loretta. He knew that she was nervous, and he didn’t want to scare her off. Xavier’s eyes never left Loretta’s as he pulled down his pants and underwear.
At first, Loretta was embarrassed. This was the first time she had seen a man totally naked before. Loretta’s took her time taking inventory of Xavier’s body. Her eyes remained on Xavier’s pulsating sex. He was well endowed, and there was no way he would be able to fit into her.
Xavier saw the apprehension on Loretta’s face. “Don’t worry Loretta we’ll fit together perfectly,” Xavier said as he moved closer to Loretta. He slowly pulled down her skimpy lingerie and stockings. Then he carried her over to his bed and laid her down gently. Xavier was ready to make her his woman, and after tonight there would be no questions about whom she belonged to.
Xavier fingers moved up and down the inside of her thighs before probing her wet depths. She was almost like a virgin. “Did Alan ever make love to you?”
Loretta didn’t quite know how to respond to Xavier’s question. “We had sex all the time.”
“Did you ever enjoy it?”
“No.”
“Then Alan never made love to you. He used sex as a way to dominate you. Don’t worry we’ll take this slow.” Xavier said. Loretta felt real good lying under him. He did not want to hurt her by trying to rush her.
Loretta knew it was not going to work, and if he did manage to push up into her she would not be able to walk for a week. Xavier’s tongue encircled the nipple of one of her breasts as his hand moved down to the apex of her legs again. He put one finger into her and moved it back and forth. Then he entered another finger in her moving them until he found her G-spot and Loretta gasped from the pleasure.
She opened her legs wider so that Xavier could have better access to her body. Loretta felt as if she were drowning in pleasure, the tingling in her vagina spread throughout her body.
Xavier slowly pulled his fingers out of Loretta’s vagina. He barely had time to put on a condom before he entered her. Xavier knew they would fit perfectly, damn, but Loretta felt good. If he didn’t watch out, he would come too soon. He did not want their first time together to be ruined. He moved slowly trying to give Loretta the uptmost pleasure.
Loretta was crying, she had never felt this much pleasure in a man’s arms before. “Xavier, I never knew it could be like this. Loretta was able to get the words out before she hit the peak of her climax. She was digging her nails into Xavier’s back urging him to push harder.
Xavier climaxed shortly after Loretta; he was still kissing her as he slowly pulled out of her. He wrapped his arms around Loretta, and they both fell into an exhausted sleep.
***
Chapter 8
Xavier woke up around nine in the morning. They had made love all through the night, each time better than the last. Hell he was ready to go again, but he did not think Loretta would be able to take him. She was unusually tight with everything they did last night Xavier was sure that she was more than a little sore.
Xavier had a lot of things to think about. After last night, Xavier wanted to have Loretta in his bed every night. He eased himself away from Loretta and kissed her on the forehead as he got out of bed. She looked good in his bed, and that’s where he intended her to stay. He had a lot of plans in his head, and if he acted fast he could make it back to the room before Loretta woke up.
He took his time taking a shower, Xavier was certain that Loretta would not be awake anytime soon. He would get Loretta’s room key gather her bags and cancel her room. As far as he was concerned she would be spending the rest of her stay in his bed.
***
When Loretta woke up it was ten thirty-five in the morning. She was a bit sore, but she knew she would be Xavier was inexhaustible. Loretta heard of women taking any kind of abuse from a man to keep him in their beds. If they received the loving she got last night, she could understand why.
Loretta got out of bed, and reached for the pajama top that was draped across the bed. Loretta put on the pajama top and turned around. Xavier standing there fully dressed in a T-shirt and jeans. “How long have you been standing there?““Oh, I’ve been here a couple of minutes, just long enough to watch you cover that beautiful body. If I didn’t know how sore you were, I’d strip that pajama top off of you and take you right back to bed. I’ve already had a shower, so I got dressed and went to your room to pick up your bags.
Loretta picked up the bag that held her toiletries and set it on the bed. If Xavier took the time to go get her bags, he probably canceled her room. Xavier wanted her, she wished that she knew what she wanted from him. Loretta needed to take a long hot soak in the tub. She grabbed a towel and walked towards the bathroom.
Loretta turned to face Xavier only to find him standing right behind her. “What are you grinning about?” Loretta said as she brought Xavier’s head down for a kiss. Loretta had meant for the kiss to be a quick peck on the lips, but Xavier had other plans. He kissed her so thoroughly that Loretta mind drifted back to last night and all the things she and Xavier did.
“Now that’s what I call a good morning kiss. Sweetheart you go take your bath and I’ll order room service. What would you like to eat?”
“I would like two pieces of toast and some orange juice. I don’t want to eat a large breakfast.” Loretta said as she walked in to the bathroom to run the water for her bath.
Xavier followed Loretta into the bathroom, “I’m sorry Loretta, but after the workout I gave you last night, you need more nourishment than two pieces of toast. Would you like pancakes or waffles,” Xavier said as he eyed Loretta’s body.
“I guess I’ll take waffles,” Loretta said. Xavier’s gaze was making her feel warm.
“Okay, waffles it is,” Xavier said as he kissed Loretta once more before leaving the bathroom.
Loretta liked to take baths in water that was as hot as she could get it without being burned. She eased her body into the water. Loretta must have used a lot of muscles last night that were dormant for the last five years.
Loretta sat in the tub thinking about how she landed herself in Xavier’s bed. The only reasonable response she could come up with is that Xavier’s bed was exactly where she wanted to be. Then another thought hit her; she had not taken any precautions last night. Xavier could have easily made her pregnant. What
was she thinking about? Loretta had been so wrapped up in Xavier that she momentarily lost her mind. Loretta realized that she wouldn’t have known if Xavier used a condom or not she was floating on a cloud last night. Making love with Xavier felt right.
After ordering his and Loretta’s breakfast, Xavier stared out the window planning his next move. He knew that he pleased Loretta last night, but it would take more than good sex to get her to the altar. Xavier felt a little guilty; he knew that he rushed her into bed last night. However, if he could relive last night, he would do the same thing.
Loretta is a tough nut to crack; she was too independent, and she doesn’t think she needs a man in her life to be happy. It was Xavier’s job to prove to Loretta just how much she needed him.
***
Sunday afternoon was a treat for Loretta. The Kansas City Chiefs had a home game, and Xavier was able to get tickets. They weren’t on the fifty yard line, but they weren’t in the nosebleed section either. This was the first time Loretta had ever been to a professional football game, and she was excited. She hadn’t yelled and screamed so much since her high school days. She could tell that Xavier had a good time also. He seemed to be more relaxed and carefree.
Xavier couldn’t concentrate on the game at all his attention was focused on Loretta. He wanted to take Loretta back to the hotel and keep her in bed for the rest of the evening. Loretta put her hand on his thigh and began rubbing it back and forth. Xavier felt an immediate reaction in the lower region of his body. Loretta had caught him off guard, he had almost dropped his hot-dog and soft drink.
Loretta knew she was playing with fire; she just couldn’t seem to keep her hands off of Xavier. She could tell by the swelling of his crouch that Xavier was thinking the same thing she was. Loretta continued to run her hands up and down his thigh, each time she moved her hand up a little higher.
The game was in the fourth quarter, and Xavier knew that he wouldn’t be able to last until the game was over. Loretta better cool it before she found herself flat on her back in the back seat of the rental car with her legs over his shoulders. “Come on let’s go before we make a spectacle of ourselves.” Loretta smiled at him and followed him out of the stadium.
When they got back to the hotel room, Xavier didn’t give Loretta time to get her jacket off. He had her pressed against the door as he unsnapped her jeans and pulled them down quickly. Loretta had on some lacy panties that were no bigger that the palm of his hand. He pulled them down without ripping them, which amazed Xavier. He was erect and struggling to put a condom on. Before he knew it, he was buried deep inside of Loretta before she could catch her breath.
Loretta was pressed against the door lost in the wonder of what just occurred. Xavier showed her another side of his nature, and she wanted some more. If anyone told her that she would be in the hallway of her hotel room making love, she would have thought they were insane.
Xavier picked her up and carried her to the bed. He began to take the rest of her clothes off as he prepared himself for another round. “Loretta I want you again, but this time we’re going to make it last.”
Loretta became bold as she raked her fingernails across Xavier’s nipples. Loretta met Xavier thrust for thrust, and she refused to relinquish her hold on him. It seemed to Loretta as if she and Xavier had been lovers for years instead of one day. Finally, Xavier pulled himself out of Loretta and fell back on the bed. Loretta ran her fingers back and forth over Xavier’s chest a couple of times before falling asleep.
Xavier laid there watching Loretta as she slept. Loretta became his lover this weekend, and he had no intentions of relinquishing that title. He wondered what she would say if he asked her to moved in with him. Nothing had been more prominent in his mind than possessing Loretta. He hated to see this weekend come to an end; however, he had to fly out to Chicago tomorrow, and he didn’t know when he would get back into town.
***
Later that evening, they ate dinner at one of the restaurants in the hotel. Loretta was stung by Xavier’s behavior he didn’t talk much during dinner. He was acting like he couldn’t wait to get rid of her.
After dinner, they went back to Xavier’s room it was almost eleven o’clock at night. Loretta went to get ready for bed; Xavier told her that he had some paper work to do. Loretta put on lacy red teddy that she bought while shopping with Cookie. Red was obviously her color, for the first time in her life she felt
Xavier was more reserve as he concentrated on his paper work. Xavier told her during dinner that he had to fly to Chicago Monday to check on the site of his new branch; she had a feeling that something else was troubling him. “Xavier is anything wrong,” Loretta ask as she touched his arm.
Xavier smiled at Loretta for the first time that evening. He studied every inch of Loretta’s body. The teddy she had on made him want to take her straight to bed. “Nothing’s wrong Loretta, I just hate to see the weekend end. I’ve got to go to Chicago tomorrow, and who knows when we’ll get together again. If I’m lucky, I may get back in town by Thursday.”
“Whenever you get back just know that I’ll be waiting for you.” Loretta took his face in her hands and kissed him. Then she closed his briefcase and led him back to the bedroom.
***
Chapter 9
It was Tuesday afternoon, and the only thing Loretta could do was daydream about her weekend with Xavier. It was a good thing Carl asked her out to lunch, or Loretta would still be sitting at her desk. Loretta met him at Alexander’s restaurant.
Alexander’s is one of the best soul food restaurants in Omaha. Loretta could taste the barbecue ribs, potato salad, macaroni and cheese, and greens. Carl was already sitting at a table waiting for her. He stood up as she walked towards the table. “Hi Carl it’s good to see you.”
Carl shook his head as he looked at Loretta. “Hi Honey, how are you doing? You must have made the right decision regarding that man in your life.”
“Why do you say that?”
“Because you have the look of a woman who has been thoroughly loved; I should know Sharon constantly has that look about her.”
“Oh Carl, give me a break.”
“I’m serious I can tell when a woman has been getting attention from her man. She has a radiance about her.”
“I thought that only happen with pregnant women,” Loretta said sarcastically.
Carl laughed out loud at her comment. “Pregnant women have a certain glow about them, but you’re not glowing, you’re radiant.”
Loretta noted that Carl was happier than she’d seen him in a long time. Sharon had agreed to marry him, and the wedding was scheduled to take place the beginning of next year. Loretta was happy for him; she remembered the toast he made when they went out a couple of months ago. It looks as if both of them made the right decisions about the lovers in their lives.
“I’m glad everything has worked out for you, Tanya, and Sharon. Don’t forget to invite me to the wedding.”
“I’m glad that you decided to give the man in your life a chance. If anyone deserves to be happy, it’s you Loretta.”
“I spent the weekend with him, and I had the best time I ever had in my life.”
“Do I hear wedding bells in the future?”
“The truth of the matter is that I’m in love with Xavier, but I don’t know how he feels about me.”
“Did you tell him?”
“I don’t think that’s such a good idea right now.”
“Why are women so afraid to take chances?”
“Carl, women are always taking chances in relationships, it’s our way of preserving our men’s pride.”
“If that’s the case, you shouldn’t be afraid to tell Xavier how you feel about him.” Loretta started to shake her head negatively. “Why not, you might be surprised with his response. I remember the night I took you out to dinner. He sat there glaring at me the whole evening.”
Loretta laughed at Carl’s facial expression. “Were you afraid he was going to beat you t
o a pulp?”
“Hell yeah! I could tell that he was less than thrilled to see his woman out with another man. I bet that he was waiting for you to come home.”
“How did you know that?”
“Because I’m a man, and if I saw Sharon having dinner with another man, that would the most important topic of discussion the next time I saw her.”
“I noticed that all men stick together no matter what. Why didn’t you tell me that Xavier was watching us?”
“If I did that you would have become a nervous wreck. Then you would have let him know that you were aware of his presence. Xavier being a man, he would have come to our table and talked to us.”
“You big coward!”
“Yes I am I like my face just the way it is. That is one situation that I will not get involved in, and that’s a man and his woman.”
“Can I ask you a question Carl?”
“Sure, you know you can ask me anything?”
“Do you think that women get into relationships because they think that they’re in love with the man in question?”
Carl held up his hand in a time out signal. ”Hold it, why don’t you ask me what you really want to know?”
“I remember Xavier telling me on one occasion that women get into relationships with men because they think they’re in love. He also said that men get involved with relationships because they’re in lust. Is that true for you too?” Carl looked uncomfortable under Loretta’s scrutiny.
“I don’t know about most men, but this is how I feel about relationships. I do think that women and men have different expectations about relationships. Women tend to think more with their hearts and men tend to think more with their glands. That’s not to say that a man can’t think with his heart also. Hell, I didn’t believe in love until I met my first wife. The first time I saw Vivian, it was as if my heart stopped beating. My hands got all sweaty, and I had this hollow feeling in the pit of my stomach. It was as if she stole a part of my soul just by walking by.”
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