Christmas Present

by Lauren Wood

My mind drifted back to Dean when I watched him take off his helmet and I saw his sweat black hair that was recently cut I wanted to run my hands through it. I didn’t care if he was sweaty or not, I was betting that he was enjoying the coolness of the shower he was probably taking the second he got inside the house.

  I closed my eyes imagining him in the shower, cooling his heated body down and I bit down on my lip. A slight moan came out of my mouth but I wasn’t worried about it, no one was around me, or at least I thought no one was.

  Chapter 3

  I stood by the rose bushes that separated our yard and looked at her, hearing her moan made my heart race as I stood watching her with just a pair of swimming trunks on. It was too hot for a shirt and I didn’t bother putting on any sandals.

  “You must be having a good dream.” I chuckled, watching her jump at the sound of my voice.

  “And what are you doing sneaking up on me like this?” She grinned at me, her recovery of being jumped was impressive.

  “I wasn’t sneaking up on you, I was going to ask if you wanted to take a dip in the pool with me. I noticed that yours was down for repairs.” I gave it right back to her.

  I was beginning to like Shelly more and more. The quick wittiness that she had when most women wouldn’t be able to handle the sarcasm that I dished out she was ready for it and with the snap of her tongue threw out just as much sarcasm.

  I watched her lift her sunglasses and I was right, she had light blue eyes, blue eyes that took my breath away but I wasn’t going to let her know that.

  “Are you seriously asking me if I want to go for a swim with you?” She sat up, she couldn’t tell if I was serious or not.

  “Yes, I wouldn’t be standing here in this heat just to gawk at you in your bathing suit. Though I’m sure that’s what you’re thinking.” I grinned, taking my hands off my hips.

  Her bikini was soaked with sweat but that didn’t turn me off. She looked sexy in the blue bikini that she was wearing.

  “That would be great, oh and for the record, I don’t know if men look at me or not. I don’t concentrate on things that are usually a waste of my time.” She raised one eyebrow and made a face at me.

  “You might want to hurry before I change my mind on the invite.” I threw my head back and laughed.

  She laughed with me, she got my sense of humor and the biggest turn on for me, more of a turn on than the sexy moan I heard escape her mouth just a few minutes ago.

  Shelly got up from her chair and just in time for her maid to come out. She was holding an ice water and handed it over to Shelly.

  “Thank you, why don’t you take the rest of the day off. If you need me for anything I’ll be at Dean’s house right over here outback in the pool.” Shelly explained to her.

  Looking at my watch I saw that it wasn’t even noon time yet. I could see that she had a sensitive, considerate side to her. I would never allow my help to take the rest of the day off. I was too secure with them, whenever I needed something they were right there. But it made me feel a little guilty about the way I acted because I barely said thank you while she did everything she could to make sure that her maid knew that she was grateful.

  The maid smiled at her and nodded her head before she turned away, I couldn’t find anything sarcastic to say to her, knowing she would get me back and the statement that she would probably sting me.

  “Ready?” I cleared my throat, I was already sweating and I just got out of the shower.

  “Ready.” She nodded her head, instead of walking around to get to the driveway she found a small space between the bushes and walked right over without thinking about it.

  I nodded my head and grinned at her, I turned my back and walked towards the backyard with her by my side. I was getting what I wanted, I told myself that I would get to know her better, it was a goal of mine. I wanted to talk with her and get to know her since the first day she moved in but it didn’t look like the right time, I could tell something was bothering her but never asked her because it wasn’t my business. If she wanted to talk she had a mouth and I had ears so I would be a good listening tool.

  The back deck made a path down to the pool and when I saw her eyes I could tell she was impressed. They grew wide when she noticed just how big the pool was, not to mention I had a mini bar attached to the deck so that I wouldn’t have to go inside. I spoil myself a lot and that’s one of the things that I had built because I was too lazy to step inside for a drink when it was gorgeous outside and today was one of those days.

  Chapter 4

  It was nice to be able to joke around with Dean, to show him I wasn’t the average woman to sit there and stay quiet when he threw comments at me. I noticed the shocked look on his face, the way I had talked to Jenna. It was the way I’d always talked to her.

  But his pool…his pool was ten times bigger than mine. It covered most of the backyard and I had to say that I was impressed with the mini bar that he had on the back deck. He had a tanned, scrawny, man working behind the bar washing glasses and making sure the bar was stocked with every drink that I could imagine.

  I wasn’t all that surprised when he came over to invite me to go swimming with him, I was slightly embarrassed that he had caught me moaning, I didn’t dare tell him it was because I was thinking of him but when I opened my eyes I saw his hard, tanned, chest. The sweat rolling down it made me fight the urge to run my fingertips down his hard chest and go further down, wondering how big his cock was inside his trunks.

  “You’re staring at me.” Dean pointed out, catching me and seeing I was lost in thought.

  “Yeah? You’ve got a lot to stare at.” I winked at him, feeling my heart flutter with the comeback I just made to him.

  “Would you like a drink?” He asked, I saw his face flush and I knew it wasn’t because of the heat. I had either embarrassed him or he wasn’t ready for what came out of my mouth.

  “I thought you invited me to come over and swim with you?” I grinned, my blue eyes trained on his dark blue eyes.

  “That was just a way to get you over here, we don’t have to necessarily go swimming if you don’t want to. If you want the truth I didn’t know if you would even bother answering me when I invited you over. I told myself to take the time to get to know you. That was my goal.” I could see that Dean wasn’t looking at me, it was hard for him to come out and say what he was feeling but hearing the words come out of his mouth made my knees grow weak.

  For the first time I was at a loss for words, I licked my lips and felt my mouth grow dry. He made it easy for me to get to know him, I could read his face like a book. I took a sip of my ice water and stood closer to him as he looked out over the pool.

  “That’s the nicest thing I’ve heard you say today,” I smirked, feeling silly, I could’ve come up with a better comeback.

  He laughed and took my free hand as if he had done it numerous times before and led me to the bar. We sat down and ordered bartender of two beers. I would just sip at mine, I wasn’t going to tell him that I didn’t have a taste for beer.

  “Thank you.” He stated, nodding his head as he handed me mine and I took a small sip of it before putting it on the bar.

  I was impressed with him, he was nicer to the bartender than he had been with the man who washed his bike for him.

  “I think I’m rubbing off on you already.” I laughed, nudging him.

  “What do you mean?” He asked, giving me a confused look.

  “The way you talked to the man who took care of your bike opposed to the bartender. Your thank you with the man who met you outside was harsh, even though you did say thank you. It was sincere.” I pointed out the difference to him.

  “So you were listening in on my conversation.” He laughed again and I could see that he was being playful but serious at the same time.

  I felt my face flush and he laughed again putting his arm around my shoulders. Not once did it feel strange, it felt good enjoying each other’s company.

  I tilted
my head a little and that’s when it happened. I had been thinking about him since I moved in and wondered what kind of man he was. Wondered how soft his lips were and now I had my answer.

  He pressed his lips against mine and I concentrated on his lips. They were soft, I closed my eyes and felt myself kissing him back, right there in front of the bartender!

  Chapter 5

  She was right, she was rubbing off on me. I didn’t realize how nice I was to the bartender. A simple thank you that came from my lips and it was a real thank you. Her lips were nice and soft against mine, in the summer heat I could feel taste the sweat on her lips and I’m sure she could taste it on mine.

  I don’t know what had come over me, I just kissed her as if it was the most natural thing in the world. As if we had known each other for years. It was the second hurdle that I had jumped. I wanted to see her happy, unlike when she had first moved in and she looked like a cold, bitter, woman. I wanted to show her that there could be happier times than sad times if she let it happen.

  Hearing her moan against my mouth made me want to take it further but I didn’t dare to. I didn’t want to scare her off when normally I didn’t care about the woman’s feelings I only cared about what I wanted and that was it, looking out for number one.

  “How about we cool off?” She murmured against my mouth before she broke the kiss and got off the bar stool.

  My heart was racing, I couldn’t find the words to speak so I nodded my head and watched her step off the deck. I watched her body as she moved and saw the way the sun was kissing it, her pale skin was going to be tanned before the end of the summer.

  I continued to watch her as if I was in a trance. She went to the deep end of the pool and climbed up the ladder to the diving board. My eyes looked up, up, up, until she was standing on the board. She bounced a few times and I enjoyed the way her tits bounced inside her tight bikini top. They were eager to be let out and I was hoping that they would when she dove into the pool.

  I watched her dive into the pool, hands out in front of her, head down and watched her long legs. It was a picture that I would never forget. She looked gorgeous and when she splashed into the pool I watched her touch the bottom of the pool before coming up with a big smile on her face.

  Her hair tie had come out of her hair and was at the bottom of the pool. She went down to get it and when she came back up again I loved how she looked with her hair wet and cascading down her back.

  “You are coming? It feels so good!” She called out to me and without even thinking I had a good come back.

  “I know something else that would feel good!” I shouted, winking at her as I got off the bar stool and jumped off the side of the deep end to join her in the middle of the pool.

  I splashed her the second I got the chance to, and before I knew it we were having a splashing contest with me coming out on top. She swam away from me and went under the water and I chased her for another kiss.

  I opened my eyes and wrapped my arms around her, seeing her blurred figure it was a clumsy kiss but once our lips met and I felt her arms and legs wrap around me I could tell just how happy she was to be with me.

  She clung to me under the water or maybe I just imagined it, feeling dizzy from the kiss that we shared.

  When we came up for air the warmth of the sun felt good with the mix of the cool water that was surrounding us.

  “I’ve never done that before!” She cried out, laughing as she swam away from me and made it to the other side of the pool before I even moved from where I was.

  I couldn’t keep a smile off my face, I couldn’t wait to hold her. I had the vibe that she wanted me as much as I wanted her and not in the pool. The more I thought of her naked body on mine the more I found it hard to breathe.

  One way or another I was going to get her in my bed and not just because I wanted the sex. Because I wanted to see how compatible we were in the bedroom. As it stood we were great for each other, I thought that we fit like a hand and a glove.

  “Are you coming over here or not?” She asked me, laughing again and I dove under the water, swimming towards her. I didn’t come up for air until I was right in front of her.

  “Is this close enough?” I whispered to her, staring into her eyes as I pressed my body against hers.

  “Could be closer.” She whispered, staring into my eyes and it felt like we were in a freeze frame moment. A moment that I didn’t want to end, she was changing me within the few hours that we had spent together.

  She made me feel as if she was the only woman in the world and I would die without her kiss, without her touch, as if I was a prince who would turn back into a toad if I didn’t accomplish what I set out to do that night.

  “Dinner?” I asked, raising my eyebrows.

  “Your place or mine?” She shot back.

  “Mine,” I answered quickly, grinning at her and knew at that moment that we would get closer and closer in time.

  Chapter 6

  The day was going better than I expected it to. The way he flirted, the way he looked at me I could see myself in Dean’s bed that night, we were both thinking about it. I knew he was from the invitations that he was sending out to me. I would be a fool not to notice that he wanted to sleep with me, my breath caught in my throat when he invited me to dinner because even though he wanted to spend more time with me I knew it wasn’t going to be just a make out session that evening and I was wanting it as much as he was.

  He finally pulled away from me and I swam over to the deep end to use the ladder and get out, the day was going by fast, faster than any day in my life and for once I wasn’t bored, I wasn’t sad and thinking about the losses I had. I thought more about everything that I was gaining from a new friendship to a new lover and he was the man that I was looking for.

  It wasn’t like I went out on a lot of dates, I always made sure that if I went out with any man that he was worth my time and Dean was definitely worth my time. I didn’t feel as if we weren’t connecting, I didn’t feel as if I was wasting my time.

  I was hoping the night would go just as well as the day and we stayed outside for a good portion of it.

  Dean had set up a table for dinner on the back deck. He did it himself and put a white tablecloth over it, he lit the candles and did everything except cooking dinner and serving the wine that my taste buds really enjoyed.

  It was strawberry wine and he noticed that I enjoyed that better than the one sip of beer I had earlier in the day.

  For dinner, we had a salad, steak, and potatoes. The steak was well seasoned and it was medium rare just the way I liked it.

  “Do you want something sweet?” He asked when we were done eating. He didn’t have a problem making eye contact with me and even had a glass of wine though I could tell he really didn’t like it.

  “I’m full,” I told him, wiping my mouth with the napkin that was in front of me.

  “Good, I think today was a great day.” He nodded his head, leaning back in his chair and putting his hands behind his head.

  I watched him as he stared up at the sky, he was searching for the first star and I couldn’t help but smile at him, though he was tough on the help he had around the house he was sincere and sweet when it came to someone he cared about. I would never imagine that he would set up a dining table and candles when I first talked to him that morning and I wouldn’t have believed it if I didn’t see it with my own eyes but the steps that he had taken to make me happy were romantic, something that I hadn’t seen in a man in a very long time. So long that I didn’t think that there were any men out there who were romantic. I thought they no longer existed.

  “Look, the first star!” Dean shouted so loud that I almost jumped out of my chair.

  I laughed and looked up to where he was pointing and I saw it. I closed my eyes and made a wish, closing them tightly as if I were a child and still believed in the magic of wishes and fairytales.

  “What did you wish for?” He whispered, leaning over the table whe
n I opened my eyes.

  “If I tell you it won’t come true.” I laughed at him and pushed his face away gently with the palm of my hand.

  “I will tell you my wish if you tell me yours.” He tried coaxing me, his grin spreading wider across his face.

  “No way, it’s almost like I will show you mine if you show me yours.” I giggled.

  “Are you willing to show me yours?” He whispered I could see his eyes challenging me as the night grew darker.

  I bit down on my lip and nodded my head, I was ready to show him if he was ready to show me. I had thought about it for the past hour, wondering more and more what he would be like in bed.

  “Good, I will show you mine first.” He moaned, standing up from the table and reaching out to take my hand.

  I slowly put my hand in his and got up from my chair. He led me into the house through the sliding glass doors. We left the bartender as he stood there reading a book just waiting for Dean to tell him what he needed or wanted.

  Dean didn’t dismiss him from his duties, I wasn’t surprised. He was still the man that needed the security of his help around him, I had a feeling that was a flaw that he was never going to let go. But I knew that no one was perfect and that I could get over the habit he had.

  I thought he was going to bring me to his bedroom but instead, he brought me into the living room, closing the wooden sliding doors behind us so that no one could bother us.

  “I don’t like anyone seeing my messy room.” He joked, turning back towards me.

  I stood there with my heart beating faster and faster as he got closer and closer to me. I wanted him, I wanted him so much that by the time he reached me my knees were starting to shake and no matter how much I tensed up they wouldn’t stop shaking.

  “I’ve wanted you since the first day I saw you move into the house Shelly, I just never had the nerve to come over and introduce myself.” He murmured, wrapping his arms around me and searching my face with his eyes.