by Fields, MJ
“Hey is everything alright in there?” Jase asked, and I laughed louder.
“Yep just wonderful.”
“Are you done?”
“No not really,” I laughed so hard tears came to my eyes and then tears started to fall. Oh no, no no!.
“Are you crying?” Jase voice sounded panicked which mad me cry more.
“Please just give me a minute,” I heard the door open and quickly pulled down my dress and I looked up at him from the ground, and he looked shocked.
“Um, did you have an accident,” he whispered.
Now came the tears of embarrassment he squatted down beside me, and I wanted to hug him, more to hide my face in his chest. He stood and held his hand out to me, and I reached up he made a really odd face and I looked at my hand. He grabbed the back of my wrist and pulled me up, turned on the faucet and put my hand under it. I looked in the mirror and say the smudged black mascara under my eyes. He watched me and looked for around.
“No paper towels or toilet paper?” I shook my head no, and he held my face and very gently wiped the mascara away. He turned me towards the mirror, “See, all better.”
I turned and hugged him tightly, and he rubbed my back and swayed back and forth slightly, comforting me, just like my mom would.
When I stopped crying he stepped back and bent looking in my eyes, “You want to tell me what is going on?”
“No,” I wiped my eyes and realized I was pouting. I took a deep breath.
“I have no expectations tonight Carly so if you are nervous…”
“I did,” I looked at the ground, “Look I am just going to lay it out there,” I looked up at him, “I used a hair removal cream, which seemed like a good idea until the burning, and then the call to the company,” and the tears came again. I told him everything, and he stood there and listened. “So I cupped water, it fell to the ground while I was trying to cool myself down and I…” He took both of my hands in his and kissed them, “What are you doing?”
“Which hand?”
“Jase seriously…”
“I am being very seriously,” he kissed them and then licked the, and sucked on my fingers and I swear it made me forget about the burning on the outside, but the burning on the inside, well that was another story.
I closed my eyes, and he continued, “Please stop.”
“You really want me to?”
“No, but what is the sense?” he smiled and stepped back and looked at the floor, “The waste basket is wicker. It would be a mess or I would have…”
“I will grab a bag out of the kitchen Carly, it really is not a big deal okay. Don’t let this ruin our night. “
After the mess was cleaned up we sat back down at the table, again he pulled my chair out for me. We sat silently, and he started to laugh. I looked up at him and scowled.
“Baby you are so perfect,” he reached across and took my hand.
“Yep a perfect freaken idiot.”
“No not at all. Finish you salad,” he let go of my hand.
“I kind of lost my appetite,” I looked up at him face and could not help but smile back at him.
“Just finish it please, for me?” He chuckled, and I looked at him again, “Not that I should ask any more of you I mean you went through all that for me. Man how can I top that.”
I laughed, “Well you cant now.”
“Awe, funny girl,” Jase stood up and cleared away the dishes and took them into the kitchen and brought back a platter of the biggest chocolate dipped strawberries I had ever seen. My eyes must have bugged out of my head, “You cant have any until you finish you meal.” He pulled his chair over next to mine and sat in it backwards resting his chin on the back of it watching me.
“I am supposed to eat while you watch?”
“Uh huh,” he smiled, you know the one that hits his eyes and makes my heart skip a beat. Yay that one.
“I can't,” I sat back and leaned over and rubbed his head. He had very soft hair.
“Okay, can you empty it into this?” he handed me a take out container, not a Styrofoam one but one that looked like china but was really plastic. Very pretty.
I did as I was asked, and he looked down at the platter and smiled. I followed his eyes and say the design on the bottom. It was a book with very tiny writing on it. There was a vase of Lilies behind it, and it sat on what looked like sand.
“That’s beautiful,” I smiled at it.
“See you would have never been able to see it had you not emptied you platter. It's blue like the ocean and your eyes. The book represents what seems very important to you, knowledge, your Mother the people you love. The Lilies are to represent tonight and…”
“You did this?” I was shocked.
“I did. When I thought about the tattoo I would do on you this is what I saw. Nothing dark, nothing big or flashy, just what you seem to love,” he looked up at me, his head still resting on the back of the chair.
“What does it say?”
“In the book?”
“Yes in the book,” I leaned forward and kissed his nose.
“Carly, Sono caduta per voi, Jase,” he smiled sweetly. It had to be Italian, and it was even more beautiful coming out of his mouth.
“And what does it mean?” my voice was just over a whisper.
“I have fallen for you,” Jase blushed.
I tried to play it cool and could not I smiled and then squeezed my eyes shut, “That makes me happy.”
“Yay?”
“Yay.”
“You know what else is going to make you happy?”
“There is more?”
“Well no but we are going to stop a the parlor. We have some cream for skin irritation,” he stood and put the strawberries in the other empty container, “We keep it on hand just in case someone has a reaction to the ink.”
I stood and smiled and helped him clean up, “Does it fix it immediately?” Okay that was a little more excited and a little less cool than I thought I was playing it off.
He laughed, “Usually a day or two.”
“Damn it,” I whispered under my breath, and he heard me and laughed.
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We stopped at the parlor, and he switched on the light and took my hand, We walked down the hall and into his room. I laughed, and he looked back at me, “What is so funny?”
“Dr. Steel exam room three,” I used a very professional announcer type voice.
He flipped on the lights and yanked me behind him.
I stood while he opened a cabinet and grabbed a tube of ointment which made me laugh again, uncomfortable nervous laugh, I reached for it, and he pulled it way. “I want to.”
Laughing stopped immediately, and my face fell.
He smiled, “I am a doctor you know.” He walked slowly towards me, and I stepped away until I was against the wall.
My heart was beating the crap out of my chest, and he leaned into kiss me, “I don’t want you to,” I whispered.
He smiled, “I was joking.”
I cant believe he just did that to me I snatched the ointment and walked to the bathroom. Instant relief, I could have done cartwheels down the hall I was so happy. I was smiling when I walked out, and he was leaning against his door.
“All better?”
I smiled and walked towards him slowly and didn’t answer. He looked amused, when I brushed by him and put the ointment back in the cabinet.
“You might want to take that with you.”
I turned around slowly and smiled at him, “I don’t need it.”
“No?”
“No,” I walked up and pushed him down into the chair and smiled, “It’s a miracle all healed up I feel great and I want you right here and right now.” I straddled his lap and kissed him hard on the mouth, and he groaned. His left hand immediately went between my shoulders and his right on the small of my back. I pulled his hands back and stood up off his lap.
His breaths were deep and slow, his eyes heavy, and he was rolling the
silver ball in his teeth. I took a deep breath and kicked off my flip flops and then lifted my dress over my head. His eyes rolled slightly, and his jaw muscles flexed. No doubt in my mind Jase has serious oral skills.
“You like,” he shook his head no, and I smiled knowing better.
“I love,” he started to stand, and I lifted my leg and gently put my foot between his legs.
“Sit,” I smiled, and he did.
Jase lifted my foot and began sucking on my pinky toe and that act alone made my stomach to triple back that had won the US a gold medal. I nearly fell, and he grabbed my hand and yanked me so that I was on his lap again.
He kissed me and looked at me and smiled a very sly smile, “You sure you're all healed.” I shook my head no, and he laughed. “So your fucking with me?” He kissed me again.
“You knew?”
“Yay, no miracle cream baby.” I felt him against me, and I swear my hips gyrated on their own, “How’s that feel?”
I couldn’t answer afraid I would whimper, or moan, or make all those noises in the books, and I quickly realized my little joke was a very bad idea. Then he pushed against me, holy hell I whimpered.
“Oo or ouch baby?” he kissed my neck, and I did it again, “Okay I see.”
I set back and looked at him. Head spinning, heart racing, desire burning, and the hottest mad under the sun under me, separated by a thin piece of silk and a pair of khaki pants. “That plan backfired.”
He smiled, “Maybe for you, but I am sitting under perfection.”
“With a rash,” I rolled my eyes.
“You are beautiful,” he kissed me, wrapped his arms around me, and stood up.
He walked to the table and set me down, kissed my head and walked to the cabinet. He grabbed the ointment and handed it to me, “What time do you leave?”
“Midnight tomorrow,” I looked away sadly.
“I am done here at six. If you want to hang out we can,” he smiled and picked up my dress, “I really don’t want to put this on you.”
“I really don’t want you to,” I looked up at him.
“I cannot believe I am doing this,” he grumbled as he put the dress over my head, “You have got me by the balls Carly.” He laughed and stepped back. We get really slow at the end of October. When is your first long weekend at school?”
“Why?”
“Because if you ant I will fly out to see you,” he covered his face and groaned loudly, “Seriously by the balls.”
“You would?”
“Yes, absolutely. I would probably do anything you asked me to right now, he laughed uncomfortable.
“Would you meet the book club?” I smiled knowing I was pushing it.
“Would you want me to?”
“Hell yes,” I laughed, “But I would never make you.”
“I offered,” he laughed.
“Are you sure it’s not because we haven’t…”
“No Carly that is not why,” He walked up to me and kissed me, “Lets get out of here.”
~
I was all packed by four, and I texted Jase.
-When your done meet me at the same place. Bring a blanket, I will bring sandwiches. Picnic on the beach?
-Absolutely five after six
-perfect…hey, I wanna show you something.
-trying to work, and poor Rocco now has your name on his arm, his wife is going to be pissed!
-Are you kidding!!!
-Yep see you soon.
I was waiting for him when he pulled up. I jumped in and leaned over and kissed him.
“Well good evening Baby,” he smiled and looked at me.
“Lets go, we are wasting daylight buddy,” I grabbed his hand, “Come on boy!” He laughed and pulled away.
He grabbed a blanket of the back seat, and I jumped out.
“You're killing me baby, not even letting me open the door, and you leave tonight,” he walked behind.
I stopped, and he laid out the blanket. I set the basket down and sat next to it on my knees and patted the spot next to me. He sat, and I turned his Yankees ball cap around backwards and pulled his shades off him. I sat on his lap and held my phone out to take pictures. He laughed at me.
“Did you get enough?”
“I hope so. “
“Forward on to me?”
“Lay down.”
“What?” he laughed.
“Just do it,” I pushed him backward and climbed on his lap.
“You’re a little crazy today baby,” I took pictures and he laughed.
“Don’t laugh I want pictures of me on top of you!”
He pulled his phone out and took some of me. I hammed it up, posing. I put his hat on, smiled, pouted, “Scowl.”
I laughed, “Why?”
“One of my favorites,” I did, and he snapped pictures.
“Alright buddy we are going to eat and then, I want you.”
He sat up quickly and wrapped his arms around me holding me in place, “Are you trying to trick me again?”
“Nope,” I made a loud pop when I said the P.
“Really?” he laughed.
“Yep,” I made the same sound.
“How long to we have?”
“About an hour, why?”
“Not enough time.”
“That’s not what…”
“Seriously cannot wait to meet these women,” Jase laughed and flipped me on my back, “No chance you have those lavender panties on again is there?”
“You better hope not ewe.”
“You’ll wear them when I come visit?”
“Sure,” he kissed me.
He stood up and pulled me up, “This is not a good idea, not today to rushed, to public.”
“In the water?”
“Yay,” he kissed me and I pulled back.
“Yay?”I jumped up and wrapped my legs around him. He kissed me again, and I heard a horn honk and then my name, “Oh man.”
“Will they go away?”
The horn honked again, “Apparently not.” I slid down.
“Damn Carly, " he bent and pushed on his knees.
“Call me?”
“Of course,” he stood up and kissed me again.
“Call me,” I grabbed the basket and walked up the sand beach away from Jase, and it hurt like hell. I turned around, and he was standing looking the same way I was feeling. I ran back and kissed him again, “I am going to miss you like crazy.”
“No more than I will you,” he very sweetly grabbed my face and kissed
“What are you doing Carly?” Cameron screamed as he stormed down the beach towards me.
I ran up fast and hugged him, “Your early.”
“Evidently not early enough, who the hell was that?” Cameron was glaring in Jase’s direction.
“Come on, just a boy,” I pulled him back towards the car, “You left me for two weeks and you think you can just sashay back here and boss me around.”
We got in the car, and he turned it on, “I had to go great opportunity, awesome internship,” he looked out the window and I saw Jase walking up the beach, “Carly was that Jase Steel?”
“Who?” I did not lie I asked a question.
“Just some dirt bag, he treats girls like shit, real bad news you know. Never mind your smarter than that,” he reached over and hugged me, “Stay away from Bad boys little sis.”
I laughed when I wanted to defend Jase, but we only had a couple hours, none of which I wanted to spend arguing with my brother.
Cameron dropped me off at the airport, “When will you be back?”
I laughed, “Your coming for Thanksgiving I am coming for Christmas.”
I sat inside the terminal waiting, and my phone rang,
“Hi,” I tried to sound happy but I wasn’t.
“Hey baby. I just bought my ticket,” Jase seemed happy.
I let out a deep breath, “Tell me it’s for now, fly with me back home?”
He laughed, “I wish.”
&n
bsp; “Me too,” I sat back in the hard chair pouting and my flight was called, “Hey I have to go.”
“Call me when you land?”
“Definitely.
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I hope you enjoyed the introduction to the new Men of Steel series. This book gives us a little bit of Jase and Carly’s story but there will definitely be more to come.
I want to try something fun with my readers. I hope you will like my page on facebook and let me know which of the Men of Steel you want to read about next.
Cyrus, the badass, Zandor the kinkiest, Xavier the hottest, or are you dying to see what happens with Jase and Carly?
There is an open event on facebook where you can vote. I want to know what you want.
The inspiration for Men of Steel started with the love of the song
“Why Can’t I” by Liz Phiar
It was a break from the highly emotional, intense, and erotic books I have been writing.
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A peak at the Love Series
Blue Love Chapter 1
Only three weeks until school started and Tessa knew something awful was brewing a home. Her parents who always had little arguments had stopped arguing over a month ago. Maggie, her mother was busy organizing the house, which meant emptying every nook and cranny, including each closet and cupboard in the old farm house. Her father John was consumed, as he was every summer since before she was born, dodging rain and summer storms while crop session was in full swing.
Tessa and Alex were already skipping out on helping due to fall sports practice and try outs. As a senior Alex was playing football for the first time this year. He had always wanted to try out but things were very busy on the farm. Maggie insisted her husband encourage him. It was his last year in high school and she wanted him to fully experience it. Alex had been very withdrawn since the accident which killed his two cousins five years ago. Jason and Jasper were the same age as Alex. They had not only been cousins but the best of friends.
