by Riley Baxter
“Honey Bee, what’s wrong? That’s the second or third deep sigh you’ve taken in the last hour or so,” Myles inquired.
“I’m just thinking is all babe,” Kayla said snuggling into him.
“Whatever is causing you anxiety is not worth the stress. Let it go, baby, I got you. Whatever you need, want or desire, I got you.” He hugged her to him.
“I know Myles, thank you.” This was why she kept having difficulty believing they’d only been dating for four months. Myles seemed to anticipate her concerns without her expressing them, and he always found the right words to say to her. She was falling in love with him, and this had been worrying her the most. They hadn’t been dating long enough to be developing deep feelings, but Kayla couldn’t help it. She really needed to talk to her sisters and get their opinions. They had never steered her wrong, and she trusted them to give her the advice she needed.
About two hours and a near perfect flight later, Kayla and Myles were heading to their hotel. They had chosen to stay in a hotel downtown, instead of with one of the girls. Jocelyn and Justin were the closest to them as they lived in Orlando. Myles had rented a car to drive them where they needed to be during their stay.
He also reserved them a king suite and refused Kayla’s offer of splitting the costs. Even though they weren’t intimate, they would stay in the same room. But he would only hold her, never crossing their no-sex rule. Kayla wasn’t sure how much longer she could continue this no sex thing. Just seeing Myles in her bed caused her to fight the urge to straddle him and take what she needed.
Myles patted her arm and outwardly, he showed her nothing but calm, but inside, he was experiencing some major trouble. I need to reacquaint myself between my Honey Bee’s legs this wait is going to give me a serious case of blue balls. Myles thought to himself as they drove to the hotel. He’d been going out of his mind these past four months. Hell, he knew what she tasted and felt like already. Why did he agree to halt sex? His gramps would clown him if he knew he had agreed to such foolishness. Just now, he needed a distraction. “Honey Bee, do we need to stop and grab something to eat?” What I wouldn’t do to eat her.
“Um, no we need to go over Jocelyn’s house once we get settled in. She’s cooking dinner for us, and everybody is coming there. She’s our host for tonight,” Kayla happily replied.
“Alright, do we need to stop and get wine or some other form of alcohol? My parents taught me to never show up at someone’s house empty-handed when they're hosting an event.”
“My parents instilled that in me as well, yes let’s definitely stop and grab some alcohol,” Kayla said grinning.
After grabbing wine for the girls, sparkling cider for Caressa who was breastfeeding, and Coronas for the men, they were on their way to Jocelyn’s house.
Kayla felt giddy about seeing her sisters. She was also excited about the surprise that Caressa would be getting from Brian tonight.
Brian had called each of them to let them know that he would be proposing to her at Jocelyn’s house tonight. Brian knew Caressa was bummed about having a baby before she got a ring and he wanted to remind her of his love. He’d already explained to the sisters that they wouldn’t be able to marry before the baby came because he’d figured out that Caressa wouldn’t want to be in her wedding dress while pregnant but he tried to tell her that his love for her was there, so many times. He’d went on in a conference call to tell them he could have asked her before the baby came but with her being so sick during the pregnancy he was more concerned with taking care of her. Brian had then arranged for all of Caressa and his and Jocelyn’s family to be in attendance tonight.
Kayla couldn’t wait to see Caressa’s face when he proposed. She hoped that Rachel had already arrived, so she wouldn’t miss the festivities.
“I don’t know what has put that beautiful smile on your face, but I love seeing it. Your whole face lights up when you smile, and I enjoy witnessing it,” Myles said quickly turning his gaze back to the road.
Damn this man of mine. Kayla felt her cheeks heat from the way his words affected her. Before she could say anything, she saw that they were pulling up to Jocelyn’s house. There were cars everywhere which made her smile wider. Getting out of a white Benz to the right of them was Rachel and Mr. Chocolate. “Oh shit, get it, Rachel,” she said. Guess she wasn’t the only one who had reconnected with their cruise boo. With that thought, she waited for Myles to open her door. She couldn’t wait for the opportunity to catch up with her sisters, it seemed as if they had plenty to discuss.
Arriving to the door at Jocelyn’s house, they were welcomed by the hostess herself. “Hello Dr. Feelgood, welcome to my home. I’m so glad you could make it,” Jocelyn said hugging Myles then Kayla. “Kayla, introduce your man to everyone,”
“Come on babe, let’s get you introduced,” Kayla said pulling Myles further into the house. “Everybody, this is my boyfriend, Myles Feelgood. Myles, this is everybody. Sorry Joce, there are way too many people in this room. Come on babe, let’s go find a seat.”
Caressa stepped out of the kitchen and walked over to greet Kayla and Myles. “Hey Sis, hey Myles, good to see you again.”
Before he could reply, Reia and Rachel also greeted him, “Hey Dr. Feelgood, good to see you,” both women said in unison as they laughed at the name they loved to tease him with then turned to Kayla, “Well Sis, guess cupid delivers.”
Kayla knew they had rehearsed these lines just to tease her.
Laughing at the women’s antics, Myles greeted them all, “Hey ladies, it’s good to see you all as well. Caressa, you are positively glowing.”
“Myles, you do know I’m taken right?” Caressa teased.
“Don’t pay her no attention babe, come on let’s find somewhere to sit.” Kayla ushered him away.
Before Kayla could reach the sitting room, they were stopped by Justin. “Now Kayla, let this man go, we won’t bite or kill him. Come on man, join us guys in my man-cave.” Justin tapped Myles on the shoulder and they walked off towards the basement.
“Come on Kayla, we’ve got to catch up. It seems you and Rachel have things to share. It’s time for confessions,” Reia tried stating without smirking or laughing.
The girls decided to go out back to Jocelyn’s wife-cave which was a separate room Justin had built for her just to the right of the porch with in-ground swimming pool. The structure doubled as Jocelyn’s escape and home office. They closed the door to keep their conversation between the five of them. The room was soundproof, so there was no worry about anything being overheard now.
Feeling the need to jump right in, Caressa asked, “So which one of you wants to go first? And don’t take all day, I don’t want to starve waiting for y’all to catch us up. So, get to it, your nephew is due for his feeding at any moment.”
“Alright, I’ll go first,” Rachel said flailing her hands. “I told y’all that I would see Mr. Chocolate again after the cruise, but I guess my words needed to be proven. Anyway, he and I are sort of dating. We’ve been seeing each other for months now. His name is Dashawn, and he lives in Columbus. He’s an engineer. I like him, but we’re taking things slow. Kayla, what’s your update?”
Kayla sat there for a minute deciding how much of an update she wanted to provide. She wanted their take on things, so she decided to just get it over with knowing that anything less than satisfying their curiosity would only lead to more questions. “I’m sure Rachel has filled all of you in on how Myles was the operating surgeon when I hurt my ankle. As well as my response to seeing him in his office the day of what was supposed to be my first post-surgery follow up. What none of you know is that Myles is persistent when it comes to getting what he wants. He showed up on my doorstep after that day. He expressed his desire to learn who I was beyond knowing me intimately. Y’all know I’m a sucker for romance, so I agreed to date, but with a catch, we would not have sex. And damn, I’m regretting that decision like you wouldn’t believe. That man came to my house and took care o
f me for the remainder of my recovery. Y’all… Myles even painted my damn toes and no man has done that for me before. I’ve been fighting myself and my raging hormones to prevent myself from jumping his bones these past four months. And to make matters worse, I think I’ve fallen in love with him. I’m in deep trouble here,” she finished putting her head down.
Laughter broke out all over the room.
Smirking, Reia taunted Kayla with, “Well Sis, they say revenge is a dish best served cold. How does it feel to be in the lover’s circle?”
“Aw, come on Sis, you know Kayla’s ass been running from love like a hooker running from her pimp,” Rachel said laughing.
Jocelyn was trying to find a diplomatic response to Kayla’s apparent dilemma but hell, she couldn’t pass this up either. “Well Sis, I think it’s time for your sentencing.”
“Jocelyn, what the hell are you talking about? She isn’t a criminal!” Caressa exclaimed.
“Yeah Joce, what are you talking about, my sentencing?” Kayla questioned.
“Sis, you are hereby convicted of love in the first degree. Join us in the winner’s circle. And welcome to the damn club,” she said walking over to Kayla to embrace her.
“I ain’t got time for this shit. Y’all joking around and I’m serious. What am I going to do about Myles?” Kayla whined.
“Shit, love his ass and let him love you. What the hell is the problem?” Rachel yelled at her.
“Are we done with this meeting? I’m hungry, and I need to eat before baby boy decides he wants to eat,” Caressa griped walking towards the door.
“Come on with your grumpy ass. I imagine the men folk and our families have noticed our absence anyway,” Jocelyn said with a sneaky smile on her face.
Heading back to their hotel later that night, Kayla was excited and happy for Caressa. Brian had shocked her by proposing to her in front of all the evening’s attendees. She couldn’t get over how much Caressa had cried as if she never thought he would marry her. She couldn’t wait to watch them go from boyfriend/girlfriend to parents, to marriage. They deserved each other, and she felt glad she could be a part of their monumental event. Staring out the window, she wondered if she would ever be a wife and mother one day. Her smile slipped a little as she started doubting her future.
As usual, this occurrence wasn’t lost on Myles. “Honey Bee, is something bothering you? You were just smiling a minute ago, and now you have this serious expression on your face.” Concern was evident in his voice.
“No, babe everything is fine,” she said not wanting to tell him her feelings and scare him off. They had only been dating four months after all. There was no time for serious conversations right now. She would just see how their relationship developed.
“Baby, you tired?” he asked. “I thought we could take a bath together when we get to our room.”
A bath? Kayla wasn’t at all sure how she could handle seeing Myles in all his naked glory, so she hesitated in answering, “Uh, sure Myles we can take a bath and unwind.”
“Ok, I’ll get everything set up. You just relax on the couch until I’m ready alright?” he said pulling up to the hotel valet area. Stepping out of the car, he handed the valet the key and walked around to help Kayla out of the car. “Let’s go, babe, you look like you could use some downtime.”
After getting the water temperature just right, Myles had undressed and carried Kayla into the bathroom where he proceeded to undress her slowly. Then he lowered her into the water and got in behind her and there he remained silent for several minutes. “Baby, I could stay like this with you forever. I want to tell you something, but I don’t want to freak you out. Don’t get stiff on me. Baby, it’s not bad.”
Unsure of where he was going or what he would say, Kayla, tried to relax against his chest. “Ok Myles, what do you want to tell me?”
“Honey Bee, I know we have only been dating for four months, but it feels as if we’ve known each other longer than our dating time frame. And I just want you to know that I’ve fallen in love with you,” with this he turned her head and lowered his mouth to connect with hers sealing his words with a kiss that brokered no argument regarding his sincerity.
Kayla’s breath caught in her throat when Myles let her come up for air. Between his declaration and the kiss, he just landed on her she was speechless. She wondered if she should tell him how she felt about him.
Before she could respond either way, Myles continued, “I have been thinking about you since our time together on that cruise. I wanted to make sure that we continued what we started, but it seemed as if it wouldn’t happen. You’ve ruined me for other women. I also don’t want you to tell me that you feel the same way about me. It would be better right now. That way, you don’t feel as if you’re forced or pressured to say it. But know that I love you, and you’re the first woman to make me want forever.”
This broke the dam for Kayla, she started crying, not caring how she might have looked to him.
Then instead of Myles backing away from her, he wiped her tears and hugged her tightly to him.
She determined that would show him before telling him she was in love with him too. Kayla allowed him to hold and rock her to where she felt content in his strong arms. Finally she spoke, “Myles…I think it’s time we…were together again, intimate again.” She sighed heavily. “I can’t stand it anymore!” Her voice rose.
Myles said nothing to this, but he did chuckle. Once he got Kayla out of the tub, he proceeded to dry her off by using his tongue instead of a towel. She’d given him the go ahead and ahead he went. Grabbing her lotion, he moisturized every inch of her body leaving no parts untouched. “Honey Bee, your body was made for me. It was made to carry my babies eventually. It was made to be worshipped by my dick. Let me show you how I love you.” With that, he began lowering himself to the floor slow kissing down her body as he descended lower. When he got to the apex of her thighs, he spread her legs. “I see my treasure awaits baby, it’s time for me to return to my personal heaven.” Giving no other warning, he inserted his tongue into her clit.
At that moment, Kayla heard crooning in her head as she fought the urge to scream out or move…
Ooh, I'm about to dive in ooh ooh…I was thinking about taking a couple laps, I just wanna dive in…Yeah, dive in, yeah.
Kayla didn’t know how much more she could take and she lost the battle to be still. “Oh my God, Myles. Yesssssss.” It had been too long since she’d been pleasured and the last time was by him. She couldn’t hold out much longer with the delicious ways Myles was licking, sucking, and biting her.
He stood up with Kayla all over his face, and instead of wiping his face, he licked his lips and stepped towards her. “We’re just getting started Honey Bee. Do you need time to catch your breath? Cause it’s about to be a bumpy ride.”
Two hours later, Kayla still couldn’t get herself together. She was starting to think Myles had literally fucked the shit out of her. She was stuck in the same position she’d been in when her last orgasm hit her.
Myles, on the other hand, had drifted off to sleep after disposing of the condom she didn’t even notice he had put on. Damn, this man, she thought to herself trying to snap out of it. He knew how to handle her body just right, and damn him for lying there sleeping as if he hadn’t just wrecked her in word and deed. She still couldn’t believe he’d confessed his love for her. Wait until she told the girls this, she thought before feeling Myles shift in the bed.
“Baby, if you aren’t sleeping that indicates that I didn’t do my job right. You challenging me?” he asked with raised brows.
Trying unsuccessfully to move away from him she replied, “Myles, my legs are still mush from two hours ago. And we’ve got to get up early to go to breakfast with my girls and their significant others.”
“A man never walks away from a challenge,” he whispered while grabbing another condom.
Before she could move further, he’d sheathed himself and was sliding in behind her.
His arms wrapped around her as one hand massaged her nipple and the other slid between her legs.
Of course, Kayla decided to just go with it, as he was determined to rock her to sleep in the most delicious of ways…the Feelgood way.
~Chapter Twenty-Three~
Around 9:30 am the next morning, Kayla was still feeling the effects of Myles’ love demonstration. The man could turn her inside out while storming her gates like a madman. With that perfect velvety tongue, and his skilled fingers. Oh, and she need not mention that Feelgood dick of his. At these thoughts, she almost giggled aloud like a teenaged girl.
They were heading to meet up with everybody at Cracker Barrel. It wasn’t her favorite place to eat, but she would just go with the flow. She’d already gotten a call from Jocelyn and Reia asking her whereabouts. But she wasn’t about to tell them that Myles had fucked her against the shower wall so good, she had to dry and flat iron her hair back to a state of normal. The task was daunting and not trying to delay everybody’s breakfast further, she decided just to throw it in a ponytail.
“Honey Bee, I’m not sure why you spent so much time on your hair. You're beautiful to me regardless,” Myles had told her.
Kayla felt so many things about this man. It seemed so funny as he said things to her that belied his earlier arrogant attitude. She’d dated guys before who told her they loved her but later proved to be intimidated by her success. So, it meant a lot to be with somebody who not only understood her but constantly showed her his love was genuine. She felt curious to see where they would go from here to see if Myles would change now that he said the three words every woman waits for her man to say. For now, she would just enjoy what they had.
Arriving at the restaurant, Kayla waited for Myles to come around and open her door. His gentleman qualities were one of the things she admired about him. As they walked in holding hands, Kayla felt content in her relationship. But as she approached her group of friends, her happiness dimmed a little as she saw her ex chatting with the table as if he belonged there. What the hell is he doing here?”
