They went along with what I was saying and shook their heads in agreement. A phone call with me was much better than having me show up.
“We are thinking of going on a summer trip soon,” Mr. Edwards said. “I’ll let you know when.”
“Okay, because I’d really like to spend more time with Izzy this summer.”
“I know,” he said and didn’t look happy about it.
We said our good-bye’s and I gave Izzy one last hug before we left. The relief I felt when we finally got out of the restaurant and into the car was almost joyous. The tension had been so thick between the Edwards and me that I was sure my blood pressure was up to a dangerous level.
“Um, that was uncomfortable,” Lilli said as she buckled her seat belt.
“I know. It was like they knew we were lying or something. That soda spilling was genius though,” I laughed. “Pretty good move there.”
“I didn’t know what else to do. They were going to keep grilling you until they caught us in a lie,” Lilli laughed as she shook her head. “They know something is up. What happened with Ashley?”
“I don’t know. She basically thinks I’m trying to steal Izzy from her. Plus, she didn’t look like she was in a good place. I’m not sure if it was the withdrawals or the medication she’s on. She was really angry. She’d been like that with me on the phone the last couple of times I talked to her too.”
“She’s going through a lot,” Lilli said compassionately. “I don’t think I’d want to meet my ex’s new woman if I was going through such a hard time. She probably wants to make sure she’s looking all dolled up and better than me the first time we meet. That’s what I’d do,” Lilli smiled so sweetly at me that I nearly drove off the road as I was so distracted.
“You’re a good person Lilli.”
“Not really, but I do know women.”
“I thought I did,” I laughed, but I’m starting to think I was a little delusional.
Lilli laughed with me and a little bit at me. She had a huge brown stain of soda down the front of her shirt and jeans, but as we pulled up to the hotel, she got out without seeming to have a care in the world.
I grabbed our luggage instead of letting the bellboy take it. This way we could get up to our room faster and Lilli could get out of those sticky clothes.
She walked beside me as we got checked in. The front desk clerk recognized me from the previous weekend and gave me the same suite we had before. When we walked into the room, it was as if we had just been there only hours before.
“I’m taking a shower,” Lilli announced as she went straight to the bathroom.
“Should I join you?” I asked.
“Not right now. But you can get us something to drink. I need to calm down a little. That was a stressful dinner.”
“Deal.”
As much as I would have loved a little fun with her in the shower, I was probably more stressed out than she was and a drink sounded perfect. I called down to room service and had them send up some desserts and Mike’s Hard Lemonade. It seemed like a good drink for the day we had just finished.
I left Lilli’s suitcase by the bathroom as I knocked on the door.
“Your bag is just outside the door if you need it,” I yelled.
“Okay, thank you.”
Lilly took a remarkably short shower and was standing in the doorway only a few minutes later. She had a towel wrapped around her as she put her bag on the bed and rummaged through it so she could grab some clothes. Her wet hair dripped all over the rug as she stood there looking in the small back for much longer than I thought she needed to.
“Everything alright?”
“Um, I accidentally grabbed three shirts and no other pants,” she laughed.
“Hmm, well you could just wear a shirt,” I said with a wink. “Or you could wear my swim trunks if you’d like and we can send your pants down to get washed.”
“Give me your t-shirt,” Lilli demanded as she looked at me seriously.
“Why?”
“It’s bigger than mine. I’ll wear that while we wait. Can you send my pants down now? Will we get them back by morning?”
“I’m sure they can get them to us by morning.”
I did as she asked and took my shirt off and threw it in her direction. She slipped it on over her towel and then tipped her head upside down as she used the same towel to wrap her wet hair and twist it up on top of her head.
“Perfect. Now, where’s the alcohol? I need to drink,” she laughed as she climbed into the chaise chair.
“How is it that you look fantastic in that shirt and I just look like a boring old guy?”
“I’m not sure, but I do like this shirt,” she said as she rubbed the fabric between her fingers. “I think I might keep it.”
Chapter 15
Lilli
Devin took great care of me as he sent out my pants and ordered a bunch of delicious snacks and desserts for us to feast on. The sweets were exactly what I needed after dealing with the stress of the Edwards and their questions.
I was feeling worse and worse about the lies we had already told. I didn’t want to get Izzy all wrapped up in thinking her Dad and I were married and it really made me angry to find out that Ashley had told her. But even though I was upset, I also really wanted to help Devin out and I thought Izzy was going to do great with him at his house. Things were already so out of control, there was no pulling the lie back in at that point.
“How about a movie?” Devin asked as he flipped the television on.
We had the chaise lounge pulled up next to the bed and the table right in front of it. Devin clicked through the movies and I was surprised at how many choices there were. I’d never even bothered looking at the movie selection when I was in a hotel room, probably because I didn’t stay in nice hotels like this one.
“Wait, that one,” I laughed as he clicked past Magic Mike. “Channing Tatum is so cute.”
“You want to watch a movie about male strippers?”
“Yep, and I think you’ll love it.”
“Wait, you’ve already seen it before?”
“Of course. What kind of woman do you think I am?”
Devin laughed and kept clicking through to see what other movie choices there were. But I had my heart set on watching Channing Tatum so I reached for the remote and caught him off guard as I pulled it away from him.
“Um, I already decided on the movie,” I said as I pressed his hand away while he tried to grab the remote back.
“No. I can’t possibly keep my man card if I watch that.”
“Shhh, I won’t tell anyone. It’s a good movie. Trust me,” I said playfully as I clicked to purchase the movie.
“I’m only going to watch it because you’ve gone out of your way to help me out here. That’s the only reason. And don’t you dare tell Jacob.”
I couldn’t help but laugh at how serious he was looking at me. He clearly was very concerned that his friend would find out that he had agreed to watch the sexy male stripper movie.
“I won’t tell him.”
“Swear on it.”
“Oh, okay,” I laughed. “I swear I won’t tell him that you watched the sexy Channing Tatum with me.”
“Man, I can’t believe I got roped into this.”
He grabbed his drink and climbed up into the bed while he held the blankets open for me to join him. I grabbed another Mike’s Hard Lemonade and climbed in next to him. We organized the pillows behind us and leaned back to enjoy the movie.
The scene where the guys were dancing was pretty sexy and I looked over at Devin to see if he was even watching the movie. Sure enough, he was focused on the movie just like I was. But when he noticed that I had seen him, he pretended like I was torturing him by rolling his eyes and sipping more on his drink.
“I got better moves than that,” Devin scoffed as Channing Tatum took to the dance floor.
Without hesitating I grabbed the remote and paused the film. If Devin had moves
like that, I definitely wanted to see them.
“Let’s see,” I said as I motioned for him to take the floor.
“I’m not dancing for you. Those moves are saved for a special occasion.”
“Ah, so basically you don’t have any moves at all? I get it, it’s okay.”
Devin didn’t like me saying that and he jumped out of the bed and stood in front of the television. I clicked the movie back on so he had a little background music and Devin started shaking his ass just like the movie star on the screen. Actually, I was watching Devin much more than the television.
He pulled his shirt off and unbuttoned the top button on his shorts. His pelvis thrust forward and he moved around like a man who, without a doubt, knew how to dance. My body tingled with the memory of being in his bed and how those hip thrusts had felt against my naked body.
Devin saw the desire in my eyes and motioned for me to join him. By this point I’d consumed a couple drinks and dancing with Devin didn’t seem like a bad idea. I crawled across the bed and he grabbed me and pulled me up to dance with him before I could get myself off the bed.
His hand held me close as he moved his pelvis and glided our bodies back and forth. I wanted to laugh at how ridiculous we must have looked, but it was too much fun. Devin was taking his moves seriously as the music from the movie played behind us. When the movie moved onto another scene, Devin slowed his movements but kept me close to him as we continued to dance together.
“You are a better dancer than I thought,” I admitted.
“You knew I was good. What’s that they say about if a guy can dance then he’s good in bed, or something like that.”
My face turned bright red because that was exactly what I had been thinking. He was right, I did suspect he was going to be a decent dancer. But it was still fun to see him put out the effort.
“You are so damn beautiful,” Devin said as he stopped moving and put his hand up to my cheek. “Have I told you that yet? I don’t care if I have. I’m saying it again.”
“Thank you,” I said softly as I looked up at him.
“I’m sorry we had to meet like this and I had to ruin it with this lying nonsense.”
“There’s worse ways to meet. I mean you could run into someone while running,” I teased.
The moment was gentle and sweet as he looked at me as if I was indeed the most beautiful woman in the world. I wasn’t sure if he was drunk or if he actually thought I was beautiful, but his words seemed very sincere to me and I quickly gave in as his lips pressed against mine.
I wanted all of him again. I couldn’t wait to feel our bodies together and the joy of explosion when he brought me to the ultimate ended.
His hands stayed up by my face as he guided my lips and his together. He moved from one direction to another and we stayed standing for a long time while our kisses took control of us. I was lost in his touch. The gentleness, the firmness and the pleasure he was delivering were more than I could have hoped for.
I felt at home there in Devin’s arms. He was becoming more than just a lover, we were friends and that was new to me. I still felt nervous as his hands reached for my shirt and pulled it up and over my head. I was naked as I stood at the foot of the bed with the music from the movie playing in the background.
His rugged beard had developed more than I had seen it before and I felt the difference when he bent over and took my breast into his mouth. The tickle of his whiskers was actually softer than before, likely because he had more than just a stubble of hair on his face this time.
I wrapped my fingers through his hair as he held onto me and nibbled my body. He let out sweet moans of pleasure as he let go of one breast and moved over to the other one. I smiled at how much he was enjoying having me. His hands were smooth as they ran up and down my back, caressing my skin and pressing me toward him all at the same time.
My body tingled with desire, but this time I wasn’t in such a hurry. I enjoyed the fun of feeling his mouth on me. I loved the moments when he paused and looked at me. The playful glint in his eye before he pressed me back onto the bed was a surprise and had me giggling while he climbed on top of me.
The sultry music of the movie continued in the background but I certainly wasn’t thinking of any hot movie stars. Instead, I had a delicious specimen of a man right there in my arms. I’d fantasized about men like Devin for most of my life. I’d always assumed they weren’t at all what they seemed. No man could be so handsome and actually nice, or so I thought.
Of course, Devin had his flaws, but so did I. He’d told me honestly about his shortcomings though, so they didn’t feel all that bad anymore. Obviously, I met him at a different point in his life than his ex had. I was lucky. No matter how the rest of our possibly short relationship turned out, I was okay with it. Just knowing that there were men out there that were like Devin gave me hope for my own future in the dating world.
As Devin gently kissed down my body it dawned on me that I wasn’t thinking at all about keeping Devin. Oddly enough, our relationship seemed like a short-term deal to me and I was okay with that. Perhaps because of the huge lie that was the foundation of us, or maybe because it seemed too good to be true; but either way I didn’t expect to keep things up with Devin for too much longer.
When he got Izzy to come live with him, I’d gracefully bow out and get back to my own life. He could go on about his life and be happy with his sweet daughter. There would be a little sadness from me, but I’d get over it. At least I thought I would be able to get over it.
Devin didn’t seem to have the same willpower he had had previously. His mouth moved down toward my center and he played with me for a moment before he got up and grabbed a condom out of his suitcase.
“You came prepared,” I teased.
“I was a boy scout. Always come prepared,” he laughed. “I mean I only lasted a few months, but I remember that one thing.”
He stood at the foot of the bed and pressed his shorts down to the ground along with his underwear. As he exposed his throbbing body I couldn’t help myself and I quickly moved to the end of the bed and grabbed it. I gently tugged him toward me and took him into my mouth as he stood stunned.
“Oh, shit,” he mumbled as his hips thrust forward.
I wasn’t all that experience in the art of oral pleasure, but I’d done it enough to know the basics. And I felt comfortable with Devin; comfortable enough to give it a try and not worry so much about whether I was doing it perfectly. Sex was supposed to be fun and I wanted to have some damn fun with Devin.
My lips wrapped firmly around him and I let my fingers glide up and down his shaft. He continued letting out small moans of pleasure as I moved and it made me so happy. Giving oral sex had never been all that fun for me with my ex, probably because he was a giant jerk. But giving it to Devin was sexy and I liked having a little control over the situation. It was fun knowing that I had the power to make him moan with that level of desire.
I moved my mouth faster just to hear his moans get louder. My lips stayed tight around him and I even repositioned myself so I could take him deeper.
“Okay, okay, you should stop,” he said as he pulled back and away from me.
“Why?” I asked seductively as I looked up from the bed.
“Just no. We are nope, we aren’t …” he fumbled to find the right words. “We aren’t doing that.”
“Why not?” I teased as I turned over and laid with my head on the edge of the bed and my breasts up in the air.
I used my hands to play with my nipples as I waited for him to find the strength to answer me. I knew why he didn’t want me to keep going. Coming in my mouth wasn’t exactly a sexy thing to do when you didn’t know a girl well. But I still had fun teasing him a little.
I leaned my head back and reached for his body. He shook his head no, but moved forward anyway. Gently, I licked the tip of him as he closed his eyes and kept shaking his head no. It was exciting to have this kind of control over such a big strong man.
I relished the power and teased him with my tongue for a little longer before I flipped over and got onto my knees in the middle of the bed.
“Come here,” I demanded playfully.
He did as I asked and climbed into the bed with me. Devin was on his knees and had his condom in one hand. I took it from him and opened it. Then I bit my bottom lip as I tried to concentrate and put it on him the right way. He laughed while he watched me, but I got it on finally.
“Lay down,” I ordered as I pressed him onto the soft white comforter of the bed.
“Girl you are literally going to be the death of me,” he groaned as he fell backward.
His body was erect and at full attention as I stood up on the bed and put one foot on either side of him. Slowly I moved down until I felt his body pressing into mine. The delicious pleasure was intense as I took him all in and straddled him fully.
Devin took in a deep breath and let it out as if he could have come right there in that moment. His eyes stayed closed for a minute and he didn’t thrust at all as I moved my body gently on top of him. He finally grabbed my ass and pulled me as I rocked on top of him. Pushing and pulling to exaggerate my movements and bring more and more pleasure to my body.
My center rubbed against him and brought pleasure to me quickly. Soon, I felt the tension in my hips as I rocked hard and fast toward an orgasm. It started in my hips and moved quickly throughout my body as I thrust forward again and again.
“Cum for me baby,” Devin said in a husky voice.
I did exactly that as my body fully gave in and I rocked forward one last time. Devin had barely held on until that moment and he thrust deep inside of me as he released as well. It wasn’t as slow of love making as our first time, but I was definitely satisfied as I climbed off of him and cuddled up next to his sweaty body.
“Amazing,” I said almost to myself as I laid there.
“You are amazing,” he smiled down at me and kissed the top of my head.
Somewhere in the night we both got up and used the restroom and ended up naked and cuddled up together under the sheets. His body was naturally warm as I stayed close to him and felt the comfort of his arms wrapped around me.
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