Scott gently placed her on the bed, stepped back and shut the door behind him. He quickly lit a couple of candles that were on his bedside table and stood by the side of the bed. Tiffany got onto her knees and crawled over to him. She reached over to him and lifted his shirt over his head. She placed her hands on his muscular chest and then lightly ran her tongue over it. She traced down, over his abs. As her tongue moved down, her hands moved down too. Just as she started to unfasten his belt, Scott raised her arms and lifted her top over her head. She stopped for a moment, but, quickly resumed.
Scott felt excited as her hands moved down his chest, she removed his belt and unbuttoned his jeans. His eyes took in the beauty of her tanned, gorgeous body. His thoughts were brought back to the moment as she removed his jeans. He was left in black boxers.
All that remained of her garments were her ‘daisy dukes’ and white bra. Scott slowly removed all traces of denim from her. He was left with a visual that took his breath away, her tanned body in just white lacy panties and bra. With this, he quickly moved alongside her in to bed and resumed their passionate embrace.
He removed the rest of her clothing and moved over the top of her. He gently held and moved her arms above her head. His tongue worked its way down her body. It teased and nibbled at her breasts, and sensually licked her nipples. As he moved lower, he needed to release her hands. She gripped the back of his head and pulled him in, closer to her. He placed kisses all over her stomach, sides and wandered lower over her thighs. As he moved in between her legs, his tongue teased and darted around her core. Her body pulsed with excitement. He felt as she arched her back, she lifted her knees as he continued to pleasure her. As he felt the intensity of her excitement growing, so did his. He continued to move his tongue. He moved faster and slower. He gaged it, depending on her breathing, until she let out a loud moan and her entire body tensed up.
Scott moved his body up the length of hers, and tenderly kissed the side of her neck as he slowly guided himself gently inside her. He looked into her eyes as he moved deep within her. As their passion mounted, he thrust harder and deeper. She gripped the back of his head tightly and drew his face to hers, not wanting to let him go.
Their lips met and their passion mounted. It had been a while since Scott had made love, and it didn’t take long before he could no longer hold out. His body tensed, her eyes, her touch, the feel of her, he was in the middle of an amazing orgasm.
His limbs collapsed beneath him. His body on top of hers, his lips kissed hers, his hands stroked her hair. He rolled to her side, with his arms tightly wrapped around her.
“That was amazing. I’m sorry it did nae last very long, I’m kind of oot of practice.”
“Are you kidding? I don’t think I have ever made love that long. Wow, that was great,” she replied, as she lay stroking his face.
“Damn, do yer have tae go haem tomorrow?”
“Yeah, I sure wish you were coming with me though.”
“Maybe, I can come tae visit yer soon.”
“I hope you do! You’d be very welcome.”
“I think yer great. I just wish yer did nae live so fer away. I dinnae have a private jet,” he said, smiling at her.
“We’ll work something out, don’t worry. I’m not letting you slip away, Scott.”
“I think yer pretty amazing, too.”
They lay in each other’s arms, and talked for over an hour, until Tiffany fell asleep. It had been a long day for her. Scott held her tight, and it wasn’t long before he was fast asleep too.
The following day went by quickly. They decided not to go out. In fact, they stayed in bed until lunchtime. Soon after lunch, they were snuggled back in bed again until it was time for Tiffany to start her journey home. They reluctantly made their way to the airport. There was a sense of sadness between them, but also a sense of excitement for their new found relationship. They both deserved some happiness on the romance front, and they both had a good feeling about how things were going to pan out. They arrived at the airport and soon Tiffany’s plane was ready to go. It was time to say ‘goodbye’. Scott pulled her close to him and kissed her.
“Thank yer so much fer coming. I had a great time and I’m going tae miss yer.”
“I’m going to miss you too. We’ll work something out, we have to. We’ll see each other again very soon, I just know it.”
“I hope yer reet! Take care, have a safe flight.”
“Bye Scott.”
She kissed him one last time.
Neither of them wanted to stop, but knew they must. As she walked away, Scott was sad, but still smiled. He was confident that this was just the start of something special.
Chapter 12
It was now August. Scott and Tiffany continued to talk and text every day, but as of yet they had not gotten together again. They both really wanted to see each other, but logistically, it was not yet possible. It was Wednesday evening, and Scott had just finished teaching his last class of the night. As he approached his locker to retrieve his belongings he could hear his phone beeping. He looked at it; he fully expected to have received a text from Tiffany. Instead, there was a voice message. As well, there were several missed calls from Jim and Linda Robinson. Scott retrieved and listened to the message from Tiffany. She asked him to call her as-soon-as he could, but not to worry. So he sat down in the locker room and dialed her number.
“Hey Tiffany, I got yer message. What’s up?”
“Hi Scott, there’s nothing wrong, so don’t worry. It’s just that Mom had been calling me all throughout the day. She was worried because Kyle hasn’t called her for two days. She said she tried to call you a few times too.”
“Aye, she did. I just noticed a few missed calls from her.”
“It’s fine now. I just got off the phone with her. Apparently, Kyle just called, so she’s stopped panicking for now.”
“That’s guid. So is everything going okay fer him over there?”
“Yes, it seems to be going fine. He has called home most days. Mom made him promise that he would. But, he forgot to call yesterday and well, you know the rest.”
“Och well, these things happen. When is he due haem?”
“He’s been gone almost a week. Let’s see, I think that Mom said he gets back this Saturday afternoon, to LAX.”
“That’s cool. So yer parents will be able tae stop worrying after Saturday?”
“Yeah, I guess so. Although I’m sure they’ll find something else to worry about.”
“Och, it’s only because they care.”
“I know. So, what are you doing right now?”
“I just finished up at work and I’m getting ready tae drive haem. How aboot yer?”
“I’m sitting on my deck, looking at the ocean, and drinking a margarita. And I am just about to read a book.”
“Sounds guid. Well, I’ll let yer read yer book. I’m going tae head haem now but I’ll give yer a call a wee bit later.”
“Okay Scott, drive safe.”
“Bye.”
Scott gathered his things together and headed towards the parking lot. As he was driving home he thought about Kyle and his Russian trip. If it hadn’t been for this guy’s foreign excursion, he would have never met Tiffany. Scott was glad that the trip seemed to be going well. He knew it was nothing really to do with him, but he still felt a little responsible. Especially now that it was his new girlfriend’s parent’s that he personally advised about the trip. Like Jim and Linda, he too would be relieved when Kyle got home.
Two days later, on a Friday afternoon, Scott stood in his kitchen and pondered what to make for dinner when he received a call from Officer Maloney. The Officer told him that Keith Green had agreed to a plea bargain deal and pleaded guilty to the Aggravated Vehicular Assault charge. The police had two of the three men who were in the vehicle with him that night, who agreed to testify against him. In return, the assault charges against them would be dropped.
Green’s attorney had realized
he didn’t stand a chance in a trial and he advised his client to take the deal. That was, all other charges against him would be dropped if he pleaded guilty to the most serious offence. So, because of this and his previous record, the bully would be spending the next ten years behind bars. He was happy with the outcome and thanked the Officer for the call. Scott smiled and continued to search through his freezer.
The following morning Scott got all of his household chores done. After lunch, he mowed the grass and tidied up his yard. When he finished, he sat down on his couch with a beer and turned on the TV. He never called Tiffany on a Saturday when she was at her store, since it was her busiest day. So, he planned to call her later that night. As always though, he sent her a quick text to say he missed her.
Later that afternoon, about 5:00 p.m., Scott received a phone call. He didn’t recognize the number.
“Scott, this is Jim Robinson. We’ve got a problem. I’m at the airport with Linda and Kyle wasn’t on the plane. We haven’t heard from him since Thursday. We’ve tried his cell phone and Tom’s. We can’t contact either of them. Do you have any ideas?”
“Okay Jim, have yer spoken tae the airline tae see if he was on the flight? Maybe yer just missed him somewhere in the airport. Or maybe his missed his connecting flight.”
“It is pretty busy here. But, I don’t think we could have missed him. And, he had plenty of time in between flights. We checked the status of his flights online before we left home. Everything was on time.”
“Okay, check with the airline tae find oot if he was on the plane. I’ll try tae contact Tom. I have a couple of numbers fer him. Is this yer cell phone that yer calling me on Jim?”
“Yes, it is.”
“Jim, see what yer can find oot from the airline. And I’ll call yer back in a few minutes.”
“Thanks Scott, bye.”
Scott tried to call Tom, but he had no luck. The first number was just ringing out and the other one went straight to voicemail. Scott left a message. He asked Tom to call him urgently. There wasn’t much else he could do. A few seconds later, his phone rang. He grabbed it hoping it would be Tom. It was Jim again.
“Scott, he wasn’t on the plane. He wasn’t on the plane that left Russia either.”
“Okay, is it nae possible that he may have stayed fer a few extra days?”
“It’s possible, but I doubt it,” Jim replied, sounding very worried.
“What about his friend? Was he due to fly back to L.A. on the same flight, as well?”
“Yes he was.”
“Jim, try the airline again. Find oot if Alexei was on the flight. Do yer know if Tom was due tae fly back on the same planes?”
“No, Tom wasn’t flying back with the boys. He told us as soon as he watched them on the plane out of Russia, he would be finished. He had somewhere else to go.”
“Okay that’s fine. Yer need tae find oot aboot Kyle’s friend though. Ask if he was on the plane.”
“I can’t even remember the kid’s name. Andrei something, wasn’t it?”
“Alexei Pavlyuchenko,” Scott replied. He could tell Jim was getting upset.
“Yes that’s it. Okay Scott, I’ll try that now.”
A few minutes later Scott’s phone rang again. Just like the previous time, Scott grabbed it quickly, hoping it was Tom, but it wasn’t.
“Scott, Alexei was on both of the planes!”
“So he was on the plane and yer did nae see him there at the airport.”
“No, we didn’t. But we weren’t really looking for him and it is very busy.”
“Jim, we need tae contact Alexei tae find oot what’s happening. Do yer have a phone number fer him?”
“I think we do, somewhere. I’ll ask Linda.”
The cell phone connection went dead. Scott wasn’t sure if they’d been cut off or if Jim had hung up to talk to his wife.
He waited for a moment before he tried to call Jim back. Then, his phone rang again.
“Scott, I know we have his number, and his address. But, Linda doesn’t have it with her and thinks it’s back at the house.”
“Jim, I know it’s nae easy, but try and calm doon. There’s nae point in yer being at the airport anyway, if Kyle’s nae there. So, go haem and get Alexei’s information. Do yer have a driver with yer or did yer drive yerself?”
“We drove ourselves, we brought Linda’s car.”
“Just be careful on yer way back then. And try tae remember, there could be an innocent explanation fer this.”
“Okay Scott. We’re leaving now. I am going to drive, Linda is a mess.”
“We’ll get tae the bottom of this, Jim. I’ll talk tae yer later.”
As soon as Scott got off the phone with Jim, he immediately called Tiffany.
“Hi Scott,” she answered cheerfully.
“Hey Tiff. I’m sorry tae bother yer at work. Have yer heard from yer Mom recently?”
“She tried to call earlier, but I was busy. I haven’t called her back yet. Why?” she said, sounding concerned.
“Kyle was nae on the plane home. Yer Mom and Dad are a wee bit upset. Can yer get up tae see them?”
“What happened? Why wasn’t he on the plane?”
“We dinnae know yet. We cannae get hold of Kyle or Tom. Apparently, his friend, Alexei, was on the flight back. So yer Mom and Dad are going haem tae try and find his contact details.”
“Okay, I’ll call them right now. Thanks Scott.”
“They were just leaving the airport a few minutes ago. So, they should be pretty close tae yer.”
“Alright, I’ll call them now.”
“I’m going tae keep trying tae reach Tom and I’ll talk tae yer later. Drive carefully.”
“Bye Scott.”
Scott knew Tiffany was upset too. But, she seemed to be holding herself together quite well. He was anxious to speak to Tom; or Alexei; to find out what was going on.
After a few hours, as Scott sat feeling helpless on his couch, his phone rang again, it was Tiffany.
“Hi Tiff, any news?”
“No, we haven’t heard anything yet. I’m with Mom and Dad at their house. They’re both really upset. Did you hear anything from Tom, yet?”
“Nae, I’ve left messages fer him. But, I’ve nae heard anything at all. Have yer Mom and Dad found oot Alexei’s details?”
“Yes, they tried to call him but he’s not answering, Mom left a message. We have his address too. He lives on campus at USC. Dad wants to drive down there now! But, I told him it is not a good idea. He is very angry and is blaming Alexei. I keep telling him, we don’t know what happened yet, but he won’t listen to me.”
“Aye, I agree with yer. It’s nae a guid idea tae go doon there. Just give it a wee bit of time tae see if he returns yer calls. Remember, he’s just been on a very long flight, it’s quite possible he could just be sleeping.”
“Yes, I know. I keep trying to tell my Dad that too.”
“I cannae just sit here and wait. I’m nae guid at that. I’ve been looking at flights, and I can get one early in the morning. It gets in tae LAX at just after eight. Tell yer Dad I’m coming. And, if Alexei has nae been in touch when I get there, then I’ll go oot and find him.”
“That’s great Scott thanks. I really think that will help. Plus, I need a hug too.”
“Aye, I know yer do, Tiff. I’ll be there in the morning. Hopefully, by the time I get there, we will have heard something from Kyle.”
“Yeah I hope so. You better go and get some sleep. You have to be up early.”
“Aye, I’ll try but I dinnae think I will be able tae. If Tom calls me back, I’ll call yer whatever time it is.”
“Okay, and we’ll call you if we hear anything at all.”
“Thanks, I’ll be there in the morning.”
“Bye Scott, oh and I’ll make sure there’s a driver at the airport to meet you.”
“Aye, I forgot aboot that. Thanks, bye.”
“Bye.”
Scott booked th
e flight straight away. He threw some things in his backpack, and took a quick shower. He tried to sleep but he couldn’t. He received no phone calls from anyone during the night. Early, Sunday morning, he set off for the airport. He had looked forward to his next visit to California, and to his next meeting with Tiffany. But these were not the circumstances in which he wanted to be making the journey.
Chapter 13
Lots of scenarios were running through Scott’s head as he sat on the plane. He tried to rest and put the bleaker thoughts out of his mind, as the plane flew west. He knew he needed to be fresh and alert when he arrived, especially if he was going to have to go and find Alexei. Soon, the plane landed in Los Angeles. Scott made his way quickly through the airport and located the driver that Jim sent to meet him. He called Tiffany to say he’d arrived. He asked if there was any news. There wasn’t.
Just after 10:00 a.m., Scott arrived at the Robinson’s house in Montecito. The feelings of excitement and awe like the last time he pulled up to the house were replaced this time by feelings of apprehension and worry. As he got out of the car Tiffany ran across the driveway to meet him. She flung her arms around him and kissed him. He hugged her tightly.
“Hey Tiff, how are yer holding up?”
“I’m doing okay. Mom is a mess though.”
“We’ll find oot what’s happened. Dinnae worry.”
“I’m glad you’re here,” she said wearily as they walked towards the house. Jim was in the kitchen and had just made himself a cup of coffee; it was probably his sixth that morning. He was walking out of the kitchen into the living room as Scott and Tiffany came through the door.
“Hi Scott, thanks for coming.”
“Hello Jim, nae problem. We’ll get tae the bottom of this. I presume yer have still nae heard from Alexei!”
“No nothing yet. We just left another message earlier this morning.”
“Okay, yer said yer had his address. I’ll head doon there and see what I can find oot.”
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