Sweet Beginning

by V. M. Holk

  As we pull up to what was once, what I called home. I take a deep breath, then think it's now or never. We all get out, then start heading to the backyard, where the party is at. Jaylah comes next to me, she intertwines her arm with mine. Both her and Lynette give me encouraging smiles.

  As soon as we walk in the back, the girls come running up to us. They go around giving us all hugs, Katie takes the gifts and puts them on the gift table. I look around to see everyone there, Kyle looks up from the BBQ and smiles at us. I decide to go talk to him now, to get that conversation over with. Its been better between us, yet its still not great.

  "Hi Kyle, smells wonderful."

  "Hi, thanks. So glad you all could make it," Kyle says to the three of us.

  "Yeah. Hey Anne I will be right back. I want to say hi to the family." Jaylah says.

  I know Jaylah is still really upset with Kyle on how everything turned out. Especially after New Year's Eve, with Tessa. As if speaking of the devil, conjures them up. She comes up next to Kyle, and wraps her arm around his waist.

  "Hello Anne." she says.

  "Yeah, hi. Thanks again for doing this Kyle, I am going to say hello to your parents." I reply.

  "Yeah thanks for the invite, Kyle. Let's go Anne." Lynette says, as she grabs my arm.

  Kyle frowns at our leaving and I see him whispering in Tessa's ear. She gives me a dirty look as I turn to talk to Kyle's mom. The rest of the afternoon went better than I expected, Jaylah or Lynette were always at my side. I felt like I had body guards, but the way she was eyeing me I was thankful they were there.

  Once Shannon was done opening all her gifts, I snuck away to use the bathroom. I walk in the house, looking around remembering times of long ago. It feels wierd to be a stranger in this house, I make my way down the hall.

  As I am leaving the bathroom, I see Tessa at the end of the hall. She walks up to me with a sneer on her face. I roll my eyes, take a deep breath to ready myself for what is to come.

  "Look Tessa, it's my daughter's birthday party. I don't have anything to say to you," I quickly say, in hopes to defuse what is coming.

  "Well I don't care, you bitch! I want you to know that Kyle is MINE. You had your chance, you lost him."

  "You can have him. We are divorced, I moved on with my life."

  "I saw the way you were looking at him. HE. IS. MINE."

  Tessa is only inches from my face, I can tell it's about to get really ugly. I feel someone come up behind me, then place a hand on my shoulder.

  "ENOUGH TESSA! You have no right to talk to Anne like that." Kyle yells.

  "Are you kidding me right now, Kyle! We will talk about this later," Tessa spits, then stomps upstairs to the bedroom and slams the door.

  Kyle turns me to him, "Hey, sorry about her. Are you okay?" he says, as he pulls me to him.

  "Yeah I'm fine." I reply, then gently push away from him.

  I walk around him, then back outside. I decide this a good time to say goodbye.

  ~~~

  Wyatt

  I am looking forward to seeing Anne tonight. I have never felt such a pull to someone before, it scares me. When I stopped by Sweet Pleasures to see her, I felt like a teenager again. She looked beautiful, she actually took my breath away. She keeps biting the bottom of her lip, it drives me crazy. I wanted to take her in the back of the shop and have my way with her.

  I start getting ready to go to her house, I feel like a kid on Christmas morning. I throw myself on the couch and turn on the tv. I hate waiting and wondering what she is doing. I don't like that she is at her ex's house, even though I know its her daughter's birthday. I would have liked to gone with her, but I understand why she didn't ask.

  I sit surfing through channels, not really paying attention to any of it. I hear my phone beep that I have a message.

  Anne 6:32pm

  I am home :)

  Wyatt 6:33pm

  I am on my way....do u want dinner?

  Anne 6:33pm

  Yeah......U ;)

  Wyatt 6:34pm

  I am out the door.....u don't have to tell me twice

  Anne 6:35pm

  LOL......see u soon

  Holy shit, this woman knows how to get me. I grab my over night bag and get my ass out the door.

  ~~~

  Anne

  Jaylah would be so proud of my new found slutty ways. I am still blushing from the text I sent to Wyatt. I have butterflies in my stomach with the excitement of seeing him tonight. I need this after what Tess did at Shannon's birthday party. The woman is crazy, Lynette and I had to talk Jaylah into not going back and kicking her ass. I was thankful that Lynette was taking her out tonight with a bunch of our other friends.

  I pour a glass of wine and stand in front of my big picture window in the living room. I watch what little traffic that goes down my street, waiting for him to pull up to the house. I see him pull up and I have an over powering feeling to run out to meet him.

  I think to myself, what the hell you only live once. I open the front door, he is getting out of his truck. I run down the porch steps, down the path and jump into his arms. I kiss him hard, pull back to look into those beautiful eyes.

  "WOW! That is a great hello," he says, as he sets me back down.

  "I couldn't help myself, it was a rough afternoon. You are such a breath of fresh air."

  He puts his arm around my shoulder and tucks me into him. I could have stood like this forever, but I have better plans for us in the house. As we walk up the path, I notice a car slowly driving by. The person looks vaguely familiar, I don't get a good look. Not sure who it is, I pull my attention back on Wyatt.

  As soon as we walk through the door, he shuts the door behind us. He throws his bag in the living room, then takes me in his arms. Our lips smash together in a hard passionate kiss. I jump into his arms, wrap my legs around his waist. We keep kissing, as Wyatt walks us upstairs and into my bedroom.

  Wyatt throws me on the bed, with a smile he starts to undress. I smile back, taking my clothes off as well. He opens my nightstand to grab a condom, thank you again Jaylah. He leans over me, then looks me up and down.

  "I've been waiting for this all day. God your beautiful," he whispers to me.

  He starts kissing my chest, then sucks on each of my nipples. I groan and arch my back with pleasure. He rubs his hands up and down the sides of my body, as he kisses my stomach. I ring my fingers through his hair and pull him up to my lips.

  I push him on his back and get on top of him. We intertwine our hands, as I kiss down his neck. I kiss him passionately, as our excitement builds, my tongue invades his mouth. I position myself, then sit down on him. I lean my head back with the wonderful feeling of him filling me. He is such a perfect fit, like we are made for each other. We both groan with pleasure, as I begin to move up and down. As our excitment builds, he flips me over and continues pumping into me. I grab his ass, to push him in deeper. His lips find mine and I run my fingers through his hair.

  I groan with my growing excitment, I scream when it comes. Wyatt pumps into me faster and groans with his own release. He collapses onto the bed, we are both panting to catch our breath. I close my eyes, to enjoy my pleasure. I feel Wyatt get up to go clean himself up in the bathroom. He joins me shortly after, then wraps me in his arms.

  "Sooo, are you going to tell me what happened today?"

  I get comfortable in his arms, then tell him about what happened. He is such a good listener, playing with my hair as I talk. My worries from the afternoon, melt away. We end up talking for several hours like this. He tells me about his childhood, especially all the trouble him and his brother would get into. He opens up to me about his ex-wife, as well. My stomach growls and we both laugh.

  "Let's go make something to eat," he says.

  We get out of bed, I throw on his shirt. He puts on his boxers, man does he look sexy. We head into the kitchen to make some food.

  "I got it, you sit back and tell me where things are." He gives me his d
evilish smile, it makes me melt.

  I sit on the counter, enjoying my view. He is making us scrambled egg sandwiches, which smell heavenly. I look out the window, to catch a view of Jaylah and Lynette returning from their night out. They obviously had a good time, they are laughing with each other as they go in her house. I smile to myself, this is so great living across the street. I don't have to worry about her in the middle of the night, I can look out my window to know she is alright.

  Chapter 21

  Things have been great between Wyatt and me, we spend as much time together as we can manage. He comes into the shop almost every morning to get his cup of coffee. Its strange, but I am loving it. I haven't told the girls yet, I am not ready to do that. They have already had to get use to Tessa.

  I am lost in thought working on donuts, when I hear my phone ring. I see that it is Kyle and I answer quickly, hoping nothing is wrong with the girls.

  "Hello, Kyle?"

  "Hi Anne. Good Morning."

  "Is everything okay?"

  "Oh, yeah. Sorry I am calling you so early. I was wondering if we meet tonight. I have some things I need to talk to you about."

  "OooK.....are you sure everything is alright?" I ask worried, this is weird.

  "It is really, can we have dinner?"

  "Sure. Where do you want to meet?"

  "Let's go to Coney Island, how about six?"

  "Sure."

  "Thanks again, see you then."

  I hear the phone click off. Now that was a strange conversation. I wonder what that is all about. God, I hope it's not about him and Tessa. I really don't want to spend the night talking about her. Before I drive myself crazy trying to figure out what this is about, I dive back into making donuts.

  I bring everything up front when I am done to fill the case. Jaylah is busy making coffee and helping some early customers. Once the customers are gone she turns to me.

  "What's wrong?"

  I chuckle, "Kyle called, he wants to meet me tonight to talk."

  "Really, I wonder what he wants. You don't suppose he is serious with that bitch do you?"

  "I hope not, but that's what I was thinking too."

  She shakes her head and we hear the bell above the door go off. In walks Wyatt, with his sexy smile on his face. I smile back, not even thinking about my earlier conversation.

  "Hello beautiful."

  "Hi." I smile back at him. Jaylah looks at the two of us, shakes her head and laughs. She goes into the back, I am sure to leave us alone. He gets to the counter and tucks a strand of my hair behind my ear. His thumb is rubbing my cheek, when he leans in and gives me a gentle kiss.

  "Mmmmm. Can I get you a coffee?"

  He chuckles, "That would be great."

  I turn to make his favorite carmel latte, with a smile on my face. I love seeing him in the morning he always brightens my day. Jaylah walks back up front and nudges me. Another customer walks in and she goes to help them. I grab one of Wyatt's favorite donuts and put in a bag. I walk to the counter and hand it all to him.

  "Thanks," he says with a smile.

  "You’re welcome, tell Dan and Rick hello for me."

  "Okay, you have a great day, beautiful."

  "You too, I will talk to you later."

  I wave to him as he is walking out of the shop, before he leaves he turns and winks at me. God, his smile is so damn sexy. I can't wait for us to have more alone time together. I watch as he hops in his truck, he turns and waves before he drives away.

  "Man you have it bad, toots" Jaylah laughs at me and shakes her head.

  I know she is right and it scares me. I don't know if I am ready to have such a serious relationship. I haven't been divorced that long and I worry about my girls being able to adjust to all of this. Especially since I think Kyle is serious with Tessa. I really wish he would think long and hard about her. He could use some time being alone. It did wonders for me.

  ~~~

  I pull into a parking spot in front of the Coney Island, it's a couple of minutes before six. I see Kyle's car parked and know he is already inside. I take a deep breath and get out of the car. I walk into the restaurant and look around and see him waving me over to the table.

  I sit down across the booth from him. "Hello, Kyle."

  "Hi, thanks for coming. I wasn't sure if you would."

  I nod and smile back at him. I look over the menu, the waitress comes and takes our order. I take a sip of my water and look over at Kyle. He is fidgeting with his napkin, then looks up at me.

  "Soooo....how's the shop doing?"

  "Good, but that's not what you wanted to talk to me about," I smile back at him. He actually looks upset.

  "No, I guess it isn't. Look Anne, I wanted to let you know that Tessa and I broke up. I couldn't handle how she was treating you and she was getting really demanding."

  "Wow, really? That is so not what I thought you were going to tell me," I chuckle. "Sorry I don't mean to laugh at you."

  "It's fine. You probably thought I was going to tell you we were serious, huh?"

  "Yeah, actually I was."

  "Please don't break up because of me. I'm fine. Your private life is your own."

  "Thanks, but I couldn't handle the drama, anymore."

  We both laugh together, it's nice. We haven't done that in a long time. The waitress brings out our dinners. We start eating and talking about the girls. It was a very pleasant meal, but I am still not sure why he couldn't have told me about Tessa over the phone. I look up to see Kyle watching me and I smile.

  "Thanks again for coming. It's nice to have a meal with you. I miss this."

  I catch myself before I roll my eyes, "Yes it has been nice."

  The waitress comes and asks if we need anything else. Kyle orders a piece of apple pie and I decide what the hell. I order a piece of coconut cream pie, I don't eat dessert very often.

  When the waitress drops off desserts and sets the bill on the table. I dig in and groan after I take the first bite. I look to see Kyle chuckle at me.

  "What?" I ask with my mouth full.

  "Nothing. I see you are enjoying your dessert."

  "Yeah, sorry. I haven't had this in a long time." We both smile.

  Once we are both done, I stand to get ready to leave. Kyle comes next to me and puts his hand on my arm.

  "We should do this more often, maybe next time we can bring the girls," he says.

  I walk out of his embrace, "That would be nice, thank you for dinner."

  Kyle pays for our meal and we walk outside. He walks me to my car.

  "Thanks for coming," he looks into my eyes. He gives me a kiss on the cheek, I look into his eyes and see sadness.

  "Sure, Kyle. I will talk to you later."

  I get into my car and watch him walk to his. When he looks back at me, I wave. What a strange meal. It's early still and I wonder what Wyatt is doing tonight. I get my phone and decide to find out.

  Anne 6:54pm

  what r u doing?

  Wyatt 6:55pm

  nothing....why?

  Anne 6:55pm

  want company?

  Wyatt 6:56pm

  only if it's u

  Anne 6:57pm

  I'm on my way ;)

  This is the first time I have ever been to his house, I am really excited. I know he lives in Mr. Nolan's rental house, dad told me that when he first moved here. It's only about ten minutes away. I pull into his long driveway, I forgot how beautiful this piece of property was. I don't come out here to often.

  I get out of the car and see him standing in his front door smiling at me. When I walk up the porch he opens the door for me.

  "Well hello, beautiful."

  "Hello," I smile back at him.

  He grabs me into his arms and kisses me. I drop my purse, wrap my arms around his neck and dig my hands into his hair. He picks me up and I wrap my legs around his waist. He kicks the front door closed, as he carries me to his room. I start to unbutton his shirt as we go, he starts kissing
me again.

  ~~~

  Wyatt

  I was so glad to get that text from Anne. This is the first time she has come to my place. I almost texted her back to tell her where I lived, when I heard her pull into the driveway. I should have known better, being in a small town of course she new where I lived.

  I didn't waste anytime getting her into my bedroom. We made love and she fell asleep shortly after. I love having her in my arms, I like to watch her sleep. I gently unwrap myself to go into the kitchen. I hadn't eaten anything and my stomach is growling.

  As I am making myself a grilled cheese sandwich, I feel Anne wrap her arms around my waste.

  "Sorry, I didn't want to wake you."

  "It's okay, I was lonely in there."

  "You want a sandwich?"

  "No thanks, I went out to dinner before I came over."

  "Oh, with who?"

  She walks over to the fridge and grabs a bottle of water. I look over at her and raise one of my eyebrows at her. Who did she have dinner with that she doesn't want to tell me?

  "Umm....it was Kyle. Before you say anything, he wanted to let me know that he broke up with Tessa."

  "Were your girls there?"

  "No, it was only us." She looks away as I bring my sandwich to the table.

  "Why didn't he call you and let you know."

  "I'm not sure, he looked sad when we left."

  I am not liking where this seems to be going. I am hoping he isn't getting any ideas about getting Anne back. I try to keep my temper down, I don't want her getting mad at me. I look up at her and smile. I finish my sandwich quickly and she has gotten very quiet. I walk over to her and pull her up to me.

  "What's wrong?"

  "I hope you know nothing happened, it was only dinner."

  "I didn't say anything," I reply, trying not to get mad.

  "You didn't have to. We have children together, he will always be in my life."

  "Okay."

  She looks into my eyes, I don't want to fight about her ex-husband. I brush my knuckles across her cheek and kiss her gently. I don't like where this conversation is heading, so I decide to drop it. We have better things to do with our time, so I pick her up in my arms and carry her back to my room to finish what we started earlier.