New Love

by Mj Fields

  -I’ll bring you something to eat okay, no need to order out...LT

  -Tessa? Did you change your mind about your situation?...LL

  -NO!!! I am going to actually bring you lunch…LT

  Lucas texted her the address.

  ~

  Tessa pulled into the site and saw him standing over blue prints, jeans hugging his rock hard ass. He was directing people on what to do after lunch. Tessa saw Landon and jumped out and walked over to him.

  “How’s he doing?” Tessa asked Landon.

  “Great, he’s a natural,” Landon smiled.

  “Bossy, huh?”

  “But good at it,” Landon tossed back.

  Tessa and Landon laughed, and Lucas turned around. Tessa winked at him, and Lucas smiled.

  “Alright… lunch time. This is Tessa,” he motioned for her to come.

  She smiled and said hello. She opened up her basket and handed Ryan and Landon lunch.

  “Nothing big, a lot of leftovers from the party Saturday.”

  They both thanked her.

  “Let’s go,” he said and dragged her to his SUV.

  She laughed and followed him.

  He drove to the state park nearby and pulled in.

  “Remember when we came here?”

  “We’ve never been here, silly,” she laughed.

  “Yes we did, you showed me the girls that night,” he reached over and cupped her breast in his hand.

  “Well, I think I’ve heard stories.”

  He and opened the hatch and sat down, she handed him lunch, and he opened it.

  “You going to eat without me?”

  “No way-- come on in,” he grinned and undid his pants and reached down and released himself, “I brought you something, too.”

  He shut the hatch, and they finished lunch.

  She opened the hatch and chugged water. He handed her half of his second sandwich.

  "I'm full," she smiled.

  “Eat baby,” he laughed.

  She finished the sandwich, and they drove back to the site.

  He looked in her eyes, “I want dessert.”

  “I’m sorry, someone has to work,” she smiled, “You don’t want to be late on the first day.”

  “It just doesn’t feel right not giving back to you,” he looked down.

  “I’m good with it. I like to make you happy Lucas.”

  She got in the Jeep and turned towards him.

  “Kiss me?”

  She took his head and his hand started wandering.

  “I miss the girls.”

  “Okay… they really miss you too,” she slowly pulling away.

  “Got an idea for tonight, dinner? Unless you’re too full,” he smiled as his thumb stroked her lips.

  “Not ever too full for dinner.”

  He kissed her again. “See you girls tonight,” he smiled, “probably about five thirty.”

  Lucas looked up, and his whole crew was grinning at him.

  “Shit,” she turned to look behind her.

  “Oh, is that not okay?”

  "It won't be if they run their mouths," he was annoyed. He kissed her head. “Love you baby, drive safe.”

  He pulled her seat belt and handed it to her.

  She got home and walked out to the shop, Alex and John were working on the tedder.

  “Did you get lunch?”

  “Not yet,” John said, “We’ll be in, in a few minutes.”

  She went in and got the pasta salad out and made chicken salad sandwiches for them.

  They came in and stood at the sink to wash their hands. Tessa set plates on the table.

  “Tired Dad?” Tessa winked at Alex.

  “Yes, a little bit,” he dried his hands.

  “Did you enjoy the hot tub last night?” she grinned at Alex.

  Alex tried not to smile and he and Tessa both snickered.

  John looked at both of them and saw their expression, “I don’t want to hear it from you, Tessa.”

  “How about me Dad?” Alex chuckled.

  “Nope not you either” he picked up his plate and walked in the living room.

  They quietly laughed and let him eat.

  “Do you want more Dad?” she asked and grinned at Alex.

  “Yes please,” he answered and she brought him in another plate.

  "I think it's good,” she said and patted his shoulder.

  “We’ll see, but until then it’s between us three… got it?”

  “Just keep dancing with her,” Tessa smiled and left the room.

  ~

  The next day Molly, Jade, Maggie, and Tessa went and ordered invitations, and went dress shopping.

  -missed you at lunch today…LL

  - missed u2. See you tonight?...LT

  -Yes. Situation resolved?…LL

  -you’ll have to find out for yourself…LT

  -be there by five…LL

  -Should I meet you at your place?…LT

  -YES!!!!! …LL

  ~

  They accomplished a lot and were home by four. She hit the shower and was out the door. She pulled in his driveway at 5:01 and he was standing in mesh shorts and flip flops, shirtless and looking hot. She got out and grinned at him. She had on a tank top and shorts, her hair was still wet.

  "You're late," he grabbed her and rubbed his hand down the front of her slowly.

  “Sorry I wanted to shower before I came.”

  “Did you forget shoes?” he laughed.

  “Apparently I did.”

  “Jump on,” he bent down down.

  “I would love to,” she jumped on his back and smacked his ass. She kissed his neck and bit his ear.

  “How was work?”

  “Do you really care?” he laughed.

  “I will in about an hour,” she said jumping off his back and ran upstairs.

  He walked in and shut the door and locked it. She was already in his bed smiling.

  “No outfit?” he asked dropping his shorts.

  “Not right now, unless you really need me to get dressed Lucas.”

  She threw the covers quickly to the side and flashed him.

  "Please don't," he grabbed her ankles and pulled her to the edge of the bed.

  “Lay down, I owe you one or two,” he dropped to his knees.

  She did as he said.

  ~

  When they were done she couldn’t move. He lay on his side watching her try to catch her breath still rubbing his hand slowly across her chest.

  “How was work?” she smiled.

  He told her about his day, he loved his job.

  “Check this out” he jumped up, he grabbed his brief case and turned around.

  “I’m checking it out,” she tried not to smile.

  “Give me fifteen minutes baby,” he kissed her.

  He pulled out an envelope. She opened it. It was some sort of voucher for a ten day vacation in Mexico.

  She smiled. “Cool when are you going?”

  He laughed, “When are we going. I’d like us to go right before I have to go to school.

  “I don't think my parents will let me,” she pouted.

  “Okay then Christmas break?” he smiled.

  She took a deep breath, “I don’t want to disappoint them.”

  “Could you at least ask?” he snapped.

  "Okay,” she rolled over on her stomach.

  "Tessa…”

  "I hate flying.”

  “Any other excuses you want to pull out? Fuck if you don’t want to go with me just say so!”

  Tessa rolled over and looked at him. She stomped her foot on the bed as she watched him pull his shorts on. “I want to; I just really think they will be upset. Lucas look at me. I want to go with you, I really do. Will you sit down and talk to me, please?!” he sat in front of her and she grinned as she looked at his half naked body she wrapped her legs around him from behind and reached around and rubbed down his hard rippled abs. "You’re so yummy.

  “Really i
s that all you want me for?” he snapped.

  She burst out laughing. “Did YOU really just ask me that?” she laughed harder.

  He shook his head and looked down, Lucas ran his fingers nervously through his hair, and he laid back on her squishing her into the bed.

  “So Sunday night after you dropped me off and left me completely out of my mind wanting you," she said dramatically as she tried to reach further down. He pulled her hands up to his chest, “I went downstairs after we were done texting,” she pinched his nipple and licked the back of his neck.

  He held her hand flat to him and she bit him on the neck lightly and didn’t let go as she kept talking, “I looked out the kitchen window and guess who was making out in the hot tub?”

  “I don’t know, who?” he pouted.

  "My parents," she laughed into his neck.

  “Seriously,” he chuckled and turned towards her.

  “Yes.”

  “So my little Tessa doesn’t want to cause waves?” he said and rolled off of her.

  "No, I don't.”

  “And that’s why you don’t want to go away with me?”

  "Not right now," she said. “I want to see where this leads them with as little curveballs thrown at them as possible, and then I would love to. You and me laying on the beach all day, and playing all night. Yes Lucas, I would love to. I’m not going to make you wait though, take Ryan before school starts.”

  “No, I want to go with you, I can wait,” he kissed her.

  This time was slow, gentle, sweet and amazing with lots of tender deep kissing. She stopped him and pulled off the condom.

  “We don’t need this anymore,” she kissed him.

  “Nice.”

  They went downstairs, and he grabbed some food out of the fridge. He walked outside and grilled salmon. She made a salad and sat watching him cook.

  “Can I tell you some plans I have floating around in my head?”

  He popped a cherry tomato in his mouth and shook his head yes.

  “Ok on Monday there is a class that starts it’s for a month; it is from four until six. I want to take it, Jade wants to as well, I start working the next Monday from seven until three. Can you talk me through what to do?”

  “Well why do you need to take classes this summer?”

  “To get my prerequisites done for nursing school,” she said still avoiding eye contact.

  “You want to be a nurse?”

  “Yes, it’s a three year program. If I want to do something else after I can, but I think it’s a good thing.”

  “Would you consider a college up near SU?”

  She smiled, “After the first semester here. Jade will have had the baby and then…Yes”.

  He grabbed her hand and pulled her up, “Then would you consider getting a place with me?”

  “Uh huh,” Tessa smiled looking up at him.

  He kissed her, “Then let’s do it.”

  Lucas worked Monday through Friday from six until about 4:30; he was planning to stay later some nights to try to avoid working Saturdays. Tessa would work from seven until three and then to class from four until six. She would stop at his house on her way home at least three nights a week, the other two would be devoted to wedding preparation. Weekends they would spend together. She had the last two weeks of the summer off so she would help her Dad when she could and they were hopeful that if the job he was running went well they would have at least a week before he left for school. A couple weekend trips would be in the works with the six of them.

  Chapter 15

  John, Alex, Tessa, and Lucas walked into Ben’s party. It was a much bigger bash than theirs had been. There was drinking and Limo’s to give rides to those who may have had too much to drink. Ben’s house was much different from Tessa imagined. His was as big as Lucas’s father’s house, on the outside it looked like an old barn built in the woods. There was a huge patio area with a stage. Out further was a pond. It was breathtakingly beautiful. It sat on about thirty acres. Ben was an only child and to meet him you would never guess he was so privileged.

  "Nice place, Ben," Lucas shook his hand.

  “Thanks for coming, hey Tess” he hugged her and he hugged the rest of her family as well.

  There was a band playing and people everywhere were dancing. Tessa saw Lauren and went up to say hello. The girls she stood with whispered and looked her up and down. Then they checked out Lucas. It was painfully obvious they thought he was good looking.

  "Hello Lauren," she hugged her.

  Lauren gave her a half hug. “Long trip, isn’t it?” she smiled politely as if she had to.

  “It was nice, actually,” Tessa said.

  She watched the girls staring at Lucas, and he noticed because his eyes bore into Tessa.

  "Hey baby want to come dance with me?" he kissed her.

  “Of course,” she smiled and followed him.

  "That was very awkward.”

  “Yes, I noticed” he smiled and put his arm around her.

  “Did you see those girls checking you out? I thought they were going to attack you.”

  "Yeah. Again… awkward.”

  The band played about three slow songs, and they danced and looked at each other the whole time. They walked off the floor hand in hand.

  “You guys want a drink?” Ben asked.

  "Sure, show us where," Lucas smiled.

  He pointed over to the Red tent.

  “Do you shoot horseshoes?” he asked Lucas.

  “No, never have.”

  “Good… meet me down there so I can kick your ass Links,” he smiled.

  Lucas looked at Tessa and gave her a big obnoxious smile, “Sounds fun!”

  They got drinks and walked down to the horseshoe pits.

  “How about you and Tessa against Lauren and I?” Ben asked.

  “Sure, why not?” Lucas smiled.

  “We don’t have to.” Tessa whispered.

  “You any good?”

  “I strive to be good at everything I do;" she grabbed his butt and winked.

  Tessa gave him the short version of how the game was played.

  "Come on Ross," Ben said.

  “You will be here with Lauren” she said and smiled and kissed him.

  She walked down and stood next to Ben.

  "You ready to get your ass kicked, Ross?”

  “No, are you?”

  "Ladies first," he smiled.

  She threw, and the first was a ringer, the next two yielded one point.

  Ben shot and knocked her ringer off and got two more points.

  “Oh that’s too bad, Tess,” he laughed.

  “Just warming up Ben.”

  Lauren shot first, and her girls were there cheering her on. Lucas looked at Tessa and rolled his head. A blonde friend of Lauren’s stood behind Lucas giving him tips and was checking out his ass and not trying to hide it at all. Before his third throw, she grabbed his hips and gave him instructions on his stance. He didn’t smile, he looked at Tessa. Tessa was getting annoyed. Lucas hit a ringer, and the blonde hugged him.

  “Is that bugging you, Tess?” Ben asked.

  “No, I think he can handle himself.” She hit two ringers and smiled, “Your turn Ben.”

  The blonde brought Lucas a beer, and he thanked her. Ben hit one and got a couple more points. He set the beer down when he picked up the shoes. Lauren shot gaining no points. Lucas hit one ringer, and the fan club checking out his ass grew. They all took the opportunity to congratulate him.

  Tessa picked up the horseshoes and Ben picked up his.

  “Shoot girl,” he smiled.

  She hit two ringers again and got another point. Ben hit two as well.

  Lauren shot one and missed. Tessa had to jump to avoid it. Her next throw she got a point. Tessa smiled at her, she rolled her eyes at Tessa.

  “Ben… you like this girl?”

  “She’s fun for now,” he nudged her.

  Her next throw hit Tessa in the toe and she started
bleeding. Lucas quickly ran down.

  “You okay, Baby?”

  “I will be as soon as we win” she smiled, and he knew she was pissed.

  He kissed her quickly on the cheek and whispered in her ear, “Anytime you want we can go.”

  “I’m good, just wondering if I may be the last sane woman on the planet.”

  The game continued.

  “Oops… sorry Tessa!” Lauren yelled down.

  “I’d be done with that shit if I were you,” Tessa said loudly to Ben.

  “Really why?”

  "Cause she did that on purpose," Tessa growled.

  "I don't think so Tess.”

  “Alright, your call but check her out Ben: she and the group molesting my boyfriend’s ass with their eyes--- are a bunch of bitches.”

  He laughed “Alright, I will.”

  Tessa shot three ringers and smiled. Ben shot two, and his third hit one of hers off.

  All three of Lauren’s had to be dodged by Tessa.

  “She usually suck that bad, Ben?”

  “Nope, sorry Tess” he said, “I’ll handle it.”

  “Not if I do first,” she sneered.

  “Hot head, I will take care of it.”

  Lucas ended the game. The blonde grabbed him and planted one on him. He pushed her away, "Not cool, bitch.”

  Tessa started storming down after her and Ben grabbed her and looked at Lucas, “You got this?”

  “Lauren-- what’s wrong with you?”

  “Her!” she yelled.

  "She’s my friend Lauren, and was invited. Unlike the trash you brought with you," he said. “That shit was not cool. We’re done, and you’re leaving.”

  “Hey Tessa you happy?” she yelled “You can have him now!”

  “Lauren she doesn’t want me, she’s in love with Lucas, and she’s my good friend. Now could you please not cause a scene?”

  She glared at Tessa and Tessa flipped her off.

  “That is a naughty finger" Lucas laughed kissing it he picked her up.

  “Sorry about this Lucas,” she said, “I can walk.”

  “Maybe I want to carry you” he kissed her.

  “Hello Tess” Ben’s Mom said, “What happened to your foot, honey?” she asked as she grabbed the first aid kit out of the cupboard.

  “Horseshoe injury” she smiled, “But we won, so it was all worth it.” she laughed.

  Lucas cleaned her toe.

  “Oh Tess… that’s right on your nail bed, does it throb?” she asked.

  “Yes” she smiled.