by Bella Juarez
Something buried deep inside Reese came into sharp focus at that moment. He realized when he was over in Iraq this last time, before he would close his eyes to sleep, he would think of Victoria and not Maggie. He realized Victoria, and not Maggie, had helped him survive eighteen months of hell and carnage in Fallujah, Najaf, and Ramadi. He must have made a deep connection with Victoria before he consciously realized it. Victoria helped him stay sane as he watched good men die. She had helped him survive a lonely, hellish marriage when she first arrived. Later, she got him through the disaster that Maggie heaped on him when he returned home. He had always known she was out there somewhere, waiting to rescue him. He had managed to hold on to his sanity long enough to find her and grab the lifeline she offered.
Reese broke away slightly and looked at Victoria. She opened her eyes and her expression was sensual and far away. She cupped his face and moved her hand downward to his chest. He stopped her hand at his heart and took her hand in his.
“I love you and I’ll always protect you. I will never let you go,” Reese said quietly.
“I know,” Victoria whispered.
“I think you’ve always known. I have,” Reese said. He knew there was no way he could live without her now and he didn’t want to try.
Reese kissed Victoria more aggressively, making her understand that she held his life in her hands. Bullets couldn’t destroy him the way she could. He let her undress him as he explored her body. He drew his hand over her nipple and felt it harden instantly. She started moaning. He continued the light ministrations. He wanted to make slow love to her, but her sensual noises always made him crazy.
Reese broke away and lifted the thin lace gown over Victoria’s body and saw that she was wearing a G-string underneath. He stopped at that sexy new belly ring and kissed around it. He slipped the gown over her full breasts. Paying lots of attention to her sensitive nipples, he started licking slowly then flicking them with his tongue. The nipple he did not have his mouth on, he gently rolled and slowly flicked with his fingers. He started sucking her nipples again then repeated the flicking with his tongue. By now she was writhing underneath him, screaming that she was coming. This is new…
Reese moved lower down Victoria’s body, allowing her to recover. He stroked her torso and saw the beginnings of her tan line. The monster in him opened an eye. He concentrated on her as he moved down her legs to her G-string. He wrapped his hands around either side of her hips and kissed her thighs as he pulled the G-string down. He could smell her arousal as he kissed down to her knees. He moved back up her thighs and when he opened his eyes, he almost came.
“Sweetness! What did you do?” Reese asked as he kissed Victoria’s inner thigh.
“Oh my God, Reese!” Victoria cried as she dug her nails into Reese’s shoulders.
Reese put his palm on top of Victoria’s pussy and moved his fingers downward, rubbing her drenched clit. She was soft and he could tell her pussy was hypersensitive by the way she was moaning and trembling. At the sight of her bald pussy his mouth started to water and his cock swelled. The monster stirred. He had to have a taste and someone would have had to kill him to stop him.
Reese put Victoria’s legs over his shoulders and moved in, kissing her slowly at first. He watched as she grabbed a fistful of sheets in both her hands. He put two fingers inside with his palms upward and started moving in and out as he licked her clit long and slow. He found the spongy place inside her and started rubbing it back and forth. He watched her chest heave and she released the sheets. She couldn’t reach him because of the position he had her in. He knew his woman and she would try to force him to change his tactics to suit her desires.
“Faster! Damn it, Reese! Faster!” Victoria demanded.
Reese kept up the same pace, ignoring Victoria’s demand. He felt the familiar clamp down on his fingers. With his free arm he clamped down on her abdomen so she couldn’t move her hips up and down.
“Fuuuuck!” Victoria screamed as she came.
Victoria was whimpering when Reese reached her face. The glow of the soft light made her bronze skin look like copper and really accentuated her tan lines. He drew his hand over the soft skin between her breasts and belly button and felt her shiver. He knew what the raw sensitivity of her nerve endings was doing to her. He had been there himself many times with her. She needed a short rest because he was about to make her start doing some of the work for a while.
“Sweetness…” Reese said as he kissed Victoria.
“Reese, I love you,” Victoria breathed.
Reese took Victoria’s hand and wrapped it around his cock. She knew exactly what to do. She kissed him as she massaged his cock and pushed him onto his back. He let her move over his body, taking in the sensations and small shock waves she was sending through him. He felt her hot, wet mouth on his chest while at the same time her fingers were lightly squeezing and moving over his balls and running lightly up his cock. She always knew how to touch him the right way. He felt her shift and move to sit on him. He felt her smooth, wet cunt coax his cock inside her.
Reese closed his eyes as he felt himself slip into her wet pussy. It was like slipping into the warm water waiting right outside and letting himself become part of the liquid. She was moving up and down his shaft slowly and deliberately. He opened his eyes when he felt her hands grip his thighs and looked up at his sexy, beautiful woman fucking him like a porn star. He watched as she threw back her head and moaned his name. The slow friction she created between her tight, wet pussy and his cock was taking him to a climax that would rip the semen from his body.
Reese pulled Victoria close, stopping her sensuous movements. He wanted to hold out a little longer. He kissed her and rubbed tight circles in the small of her back. She started humping him faster and harder. He moved his hands down the soft skin of her ass, and gripping firmly, he pushed down, slowing her movements. He latched his mouth onto her throat as he kissed and licked.
“Ummm,” Victoria sighed.
“Who do you belong to?” Reese asked against Victoria’s throat as he kissed.
Reese moved his hands back down to the small of Victoria’s back. She tried to sit up again. He could feel his cock twitch inside her warm, wet cunt. He wanted to come so bad. He held her more firmly and lightly bit her neck, licking it away when he let go.
“Answer me!” Reese hissed against Victoria’s warm, sun-kissed skin.
“You,” she breathed.
“That’s right, sweetness.” Reese took Victoria’s nipple in his mouth.
“Ahhh! Reese. That feels so good,” Victoria whimpered.
Reese moved Victoria off him as they changed positions. He moved his arms under her legs and forced her thighs on his shoulders. He loved fucking her this way. He slipped his cock back inside her and shivered. Damn! She feels so good! He started moving in and out of her slowly at first but knew he would end up pounding her into the bed. In his mind, he replayed what had happened earlier as she walked past those sailors. The monster inside him woke and roared.
“Who do you belong to?” Reese demanded as he started pounding Victoria.
“You!” she cried.
“That’s right, all of you. Whose pussy am I fucking?” Reese demanded.
“Mine,” Victoria whimpered.
“Try again!” Reese demanded as he slammed into Victoria.
Victoria opened her eyes and looked at Reese as they locked stares.
“It’s mine. Whose pussy am I fucking? Try again!” Reese growled, pounding into Victoria harder and faster.
“Yours, oh God, Reese, it’s always been yours,” Victoria moaned.
As Victoria drew her hands over Reese’s arms, he could feel the familiar swelling in his cock. He squeezed his eyes shut as he plowed into her. His cock lurched as he felt the first indications of his climax. He drew back and slammed into her again as he felt the muscles in his hips and ass spasm. He could feel Victoria’s pelvis grind against him as he continued pumping her to his complet
ion. He let out a deep breath and lowered himself to her.
Reese was exhausted. He felt Victoria’s arms wrap around him and it would have been easy to fall asleep right on top of her. He moved off and pulled her close. When he woke up the next morning, it was already light outside. He snuggled closer to Victoria and his shoulders and back screamed in protest. It was then he realized they hadn’t moved all night. She shifted and fell asleep as he got out of bed and made his way to the bathroom.
Victoria was on the balcony when Reese got out of the shower. She looked a million miles away. She didn’t react or give him an acknowledgment that she knew he was there. He walked behind her and wrapped his arms around her. Her stare never wavered, she smiled slightly.
“Good morning,” Reese said as he kissed Victoria’s throat.
“Do you have the whole day? Or just part of it?” Victoria asked.
“We have the reception tonight and I have to be at Pearl Harbor tomorrow morning for a meeting.”
Victoria took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. “I feel so awkward at those things.”
“But you do so well and always look so good,” Reese said, trying to reassure Victoria.
“Those women hate me,” Victoria said lowly
“Eliza doesn’t hate you,” Reese pointed out
“I’ve got to work myself up for this,” Victoria said as she disengaged herself from Reese and walked into the room.
They dressed and went downstairs for a leisurely breakfast. Again they were interrupted by the Stanfields. This time they were a little more persistent, but he managed to get rid of them. He knew that she was already stressing about the reception tonight, and she didn’t need Sandy Stanfield making her life miserable. He decided to have a little fun with her today to help her try to ease some of the tension she was feeling. They were tourists for most of the day. He rented a Jeep and they explored the Big Island. He could tell she was starting to relax a little and was happy.
“Oh crap! Reese!” Victoria said, looking over at the building.
“What?” Reese asked.
“I have a four o’clock for my hair. We need to get back, it’s three fifty.”
“Screw that, you always look fine,” Reese said dismissively.
“No seriously. I need to get back.”
They managed to make it back to the hotel. Victoria and Reese parted ways at the door. He went back to the room and lay down for a little nap. He was still adjusting to the time change. He woke up to the smell of her perfume. He lifted his arm and looked at his watch. They had another hour before they had to leave for the banquet. He got up and went to the bathroom where she was putting on her makeup.
* * * *
“Can I take a shower?” Reese asked as he hovered in the doorway.
Victoria turned and smiled at him. His eyes were still squinting with sleep. He looked adorable as he stretched and yawned. She turned around to the mirror and finished her eyes.
“Yes, let me move my stuff out of here,” Victoria said.
“You can stay. You’ve seen me naked before,” Reese said.
“Yeah, and it’s a hell of a view. We’ll never make it to the banquet,” Victoria quipped.
Reese laughed as Victoria handed him some of her makeup to take to the dressing mirror in front of the bed. She could hear the shower start as she put the finishing touches to her face. He would be dressed in five minutes. She slipped into her dress for the evening. All afternoon she had been psyching herself up to go to this event. Knowing that Sandra Stanfield and some of Maggie’s other cronies would be there did nothing for her morale. She struggled with the zipper for a moment and felt Reese’s hands on her back.
“Why don’t you ask for help?” Reese asked as he zipped up the back of her dress.
Victoria ran her hand over the dress to straighten it and evaluated what she saw. The dress was sophisticated. It was a sheer cocktail dress in platinum silk with a circular lace detail over the top. The scooped neckline was gathered in a sheer yoke that created a strapless illusion. Her hair was upswept and the sparkling earrings she wore accentuated the look. The opaque lining of the dress stopped above her knees where pearl scalloped fringe continued to her knees. She slid on gold, single-strapped high heels. She stood and faced the mirror once more.
“Damn, sweetness! You look fabulous. I feel like I’m dating a movie star,” Reese exclaimed.
Victoria laughed nervously. “It’s amazing what a good hairdresser and some makeup can do, huh?” Victoria asked.
“I’m serious. You look hot!” Reese said.
Victoria watched as Reese got into his uniform. He never failed to take her breath away when he was in uniform. She glanced at the clock beside the bed, noting that they were just in time to leave for the Officer’s Club at Pearl Harbor. As they sped through the streets of Honolulu, she looked out the window of the car that was taking them to the O’Club. Eliza and Victoria sat in the back. Eliza looked stunning in an emerald-green cowl-neck jersey number that had silver hardware at the shoulders where it gathered.
They seemed to reach Pearl Harbor in no time and way too soon for Victoria. Reese escorted her into the O’Club Ballroom. She was graciously greeted by men and women who knew Reese. She was proud that he was now introducing her as his fiancée. Almost immediately she felt the air in the room change. She glanced at the door and saw Frank and Sandy Stanfield as well as some of Sandy’s gang enter the ballroom. Frank made a beeline for Reese with Sandy in tow.
“Reese!” Frank called.
“Frank, Sandy,” Reese greeted cordially.
“Victoria, how are you?” Frank asked as he leaned over to kiss her on the cheek. “You look gorgeous,” Frank whispered to Victoria.
Victoria’s skin crawled as Frank laid a kiss on her check. She smiled slightly and backed away. The beautiful dress she was wearing suddenly felt like mud hanging on her. The thought that Frank Stanfield might be attracted to her made her feel filthy. Sandy was staring daggers at Victoria. Don’t worry, he’s all yours! Reese seemed to hone in on Victoria’s discomfort and steered her away from the group.
“Reese!” Victoria heard a man call out.
“General, sir. How are you?” Reese asked a dark man in an Army uniform.
The man glanced at Victoria, who was holding Reese’s hand.
“Sir, may I present my fiancée, Victoria Saenz,” Reese said. “Victoria this is General Phil Birrel.”
“Ms. Saenz,” the general said taking Victoria’s hand. “I need to have a quick word with you and Jim before the meeting tomorrow,” the general said to Reese.
“Honey, would you go and get me a drink?” Reese asked sweetly.
“Of course. General?” Victoria asked.
“Nothing for me, thank you,” the general said.
Victoria walked away as Reese and the general huddled close together in conversation. She spotted the bar and ordered him his favorite, whiskey sour, and a glass of white wine for herself. She was making her way back to through the crowd when Eliza caught up with her. Apparently, the general had snagged both Reese and Jim and was in conversation with them. Eliza kept Victoria occupied until the two men reappeared. They walked into the dining hall and were seated. They were seated with the officers from Quantico and Reese’s unit. Of course the group included the Stanfields.
To Victoria the meal seemed to drag. She hated being around the Stanfields, and sharing a meal with them was not doing anything for her appetite. Victoria picked at her food the entire night. Reese was engaging and seemed to be able to keep the dinner conversation cordial. Eliza and Victoria excused themselves after the dessert course. They entered the ladies’ room and were engaged in light conversation. Sandy decided to show herself, along with two other Maggie followers.
As Victoria fixed her makeup, she watched the women point and whisper at her. She had a sudden epiphany. These women were immature and childish. They were behaving like bullies from high school and she was their target of the day. She glanced at
Eliza and could tell that Eliza was becoming increasingly uncomfortable. Something snapped in Victoria. She wasn’t a maid anymore and she sure as hell didn’t have to cower like one. What the hell are you doing!
Victoria remembered who she was and where she came from. She was an heiress to a Texas cattle empire that had spanned several thousand acres of Texas and four generations. She was Victor Espinoza’s daughter and Gavino Espinoza’s granddaughter! Her dad, brothers, and grandfather would have harassed her mercilessly if they had seen her shrink in fear of these women! She thought about her cousin, Anna, the tough-as-nails five-star chef. Anna would have kicked her ass if she were here to see this! She was somebody and these venomous bitches trying to make her life miserable were nobodies! It was time to end this bullshit game of Sandy and Maggie’s once and for all.
“Isn’t it a shame that grown women have to act like they’re still in high school? It must be awfully awkward for their men…” Victoria said to Eliza within earshot of Sandy.
“What do you mean?” Eliza asked, puzzled.
“They must feel like they’re having sex with their daughters instead of their women,” Victoria answered. Eliza’s jaw dropped slightly. “I prefer to be a woman to my fiancée instead of his…responsibility.”
“I heard that!” Sandy charged to Victoria. “You’re a lying slut! Reese would never marry you! He loves Maggie and he’s dumping you as soon as he’s had his fun!”
Victoria turned coolly to Sandy. Eliza reached for Victoria’s arm.
“Let’s go, Victoria, it’s not worth it,” Eliza said quietly.
“Did Maggie send you with that message, Sandy?” Victoria asked in an ice-cold voice. Sandy took a step backward at Victoria’s dangerous gaze. “Well, I’ve got one you can take back to her. Straight from the horse’s mouth, so don’t screw it up!” Victoria snapped.
