by J. S. Cooper
“Oh shit.” Lucy nodded. “That makes sense. But they could just say that it was an accident, right?”
“Yeah, but maybe it was shady?” I took a deep breath and buried my head into my hands. I was close to tears and close to pulling my hair out. I’d never felt so frustrated in my life.
“Oh Savannah,” Lucy hugged me to her. “Are you okay? This is a lot, isn’t it?”
“He wants me to leave.” I shook my head as I felt tears starting to come. “Why does he want me to leave? I would understand.”
“You’d understand if it was an accident, but what if it wasn’t?” Lucy whispered the words I didn’t want to hear. I looked up and stared at her. There was a sadness in her eyes that made me cry even harder. “Maybe we should be happy that he’s going to let you leave.” She stroked my head. “It’s better than him locking you up as his slave or something.”
“Locking me up as his slave?” I smiled through a hiccup. “What?”
“Haven’t you read any of those dark romance books? There’s always some hot brooding guy that kidnaps some sweet woman and than has her as his sex slave.”
“Lucy, what are you talking about?” I giggled as I wiped my tears away. “I wasn’t kidnapped and I don’t think Wade wants me as his sex slave.”
“I know, but I just wanted to see you smile.” She tapped me on the nose. “You’re strong girl. The Hart brothers might be hot, but we’re strong and smart. And I promise you that no matter what happens, you’re going to be okay.”
“I just never felt this way before, you know?” I sighed. “I love him and I just wish he could trust me and —.”
“It’s not about you, Savannah. I wouldn’t be surprised if he did have some sort of feelings for you. I’ve seen the way that he looks at you.”
“Yeah, he has lust in his eyes.”
“It’s more than that.” She shook her head. “He stares at you when you’re not even looking. He watches you. He studies you. And there’s a light in his eyes. I can tell. He has feelings for you. He is fighting it, but it’s more than lust. When you laugh or smile, he lights up. Not his face, but his eyes. I can see it in his eyes. You know I can read people well.”
“Can you though?” I laughed, feeling happier. “So you’ve noticed him watching me?”
“I didn’t want to say because feelings make it so much harder to walk away, but I won’t have you thinking he doesn’t care. But yes, there’s a way he watches you walking and talking and a softness that comes over him when he’s talking to you and teasing you.” She nodded. “If this wasn’t such a crazy situation, I’d say it was sweet. He’s protective of you.”
“Maybe he’s acting?”
“No, because he’s not doing it obviously.” She shook her head. “He’s not that way to lull you into a sense of safety, in fact, I think he tries hard to make you hate him a little bit?”
“Really?”
“Yeah.” She nodded. “I can see that he pushes you away. He wants you to be mad at him.”
“But why?”
“Why do guys ever do anything?” She shrugged. “I don’t understand them. I don’t think women ever understand men. My mom still doesn’t understand why my dad does the things he does.” She smiled. “Tomorrow we need to look for that basement okay?”
“Okay,” I nodded and smiled. “We’re crazy, you know that right.”
“I do.” She laughed.
KNOCK KNOCK. Lucy and I stared at each other as someone knocked on the door.
“Savannah, are you in there?” Wade’s voice drifted through the door.
“Yes.” I yelled back.
“Can I talk to you?”
“Go ahead.” I remained sitting on the bed.
“In person?”
“Anything you want to say to me can be said in front of Lucy.”
“Savannah, can you open the door.”
“I can.”
“Will you please stop being difficult?” He sounded annoyed.
“Or what? Are you going to command me to open the door?”
“Don’t make me.”
“Or what?”
“Savannah, open the damn door.”
“Are you going to leave him standing there?” Lucy grinned at me. “He’s pissed.”
“Good. I’m pissed off with him as well.”
“Savannah?”
“I’m not ready to come out. Lucy and I are talking.”
“You left the dishes on the table.” He sounded stern. “You still need to tidy up.”
“You do it.” I shouted back and laughed silently.
“What?” He sounded shocked. “Don’t I pay you to do the dishes?”
“Yeah, I know I’m your maid, but tonight I’m off the clock, so deal with it yourself.”
“Savannah, you’re the worst employee I’ve ever had.”
“Well, you’re the worst boss.”
“Savannah, open the door now.” He banged on the door again. “Savannah.”
“Dude chill, she doesn’t wanna deal with you and your obnoxious self.” Henry was now outside the door laughing. “Come on, let’s go and have a beer.”
“Henry, just go away.” Wade sounded annoyed. “I thought you were leaving.”
“I’m not leaving until I get to thank Lucy in person for the dinner.”
“Savannah, are you really going to leave us standing out here for the rest of the night?” Wade’s voice was huskier now. “Can we please talk face to face?”
“Fine.” I got off of the bed slowly and walked to the door and unlocked it. “What do you want?” I folded my arms and stared at him. He was so tall and commanding. It was hard for me to keep glaring at him, when all I really wanted to do was melt into his arms.
“I think you know what I want.” He licked his lips as he stared at me. “But can we go and talk in private?”
“I don’t know.” I looked back at Lucy, who was now standing up as well. “Will you be okay?”
“She’ll be okay with me.” Henry said as he strode into the room. “I promise.”
“Why do I not trust you?” I shook my head as he walked over to Lucy.
“I don’t know?” He grinned at me. “I think I’m a pretty trustworthy guy.”
“You can go and talk to Wade, Savannah. I’ll be okay.” Lucy nodded at me. “We’ll chat in the morning?”
“Okay.” I nodded back at her. Then I turned back to Wade. “So what do you want to tell me?”
“Why are you so angry with me?” He grabbed my hand and pulled me into him. “You need to talk to me, Savannah.”
“Is that a joke? You’re the one that needs to talk to me.” I tried to pull away from him. “You’re the one with all the secrets.”
“Come with me.” He held onto my hand and he led me to his bedroom. We walked into his room and then he pushed the door shut and locked it. He pushed me back against the door and held my hands up. “You’re so fucking sexy when you’re angry.”
“No, I’m not.” I swallowed hard as he gazed down at me. “I thought you said we were going to talk.”
“We can talk after.”
“After what?”
“After we make love.” His fingers ran down the side of my body. “Do you know how badly I want you right now?”
“No.” I gasped as he lifted the hem of my skirt up. “Wade...stop.” His fingers gripped my asscheeks as he kissed the side of my neck.
“I want to be inside of you right now.” He whispered into my ear. “I want to feel you coming on my cock. I want to see your lips trembling as I bring you to orgasm. I want to watch your face as you ride me.” He growled as his lips moved closer to mine. “And then I want to take your other cherry.” His fingers moved down the crack in my ass and I jumped. He chuckled then and bit down on my lower lip. “I want to fill you up everywhere, Savannah.”
“That’s not going to happen.” I shook my head vehemently. “No way am I letting you inside my ass.”
“Are you scared?” He l
aughed as he ground his cock into my stomach. “Trust me, my big fat cock won’t hurt you. I’d take it slow.”
“Not going to happen.” I shook my head.
“I have lube.”
“Are you not understanding the words that are coming out of my mouth?” I shivered as he kissed the side of my neck.
“I understand, but you don’t know what I’m missing.” He laughed and then growled. “You drive me crazy, Savannah.”
“You drive me crazier, Wade Hart.” I sighed. “But I want some answers. I have some questions and you need to answer them. I’m not sleeping with you again.”
“Never?” He raised an eyebrow.
“We’ll see.”
“Let’s go for a swim and then talk?” He stepped back.
“I think we need to talk and then swim.”
“Fine, but only on one condition.”
“What condition?”
“We skinny dip.” He grinned wickedly. “I say that’s a fair compromise.”
“Waade.”
“Saaavannah.” He teased me and I sighed.
“Fine, but if I don’t get the answers I want then I’m done.”
“Fine.” He nodded and grinned. “Now come on, the pool is calling us.”
“Let’s grab some towels first.” I laughed as he ran and grabbed two towels, while at the same time pulling off his shirt.
Chapter 17
“I’m going to do something for you, Savannah.” Wade did a little dance next to the pool and I laughed.
“What’s that?”
“I’m going to do a striptease for you.”
“A striptease?” I licked my lips. “Really?”
“Really? Didn’t you enjoy the movie, Magic Mike?”
“Are you telling me you’re like Channing Tatum?”
“I’m better baby.” He started undoing his shirt and dancing around in front of me. He pulled his shirt off and threw it onto the ground. He walked over to me and flexed his pecks and I giggled as I reached out to touch him. “No touching the goods yet baby.”
“Oh?”
“Not yet.” He winked and stepped back and started undoing his belt. I watched as he pulled the belt off and dropped it to the ground. Then he started to unzip his pants and I couldn’t keep my eyes off of his crotch. The bulge in his briefs as he pulled his pants off was massive and I waited for him to take his briefs off. “Like what you see, little lady?” He danced around me and I could feel my skin warming up.
“Why did you leave me and go hunting that morning?” I said softly as he ran his hands down my back. I turned to look at him. “I want the truth.”
“So the questions are starting already?” His eyes flickered across my face and he seemed to be thinking.
“Yes, and I want the truth.”
“I left because I was overwhelmed.” He pulled me towards one of the loungers and sat down.
“Why were you overwhelmed?”
“Because I’d just taken your virginity.” He said bluntly, his hands on my thigh. “Take your dress off.”
“Not yet.” I shook my head. “Explain further please.”
“I was overwhelmed because it was more than just sex and I didn’t know how I felt about that.” He grabbed my hand and placed it on my bulge. “You make me horny. My whole body wants you.”
“So what’s wrong with that?”
“Because this is about more than sex.” He said softly. “We both know that.”
“So what’s wrong about that?”
“It can’t be more than sex...” He groaned as I squeezed his cock gently.
“Why not?” I leaned back and watched him through veiled eyes.
“Because it can’t.”
“Answer me, Wade.”
“Will you take your dress off if I do?”
“Yes.” I ran my fingers down his chest. “I will.”
“I have a past, Savannah.” His eyes looked dark as he stared at me. “Things that I can’t tell you. And it’s not safe for me to get any closer to you.”
“But you can sleep with me?” I could hear the anger and frustration in my voice.
“I like you, Savannah.” He let out a deep sigh. “I really like you. If I was a different person, maybe this could be more, but I'm not, and it just can’t.”
“So I’m just meant to sleep with you and accept that?”
“I can understand why you might not want to.” He nodded. “If you want to just end it all here, we can do that.”
“Is that what you want?”
“No.” He grabbed my hand. “I never want to let you go.”
“But you want me to leave.”
“I can’t always have what I want.” He shrugged. “I have a family to protect. I have people all over the world that are counting on me.”
“But what about me?”
“I want to love you, Savannah.” His tone was sad. “I wish I could love you and offer you a life.” He ran his finger down my neck. “I wish.”
“But you won’t tell me why you can’t?”
“No.” He shook his head.
“Fine.” I looked away from him. I didn’t even care what it was that he was hiding now. It just hurt me that he didn’t trust me enough to tell me. It broke me that he knew we had something special, but he didn’t want to give us a chance. He didn’t care about me enough to actually want something real with me.
“You’re sad.” His voice broke. “I didn’t want to make you sad.” He shifted closer to me and pulled me into his arms. “Don’t be mad at me.”
“I’m not mad at you.” I looked up into his eyes. “I just don’t understand what’s going on?”
“I know.” He held my face in his hands and he gazed at me with a passionate gaze. “She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that’s best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes;
Thus mellowed to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.” He recited a Lord Byron poem as he stared at me.
“When I look at you, I think of that poem.”
“I have to admit that I’m shocked you can recite Lord Byron.”
“She Walks In Beauty has always been one of my favorite poems.” His eyes never left mine. “And how appropriate to recite it to the most beautiful woman I’ve ever met.”
“Whatever.” I blushed, though I loved hearing him saying that. If I hadn’t known I loved him before, I surely did now.
“When I die, it will be your face I see before me.”
“Wade,” I shook my head and laughed. “You’re an idiot.”
“Am I?”
“Yes.” I said and then I stood up and pulled my dress off slowly. I loved the look of lust on his face as I stood there in my bra and panties. I unhooked my bra and let it fall to the ground and I watched his sharp intake of breath as my fingers fell to my panties and slowly pulled them off.
“You’re beautiful.” He groaned as he stared at my naked body. “I want you so badly, Savannah.”
“Then come and get me.” I smiled before I ran away from him and dived into the pool. The coolness of the water shocked my system as I swam, but I felt so alive as I finally came up for air. Seconds after I stood, I felt Wade behind me pulling me into his arms.
“I caught you.” He groaned as he kissed my lips and pressed his body into mine. I felt his cock twitching next to me and I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him back.
“You got those briefs off quickly.” I laughed as he pulled on my wet hair.
“I can move quickly if I need to.” He laughed as he swam me over to the side of the pool. He leaned back against the wall and ran his fingers down my naked breasts. I moaned as his hand slipped down and slipped between my legs. He rubbed my clit roughly and I moaned at the intense feeling that spread through me. The water made everything feel so much more sensual and I arched my head back as he touched me. He touched me as if
he couldn’t get enough of me and I could feel my legs twitching in the water. Suddenly he pulled me back up to him and started kissing me. I kissed him back and reached my hand down to touch his penis. He groaned against my lips as I ran my fingers back and forth along the length of him. I pushed back and jumped down into the water, holding onto his torso as my lips found his cock. I took him into my mouth underwater and sucked on him as best as I could before going back up for air.
“I want you so badly.” He groaned as he pulled me up and I wrapped my legs around his waist. “I wish you were on the pill.” He rubbed his cock against my clit and I could feel myself getting even hornier. “I want to fuck you right here.”
“That would feel so good.” I whispered against his ear. “I wish I could feel your hard cock inside me right now.”
“Fuck, Savannah.” He groaned at my words as I ground my pussy against him. “You’re going to make me lose it.”
“I don’t want you to lose it.” I laughed and he just shook his head.
“You tease.” His lips crashed down on mine again and his hands ran down my back as I kissed him back and ran my fingers through his hair. We made out in the water for what felt like ages, but as he adjusted me on him again, we both knew we had to get out of the water. The tip of his cock was next to my pussy and I knew that if I just moved slightly, he would be inside of me and neither of us would be able to stop. “Come on.” He grunted as he pulled himself out of the pool. “We need to stop now.” He helped me out of the pool and then picked me up.
“What are you doing?” I gasped as he carried me over to the lounger.
“This.” He said as he placed me down and pushed me back. He opened my thighs and his head fell to my clit. He took it into his mouth and I cried out as he sucked me tenderly and then roughly. His tongue licked up the water between my folds and then entered me as deftly as if it were his cock. My thighs closed in on his head and I held him down as he made love to me with his tongue. “Oh Wade,” I cried out as I felt myself coming hard. “Oh Wade.” I screamed as I felt my release. He licked up my juices eagerly before kissing up my body to my lips.
“I love the way you taste.” He groaned as he played with my breasts, his hardness pressed up against me. “I’m so fucking hard right now.”
