Dark Love: Part Two

by JB Duvane

  Cars in the desert could easily get to one-hundred and fifty degrees in just ten minutes if they're left in the sun and these asshole cops knew that. I was becoming drenched in sweat and tears and I hadn’t had any water to drink since I ran out on my scorching hot walk. All I could do was lay on the back seat and hope that this whole thing would be over soon.

  I felt the car drive over potholes and then out onto the highway. By the position of the sun in the sky I could tell that it was late afternoon or evening. I was glad that the hottest part of the day was over. I felt the car slow and pull into a gravel lot, then the cops talked to each other for a moment and we drove past a red building. I sucked my breath in and held it when I realize where we were. Red’s.

  The car came to a stop and the driver’s side back door opened up. The cop who had been driving grabbed a handful of my hair and pulled me out of the car. I landed on my ass and my arms, which were immediately torn up by the gravel.

  “What the fuck?!” I yelled.

  “Listen you little bitch,” the cop said as he yanked my arm up. “Keep your goddamned mouth shut.” He was talking into my ear with his teeth clenched. His partner came around the car and the two of them pulled me up by my arms.

  “What am I doing back here? This is bullshit!” There was nothing behind Red’s but a dumpster and some old milk crates. No one ever came back here.

  “We’re giving you a get-out-of-jail free card.”

  “But I didn’t do anything! You told me I’d get a chance to tell my story to the police chief.”

  “He’s busy. You have a choice. You can do what we say for an hour or two, or you can get booked in Safford for assault and attempted murder. The choice is yours, babe.”

  I was pressed up against the car and one of the cops had his hand under my shirt. I squirmed to get away from him but the harder I tried the firmer they both held me. There was no way I could get away from them.

  “Is this what you do to all the crackheads you arrest? Get them to suck you off and let them go? You're both a couple of fucking pigs.”

  “That’s not a bad idea,” one of the cops said to the other, ignoring what I’d said. “I’ll bet she would suck my dick real good too.”

  The cop pressed himself into me and brought his face close to mine. I could smell cheap whisky on his breath and I jerked my head away, but he had my hair wrapped around his hand and he yanked my head back so that I was looking at the sky.

  Then I was pulled away from the car and pushed down to the ground. I screamed out as my knees slamming into the gravel and I felt a blow to the side of my head.

  “I said keep your fucking mouth shut, whore. We’re not here for your show.”

  He unzipped his pants and his hard cock popped out and smacked me in the face. The cops both thought that was the funniest thing they’d ever seen. Then he pulled out his revolver and cocked it.

  “Open your goddamned mouth.”

  He was towering over me, almost completely blocking the sky with his belly sticking out and resting on my nose. He rubbed his cock across my face from one side of my mouth to the other. The smell almost made me gag. There was no way I was going to open my mouth for this pig. I would rather die. I was shaking and about the collapse from exhaustion when I heard another car pull up in the gravel.

  When the gun went off, my eyes were shut. The sound of the blast sent me falling backward and I was sure that I had been shot. Gravel dug into my side and as I lay there all I could think of was Raymond. I wished I had just stayed with him. I wished I hadn’t come back to this hell hole of a back highway town at all. I flinched at the sound of another gunshot and turned my face to the gravel. I just wanted to see him and touch him again.

  “She's Okay!”

  My eyes opened and I turned over to see Raymond looking down at me. “Charlotte.” His eyes were filled with tears. He wrapped his arms around me and picked me up off the gravel, then the man he was with unlocked the handcuffs.

  I shook and sobbed uncontrollably while Raymond held me. I was exhausted and terrified and wanted nothing more than to collapse into his arms and forget about everything that had happened in my life. I just wanted to spend the rest of my life with this feeling of safety that seemed to be pouring off of him. I wanted it to last forever. I rested my head on his chest and let my body relax against his.

  “Shh. It's Okay. Can you walk? We need to get out of here.”

  I walked over to Raymond’s car with his arms wrapped around me.

  “How did you find me?”

  “The driver called and told me you had been run off the road. Gerald and I came as soon as we could.”

  “My dad was taken to the hospital.”

  “I know. We were just there. He told me you might be here.”

  “Did you see him? How is he? The cops wouldn’t let me go with him.” I looked up at Raymond and thanked God that his kind eyes existed. And my heart melted at the sadness that filled them.

  “I’m sorry, Charlotte. Your father is dead.”

  7

  Raymond

  We pulled out of the gravel lot and onto the highway. My phone rang and I saw that Gerald was calling me from the front seat.

  “Yes.”

  “I’m going to take you to a hotel where you can both get cleaned up and get some rest. I’ll leave the car with you and wait for Jones to bring another one. Then we’ll both head back to Safford.”

  “Thank you. I don’t know what I’d do without you, Gerald.”

  “It’s nothing, Raymond. I’m more than happy to do it.”

  Gerald booked us two rooms at a nearby casino, one for Charlotte and I and one for himself. He went in and got the keys, then we snuck Charlotte in through a side entrance. I didn’t want the blood and grime on her arms and legs to raise any suspicion. While Charlotte was in the bath, Gerald bought her some clothes in the lobby and brought them, along with all the toiletries we’d need, up to our room.

  “You always think of everything. I’m very grateful.”

  “How is she doing?”

  “Fine. She’s taking a bath. We’ll stay the night and head out in the morning.”

  “You’re not taking her back to the house, are you?”

  “No. I’m taking her to the island. I’ll stay there with here for a few days then head back to the house to deal with the Beauchamps. I don’t want her anywhere near that place.”

  “Good idea. I’ll make arrangements for your jet.”

  “Thank you again, Gerald. When are you heading back to the house?”

  “We should be able to make it back there by morning. I won’t be stopping anywhere after the hospital.”

  “Be careful, Gerald.”

  “I always am.”

  “When are you leaving for the hospital?”

  “I’m going to wait until midnight to head to Safford. It shouldn’t take too long. Jones is bringing something to inject into the IV bag that will make it look like a heart attack. There shouldn’t be any investigation, given the state he’s in.”

  “Make sure they don’t see you.”

  Gerald nodded and I closed the door then went into the bathroom. Charlotte was lying back in the hot water with her eyes closed. She looked like an angel. I knelt down next to the bathtub and picked up her hand.

  “Why don’t you get in?” she said as I kissed her long, beautiful fingers.

  “No. This is for you. I’ll take a shower and help you into bed when you’re ready.”

  “I don’t need help getting to the bed, Raymond.”

  “I don’t care.”

  After we were both dry I picked Charlotte up and carried her into the other room. The smile on her face and the laugh that came from her throat was all I needed to know that everything was going to be perfect. I had her back and she wanted me. She hadn’t lied when she said she would come back.

  I laid her down on the bed and crawled in next to her. I didn’t want to do anything but wrap my arms around her and shower her with kiss
es. I pulled the covers up over us and pressed my body up against hers, then pushed her hair away from her face. She ran her tongue over her soft, pink lips then bit the lower one.

  “Raymond?”

  “Yes.”

  “You said that you talked to my dad at the hospital?”

  “Yes, briefly.”

  “So did he die while you were there?”

  “What?”

  “You said that you talked to him and you said that he was dead. Did he die in front of you?”

  “Yes … sort of.”

  “What happened?”

  “I don’t want to upset you with any of this, Charlotte. You’ve been through enough.”

  “It’s okay.”

  “Well, he went into cardiac arrest while we were there … and we were escorted out of the room. When the doctors came out they told us he was dead.”

  “We?”

  “Gerald went in with me.”

  “Oh. How was he? My dad, I mean.”

  “Not very good, Charlotte. I don’t want you to dwell on any of that though. I know this whole experience has been painful for you.”

  “He looked terrible when I saw him. The state he was in … and the trailer. My god it was even more disgusting than when I lived there. And that smell. I think he was already partly dead on the inside.”

  “I know. I was there.”

  “Really?”

  “I had to find you, Charlotte. I was desperate. If I hadn’t found you at Red’s I would have kept looking. I would have torn every trailer and shack in this depressed county apart until I found you.”

  She didn’t say anything for a long time. She just stared into my eyes and moved her hand softly across my chest. Eventually she brought her hand up to my face and a smile curled up in the corners of her mouth.

  “Raymond.”

  “Yes.”

  “I think I love you.”

  “I know I love you, Charlotte.”

  “How can you be so sure?”

  I looked into her glassy, blue eyes and held her face in both of my hands. “I just know.”

  I brought my lips to hers and felt the heat of her breath as I drew closer. Then when my lips finally met hers that warmth spread through me like a bolt of lightning. I didn’t want to go any further, though, so I pulled back. My body ached to be inside her but she was hurt and her needs were far more important than mine.

  “Why are you pulling back, Raymond? I want you.”

  “But your arms and legs. You need to rest.”

  “I have all the time in the world to rest, Raymond. I want you, now.”

  I carefully moved my body on top of hers and felt the soft skin of her stomach brushing up against mine. I could feel the hardness of her nipples as they pressed into my chest.

  My lips met hers again, and again a heat rose within me that shot through every cell in my body. The kiss was slow but incredibly passionate. My tongue lingered inside her mouth. Not forcing its way in and down her throat, but gently moving with hers.

  A soft moan came from deep in her throat and I felt my cock grow harder. I kissed my way down her chin and neck and when I looked back up at her face her eyes were closed and there was a smile on her open lips.

  I buried my mouth in the crook of her neck and looked up to see a big smile spread across her face. I could watch her all day, especially when I was the reason she was smiling like that. I wanted to see every single reaction she had to my lips as they caressed the skin that covered her entire body.

  I gathered her silky breasts into my hands and squeezed them gently. Underneath me Charlotte arched her back and spread her legs wide. I brought my mouth down to one of her nipples and teased it with my tongue and my teeth.

  “Harder, Raymond. I want to feel it.”

  “What?” I asked, looking up at her face as I brushed my mouth against the soft fold between her breasts. “What do you want to feel?”

  “The pain.”

  I stayed completely still for a moment. So still I wasn’t even breathing.

  “I don’t want to hurt you, Charlotte. I’ve never wanted to hurt you.”

  Charlotte raised her head and looked down at me. “I know that.” She lowered her head and closed her eyes. “I don’t know what else to call it though. It’s not just pain. It’s … so much more than that.”

  I lowered my lips to her nipple again and opened my mouth. She sucked her breath in as my teeth closed and I bit down. It wasn’t a hard bite, but she definitely felt my teeth. It was exactly what she wanted. Her back arched up toward my face and a high pitched moan escaped from her lips. “Oh God, Raymond. Yes!”

  I pulled her sensitive nipple further into my mouth and squeezed her breasts hard. Then as I pushed them up she arched her back up off the bed and pressed herself into me. She was stunning. I was completely hypnotized by the way her body moved with every breath.

  I ran my fingers down her sides until they reached her hips, then I reached around and grabbed her ass, pressing the open space between her legs into my face. She screamed out as my mouth closed over her clit. I slipped two fingers inside her and pressed up so that I was massaging her g-spot.

  “Oh God!”

  I looked up to see her face turning pink as she ground herself into me.

  “Oh God, Raymond, don’t stop!”

  I continued to thrust my fingers inside her as I sucked on her clit. I didn’t let up one bit until I felt her legs tense up around my head. Then suddenly she bucked her pelvis up and twisted her hips in the air. I kept my mouth clamped down and I kept working my fingers inside her as she screamed my name.

  My mouth stayed with her until she lowered her hips to the bed and her thighs closed around my head. Then she touched the top of my head and gently pushed me away. I looked up at the bliss that had spread like a soft blanket across her face. Her body was limp and sprawled out below me as she recovered from her first orgasm, but there would be more.

  I pulled her ass toward me so that it was on top of my thighs, then found her deliciously warm, wet hole with the head of my cock. Her body came to life again as I thrust into her. Her eyes flew open and she screamed at the ceiling. When I moved over her I felt her hands grip my back and her nails dig into my flesh.

  With each thrust Charlotte screamed and as her legs wrapped around my ass I felt her body start to shake.

  “Oh God, Raymond! Oh my God!”

  She looked like she was about to loose herself. Like she didn’t understand what was happening. She gripped onto me so hard it felt like my body was surrounded by a vice.

  “Oh God, Raymond, what are you doing to me?” she screamed out.

  I felt an intense wave build deep inside me, then as it spread out through my stomach to each of my limbs I felt myself flow into her. My mind was suddenly blank. There was nothing but Charlotte and me. It was as if I could feel ever cell in her body passing into mine. We were one and there was nothing else.

  I stayed in that dreamlike place for a long time; floating together with Charlotte in our own private world.

  That magical feeling only subsided a little when I opened my eyes and let the reality of the hotel room seep in. I smiled at the sweetness in her face when I saw the way she looked up at me.

  “Please don’t ever leave me again, Charlotte.”

  “I won’t. Never again.”

  8

  Charlotte

  I woke up the next morning and didn’t know where I was at first. The room was dark and unfamiliar and didn’t smell like the trailer or the musty room in that dark house.

  I felt a hand move on my stomach and I turned to see Raymond laying next to me, his eyes intent and serious.

  “Hey.”

  “How are you feeling?”

  I turned my head a little and looked up at the ceiling for a moment, trying to figure out how I felt. I was still tired and I could feel the scrapes on my arms and legs, and I was still exhausted after hours walking through the desert and sitting in that hot jail cell.
But really I felt incredible. I was so happy to be laying next to Raymond.

  “I’m fine. How are you feeling?”

  “Are you in any pain?”

  “No. I mean, a little, but nothing I can’t handle.”

  “Where does it hurt?” Raymond asked as he got up on an elbow and hovered over me.

  “You don’t have to worry about me, Raymond. I can take care of myself.”

  He brought his hand up and touched my cheek. “I know you can. But I can’t help but worry. I love you.”

  Raymond brought his lips down to mine and kissed me softly. At first I could barely feel his lips as they brushed against mine, but then the kiss deepened and intensified. His mouth opened and his tongue found its way between my lips.

  I put my arms around him and pulled his strong, hard body into mine. I could feel his cock growing hard.

  My lips tried to follow his as Raymond pulled back from me. “Wait. We can’t do this now.”

  “Why?” I looked up into his eyes and saw that he was very serious. “Is there something wrong?”

  “Someone tried to kill you yesterday. I need to get to somewhere safe.”

  “Are we going back to the house?”

  “No. I’m not taking you back there. Not right away. I need to deal with the Beauchamps. I don’t want them anywhere near you.”

  “It was one of them that ran me off the road, wasn’t it?”

  “Yes. They killed the man who was driving your car.”

  “I know. I saw him. Where am I going? I don’t have any money or anyplace to go.”

  “Don’t worry about it. I have a place for you. They won’t be able to find you there.”

  “Are you coming with me?”

  “Of course,” he said with a smile as he kissed me on the lips again. “I’m going to take you there. I’ll stay a day or two but then I have to get back to the house. I don’t trust those people.”

  “So where is it? You have to tell me, Raymond!”

  “It’s a surprise.”