by E. M. Abel
“Thank you for this morning,” he replied with a wink.
I smiled back at him, but it wasn’t genuine. Turning to look out the passenger window, I felt a small ache in my chest that seemed to be spreading. That was all I would ever be to him—good sex. I’d known that before I got into this, but the harsh reality of it was finally breaking through, and it hurt like hell. Perhaps that was all I was ever going to be. Maybe that was all I deserved.
Taking a deep breath, I turned to face Shaun, and I forced another smile. “Are we still on for surf lessons on Monday?”
“Yeah, sure.”
I nodded, and Shaun looked at me before turning back to watch the road.
“So, it shouldn’t take too long to get your car up and running once the parts come in. If you need help getting to work or anything, just let me know, okay?”
“Thanks. Nick is usually home by the time I go to work though, so I should be all right.”
Shaun didn’t respond. He just adjusted his hold on the steering wheel before asking, “Have you ever thought of restoring your car? She’s got a lot of potential, and with a little TLC, she could be beautiful.”
I shrugged before looking back out the window. “I used to think about it, but it’s been a fight just keeping her running. I don’t know if she has much fight left in her.”
Shaun ran his hand over the stubble on his jaw as he watched the road. He seemed to be debating on what he should say next. “I could help you,” he said, his eyes coming to mine again.
“Yeah, maybe.”
My first weekend in Virginia had gone by in a blur.
Red had been so busy that I crawled into bed, feeling exhausted, each night after work.
I’d thought about Shaun a lot, but I’d been grateful for the time away. I had been able to get some perspective, and I’d remembered why I agreed to be with him in the first place. He was safe. I’d known what I was getting, and I’d known what to expect. There was no confusion and no risk of getting hurt…as long as I could keep my emotions in check.
I’d spent most of Saturday hanging out with Nick, Asia, and Hailey, and I was finally starting to feel like part of their group. It was an overwhelming relief to have people I could talk to and who cared about me.
I hadn’t heard anything from Shaun all weekend, except on Sunday morning when he sent me a text telling me how much the parts for my car would cost.
I’d even agreed to meet up with Mandy on Sunday. We met for brunch at a small restaurant on the beach, and I decided to finally succumb to her and dish about my arrangement with Shaun.
“Okay, so let me get this straight.” She paused to lean forward, and then she rested her elbows on the table. “You’re fuck buddies. Neither of you want a relationship, and now, you’re both free to do whatever you want and still have guaranteed hot sex waiting for you.”
I laughed and shrugged my shoulders. “Well, yeah, I guess so.”
“Don’t you ever watch movies?” she asked, raising her eyebrow in suspicion.
Her question threw me off. “Huh?”
“Movies. You know, those movies where a guy and a girl are fed up with relationships, so they decide to have casual sex with each other. Wasn’t Justin Timberlake in a movie just like that?”
“So, what’s your point?” I asked before taking a sip of my coffee.
“My point is, all those movies end the same way. The guy and girl fall in love, but they don’t realize it until it’s too late, and someone always ends up hurt before it’s over.”
I laughed. “My life is not a movie, trust me.”
Mandy lifted her shoulder and let it drop again before she took a bite from her pancakes. “Well, if it’s ever made into one, I want Megan Fox to play me.” She peered up at me from her pancakes and smiled. “Just sayin’.”
Now, it was Monday morning. The apartment was quiet since Nick had just left for work, and I was starting some laundry when my phone rang. It was Shaun.
“Hello?”
“Good morning, Killer.”
I smiled and held the phone between my cheek and shoulder as I stuffed dirty clothes into the washer.
“Good morning.”
“You ready for your lesson?”
I was talking to Natalie on the phone as I made my way out to my car to pick her up.
“Yeah, I’m ready. When do you want to go?” Natalie asked me through the phone.
I opened my car door. “I’m on my way to get you now. Make sure you pack some sunscreen,” I told her before hanging up and getting into my car.
I’d been looking forward to this all weekend. It had only been two days since I saw her last, but it’d felt longer. I’d found myself thinking about her a lot more than I should, so I’d decided to take advantage of the freedom our relationship provided.
I’d spent most of Saturday working at the shop. Then, that night, I’d gone to my dad’s for one of his barbeques, and we’d finally interrogated him about his new relationship with Samantha.
“So, what’s up with you and Samantha?” Asia asked before taking a bite from her steak.
Dad’s gaze lifted from his plate to find all of us watching him. He chuckled and wiped his mouth with a napkin. “What do you mean?”
Asia was going to respond, but I spoke before she could, “What she means is, since when do you have girlfriends?”
Dad raised his eyebrows and looked at me.
“No, that’s not what I meant,” Asia said, narrowing her eyes at me. “I was just wondering how you guys met. Tell us about her.”
Dad grinned and leaned back in his chair. “She teaches yoga at the gym.”
For the past two years, Dad had been teaching self-defense classes at the gym by his house. That was where he had met most of the women he dated in the past.
Rob and I exchanged glances.
Dad continued, “We’ve actually known each other for a while, but she was going through a pretty nasty divorce when we met. I’ve always been interested in her, but the timing was never right.”
“Until now,” Asia added with a smile.
“Until now,” Dad agreed, smiling back at her.
I turned to give Rob a what-the-fuck look, and he just shrugged and took another bite from his steak.
On Sunday night, I’d found myself smoking weed and playing video games all night at Dank’s apartment. I’d hoped to go out for some drinks, but Dre had been busy with trying to work things out with Jasmine, and Marcus and Asia had just left on a trip to L.A. Marcus had a lot of events going on, so they would be gone for a couple of weeks. I’d thought about tagging along just to go surfing, but I hadn’t. I’d told myself I would go another time because someone needed to keep an eye on the shop, but the truth was, I had been too busy thinking about being inside Natalie again. I was trying hard to keep my mind off of her, but nothing seemed to be working.
I decided to take her to the beach at Marcus’s house since there was usually a good break out there, and I was also eager to get Natalie alone. I was an addict, and her body was quickly becoming my drug of choice.
I watched Natalie as she approached my car. She was wearing flip-flops and a short blue sundress that accentuated her hourglass figure. Her long hair was blowing behind her in the wind. I licked my bottom lip as I felt my body reacting to the sight of her.
“Hey!” she greeted me with a smile as she climbed into the passenger seat.
She tossed her bag in the back, and her smell filled my car. I could feel my dick growing hard already.
Baseball. Baseball. Baseball.
After fastening her seat belt, Natalie turned to look at me, and I grinned.
Her eyes moved down to my crotch and then back to my eyes. “Excited to see me?” she asked with a smirk.
If she was trying to embarrass me, it wasn’t working. I didn’t get embarrassed easily.
Leaning back in my seat to give her a better view, I widened my legs. “Yeah, you wanna feel?”
Natalie smiled, and sh
e peered back down at my shorts before she reached out and ran her hand over my dick. I sucked in a breath, and my muscles stiffened. I hadn’t expected her to call my bluff.
“Mmm…” she hummed as she started stroking me.
“Ah, fuck.” I let my head fall back onto my headrest, and I turned to look at Natalie as she watched the movement of her hand.
“I missed your dick,” she whispered as her eyes came up to meet mine.
Goddamn, she’s fucking hot.
If I didn’t get her hand off of me soon, I would end up fucking her here in my car. That would be great, but I already had plans to fuck her somewhere else. Reaching down, I stopped her hand, and I could see the mischief in her expression as she grinned at me.
“First things first,” I said before adjusting myself and trying to tame the boner in my shorts.
I thought the time apart had only fueled my desire for Shaun. He was so sexy while sitting there with that predatory look in his eyes. I couldn’t wait to see what he had planned.
“Where’s your board?” I asked as I leaned back and settled myself in my seat.
“It’s at Marcus and Asia’s house. That’s where we’re going.” He rubbed the stubble on his chin with his fingers as he watched the road.
Asia had told me that she and Marcus were leaving for L.A.
How convenient that they won’t be there.
“Oh, yeah? Did they give you a key?”
Shaun glanced at me. “Why would I need a key?” he asked with a sly smirk.
“Asia and Marcus went to L.A.”
“I know, but we’re only going surfing. So, why would I need a key?”
Leaning in closer, I gave Shaun a sexy grin “Because your surfboard isn’t the only thing I plan on riding today.”
His eyes met mine, and he bit his bottom lip. The look he was giving me was enough to make me wet. Then, his gaze moved to my chest, which was definitely on display.
“Who says you have to do that inside?”
Surprisingly, that was something I’d never done. My stomach fluttered when I thought about it. I was equally anxious and aroused by the idea.
Shaun turned to face the road again and I conceded, “Good point.”
He grinned and peered over at me. “Don’t worry, Killer. You will be thoroughly fucked by the time I’m done with you.”
A few hours later, Shaun was on the beach, watching me surf. I’d already improved a lot since the last lesson he gave me. He was a great teacher and really patient. I could tell how much he loved surfing, and his enthusiasm was contagious.
“All right, so this time, try to keep your feet a little farther apart and your knees bent. You’re getting it though. You rode the entire wave that time,” Shaun said, as I walked toward him on the beach.
I couldn’t stop my smile from showing if I tried. I was having so much fun surfing that I hadn’t even thought about sex since we started. Well, it hadn’t been as much as usual. It was just every time I looked into his eyes or when my body touched his or I saw him surfing or that tattoo on his back—
Okay, never mind.
I was having a lot of fun, but I was still horny. I was also hungry.
I adjusted my bikini top as I approached Shaun, and he watched.
“You’re really good at this. You should offer surf lessons to people. I bet you could make good money doing it,” I told him as I placed the board I was using down on the sand.
Shaun smirked. “You think so?”
“Yeah, I’m serious.”
He shrugged before motioning toward my board. “You giving up already?”
“No. I’m just hungry.”
“Hungry for what?” Shaun’s eyebrows lifted, and he began wiggling them up and down.
“Food.” I paused to run my eyes down his body before adding, “I’m not opposed to dessert though.” I grinned deviously at Shaun.
A spark of excitement appeared in his eyes as he responded, “Good thing I got a key from Asia.”
Natalie and I went into Marcus and Asia’s kitchen and made some turkey sandwiches for lunch. We’d been in the sun all morning so I suggested we eat inside.
“Are you sure they won’t mind us eating their food?” Natalie asked as she set her plate down on the table.
I was chewing on a mouthful of chips when I set mine down next to hers. I swallowed and took a sip from my water. “In case you haven’t noticed, Marcus and Asia aren’t really hurting for cash these days.”
“Is that weird?” she asked as she placed her towel on one of the chairs before sitting on it.
I had already sat down, and I was just about to take a bite from my sandwich when I paused. “Why would that be weird?”
“I don’t know. If my sister became a millionaire, I think it would be weird until I got used to the idea. I mean, look at all this.” She motioned around their pristine kitchen.
I didn’t think it was weird. I thought it was awesome, but I was more interested in Natalie. It hadn’t occurred to me just how little I really knew about her.
“You have a sister?” I asked after swallowing my bite.
“Yeah, a little sister. She lives in New York.”
I nodded. “That’s cool. So, why did you move out here?”
She shrugged and took a sip from her cup before her blue-green eyes met mine. “Just needed a change.”
“Running from all the broken men you left in L.A.?” I asked with a smirk.
She gave me a small smile before looking down at her plate. “That’s part of it,” she admitted.
She looked at me again, and I could see she was considering saying more.
“I just wanted a fresh start, a fun and adventurous new life.” Natalie laughed to herself, her hand moving to tuck some hair behind her ear. “I know this might be hard to believe, but up until this point, my life has been pretty boring. Really boring actually.”
It wasn’t hard to believe. It was easy to see that she was way too controlled to really let loose and have fun.
“Then, you met me, and everything got exciting,” I said, smiling before tossing a few more chips into my mouth.
She laughed but didn’t respond.
“So, what kinds of things do you plan to do in this fun and adventurous new life?”
She lifted her shoulder before letting it drop. “I dunno. Learn to surf, make friends, try things I normally wouldn’t try.”
“Like me?” I asked as I leaned back in my chair and widened my legs.
Her eyes came to mine, and she smiled again. “Yeah, like you.”
I sat there and watched Natalie as she took a sip from her cup. She looked beautiful after spending the day on the beach. Without any makeup or hair products, it was just her. Finally, I felt like I’d found someone who wouldn’t try to fill me with lies or bullshit. We were both open about what we wanted from each other, and we were still able to enjoy each other’s company. It was a win-win.
After we finished our lunch and washed all the dishes, at Natalie’s insistence, we decided to rinse off in the shower stall outside behind the house. I’d brought it up, saying that it would be nice to get all the salt water and sand off our skin, but really, I’d imagined it earlier, and I couldn’t wait to get her in there. Natalie, me, soap, a small shower stall outside—it was a great idea.
I watched Natalie’s ass as she walked down the wooden stairs to the patio behind the garage. A large shower stall was against the wall, and plants were all around us. We could see the beach but not much else.
Natalie put her hand on the door handle and turned to look up at me over her shoulder. I was standing directly behind her, and my dick was already getting hard from just imagining the things I wanted us to do.
She knew exactly what I was thinking. I could see it in her eyes and in the small smirk on her lips.
Goddamn, she looks so sexy. I couldn’t wait to get inside her again.
When she opened the door, I pressed my chest against her back and guided her inside unti
l she was on the opposite wall. The door closed behind us. The only light in the stall was coming in from the small windows above our heads. Reaching over to the wall next to us, I turned on the water, and it was ice cold. Natalie squealed, and I laughed, but I wasn’t going to let her out yet.
“Don’t worry. It’ll warm up,” I murmured into her ear as I grabbed her juicy ass.
I was in love with her ass. I started kneading it in my hands and pressing it against my cock. I was getting harder, and hearing Natalie panting and moaning against me only made it worse.
Turning her around, I pressed her back against the wall and took her bikini off. Then, I got down on my knees. The water was hitting my back, and it was still cold, but I didn’t give a shit. I had to taste her again. I lifted Natalie’s leg up over my shoulder, and she gasped when she felt my breath against her. My tongue came out and slowly grazed over her wet, swollen pussy.
Damn, she tastes so good.
I let my tongue stop on her clit, and I slowly flicked it a few times. Natalie’s body shook, and she gasped again. I peered up at her, and the image I got was one of the sexiest fucking things I’d ever seen. Natalie’s naked tits were dripping wet and her back arched as I started moving my tongue faster and lighter and then slower and harder.
Natalie was chanting, “Oh God. Oh God. Oh God.”
One of her hands came down to grip my hair while the other moved to her breast. She pinched her nipple between her fingers, and I slowly slid two of my fingers inside her. Her back arched more, and I squeezed her ass in my other hand as I pressed her harder against my mouth. I began fucking her with my fingers, my tongue still working her clit, and before long, she was coming.
My dick was so fucking hard that it hurt. Natalie was still gasping when I slid my fingers out of her and stood up. Pressing her against the wall again, I leaned down and kissed her, letting my tongue glide against hers. She moaned in my mouth and pushed my shorts off my hips before taking my dick in her hands. Our kiss got rough as she stroked my cock.
