Fighting Destiny

by Annalisa Simon

  His woman.

  He knew how to set her on fire for him and she would finally know it today. He released her now hardened nipple and worked his way down her body to her feminine mound and licked and sucked her into orgasm until her juices flowed onto his tongue in rivulets. She tasted like the sweetness of syrup and he couldn’t get enough.

  “Nathan!” she cried out as he continued to work his tongue magically propelling her even higher in a state of ecstasy. When she was about to experience another release he positioned himself at her core rubbing the thick head of his manhood against her,

  “You are mine Candasee and I am yours,” and with those words he slid his point home and she shuddered around him. He was already at the end of his control and several thrusts later he joined her, filling her with his seed.

  The auditions took about three hours and Candasee was stunned at the quality of talent the students showed. Julia was quite impressive and she’d opted that night to use song for her audition. She had a rich alto voice which reminded her of a cup of steaming cocoa on a cold rainy day. It was a voice for love songs and jazz, that could make anyone want to snuggle up with that special someone. Everyone in the room was impressed, that is everyone except Eve, her roommate.

  Eve was also doing song, and modern dance but her third area was in playing the piano. She chose to sing and play at the same time and she made several obvious mistakes in both the playing and maintaining her pitch. Yet her name was still among those short-listed after the auditions were over and her selection was unanimous among the judges, including Nathan. Were Blaine, Trudy and Nathan tone deaf? Only she and Dave thought it was a mistake to add her to the program.

  Besides that, everything else seemed to be in place for tomorrow’s meeting. It was nine thirty and they’d finalized the list earlier than expected. It actually seemed that they would get some rest before the meeting in the morning.

  “Come let’s get some ice-cream before we go back upstairs,” said Nathan suddenly. Sometimes he reminded her of her eight year old cousins back at home with his boundless energy.

  “Sure, I could stand to gain a few pounds after this week,” Candasee agreed.

  They ordered tall vanilla sundaes covered in fudge, caramel, chocolate sauce whipped cream and nuts and went to sit beside the pool.

  “Let’s share a deck chair. These things are big enough for two,” Nathan suggested and Candasee sat beside him and all that could be heard for a few moments were the collective sighs and mmm’s of enjoyment. They placed their empty glasses on the table beside them and then Nathan shifted Candasee so that she was seated between his legs. She rested her head against his chest as he wrapped his arms around her and they looked at the stars.

  “When this intensive is done, let’s take another trip, this time just you and me,” said Nathan thoughtfully.

  “Another trip? But what about the academy, won’t you need to prepare for the upcoming term?”

  “The academy will be on holiday for another two weeks and I think I can skip about five of those days to get some rest. I want you to come with me.”

  “Where did you have in mind?”

  “I’ve always wanted to visit somewhere with mountains and snow. You know, where it’s not as tropical as we are accustomed to.”

  “Uh, I don’t know how enjoyable it will be to spend five days freezing?” Candasee laughed in response.

  “ Ah, but you see it will give me all the excuses I need to offer you my body heat all day and all night long,” he said nibbling her earlobe gently.

  Candasee felt her body relax as Nathan’s warmth surrounded her body. His breath was warm against her cheek and a warm current flowed between them.

  “You don’t need an excuse to offer me your body heat, you know,” she flirted back and she stifled a laugh as he paused and she heard a rumble of pleasure from his chest.

  “So is that a yes then? Can I go ahead and surprise you with a cold destination of my choice?” he asked.

  “Yes, I’d love to go with you. I think when all this work is over we will need a vacation to recover,” she laughed.

  Candasee saw them together even after this intensive was over which meant that she had no intention of hooking up with Darius again. He still couldn’t get over what they’d shared a few hours earlier, the most mind-blowing sex in his life.

  “Promise me?”

  “Of course, why do you ask?”

  “I just love the idea of us having plans together beyond this week,”

  “Nathan we’ll be making plans together for the rest of our lives,”

  Nathan tightened his grip around Candasee as he let go a loud whoop!

  “You might want to loosen your grip if you don’t want to strangle me,” Candasee laughed. He had such a rich tone to his laughter that she never got tired of hearing. It was such a long time since she’d made any man happy and it felt good.

  “You do know that you’ll never be able to get rid of me now?”

  “I don’t want to get rid of you at all!” she confessed. Darius and I are over she thought, over for good this time!

  She looked so beautiful in the moonlight and with the reflection of the water from the pool dancing like tiny lights across her skin. She was his and he wanted the entire hotel to know it, especially Darius.

  “Good, because I’ve been dying to do this all night!”

  Unable to resist the temptation of her lips any longer, he tilted her head back and upward and tasted her lips before parting them with his tongue, plunging it deep inside her mouth, swirling and drawing hers into his own. He was done with the chaste kisses, with the unclear motives and being the understanding guy. He was done playing the cat and mouse game because look where it got him, plotting and scheming to keep the woman he loved. She needed to know exactly what he was truly offering her, no holds barred!

  Candasee instinctively twisted her body and rested her hands against his chest to grant him greater access. He tasted sweet just like the sundaes they’d just eaten and he wasn’t letting up one bit on her. Rumbles of pleasure rose from his chest as he turned her so that she was straddling him on the deck chair and she found herself responding and wrapping her arms around his neck. His arousal strained against her where she sat and she felt herself dampen where their bodies were in intimate contact.

  Now that she was no longer keeping the brakes on their relationship, she could stop living in the past and embrace what was happening now. She sensed the warmth of his kiss flowing gently through her body and she found herself responding ardently to him. Nathan stroked her body lovingly with his hands and pulled away suddenly so that she saw the fiery intensity burning in his eyes.

  “Candasee, I want all of you tonight again! You have possessed me,” he almost growled.

  “I want you too,” she echoed.

  Without another word, they returned to Candasee’s room quickly and as soon and the door was locked, Nathan wasted no time in pulling Candasee down onto the bed on top of him before recapturing her mouth.

  How she moved suddenly from standing to lying on Nathan’s chest kissing him was a blur. He was tangling his hand into her hair holding her head firmly as he plundered her mouth with insistent strokes of his tongue against hers. This kiss felt different, well actually more than that as her body tingled in response to him.

  Nathan rolled her onto her back and covered her body with his and began nibbling on her earlobe and tracing a path of passion along the side of her neck, before slipping the spaghetti straps of her top over her shoulders.

  “Candee, I want you so much right now! I’m going to make love to you and I’m going to prove to you again that we are perfect for each other! I want you to know and see exactly what I do about us!” said Nathan kissing her lips, cheeks, eyelids, and finally the tip of her nose as he spoke.

  She wanted to give Nathan more. She wanted to feel in control again instead of doubting everything she did with him. She wanted to throw caution to the wind and to just put aside
the fears of what it could mean to let a man into her heart again. Was Nathan the one she could trust? Nothing could be gained by constantly running away, besides nine months was long enough to keep him waiting wasn’t it?

  Exasperated by the litany of questions filling her mind Candasee silenced them all by leaning toward Nathan and he breathed a sigh of relief as their lips came together once again.

  He flipped her over and roamed his hands freely over her body finally raising and removing her camisole and gasping with amazement at the beauty of her body now unveiled before his eyes. He knew she was gorgeous and unique but she was more than perfectly shaped and her taut nipples beckoned to him like the sweetness of gourmet chocolate. He took her into his mouth and sucked gently and her body arched into his mouth as she breathed her pleasure and held his head down to her breasts! She was driving him crazy! He held her breasts in his hands and kissed and tasted every inch of them before pushing her tights down and off her body. Pulling off his t-shirt and pants, his engorged arousal strained against his boxers and he fought the urge to unite their bodies’ right then. He wanted this moment to be special, to be memorable.

  Candasee looked up at Nathan as he undressed admiring the lean strength in his body and forced away the thoughts of Darius that were straining their way to the surface of her consciousness. This would be her time to allow herself to feel the flames of fire and passion kindle in her with someone new, with someone she could trust. Nathan was literally chiselled muscle and perfection and a light sprinkling of dark hair covered his chest and grew from his navel before disappearing down in his boxers. All that separated them now were the flimsy materials of her sheer panties and his boxers.

  “Candee, I want to hear you say it to me this time! How do you feel about me? asked Nathan with his voice ragged with pent up desire. “I don’t want your silence, tell me you want this as much as I do!” he said raking his hot gaze over the length of her body as she lay half propped on her elbows with her body fully open to his view. His eyes had darkened and scant restraint registered on his features as he waited for her answer.

  Candasee closed her eyes and steeled herself inwardly, begging her heart to cooperate and to be present in this. She was wiping the slate clean, making a fresh start here. She would finally be able to forget Darius and all the pain and disappointment and forget all the confusion and desire he had set ablaze in her with that one stupid kiss on the beach. She had to do something to resist being drawn back into his world so easily, to avoid looking so weak and pitiful!

  “Nathan, yes, I love you and I do want you!” said Candasee almost not recognizing her own voice as she spoke.

  “Nathan quickly removed his boxers and freed the hardness of his arousal. He was completely male as he stood before her with his magnificent body and rippling contours. She drank in his appearance and she felt her body preparing itself for him.

  He wanted nothing more than to bury himself to the hilt in the welcoming heat of her sex but before that there was something he dreamed of doing all night ever since he got his first taste. He wanted her to know passion with him, to erase every memory of Darius and whatever hold he had over her that she could not seem to break free of. He needed to rebrand her as his and now that he had her love he swore he would hurt any man who thought he could be so easily put aside. Pulling her hips to the edge of the bed he buried his mouth between her thighs tasting her first through her panties and she arched against his mouth. He removed her panties and plunged his tongue into her warmth finding it sweeter than any dream he could ever have imagined. He lapped and stroked her through her cries until her body shuddered and trembled with her release flooding his tongue with her juices once again. He lapped them up like a precious elixir.

  Then he quickly thrust deeply into her until they were both gasping for breath. He captured her mouth again and she could taste herself on his lips as he filled and stretched her to capacity.

  Nathan knew he wouldn’t last much longer and as he let himself go, Candasee came again around him and he experienced the greatest high his life seeing her come apart in his arms like that. She was his and he wasn’t ever letting her go now that he’d claimed her. Nathan shifted his position so that Candasee was lying on his chest and he held her close to him like she was the greatest treasure in the world.

  Chapter 9

  She never came! She never even called! thought Darius concealing the agony he was experiencing under a deceptively impassive demeanour. And now sitting here at the conference table in his boardroom this morning beside Nathan she was practically glowing. The orange tones in her sundress made her eyes appear a warm grey and sensual through her long lashes. The cut of her dress revealed her muscled, toned arms and the softness of her breasts.

  Darius was desperately fighting a losing battle with insane jealousy every time he saw Nathan lean in close to her ear and whisper something only they knew about and to watch her laugh. It was obvious there was a special intimacy between them. But what did he expect anyway? She never did say that she would come to talk to him. He’d left it totally up to her! She would be here for another five days and it would be pure torture for him if he had to watch this until then.

  The redeeming quality of it all was when Nathan presented the list to all gathered there and a few video previews of their best pieces. It seemed to be a pretty balanced repertoire of dance, song and instrumental renditions and Nathan assured the planning committee that the intensive delegates were the crème of the crop in their own countries which made the show one of high calibre. Also, all of the instructors would be participating and many had professional performing careers outside of their teaching assignments at the academy as well. Even Candasee would be performing a solo piece. If what he saw two nights ago was anything to go by, she was the star of the show as far as he was concerned.

  The meeting concluded with the events team and a representative from the Tourism board being pleased that the entertainment requirement was satisfied especially seeing that the cast were not all Derrien Islander’s. Nathan and Candasee had discussed what additional props and equipment might be required for the upcoming performance so all was set. The cultural foundation would be able to supply all the extras that were needed and plans were made to have the necessary fittings done that day.

  The meeting finished and after cordial handshakes and well wishes everyone stood up to leave.

  Candasee rose to leave as well hoping that Darius would think twice about talking to her with Nathan there. She didn’t know what to say to him and hoped that he would let it all go. After Nathan fell asleep last night she’d spent a long time just sitting on her balcony thinking about what finally happened between them. She was determined not to have any regrets about making love to Nathan twice, but to her chagrin it hadn’t changed anything about the way she felt about Darius. She’d resigned herself to allow time to take care of that and the trip she would take with Nathan when this was all over would be a great start. She couldn’t lose! He loved her, and most importantly he loved and accepted her dancing. He supported her like no other man had and her father liked him which meant that she wouldn’t have to hear a litany of warnings and I told you so’s ever again. She loved him too, she realized, not to the same depth as she’d loved Darius but she loved him and with time that would grow and deepen as well.

  She could feel Darius’ eyes on her as she rose to leave and she felt naked and exposed under his gaze. She wouldn’t show him any weakness, ever again, she thought. Nathan was her safe choice, her sensible choice and after last night she knew that she could experience passion with him too. It was bad enough that she still loved Darius even after all this time but he would never know it. She just couldn’t open herself to that kind of heartbreak again!

  Darius noted the odd nervous expression on Candasee’s face when her eyes rose slowly to meet his before she turned away to leave. He had to speak to her before she left.

  “Candasee, may I speak with you please?” he asked and to his surprise n
ot only did she turn around but so did Nathan. This man was really beginning to irritate him.

  “Alone!” he emphasized looking pointedly at Nathan.

  Nathan’s expression narrowed as he turned fully to face Darius and was about to speak when Candasee touched his arm lightly restraining him.

  “It’s okay Nathan, I’ll be fine. I will meet you and the others downstairs in time for breakfast.”

  “No Candasee, it’s not okay and I think both you and Mr. Brogan here know exactly why! The meeting is over,” Nathan seethed angrily.

  “Darius I’m sorry!” Candasee replied not wanting to offend Nathan again so soon after they’d made up. He was her future, not Darius.

  “Look Candasee, I know the meeting is over but this is urgent and important. I wouldn’t have asked otherwise,” Darius added emphatically.

  Candasee exchanged a glance with Nathan who was clearly unwilling to have any private meetings taking place.

  “I’m sure that whatever he needs to discuss won’t take long Nathan, will it Darius?” asked Candasee looking at him pointedly willing him not to make a scene. His face was impassive and almost a cold mask of steel as he looked over her shoulder at Nathan without uttering a word!

  The silence was uncomfortable as both men continued their silent ultimatums and finally Nathan relented.

  “Okay! Candasee, but not too long, I will be waiting for you in the restaurant, and I trust you,” he replied meaningfully before giving her a lingering kiss on the lips and leaving reluctantly. Darius winced inwardly at the sight.

  Darius waited until he closed the door and waited for Gerald to announce that the outer office was clear before he said anything else.