"I hope you like what I cooked, I planned it so carefully. Spanish rice, Puerto Rican style or called arroz con pollo. Green bananas, and Pastelillos." She announced walking to the stove to check on everything. He could smell the heavy aromatic spices in the air, his mouth would be watering if he weren't so nervous. He knew sooner or later it would come to this. He had hoped to put it off until they were at least engaged. Perhaps even married, but he could tell, had been able to tell for sometime that she wanted him to make love to her. Problem was, he wasn't quite sure how to get things moving in that direction. At 21 years old, although he would admit it to no one, he had yet to make love to a girl or woman. He had felt more relaxed with just staying in the company of others to avoid it. His father had drilled it into them how they should be towards women. Especially if they cared about one that was special to them. He knew that Shawn and Jake did the opposite, but it wasn't in his nature to go against what his father had taught them because he agreed with it.
"What are you thinking?" She asked coming back to the table with two goblets and a bottle of wine. She sat them down and passed the bottle to him with a cork screw.
"Maybe... we should... go out, and celebrate this occasion."
"No... I don't want to go out. I want to be alone with you. I don't want anyone else around. We have, the rest of the day... and the night." She informed him.
"I - I - don't know Meri - I mean-..."
"Are you attracted to me at all? I'm attracted to you. I think about you everyday... every minute of everyday. Fantasies of you - always on my mind. Now you're here, does seeing me here, like this, inspire anything in you?"
"Well yeah... sure it does... I mean - I just... well this is all - you see-..."
"I think I know what it is." She announced to help him out.
"You do?" He asked gulping, insecurity and fear showing in his eyes. The reason for it, she mistook. Nodding her head, she walked from around the table towards him, smiling in sympathy.
"Yes I do... its okay you know." She tried to reassure him gently.
"It is?" He asked wide eyed.
"Sure it is. I don't care about that." She went on standing close to him, running her fingers through his short cut hair.
"About that? What?"
"That you're - well... how can I say this without embarrassing you...maybe - below average - uuuh, not so well endowed? Maybe? I don't care... what we have, is special, that's not important."
Derrick finally smiled up at her, "I'm glad to hear it. That - that doesn't matter to you, that's a relief."
"Is that why it's taken you so long to getting around to - well... making love to me? Because you're - ashamed of it?"
"Emmm, nooo - not really, to be honest with you, that had never crossed my mind."
"Well what about making love to me? That ever cross your mind? It's crossed mine... matter of fact, its on my mind... right now."
"Look - I-..."
She covered his mouth with her fingers, then leaned down slowly and replaced them with her lips. Kissing him carefully, with slow deliberateness. Tasting his mouth, moving her head slowly closer as she placed her hand on his chest, rubbing there. "Touch me Derrick. Show me how much I mean to you." She asked kissing his lips as she spoke. He reached up and gently pulled her onto his lap, his heart going crazy in his chest as he went along with her. He felt her tongue teasing, tasting at the slight opening of his mouth, and followed suit, moving his tongue forward to meet hers, his large hands gripping her arms tightly as he pulled her closer to him, his breathing was deep, he could feel his excitement growing, that he was quickly getting an erection.
Meribel squirmed a bit on his lap, also able to feel his erection, her heart was slamming, she was throbbing, and the feel of him growing rapidly hard made her flood with moisture, she pulled away from him licking her lips, looking at him. His grip on her arms was really tight.
"Come on... lets go to my room." She invited gently.
He held her a moment, staring into her lovely eyes, down at her lips, he wanted her then, could not stop the feeling now. "Okay." He returned just as softly.
Meribel stood, grabbed his hand and led the way. With him inside the small room, just fitting between her bed and DJ's crib, she closed and locked her door, reaching down she unbuckled her sandals as he stood nervously watching her. Dropping both in the corner, she stood before him, a little over 5'6 and untied the waist scarf and tossed it aside as well. She was trying to figure out why he wasn't all over her. She'd had experience with two other guys in her life, Johnny who had taken her virginity, who had been all over her in seconds, roughly taking her the first time, leaving her unsatisfied and regretting giving in to him. He'd been a Pollish/Puerto Rican with a reputation for getting all the girls. He'd gotten her as well, but she learned as all the others did - he was a lousy lover with an unimpressive package to boot. The second had been Armundo. He'd knocked her off her feet, was responsible for her first real climax, of which a few others followed before she found herself pregnant by him. Upon telling him, he at first pretended to be happy about it, but slowly withdrew himself until she found that he was pursuing another girl. A black girl... Sylvia Martin.
Not sure why he stood watching and waiting, Meribel smiled up at him and reached underneath her right arm, and undid the small zipper there, staring down his body as she did, feeling a bit shy because he wasn't taking her into his arms. However, as her eyes travelled the length of his body, she noticed something odd... different, he was erect - that was good, but his erection looked - huge!
The look on her face, the sudden realization in her eyes made Derrick swallow nervously, feeling self conscious.
She looked up from his groin to his face, then back down at him again, this time she gulped.
"Are... are you playing some kind of game... what - what do you have in there?" She asked, unable to help herself.
"What do you think?" He returned, trying to get himself ready for this, he knew he should go over to her, but he wanted to give her the time and the freedom to back out if she wanted to. With her eyes wide, she stepped cautiously closer, in the small room, it only took three as she stared at his erection boldly, and then up at him again.
"You got something in there?" She asked with her heart skipping irregularly, growing breathless, thinking that he'd put something in his pants as a trick or game.
"Yeah... I do, can't you tell?"
"What is it?" She asked stunned.
"Don't you know? You should."
Stunned with her mouth partially open, she reached out and touched him. Derrick sucked in and broke out in sweat, but stood still and let her touch him.
"Hol'up hol'up hol'up! What the hell... no way... is this all you?"
"Well - of course..." He answered breathless. "...you sure... you wanna do this?" He asked feeling himself grow even harder, she felt him thicken and harden as well.
Snatching her hand away, she exclaimed, "Uh SHIT! Tha's - uh shit!" She grew giddy with excitement realizing how wrong she was about his size.
"If you've changed your mind, I understand." He swallowed hoping that she hadn't changed her mind, the scent of her was in his head, flowing through his system, he was growing uncomfortable with having his pants closed, now that his erection was almost full blown with a need to be free.
"Change my mind? No way. But - why were you - why have you waited to make love to me? That is nothing to be ashamed of?" She couldn't help herself, she had to ask, she needed to understand.
"I'm afraid the truth is a bit embarrassing. It shouldn't be... but considering the day we live in - I'm not sure how you're going to take it."
"Take what? Tell me?" She asked, waiting with baited breath, unsure of what his reasons could be.
"Ummm, you and I - well... this - here - now... will be - my um, first time."
Meribel's eyes grew huge! She couldn't believe her ears.
"You're a... vir - virgin?" She whispered it as if someone would hear.
"
-(Echm)-" Derrick cleared his throat, his stomach doing flips. "Yeah... I am."
Meribel smiled, "Not after today popie... not after today. We gone take care of that... right now." She was more turned on than she'd ever been. "Here, let me help you take off this shirt." She reached for his waist, gripping the knit turtle neck above the waist band of his pants and pulling it out. He helped her, grabbing it from her and pulling it over his head and off. She was already at his belt buckle, undoing it with shaky excitement. She wanted to look at him, see it with her own eyes because she still couldn't believe what her hands had felt and what was showing through his trousers. With them undone, she looked up at him. He was breathing deep, nervous and looking down at her.
"You okay popie? You ready?"
Derrick nodded that he was.
With her eyes on his, she pushed his pants down, including his briefs as well. Derrick helped her there too. Realizing that he was willing to strip all the way down, she backed up and let him remove them. She wanted to put a bit of distance between them to look at him and remove her dress. He was bent over and kicking his shoes off to remove his pants and underwear. Done, he stood up gloriously naked before her.
Meribel grew dizzy and shocked to see him naked before her. To see THAT at full glory standing massive before her.
"Oh my God! !oh mi dios! ¡El padre del Oh le agradece! ¡Es el mío - toda la mina!¡Tan grande - tan grande y mina!" Meribel broke out in Spanish, crossing herself, clasping her hands before with a tear in her eyes, praising the heavens, saying the last part in English, "Thank you father... an' it's al-l-l mine!"
Derrick smiled down at her, "I sure hope all of that means... that you're happy?"
Chapter 102
Back to today...
Sylvia was laughing so hard she had to wipe her eyes to see the road.
"Was I happy? Girl I turned his butt out! We had sex into the middle of the night! Went and ate and came to have some more! Once he got going, he wanted us to be alone together all the time."
"I can't believe it! For someone his size, if Shawn is anything to go by, you should've been too sore to do more. Didn't it hurt?" Sylvia just had to ask.
"Sometimes, but my ass was too horny to care! One thing is for sure, with a man that big, there are some positions you just cannot do! No way!"
"Oh tell me about it!"
"What's Shawn's favorite?"
"Favorite what?" Sylvia asked, but she knew what she meant.
"Po - si - tion?!" Meribel dragged it out for emphasis.
Sylvia shook her head laughing in disbelief at what they were talking about. "Girl I don't know, Shawn'll take it anyway he can get it." She volunteered.
"He got to have a favorite! They all got a favorite!" Meribel pressed.
"Hmmm..." Sylvia ran all the times they'd made love through her mind. "You know what, he likes to stand by the bed, pull me to the edge, with my legs over his chest, ankles at his ears. Girl if he can get me like that, he be goin' to town. I have to stop him sometimes, because he get to stroking and forget hisself gettin' all deep into it! Once he knew I was pregnant, he backed off a bit. After I went and had my first visit at the doctors, he told Shawn to get a ring, something to use to shorten his length a bit, girl he got that thing-..." Sylvia stopped shaking her head. "... lord - put it this way... if I even hint that I might be in the mood - there he is!"
"It must be nice. When Derrick is in the mood, he prefers the spoon position. Many a nights I'd be brought awake with him coming on in." Meribel was smiling at first, then shook her head. "But lately... no such action." She quieted a moment, "I gotta lose weight."
"Look - let's not think about that now. I invited you out so we could have a good time together! I already have it planned out, I know exactly what you need - cause I need it too."
"And that is?" Meribel was smiling again.
"We're going to visit a body spa. Get the works! We gone get mud soaked, steamed cleaned, pedicured, manicured-..."
"You can forget that - I ain't never gone be man-i-cured!"
They both burst into laughter from the double entendre.
"Amen for that... 'cause that ain't no lie! I tried to go man free. I really did." Sylvia confessed.
"You must be crazy! I can't live without no man, I'm sorry. I know me, I must have a man seeing about me, ain't no ifs, ands or buts about that!"
"Well sista'girl - you gone have to do without one this weekend! Because the next couple of days is just for us! Make-over time! You like my haircut?!" Sylvia switched gears asking.
"Yeah! What made you do that? It looks good on you."
"Needed a change. Plus, I don't fancy dealing with my hair in the next up and coming months. I think you need a change. You need to go back home a new woman. Just as I plan to go back home... a new woman."
"Well I can't let you foot the whole bill for this weekend, its not like I'm broke. So, I think you're right, I need a new me. Or rather, its time to bring back the old me, the me I use to be before the babies starting coming one after the other and he got so caught up with the games and teaching."
"You know what Meribel, life is about what we make it. Every now and then, we have to pull out and renew ourselves, realign ourselves to regain a bit of strength. That's what it's about, that's what my little adventure is about. When I return home, I'll be ready for whatever comes - come what may."
"Makes sense to me. And after we're all shiny and new... then what?"
"We going dancing! Maybe a bit of salsa! I'm in the mood for it."
"Woooo hoooo! Girlfriend! Oh I miss going dancing, lets do it! I'll call my cousin Fernando, he has a band and plays every weekend. He's been inviting me and Derrick forever to come hear him play, can we do that tonight?"
"You got it babes... we are on our way! Wooooo!"
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L. A...
"So - is it to your taste Ms. Wherrington?" Jeremiah asked as Deidre made her way through his penthouse apartment slowly, using forearm crutches as her friend Terra stood at his window admiring the view from Wilshire blvd.
"Are you kidding me? I tried to get in here, but the waiting list was too long. How long have you lived here?" She asked, coming from the room he showed her that would be hers for the time being until the investigation made headway and there was no need to further protect her. She made her way to his sofa, tired already of trying to get around using the crutches.
"I've been here going onto two years now. Let's just say, it pays to win cases for certain clients. I've found that my success has paid the ticket into many sought after establishments. Part of the perks!" He stated smiling, then winked as he stood behind the bar preparing to fix them a drink.
"By the looks of things, you find success in everything you touch." Terra commented, turning from the window to look at him, then her friend.
"I sure hope so, lets just hope my track record continues." He replied looking to her. "Okay ladies, what will it be?" He asked, having finished himself a drink.
"Nothing for me, I'm going to be heading out now." Terra announced.
"Aaah, come on... we just got here. Don't leave yet." Deidre protested gently, a bit nervous at the idea of being left alone with Jeremiah. While she knew there was nothing to fear from him, this was all so new and she didn't know how to deal with the situation once they were alone.
"Have you forgotten that I have a restaurant to run? You're in perfectly safe and capable hands now."
"Well I know that, but still-..."
"Well thank goodness you agree." Jeremiah broke in from the bar, stepping from behind it with a drink in hand walking up to Terra. "Now that you know where she is, drop in as often as you wish to check on her, you're welcome any time." He stated with his hand to her back as she made her way to the door. Deidre went to get up when she stopped her, "Deidre sit! You were just released from the hospital, I can make it to the door just fine - can't you see - I have a perfect escort here. I'll call you later okay?"
Deidre relaxed bac
k down. "Okay... thank you for everything. I can't say it enough."
"Lucky for you, I had help. Do what you're told, don't go anywhere alone, understand? If no one else is available, I'll do what I have to, to join you." Terra assured her before continuing on her way out.
"She'll be fine. Whether she wants it or not, she'll be heading back to bed, soon." His eyes went from Terra to Deidre to let her knew he meant business. Deidre sighed.
Jeremiah sat his drink down at the door table and left heading for the elevator to his penthouse flat, escorting Terra out to her car. Giving Deidre time in his apartment alone. Looking around again, she rose and hobbled back to the room that would be hers. She couldn't believe the changes her life was taking. She couldn't believe that she'd agreed to come and stay with him until it could be concluded who might have tried to kill her. She tried not to think of the confrontation she finally had with her parents. They'd been back to the hospital over and over - insisting that she see them. She'd put it off as long as she could, finally giving in to a short visit.
They'd been insistent that she come home with them, that she was being ridiculous. That obviously the threat on her life was some how linked to their high profile and wealth, someone had obviously marked them as a target to get money out of them. That, at least was what her father had gone on to state until she made her objection.
"I wasn't kidnapped. If someone wanted money, they would have tried to kidnap me, not kill me." She stated with Jeremiah and an officer present.
"Look... can we not discuss this alone - do we need them present?" Her father had pushed.
"We talk with them present or we don't talk at all." Deidre returned firmly.
"Why are you doing this to us? Do you realize how this looks?! You mean you would trust him - over your own family? Do you know who he is? Do you remember him?! I remember!" Georgiana argued.
"Yes, and I as well! How do you know he's not behind this as some kind of revenge plot against us? Don't continue to be such a fool Deidre - come home with us! You were always safer at home!"
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