Between a Rock and a Hard Place

by Bohannon, Hipsy

  "Ya know, you could have told me the truth; it really wouldn't have mattered.” Able offered, staying just a step behind her.

  “Bullshit.” Penny scoffed, tossing the word over her shoulder.

  “No, for real, it's that you lied, that’s, what really pisses me off about all this shit." He informed, in his, after school special, tone of voice.

  "Tell the truth, huh?”

  “Ya, sounds pretty simple, doesn’t it?”

  “Oh, like you did, right? " She accused, as she came to a stop, standing in front of the trash shoot.

  "Ya well, I didn't know, that we were gonna hit it off like we did. I don’t just go blurting out to every chick that I talk to, that I’m on T.V. or that I’ve been in a bunch of stupid ass movies.”

  “Well, maybe you should. People like, you, need to come with warning label.” Penny quipped, trying to get a better grip on the oversized trash bag, in her hands.

  “Maybe we should, but so should you.” Able challenged, with the raise of his brow. “Did it ever occur to you that I wasn’t, trying, to be a shady little shit?”

  “Then why lie?”

  “Maybe, because I was enjoying talking to someone who wasn’t just talking to me because I’m famous. That shit gets old real fast, trust me, you have no fucking clue.” He informed, in an annoyed tone.

  "Oh, you poor thing! I feel so bad for you! It must suck being loved by everyone." She teased, trying like hell, to get her over

  stuffed bag of trash, to fit down the shoot.

  Able rolled his eyes, nudging her to the side, so that he could give it one, hard shove that ended up, sending it flying down the shoot.

  "Actually, it does suck, sometimes. You never know who’s real, who really likes you, or who’s just trying to fuck you over." He informed, turning his hurt gaze, back on her.

  "That's everyone Holden, Able, whatever the hell your name is. Even us, ‘regular’, people, have trouble figuring that shit out." She enlightened, as she pushed her way passed him, heading back toward her apartment.

  "Fine, point taken, but that still doesn't explain why, you, lied to me." Able reminded.

  "Simple, I’m a stripper, it’s not exactly something that I go around telling everyone that I come into contact with. It makes me sound like a whore. When most guys find out, they automatically think that I’m gonna be an easy lay, no more, no less. For once, I just wanted someone to get to know me, without that hanging over my head. I wanted to know they were talking to me because they liked me, not just because they wanted to bang out a stripper, so they could run and tell all their buddies, what a big man they are." She finished, reaching for her door handle.

  “So, what we’re saying is, that we, both lied, because we just wanted to be seen for who we are, and not what we do?"

  "I think that about covers it. It was only ever supposed to be for a week, nothing more, right?”

  “Right, so why in the hell are we getting so worked up over it?” Able questioned, his blue eyes telling her that he didn’t want to admit the reason, either.

  Penny knew why she was so worked up; she had fallen for the man. She watched as his eyes dropped to the floor then back up to meet hers. There was a need in his beautiful blues, one that she didn't think she was ever gonna see again, but there it was.

  “Able, can we just…”

  "Listen, I know you hate me and I know I'm not happy with the way everything went down, but I had to see you again. I don’t wanna to leave it, like this. I don’t think that what we had, was fake. I don’t believe that it was a lie. I was real with you about everything, besides my name and my job. Which, I am a photographer, it’s just not what I do for a living. And, Holden is my name, it’s just my middle name. So really, I only fibbed a bit, at best.”

  “That’s you, what about me?” She challenged with the raise of her brow.

  “As for you being a dancer, I don’t think that makes you a whore and I never thought of you as an easy lay. I don’t think that's who you are, at all.”

  “Then who am I?”

  “I think you’re a mom, who’s just doing the best she can, in a shitty situation.”

  “You make me sound like some kind of saint, I’m not. I take my clothes off for money. I’m a stripper, not a martyr.”

  “I don’t care what you think you are. I know the truth, and I know, that I don’t wanna leave out of here today, with you thinking, that this was all bullshit, because to me, it wasn’t. It was real, I was real and so were you. What we had, that was real.”

  Looking into his eyes, all Penny could see was sincerity. He was killing her, with his ‘make it right, again’, tone.

  "Damn you,” She sighed, letting her shoulders drop. “get your ass in here."

  Penny was more than sure, that this, was a bad idea but she couldn't deny that she wanted things to be right again, between them.

  As a little grin crossed Able’s face, her heart skipped a beat. This was such a bad idea. They were both liars, nothing good could come of it, yet, she wanted to keep that smile on his face, and that feeling of foolish hope, in her soul.

  "So…, what happened to your face?"

  "Just a lesson hard learned, is all. I had it coming’." He offered with a shrug, watching, as she made her way over to the sink. Quickly, she collected some paper towels, running them under the tap, until they were, good and damp. Next she made her way back over, giving him the cutest, ‘poor baby’, face as dabbed at the blood, that had already dried on his face.

  "I see, well, as long as you deserved it." She smirked, continuing her, nurse maid, routine.

  Able watched her close as she gently cleaned him up. She was so delicate, so beautiful. Her long lashes fluttered as she worked, her lips, begged to be kissed. The damn woman was a magnet for him. It was as if he could literally feel his body being pulled to hers. It had him once again, thinking stupid thoughts.

  "I still, want you.”

  Able’s tone was barely a rasp, but Penny had heard him, just the same. Her hands stilling their actions, proved it so. He had her full attention, now. He just needed to find a way to keep it.

  “I know I shouldn't because of everything that’s happened, and, because I’m leaving tomorrow, but I do, I still want you Livi, so fucking bad." The words rolled off his tongue in a needy tone as her eyes finally met his. He saw a spark there in her hazels, a want, just as bad as his own.

  As Able pressed his palm, to her cheek, rubbing his thumb, gently across her flesh, Penny realized something. She still kinda wanted him, as well, and not a small kinda, either. More like a desperate, ‘I have to have this man, at least once, or I swear to God, I’ll become the most, miserable, dried up, jaded cunt, in all the land’, kinda still wanted him. Ya, it was like that.

  In that moment, it didn't matter that it couldn't work. It didn't matter that they both had lied, nothing mattered but the want that was reflecting in each of their eyes.

  An epic battle of, eye fucking at its finest, played out between them. It wasn’t but forty-two seconds in, that Penny bowed out, defeated by Able’s killer blues. She couldn’t compete. It was time to admit defeat, throw in the towel, and just give in to her carnal cravings that she had for this man. Heartbreak be damned, she had to have him, at least once.

  "What if you could have me, but only once, and after that, you could never want me again, and even if you did, you couldn’t have me. Would you still want me, even if it was just once?” She challenged, her eyes serious, her tone, holding a tinge of danger.

  “Yes!” Able’s answer flew out of his mouth before he even had time to process, exactly, what she was saying. Something very primal inside himself had answered for him.

  “If we do this, there’s no tomorrow, no next week, no promises, no hopes, just this, right here and right now. Do you still want me?” Penny, whispered the words, her lips brushing against his, as she leaned up on her tip-toes.

  "Fuck, yes!"

  And, just like that, Able’s hands were
wrapped up in Penny’s hair as he pulled her in for a kiss, one that left them both, completely breathless. Pulling away, he locked eyes with her, knowing that something, big, was about to happen. Something that had the potential, to break both their hearts, in the end. He didn’t see any ‘stop, in her eyes, though, and he knew damn well, that there wasn’t any to be seen in his.

  "Trent?" He questioned, not wanting the boy to walk in on something, that would, no doubt, earn Able another hit to the face. "Staying at a friends for the night." Penny informed, her tone ragged, her nostrils flaring. Her heart was already racing, her breaths coming fast. She wondered if, this, is what it would feel like, right before jumping off a cliff. She knew she shouldn't, but the thrill of falling, had her running for it, just the same. It had her, refusing to think about the landing or how broken it would leave her.

  She had said all that bullshit about ‘no tomorrows’ but she knew deep in her heart that that’s, exactly, what she, did want. She wanted tomorrows, wanted promises, wanted everything she knew she couldn’t have. It just couldn’t be. She didn't care, though. For once in her life, she was gonna do something just for her, she was gonna give in to her wants, and feed her needs. She wanted this man, wanted him in the worst way imaginable and if she could only have him for one night, then so be it.

  "Bedroom?" Able questioned, in a breathy whisper.

  "End of the hall!"

  Able wasted no time in grabbing Penny’s hand before, practically, dragging her down the hall. He opened her door with a hard shove before he spun back around to face her.

  "No promises," he rasped, pulling her shirt over her head.

  "No tomorrows," she whispered back with a nod, as she peeled his shirt off his body.

  "No hopes,"

  Reaching around to her back, Able clumsily, unclasped her bra. By no means, was he smooth in his actions. His fingers shook and his movements were a bit jerky, sometimes rushed, while other times, hesitant and shy. It was sexy, watching his reaction to her. As if, being with her, was really something to get all worked up about. Penny knew that was a silly thought, though. No doubt, someone famous like Able, was used to sleeping with models and beautiful actresses, and God only knows who else. She shuttered to even think who else. She knew all about the celebrity, playboy life and what all it entailed. She had been living it with Cole for years, now. Quickly, Penny pushed the thought out of her head. She didn’t wanna get lost to, that, heartache. Right now, she was too busy with the next one.

  "Here and now," She nodded, unbuckling his pants at

  the same time he did hers. Their eyes never left one another's, as they lied about what this was, and how it was going to be.

  "It is, what it is," Able breathed out, in a winded tone as he hooked his fingers into the sides of her white cotton panties, tugging them down her hips, then thighs.

  "Nothing more, nothing less" Penny purred as she stepped into his body, pressing her bare breasts against his chest.

  Artfully, her fingernails, slid down his bare back, until they were able to slide over his ass, bringing his boxers down, in one slow, sweep.

  His lips, met hers, just as she wrapped her legs, around his waist, allowing him to carry her the three steps to the bed, where he laid her down. It wasn’t gentle either, it was rushed, as if they were in a race to reach the mattress first, and he had given her a hard push toward the finish line.

  Able was a wild man with his lips, kissing her all over. Chin, neck, collar bone, he kissed them all, on his way down. His teeth scraped as he left one of her rock hard nipples, to enjoy the other. Finding her clit, with two thick digits, he rubbed, not so gentle circles, instantly making her body jerk.

  Able’s actions, had Penny feeling like there was electricity shooting through her veins. She couldn’t help but to whimper out as he kissed his way down her body, licking and nipping the tight skin of her tummy. His talented tongue, slid to the spot where her thighs met her womanhood, giving it a nice, hard, lick. Spreading her pussy lips with two fingers, allowed him access to where she so desperately needed him to go, but he kissed and licked, everywhere, but there. Poor Penny was bucking, and grinding, all while pulling at Able’s locks, trying to force him where she needed him to be. She stayed breathless, fearing that if he didn't, touch down soon, she might just up and die.

  Penny had never wanted something, so badly. Her body was on fire, every single inch of her, was hypersensitive.

  "Please!" She begged, then screamed it out again, the second he gave in to her want.

  She gripped the sheets white knuckled while Able went to work, making her forget what year it was, the time, even her own name. He licked her pussy until her mind went blank. Well, almost blank anyway. For some reason, she couldn’t stop thinking about this study she had read about. All broken down, it pretty much stated, that if a man, was really good at eating pussy then nine times out of ten, it meant that he probably, had some kind of ‘mommy’ issues. Something about over compensating and just wanting the love and approval of a woman. Mommy didn’t love him enough, kinda shit. Penny decided, that she was okay with that, if that was the case. She would be okay with just about anything, including him calling her mommy, so long as he just continued to do what he was doing with his tongue.

  "You taste, so fucking, good!" He vibrated the hungry words into her mound. "So damn wet!" He noted, in a needy whisper, just as he pressed, two fingers, into her waiting core.

  Instantly Penny jerked, feeling the girth of them invade her tight walls but that didn’t stop Able. He began, a finger bang exploration, of epic, proportions. The kind that had her back arching off the bed as he found places inside her body, that she hadn’t even known existed. Hidden little sweet spots, that made her cry out, every time, he pressed into them.

  She couldn't stop watching him do his thing. His hair had fallen over his eyes, yet she could still see through the strands as his wolf-blue eyes looked up at her. He looked ready to eat her alive. She shivered, catching sight of his pink tongue darting out, as he slicked her folds, with his spit.

  Able couldn’t stop smirking at how wet she had gotten for him. He went to memorizing her clenching walls with the pads of his fingertips, they felt smooth against his own calloused digits. He loved the way it felt pressing, yet another, inside her flexing center. He brought Penny to the edge rather quickly than stilled his actions completely. No more tongue to slick back and forth over her nub, his fingers refused to move, no matter how much she tried to wiggle around on them. He watched, as her eyes pleaded down to him, begging him to let her cum. He just shook his head, patiently waiting for her breath to settle, and her walls to stop their fluttering. Only when they did, did he start up again.

  He was evil. The man was a downright, pussy eating monster. He teased, licked, and finger fucked her into a frenzy before stopping, again. Twice he pulled that shit, twice Penny cried out her need, her want, her desperation for him to end her, in the best way possible way.

  She was a sloppy wet mess. Her pussy juice covered Able’s features as he ate her up like a wild man, then stilled, for no rhyme or reason, continuing to keep her clit in his mouth, but not showing it any love.

  Finally, he took pity on her, releasing her clit to slide up her body like a slithering snake. She was shaking, every part of her on high alert. Every soft kiss that he placed on her skin, had Penny jerking, as Able made his way up her tight little frame. She was trembling, her box aching for the release that he had denied her, time, and again.

  "Do you want me?" He whispered into her lips, coming to rest above her. He was holding all his weight off her, refusing to allow any part of himself to touch her as he looked down into her needy hazels. She tried to force it, tried pulling his body down to hers but he wouldn’t give. “Say it, tell me that you want me.” Able begged, sounding more needy child than macho, sex God.

  "I want you, I want you so fucking bad, please just…” She begged, twisting underneath him. Her eyes were dark with lust, lids hooded as she lo
oked up at him.

  "I’m gonna do…, such bad things, to you."

  Able rasped the promised threat, in a tone to end all tones, rubbing his dripping wet chin hairs across her lips.

  Instantly, Penny’s mouth went to work, lapping her drippings, as she sucked the taste of herself off of his chin. Her actions had a growl, echoing somewhere deep in Able’s chest. Again, the primitive part of him was refusing not to be heard. The act was fucking hot, it had his cock, hanging heavy and hard, between his thighs. Reaching down, he swatted Penny’s clit with the tips of his fingers, making her eyes go wide, and her body jerk. Liking her reaction, he did it again, and then again.

  Penny was losing it. She had never been touched like this, so rough and sharp. She would never have guessed Able to be so dominate in the bedroom. He was such a shy, laid back guy, day to day. He always seemed so nervous, but now, as he leaned back on his heels, swatting her lips, bright pink, he didn’t look shy at all. In fact, he looked like the Devil himself, coming to take her to the dark Side. Lucky for him, she was already packed and raring to go. “I didn’t think, this, is how you’d be.” She breathed out, more panting the words than speaking them.

  “Do you want me to stop?” He rasped, the question into Penny’s flesh as he nipped and licked his way around her neck.

  “No, I like it!” She finished with a heavy moan as he hit a spot on her neck that had her toes curling.

  Able’s eyes, locked with hers. He saw a look in her hazels that told him that she had no idea what she was in for. It had a demons grin sliding across his lips.

  He slammed home, his body pinning her small frame to the mattress, as the tip of his girthy cock slammed into her cervix. Penny didn't disappoint. She clawed his back, pressing him to her. He let out a pained moan as her teeth bit into his shoulder blade, breaking the skin on impact. She didn’t let go as he nudged his cock, just a bit farther into her end. She had no more room for him but still he pushed. The intrusive act, had Penny sucking in sharp breaths, her core, feeling like it was being gutted from the inside out.

  Gripping the back of her hair, he held her head in place, forcing her to gaze into his stormy blues.