Nicole laughed, “That sounds like a really bad profile that you’d post on a dating website. Seriously, who is Davis Chatham?”
Davis thought about that for a moment as he stared aimlessly into the fire. “I’m a ruthless man if you haven’t already heard.”
“Yes, I’ve heard that about you. But, typically there’s always a story behind it. I want you to tell me the story.”
“You know you’re pretty nosey? If we weren’t on this island…..”
“If we weren’t on this island you wouldn’t even say hello to me. I’ve already experienced that side of you. But, we are stranded with absolutely no one else but us. I promise your secrets are safe with me. And, if we’re ever rescued not to write a tell-all book about this experience. So, now that we’ve got the disclaimers out of the way, you can tell me anything. Except that you’re a mass murderer. If that’s a part of your story keep that to yourself.”
Davis looked into her big brown eyes and knew she was sincere. “Yeah, I’m sorry about that. I had a lot on my mind. Where do I start? I’m the oldest of three. There is Jane, Rayna, and me.” His face softened when he mentioned his sisters. “My portfolio probably doesn’t mention this but we grew up dirt poor. My parents didn’t have two nickels to rub together. Of course, we didn’t know that because my mom and dad always made sure to give us everything we needed. Our clothes weren’t the best and they always seemed to be a size or two too small but my parents did the best they could with what they had. I look back now thinking, we played the candle game because we didn’t have lights. As a kid, I honestly thought it was just a fun family game. When we didn’t have much to eat, mom always produced a miracle. My parents were the best any kid could ever ask for. It didn’t matter that we didn’t have much because we were all together. Those were some of the best times of my life.”
He chuckled at his memories. He hadn’t thought about them in a long time. “I ate so many beans and rice as a kid that I refuse to touch the stuff today.” Nicole hung on his every word. She’d always dreamed of having her own family that just loved each other to pieces no matter what. It Sounded like he had that.
“Believe it or not, I didn’t truly know we were poor until my sister Rayna got sick.”
Davis’s voice changed. It suddenly got really thick and he had to clear his throat a couple of times.
“The place we lived in was always cold and damp. We all kept some kind of cold. Rayna was about six or seven when she got sick, Jane was about ten, and I was thirteen. We all thought it was just a cold. Of course, there was no money to go to a doctor. But, when her fever spiked too high mom and dad rushed her to the hospital. Come to find out she had pneumonia. She should have been admitted to the hospital. They were all set to put her into a room until the hospital administrator came back and informed us that since dad didn’t have any insurance they weren’t going to be able to admit her. They gave her some medicine and sent her home. She died two days later. We didn’t even have enough money to bury her.” Davis slammed his fist into the sand but kept talking. “Some of my parent’s friends chipped in for her funeral.” His face was wet with unshed tears. Nicole didn’t even think he knew the tears were there. Her heart was breaking for him.
“For a long time she didn’t even have a headstone. Now, she has one of the biggest headstones at the cemetery. I vowed from that moment on that I would never be poor. As soon as I was old enough, I got a job to help my parents. I worked the graveyard shift and went to school right after. I worked my ass off in school and got some scholarships for college. I was always good in math and science. I just had a knack for being able to build and repair computers. I started doing that to make extra money while I was in college. One thing led to another and Chatham Industries was born.” He wiped away the tears.
“I’m sure your parents are so proud of you.”
“I’m sure they probably would have been but they died in a car crash my sophomore year of college.”
Nicole reached out to touch him “I’m so sorry, Davis.”
“Lots of loss in the Chatham family. That’s why Jane and I are so close. I’ve been taking care of her ever since mom and dad died. Family means everything to me.”
“So, why’d you get divorced?” She saw a flash of anger in his eyes before he quickly covered it up. She shouldn’t have asked that question. “I’m sorry, don’t answer that. I was just thinking out loud and…..”
Davis pretended the question didn’t bother him and tried to laugh it off “It’s ok. It was a few years ago now. I guess, I’m just not husband material.”
That touched a nerve with her “What do men mean when they say that ‘husband material’? I’m sorry but that sounds like an excuse to not keep your promises.”
Davis’s jaw clenched “I always keep my promises. From my experience, its women who’s mind seemed to change like the wind. Not keeping promises is that what happened between you and Todd?”
Nicole looked a little surprised at that question. It was only fair “Touché Davis. I guess I deserved that.”
“Yeah, you did. I don’t want to talk about me anymore. Tell me about you.”
Nicole had asked to get to know each other so she couldn’t back out now. And, after Davis shared so much of himself, it was only fair that she did the same.
“When you were doing that thing with my head, you mentioned doing it with your ex, Todd. I’m assuming he’s part of the reason your year has sucked.”
Hesitantly, she spoke, “I guess you could say that. It’s not a complicated story. Probably happens all the time.” She put on a shaky smile. “He was my high school sweetheart and we got engaged right after college. He fell in love with a co-worker and broke my heart. I wanted a fresh start so I took an administrator position with Dana in Fiji. I grew up in foster care so I don’t have family like you do. You were very lucky to be surrounded with all that love. For a long time it was just Todd and me. Now, it’s just me.”
Davis wondered what kind of man would do that to her. She seemed to be smart, compassionate, and stunningly beautiful. Maybe Todd couldn’t take her independent spirit. Although annoying at times, it was also very refreshing. He also didn’t like knowing that she really didn’t have anyone looking out for her.
“Well, he sounds like an idiot. When I make a promise, I keep it. In relationships, you fix what’s broken you don’t just give up and quit because someone else comes along.”
“Is that why you’re still so angry at your ex-wife because that’s what she did to you?”
“I’m not angry.”
She gently touched his knee before she leaned her shoulder into his shoulder. “The sooner you accept it the sooner you can let it all go.”
He stood up “What are you a therapist now? Don’t you know when to back off?” He stalked towards the edge of the beach and gazed out over the ocean.
Nicole almost felt sorry for him. He wasn’t being a jerk just to be a jerk. Davis had been through a lot. And, even though he’d said he’d been divorced for a few years, his heart was still broken. Wasn’t that what led her on this trip in the first place her heart had been broken too. How ironic.
Davis’s emotions were all over the place. Nicole had touched a nerve. He’d shared thoughts and feelings with her that he’d never shared with anyone. He also allowed himself to feel emotions that he thought were buried too deep to ever surface. He tried not to think about Anne because every time he did it was just too raw painful. Maybe Nicole was right. Still being angry after all this time might be an indication he hadn’t really gotten over her.
Nicole was dangerous. She made him face things he didn’t want to. She was able to get through his defenses way too easily. It didn’t help that she was sexy as hell and made his body ache. The past couple of days it took everything within him not to turn into her and kiss her until her toes curled. That’s why he’d been trying to put some distance between them. In his experience with women, once they knew you cared about them, they used that
power to bend you to their will. He would never willingly hand over that power to anyone again.
Davis spent a few more minutes by the ocean until he felt like he had some control over his emotions and then went back over to their camp.
Nicole had been sitting under the tree watching him be at war with himself. She was absent mindedly running her fingers through her hair. She stopped when she saw him approach.
“You okay?”
“I’m fine. I Just needed to work some things out in my mind. Do you want first or second watch?” He’d said it so cold. The old Davis was back.
She walked up to him gazing softly into his eyes. She innocently held his hands in hers “Are you sure? Sometimes it’s better to talk about your deepest feelings….”
Davis didn’t want to talk about his feelings or the pain of lost loves. He just wanted her to stop analyzing him…to stop getting too close. He pulled her into his arms and brought his lips down upon hers. He surprised her but after a moment she wrapped her arms around his neck, hungrily kissing him back. The second Davis pulled Nicole’s body into his she started to melt. Davis slid his tongue into the cavern of her mouth. She tasted like the pineapples they’d had earlier. Their tongues dueled with one another.
His hands slowly moved down the length of her body before resting on the softness of her derrière. He squeezed her into his hardness. Nicole felt his arousal sandwiched between them. It reached all the way up to the middle of her stomach. Nicole wasn’t sure if a fully aroused Davis would even fit inside of her but he felt so good she was willing to find out. His lips traveled down to the inner softness of her neck. She tilted her head to give him better access. Nicole wasn’t sure how it happened but the next thing she knew they were on the ground kissing and touching with a hunger she didn’t know she possessed. Her dress was pushed all the way up her body while Davis positioned himself between her thighs. She was dripping wet and couldn’t help from rubbing herself against his hardness.
Their breathing was labored but Davis still managed to give out another order. “Off…I want this dress off.” Somehow they created enough space between them without breaking their kisses for him to pull Nicole’s dress over her head. She was underneath him in nothing but her lacey bra and panties.
Damn she was sexy. Davis hadn’t meant for this to go this far. He had only meant to kiss her as a distraction. But she was so responsive and the skin on skin contact when he removed her dress sent him over the edge. Nicole couldn’t help touching his body either. His muscled chest pressed against the softness of hers pushed every coherent thought out of her mind. He removed her bra and dipped his head low before taking her nipple into his mouth. Nicole arched up into him and breathlessly called out his name. His captured her other breast in his hand grasping it until he was ready to give it the attention it deserved. She was burning up on the inside and couldn’t get close enough. Nicole unfastened his jeans and slipped her hands inside before wrapping them around him. She gently squeezed and felt his pre-cum ooze out onto her fingers. Nicole didn’t think it was possible for Davis to grow any larger or get any harder but he did. She started to slowly move her hands up and down up and down pumping his shaft as if it were inside of her before picking up speed. Davis pulled his jeans down below his ass to give her more room to work. Nicole used her foot to completely kick them off. Davis growled like a wild animal before capturing her other breast into his mouth. She tasted so good he could kiss and suck her all night. But, if he didn’t stop her soon she’d have come all over her hands. He took his hands and put them on top of hers to still them. Their hands rested so close to where he wanted to be buried. All he needed to do was move that lacey scrap of cloth to the side and enter her but before he did he just wanted to get a little taste of it. He kissed his way down her body and used his teeth to remove the last barrier that stood between them. The musky scent of her had him going crazy. He continued to kiss her until he was close enough that he could use his tongue to part her folds. He licked her from her opening up to her bud then down again. Then, he pushed his tongue inside. Nicole cried out. She pulled her knees up and cradled his head tightly between her thighs gripping his hair tightly. Nicole had never been loved like this. She felt like she was ready to explode. When Davis finally took that tight little bud into his mouth she came apart.
“I...I...I’m coming!”
Davis made sure to suck up all of her juices as he felt her inner walls contract around his tongue. She was delicious.
Davis crawled up her body and kissed her hard. It was so erotic for Nicole to taste herself in his kisses. Davis grabbed ahold of her waist and positioned himself at her opening. In one hard thrust, he pushed inside. She was tighter than he expected. Nicole bit down on his shoulder trying to hold back her screams. “Don’t hold back Nicole because I won’t. I’m going to go as deep as I can get. I hope you can handle it.” Then, Davis started to move. He pumped hard, fast, then harder and faster. Sweat was dripping off both their bodies. Nicole didn’t think she could come again so quickly after the first one but she felt another one building. Davis kept pumping and then he threw one of her legs over his shoulder which allowed him to go even deeper. All you could hear was the crackling of the fire, their moans, and his thighs slapping against her. “god Nicole…you feel so good.”
Nicole was lost. Davis felt so good she couldn’t even tell you her name if asked. Davis felt the tremors of her walls clench around him. He knew he should pull out and had every intention of doing so. But, she felt so good he thought he’d get just a few more strokes before pulling out. He pumped once, then twice, and finally it was too late he came inside of her. They both yelled out their releases before he collapsed on top of her. He didn’t want to crush her so he rolled off and pulled her into a spooning position. Exhausted, they fell into a deep sleep.
Chapter 10
Nicole woke the next morning feeling happier than she’d felt in years. She smiled to herself as she remembered their night together. It was incredible. She’d only had one other lover in her life and Todd had never done the things to her that Davis had. She was a little achy but was thoroughly satisfied. Davis was already gone. It would have been nice to wake up with him but she was sure she’d get another chance. In the meantime, she needed to wipe the goofy smile off of her face, get cleaned up and start her chores for the day.
She walked towards the lagoon to get cleaned up and as she got closer she saw the man who completely occupied her thoughts. He was under the waterfall, naked. He couldn’t see her because his back was to her. Nicole took off all of her clothes and swam over towards him. He turned around just in time to see her emerge from under the water. Every time Davis saw her he needed to catch his breath. She looked like a water nymph….beautiful. When she stood up she was about chest high.
“Good morning. Why didn’t you wake me? I would have come down here with you.”
“I thought you could use the rest.” Davis lied.
Nicole always swam in her undergarments and ALWAYS made him turn around so she could get into the water. Here she was standing in front of him completely naked and giving him a hard on. Most of him wanted to put this genie back in the bottle but there was a part of him that just wanted to enjoy her. Davis needed to try to constrain what was happening between them. Being trapped on this island with her was doing strange things to his mind. It was a little late to be thinking about treading lightly because he knew everything changed last night after they’d made love.
She gave him a mischievous smile before going underneath the water. In the next moment, he felt Nicole’s lips wrap around his shaft. Her head was half in and half out of the water as she swallowed him inch by inch until he’d reached the back of her throat. It was such sweet torture. Thank goodness there was a boulder behind him. If it hadn’t been there he might have lost his balance. He closed his eyes and basked in the feel of her hot mouth closed around him. Watching her head bob up and down while sucking on him just made him even harder. He couldn’t help
but hold her head as he began making love to her mouth. Nicole upped the tempo and held onto his waist as she took all of him. She felt so good but if he didn’t stop her he would erupt into her mouth. Davis tried to pull out but Nicole wouldn’t let him.
“Baby, I’m going to come.”
Looking up at him, Nicole increased her pace never losing eye contact.
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