by Alison Mello
“Your mama is a good woman.” He chuckles and sips his bottle of water.
“She’s amazing. With all she has going on with my dad, she takes the time to make sure everyone else is taken care of as well. Chase, I want to go with you, and if my dad is healthy I’ll go, but I have to wait and see how he’s first. I can’t go if he’s sick. I would never forgive myself if something happened to him and I was away.”
He stands up taking my plate in one hand and pulling me off the couch in the other. “One day at a time.”
He looks from my eyes to my lips back to my eyes and starts to kiss me, softly. He stops to look into my eyes one more time before he gives me the hug I need.
“I can’t believe I found you,” I say as I squeeze him tight.
Chapter 10
“Hey want to grab some lunch?” Abbey asks as she peeks her head into my office. She’s sweet to check in on me. I filled her in on the situation with my dad this morning.
“Nah, thanks, Abbey, but I’m going to work through lunch so I can get out of here as soon as my mom calls with some info.”
“Okay, can I at least bring you your lunch? You need to eat so you can stay strong for your parents.”
“You’re right. Come on, I’ll take a quick break to eat and then come right back to work.”
We head into the kitchen and I go straight to the refrigerator to grab our lunch bags while she makes a coffee at our one-cup coffeemaker.
“So how’s it going with you and Chase?”
“Oh, Abbey, he has been amazing. He got his cousin to get Katie off the bus yesterday. Then he went to my house after work and made Katie dinner, had Sam give her a shower, and by the time I got home from the hospital she was in bed fast asleep. To top it all off he cleaned up.” I smile as I bite into the sandwich he made me.
“Aww, that’s awesome. It’s about time you have someone good to help you and it sounds like he really cares about the both of you.”
“He’s so sweet. He had a sandwich ready for me when I got home last night. Then he told me he made him and I lunches so we would be all set for work today. I don’t know what I would do without him.”
“Is he getting Katie after school for you?”
“Yeah, I messaged my landlord and asked her to make him some keys and add them to my rent, so she didn’t have to keep letting him in. She told me it would be no problem that she would have it for him today.”
My phone pings, indicating a text message, and I instantly jump to check it.
We have a meeting in Daddy’s room with the doctor at 2:30. Can you be here?
Of course, I’ll see you soon.
“I have to take off at two so thanks for getting me to take a quick break but I’m going to head back to my office so I can finish up the financials I was working on before I take off.”
“I assume that was your mom. Did she give you any news?”
I smile at my friend. She’s so sweet to worry. “No we have a meeting with the doctors at two thirty to go over the test results.” I’m still trying to maintain a level of hope that it is not cancer, but that’s slowly slipping. “I’ll text you later with an update, but I have to go let Jack know.”
“Good luck, Theresa.”
“Thanks,” I shout, already halfway out the door.
* * * *
I’m practically running into the hospital because I’m late. It’s just before two thirty, and I wanted to be in his room already. Of course, I’m wearing heels today, so it is not a good day for me to be running anywhere. Now that I’m in the building, I bend over to pull off my heels and continue to run down the hall to my dad’s room.
I make it into the room panting. “Did I miss the doctor?” I ask, completely out of breath.
“No, Miss Anderson, you did not. Please do not run through my hospital. I do not want to have to treat you, too.”
I smile at his little joke. “Sorry, Doc. I just didn’t want to miss your meeting, and I was running late from work.”
“Well now that we’re all here let’s get started,” he says as he winks at me. “As we mentioned yesterday there is a spot on Mr. Anderson’s lungs, and with the testing we have done we have concluded that it is, in fact, lung cancer. The upside is that it has not spread to any other part of his body thus far. The bad news is we need to get his white blood cell count up so we can start chemotherapy to treat the cancer.”
I will not cry. I will not cry. I will not cry. I chant this to myself over and over as I listen to the words flowing from the doctor’s mouth.
“I would like to check his white blood cell count again tomorrow and if it has started to climb at all do a round of chemo tomorrow.”
“Tomorrow?” I cut him off. “Isn’t that a bit quick?”
“Miss Anderson, your dad has stage three lung cancer, and it could spread at any point in time. I have already submitted the request for emergency chemo to his insurance and have approval to start as soon as I can. I’m not taking any chances. We need to start right away.”
I nod. “Thank you for the info, Doc. Is there anything we need to encourage him to do so he can get his blood cell count up?”
“He simply needs to eat and rest,” the doctor says, looking at my dad with a stern look.
“Daddy, are you giving the nurses a hard time?” I look at him like I look at Katie when I am upset with her.
“Don’t look at me like that. I’m not Katie!” He starts coughing.
“No, you’re my dad, and if you do not take care of yourself you won’t be around to see me give Katie that look. Don’t you want to get better, Daddy?” I’m practically pouting at him.
“Of course I do, but the food here is shit!”
I roll my eyes at his language before I turn to the doctor. “Dr. Jones, is my father’s diet restricted at all?”
He shakes his head. “No he can have whatever he wants. His blood pressure has improved, and we need him to put on weight so whatever he wants.”
“Daddy, what would you like for dinner? I’m going to go home to see Katie, and then I’ll be back with her and Chase later to bring you dinner.”
“I don’t know. Surprise me. Anything has to be better than the food that they serve in this place.” He waves his hand in disgust.
* * * *
I walk into the house. “I’m home.”
Katie comes running. “Mommy, I missed you!”
I smile at my sweet little girl. “Do you have homework, princess?”
She nods as Chase joins us in the living room. “She only has one worksheet, and she’s almost done. Why? What’s up?”
I look down at Katie. “Want to go see Grampy at the hospital?”
She jumps up and down and nods.
“Well, go finish your worksheet, and then we need to bring Grampy dinner.”
“How is he?” Chase asks full of concern.
“Stage three lung cancer,” I say flatly. “We need to take him food. He says the hospital food is crap, but if he doesn’t eat, his white blood cell count won’t go up, and they can’t start chemo until it does.” I’m keeping my composure, but to be honest I’m a mess inside.
“Do you want us to cook him something or do you want to pick something up?”
“I told my mom we would pick something up and eat with them in their room. I hope that is okay with you?”
“Baby, it is fine. I packed clothes to stay here for the week, figuring you were going to need me.”
“Mommy, I’m done with my homework.”
I look over the answers to make sure she did it correctly, and once I realize she has, I have her put it in her backpack for school tomorrow. I also give her lunch money to put in her bag. I rush into her room, so I can grab her clothes for tomorrow. Then I head to my room to change into something more comfortable.
As soon as I’m done changing, I walk back into the dining room and ask if everyone is ready. Once we all agree, we head out the door so we can grab something for dinner and then head back to t
he hospital.
We pull into the hospital parking lot with dinner and a package of my dad’s favorite doughnuts for the morning. We take the food straight to his room so we can spend as much time with him as possible before we have to put Katie to bed. I’m also looking forward to some alone time with Chase tonight.
“Grampy!” Katie shouts as she runs up to him.
My dad’s face lights up like a Christmas tree. He has always adored Katie, and although he would never admit it to anyone else, he tells her all the time she’s his favorite.
“Come sit on the bed with Grampy! I miss my baby girl. How’s school?”
Katie goes on and on about school, her teacher, her friends, and her fun day with Sam. She tells him that Sam is her new friend and babysitter and how Chase hooked her up with a cool babysitter.
“Katie, breathe, sweetie. You’re rambling,” I tell my daughter who hasn’t stopped talking since she sat with her grandfather.
We all enjoy our meal together, and I smile because my dad looks so happy to spend time with Katie. It appears their time together has cheered him up a bit. I’ll have to try to bring her by again soon if she will help him to feel better.
Katie and I hug my mom and dad good-bye. Chase shakes my dad’s hand.
“Thanks for taking good care of my girls,” my dad says to Chase.
Chase looks at my dad dead serious and says, “I always keep my word.” He hugs my mom and we head home for the night.
We’re finally home and Katie is in bed. I head into my room to get changed into something a little sexier than the leggings and tunic top I’m wearing. I really want to have a romantic night with Chase, and for once I’m praying he thinks I’m ready because I need him tonight. I want to forget the fears and stress I’m going to be dealing with over the next few weeks. I take out an old silk nighty that has been in my drawer forever and slip it on sans panties. I’m thankful it still fits. Luckily I watch what I eat, so my weight hasn’t really changed since I left Kyle all those years ago. I’m observing myself in the full length when Chase walks up behind me.
“You look amazing.”
I hadn’t noticed him walking up behind me so his hands hitting my body makes me jump.
He nuzzles my neck, taking a deep breath. “I love the way you smell. You have no idea how much it turns me on.”
He rubs his erection against my bum to show me just how turned on he is. I let a little moan escape me as he kisses me just below my ear. He turns me around to find me smiling as he gently kisses my lips, but I want more. I begin rubbing my tongue along his lips, begging him for entry, and he gladly opens, so our tongues collide as they dance together. He grabs the nape of my neck and pulls me closer as he deepens the kiss. Our tongues are tangled as he walks me backward until I’m about to hit my bed. He breaks our kiss to slip my nightie over my head. He then scoops me up and lays me in the middle of the bed.
Lying on the side of me, he glides his hand over my body, feeling his way around my mounds as he kisses and nibbles my neck. I moan in appreciation because I love his strong hands on me. He starts at my outer thighs, slides up to my ass, and gives it a tight squeeze. He continues over my stomach and up to my breasts. He glides his hands over my breasts and massaging them before he squeezes my nipples between his thumb and forefinger. I moan in pleasure as he continues to massage and play with my breast and nipple as he lightly bites on my ear.
He starts kissing and licking his way down my neck over my collarbone and stops at my breast. His lips feel amazing. He lights my skin on fire. He sticks his tongue out and rolls it over my nipple before he puts it in his mouth and starts sucking it gently. He gradually increases the pressure and I feel it all the way down in my pussy.
“Chase, please, I need to feel you.”
“I know, baby. I’m going to take care of you.”
He sucks my nipple back in his mouth before he kisses down to my belly button and sticks his tongue in it. He continues his way down to my hip, kissing me as he goes. He nibbles on it, and then licks down to the top of my neatly trimmed hair. He buries his face in my hair and inhales.
“My god your smell is intoxicating,” he growls.
I can’t believe he just did that, but I lose all thought as he sticks his tongue out and laps up my now dripping juices. I instantly gyrate my hips, and I run my hands through his hair.
“Lay still, baby.”
He licks my clit so softly and slowly and I moan in frustration.
“If you’re not quiet, I’ll have to gag you so you do not wake Katie.”
I instantly silence my moan as I bite his pillow. He starts his assault again on my sensitive hardened bud. My hips are moving in rhythm with his tongue, and it feels amazing. “Chase, please I want to feel you buried deep inside me.”
He continues licking, and I can feel I’m so close to exploding.
“I don’t know, baby. Are you ready?” He licks some more lapping up the juices that are dripping from me.
“I’m so ready, please.”
This time he smiles against me as he picks up the pace and pressure of his tongue.
“Chase, I’m going to come, baby.” I explode as he laps up every ounce of my release with his tongue moaning in appreciation as he does.
“Mmmm, you taste amazing.”
He climbs off me, removing the pajama pants that he has started wearing because of Katie. I think he looks totally hot in them, but I want his cock buried deep in me, so they must go. He grabs a condom from his wallet, and I can’t help the smile that spreads across my face. He’s finally going to have sex with me. I just hope that I don’t disappoint him. He slides the condom on and climbs back on the bed.
“Are you sure you’re ready for this?” He looks full of concern.
“I’m more than ready, Chase.”
He nods as he slides his fingers deep inside me, stretching me and prepping me for his size. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a cock like his. He’s long and thick, and I can’t wait to feel him inside of me. He moves over me and positions himself at my entrance. He starts sliding his length in as I wince from the pain of trying to accommodate his size.
“You okay?”
I nod as I take a breath. “It’s just been a while.”
He gives me a minute to try to relax and slides himself farther in, giving me a second to stretch and get used to his size. “Just a little farther, baby.”
He looks into my eyes. He starts kissing me, and just as he deepens the kiss he slams himself the rest of the way in. He continues kissing me to muffle the scream coming from me. He pauses for a moment again, just kissing me before he pulls away. “Are you all right?”
I take a few deep breaths. “Yeah I’m good.”
He starts sliding his length in and out of me at an extremely slow pace. I’m absorbing the sensation of his massive length rubbing the inside walls of my pussy. He feels so good as he starts moving a little faster. I have never had anyone take his time with me the way he’s, making sure it’s about me and not him.
“Chase, please give me more.” He starts moving faster and harder.
After a few moments he growls, “Give it to me, Theresa,” as he continues.
I’m trying, but I’m focusing too hard on it. “I can’t, Chase.”
He stops for a moment to gain some control. “Yes you can. I want your orgasm.”
He starts again pounding into me hard and fast. There is no buildup. He just starts giving me what I asked for.
“Chase, you feel so good. Don’t stop.”
He grabs my legs, pins them up into my chest to change the position, and starts to move again.
“Oh my God, Chase. That feels so deep,” I moan as he slides in and out of me.
“Give it to me, Theresa. I can’t hold out much longer.”
He continues his assault and I know I’m not going to give him what he wants. I have made the guy wait so long. “Chase, just let it go.”
He does, unable to hold on any longer. He slid
es his massive cock out of me, quiet and distant, and I feel like I let him down. He gets up to remove the condom, and I slide my nightshirt back on. He slides his pajama pants back on and slips into bed.
“I’m sorry, Chase.”
“Hey, what do you have to be sorry for? That was amazing.”
He pulls my chin, so I’m looking at him, and a lone tear escapes my eye. “I’m sorry I couldn’t, you know, give you what you wanted.”
“You’re amazing. I failed to give you an orgasm, and you’re sorry. I’m the one who is sorry. I’ll get you to your first orgasm. You just need to stop stressing it and get it out of your head that you can’t have one.” He gives me a soft kiss. “I care about you so much, Theresa. Please don’t stress this with me. I want to take care of you, not just in bed but in life, so please let me.”
I nod as I roll against his chest for a hug. “I’m scared.”
He rubs my back gently as I breathe in his scent and shed a few tears. “Shh, I know, baby, but we’ll get through all of this.”
I nod as he asks me to talk to him. “It’s just everything I’m going through. You and I are growing so close, and I have never had feelings like this for anyone. My dad is in the hospital. You’re so sweet to me, and I feel like I fell short. It’s all just so overwhelming. When you got up, I thought you were disappointed in me, and with everything going on I just couldn’t take that, too.”
“Baby, I’m so sorry. I was disappointed in myself, not in you. I wanted to take care of you, and I let you down,” he says, shaking his head and looking even more disappointed in himself.
I smile up at him. “You’re one amazing man.”
He laughs. “Well, I think you’re one amazing woman. What do you say we get some sleep, so you’re rested for your busy day tomorrow?”
I nod as I snuggle against his chest and doze off, breathing in the scent of him mixed with sex and thinking about how fast I’m falling for him.
Chapter 11
It’s nine thirty, and Kyle is due here in thirty minutes to pick up Katie. I find I’m pacing the living room. I’m not sure if I’m more nervous that he will not show or that he’ll cause a scene with Chase. I took my time getting Katie ready and packing her overnight bag just to occupy myself so I couldn’t think about it, but me being me, I still have her ready early.
