by Lee Rose
They shared childhood memories, and she was glad that his mom had been a wonderful mother despite their dad being a mean drunk. She understood now why he and Matt were very close. She told him she and Alana had always been the best of friends. Ray liked bossing her around too much. “We fight and argue, but at the end of the day I know he would do anything for me. Alana and I did give him quite the headache over the years. Alana always had a thing for Noah, and Ray used to get annoyed by it.”
“He is protective of you girls, but it is because he cares, and he is the oldest sibling. It’s more responsibility,” he informed her. “I always took care of Matt and he is always telling me, since he is a married man now, that I should quit being bossy.”
Alicia laughed. Matt had such a hard look. It was hard to imagine anyone bossing him around. “Matt has a point.”
After a light lunch, he insisted they nap. He took her up to his room. He stripped down to his boxers again. They slipped under the covers, and he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her back toward him. He was careful of her wound. She felt his erection against her ass.
“I can’t help it. You turn me on so much,” he whispered in her ear. He didn’t sound sorry.
She shivered and she was sure her panties were wet. “You turn me on, too. You always have from day one when we met at the pool hall. I talked so much because I was nervous. I was drunk my first time with John. I want to be completely sober if we ever…”
“Did he take advantage of you?” he growled. His hand rested on her stomach under her T-shirt. She almost forgot what they were talking about.
“No. We had already kissed a few times. I liked him and thought he felt the same. I drank because it was my first time and it was a big deal for me,” she assured him. “Maybe if I had been sober I would have waited until I knew him better, but it happened. Lesson learned.”
He kissed her cheek. “I already feel like I know you so well. I have very real feelings for you, Alicia. I may worry I am too old, too unromantic, but I don’t doubt my feelings. You’ve won my heart and we haven’t made love yet.”
“Oh, Tony.” She sniffed, wiping her tears away. She turned her head and looked at him. “I want to make love so bad. I feel like I will die if I don’t have you. Can we?”
“If we are careful. How will I explain to Holly why you busted your stitches? She will kick my ass and Matt will help her.” His hand was under her shirt and at her breasts. He rubbed them until the nipples were hard. She had no idea what happened to her bra. She didn’t care right now. She liked the feel of his hands caressing her breasts and pulling on her nipples. She needed him right now and that was all she could concentrate on.
He carefully lifted the shirt over her head, leaving her topless. She felt his heated gaze on her breasts. He touched her belly button ring and smiled.
“I can be careful,” she promised, sounding as if she had just jogged a mile. She could feel the moisture gathering between her legs. She lay on the bed and he hovered above her. She rubbed his bare chest with her hands, careful not to lift her hands to high. She hated having to be careful. She felt wild and excited. She wanted to wrap her arms around him and hold him tight.
“You are such a sexy man, Tony. No wonder Dee is so obsessed with landing you.”
He shook his head. “You are the only one on my mind, babe.”
He removed her panties. She automatically opened her thighs wide to give him access. His hand touched her pussy and she moaned at how good it felt. She had dreamt and ached for this for so long now. She hoped she wasn’t dreaming.
When he slid his fingers into her soaked passage, she sucked in a breath. “Oh god, this is real.”
He chuckled. “I damn well hope so, babe.”
His thumb went over her clit and she let out a soft sound of pleasure. She closed her eyes as he played with her, making her wetter and wetter. He suckled on her nipple and she let out a breathy gasp. She wiggled around the bed.
“Don’t move. I don’t want you busting your stitches,” he cautioned.
“You make me feel wild and so turned-on, Tony,” she moaned, opening her eyes and looking into his glossy green eyes.
“I feel the same,” he assured her. “Today we go nice and slow, but when you heal, I will take you up on wild and crazy.”
She giggled, feeling amazed that she felt so comfortable with him, so open. She had not felt that before. She put her hands on his shoulders and pulled him down for a kiss. They twisted their tongues together in exploration, making her feel hot inside. She felt his hardness rub against her entrance. When the kiss ended, he traveled his lips down to her neck and shoulder blade, and back to her breast. He feasted on her like a starving man and she felt ready to explode.
She reached her hands down and touched his cock. She wished she could stop and just look at his cock, but she felt impatient to have him inside of her. Next time, she promised herself. She caressed his long length and felt his breathing become heavier.
“I need you, Tony. I need you inside of me.” She looked at him. “I have wondered and dreamt for so long, but I need the reality.”
He nodded and opened her legs until they were wide. He put his cock in slowly at first. She was slick and she moaned with excitement when she felt him sliding in. Her vaginal walls tightened and gripped him. She held on to his forearms, feeling his muscles contract as he moved in and out of her over and over. Waves of pleasure swept through her body. She wrapped her legs around his hips, bringing him in closer. His thrusts rocked the bed. She was glad they were alone. She couldn’t contain the noises of pleasure she was making. It felt so good and she told him so.
He grunted some and increased his movement, going in and out of her, harder and harder. She held on, feeling her body rock to his thrusts. She felt like electricity was running through her veins. She closed her eyes as the feeling deepened with each thrust. She held on to his hips as he gripped her ass.
Before she could prevent it, a loud scream came out as her orgasm hit her hard. She felt dizzy and lightheaded all at once. He thrust a few more times and let out her name in a loud groan.
“Shit, that was nice and easy. I may die if we do wild and crazy.” She said the first words that came to mind without thinking.
Tony looked down at her, looking smug and content. He laughed, a real, genuine laugh that filled the room with its loud, rusty sound.
* * * *
Alicia woke up at the feel of lips nibbling the skin of her neck. She giggled and yawned. Her side was sore but she wasn’t in any real pain. “Is it time to get up?”
“Yes, lazybones.” She noticed he was wearing jeans and a T-shirt. His hair was damp.
“How long did I sleep?” She looked out the window and it was still daylight, but the sun wasn’t as bright.
“A few hours. You needed it. We both did,” he assured her. “Holly brought home fried chicken. Matt is setting the table. You have just enough time to shower.”
She sat up, making sure the sheet covered her bare breasts. She still didn’t feel confident in sitting in the nude while Tony was fully dressed.
“Okay. I seem to have worked up an appetite.” She gave him a sultry smile and he grinned.
“Me too. It was wonderful, Alicia. I hope this is a new beginning for us.”
“I hope so, too. I guess I have to teach you how to conduct a romantic date,” she teased him, putting a strand of hair behind her ear.
“Please do, before Matt makes me sit through more movies. I doubt they are very realistic.” He stood up. “Matt wants to update me. I will see you downstairs.”
Alicia got up and showered. She borrowed another T-shirt from Tony and added her jeans, going downstairs. She caught a glimpse of Holly in the kitchen and headed that way. “Hey.”
Holly turned toward her. She was dressed in jeans and a green sweater. “Hi, hope you’re hungry. I picked up some takeout.”
“Starving,” Alicia admitted.
“Let’s go sit down and ea
t, then.” Holly led her into the dining room. Matt and Tony stood by the window talking, but stopped when they came in. Alicia was curious, but she didn’t ask. They all sat down and started filling their plates with food.
“I have some good news,” Matt said after a few minutes. “We caught the kid who stabbed you and he sang like a canary. Novak paid him.”
Alicia perked up. “That is good news.”
“Now we have proof Novak is behind all this. We have enough things to put him away for a long time and he knows it,” Tony added, looking satisfied. “Now we hunt him down.”
“We just need to find him.” Matt looked determined. “And we will.”
“I know that,” Alicia said with confidence. She knew they were all determined to get Novak, and they would. She just wished she could remember more. There was always that shadowy figure besides Novak that she could never remember.
After dinner was over, Tony asked her to stay again. She was tempted, but she also knew her parents would not approve of her constantly staying with Tony. Plus, she didn’t want to wear out her welcome, either. This whole relationship was still new. She was feeling a little overwhelmed and needed the space to go over the changes. So much had happened lately.
“I think I need to go home. I can take the pills if I feel any pain,” she told him. “You have an early start tomorrow anyway.”
He held her in his arms and sighed. She loved how his arms felt around her body. She was tempted to stay. Making love with him had been amazing. It was something she could easily become addicted to.
“Fine. I don’t want to take you home, but I will.” He sounded like a little boy who didn’t get his way and she hoped someday they could have a little boy who resembled Tony.
Alicia giggled and kissed his chin. “Tomorrow we can try our date night again. This time I will plan it, and it won’t involve any beer or Dee.”
“You’re never going to let me forget the horrible dates,” he groaned, raising his head up toward the ceiling. Matt and Holly had insisted on doing the dishes. Alicia knew they were giving them time to be alone.
Alicia shrugged. “Maybe in fifty years or so.”
“Fifty years with you sounds too short, baby girl,” he assured her, looking serious.
Alicia smiled gently at him and caressed his cheek with her hand. She could feel his beard growing in. She touched his rough skin, loving the manly feel of it. “See, you can be romantic. I feel emotional now.”
“That is not romance. That is the honest-to-goodness truth,” he insisted, wrapping his arms around her waist, being careful. He pulled her close and kissed her mouth. She opened up to him and moaned. She loved kissing him. He put his all into it like everything else he did. Her stomach was fluttering with excitement and the secret place between her legs was getting excited and ready. She was ready to strip him of his clothes and explore his hard, muscled body.
“Should Holly and I retire for the night?” They heard Matt’s teasing voice in the doorway. Tony let her go. Alicia buried her heated face in Tony’s chest. Her knees were weak and her heart was beating in overdrive.
“I was kissing my girlfriend goodnight.” Tony dared his brother to argue with him.
“Girlfriend?” Matt asked, his eyebrow arching up.
“Hey, Holly,” Matt yelled over his shoulder.
Holly came out of the kitchen looking alarmed. Her blonde curls were pinned up and bouncing with her quick steps. “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing.” Matt grinned. “I think Tony did something right, finally. Alicia is his girlfriend.”
Tony picked up a pillow from the couch and it went sailing across the room, hitting Matt in the chest. Holly squealed happily and hugged Alicia. “I knew he really liked you. This is good news. Congratulations.”
Alicia blushed. “Thanks for dinner. Tony is going to drive me home.”
Tony grabbed her hand and led her outside to his truck. She felt like she was in a daze. The road to starting a relationship with this man had been tough, but so worth it. Now if they could catch Novak and find out who the shadowy figure was, everything would be perfect.
Chapter Sixteen
It was a week before Alicia and Tony were able to go on another date. Alicia worked all week, despite her family’s protest. The pain pills dulled the pain.
Noah got a lead on Novak being sighted in Greene County, and they worked with the sheriff there, traveling back and forth. Tony worked a lot with Greene County sheriff department.
This time, Tony picked her up from her parent’s house. He shook her father’s hand and kissed her mom’s cheek politely. Alicia knew her parents liked him. He asked where she had made reservations. She told him at his favorite steakhouse and she saw his shoulders relax. He had been nervous, but he had perfect manners. He was being very polite and Alicia felt touched by his obvious attempt at making this date a good one. He even sipped on water.
“I must say, Deputy Smith, your manners are impeccable,” she commented seriously. She wore a classic black dress with a long gold chain around her neck. She admired how good he looked in his white dress shirt and dark gray pants.
“Thank you, Miss Garcia.” He smiled with amusement. “Today was the day for lectures. I got one from Matt and Holly, and even my boss threw his two cents in.”
Alicia laughed. “Noah? I bet Alana put him up to it. She knows how much I have liked you for months now.”
He leaned forward and gave her a sexy smirk. “Like? Is that all you feel for me, Miss Garcia? I was hoping for more. After we had sex, too.”
She took a bite of her baked potato and pretended to think. “I guess we’ll see what happens after dinner. Will I get a kiss goodnight?”
He smiled and it made the butterflies in her stomach go into overdrive. She could see the heat filling his eyes and it was contagious. She squirmed in her seat, tempted to throw her fork down on the table and drag him out of the busy restaurant. Her side was so much better, and she thought about being able to make love to him without having to be so careful.
“You might get more than a kiss, sweetheart,” he promised, looking serious. She wondered if he was thinking the same thing. She hoped so.
Her cheeks heated up and she looked into his green eyes. “I will hold you to that promise, Mr. Smith.”
After the dinner plates had been cleared, they lingered over coffee and made small talk. Finally, he paid the check and she followed him outside.
As soon as they got in his truck, he pulled her into his arms. Before she could even gasp, he had his tongue in her mouth. She melted against him and felt that heated sensation between her legs starting to develop. She put her hands on his chest. His hand was wrapped in her hair.
When he finally let her go, she was breathing heavily.
“I know this isn’t a romantic question, but will you come home with me? Matt and Holly headed to Austin for the weekend to see her mom and stepdad.”
Alicia nodded. “That is a very romantic question. I was tempted to throw you across the table in the restaurant and undress you. I wanted to explore you and put my tongue all over your body.”
“Hell,” he muttered. He gave her a stunned looked filled with fire. “That would have been interesting. I may have to have lots more dates with you, Miss Garcia.”
He started the truck and they made the drive in tense silence.
He helped her out of the truck and had her flat against it, his lips on her before she could even breathe. She moaned at the excited feelings stirring in her belly. The man could kiss. She was ready to tear off his clothes and hers. He moved his hands to her ass and squeezed.
“I love this body, Alicia. I love your curves.” She felt flattered. She always felt that she should join Holly and Jasmine when they jogged. She wanted him to be attracted to her. She had always wondered if he hesitated because she didn’t weigh under a hundred pounds.
“I’m glad, Tony. I always wondered if I lost some weight, maybe you would notice me more.”
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bsp; He picked her up in his arms and carried up the porch stairs. He set her down in front of the door so he could unlock it and set the alarm back up. He took her inside. A small lamp left the room in a dim, romantic glow.
“I love your body, baby girl. I love your smile and how your eyes light up with joy. I hesitated because of doubts about me. Never you,” he said firmly. He led her to his bedroom.
He started pulling her dress off her. She had worn a pretty, black lacy set of underwear. He unclipped her bra first. He cupped her heavy breasts in his hands. “I love you without any fancy, lacy things.”
He slipped her thong down her thighs. She stood nude before him, but he made it obvious he liked what he saw. It gave her confidence to relax and enjoy this time with him.
She slowly removed his buttoned shirt, caressed his bare chest and placed kisses everywhere.
His hands were in her hair. She undid his slacks and pulled them down along with his boxers. He slipped out of the pants and his hard cock sprang forth in freedom. She knelt on the carpet and looked up at him.
“I have wanted to do this for ages.”
“I was stupid to not let you.” He groaned when she cupped his sac and caressed him. She ran her hand down his long length and licked the tip with her tongue.
“Mmm.” She smiled. “I can get used to this after-dinner treat.”
He moaned and closed his eyes. “I think I’m having a heart attack.”
She giggled. “Not now. I am having fun exploring you.”
She took him in her mouth. This was a first for her, so she wasn’t sure if she was doing it right. She’d read books and watched movies. She went up and down on his length. He gripped her hair tightly and thrust his hips. She hoped she was pleasing him. She used her hands to cup his balls. She sucked him hard and heard his moans. They turned her on. After a few minutes, he pulled away.
He lifted her up and laid her on the bed. “That was awesome, but I need to touch you, too.”
He suckled on her breasts while his hands found her moist mound. His fingers slid right in and it was her turn to make noises of pleasure. He played with her clit and added more fingers until she was panting for her next breath.
