by Jacelyn Rye
Adley’s eyebrows came together and his eyes moved back and forth, searching her eyes for understanding.
Sarah smiled and ran her hands up his chest to his shoulders. “I want you, Adley. You have my body and my heart.”
Adley’s tense expression released into a smile, but almost just as quickly returned, “Are you sure, Sarah? Absolutely sure?”
Sarah ran her thumb over his forehead, forcing the creases to relax. “I’m sure, Adley. Life is full of choices. I can either choose to follow my heart of the past, or I can choose to follow my heart right now. I choose right now.”
Adley let his forehead fall to rest on hers and closed his eyes. “Oh my God, Sarah. I thought you were going to tell me that you wanted…him.”
Sarah’s mind went to Will, and admitting only to herself that she felt a sharp pang deep inside, and tried to remind herself that he too, had chosen to move on with someone else. She wondered if in the moment that he became engaged, if she had crossed his mind. She pulled herself up to her toes to reach Adley better and wrapped her arms around him. The time for wondering about Will, wondering what he was doing or thinking, was over. It was going to be a hard habit to break, but she knew if she were truly going to move on with Adley, she would have to. As he enveloped her with his strong arms and pulled her off the ground, she realized that this would probably be the most fun she ever had, breaking a habit.
Adley set her gently back down to the floor of the barn, but gave her no time to talk as he was suddenly pulling her in to meet his kiss. She parted her lips, and their tongues slowly and gently reunited. Adley pulled away and closed his eyes, “Sarah, I was afraid I would never feel that again.”
She smiled, completely understanding his fear, as she had wondered the same thing. But before she could speak, a blinding flash of light shot through the boards of the barn and an enormous clap of thunder shook the whole building. Sarah and Adley instinctively grabbed each other’s hands and crouched down to the floor. A torrent of rain began pounding on the tin roof as they looked at each other and laughed.
“That scared me half to death!” Sarah said covering her heart with her hand. “I’ve never been that close to lightening.”
“Yeah, me neither. That was crazy. But with a storm like this, I’d say we’re going to be here for a while,” Adley said as he pulled her in to his body.
“Don’t worry though, I’m sure I can think of some way for us to pass the time.” He smiled and Sarah immediately recognized it, and her heart kept the same pace that the bolt of lightening had produced.
“Oh, I don’t mind. I’ve always loved the sound of rain.” Sarah did her best to pretend that she had no idea what he was thinking about.
“Well then you’re going to love the sound of rain even more after tonight,” he said as he slowly kissed her neck.
“Oh? And why is that?” But Sarah was already finding it increasingly difficult to concentrate on having a conversation.
“Because after tonight, the sound of rain will bring back memories of what I’m going to make you feel. You will hear the sound of rain, and you will remember my lips,” he paused to leave kisses down her neck and along her collar bone. “You will remember my hands,” he moved his hand down to her breast and slowly started to cup his hand around it. “You will remember my body,” he brought her hand to his body and squeezed her hand around the hard ridge that was bulging against his pants. “You will remember my body, giving your body more pleasure than you ever knew could exist.” He came crushing down on her mouth; the time for slow, gentle kisses was clearly over.
Sarah closed her eyes and gave in to his words and his actions. She didn’t know if she would fully give in to his intentions, but she would have time to decide that later. Right now, she wanted all of him. His lips, his hands, his body, were all a part of her plan to begin living, and right now, life was very good.
He took her hand and led her to the tall, wooden ladder that led to the hay loft. He helped up the first couple of rungs, then, followed closely behind until they reached the expansive top floor of the barn. The rain on the roof was almost deafening being this close to it, and Sarah was filled with even more exhilaration. She watched Adley go to the edge of the loft and come back with a large, white folded cloth.
“These drop cloths ought to work. I just picked them up to begin painting the house. But I guess they were meant for something else instead.” He smiled mischievously, and walked over to the big mound of hay and spread the cloth over it like a huge picnic blanket. He came back to Sarah, who had visibly begun to shiver. “Come here, let me warm you up.” He took her hand and helped her gingerly step onto the cloth. Sarah was amazed at the comfort and warmth of the haystack, and watched as Adley lay down on the cloth next to her. He pulled her on top of him and wrapped his arms around her. She shifted her body, but he held her tightly on him. “No, don’t move. I want to feel you on me. I want to feel every part of you on my body, Sarah.”
She moved her hips to be over his and whispered, “Are you always going to tell me what to do?”
“I hope so. Now stop talking and kiss me.”
She did as she was told and immediately felt his hands go to work. He rubbed up and down her back, and down to her hips to press her body harder into his. She could feel how hard he was, and for the first time, she could feel how well all of her body fit his; soft against hard. Her body came alive when he began tilting his hips up into her, as he clenched her butt cheeks in his hands and pressed her down onto him even harder. Sarah could feel herself becoming wet, her muscles constricting, and her hips began to move in sync with his.
He moaned low and deep into her mouth. “Do you know how much I want you right now? Can you feel me, begging to feel you, begging to be inside of you?”
Sarah didn’t want to talk, and she didn’t want to have to decide if now would be the time or not, for her to fully consent to Adley’s wants. She had always thought that she would wait until she was a married woman, but each time she was like this with Adley, that was becoming more and more less likely to happen. She knew that there might come a time when she could not resist his advances. More than that, she wondered if she would even want to resist.
But for now, under the flashing sky and rhythmic pounding on the roof, there was only this moment. She had declared her heart as Adley’s and all she wanted to do now was to prove to him that she was his. He had spared no effort in making her body succumb to wave after wave of ecstasy, and she was prepared to do the same for him.
She sat up and spread her legs to straddle over his hips. She pulled on the bottom of his shirt until she could feel the warmth of his skin beneath her fingertips. He slowly rubbed the length of her arms as she twisted the button of his pants open, and slowly unzipped his zipper. She slid the waistband of his boxers down far enough to reveal the length of his shaft in its entirety. He raised his hips slightly, allowing his pants to be pulled down far enough for Sarah’s liking, and eliminating any hindrance to her mission. Only the occasional flicker of lightening provided a glimpse of Adley. His eyes were closed with his head slightly tilted back, and Sarah once again reveled in the control she could have over him. She ran her fingers over the ripples in his abdomen and he twitched at her touch. She brought her fingers down the trail that led to his waiting rod, and she caught her breath when the next blue flash of light revealed its glory of length and girth; that made Sarah’s body respond with a rush of warmth between her legs. She wrapped her fingers around him, and he tightened his grip on her arms. His breathing was becoming more and more erratic with every slide of her hand over his smooth, taut skin. She brought her finger over his tip, and found that it had already released its drops of warm liquid and was waiting for her to find it, and use it to her advantage.
Sarah slid her knees further down his body and he released her arms. She wedged her knees between his legs and put her hands around him once again. Slowly, she began her massage of him, tightening and loosening her grip, feeling how h
e reacted to each sensation.
“Your mouth,” he hoarsely whispered. “Put your beautiful mouth around me, Sarah.” Her heart pounded against her chest, wanting to comply with his demand. She stroked the length of him and his hips arched and flexed with building desire. She knew it was time to kiss Adley in such a way that he would know she was his. She leaned over him, her lips just barely grazing his swollen tip. He froze, and she heard him inhale and hold his breath. She moved just her lips over his sensitive skin, and felt a new drop come from him and slide over her lips. Circling her fingers around him, she pressed her lips against him, and slowly left a soft kiss just on his tip.
Adley sucked in a breath of air and his whole body tensed. “Sarah, oh my God. Your lips are so soft. Do you know what you’re doing to me?”
Sarah wasn’t certain what she was doing, but knew that whatever she did, Adley would take pleasure in. She was going to give him the gratification of being in her mouth, and it was indisputable what they would both remember the next time it rained. She bent over him, kissing his tip again. But instead of stopping there, she parted her lips to let him slowly enter her mouth. Adley moaned deeply and the sound of his voice vibrated through her. She used her tongue to encircle his tip, barely dipping along the ridge that seemed to become more and more pronounced with each sweep of her tongue. Adley’s hips began to flex and he moaned her name. She opened her mouth around him. Holding her position, she moved her tongue back and forth and around him with the slightest hint of sucking, pulling him further into her mouth. “Yes, Sarah,” he reassured her. “Just like that, baby.”
Adley’s hands tentatively wrapped around her head and he began stroking her hair. Sarah fully widened her mouth to allow him to enter even deeper. She felt her jaw muscles start to sting as his size demanded much more room than what she could possibly accommodate. She moved her head up and down with a smooth gliding motion that was mimicked by her hand that held him below where her mouth simply could not reach.
Adley’s moans were no longer quiet, and he guided her head with each plunge of him into her mouth. His words stammered out in between his breaths, “Sarah, your mouth…so damn amazing. Oh my God, please…please don’t stop.”
Sarah knew that there was no way she would stop now. She was going to bring Adley to edge of this world, and let him come crashing into her mouth. She moaned with him fully in her mouth, and Adley sucked in his breath again. She felt him become even harder and his hips pressed into her until he was as much in her as she could contain. His hands on her head were soft, but she could sense his desire deepening.
A low groan came from Adley. “Sarah…oh Sarah...you’re going to make me…”
Sarah began even more fervently, pulling and sucking, telling him with her mouth that she was completely aware of what she was doing and wasn’t going to stop. Adley’s head tilted back as he gently thrust himself in and out of Sarah’s mouth as he held her head in place. She felt him thrust one final time until he burst into her mouth, with surges of his hot seed sliding down her throat. She held herself in place until she felt him relax, and begin to slowly run his fingers through her hair.
Sarah raised herself from him and he pulled her up to lay on him once again. She laid her head against his chest, hearing his heart, beat by beat, slow and become steady. He continued to caress her hair and her cheek. For the first time since getting to the loft, Sarah noticed the rain, but realized it was not nearly as fierce as earlier. It was incredibly peaceful, and yet her mind was reeling with feeling Adley in her mouth. Where her mind took her next was unavoidable. All she could think of was what it would feel like to have him inside of her, and let her body succumb to the certain pleasure of feeling him do what he had just done to her mouth. The obvious desire and intensity that Adley had for her, coupled with the way he was still so gentle when he touched her, brought Sarah’s craving for him to a whole new level. She could feel herself fall even deeper emotionally, as well as her body reacting to its longing to feel Adley in ways that left her warm and wet for his touch.
She lifted her head and rested her chin on her hands to look at him. She could make out the outline of features, and even in the shadows, they were striking. Sarah had to contemplate how different everything about her life had become. Not only had she come to terms with leaving Colorado and Will, but she had somehow managed to feel happy in California. She had Adley, a man that she could just simply look at and feel completely taken with desire. She marveled at the realization that whenever she was with him, he made her feel that next to him was where she belonged. The word ‘home’, finally had a different meaning for her. Home was Adley. The way he looked at her, how he made her feel, and how he wanted her, made all the pieces fall into place for her life now. For the first time since leaving Colorado, Sarah finally felt like she was exactly where she was meant to be.
Adley broke the silence as he sighed and whispered, “Hmmm…I think the rain is definitely my favorite kind of weather. Every time it rains, I’m going to think of this exact moment. Well, this, and what led up to this moment, I should say.”
Sarah was about to answer him when they heard the heavy barn door slide open. “Adley? Sarah? You two in here?” Oscar’s voice bellowed.
Sarah and Adley froze and widened their eyes on each other. Sarah couldn’t even take a breath, let alone answer. Adley clenched his teeth together and smiled at Sarah, knowing they had been caught in a compromising position didn’t seem to bother him nearly to the paralyzing extent that it did for Sarah.
“Yeah. We’re up here.” Adley yelled down to his father. Sarah stared even harder at him and shook her head. But Adley just smiled and shrugged his shoulders. Sarah actually caught the slight glimmer in his eyes that he rather enjoyed seeing her so nervous.
“We came up here to wait out the storm,” he continued to yell to his father.
“Oh. Well, it’s let up and I thought I better come out and check on you. I’ll go let Sarah’s folks know that she’s…with you.”
Now Adley was fighting off laughing out loud at Sarah’s panicked expression as he silently buttoned and zipped his pants. “We’ll be down in a few minutes. We were just enjoying the sounds of the storm from up here.”
Oscar paused and began walking back to the door. “Alright then, you two.” They listened as he slid the door closed, and the barn was once again silent against the intermittent ping of rain on the roof.
Sarah sat up and looked at Adley. “You’re quite enjoying that we just got caught, aren’t you?”
He stood and wrapped his arms around her and began kissing her neck. “It’s just too bad we got interrupted. I had other plans for you. Besides, you worry too much. We didn’t get caught doing anything but listening to the rain.”
“Yes, well, my parents aren’t going to let me out into the rain ever again if you know what I mean.”
Adley lifted his head from her neck and became very serious. “Your parents are going to know that I want you with me rain, or shine, Sarah.”
Now a flash as powerful as lightning bolted through Sarah, and her stomach fluttered anxiously as she looked into his eyes. “What?”
“You heard me, Sarah. I want to make you mine, in every way. I intend to talk to your dad about that.”
Sarah furrowed her brow at him and tried to suppress her smile and her nervousness. “Well, that’s all well and good, Adley, but don’t you think you should be talking to me about that first?”
Adley’s confident demeanor faded. “Well, I thought…I mean, really?”
Sarah held her serious expression, once again enjoying how the power over Adley was again hers. “Really. It’s awfully assuming of you. I mean, I’m still not sure how I feel about you. I’m undecided, in fact.”
Adley stared at her for another second before she could no longer contain her giggle. The concern on his face transformed to relief and then to amusement that she had managed to worry him. He picked her up and held her against his chest.
“Oh, r
eally? Is that so? Well, you didn’t seem to be undecided with that sweet little mouth of yours. And I think you know exactly how you feel about me. I think you love how you feel when my hands are on your body, and when my mouth is on your body. ” He began running his hands up and down her body, lingering and accentuating his words.
Sarah writhed under his touch and finally relented to him. “Okay. Okay,” She caught her breath and looked up at him.
Adley’s seriousness returned, “I’m in love with you, Sarah. I can’t stop thinking about you, and I don’t want to stop. Everything about you makes me want more of you and I intend to show you for the rest of your life what you mean to me. I didn’t know until the day you got here, what I would do with my life. But now I know. I’m going to love you as hard as I can, and make you mine forever.” He paused before continuing, “Tell me, Sarah, please. I need to know.”
Sarah sucked in a deep breath her mind racing, “I--love you, too, Adley. I have for a long time. I’ve just been afraid to admit it. ”
Adley smiled, but looked at her with his mischievous grin, “What else, Sarah? Tell me.”
“I want you…to make me yours, Adley.”
He leaned down and kissed her mouth. “In every way?”
She kissed him back before whispering, “Yes, in every way.”
Chapter 47
Had Sarah known that her happiness from that night was only going to last a few more weeks, she would’ve savored every minute to its fullest. But, the attack on Pearl Harbor shocked the nation to its core, and rocked everyone’s sense of security to the point that no one could be sure of anything anymore. Of course, no one could’ve predicted the assault, but Sarah felt the familiar sick feeling that she had taken time for granted. Overnight, life completely changed for the entire country, and Sarah had no way of knowing that once again, everything would change for her with the opening of an envelope.
