by Ivy Blake
“You gonna tell me where we’re going then?” I asked, unable to keep my curiosity at bay for much longer.
“Let’s just say I’ve booked a nice hotel stay for the two of us,” Austin said, flashing his perfect teeth at me.
“A hotel?” I said, eyebrows shooting up on my face. I’d never stayed in a hotel and from the expression on Austin’s face I could tell that he knew.
“My treat.” He squeezed my thigh as we drove away from Sophie’s house.
We drove for about 20 minutes, taking us out of town in a direction I’d never been before. The signs were unfamiliar which only added to the mysterious element of the night. I doubted that Mom had a clue that we were going out this far, but for whatever reason she trusted Austin and me, so I wasn’t going to worry about her too much.
We pulled up outside a massive hotel that made me feel like an ant as I tried to count how many floors it had. Austin motioned for me to get out of the car as he handed the car keys to a man standing outside in a suit.
“I’ll get that parked for you, Mr Hunter,” said the man with a polite smile, before he ducked into the car.
I tried not to gape, but it was just so surreal. I was glad that Austin took my hand in his as we walked up the red carpeted steps to the hotel entrance which looked like something out of a movie. The doors opened automatically and we stepped into what I could only describe as paradise. The inside of the hotel was decorated in a very classy manner and the amount of chandeliers in the reception alone were enough to tell me that this was not a cheap trip.
“Booking for two, under Hunter,” said Austin to the lady at the reception.
“I’m glad that you’re joining us this evening, I hope you both have a wonderful stay. Just a reminder that the pool, sauna and spa facilities are open 24/7,” the receptionist said to us politely as she handed us two key cards. A pool, a sauna and a spa! If I was in a dream, I didn’t want to wake up.
“This way, Megan,” said Austin as he lead me to the elevator. We waited for it to arrive and stepped into the contraption that looked like something out of Black Mirror.
“We’re on the top floor,” said Austin as he pressed down on the appropriate button. “So we can be as loud as we want.” He smiled that wolfish grin as he pulled me close towards him. My heart beat frantically as Austin pressed himself closer to me. I couldn’t believe that he’d arranged all of this, I never would have expected it in a million years.
“You didn’t have to do this-” I began, but Austin placed his finger on my lip, silencing me.
“Wait until you see the room,” he said with a smile, replacing his finger with his lips. We kissed furiously until the elevator notified us that we had reached our floor. We stepped out together and walked down the wide hallway until we found the door leading to our room.
When Austin pushed open the door, I could not have prepared myself for what was going to be inside. There was a massive four poster king sized bed in the centre of the room which felt like it stretched out for miles. There were towels and matching white dressing gowns and slippers lying on top of the covers. A jacuzzi bath sat in the corner overlooking an amazing city landscape. The bathroom was gigantic and had another bath as well as a spacious shower with marble tiling in it. My eyes were overwhelmed by the massive flat screen TV, the plush sofas, the beautiful mirrors, not to mention the kitchen and walk in wardrobe. I wanted to cry with joy. It was more than I could ever have dreamed of. When Austin had said hotel, I never would have imagined this.
“I can’t believe you did all this, Austin,” I said, wrapping my arms around his neck. “But it’s so expensive.” I let go. Austin’s hands remained on my waist as he raised an eyebrow at me.
“You’re forgetting that I’m a Hunter,” he said with a chuckle. “Like I said, I wanted to treat the birthday girl.” I took in the space once again, thinking about how Lola and Sophie would want to hear about every detail.
“Thank you, I really appreciate it,” I said honestly, feeling like my words were no match for this amazing place. Austin lifted my chin with his finger and kissed me like the world was going to end. Before I knew it, we were on the bed, struggling to get our clothes off, hungry to be closer to each other.
“You’re perfect,” breathed Austin as he traced kisses down my body. I arched my back as his mouth met my wetness and I grabbed his hair as he began licking my pussy and fingering my clit. We moaned together as he pushed me further to the edge, his tongue working magic on all my sensitive spots. My legs began to shake with pleasure and I was glad when his head popped up because at least I could have a break.
We gazed into each other’s eyes as he lowered himself on top of me, his warm hands kneading my breasts gently. I brought my hand to his firm cock and rubbed it gently, smiling as his face contorted with pleasure.
“Fuck, Megan,” he growled as he bucked his hips. I sped up and jerked it quicker, loving the way his eyes rolled back into his head as I pleasured him. Austin looked at me and I saw that hunger take over his eyes.
“Get on all fours,” he commanded me.
“Make me,” I teased. Austin growled again and in one swift motion he had grabbed me by the hips and flipped me over into his desired position. I heard him open a condom wrapper and slide the condom on himself. I was now dripping wet from his touch, anticipating his next move. I arched my back as I felt him rub his throbbing erection against my slit.
“Please,” I begged.
“Mmm, I love when you beg for it,” Austin purred.
“Please put it in,” I moaned as I tried to back myself onto him. Austin chuckled darkly to himself and held my hips firmly in his hands. I gasped as he plunged himself deep in my pussy, moaning as I spread around his girthy cock. “Thank you,” I moaned as he began pounding me, slowly picking up the pace as we both got more and more into it.
“Good girl!” Austin said as he pulled my hair and spanked my ass. It felt so good to be handled by him, to lose control to the guy who held my heart. I fucked him back, reaching in between my legs to fondle with his balls as he drove himself into me over and over again. I could feel my orgasm building up within me and decided that I wanted to be looking at him when I finished.
“I want to see your face,” I said. Austin reacted immediately. This time I guided him to lie on his back and climbed on top of him, lowering myself onto his cock as he held onto my hips. Austin moaned as his dick disappeared inside of me and I started riding him like my life depended on it. Faster and faster, I moved my hips back and forth until neither of us could take it anymore and both erupted into spasms of pleasure. We kissed each other as we came, caressing each other’s bodies as we rode out our orgasms.
After we cleaned up, we jumped in the shower and rubbed soap suds over each other’s bodies, laughing when we gave each other bubbly beards. Austin cupped my ass with his hands and planted a kiss on my forehead.
“I love you,” he said gently.
His words took me by surprise, I searched his eyes for any signs that he could be lying or even slightly unsure, but I couldn’t find any. As I stared into Austin Hunter’s eyes I felt a rush of warmth as he held me close to him.
“I love you too,” I replied, the words coming out before I’d even had a chance to think about it. A smile spread across Austin’s face and we kissed again, allowing the warm water from the shower to fall on us.
“You up for another round?” he breathed in my ear.
“I could be convinced,” I teased. “As long as we also check out the sauna.”
“Deal,” said Austin, his mouth already on mine again.
Chapter Twenty Two
Austin
I woke up and rubbed my eyes, slightly disoriented by my surroundings until I heard a light snoring coming from beside me. I looked over at Megan as she slept peacefully, her nostrils flaring in a really cute way as she breathed in and out. I stroked her hair and marvelled at the girl who I now realised I was in love with.
The look on her face w
hen we’d arrived at the hotel had been priceless and would be tattooed in my memory along with the various faces she makes when I’m fucking her of course. Last minute, I’d managed to get a booking and had been so nervous going back to my old street to go and surprise her at her house. Megan’s mom had been easy to convince, I could turn my charms on when I needed them most and they were still yet to fail me.
I was so glad that Nate had let me borrow his car, it had made the whole process much smoother. My god had it been an amazing night. It wasn’t even my birthday, but I’d had the time of my life. All night, Megan and I had stayed up talking, laughing, cuddling, having sex before cuddling some more before going for more rounds. All the nights I’d stayed up talking to her, wishing that I could fall asleep with her in my arms had finally come true.
Spending the night with Megan had allowed me to forget all the shit that was happening and focus entirely on her. I knew that I liked spending time with her and that the more time we spent talking to each other outside of tutoring, the more I’d began to fall for her. It was only when I was in the shower with her- something I’d never done with anyone- that the words had just flown out of my mouth without my consent. I love you.
Who would have thought? Me, Austin Hunter, in love? And what’s more, Megan had said it back and if I wasn’t mistaken, she seemed like she actually meant it. I’d replayed the moment over and over in my head as we’d gotten ready for bed last night and I still couldn’t believe it.
“You gonna keep staring at me?” Megan said in a sleepy voice, her eyes fluttering open.
“I like to appreciate beauty when I see it,” I said, kissing her hand. “How was your sleep?”
“Fucking fantastic, I slept like a baby,” she said.
“Good,” I said.“Happy Birthday, by the way.”
“Thank you. But don’t you dare sing,” Megan said, pointing her finger at me in warning. I hadn’t been planning on it, but now that she’d explicitly told me no, I simply just had to.
“Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday, dear-”before I could sing her name, Megan had tackled me and pinned me to the bed while she straddled me.
“I said no singing,” she said with a smirk.
“Oh, I heard you,” I said coolly. She leaned down and kissed my mouth.
“You hungry?” I asked.
“I could eat.”
“We can get room service, pick anything you like off that menu.” I gestured to the menu resting on the bedside table. Megan’s eyes lit up and she made way to climb off of me.
“Nope, didn’t say you could get off yet,” I said, squeezing her thighs.
Megan giggled, but stayed in her position, stretching out her arms for the menu. I watched and laughed as she struggled to get it, congratulating her once it was in her possession.
* * *
Breakfast was amazing as expected and after we’d stuffed ourselves full we lay in bed and cuddled some more. Even though check out wasn’t for another few hours, Megan’s mom messaged to see if she was home yet.
“You could just lie and tell her you are,” I said with a shrug. “She’s at work right?”
“She is, but I’m not gonna risk it. I better get ready. Rhis has been amazing though, Austin, really.”
Megan gave me another hug before jumping in the shower. I went on my phone as I waited for her to come out so I that I could take my turn. A text came through, making me sit up in bed. It was from Nate’s dad, David.
We’ve found a good lawyer to represent you. He’s never lost a case.
My mind was filled again with memories of Steven, my temporary respite drawn quickly to a halt. We’d been searching for ages to find a trustworthy lawyer, but so many of them had links to Steve or weren’t willing to go up against him. I sent David a text to tell him I’d see him soon and we could talk more then. I hoped that this guy was legit and that he could actually help us get real justice. Steven had walked away with barely a mark on his record, but he needed to pay for all the shit he’d done to my mom.
I checked the last messages sent between me and my mom. Still no response. Nate’s parents hadn’t hear anything either, but they continued to reassure me that she was probably fine and just in shock at the moment but that she’d come back when she was ready. I really hoped so. They told me that there was no use filing a missing person’s report yet which made me think that they knew where she was but that she didn’t want to see me, for reasons I couldn’t quite comprehend.
Megan’s sweet voice seeped out of the bathroom and into my ears, a lovely soothing sound. I wondered if she’d ever get to meet my mom or if I was being far too optimistic. How would Mom even respond to someone like Megan, someone from a family and background completely different to ours?
Mommy doesn’t love you. Steven’s voice echoed in my head again and I tried my best to push it out. Of course she loved me, she was just going through a really difficult time. But so are you my conscience reminded me, she could at least answer one of your messages. I fought with the negative voices in my head, but it was no use, their messages were loud and clear. The person who had brought me into this world and was supposed to love me most had disappeared on me, left without a trace. Mothers weren’t supposed to do that, everybody knew that. So if my mom had left me, did that mean there was something wrong with me? Had I done something to drive her away?
My breathe caught in my throat as tried to process my contradicting and confusing thoughts. Was there a possibility that Steve was right? Maybe she didn’t love me, I mean how could she if she could go this long without talking to me or even checking to see if I was okay?
“Hey, I’m finished if you want to use the shower,” Megan’s voice cut through my thoughts.
“Thanks,” I said, more snappy than I intended. She raised an eyebrow but didn’t say anything as I grabbed a towel and slipped into the bathroom behind her. As I turned on the shower and let the hot water run over my body I couldn’t help but feel like I was being pulled in multiple directions.
One part of me wanted to go and chase down my mom while another part knew that I had to focus and make sure that I kept my grades at the same level at school so that I could actually get that scholarship. Taking time off meant I had loads to catch up on and while I felt more confident with Megan’s help, it didn’t lighten the workload at all, and senior year was proving to be more challenging than I’d expected.
Then there was Megan, who was nothing but nice to me. Every time she looked at me or touched me I felt an instant rush of goodness, of love, that I’d never felt before. And I wanted to believe her, I wanted to believe that her feelings and words were true but Steven’s stupid fucking voice kept lurking in my mind, making me not want to give myself over fully.
Fucking Steven. The man who’d made my life hell was still walking free while I was having to deal with all the shit he did to me and Mom for the past few years all on my own. While Nate and his family could help on a practical basis, they didn’t know the full ins and outs of Steven’s cruelty. They could help patch up the physical wounds but not the mental ones, which I realised were the ones hardest to deal with. They simply didn’t want to go away.
Sometimes when I got overwhelmed by these thoughts, I truly felt broken. And while time with Megan was amazing, I appreciated it even more because she was a distraction, a distraction from all the darkness in my brain that made me feel hopeless and like I wanted to end it all. I couldn’t even tell her everything that I was thinking and feeling because I just knew that she would look at me different, even if she promised that she wouldn’t. and I couldn’t blame her, I was a mess. I was just used to containing it so well. But while things were going well with Megan, my life was falling apart around me. Even though I had a place at Nate’s, it wasn’t my home and until I moved out, I’d always feel slightly unsettled. The situation with Steven was on rocky ground and had the potential to have a very disappointing ending, which I couldn’t deal with, for both my own sake and
Mom’s.
