United

by A. Aubry

  My hand skimmed down to her hip as Julianna instinctively hooked her leg around my waist. Well, I was going to do that for her, but apparently her body knew exactly what do to for me. Her head leaned back once more as I pushed a little more into her, her leg wrapping around me allowing me to go just a little deeper. The volume of her moans went up just a few notches after that.

  “Oh, Finn,” Julianna moaned, my lips finally moving to her neck.

  That was all I needed her to say in order for me to feel the need to pick up the pace. My body was more than ready to give her a release as well as find my own. I sped up my thrusts just a little faster. Not the pounding fast speed that I usually set, but somehow this one was enough to force my release to charge straight ahead like a fucking stampede. I could feel Julianna’s walls clenching down on me, she was just as close as I was.

  Her fingers laced into my hair as she guided my mouth back to hers, and our kiss became something different entirely. Where once it was filled with desperation and lust, I could feel that she needed me just as much as I needed her in that moment within this kiss. If passion could be measured on a scale of one to ten, that shit would have hit a twenty.

  “Julianna,” I groaned into our kiss, “You feel so good.”

  She threw her head back in ecstasy as her back arched, “Finn!”

  Her orgasm dragged me under into my own release as I softly bit down on her shoulder, thrusting myself hard into her one last time. I felt like I would never stop coming, my release pumping into the condom over and over. Julianna let out one final moan as her arms fell onto the bed above her head and I was finally spent, gently collapsing on top of her with my head on her collarbone. Even from here I could hear the loud pounding of her heart. I could barely catch my breath, my body felt as though it was filled with lead. I had never come that hard in all of my life.

  When my head didn’t feel as though it was swimming anymore, I lifted it off her shoulder and looked down at Julianna. It was time to see how she was doing after all of this.

  I brought a hand up, after putting an elbow beside her head to get some weight off of her, and ran the back of my fingers over her cheek that was still red and warm from her orgasm, “Did I hurt you?”

  The tired, shy smile that came across her lips took my breath away, “No, I’m okay.”

  “You are amazing,” I said softly as I kissed her lips.

  “I could say the same to you.”

  Reluctantly, I pulled out of Julianna and slipped off the condom, tying it off before tossing it into the wastebasket beside my bed. I collapsed back on the bed just as Julianna was getting up.

  “Where are you going?” I found myself asking.

  She looked over her shoulder at me as she walked in the direction of my bathroom, “Just going to clean up a tad.”

  Fuck, this morning I thought it was sexy to see her walk away from me in that pencil skirt…but now it was even hotter to watch her walk away from me butt naked. The bathroom door closed quietly, and I looked up at my ceiling. That was, by far, the best sex I had ever had in my life. Wait until Coop heard about this. I glanced at the digital clock next to my bed, it was going on midnight and Julianna looked rather tired after those two orgasms. Maybe she would stay the night?

  I heard the bedroom door lightly creak as it always did when it was being opened, and Julianna came back into my bedroom. Getting up from where I was lying, I met her in the middle of my room and pulled her back into my arms. My hands felt so good on the naked skin of her back.

  “Stay with me,” I requested softly.

  As I gazed into her eyes, I silently begged her to stay. It was too late for her to leave and, if I was being completely honest, I didn’t want her to leave. Not after the most amazing second date of all time.

  “Okay,” she whispered and I couldn’t help the grin that came out.

  I let her go and went back to the bed, moving the blankets back for her. Even when we were getting into bed completely naked, after committing a moral sin according to my mother, I was still a gentleman. Take that, mom. Watching Julianna get into my bed, I moved around to the free side and climbed in beside her. Julianna hugged the blankets to her chest and I got up behind her, putting my arm around her to pull her close to me, I planted a soft kiss onto the back of her head.

  Her hand covered mine as it laid in front of her before our fingers interlaced, her back leaning against my chest gently. Just when I thought that it was the best thing in the world to wake up next to Julianna, now I got to fall asleep with her in my arms. I laid my head against my pillow, finally feeling exhausted enough to pass out. Julianna’s thumb rhythmically ran against my hand as she held it, it was like a silent lullaby. I closed my eyes and let it lull me to sleep.

  Chapter Four

  My eyes opened to the most beautiful sight that I had ever seen in my life. Julianna was fast asleep next to me, our fingers still laced together, the blankets she was hugging to her chest fallen slightly to expose the tops of her breasts. She looked as relaxed as ever while she slept, and just as innocent as when she was awake. Wow, I got to make love to this goddess last night for the first time ever. At least, I hoped there would be more times that we would do that.

  I sat up on my elbow and checked the clock. It was just after eight and Julianna said she had to be at work by nine. When I looked down at her though, I just couldn’t wake her up. Releasing her hand, I crawled out of bed and went to where our clothes laid in a pile on the floor. I slipped on my boxers and quietly left the room in search of my phone. There was no way that I was going to wait to call Coop about last night.

  When I found it sitting on the kitchen island, I had a few missed calls and a voicemail from my mother. Oops, I forgot to call her last night. Oh well. I pressed Cooper’s number and returned back up to my room to make sure that Julianna hadn’t woken up while I was gone. Cooper answered as soon as I crossed the threshold back into my room, Julianna still fast asleep in my bed.

  “Hey, Finn. How’s it going?” Cooper asked, the loud sounds of the clinic that he worked at filled the space behind him.

  Atlanta was an hour ahead of Minneapolis, so technically he was working. But this was important shit.

  “I had the most amazing night of my life, Coop,” I said softly as I sat on the edge of the bed next to Julianna.

  “Oh yeah, mom said you were on a date with Julianna last night. So, it was as amazing as your first date?”

  A small smile played on my lips, “Even better, man. We had sex.”

  I could hear him sigh dramatically, “Seriously? You called me at the beginning of my work day to tell me that you got laid?”

  “I wouldn’t call you if it wasn’t the most amazing sex that I have ever had in my entire life. Seriously, I have never experienced anything like what I experienced with Julianna before.”

  “Not even with Natalie or any of your other long-term girlfriends?”

  “No, never. God, she was so fucking amazing. Wait, no, she is fucking amazing.”

  He chuckled, “Sounds like it was some pretty good sex then, bro. Did she spend the night or did you kick her out after you were done?”

  I rolled my eyes at him, “Of course she stayed the night. She’s still asleep in my bed. She’s so beautiful when she sleeps, Coop. I could watch her all day.”

  “You do know that now I feel like a creep to be on the phone with you while your staring at your sleeping girlfriend?”

  “Hey, I can’t help how you feel. But I can’t bring myself to wake her up, seriously Coop…I think I’m developing some strong feelings for this girl.”

  He mumbled something away from the receiver before he responded, “I know you’re already feeling those feelings, Finn. Just by the way you talk about her, it’s obvious. But remember, ix-nay on the sex talk when you’re around mom.”

  I sighed, “I’m younger than you, not dumber.”

  “The jury is still out on that one. But I have to go, the clinic is busy today. I’m sure we w
ill be talking again soon.”

  “We always do. Love you, man. Bye.”

  We hung up and I put my phone on the bedside table. Seeing as it looked like Julianna wasn’t going to get up anytime soon, it was good to know that she could sleep through an entire phone conversation between me and Cooper, I got up and went to take a shower. My normal routine for the last two weeks had been to take a shower in the morning and jack off in there to get rid of any frustrations. This morning, I didn’t feel the need to jack off. My orgasm from last night was still fresh in my mind. When I was done in the shower, taking less time than usual, I quickly toweled off my hair and put on a fresh pair of boxers and jeans. It was time to wake up my sleeping beauty.

  I sat beside her once again. Carefully leaning down, I placed a soft kiss against her cheek. Her eyes opened slowly, taking a moment to focus on me. I sat back up and grinned.

  “Good morning, beautiful.”

  “What time is it?” Her voice was soft as she closed her eyes.

  I chuckled and watched her, “Almost nine.”

  She practically shot out of bed as though she had been shot out of a rocket. I shook my head and laughed as she started to throw on her clothes.

  “Why didn’t you wake me sooner? I have to be at work at nine, Finn,” she said hastily, pushing her shirt into the waistband of her skirt before pulling up the zipper.

  I held up my hands up in surrender, “Hey, you looked so peaceful it would have killed me to disturb you.”

  She gave me an exasperated look as she took off to the bathroom, closing the door behind her. I picked up my phone, slipping it into the back pocket of my jeans. Getting up from my seat on the bed, I went to my dresser and pulled out a black t-shirt. The door to the bathroom swung open as I put on my shirt. When I turned around, Julianna was watching me as I adjusted the shirt around my torso.

  “You ready?” I asked, closing the distance between us.

  “As read as I’ll ever be in yesterday’s clothes,” she teased.

  “I think you still look super sexy,” I quietly laughed before pressing our lips together.

  She definitely used my toothpaste and my mouthwash by the taste of her mouth. Did she use my toothbrush? That would be a little hot if she did.

  I took her hand and we walked down to the kitchen together. We released hands as she went over to her purse and I went to the refrigerator. Taking out the bottle of orange juice, I saw Julianna’s brows scrunch together in confusion before she held the phone up to her ear. I poured us each a glass of juice and set the plastic container on the countertop before I turned back to Julianna who was throwing her phone back into her purse.

  “Fuck. Fuck. Fuck,” she emphasized the k a bit more every time she said it.

  I drank some of my orange juice and handed her the glass that I poured for her, “That doesn’t sound good.”

  She took a long sip of her juice before she let out a long breath, “Michael showed up at my apartment last night and fell asleep outside my door waiting for me to come home. My neighbors called the cops and they escorted him out of the building. I don’t know what to fucking do anymore, Finn. I’ve told him we’re over but he’s just not getting it.”

  That fucking asshole. Was he just desperate to get laid again? I mean, he obviously knew that sex with Julianna was amazing if he kept coming back for her.

  I set my glass down on the island and went to her side, wrapping my arms around her waist and tugging her towards me as her head rested against my chest, “Maybe it is time to get some type of restraining order on him. He sounds kind of desperate and I’m worried he might try to hurt you one of these days.”

  Her shoulders sagged as she took a deep calming breath, “I guess it wouldn’t hurt to stop at the police station and ask some questions about it.”

  My hands ran up and down her back as I kissed the top of her head, “I think that that’s the best option. Maybe you could stay here with me for a few days while its pending through the system. At least that way I’d know you are safe from him.”

  I could feel her face get hot through my shirt, “I don’t want to impose on you.”

  I stopped rubbing her back and locked my arms tighter around her waist, “You’re not imposing, baby.”

  I barely finished the word before I realized what popped out of my mouth. Faintly, I remembered calling her baby during sex last night, now I was calling her it again. Up until now it had only been Julianna. Was she ready to take that next step with me to be my girlfriend? We had only known each other for five days.

  “Finn, I need to ask you something. Normally I would say I have to get to work but I really need to know.” She moved so that her chin sat on my chest as she looked up at me.

  I was an open book for her, “You can ask me anything.”

  She pursed her lips quickly, “Are we dating? Like boyfriend/girlfriend? I mean, I know it’s kind of early to put a label on it, but I just want to know if that is what this is turning into.”

  Shit, did she not want that?

  “I would like us to be boyfriend and girlfriend…if that is okay with you.” I could barely get the sentence out for fear that she would say no.

  A large smile painted across her face that reached her eyes, “I’d really like that.”

  Julianna was now my girlfriend, holy shit. I almost felt like a freshman in high school all over again who had his first girlfriend.

  “Good, now…get to work, girlfriend.” I played it cool for her as I went to the coat closet to grab her jacket.

  I walked it back to her as she put her heels back on. As she put on her jacket, I grabbed my spare apartment keys from the hook behind the door.

  “These are for you to get in. Just in case you somehow beat me home,” I smiled as I handed them off to her.

  She playfully rolled her eyes, “See you later, boyfriend.”

  The kiss that we shared took my breath away and the next thing I knew, she was closing the door behind her. I had a girlfriend, who was temporarily living with me. Fuck, I had dated Natalie for two years and I never gave her the spare key to my place. After enduring a long conversation with my mother, and reassuring her that no, we didn’t have sex that I just got back late, I decided to do something special for my new girlfriend.

  It was something I had never done before, but Julianna was special and I wanted to show her just how special she was. I called up a local flower shop, offering to pay extra for same day delivery.

  “What kind of flowers would you like?” The woman on the other end of the phone asked cheerily.

  “Red roses. Could we do…two dozen?” I smiled as I grabbed my winter coat. I needed to get going if I was going make it to practice on time.

  “Sure thing. Would you like to add a card for free? If so, what would you like it to say?”

  I slid on my shoes and locked my front door before walking to the garage where my car was waiting.

  “That would be great. Can you have it say ‘Julianna, thank you for a wonderful evening. You made me a very happy man this morning when you agreed to be my girlfriend. xo Finn’?”

  “That’s very sweet, Finn. I’m sure she will love it.”

  I blushed as I thanked her and told her where to deliver the bouquet to. She told me it would arrive around lunch time and we ended our call. The drive to practice seemed to fly by today but practice seemed to drag. As I was rifling through my bag in search of my towel to wipe the sweat off my head, my phone buzzed from somewhere within my bag as well. Taking a quick glance over my shoulder to make sure Coach Thompson wasn’t looking, I picked up my phone to check the latest message, ignoring Natalie’s most recent attempt to talk.

  Julianna: Thank you so much for the beautiful flowers. It really brightened my day. Also, I went to the police department and I filed a restraining order. The temporary one starts at midnight tonight until a judge okays a full official one in a few days.

  I was glad she took care of that, maybe now Michael would leave her alone. I was
even more glad that the flowers made her happy. I’d do anything to make this girl smile.

  Me: Happy I could make your day as much as you made mine. You’re still staying with me though, until the official one is granted.

  Julianna: I wouldn’t dream of being anywhere else.

  My heart skipped a beat and I was about to answer, the largest smile plastered on my face.

  “McAllister, get back in here. This is practice, not social hour,” Coach Thompson called out.

  Without responding, I tossed my phone back into my bag, “Sorry, Coach.”

  After some heckling from my teammates, we got back to practice. My mind wasn’t completely on the drills and plays we were working on. To say it was elsewhere was an understatement. It was still back in bed with Julianna last night.

  By practice on Friday, I could barely keep my days straight. Julianna had been staying with me for three days, but that didn’t keep Michael from blowing up her phone day and night demanding to know why she had filed a restraining order on him. It was like he was stupid or something not to know why. I couldn’t wait until the official order would be granted by the judge—and it would be granted—so that I could see the happy smile on Julianna’s face rather than the angry scowl that she got every time she looked at her phone. Last night’s texts from him were the worst by far, and I could still remember how upset she had gotten over them until I cheered her up.

  “Baby, what’s wrong?” I asked as I came back into the living room from putting our dirty dishes in the dishwasher.

  She sniffled and wiped away a tear, “It’s nothing, I’m fine.”

  I quietly chuckled as I sat beside her, “Julianna, you’re not fine. What is that asshole saying now?”

  “He’s calling me a slut, told me that he will tarnish my image with the paper…I can’t lose this job, Finn.”

  I wrapped her up in my arms and she buried her face in my neck, “You won’t lose your job. I’ll make sure of it. He’s just upset that you are finally taking a step against him. He finally knows that you are serious about being over.”