Chapter Twenty-Two
Emily
“I’m going to my mother’s house,” Terra said.
“What? Why? Can’t you stay? Or maybe I can come with?” I said. I wasn’t usually so clingy when it came to people. After all, before this, I’d lived on my own for a very long time. But I didn’t want to be alone that night.
“No, I’m going there so that you can call Grant. Let him come over. And then when you guys have had some time together, call me and I’ll come back. That way you won’t be alone at all.”
I smiled at Terra. “You don’t have to do that. I don’t mind spending the night with you. In fact, I want to.”
“I know. But I think Grant will be able to take your mind off a few things. And anyway, I really do need to see my mom. That part is not a lie. So, you choose. Either you come with me, or you call Grant.”
I was about to tell her that I’d go with her until I thought of Grant. I pictured being his arms and feeling like everything was going to be okay. I smiled.
“I’ll call Grant.”
“Good answer. But, I promise you, Em. You just tell me when he’s gone and I’ll come back. Okay?”
“Okay.”
I waited for her to go before calling Grant. When he said he’d come right over, I decided to take off my clothes. I didn’t feel like talking about what had just happened. The only thing that I wanted to do is forget about it. I knew I couldn’t forget about it for forever, but just for that night, I wanted nothing more than to put it out of my mind.
I made sure that the door wasn’t locked, took off my clothes, and sat in the living room. When I heard his car pull up, I breathed a sigh of relief. I’d had a few moments of panic that Terra was going to come back and see me sitting naked in her living room. I would’ve been mortified. We’re best friends, but we’re not that close.
I heard the door knock and told him to come in.
“I’m in the living room. Just lock the door when you come in,”
The door opened, and I heard the latch as he locked it, then he walked into the room and stopped short when he saw me. I’d done the right thing according to the look on his face.
“Wow. This is . . .” he gulped. “Nice.”
“No talking. It’s been a rough day, and right now the only thing I want is you inside me,”
Grant nodded and started walking toward me.
“Lose the clothes, Patriot,” I said.
He looked surprised and then excited, and as he walked, he started taking off his clothes. By the time he reached me, he had nothing on. I was still sitting on the couch, and as he walked up to me, I sat up and pulled him toward me. He was standing in front of me, and already he was hard for me. This is what I wanted. This is what I needed. I put him in my mouth and sucked. I heard him groan and writhe as I took him to the edge of satisfaction. Then I stood up onto the couch so that I was just slightly taller than him.
“Right, I think it’s time we move this upstairs,” I said. I took his hand and led him up the stairs into the spare bedroom.
“So this is where you sleep at night,” he said looking around.
“It is,” I said and smiled. It was nice to have him in my bedroom.
He walked up to me, lifted me up, and placed me gently on the bed. I didn’t want him to be gentle that night. I smiled at him.
“Ever tied a woman up in bed?”
“Actually, I can’t say I have.”
I looked around and found a pair of knee high socks that I got to wear in the winter. I handed them to him.
“These should do,” I said and spread my hands out by the headboard.
I was glad when he didn’t seem flustered by the idea. He bit his lip in excitement and walked over to the headboard to tie my hands.
“Tighter,” I said. I didn’t want to make it easy for myself.
Once I was secure, I lay sprawled out on the bed and watched in excitement as Grant admired me. He sat on top of me and started kissing and licking my body from head to toe. Every inch of me was attended to, and when he was done, he made his way back up and licked in between my legs. His tongue darted back and forth between my folds, thrusting inside me until I thought I was going to explode.
“Stop!” I said breathlessly. I didn’t want to come just yet.
But Grant didn’t want to stop, and there was nothing that I could do but lie there and allow him to bring me to ecstasy. The truth was that I’d never been tied up either. I’d only thought about it before. And the idea of Grant being the one that did it to me made me come harder than I’d ever come before.
Afterward, he untied me and kissed me. We lay there for a while, just touching and kissing each other.
“I want more,” I said when I realized I was getting happy again.
“Really?” he said. His eyes were eager.
I nodded. “Fuck me.”
Grant moaned in pleasure, climbed on top of me, and thrashed against me. He was hard and ready, and it didn’t take him long to come.
Afterward, we lay side by side, and he turned to me.
“Did you come again?” he asked.
I smiled. “Yeah.”
“Wow. You’re really something, Emily. I’ve never met any girl like you.”
“I can’t help myself when I’m around you.”
“That’s good to know. So, where’s Terra tonight?”
“She’s gone to her mom’s. She’ll be back a bit later.”
“How much later?”
I shrugged. “I’m not sure. Why?”
“Want some coffee?”
I grinned. “I’d love some coffee.”
“Good. Wait here. I’ll go get for us.”
I could hear Grant tinkering around in the kitchen and just hearing him there made me smile. I couldn’t thank Terra enough for allowing us to have this time together. He came up moments later carrying two steaming cups of coffee and some cookies.
“I found these. Not sure if they’re Terra’s though,” he said and held up the box of cookies.
I chuckled. “I bought them. And that’s exactly what I feel like right now. Thank you.”
He climbed into bed, and for a while, we just sat there drinking and enjoying each other’s company. Then he looked at me.
“Are you okay? You seemed upset on the phone.”
“Long day. Glad you’re here. So, how was your day? Sometimes I don’t know how you stay out there in the heat. You must’ve been glad for the rain.”
“Today was good. I actually went to visit the guys at the fire department, and they’ve offered me a full-time job there.”
“Really? That’s amazing. Are you going to take it?”
He nodded. “I had a long talk with Brady, and he seems happy for me. I’m finishing out my week at the ranch, and I’ll probably start next week. Brady said I can come and help at the ranch every now and again when I want extra money.”
“So, you’re staying?” I said and grinned.
He looked at me. “I have no idea what I’m doing. But for now, I’m definitely staying.”
“I’m happy for you. It’s good to follow your passion.”
We sat for a while just talking about life in general. I kept thinking about telling him about my father, but then changed my mind. I didn’t feel like thinking about it myself. And it was nice to talk about other things instead. I’d have plenty of time to worry about what I was going to do about that situation. I was enjoying having Grant around, and I was close to asking him to sleep over. But then I remembered that Terra was waiting for my phone call so that she could come back, and I didn’t want to make things awkward for her. Also, I didn’t want to sound sad and desperate in front of Grant.
“I think we better call it a night,” I finally said even though I didn’t want to say that at all. “Terra’s going to be home soon.”
“Thanks for calling me over,” he said and smiled at me. He climbed out of bed, and I sat admiring his body while he changed.
I climbed out and wrapped a robe around me and then walked him to the door. When we go there, he bent down to kiss me.
“Call me anytime,” he said and grinned. “Oh, and are we still on for Saturday?”
“Saturday?”
“Aren’t you moving?”
I chuckled. I’d almost forgotten. “Oh yeah, I am. Thank you, that would be great, Grant. I’d love the help.”
“Looking forward to it.”
When he was gone, I called Terra and she came straight back. She took one look at my robe and raised an eyebrow.
“Are you naked under there?” she asked.
I giggled. “I sure am.”
“Tell me you didn’t do it in the living room again?”
I shook my head. “Almost. But no, we went up to the room. We also ate most of the cookies, by the way. But I kept you some.”
“What? You ate cookies during sex?”
I laughed. “Not during! After.”
We both burst out laughing and made our way to the living room. I plopped down and she sat next to me.
“Thanks for doing that, Terra. You’re a good friend. I need that escape.”
“Did you tell him about your father?”
“I thought about it. But I decided I didn’t want to think about it for a while. I just wanted to be with him and to stop thinking about anything for just a while.”
“Did it work?”
“It worked. He’s great in bed.”
She chuckled. “I’m jealous. Although, I’m happy for you. So, how about we end the night off with old movies and a bowl of popcorn?”
“That sounds perfect!”