Chapter 4
Melinda couldn’t get over the fact that her father was a bit of a swinger. It appeared that his need for other lovers was complemented with a woman that was able to see past that addiction. For some reason, she thought that it was a good thing that he had found somebody that could accept him for who he was. She believed that everybody should have that special one that could see them for who they were. It dawned on her that it was Matthew that had seen through her façade of a woman that was worldly. He had taken her on a magical carpet ride that had her looking back at that time that they had together, as the one that she could never duplicate.
“I never took you for one that would sample the other side of the fence, but you never know what’s going on in somebody’s head. That relationship between her and Sheila had to be going for some time. They were just too comfortable with each other and there was no nervousness to say that this was an encounter that was out of the blue. If I were to hazard a guess, I would say with some degree of certainty that Beverly had made a request of Sheila and she was more than happy to comply.”
Melinda didn’t want to think about what they were going to do on the beach together. Their love life was their business and she wanted the same respect in return. She walked back to the house and up to the deck where the planter had been sitting. She took a closer look and found that there were scratch marks. Some of the dirt had upended and there was a telltale footprint. It had to be at least a size eight, which led Melinda to believe that there was somebody that was out to get Matthew. She was going to have to stay close and make sure that he wasn’t alone. Come to think of it, she realized that he had been alone for the last hour and that was more than enough time for somebody to strike again.
She went back in the house and was crossing by the kitchen, when she smelled something very sweet wafting in the air. It was obviously propane and she had been in a fire that was made from that particular substance. She went inside and found Matthew sitting splayed on a chair over the table. Thinking quickly, she went over to the stove and turned the dials to turn off the propane. It could’ve been an accident from the cook on duty, but to have all four burners going at the same time meant that there was premeditation behind this.
“Matthew, wake the fuck up for god’s sake. Show me that you’re alive.” Melinda tried to pick him up from the seat, but it was like trying to carry dead weight. With his extra muscles, it was going to take a Herculean effort on her part to even make him move a fraction of an inch. She got a pretty good idea, something that occurred to her and then she put it into motion.
She dragged the chair a few inches at a time, before getting winded and having to stop and start over again. She got him out of the room. His eyes began to flutter with a recognition that came from seeing his guardian angel. “I would say that I died and went to heaven, but I don’t think that even god would give me a vision of loveliness like you.” He was a sweet talker and he had always been that way and it was one of the reasons why she had fallen for him. “I went into have a glass of milk like I always do. I sat down and began to think about my life and how much more it is with you in it. I got a little sleepy and I put my head down for a second.” He didn’t have much for a nose for food and his lack of smell had afforded the person that was trying to kill him to get away with it.
“I was coming up to join you, when I smelled something in the kitchen that seemed a little off. I went in and found you lying there with the waves of propane drifting in the air. I opened up a window and I threw open the balcony doors and that should clear things up in a hurry. We’re going to have to find out who’s trying to do this to you, or they will continue, until they get it right.” Melinda found that he was groggy, but at least he was talking and had control of his faculties. “Let me help you up to the room.” She felt his weight against her and she forced herself to push past the fact that he was weighing her down like an albatross around her neck.
“It was a good thing that I came around when I did, or he wouldn’t be amongst the living anymore. I’m just not sure who we should trust and these people seem to have an agenda of that I just don’t know about. I’m going to have to dig into their personal lives. It’s like what I do with boyfriends that I meet and then I vet them by checking out various sources. I’m just gonna have to do the same thing for his relatives. I’ll know what I’m looking for when I find it.” Melinda assisted him up the stairs one step at a time, until they were on the other side of the house.
“That’s the second time that you saved my life. You do know what some traditions dictate?” Melinda looked at him with puzzlement “It means that I’m your responsibility and that my life is in the palm of your hand.” His words were slurred, but he managed to make this weak little smile. All the energy in his body was drained and he could barely stand, let alone keep his eyes open for any length of time. “I guess I really do have a guardian angel. If you weren’t around, I would be sleeping with the fishes.”
“I get this feeling that this is personal and it most likely has to do with money. Whoever is doing this knows his habits. I’ll find out and I just hope that I can do that, before they finally makes good on the threat against Matthew’s life.”
“I guess you could say that you owe me one and maybe I’ll just have to collect in the form of physical release. I’m just not sure if you are up to the task of making me cum twice around that sweet cock of yours.” Melinda was laying down the challenge and she could see that Matthew was determined to stand up and be noticed. To help him along, she squeezed his ass and then touched him where it was going to do the most good.
“As a man, I think that is my duty to you, as my protector to give you exactly what you want. You might have to start the process on your own. After you do that, then I’ll be more than happy to supply you with those two debts of honor that I have to pay back.” The implications of what he was referring to had made Melinda giggle with an anticipation that was burning in her loins. There was no denying that she’d never gotten over him and the very idea that she would be getting fucked by that man was almost too good to be true.
“Matthew, give me a couple of minutes to slip into something a little bit more comfortable.” He was sitting on the bed shaking his head to clear the cobwebs. Melinda took that moment to grab her bag from the floor and go into the bathroom. “I think before I change in the something that’s going to knock your socks off that I should start a program to ferret out who’s responsible for trying to end your life prematurely. I’ll just put in the parameters of what I’m looking for and let the computer do the work for me. If it finds any kind of anomaly, it will leave me a message and then I’ll be able to dig a little deeper.