Hunter
Hunter peeled the door open slowly and looked over Opal’s sleeping form. It was the fourth time he’d checked on her. This time, unlike the last three, she was sound asleep. The day had upset her enough that she’d had trouble falling asleep and then staying asleep. It seemed that now things had finally calmed enough for her to drift off and get her much needed rest after a stressful day.
Now that Opal was sleeping, he knocked lightly on Vanessa’s bedroom door.
“Come in,” she said softly.
He closed the door behind him. She was sitting up in bed, holding a book. It seemed like such a normal thing to be doing that he raised an eyebrow. She tossed the book aside.
“Kind of pointless to try to read when I’ve read the same page about five times now.” She gave him a sad smile.
“Opal is sleeping. Finally.”
“Good.”
“So, what do you want to do about—”
“Hunter?”
He stepped closer to her, wanting nothing more than to slide into bed beside her. “Yeah?”
“I don’t think I can talk about this anymore.” Her voice started to shake. “Can you just… hold me?”
His mouth pulled into a half smile. “Sure.”
He kicked off his shoes and pulled back the covers to slide in behind her. She nuzzled back into him and he wrapped his arms tight around her. When she pressed back into him, her ass pressing against his groin, he felt his dick go hard. He always wanted her. He couldn’t get enough of her.
He wrapped his legs over hers and curled around her. With his body, he was showing her how he wanted to keep her close, to keep her safe. He wished he could just say it. That he could open his mouth and tell her how he felt. That he knew he wasn’t what they needed, but that he wanted her all the same. To admit that maybe the reason Jeremy was still alive was because Hunter didn’t want this to end. He hadn’t even allowed himself to think about that fact. But it was the truth.
He never took this long on a hit. Never. Usually it was days, maybe a week or two if things were complicated. But he kept drawing things out with Vanessa. Putting off leaving to find Jeremy, convincing himself that he couldn’t leave them for even a few hours because something might happen. But deep down, he knew the truth. Once Jeremy was dead, she wouldn’t need him anymore. And he needed her to need him.
He couldn’t be in their lives forever, but he was there now, and now was all he had. He had to take full advantage of every moment. And in this moment, there was only one thing he wanted to do.
Hunter let his hands move along her arm and down the length of her body. They found their way to her breasts, cupping and squeezing them gently over the fabric of her nightgown. She moaned softly when he pinched her nipple, and it made his cock twitch in his now too-tight pants. He shifted his hips to give it more space, but he’d need to get his pants off soon.
He roamed down her stomach and between her legs. Her pussy was hot against his hand, and when he pressed down, circling her clit gently, he felt her grow wet. He lifted her nightgown so he could feel her bare skin against his hands.
“You are so hot,” he whispered in her ear.
Vanessa moaned in response and pressed her hips against his hands and against his dick, moving back and forth.
She reached her hand back to run her fingers through his hair. “I need you.”
He kissed along her neck and slipped his hand into her panties. Her lips slipped wetly between his fingers. Every time she moaned, Hunter’s cock throbbed, longing to be inside her. It strained against his jeans. He had to set it free. He unzipped his jeans and kicked them off. He pressed his bare dick against the thin fabric of her panties.
When she pressed into him, he couldn’t take it anymore. He might come right now if she kept rubbing on him and moaning like that. He slipped her panties down and pulled her hips back. Her ass cheeks were hot and he rubbed between them for a moment. He had to calm himself down first or this wouldn’t last. He needed it to last.
Hunter used his foot to get her panties fully off and brought one of Vanessa’s legs backward over his. He rubbed the tip of his cock in her wetness, then pressed it inside her. She cried out and arched her back as he filled her.
With his hand, he circled her clit while he moved in and out of her slowly. He explored her body, appreciating every curve. From her hard nipples to soft breasts, her wet labia and flat belly. She was a gift all for him to play with.
Her moaning picked up. He thought she was getting close. He could go at any moment, but he wanted to really set her off. He returned his hand to her clit and flicked her between his fingers. Vanessa responded exactly how Hunter wanted. She cried out and pulled at his hips to bring him in deeper.
He sped up his thrusting as he flicked and circled her harder. He felt her tighten as she cried out again. He gave a few hard thrusts and let himself go, flooding into her.
Holding her close, keeping his dick inside her, Hunter went limp. Eventually, he slipped out of her and together, Hunter and Vanessa’s heart rates and breathing slowed. She turned to face him, nuzzling her face into his chest. He closed his eyes and enjoyed the feeling of her warm body against his.
He hoped that somehow what he was feeling got across to her.
# # #
If the day started out difficult, Hunter had made it much better. She felt safe again, lying in his arms. Somehow, it was like nothing much mattered and nothing could go wrong when they were close like this. Every time they made love it was amazing. She wanted more and more, and that made her try any way she could to fit him into the picture of their lives.
He was even starting to get so close to Opal, and she obviously liked having him around. After Nicholas left and Opal got upset about Hunter saying he was going to leave, it had given Vanessa a lot to think about. In the midst of trying to keep her safe, she hadn’t put enough thought into the fact that she was bringing someone into Opal’s life. This was the first time it had happened. In the days when she first left Jeremy, she had thought carefully about how she would introduce someone to her when she started dating again. There was a whole plan to make the process slow and easy on Opal. But that had gone out the window when Jeremy called.
Having Hunter around hadn’t seemed like bringing someone into Opal’s life, because Vanessa wasn’t dating him. She was sleeping with him and had feelings for him, but somehow, without having the technicality of dating in place, she hadn’t processed his presence in the same way. Now it seemed like if he went away, it would hurt Opal. And that was the last thing she wanted to do. It was why she’d decided to date someone for at least a few months before introducing them. She didn’t want people coming in and out of her life all the time.
Now that the damage had been done, she couldn’t stop trying to make him fit in. Things were just too good when he was around. His past and his job didn’t seem to really affect them right now. She thought about what it would be like to know he was going to work. To kill someone. Or what it would be like to see the money come in from a hit. What would she say when people asked what her boyfriend did for a living? Did he have a cover story in place already? And there was always the chance he could get caught and leave them forever or for a long time. What would she say to Opal then?