Chapter 18

Nicole

I was on cloud nine after the date with Allen. I felt like we’d talked things out and wanted the same things in a relationship, but still wanted to take it slow. I was still at the apartment with Noelle, as hard as it was to let him walk away after that kiss at the door. I didn’t want to jump right back in. We could go on some more dates and build up to what we seemed to be racing towards in such a short amount of time before this.

It was now Saturday and while we’d sent a few messages back and forth since the date, I was craving some more time with Allen. He called in the afternoon and asked if I’d like to meet him and his partner Brandon at a nearby bar later tonight. They were working until about seven but were free after that. Were we?

Noelle was at work when the text came through so I enjoyed the rush of adrenaline on my own for a few moments. I’d been a needy mess since the date, wanting so much more than I put out there that night. I made great use of the time when my sister was at work, getting myself off every chance I got. It still wasn’t enough. I wanted Allen. I was certain that she knew it too by the knowing smiles she gave me.

I told Allen that we were probably able to meet them and sent a text to Noelle asking her. She responded with a very enthusiastic yes, and I confirmed it with Allen, asking a few details about his partner for my sister. I was always hesitant to set her up, and I needed to know more.

Brandon was two years younger than Allen and a bit more of a character. Allen admitted that his best friend could be a little crazy at times and he had to guide him back to a good path, but overall Brandon was a good guy. He was fun and would make us laugh, but Allen assured me that he was much better looking than his friend.

That made me laugh. I hadn’t noticed any other men since meeting Allen because he was the most gorgeous man in the world to me. I’d never admit that to Allen. He told me that he had to finish at work, but he was looking forward to seeing me later.

I was, too. I was looking very forward to it, and I poured another cup of coffee and tried to figure out what I might wear. Since Noelle was going to, I’d have to give her a choice from our shared closet, but we usually dressed a bit differently. I picked out a cute paisley skirt that brushed my lower thighs and a fitted plum t-shirt that matched it perfectly, setting that aside until Noelle had a chance to look for her own outfit. It was cute but not too much, though I wanted to go half naked just to make Allen want me the way I wanted him. I was dying with each day that passed.

Noelle came home as I was preparing some noodles for dinner, excited about our night out. She asked me to tell her anything that I could about Brandon, and I filled her in as she sipped wine and helped me with salad for dinner.

“Did you see him at the club?” Noelle asked as my smile faded and I shook my head. I barely saw Allen until he came to collect me and considered myself lucky that he was so handsome and kind, apart from the lie.

“There were too many people there. I didn’t see Allen closely either. I just knew that someone bought me and assumed he was the man.” I shrugged casually, pretending that the night didn’t bother me. I knew how close I’d come to harm or even worse and just tried to think about the positives about the experience.

“It’s over. He’s caught, Nicole. The club is finished.” I felt Noelle wrap her arms around me as I sighed and fought the tears in my eyes. “Allen saved you.”

“I know. It’s still hard to think about sometimes.” I admitted, slumping back against her. “I told him that I didn’t want to think too hard about the way we met, but just move forward to a fresh start. I want to give him a chance.”

“I think you should. Tonight will be great, and we can just have a little fun. You don’t need to move back in or rush anything. Get to know him a bit.” Noelle squeezed me and pulled away, asking how long until we ate.

“You have time to look in the closet. I’ll call you when it’s ready,” I said before Noelle clapped and rushed to the bedroom. I heard her moving around in the small bedroom as I added the sauce to the noodles and stirred it all together, then grabbed her glass of wine for a long sip. We planned to take an Uber anyway so we could have some drinks. Why not get a little tipsy before we left since I was eating, anyway?

“Are you wearing the skirt and the purple shirt?” Noelle called from the bedroom, and I told her I was. “It’s cute and since he’s seen you naked already, I think it’s perfect.”

I blushed and told her dinner was ready as I reached for the bottle of cheap wine. I needed it.

We ate and got ready, drinking, and playing music as we helped one another. Noelle went with a short dark gray metallic dress and did her eyes dark to match it. She could pull it off with her skin and blonde hair. I went with a more colorful and soft look, picking up on the various colors in the skirt and working with them. I finished with a few coats of mascara and a nice pink lip gloss as Noelle lined her lips with a dark purple lipstick.

“I should be scared to take you out looking like that,” I told her as she smiled sweetly at me. “I know that you’ll be safe though.”

We waited for the car to pull up in the lot and walked to it after verifying it was the one that we sent for. Noelle led the way into the back, and I followed as she greeted the young female driver, bold from our wine earlier. I squeezed her arm to calm her down, and I whispered for her to buckle up. I was relieved that the bar was close and thanked the driver as I slipped her an extra tip. Noelle was being chatty tonight, and I worried for Brandon. I pushed away the mom vibe as we approached the door and told myself to have fun.

We walked inside, and I saw Allen stand up in the back of the room so we could spot him. I smiled and led the way as our eyes locked, feeling the electricity in the room between us. Allen turned to talk to the man in the booth with him and a man with dark reddish-brown hair and warm blue-green eyes stood up. He eyed me for a moment and shook my hand tightly before turning his eyes to my gorgeous sister.

The way he gawked at her assured me her chattiness would not be an issue at all. Brandon looked at her like she was the most beautiful woman he’d ever seen, and Allen pulled me into the booth with him as they started to talk.

“I missed you,” he said. I turned my eyes to his, seeing the same heat that I was feeling as our legs touched on the seat.

“I missed you,” I replied as the other couple sat down, and Brandon raised his hand to order a round of drinks.

I could see why he and Allen were so close. They had that connection that only close guy friends have, one where they gave each other a lot of shit and supported each other in one sentence. I didn’t have to know what they did for a living to sense that they had seen a lot together. These men weren’t partners or just best friends; they acted like brothers.

I watched as Allen talked, using his hands to describe something as he spoke. His confidence was sexy and the way he caught my gaze now and then made me shiver. Brandon looked at me several times as we all got to know each other over beer and appetizers, but it was in a shrewdly observant way. The way he looked at my sister was complete awe, and I melted a little bit every time he said something closely to her, nearly kissing her.

I felt the same way when Allen did the same to me. I wanted him so badly, and I pressed my lips together as his hand rested on my thigh.

There was a commotion on the right side of the room. Noelle popped out of the booth to look and grinned over at me. “There’s a band setting up. Do you fellas like to dance?”

Brandon paled, and Allen raised an eyebrow at her as I giggled.

“It’s best if you just go with it.” I whispered as Brandon looked at me. Noelle grabbed her glass and moved to the edge of the seat to watch the band set up as Brandon sat behind her to talk softly into her ear.

We’d already had a few drinks and were all feeling good. I scooted closer to Allen, watching as he dipped his mouth to mine for a soft, teasing kiss. I was beyond caring about what anybody thought now, riddled with need for him as I pressed my body closer. The band started, and Noelle pulled Brandon out to the small dance floor, moving slowly with him as he wrapped his arms tightly around her. The dance was more of a tease between them than it was anything to music, and I watched for a moment before Allen pulled me out of the booth and into his arms.

“They’re going to leave together,” I murmured into his ear as his arms tightened around me.

“Clearly. I talked to him and explained that this girl was different from any other, but he sees that. Can’t you tell? I think Brandon is smitten for the first time in his life,” Allen chuckled before pressing his lips to mine slowly.

We moved around the floor with the other fans of the pop-punk band, and I got lost in him. It didn’t seem like long before my sister was leaving with Brandon, wrapped tightly in his arm, and I felt relief fill me.

We got our own ride to Allen’s place, making out hungrily in the back seat as I lost every inhibition that I had. I felt his hands touching my body through my clothes and moaned as I longed to be in his house, alone with him.

Once we pulled into his driveway, Allen opened the car and pulled me to his front door. I knew that I was bordering on drunk, and I was careful with my steps, but I giggled all the way. This felt good and he unlocked the door and threw it open as I heard the distant sound of a car pulling away.

Allen’s lips were on mine as he closed and locked the door, pressing me to the wall. I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him closer as our tongues met hungrily. I wanted him. I needed him.

We didn’t stop kissing as we walked together towards the bedroom where I slipped my hands under his gray t-shirt, lifting it over his head. I tossed it to the side and leaned in to kiss his chest lightly as he gripped my hair with one hand. “You’re so incredible. Just watching you turns me on,” I murmured before I captured his nipple between my lips. I wiggled out of my skirt while I kissed him and then unclasped his jeans before sliding them to the floor.

Allen made fast work of getting my shirt off and adding it to the haphazard pile of clothes on his floor. He pushed me back to the mattress as his hard cock pressed against my bare pussy, making me cry out.

“I’ve been thinking a lot about this.” Allen wriggled closer to me as he pecked my lips and then moved down my neck, his hand cupping my bare breast. “I’ve been fantasizing about you.”

“I finally learned how to get myself off but it’s different when you do it,” I murmured as he pulled away to stare at me.

“That is hot as hell. I think you should show me what to do,” Allen told me in a gruff voice before he moved his lips down my skin to capture a nipple between his teeth. His hand moved down my body and between us to slide inside my wet core, both of us moaning with the feeling. “So fucking wet for me. So goddamn tight for me, Nicole.” He started to move his hand inside me as he arched his hips to get some more room. I cried out his name and reached down to grasp his cock in my hand.

“I want you to bite my clit and then this needs to be inside of me,” I told him as he stared in wonder at me.

“You are the perfect woman,” Allen assured me before he attacked both of my nipples with his teeth and hands, drawing me close to an orgasm as he fucked me with his long fingers. I’d never felt so weak for anything before, and I focused only on the pressure building between my legs.

The moment his mouth covered me and his tongue darted out to lick my hard clit, I cried out his name as I came against him. It was relief and the end of some form of torture when I felt my body explode against his mouth.

Allen moved away from me and then slid inside me as my sensitive body tingled. “I love it when you're tight for me after I go down on you.” His voice was husky with desire.

“You noticed that in the little time that we’ve been together?” I asked while I tried to find the strength to pull him deeper inside me.

“I noticed everything,” he assured me as he pulled back and drove deeper into me. “I haven’t been able to get the way you feel out of my fucking head since our night together.”

I rocked with him, and he pressed his body to mine, our heat combining as our bodies slapped together. It was the most beautiful sound that I’d ever heard, and I moaned when he moved harder inside of me. Allen wasn’t holding back this time and I didn’t want him to as I clawed at his back, desperate for more.

I came again with a ragged cry as he pounded into me, bringing himself closer to his own release. It was explosive, and he jerked inside of me as he groaned my name. “Nicole,” Allen murmured as his mouth found mine for a hungry kiss, our bodies locked together.

We drank some water and rested before he was kissing me again. My body was as ready as his and we rolled around on the bed as we found the parts of each other that we liked the most. This time, he took me on my knees with my ass in the air. Allen was rough with me all over again. He slammed his body into me, gripping my hips tightly as I cried out his name.

All my firsts with him blended together as I screamed his name. I exploded against him and arched my back while I felt the waves of release washing over me.

What was this? I couldn’t get enough of this man, and I dropped to my stomach with a sigh as he rolled beside me.

We finally slept after making love two more times through the night, the last time being the one that knocked me out. I clung to him as I closed my eyes and sighed his name, feeling his arms around me. I didn’t ever want to leave his bed.