Chapter two
“I don’t mind you showing up at this late hour, but why the waterworks.” I broke down with my emotions running high.
I blubbered like a schoolgirl on his shoulder. The tear stains dropped onto his bare shoulder. They weren’t in sadness. The joy I felt encompassed my entire being. I was elated beyond words. I was ready to go out and do it again. My next target was yet to be confirmed. It wasn’t like there was a short supply of those getting off with a crack to their knuckles.
“I can’t help it. I wear my heart on my sleeve. Don’t make fun of me.” I could see the hot tub on his deck bubbling with the machine humming its vibrant tune.
“I couldn’t wait up for you. I got in the hot tub when you showed up unexpectedly. I hope you don’t mind. I’m not exactly dressed for visitors.” The terry cloth towel around his waist left little to the imagination.
“I know you’re a typical man, but could you try and keep it in your pants. I’m flattered by your reaction. It touches me deeply to know I have that effect on you. I don’t get out much with my erratic schedule.” His chiseled good looks and muscles flexing were hard to ignore.
I was sitting in his lap and could feel the heated column of his flesh rubbing up against me. My argument for the reason why we couldn’t be together was slipping through my fingers. I had the foresight to change into something more comfortable before coming over. Sweatpants and a sports bra were adorning my body.
“I’m here for whatever you need me for. I can listen to you or we could adjourn to the hot tub. I can see how you are revved up. It’s a matter of convenience to have me ready for you at a moment’s notice. A late night booty call only works with a woman calling the shots.” His manhood had unfurled to its full potential.
“Don’t be surprised one of these days I take you up on your offer. Nothing would make me feel better than to physically explore every part of your body. I could lose myself in your eyes and how you can bring the woman out of me too many times to count.” I was talking myself into a fling with my best friend Copeland.
He was a tall, dark, and handsome man with the kind of body I could spend a lifetime getting to know. There was no point in leaving him on the hook any longer. My libido was charged to full capacity. Running hot and on fire made me feel like reaching out and touching somebody in a profound way.
“I want you more than you can ever know. I think our friendship would deepen considerably if we were to expand our horizons. Life is a mystery and you never know how long you have. Time is a constant that never stops.” I got up on my feet and put my hand out to show him I was ready to commit.
The brown couch was atrocious, but he wasn’t going to give it up. He had gotten it from his father and the sentimental attachment was too strong to let go.
He followed me and I could hear him breathing heavy with his eyes on the prize. My jeans were meant to be a focal point for his eyes. I liked the attention. It made me feel good to be desired by somebody of the opposite sex.
“This is your chance to be with me in the Biblical sense. We’ve been neighbors for the past few years. My family life is an open book. I still have my secrets, but I think the same can be said for you. I’m not asking to have a ring on my finger. I know you have questions and I can’t answer them. I want to trust you, but I don’t think that you could ever look at me the same way.” We stood toe to toe by the hot tub with my body energized with a sexual need.
“I look at you and I think about what is about to happen. I’m nervous for the first time in my life. It’s usually very simple to seduce and sleep with a woman. You’re my friend first and foremost. I want you to remember that.” I saw where this was going and I wasn’t very happy.
“You’ve been teasing me for months with sexual innuendo. Is what I’ve been saying finally sinking into your thick skull? I would be impressed if I wasn’t so horny. Don’t say anything. Ruining the mood will only make me feel embarrassed.” He grazed my cheek with his fingers and traveled down to my neck and shoulders.
“I don’t know what has come over me. I should be all over you like a cheap suit. I can’t take advantage of you like this. You might not be drunk, but you are high on something.” My nipples were sticking out plainly seen. He was looking at them with intense interest.
“I can’t say this opportunity will come around again. You are taking the risk of not being with me at all. I don’t sleep with strangers. The last time I was with someone was two years ago. I don’t have the time or inclination to deal with clingy men. This is easy between the two of us. Why make it harder than it has to be? I’m throwing myself at you.” To give him the proper incentive, I grabbed his package and felt it thrust up against the towel wrapped around his waist.
“I know I’m going to be kicking myself all night. It’s the right thing to do and we both know it. I will say you have made a compelling argument to jump feet first into the hot water.” He was fighting his natural urges burning in his loins.
“We don’t have to think about this. Sometimes the most amazing things are spontaneous.” I very quickly got rid of the only thing preventing me from seeing him up close and personal.
The towel came undone and dropped unceremoniously to the tile floor. His cock was 9-inches and ramrod stiff. There was no mistaking his excitement. I tried to get closer, but he put his hands out to defend his honor. It was the damnedest thing I had ever witnessed in my life.
“Rachel, you don’t play fair and you’re making it very difficult to say no.” He was losing the battle and it wasn’t going to take very much to sway him to my way of thinking.
“I want you to touch me and tell me you don’t want me. If you can do that then I won’t bring this up again.” I took a hold of his hand and placed it against my heaving bosom.
With each rise and fall of my breath, my nipple pressed with direct contact against the palm of his hand. We were looking at each other with the beating of our hearts the only sound heard in the vicinity.
“I want to in the worst way, but I need to pull back. When you are ready and not using me for your own selfish reasons then we can talk about it.” I was giving him my best moves and nothing was working.
“My body demands more than lip service. Don’t make me resort to the several different implements I have in my collection back at my place. It’s a pale comparison to the real thing. We both know we would be amazing together. The night will unfold with several different pleasures inflicted on each of our bodies. I will make you cum so fucking hard that your eyes will roll into the back of your head.” He turned me and made me walk in a straight line back to the door leading to the outside.
“Our friendship means more to me than a one night stand. You would know that if you took the time to listen to me. I’ve been looking for the chance to tell you how I feel. I hide my true feelings with sexual innuendo. It’s a bad habit I need to break. I can easily break you and make you squeal in submission.” That was exactly what I wanted to be spent and exhausted with very little energy to my name.
“You can still change your mind. We can forget everything you just said. It seems foolish not to take every opportunity to have a little bit of fun. Life has a tendency to kick you around some. We deserve to be together.” I was fighting to free him from the burden of indecision.
“Tell me where you were tonight and what you were doing. Don’t lie to me. I know you weren’t at one of your shifts at the diner. I called and found out you had the night off. Be open and honest. There’s no other way this is going to work between us.” He had me at a loss for words with my mouth open.
“I know this is now or never. Give me some time. I don’t like ultimatums.” I was on the porch and the time staring at each other lasted forever.
“Rachel, the best times of my life are those I spend with you. I have the lives of other people in the palm of my hand every day. I know more about them and their family than I do about you. You can change all that. I don’t think that you can do that.” Putting me on the spot was only going to make me defensive.
“You are a drug and I need my fix. Don’t leave me in sexual withdrawals.” I couldn’t tell him what he wanted to hear without fearing some kind of retribution.
“I don’t want to be your addiction. I’ve made this claim before and nothing has changed. I will have you, but it will be on my terms. This isn’t me seducing you. It’s the other way around. I don’t want any secrets between us. Being completely transparent is how we begin this budding relationship.” I felt entangled with a metaphorical chain around my neck choking off my air supply.
“I thought it was going to be easy. I came over here to give you exactly what you wanted. Imagine my surprise when you don’t take me up on my offer. I crave what you can give me. I’m begging you to reconsider.” I was tempted to get down on my knees in a subservient role, but I couldn’t give him that kind of power over me.
“I need some time to think about this. The risk factor of losing you as a friend is too strong. I have to be assured this isn’t going to make anything different between us. You can still come over, but don’t expect me to jump your bones.” I was bowled over with how he was keeping his little friend in check.
“Don’t take too much time. It’s likely I will go out and find myself something to hold me over for the time being. Closing that door will have me either going to the nearest bar after closing or taking matters into my own hands. It’s basically a 5050 chance one way or the other.” He closed the door and with it the necessary outlet to burn off the excess energy in my veins.
I went over to my house and stopped with my body screaming at me to jump into his arms. The man was built to take a beating and keep on going. I wanted to see his stamina at work. I couldn’t bring myself to go and find another.
It felt like I would be betraying the friendship I held dear to my heart. I had to find some use for the batteries and toys in my bedroom. It wasn’t even close to the flesh and blood man, not more than a few short steps away.