Chapter two
I was a little preoccupied to notice him standing right beside me after a few moments of living in the past. His black hair was slicked back and those dimples were enough to cause me some considerable concern for my sexual sanity.
“I heard this was your first day back. I’ve been meaning to come by and talk to you about that night. I took the coward’s way out by treating it like a one night stand. I don’t know what you might think about me, but I have never stopped thinking about you.” I could feel this nervous energy and I was debating on whether or not I should say anything in response.
“I don’t know what you want me to say. I was dealing with a lot and you found me at a vulnerable point in my life. Drinking to excess is a good way to take the edge off of my libido.” Solomon was a man of infinite wealth and he didn’t even take a paycheck from his duties as a SWAT team member.
Any money he was going to make on his salary was earmarked for several charitable causes. It was one of the main reasons why he was in no short supply of women vying for his attention.
“I would really like to have you over for dinner. We did drink a lot that night and I barely remember taking off my pants. What I do remember is something that has left a lasting impression on me.” I remembered everything in vivid detail and I could recall the way that he looked unencumbered by clothes.
His impressive equipment rivaled those who claimed to be the biggest I had ever had. 9 inches of solid iron, unyielding and quite a piece of hardware between his legs was something that had me waking up in a cold sweat some nights.
“I don’t want you to think anything’s going to happen between us.” He was callous and reckless with his affections.
“Don’t go closing any doors you don’t want me to have the key to.” He did know how to use his words in a fashion to make women fall on their knees in worship of his manhood.
The scene was coming down to the few last minute gawkers. They were hopeless and in desperate need of getting them some. The place was cordoned off, but the danger had been neutralized. He didn’t die and I could breathe a sigh of relief my first day didn’t go down the drain.
“That door has been locked, safely and secure ever since that night. I have no interest in opening it up anytime soon.” The humidity was enough to make my clothes stick to me like a second skin.
I took off the flak jacket to witness for myself how my nipples were visible through my tee shirt. I crossed my arms to give him very little chance to stare at the merchandise. I was thinking about that night and how easily he had brought the woman out of me too many times to count. I was left spent and exhausted after a weekend of marathon sexual acrobatics.
“As I recall, the tequila shots made it easy to pry your legs open. We were both completely hammered out of our minds and we did what came naturally. I have to admit I’ve never been able to duplicate that one maneuver with any other woman without sending them to the hospital.” I didn’t even know that my body bent that way.
I did feel it for the next few days. I had used muscles which I didn’t even know were there.
“I see where this is going and I don’t want to give you any kind of false hope.” A month ago I would have never even considered sleeping with him because of his reputation for loving them and leaving them.
“You owe me. I’m a man with a hair trigger and I didn’t even get a chance to fire off my big gun. Perhaps, you can rectify that mistake and we can start over the right way.” He was standing over me and I didn’t feel intimidated. My body was screaming at me to grab a piece and never look back.
“I will come by for dinner, but don’t expect it to go any further than that. I would say with some degree of certainty your big gun isn’t going to get any use today or tonight.” I said it in a low enough register that nobody else could overhear.
“I have a better way to give myself a fighting chance to sleep with you. I’ve heard through the Grapevine that you are quite the markswoman. I would like to test your mettle against my talents. Let’s make a friendly wager. The loser will have to do something they are not comfortable with.” It was a broad stroke, but I was willing to put my money where my mouth was.
“I don’t see anything wrong with friendly competition. There is a place nearby that I use frequently. We won’t have the unnecessary spectacle of your boys watching and making me feel inferior. They know me by name. I have the honored position of being on their wall of fame.” I was giving him fair warning and hoping that he would back down.
“That is a brazen statement to make and I’m curious to see what you mean by that. I know the truth like the back of my hand. Nothing is going to stop me from reliving the glory day of sleeping with you. I would like to see if the first time was a fluke or if you can repeat the same maneuver.” I looked like a pretzel and somehow I was able to lock my ankles behind my head.
“I should’ve known that would be the only reason why you would want to be with me. It gives me the incentive to make you eat your words. I have some ideas of how to make you a sexual puppet for my amusement. There’s one thing I’ve never been able to get a man to do.” I climbed into his truck in gleaming Black Steel with leather interior.
“I’m curious to learn more, but it doesn’t mean that I’m going to allow you to win this little wager of ours. I hope that wasn’t your intention.” He had the record for shooting from a considerable distance.
“I wouldn’t have it any other way. I plan to crow incessantly after I have beaten you at your own game. I promise the other guys will never hear the end of it. This is your last chance to back out gracefully without making yourself look like a fool in my eyes.” I didn’t want to be near him and he had already left a keepsake after our first union.
“If you can beat me then you will have bragging rights. I have no problem admitting when I’m wrong, but it rarely ever happens. I hope that doesn’t scare you.” He touched me innocently, but the shiver of desire running down my spine was more than I was expecting.
“I hope you mean that, but I guess only time will tell. Take the next right and you’ll see the sign leading to your defeat. It’s a little out of the way, but it’s worth the effort. They really do go out of their way to make you feel like family. They’ve told me on several occasions I’m the little sister they never had.” He drove down the gravel path between the trees to the sound of muffled shots in the distance.
“This has to be one of the better-kept secrets in this town. I’m surrounded by sharpshooters and nobody has ever mentioned this place. We do tend to stick to one place and never deviate.” I wanted to feel him on top of me doing unspeakable things, but I also wanted to be the one to hold all the cards.
“They issue personal invitations to those who they feel will fit in. You are here as my guest. I doubt they are going to like seeing you. I might have said a few disparaging comments about you. This was before you finally had the balls to say something to me about that night.” He looked at me sideways and smiled which only made me melt with this faint smell of sex in the air.
“I have been requested to fire at many ranges in my day, but this one has escaped my notice. I feel it’s time we rectify that miscarriage of justice. I’m guessing you have your own personal weapon in your possession. I have two of them, but the other one will have to be seen when the lights are dimmed.” His comment made my eyes look directly at the beast in the cage.
I swallowed and wondered how I was going to concentrate with visions of his naked body running around in my head. I talked a big game, but nerves had a funny way of getting to me when the stakes were high. They couldn’t be any higher than my self-proclaimed chastity on the line.
“I remember and you do have something to be proud of. Women say it’s not about the size but how you use it. I got the best of both worlds.” His legendary status with the ladies was proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that night. I couldn’t trust him to be a one-woman kind of guy.
“You’re going to make me blush. I might lose my composure and fire indiscriminately into the air. I’m not talking about on the range.” He could make anything sound sexual in the right context.
He had his weapon strapped into a black leather case. He unzipped it to show me his pride and joy. It was a beautiful weapon with a high powered scope he wasn’t going to be able to use on the range. This was all about sizing up an opponent and breaking the glass ceiling for those of my gender.
“Can’t you take anything seriously? Not everything is a joke. I don’t know why I even bother when I know you won’t be able to change. Something will always make you turn your attention to another pair of boobs.” I was well-proportioned for my size and I was slightly frazzled by how he was undressing me with his eyes.
“You have always had my undivided attention. Bridget, I don’t say this to every woman I have been with, but you know what buttons to push. I’ve thought about that night often. I wish that I could say nobody came after you, but there is a long list of women who have screamed my name. None of them held a candle to you.” We went out onto the range and set up our equipment.
“Bridget, I believe you will need big Ben.” Jansen was the owner and he held my weapon in the locker for those days I showed up unexpectedly. He was a first-class ex-marine with a shaved head and prerequisite tattoos on his arms.
“I want you to meet the one and only, Solomon.” His eyes grew wide at the implication of what this might mean considering how I had taken him into my confidence.
“We’ve all heard about you. I hope you don’t do anything to hurt this wonderful woman. If you do, then I might have to convince some of my clients to teach you a lesson about manners.” He presented me with the gun and we got into our respective positions lying prone with the weapon stationery in front of us.
“Jansen, we don’t want this to be easy. Let’s try 450 yards.” It was the biggest feat of my life and I had only accomplished it once.
“I’ve always loved your style and you have never backed down from a challenge. I hope he knows what he’s getting himself into. He might be a sharpshooter, but competition is another animal altogether. You learned that the hard way.” He was dressed in camouflage and had a military air about him.
“I have been known to take my talents into the competition arena. I am not a novice and I don’t appreciate you saying anything of the sort. Let’s get on with this. I have some plans to make after I disgrace her. This might be home field advantage, but it’s not going to matter.” He had taken off his jacket and his bulging biceps made me recall how he had carried me easily into the bedroom.
We had one shot and I was going to have to make it count. We were given two targets exactly the same. I breathed deeply through my nose and out my mouth. I slowed things down and waited for Jansen to count us down from five.
The shot echoed from both of our guns and we watched intently to see who was going to come out on top literally and figuratively.