Two hours later, Ashleigh and Alex emerged from her bedroom after a much needed nap. It was dark outside, but after sleeping like the dead, her body entirely sated, she was more than a little energetic. Thankfully the house had cleared out, and the only two left were Ashleigh and Alex. Just the way she wanted it.
“So, what’s on the agenda tonight?” Alex asked, picking up a copy of her manuscript that she’d left on her kitchen table.
“Hmmm...” She could think of a few things, but she’d let him figure it out for himself.
Dropping the papers, he made his way over to her. “I was thinking we could go back to my place and pick up where we left off in the swimming pool.”
She definitely wasn’t opposed to the idea. Smiling up at him, she let him pull her into his arms. “I could –” she didn’t complete the thought because it suddenly dawned on her that he had a house guest. One Ashleigh had no intention of meeting.
Pulling away, she busied herself cleaning up the kitchen.
“What’s wrong?” He asked, catching on to her drastic mood swing.
“I don’t think that’s a good idea.”
Alex walked up behind her, pulled her against him and then nuzzled her neck. “She’s gone, Ash. I wouldn’t put you through something like that.”
Relaxing against him, she soaked up his warmth for a minute. Could she do this? It would be so easy to forget what had happened, to accept what Alex told her about his ex-wife, but Ashleigh was still anxious.
Letting him in had been hard enough, but if they continued to pursue what was happening between them, she was risking so much more than the hurt she’d endured already. If for some reason this didn’t work out, Ashleigh’s heart would be forever shattered, likely irreparably.
Being in his arms, feeling the warmth of him surrounding her felt so right, so real, Ashleigh feared what would happen if she didn’t give in to this. If she held herself back from him, even a tiny piece, she’d be cheating herself out of something she’d waited years to discover. She had to trust him. She had to. There was no other option.
Inhaling deeply, she whispered, “Ok. Let’s go.”
When they walked into Alex’s house, Ashleigh still felt the nervous tension, as though the woman who had been there would pop out of nowhere just to surprise him. Relief washed over her when no one came slinking out of any of the rooms. Instead, Alex went to the kitchen, grabbed two bottles of water and then took her hand before leading her out to the back.
It was dark outside, and he had flipped on one of the outdoor lights. It wasn’t shining directly on the pool, rather leaving it in shadow, but illuminating a portion of the yard beyond.
“Take your clothes off, Ash.” Alex ordered, his voice coming out stern and ridiculously seductive.
She turned to face him, about to ask him if he was serious. The look on his face said he was.
Her insides throbbed, both from nerves and from the longing to feel his hands on her. She’d never undressed for a man before. But then again, there were so many firsts she’d already experienced with Alex, why wouldn’t this be another?
“Naked.” He told her, sitting the water on the table and then moving closer. “For my eyes only this time.” He whispered.
With fumbling fingers, Ashleigh found herself doing as he instructed. First her t-shirt, then her shoes, followed by her socks and jeans. She left her bra and panties on just to test him. Had she not already gotten naked in a room full of people, she might be a little hesitant about being completely naked outside, for the entire world to see.
“I think you forgot a couple of pieces.” He told her as his eyes trailed over her skin.
She unhooked her bra, sliding the straps down her arms and letting the lace fall to the ground along with the rest of her clothes. Stepping out of her panties required a little more coaxing, but her fingers eventually caught on.
Standing back to her full height, feeling incredibly exposed and more than a little nervous, Ashleigh tried not to fidget.
“So damn beautiful.” Alex said with a hint of awe in his tone that made Ashleigh blush. “I’ve dreamed about seeing you naked. Did you know that?” He asked, but Ashleigh couldn’t answer. “For ten long years, I’ve wanted you.”
Ashleigh could relate, but she wasn’t about to tell him that.
“I want to taste you. But, I think it’s only fair if I were naked too.” Alex said, staring back at her.
For a brief moment, she waited for him to undress, but then Ashleigh realized he wanted her to do the honors. She wasn’t about to argue because seeing Alex naked had become one of her fantasies come to life. Sliding her hand under the untucked edge of his shirt, she raked her nails over his taut abs, lifting the shirt as she went. Within seconds, she had his shirt off, discarded to the concrete beneath her.
The evening air was cool, a welcome relief to her suddenly overheated skin. Before she moved on to his jeans, she took a moment to look her fill, gliding her hands over the muscular planes of his chest, scraping her fingernails over each of his nipples, watching as they hardened beneath her touch. She suddenly wanted to suck them to see what he would do. Feeling bold and brazen, she moved in closer, flicking her tongue against one small, brown disc, twirling around the hardened nub before using her teeth to nip him.
“Keep it up, baby. Just remember, paybacks are a bitch.” He teased in that gruff tone she loved so much, slipping his hand in her hair and holding her head close to his chest.
Ashleigh moved to the other nipple, teasing it briefly before lowering her hands to release the buttons on his jeans. After lowering the zipper, she pushed the denim down his legs. Grateful that he managed to slip off his shoes, she helped undress him completely until he stood before her in all of his masculine glory, just as naked as she was.
Without another word, Alex led her to the pool, descending the steps while holding her hand. She followed along behind him, her gaze raking over his beautiful body. For a moment, she allowed her eyes to trace the bold, black outline on his back, the intricate pattern that formed the tiger’s face on his back. She had the sudden urge to taste him, to trace the tattoo with her tongue.
Pulling away from him, she pressed up against his back, using her finger to trace the black outline before using her tongue to do the same. She’d noticed it before, just as intrigued then as she was now. With him naked, she wanted to graze each impressive line, taste the salty, warmth of his skin.
“Damn, baby.” He groaned as he stood motionless in the water. She pressed her breasts against his back as she continued to explore him with her mouth, placing light kisses over his skin, licking the artwork that only accentuated how utterly male he was. The animal peering back at her was an ironic replica of what she thought of him. A jungle cat, always on the prowl. Strong and beautiful.
“My turn.” Alex said, turning abruptly before turning her away from him. “Put your hands on the edge of the pool and don’t move.” He ordered her, and she immediately followed his instruction.
She loved that about Alex. His need to dominate, to be completely in control. It had taken him some time to finally open up to her, but once he did, Ashleigh hadn’t been disappointed.
~~*~~
Alex placed his hands on the curve of Ashleigh’s waist, gliding down her hips, her thighs, before bringing them back up.
The way she’d touched him, the way she’d run her tongue over his back had him gritting his teeth and squeezing his cock. He loved that about her, her need to explore him, but he was hanging by a frayed thread at the moment. He needed the control or he wouldn’t last all of five seconds.
Placing his mouth on the back of her neck, leaning over her, he kissed her slowly, moving his tongue down her spine, similar to the way she had done to him only seconds before. Sliding his hands around her ribs, he cupped her breasts in both hands.
A sudden image of her flashed through his mind. She was on her knees, his cock buried deep in her mouth. They were at the club. In the playroom and there were others around. An overwhelming need flooded him, and he pushed it away. He’d spent too much time with the McCoy brothers. If he wasn’t careful, he’d be thinking about threesomes next. His dick throbbed at the thought.
Squeezing her breasts, using his thumbs and index fingers, he pinched her nipples gently until she moaned. “You like when I play with your nipples.” It wasn’t a question because her reaction was evidence enough.
He trailed his mouth down the toned muscles of her back, her skin petal soft against his lips. Going lower, he released her breasts and gripped her hips, kissing the sweet dimples at the small of her back before continuing lower.
When she stilled, just at the point he was trailing his tongue over the beautiful curve of her butt, he paused. When she didn’t pull away, he continued, kneading her hips with his fingers, he used his thumbs to gently separate the soft rounded globes of her ass, delving his tongue into the very edge of the crack that separated them.
He’d developed an obsession with her ass. After having teased her, then fucked her, the way Ashleigh had reacted made him want her all the more. Now that she’d allowed him to fuck her ass, he was convinced she was just as turned on by it as he was.
Slipping one hand between her thighs, he found her pussy slick from her juices, not from the water they were submerged in. Hoping they could stem off the chill by their body heat alone, Alex wanted to play for a few minutes. He only needed a minute or two to explore her the way he wanted.
“Don’t move.” He warned her as he pushed his middle finger into her tight channel, feeling her vaginal muscles tense around the intrusion. He wished it was his cock buried inside of her.
At damn near forty years old, Alex had no idea how he managed to keep up with her, but even after he’d come twice earlier in the day, he was raring to go again. That’s what she did to him.
Thrusting his finger slowly, he continued to tease her ass cheeks with his tongue, delving between them from time to time as her moans increased. She was enjoying it, based on her reaction.
“Spread your legs.” Removing his finger, he lifted her bottom, helping her to open wider, effectively putting her pussy on display for him. “Move closer to the edge.”
When she was closer, he put his hand on her back, pushing her chest down onto the concrete until her ass lifted out of the water, and he had access to the soft pink folds between her thighs. Using only his tongue, he lapped at her pussy, gently thrusting inside once, twice, before gliding up over the puckered hole he’d exposed as he separated her butt cheeks.
Reaming her hole with his tongue, he felt her body shudder, her moans increasing as she enjoyed what he was doing to her. She’d been a virgin when he’d taken her for the first time, and he hadn’t known it. When he’d fucked her ass, it was clear she’d never allowed another man there either. To know he was the only one, he fully intended to keep it that way.
“Alex!” She screamed as her thighs tensed.
He pulled back, easing his tongue back into her warm, wet pussy as she squirmed against his mouth. She tasted like honey and spice, and he could feast on her for hours, but he knew she wouldn’t be able to take much more.
Helping her back down from the edge, he pulled her into deeper water, holding her against him, her breasts crushed against his chest.
“I want to bury my cock in your ass, Ashleigh.” He told her, watching her eyes widen from his crude words. “Did you enjoy when I fucked you there?”
She didn’t answer, but he hadn’t expected her to. “Tell me, Ashleigh. Do you like when I take your ass?”
He eased his hand between them, guiding his cock into the warm depths of her pussy as she held onto him, her arms wrapped around his neck.
“Oh, God.” She groaned when he pushed in deeper.
“Fuck.” She was still so damn tight, her pussy milking him. “Tell me.”
“Yes, Alex. Yes!” Ashleigh moaned as she began to ride his cock. “I loved when you fucked my ass.”
Stopping her movements, he began to thrust his hips harder, slamming into her, because the sudden, overwhelming urge to come was too much. The thought of being buried in her ass had him riding a sharp edge of need, nothing there to hold him back as he quickly hurdled toward oblivion.
“Come for me, baby. Come on my cock.”
“Yes!” Ashleigh moaned, her nails digging into his back as her pussy spasmed around his cock and he let go, a sharp tingling sensation erupting at the base of his spine and racing outward until he exploded, coming hard and fast inside of her.
And then it hit him with the force of a tsunami.
Pressing his forehead to hers, he didn’t pull out of her, just held her close. “Ashleigh.”
“What?” Sated and limp in his arms, he knew what he was about to tell her would likely change everything they’d built thus far.
“Baby, I –” God he couldn’t get the words out. “We –”
Fuck.
How did he tell her that they didn’t use a condom?
~~*~~
Ashleigh still couldn’t get over the intense rush that rattled her to her very core. What Alex had done to her only moments before, something she’d thought about ever since the first time he’d done it still excited her beyond her wildest imagination.
When he’d used his tongue to tease her ass, the exquisite warmth rasping over highly sensitive nerve endings, she’d barely refrained from coming right then and there.
She could tell something was wrong, but she couldn’t imagine what it could be. Didn’t he realize she’d liked what he did to her? She wanted it more than she ever thought possible, and if he had wanted to fuck her ass right then, she’d have given in to him at that very moment. That’s how hot she was for him.
Pulling back, she looked into his eyes, the brilliant green glow she was used to seemed dimmer somehow. “What’s the matter?”
“Baby, we didn’t use a condom.”
Ashleigh processed his words.
No, no they hadn’t used a condom. At least as far as pregnancy was concerned, they were safe. She hadn’t made it that far in her life not knowing she was responsible for herself when it came to protection. After the first time they’d slept together, she had immediately made an appointment with her doctor to get on birth control. It was her responsibility as much as it was his.
Now as far as the other concerns, no, they hadn’t been safe and they would have to deal with that fall out. Feeling a little deflated, she eased out of his arms, but didn’t move far away. “I’m on birth control. I won’t get pregnant.” She told him. “And as far as disease –”
“Baby, you don’t have to worry about that.” Alex said quickly, pulling her close. “I’ve always been safe. I promise you that. I’ve always used a condom.”
That was definitely good to know, but it didn’t explain how he had forgotten with her.
“I’ve never been with anyone else.” She said aloud, realizing she’d never admitted it to him until now.
“I know.” The possessive tone in his voice sent shivers down her spine. “And if I have anything to say about it, you’ll never be with anyone else.”
She wanted to tell him the same, but that would constitute a relationship, and she wasn’t sure Alex was ready for that. She had absolutely no intentions of straying – he was more than she could handle as it was – but she wasn’t about to make him feel tied down.
When he pulled her back to him, lifting her until she wrapped her legs around his waist, letting the buoyancy of the water carry her, Ashleigh relaxed into his arms.
She didn’t need sweet words or promises, just as long as she could hold on to him for a short period of time. At least until she had sated the craving she’d been harboring for the past decade.
The only problem... she was pretty sure she’d never get her fill.