CHAPTER 14
Declan
We found a place just like I described. Rayna pulled her hair into a messy bun, and her face was free of makeup as she slipped her feet into the heels. The room had wooden tables that screamed casual, and we ordered drinks and looked at the menu at the various offerings of seafood.
I ordered some fish and chips with oysters for an appetizer, while Rayna asked for the soup with salad. We looked out over the water as the sun began to set slowly, sipping our drinks as I took long looks at her. Rayna was beautiful the first night with her makeup and hair just right and that dress skimming her body. Tonight, she looked happy, and her smile was bright with fresh, clean skin, and she was just as beautiful. I glanced around the room to see other couples enjoying dinner, and there wasn’t a woman that was more beautiful in the restaurant.
The food was simple but good, and she shared some of the thick soup with me, filled with all kinds of seafood. I found out that it was called cioppino and that it was quite popular. I could see why with all the meat and the tomato flavoring in it, along with the spices. It was perfect with her crisp salad and fruity cider, and I watched as she stole a fry from my plate.
We ordered two more drinks and watched the water as we sipped them and talked casually. Rayna seemed relaxed and her smile easy as she laughed at something I said. I walked her back to the boat when it was getting dark, holding her hand tightly. I knew that she went back to work tomorrow and I wanted to make tonight last forever as she turned her face to look at me.
We took the boat to another private cove, dropping the anchor before we went down to the bed. She was lifting her dress up on her way down the steps, bare underneath as my hands went to my jeans. I stripped the off, kicking them across the room before she looked over her shoulder at my hard shaft. Rayna licked her lips, and I unbuttoned my shirt before I stalked towards her. “I cannot get enough of you,” I hissed as I held her hips in my hands, leaning down to kiss her bare neck as she whimpered. One glance showed that her nipples were pebbled and ready for me as I drew her skin between my teeth. Fuck rules. I was going to claim her tonight.
One hand rose to cup her breast, pinching her nipple hard as she cried out my name. I kept sucking firmly as she stilled against me, my cock pressed against the crack of her ass. I thought about taking her there for a precious moment before she turned to face me, kissing me voraciously as she threw herself into my arms. I could feel her heat as well as smell it in the air, and she drew my lower lip between her teeth and started to lower herself down my body. I knew what she was doing, but I stopped her before I dropped onto my back. Rayna gave me a heated look as she understood what I wanted from her. She adjusted her body, dropping her mouth over my thick shaft before I felt her dripping into my mouth. I licked at her large clit as she sucked me into her throat. She was drenched, and I tried to get every bit of her juice as I tasted her sweet pussy. It was incredibly erotic with her mouth working me at the same time, and I felt the pressure adjust in my body as she bobbed over me.
She came a beat before me, screaming as she filled my face with her release while still locked around my cock. The vibration was too much, and I shot inside of her as she let out a guttural moan against me and swallowed everything that I offered her. We rested for a moment, smeared with each other and when I was ready, I took her again on her back with her body open to me. I thrust deep inside of her pussy and filled her, watching her close her eyes as she let out a slow moan and rocked against me.
I didn’t want her to go to work the following morning as we pressed close together on the bed, breathing deeply in between sips of cold water. I wanted to stay on this boat as long as could, away from the world. I wanted to take her away from her world, but I didn’t know if she wanted that. I didn’t know what the hell this was. I just knew that I needed her in my life.
Rayna was asleep before me, and I went to the deck for some fresh air after watching her sleep for a few moments.
She was married, whether I liked it or not. I had to face that and accept my possible reality. I sipped a beer as I looked over the water, trying to force my mind to work and what needed to be done tomorrow. I thought to the upcoming meeting with the divorce lawyers and the mediation that was planned with Claire and her lawyer. I thought about everything but the addicting woman in my bed until I knew that I was too tired to stay up here any longer.
I locked up and snuggled beside her after setting the alarm to wake us up in time to get back to the city for her to be at work. I wanted to eat something before then as well, and there was the general cleanup of the boat. The night was perfect with Rayna in my arms and the gentle motion of the vessel, and I drifted easily to sleep. We got up the next day and headed back to town and my place. We grabbed sandwiches on the way and ate them at my table before Rayna disappeared to get ready for work. She emerged showered and wearing some skinny jeans and a button up purple shirt, with her hair braided over her shoulder. Her feet were in some boots, and I watched her from the table where I was pretending to read the paper. I’d given her some peace this morning after the wild sex this morning in bed, something that both of us started as soon as we woke up.
She walked over to me, purse in hand as she searched my face. “Want me to come back tonight?”
I considered my answer, seeing the sadness on her face for a moment as the minutes passed. I could end this right now. I could walk away and find someone free or fuck a lot of women like my friends suggested since I didn’t tell them about Rayna other than the first night. Even then, it was Rachel and not the truth.
“Oh. I guess not then.” Her voice was filled with something, and I stared into her eyes as she began to walk back to the bedroom, presumably to get her bag.
“Ray, wait.” She turned to look at me with a glimmer of hope in her pretty eyes. Rayna looked as torn up as I felt about not seeing her again. This was a dangerous game that we were playing. “Come back. I’ll fix a late dinner for us.”
The smile on her face filled the room with light as she hurried over to me, latching her arms around my neck to kiss me with her bare lips. I held her close and felt the emotion in our joining. “Okay. Perfect. I’ll bring some wine and dessert,” she promised against my lips before pulling away to look at me for a fleeting second. “Get some work done.” I watched as she walked to the garage, leaving her bag of possessions behind as I let out a slow breath.
Rayna was coming back to me, if only for the night. I closed my eyes and listened to the garage close behind her as she left, letting the emptiness settle in the room.
I didn’t know if I’d ever enjoy being here alone again.
I rested for the day, trying not to think about Rayna. I made my way to the grocery store around eight and bought the supplies to make shrimp scampi with angel hair pasta, grabbing some salad to go with it. It might be a bit heavy for so late at night, but we’d eaten a variety of food at the late hour. I’d chatted with her a bit throughout the day, finding out that she was busy and had stopped for the dessert and wine on her dinner break. That made me smile since I didn’t want her doing it after she was done for the night. I started dinner at nine thirty, playing some music through the house as I cooked. I hadn’t had much company in this place after my wife left, making tonight exciting for me.
I was stirring the noodles with the shrimp when I heard a knock at the door. I wiped my hands and set the plate on the counter before I tossed the towel over my shoulder, making my way over to let her in. Rayna smiled at me as I stared into her eyes, leaning down for a kiss. “Hi.”
“Hey,” she whispered as our lips brushed together again before I allowed her to pass. “It smells divine in here.”
“I hope you like scampi,” I told her as she set her purse on a table by the door and set her keys beside it.
“Love it,” she replied as she walked back into the kitchen with a bag. Inside, there was a good white wine and a little chocolate mousse that I placed in the fridge before pouring us each some wine. I finished dinner, fixing us each a plate before we carried them to the table with our wine. She slipped her shoes off and looked at the food with a smile. “I haven’t been cooked for in…well, ever. Not as long as I can remember.”
“You deserve that,” I told her as she smiled wistfully at me. “That and more, Ray.”
“You’re sweet. I have no idea why you’re getting a divorce,” Rayna met my eyes with a serious gaze. “She’s an idiot.” Rayna took a bite of the tender shrimp with her fork and moaned around it as I grinned. “Mmmm.”
We ate and washed dishes before going out onto the back porch for some fresh air. Rayna sipped her second glass of wine as she leaned forward. “I was looking forward to coming here tonight,” Rayna admitted as she glanced over at me with pink cheeks.
“I was looking forward to you coming over,” I said as she leaned up to kiss me softly. “Why did you think that I didn’t want you here earlier?”
“You paused,” she replied, looking over the trees in the dark forest. “I asked, and you paused. I am just waiting for the other shoe to drop, I think?” She was insanely underappreciated at home, and it made me hot with anger all over again. “I am certain that you could do better with someone other than me. Someone that is free.”
“I’m not supposed to settle down yet, I’m told. I am not even divorced yet,” I reminded Rayna as she nodded.
“Still, though,” Rayna said, shrugging.
“I am not looking for a serious anything right now,” I assured her as I stepped closer to her. “This…this is fun. I like spending time with you, Rayna.” I was holding a lot back as she looked up at me, giving me the chance to kiss her. It deepened quickly, and we stumbled back into the house as I grabbed the bottle of wine from the table. Rayna led the way to my room and stripped off her shirt as I slipped out of my worn jeans.
This is what I liked; knowing her body and its needs. She drank a large sip from her glass before putting it back down in the dresser as I approached her. I kissed her hard, unhooking her bra and slipping it down her arms as she shivered in the moonlight, her nipples pebbling as I ran my thumbs over them. Our lips locked together, tongues touching as she wrapped her arms around my neck and pressed closer to me.
Jesus, she was sexy. I unbuttoned her jeans and slid them down as she pulled away to lift my t-shirt before we were kissing again. She pulled me to the bed, pushing me down on my back before she crawled over my body.