Carol

“Stay with me.”

That is what I had whispered to David before he left. I knew that I didn’t want to be alone and I wanted it to be him. My mind had already resolved that I wasn’t going to make it off of that boat. I never in a million years would have thought that it would be David that would save me.

He didn’t look the same as the last time I had seen him. His face was marked up and swollen, covered in smudges of soot from the night before. The explosion had been big and we weren’t that far away when it went off. Burning bits of the boat rained down on us and though I only got a few burns it was the ash and soot that made the biggest impact in my mind. I could still taste it as it came down what felt like hours, but was more than likely just a few minutes.

The whole night was burned into my brain and I hadn’t slept very well. David had gone to sleep first, thinking that I already have. I just moved my head to his chest and didn’t move for a long time. His heartbeat underneath me, thumping in my ears was enough to settle my nerves. I no longer had to remind myself that I wasn’t lying next to Steve. I had to keep reminding myself that David had saved me and Steve was not someone that I had to worry about ever again.

“How long are you going to stare at me Carol? You are going to make me think something.”

Pulling away, I asked him how long he had been awake.

“A little while, long enough to feel your eyes on me from the start. You didn’t sleep very well.”

“Sorry, I just, I don’t know. You look different. What happened to you?”

“Long story.”

I settled back in against his chest and mentioned how little I had to do that day. “I want to know how you knew where to find me David. I was in the middle of the ocean and you found me. How? Why?”

“It’s too long of a story to tell. I just wanted to make sure you were safe.”

“I wasn’t.”

An arm pulled me in closer. “I know. I was so worried about you.”

“I am glad you found me, no matter how it happened. I didn’t think I was ever going to get off of that boat.”

“You are back in your bed, safe and sound.”

“Thanks to you.”

I lifted up a little to look at him. My fingers traced the cut on his jawline. “What happened to you?”

“I had a run in with a few guys.”

“Why?”

David shrugged and told me that I was asking a lot of questions. “I just want to know something about what happened. Steve wouldn’t tell me anything, but I knew something was up.”

“Your boyfriend had me jumped. I really think you should aim a little higher next time.”

It was my turn to roll my eyes and I lay back down on his chest so I didn’t have to see the smirk look in his face. “What, like a biker?”

“That is a good place to start.”

He was irritating and I was starting to truly think that was all that he thought about. It was constantly in his mind. That much was for sure. Looking down I saw that it wasn’t just his mind that was always pushing that narrative. His body was as ready as the rest of him.

“How did you find me David?”

“I got the man to talk that was sent after me. I guess Steve made him some money and he owed him.”

“I’m sorry. I don’t know what he got into his head, I really don’t. He saw us kiss out on my porch and I don’t know what happened. I think he snapped… I am never going to see him again, am I?”

“Is that a problem?”

“Is that your answer?”

“Yeah. Do you really want to know?”

“I just want to know that I can sleep at night without worrying about him coming after me. He drugged my wine I think. I don’t really know because he wouldn’t tell me. All I knew was that he had lost his mind. It was pretty clear of that because he mumbled to himself. He thought we were on vacation, some kind of couple’s retreat, but really it was kidnap.”

“You don’t have to ever worry about him again.”

“Are you sure?”

His jaw tightened and I could tell that he wasn’t happy talking about it. I wanted to know more, was dying to know the full story, but I was going to have to put it off. It wasn’t time for me to know everything. One day, maybe.

“Yeah I am sure Carol. What time is it?”

I looked over at the clock and told him. “Why, are you leaving?”

“I do have a meeting with an important person.”

“Marcus?”

“No. Marcus just helped me out last night. I need to go see his boss. I’m going to be late.”

“I was hoping you would stay a little longer. I haven’t had the chance to thank you properly.”

David stopped sitting up and looked at me with those hungry eyes of his. “Properly?”

His mind went where I wanted it to go. I loved the fact that a man like him was so turned on by me. It had been months since he had touched me, but neither one of us had forgotten the other. I knew that I hadn’t and by the way he looked at me then, I knew that he hadn’t as well. He remembered quite well and so did I. That was what pushed me on, giving me the courage to go after what I wanted.

“Yes, it seems like you went through an awful lot of drama for me. I was thinking that maybe I could do something for you?”

I lifted up and straddled his thighs. I could feel the captured hardness underneath me and luxuriated in the groan from below. “Can you think of anything that you would like me to do for you? Anything that would make you feel better?”

His hands instantly went to my hips and crushed me down on top of him. I gasped at the pressure exerted on my mons. It felt like he was trying to rip through the clothing to get to me and I had to giggle from his exuberance. “Take your bottoms off or I am going to.”

I stood up over him and got undressed as quickly as I could in that situation. He was looking at me with those dark eyes and I was unable to stop the need that filled me. God, I wanted him so badly and there wasn’t a reason to stop myself now. I had wanted him since the next morning after the wedding. I had told myself that he wasn’t good enough, too rough, but in the end he was exactly what I needed.

His glare darkened when I pulled my panties off. All of the bravado that I had before was dissipating rather quickly. When his hands tried to pull me down, I sidestepped him so that he couldn’t take control. I wanted control, or I wanted to pretend that I was in control for a little while at least.

“Come here Carol.”

I lowered myself back down on him and rubbed against him, pushing myself down to his hard body. I was ready, maybe as ready as he was, but I wanted to draw it out. Leaning down I kissed him and he grabbed my hips, pressing me down harder on him.

Finally David lifted me up enough to get one of his hands between us and started pulling on his jeans. The zipper moved and then the fabric gave way to what it was that he wanted. When I moved back down on top of him, he slid inside of me and we both stopped. David had been pushing for me to go faster moments before, but now he was watching me like a hawk. It felt perfect to have him inside of me again, like he was made for me.

The further down I sat, the more stretching I felt. He was so thick that it was hard to maintain my composure. He just felt too good.

“God, I have missed this.”

I had to, but I didn’t agree with him. Instead I started moving slowly, ignoring the pleasure rippling through my body with each movement. I was barely moving on top of him and I was overwhelming myself with his length. Slowing down, I could feel the way his scratchy hair rubbed against my clit. I didn’t have to do much of anything but squeeze and slide on him just a little to push myself to the edge.

Calling out his name, my eyes closed to the wave of pleasure and I whimpered when I felt him grab my hips, grinding me down. He pulled out almost all the way and slammed back into me, making me cry out even louder. This time we weren’t at a wedding and I was able to make all of the noise that I wanted. And I did, for a long time as he surged in over and over again from the bottom.

“Kiss me Carol.”

I did as he asked, not even thinking about who had control anymore. It was painfully obvious that it wasn’t me. When I moved down to kiss him, I just pressed more of him inside of me, feeling him bottom out in my depths. I whimpered into his mouth as we kissed.

“Put your arms around my neck.”

Again I just complied. I didn’t have enough brain power to do much more than that. Another wave of pleasure crashed over me and I was lost to it all. I could feel my body wanting to collapse, not caring who was underneath me.

“I can’t David.”

It took too much energy to come like that and I literally didn’t have the power to keep going. He was still pumping me from underneath, but I was no longer helping him or meeting his thrusts. I just couldn’t. Breathing was too much to focus on at the same time. He was too much and I collapsed on top of him.

“You don’t get out of it that easily Carol.”

Flipping me onto my back, it felt like he never even left me. So quickly he was back on top of me and back inside of me. It felt instantaneous. It felt so right.

David propped by calves up on his shoulders and I jerked with the new depth of the move. He was relentless, deep, hard and fast. This was the man I remembered, the one that had made sure that I never forgot him. How could I?

“Look at me Carol.”

He was full of commands, while I just hung on for dear life. I moved my gaze to him. He looked so determined and I moved to touch his face. He was more than just a one night stand. David had become my savior.

“I’m looking at you David. But not for long.”

Another wave of pleasure went through me and without him even slowing down, he prolonged it until my hands were trying to push him off of me. I was coming so hard it physically hurt.

David said my name, making my eyes open. We locked gazes about the time he made one last thrust forward and stopped. The hot need from him was scorching to my bruised insides. I whined with the sting and tried to move away, but he wasn’t having it. David wasn’t done with me yet, even if I was done.

“That was one hell of a thank you Carol.”

He was throbbing and jerking inside of me, making me gasp and hiss. It took me a couple of moments to answer him. “Just wanted to make sure that it was proper.”

“Not proper at all, just the way I like it. I have wanted to do that as soon as I got back to Chicago. I have thought about you a lot the last few months.”

“I have thought of you too.”

“You didn’t seem too eager when I came to see you before. Going on about a boyfriend.”

“Things change.”

“Why, because the suit was the one that went crazy?”

“No, I think it is because I realized that I love being with you. I don’t know why this works, it shouldn’t, but it does. We are so different, but maybe that is the way it is supposed to be.”