4

Travis

I had no delusions about what Harper wanted from me. The slur of her speech and the reek of vodka on her breath told me she was indulging a little early in the season. She had lured me to her to ply her craft of seduction on me.

“I don’t know why you are resisting. I can give you what no other woman can.”

“Harper, how many drinks have you had?”

“A few. Tell me you don’t find me attractive anymore.”

“You clearly had too much to drink. Let me get you home.”

“I can feel for myself that isn’t true.” I was trying my best not to slap her hands away, but it was very difficult.

“I thought I made myself clear. This job is too important for any distractions. This is gonna be my final job. I can’t afford to lose sight of the bigger picture.” I was doing my best not to mention Aurora as the reason.

“I know a way to change your mind. We only have to slip into the alley and I can show you. You can’t tell me you don’t remember the way my hot lips feel on you.” There was no way I could forget the hungry stare looking up at me with her mouth full.

“Harper, not now.” I pushed her hands off me.

“I can’t imagine a better reaction when I take all of you into my mouth then how your eyes come out of your skull.” The woman was relentless.

“You need to put it in dry dock until after the job. As much as I would like to, I’m going to decline your offers.” The very idea of oral gratification with her technique was hard to resist for long.

The alley across the street would have afforded us a moment of complete surrender. Every part of me was freezing, but I knew she could warm me up with one flick of her tongue. That part of me was stiff and ready for her attention to detail.

“You can’t expect me to wait for two days. I will go crazy. I need this and you can’t tell me you don’t. I’m starting to get a little self-conscious. Is there another woman I should be worried about?” I could have denied or confirmed her suspicion, but it was better not to poke the dragon.

“There has never been anybody like you in my life. Harper, you have to know a woman like you comes around once in a lifetime. Imagine how sweet it will be when we can express ourselves physically rolling around in the money. The anticipation will make us wild for each other. You’ve always said you wanted to try something different.” I was using her words against her to extinguish the flame of desire.

“I’ve always been willing to try something different. I never thought abstinence would be in the same category. I hope this is worth the wait for you. I have never been so fucking horny in my life. You might be able to wait, but I need something to take the edge off.” I wasn’t about to throw cold water on her parade.

“I never said anything about you being off the market for other guys or girls. I know sometimes you don’t know how to make the distinction between the two. Go ahead and make the night for some lucky guy or girl. If you are really bad then maybe you can find one of each.” I was debating on whether or not to tell them to take their job and shove it.

“Nobody in their right mind would consider turning down this. I better not have to hunt you down after the job is done.” I had purposely deflected from answering her question about there being another woman.

“I’m guessing you’re going to have to beat them off with a stick tonight. You are certainly the gift that keeps on giving over and over again.” I thought we were going to discuss the job and any last minute details or changes, at least that was what she said over the phone to get me to meet her in person.

“I will have more than enough for you after the job is done. You’ve always been there when I had the itch to scratch. Nobody has been able to fit in your shoes.” I had to tell another white lie to keep her at bay. She took one last grab. I felt obligated to stand there and take her physical abuse.

“You’re making it very hard for me. I’m using that as a sexual euphemism.” She was a myth and the woman men would talk about in hushed whispers in a bar.

“I can see there’s always room to negotiate. You don’t have to do anything more than stand there. I’ll do all the work.” I was playing a dangerous game and my libido was screaming at me to do what came naturally.

“Don’t make this any harder than it has to be. Not like that’s even possible.” The outline of my equipment was trying to raise the huge helmet above my waist.

“If you won’t let me go down on you then maybe you will take a consolation prize.” She stuck her hand down my pants and made me a victim of her nimble fingers.

I was turned in such a way that what she was doing was going unnoticed by those in the near vicinity. They were busy singing carols and drinking hot chocolate. I didn’t want some overzealous police officer to get the wrong idea. We didn’t need the added complication of being seen together.

“Fuck… you really do have a mind of your own. I have to say you are the only woman I have ever been with who knows how to take things to the extreme.” She was stroking the length and using her thumb to spread the stickiness of my essence around the head of my cock.

“Every man is weak-willed when it comes to the affections of a woman. You fight me, but the words don’t match up to your reaction to having me touching you like this.” I was breathing heavier than normal with puffs of cold air coming out of my nose and mouth.

“I can’t seem to stop you. I want this, but to give you an inch would only make it possible for you to take a mile.” I was proud of the way I had resisted, but there was only so much I could do before succumbing to those urges.

“I can easily get you off in your pants. Don’t be so stubborn. I can tell you have one in the chamber.” Her fingers were tightly clasped around my shaft and I was close to giving into her.

“You know I do and I certainly don’t need you reminding me. It’s cruel for the both of us to wait. There are other young men who would gladly give it up.” I jerked and she smiled knowing I was going to bow down to her expertise.

I stood to lose her and I couldn’t risk making a mockery out of something special. Aurora was worth the pain that came from denying what was going to be my sweet release.

I found the strength I didn’t know I had deep down in reserve. I took a deep breath and pulled her hand out of my pants. These stolen moments were necessary, but I was bracing myself for something more fulfilling.

“I’ve never been more impressed and insulted at the same time. I’m going to find somebody to give me a thrill. I hope you remember how close you came. I could feel that vein throbbing for release. I’ve never worked this hard to get somebody in bed.” She was licking her fingers of the little bit of cream I had expelled during her hand job.

I shook my head in disbelief. I had the fortitude to fight what was going to put a smile on both of our faces.

“I know I’m going to regret it, but I have to do what is right. Driving takes concentration and I can’t have anything muddying up the waters. This is too important to my future and to the future of my mother’s care. I can’t risk ruining a payday to put my family on easy street. I’ll see you after the job. I will be waiting with the engine running and my head on a swivel.” I had to cool down.

I was one touch away from overheating.

“My head understands, but little kitty is somewhat flabbergasted. She deserves to have some fun and I plan to find her some by the end of the night.” Harper turned around and strutted off. She wasn’t going to need that long with her sexual availability oozing from every pore of her body. Thankfully, she was already eyeing her next potential victim.

Out of the corner of my eyes, I thought I saw Aurora hailing for a cab just down at the street. I saw her wiping her eyes.

Oh shit, she must have seen the exchange between Harper and I.

 

I sprinted toward the cab as hard as I could. I could feel my lungs burning from the sprint and the cold air only deepened the burn.

Thankfully the cab stopped in traffic. Good thing the car in front of the cab stopped due to engine issue.

“Aurora!” I banged on the cab window and shouted, “please let me explain.”

I could see Aurora wiping her eyes. No. CRAP.

Aurora said something to the cab driver. The cabbie slowly maneuvered around the stopped car in front of it. I kept banging on the car window.

The cabbie opened his window and shouted back, “Dude, get out of the way. The lady doesn’t want to talk to you. Take a hint.”

I had to do something drastic. I ran to the front of the cab and blocked him from advancing further. I could see the cabbie turned his head to speak to Aurora.

Finally Aurora opened her window, “Jump in. You have three minutes.”

Phew.  I hopped in the cab. The cabbie looked at me with disapproved eyes through the rear view mirror.

“Aurora, there is a misunderstanding.”

“I saw it with my own eyes.”

“She’s a friend…from my past.”

“I would say you were more than friends.  That must be the ex-girlfriend that you told me about? An ex that would try to jerk off her ex on the street!?!”

“Yes. I meant no.  Yes that she was my ex-girlfriend that I told you about. I guess she was trying but I didn’t let her. I’m sorry, like I told you before, I’m trying to deal with my past.”

“I should know by now you have been with other women. I’m sure you were flattered by the attention. She was all over you. There’s no reason to lie to me.”

“Aurora, she is ancient history,” I pleaded.

“It’s hard to believe. I can’t blame you. Everybody has needs.” There was this coldness in her voice.

“But I want you. I want you in my life. I need you.”

“If she is what you want then go after her. I won’t try to stop you.”

“She’s nobody you have to worry about. I was doing her favor. It’s not what you think. She needed some advice.” I had to tell a white lie to not further upset Aurora. I didn’t think telling the truth would help my situation.

“I thought we were supposed to meet up for our first date. And I was early…and…there you were…with another woman…touching you like that. What was I supposed to think?” She wiped another drop of teardrop running down from her eyes. My poor princess. My heart ached when I realized that I caused her pain.

“We were and I would still like to take you out, if you let me.”

“I’m not in the mood right now to go out. Not anymore…” she looked out the window, “be honest with me. Is there any chance that you will get back together with her? I need you to be brutally honest with me. I can’t handle another man lying to me then I wound up being betrayed and alone again.”

“Absolutely there is no chance. The only reason why I had to meet with her and still tolerate her advances was because she is one of the partners for this job, and I need this job to go smoothly. I was trying to keep peace as much as I could, otherwise I would have pushed her away and turn around and never look back. Once the job is over, she will be out of my life. For Good. I’m done with all this shit. I’m going to start over once and for all.” I hated the idea of lying to Aurora, even the truth wasn’t the one she wanted to hear.  I knew I was taking a risk in telling Aurora this much, but I also wanted her to truly see who I really was.

There was a massive part of me that realized that this whole thing with Aurora could end horribly when she came to her senses that I was once a criminal, and that I was going to take another job to pay my mother’s medical bills. But I wanted to have one date, one night with her where we could talk about everything and anything, one night that I could show her the many sides of me that was lovable, that I had the strength to turn my life around, that I had potential to do something good in this life. I just needed one night to convince her.

“Give me a chance to redeem myself. Please.”