Chapter 7
It was too much to absorb and he needed time to come to terms with what she was saying. It took him about 5 minutes before he was able to speak again. He had the ability of compartmentalizing and then letting it all sink in “I’m guessing that your real name is not Kelly. If I were you, I would use something similar, so as not to make the mistake of not answering when you’re called. If I were to guess, I would say that your name was either Sally, or maybe Cali.” A look of recognition from the second name made him nod his head solemnly. “I can’t say that I’m very happy with any of this, but I understand that you were put into a position that was quite difficult. You did your profession proud and I would say that your profession is a psychiatric Dr.” He knew that he should’ve seen the signs, but she was very good at playing the part like that of a consummate actress.
“I never meant to hurt you. I’m mad at myself for letting Commander Grady use me to cripple you. I don’t know for sure, but he sounds like the kind of man that would have all of his ducks in a row. He put me in front of you and obviously thought that a pretty face suffering in the same way that you did would make you break down and lose a step. I don’t think that he was meaning to harm you. He only wants to get you out of the way to make it clear sailing for him to leave and never look back.” Cali was doing what she could to mend the betrayal that Sebastian had obviously felt. “I want more than anything for him to forgive me, but I wouldn’t blame him for walking away. What I did was wrong, but my heart was in the right place. I saw his file and knew from just looking at it that he had a lot to recover from. He was hiding his true feelings and bottling up those memories would fester and become something ugly.”
“I know my commander better than most and what he did doesn’t surprise me. He has always been out for himself and that was never more apparent than how he corrupted Stephen into his web of deceit and lies. You obviously thought that I had demons that need to be excised. Your heart was in the right place and now the only question is where we go from here. I know that I can’t let him get away with this. It would’ve been more prudent for him to keep me out of it, but now he opened up a can of worms.” There was something different between them and that connection that they had before had somewhat severed from what she had done.
“I would ask that you just let him leave, but I’m not sure that you’re willing to do that. Your honor would forbid you from letting him make fools out of every one. His betrayal to the military corps and to you cannot be taken lightly. I don’t think that you’re in any frame of mind to go after him alone. I may not have your training, but I might be able to help you without interfering. I don’t want you to do anything that you’re going to regret later down the road.” Cali took his hands and could feel his reluctance. She had a lot to make up for and by standing with him against Grady was a good first step in the right direction.
“I would normally tell you that I can handle it myself, but I think it would be a good idea to have your around. Your expertise in this field will hopefully help me from wringing his neck. He deserves to be held responsible for what he’s done and not take the coward’s way out by having me kill him. I just know that he’s going to goad me into a fight. He does have a way to push my buttons. That bastard can’t be allowed to do this to anybody else.” Sebastian knew that Commander Grady was leaving, but the damage that he had done was left behind for others to pick up the pieces
“I know that I have no right to ask this, but do you suppose that we still have something or is this strictly something professional now? I won’t blame you for trying to shield your heart, but we’ve come a long way and it would be a shame to ruin all the good work that we’ve done. I did take this assignment to help you, but in the process I learned to love again. I’m not only healing you, but you’re also healing me in ways that you can’t even imagine. I’ve never been more comfortable with a man than when I am with you.” I want to say those three little words, but I’m not sure how he will react. The best that I can do is stand with him and hope to god that he doesn’t lose the ability to see what the difference of what is right or wrong. One look at Grady and he will see more than just a man that needs to be called on the carpet for his actions. All of his problems will manifest and Grady will become the true target for his outrage.”
“I don’t like the idea of you coming along, but it might be a necessary evil. I don’t know what I feel for you anymore. I can’t decide if you’re the one that I’m falling for, or if it’s just the woman that you became to get close to me. It’s hard to differentiate between the woman that I got to know and the woman that I’m looking at right now. There’s one sure fire method to find out for sure.”
Cali looked at him with confusion and could feel this tension in the air like a Damocles sword over her head. He had a grin on his face and his hands on her shoulder made her almost faint from the sheer beauty of the feel of his fingertips on her. She knew that he was proposing a more carnal exploration to find out if their feelings were true or nothing more than the façade that they had put on. “If that’s the only way, then I guess I can take one for the team. Where do you suppose that we should go to make good use of this experiment?” “I want him more than life itself, but I can’t be too eager and show all of my cards. He needs to think that this is his idea and primarily it is. I’m hoping that he just doesn’t want to get into my pants. Can I truly believe that we can have something or are we destined to fizzle out like a candle in the night?”
“I don’t see any reason why we should wait. There’s a hotel room down the street that is calling us to the clean and pressed linens on the bed. I think it would be nice to do something romantic and not rush or do anything spontaneous like we did on the beach. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed that immensely, but I have to weigh the possibility that that wasn’t you and only a way to get inside my head.” Sebastian remembered the way that she moaned his name and how her body responded to his touch and the feel of his hard and unyielding cock driving deep inside her body. He felt a true connection, but it was all a lie, so what exactly was he supposed to take from that.
“I don’t want you to do this because of some hardship from the grief that is currently choking you. I can’t be a substitute or some kind of distraction. If this is all that this is, then maybe we should cut ties and walk away before somebody really gets hurt.” Cali had her hands up against his chest to keep him at arm’s length. She didn’t want to risk smelling his scent or looking into his wild and untamed eyes. “I’m giving him his walking papers and whether he takes them or not is what is going to decide what happens next. I don’t want him to think anything less of me. I have to say that I don’t see that sense of disappointment. It’s as if what I did rolled off his back, but how could it when it was something that was psychologically daunting. Anybody else would feel that anger seeping into their being. They would scream and yell and yet he’s staying calm and rational.”
“It’s been a trying few days and I thought that you were the light at the end of the dark tunnel. I feel nothing and I guess I closed myself off to protect myself from this eventuality. It shouldn’t come as any big shock that I didn’t say those three little words to you. I felt them and they were close to spewing out of my mouth, but I just couldn’t do it. I think deep down my conscious was trying to tell me something, but I wasn’t willing to listen. I have this compulsion that is almost like a sickness to be with you. I can’t seem to think of anything else. It was an effort to remove you from being a distraction while I was doing my investigation into Commander Grady.”
“I don’t know what’s going to become of us, but the one thing I do know is that Commander Grady knows you better than you know yourself. He will play on your weakness and the one that I know of is your desire to do what’s right. You have this need to help others and to protect the innocence. He will most likely use that against you and I don’t know how, but he takes me for a man that doesn’t take any chances. He always has an angle and I think I saw that from the moment that I sat down to talk to him about you.” Cali knew that he was still dealing with the loss of his friend and brother that wasn’t blood. “He’s definitely not in the right frame of mind to confront Commander Grady. He may think that he won’t break under pressure, but he’s this close to making a drastic mistake that is going to follow him all the days of his life.
“The one thing that I don’t understand is the reason why you’re telling me this now. You know what I’ve been through and for you to lay this on me is either selfish or something that you thought that I deserved to know. I can’t decide which one it is, but I’m leaning towards the latter. I wish that you had told me this from the beginning, but I don’t think that I would’ve taken you seriously. I’ve never been that comfortable around doctors and head doctors are the worst of them all. I don’t mean to offend or to put your profession down, but I’ve never really found any use in talking about my feelings on a couch with somebody scribbling notes.” Sebastian had only a few hours. The only way this was going to end between him and Grady was to come face to face.
“I think that you have the wrong idea about therapy. There are those from the old school that are exactly what you have described, but I’m not like that. I get into the trenches and I think that is a testament to me as a professional. I took three months off of my busy schedule to help you by learning the ins and outs of military life. I put myself in harm’s way to go into boot camp. That should tell you how dedicated I am to my patients. I saw you as a damaged soul, but you’re also stronger than any man or anybody that I’ve ever met in my life. You don’t break and you don’t give up and I have to say that is very attractive.” “I’m getting through to him and his shock has now abated to more of acceptance. I can only hope that this is a start and not an end for what had started as a full blown passion.”
“I should hate you, Cali. I should want to walk away, but there is something here. I don’t know what’s going to happen with me and Commander Grady. He taught me everything I know, but I doubt that he taught me everything that he knows. He would’ve kept something to himself. He has to have some kind of secret weapon or move that would catch me off guard and in deep trouble. I will need to think not like a soldier. ” Sebastian took her hand and walked down the hallway. “We need to find a room. You may have a different name, but one thing between us hasn’t changed.” Sebastian pointed to his heart and then pointed to hers and it was as if he was daring them to do something about these feelings.
“You know that we’re risking getting caught and more so here than even on the beach in broad daylight. People will be walking back and forth in the hallway at any given time. An outcry of pleasure or moan will obviously bring them to see what’s going on. Are you sure that you can’t wait and you did say something about a hotel room.” Cali could see in his eyes that this moment was upon them. To stall or put it off for even a minute would risk that flame being extinguished. “He did mention a hotel room and I’m more than happy to take him up on that offer. I’m just not sure that he’s thinking with anything more than what’s below his belt. Sex has always been some kind of crutch for him, even though he probably doesn’t even know it himself.”
Chapter 8
“I need to tell you, Kelly… I mean, Cali. It’s going to take me a bit of time to get used to that. I don’t really believe in therapy, but I’ve known guys that have come back different that needed somebody to talk to. I can’t deny that some get something from it and I commend them for being able to open up and say what’s on their mind. Maybe one day I will be willing to open up and I do hope that it’s with you. I’ve had too much loss in my life and I carry that burden with me.”
“I have to show him that I’m not just a pretty face and body to lay down next you at the end of the day.” “I know that some have fought me in the past, but in the end it was the best thing for them to get it off their chest. You most likely suffer from sleep deprivation. Perhaps you need to have a bottle of something stronger by your bed. I can see you being the type to hold onto some kinda memento that carries a deep significance.” “I’ve seen this before, but what makes him different than all the others is his ability to know that something is good or evil… right or wrong and that puts him in a league of his own.”
“You’re good and I do all of those things including having that memento from my time fighting the good fight.” Sebastian took out the dog tags from his pocket and they were a string of names etched into pieces of metal. He would never forget those that he had lost. All he had to do was lift them into the air to see those names and recall each and every one of them. “I think that you might know me better than I know myself. I don’t know if I like that. I’ve never been the kind of guy that you would want to take home to mother.”
They had found a room unoccupied and they were now staring at each other. Abruptly and without any warning whatsoever, he pulled her shirt down, until it was around her wrists. He pulled a knife and saw the look of terror on her face, but there was also something of a raw sexuality coming to the surface. He sliced the sports bra and didn’t even nick her skin. He ran the cold blade down between her breasts making her shiver with excitement and fear mixed into one.
“I never know what you are going to do next, Sebastian. I think that for the first time in my life that a man has been unpredictable. I’m usually able to know what’s going to happen like a sequence of events playing like a movie in my head.” She moaned, as his teeth nipped at her nipple. His right hand grabbed for her thigh and wrapped it around his waist. “I can feel his arousal and he has his weapon cocked, loaded and ready to bring into the battle between the sexes.
“I’m glad that I keep you guessing and believe me you do the same thing for me. I feel sometimes that we are on the same page and there are times that we are talking in different languages. The only language that really makes any difference is the language of love.” Sebastian was grinding up against her and before long was reaching for the button on her pants. He fell to his knees and was pulling her pants and underwear down in one fluid motion. They were around her ankles and she was still struggling to get out of the garment that was wrapped around her wrist. He turned her away from him and pushed her down, until her head was lying on the mattress. He snuck his hands around her and hovered over top with his fingers strumming a chord of relief on her clit.
“No… I don’t want to cum like this… Oh fuck…don’t stop… I need this to remind me that you still care… YESSSSS.” His finger was a blur of motion and her eyes were closed to the pleasure that was radiating down all of her limbs at once. Her muffled cry and deep and resounding moans echoed into the mattress. She felt him behind her and then heard the motion of his zipper moving down slowly to reveal his engorged manhood.
Cali thought that he was going to fuck her senseless and was in no shape to fight back, even if she wanted to. She pressed a little bit tighter against his rampant condition. The hot surface of the shaft against her bare ass was making her yearn for something more than just the feel of his fingers.
“You’re not going to get away that easily, Cali. I think it’s time that somebody surprises you.” Sebastian got on his knees and wedged his head into her big ass. He was never one for girls that offered the little bit extra, but Cali wore it with a sexual confidence. It was as if he was dealing with a woman with no self conscience about the way people perceived her. He saw the freedom in letting her freak fly and was going to help her to find that necessary release. The first climax was only a bit of fun at her expense, but the next one was going to be more profound and intense like that of an explosion of an IAD going off in the middle of the road in Afghanistan.
“I don’t know why I let you do these things, SEBASTIAN.” Her squeal with his name etched on her lips was brought about by his tongue sipping from her elixir of life. There was no resistance and her body willingly accepted the oral invasion. “Damn… I don’t know how any woman has been able to deny you anything. You have an amazing gift and one that you take for granted. You can have any woman and I feel fortunate enough that you took the time to get to know me.” She was pounding her hands down onto the mattress and soon scratching through the sheets like some wild beast in the forest. “He’s a man that doesn’t exactly shy away from doing the woman the honor of letting her find hers first. Someone has taught him well and maybe I should show him that his efforts are not in vain.”
Sebastian could see her ass quivering and her legs shaking. There was a powerful storm brewing. He was never one to walk away from a good thing and Cali had turned out to be the best thing in his life by far. Her love wasn’t free and it had to be earned. He felt like he was worthless, but she was the one that collected the pieces of his broken heart and put him back together again.
After his face was a sheen of wetness from her body now giving up his just deserts she turned very quickly and made him stand there, while she kissed his neck by getting on her toes. “You are a man amongst men and you don’t even know how lucky I feel to have you in my life. You have always put me first and I know that you will never break my heart. I don’t know how I know that, but there’s just something in your eyes.” She followed the trail of the tip of her tongue down between his well defined pectorals and came to rest at his belly button. She dipped in for a moment to feel him shudder and she gripped him with her glove like hand.
“This is the kind of moment that I need to test his limits and see what kind of man I’m dealing with. He has already shown me a part of him that makes me feel like he’s a dangerous man.” Cali knew that this was the kind of man that could make her do things that she wouldn’t normally do with any other man. The way that she moved with her tongue trailing a line of wetness along his shaft was enough to get his attention in a hurry.
He could see that this woman was not about taking prisoners and that he was at the mercy of her sexual whims. She may have been lying about who she was, but he was unprepared to see that her desire for him had never waned even for a second. “I don’t think that I will ever find you boring, Cali. Your lips are like hot coals and your tongue seems to have the sense of a snake going after its prey.” He sat down heavily seeing that she was following and not relinquishing her hold. He watched with avid attention to see her technique of taking him all the way in and then back out in one long and lazy stroke.
Her head bobbed forward surrounding his package with her long hair and obscuring his vision from what she was doing. Her tongue outstretched and licked the underside of his balls, which of course made his member jerk with the sudden and abrupt action. “There are no conditions when I’m with him and I will always remember him until the day that I die. I hope that he sees me in his wildest dreams and that I always exceed his expectations. Nobody had to know what we did to one another, but I think it was damn obvious from the way that we look at each other.” Cali knew that he was bad, but he did it so well and made her think that there was no reason to change him.
He felt like his gun was going to go off and he immediately extricated himself from a dangerous premature moment. The memory of her of being tangled up with her on that beach fueled him and made him ache. He lifted her from the floor and pushed her back, until she was widespread on the bed.
“I’ve never needed anybody like you, Cali. You take my breath away and maybe you did deceive me, but you did it for good reasons. I will say that being with you is better than being without you.” He turned her slightly and got into the spoon position. Lifting her leg, he nibbled on her neck and pulled at her earlobe. He was soon sliding within the silky confines of her sexual desire.
The bed was rocking and the mattress shifted, until they were haphazardly laying half on the bed and half off. His hips were driving into her and she was more than up to the task of meeting him in the middle. It was like they had the blueprints to each other’s bodies. They knew just where to touch and what buttons to push to make the most profound cry of pleasure come from their lips.
Cali was soon flat on her stomach with him using the softness of her nice plump ass, as a means for giving her what she wanted. “I’ve never felt this wanted in my life and this is, so much better than just needing to get one out of the chamber. I’ve had nights clawing at the sheets using a particular toy, but this is so much better. I never want to lose this. That’s the reason why I’m going to go with him to confront Commander Grady. He’s going to be like a caged animal and to catch him in a corner is only going to make him snap out his claws.”
His hands were on her shoulders and he looked down to where her cheeks had separated to give him the perfect view for the type of loving that he was inflicting on her.
“I can feel it… I can fucking feel it… YESSSSSS.” It was a spontaneous and simultaneous moment of both of them screaming at the same time. It was not a question of who had came first, because it was like they were joined as one and there was no way to know where one ended and the other began. His seed burned through him and came out on the other end with spurt after spurt, until he fell exhausted and depleted on top of her.
“I don’t think that this could get any better. I know that you have been dealing with a lot and I hope that you will give me a chance to give you the tools to handle just about anything. You are a stubborn man, but you need to learn to ask for help. It does not show weakness and it shows that you’re willing to entertain the idea of mental health.” “I know the truth and even with my betrayal, he still feels that deeply for me. I think that what I need to do is to always give him a reason to trust me. I know how he feels about therapy, but I truly believe that I can help him.
A few hours later and Sebastian had stepped from the shadows on the dock to stand in front of the man that he used to respect like nobody else. Standing beside him was the woman that had changed everything for him. The one thing that Commander Grady had done that he was grateful for was to bring this woman into his life.
“I figured that I would see you sooner than later, Sebastian. It appears that my plan to keep you occupied was in vain. I seriously thought that when she got a crack at you that you would crumble and become inconsolable. It might’ve been wishful thinking, but I thought I knew you. I will say that I’m happy to see that you were stronger than I thought you were. I am a little disappointed that you’re not rocking back and forth in the fetal position in some padded room somewhere. What exactly do you intend to do?” Grady was completely taken back that Sebastian had shown up, but he wasn’t about to show that kind of weakness.
“What you need to do is to come with me and to throw yourself on the mercy of the court. You shouldn’t have come after me and doing it like this shows just what kind of coward you are. I would have had more respect for you had you come after me yourself with guns blazing. You can either come quietly, or we can do it the hard way. I’m begging you to do it the hard way.” Sebastian was standing in front of Cali to make sure that there was no way that she could get injured.
“I can’t come with you willingly and that is not the kind of man I am. Do what you need to do, but expect one hell of a fight.” Commander Grady got into a stance, but then he was struck with an electrical burst that made him shimmy to his own tune and then fall like a smoking crater at the feet of his true enemy.
Stephen came out wielding the taser and smiling to see the twitching form of Commander Grady looking up in stupefied horror to see that he had been caught by someone that had an axe to grind.
“I knew that his attention would be on me and that he would never even imagine that I would come with reinforcements. You earned the money, Stephen. I do hope that you use it for something more than women and drugs.” Sebastian passed him an envelope full of cash and Stephen didn’t even bother looking at the amount. He knew that Sebastian would never cheat him. That was not something that he could say for himself. He would sell his own mother for the chance to make a buck, but he blamed Commander Grady for leading him down this dark and lonely path.
Cali watched Stephen wave the envelope in the air before tucking it into his green army jacket. He pulled down the black knit cap and disappeared into the mist like that of a ghost.
“What now?” Cali was very thankful that Sebastian had decided to use his god given brains instead of any need for vengeance.
“Now, we can go on with the rest of our lives. I think that I need to find something different and not always think that the answer is at the end of a gun barrel. I want something normal with you and I have a feeling that having you in my life is going to be one interesting adventure.”
They did present Commander Grady to the congressional hearing and it wasn’t long before a guilty verdict was brought back. He screamed that he was going to get even and even behind bars he had long arms.
Cali soon found out that she was with child and they decided to pack it up and go someplace off the grid and away from the prying eyes of the public. They would live modestly, but in the back of their mind they would know that Grady and his need for revenge was still out there.
Cali did help him to rid himself of some of those demons, but he would always carry them with him, as a reminder of his time of the worst hell of his life. He had walked through that hell and found the angel arms of Cali waiting for him on the other side. They would never truly be safe, but in each other’s arms that was exactly how they felt.
THE END
STEPMOTHER’S SON
Chapter 1
“You can’t be serious. Melinda. It has only been one year to the day that she died. I would’ve thought that your father would had more sense than to get caught up in a May December romance. I guess there is something to say for what the heart wants is what it wants. This does seem a little sudden in my opinion, Melinda. You wouldn’t have told me, unless of course you had some doubts and maybe you need to see this for yourself. I know that you said that you don’t want anything to do with it, but this is your family and that should mean something.” Melinda was willing to listen to her friend Steve and she knew that he had some very deep feelings when it came to family matters.
“I know the old saying that blood is always thicker than water, but maybe there is more to it. My father and I have not seen each other in 15 years. My mother went missing on that boating accident a year ago and he expects to make some kind of overture. I know that it was not his fault, but I’ve never been able to forgive him for taking away the one good thing in my life. He was the one that drove a wedge into a happy house with his constant cheating.” “I feel that some days are better than others. My depression has turned a corner and I have no need to take the medication that has been prescribed to me by Dr. Thomas. I’m ready to get my life back and then I hear that my father has married without even consulting me. It was a whirlwind romance of one week. They sprung the marriage on me during a phone call. He really did think that I was going to be happy for him, but that couldn’t be further from the truth.
“I think that it’s important that you make the effort. They’re obviously extending an olive branch by inviting you to her family home in Cape Cod. This is obviously very important to your father. I think that you should go and try to have an open mind. I’ve seen what happens to families, when you allow bitterness to creep in. I don’t want to see you go through the same thing that I did.” Steve recently informed his family that he was bisexual and that he was getting involved with a man that was twice his age. That was a catalyst to a knockdown blowout fight that ended with him being thrown out of the family will.
“I think you know how much you mean to me, Steve. You’re the only one that I’ve told about Matthew. He’s the man that I’ve always wanted to be with. I know what you are going to say and I can’t continue to make men jump through hoops. I get past the first date and I find something to nitpick about. I might be overly critical, but that’s just because I found my dream man and I let him get away. He literally slipped through my fingers at the airport, when I could have told him how I felt.” Melinda I had already made up her mind and even though going home was not a pleasant thought, she did take solace in the fact that she would have a 20 acre property to get away from her troubles.
They had sent her pictures and it was a picturesque cottage that pretty much could’ve been a year round home for the right family. The dock led down to a private beach and a medley of boys’ toys, including jet skis and kayaks to be used at the person’s discretion. Melinda wanted to scream that this was unfair, but she knew by now that life was never fair. If it was, she would have Matthew in her hand and showing him the kind of love and devotion that he deserved. His blue eyes were a constant reminder and the picture that she had taken 15 years ago was still emblazoned in her mind. She had it on her phone and even during dates that weren’t going well; she would pull it out and wonder where he was at that moment.
“I have to admit that I’m a little jealous of where you’re going, Melinda.” Steve had always been the kind of guy that would enjoy outdoor sports including wakeboarding and surfing. Just because he liked to have the company of both men and women, didn’t mean that he was into show tunes or wanted to spend his time watching chick flicks. “This place is amazing and even if you were feeling blue, I’m sure that walking into an environment like this will cheer you right up. Just remember to take lots of pictures and I plan to live vicariously through you. While you are doing your thing, I’ll be spending time with Wilson’s parents.” The idea sickened him and it wasn’t like he didn’t want to meet them, but he was nervous and it was causing some unusual stomach issues.
Melinda looked at her blond curls in the mirror, how her 5’8 frame and 130 lb body seemed to mold to the new dress that she just bought. It was amazing and there were times that she could find the perfect clothes, but it was a rarity.
She checked her make up to make sure that she didn’t look like some kind of sleazy handout. The money came from her stepmother’s side of the family and being an instant billionaire was not an easy thing to swallow. She had to wonder if her father was really in love, or had delusions of what having money was all about. She didn’t think that he was that kinda guy, but everybody apparently has a price.
They walked down the stairs together, opening the door to the loud incessant honking of a taxi waiting to take her to the airport. They said their goodbyes at the curb, as she heaved that one suitcase into the back of the taxi, before closing it and climbing into the back seat. She was wearing that frilly white summer dress. It would be perfect for a two week excursion to what could possibly be paradise.
“I don’t really want to go and I have no interest in making nice with my new stepmother. From the pictures, she looks pretentious, knows her worth and doesn’t mind lording it over others. It’s probably the reason why she wanted to have this reunion for her family. It was her way of making them see her and her son Owen, as the true heirs of the Brady family empire. She had inherited the entire fortune from her husband that was now lying in a graveyard in Texas. Amazingly, I had read up on her portfolio and she did not just lie back on her laurels. She learned how to take the company in a new direction and the fact that she was a humanitarian had only made her that much more interesting.”
The journey that was over 5000 miles took her across the ocean back to her homeland of the United States. She had been living in her adopted home of England, as a nanny, hoping that getting away from her troubles would make her see things from a different perspective. She left home when she was only 16 and went on a journey of self discovery across the globe. There were many lovers, but only one stuck out in her memory, as being something more than just a 5 minute wonder. This guy went for hours and even when he did cum; it was not more than a few minutes, before he was back in the saddle. Matthew and Melinda never did come out of that bed and breakfast the entire weekend. They ordered room service for sustenance, but mostly they were into each other’s bodies and what they could do in a 48 hour span.
She rode in silence with the next taxi, holding her breath and wondering if she was making a colossal mistake in getting involved in domestic issues. She had walked away from her family, seeing them splinter and knowing that her being there was only making things worse. They tried to convince her to stay, but she was adamant that she needed space and if they tried to keep her against her will they would only find that she was very resilient and crafty when she put her mind to it.
It was a rarity to let a child go out on their own at 16, but she had shown herself to be mature and was able to make her own decisions on the fly. Melinda had only settled down in England, when she came across a young family in need of a nanny. The Hollings were very good to her and they had traveled the globe together to one vacation spot after another. She felt like she was worldly, but underneath she was still that little girl that had walked away from her family. She didn’t even come home for the funeral of her mother, because she thought that it would be too painful. It was the only regret that was in her life and she wondered if her father had ever gotten over that obvious betrayal.
“Please…god…don’t make this place spectacular. I don’t want to fall in love and never want to leave. I don’t wanna get caught up in material worth, when I’ve lived a life that many would have given their first born to have. I know what it’s like to have that wealth carrying you on its back. I just hope that…that… Oh my god.
The place was even better than she had imagined. It appeared that the photos really didn’t do it justice and the lapping of the waves against the shore was like the siren of the sea drawing her closer to its magical song.
“I would help you with your bag, but I doubt that you really need it with your kind of independence.” Melinda’s back went straight and she heard the voice, but it still didn’t register that her father had come out to greet her in person. “I’m glad that you could make it and Beverly is really looking forward to meeting you. I know that this was sudden, but I couldn’t help the way that I felt. You should know how that feels. Sometimes you have to follow your own heart and be damned everybody else.” This was an obvious attempt by Kenneth to get underneath his daughter’s skin. It seemed to be working and he could actually sense a little bit of guilt from her body language.
“Kenneth told me all about you and I would like you to meet my son Owen.” Beverley stood with her son and they were holding hands, when she slammed the trunk and came face to face with Matthew. “It can’t be and how is he here? I stand here and look at him and I can see the recognition in his eyes and the way that the gears in his head are obviously reliving that weekend 1 minute at a time. I don’t know what to do and the fact that my legs are feeling like jelly is a sure sign that we’ve had something in the past. I don’t see Owen, but maybe he slipped away during the introductions. This had to be a friend of his that had decided to stay the weekend and enjoy the ambience.
“I know that I haven’t seen you for a few years, Melinda, but you look like you’ve seen a ghost. Your face just turned white and you almost look like you’re going to faint. I do hope that you not coming down with something. Your step brother Owen is really looking forward to showing you around the place.” Kenneth motioned for Owen to come forward and he saw the reluctance in his eyes.
Matthew saw Melinda, but the name that she he remembered her by was Linda. This girl was a freak of nature and she could give lessons to some of the finest adult stars in the business. She could stretch her body over her head and the very idea that she was here in person was unfathomable.
They were walking up to the house and the wind was blowing gently, but the only thing that they could do was constantly look at each other with disbelief.