Levi tried to convince Zoe to take the bed when they got to the apartment, but she wasn’t going to hear of it. She wasn’t displacing him from his own bed. She already felt guilty for lying to him about her name. Zandra was a name she often used on the streets and she’d just blurted it out to Levi. She felt guiltier for not telling him who she really was…that she was the woman who had watched his girlfriend die and sent him a vague text message. She told herself that nothing good would come of it. How would she explain just watching that poor woman draw her last breath and doing nothing about it?

Levi had left her in the living room of the apartment and told her that he’d be right back. Zoe looked around. The place seemed familiar to her, especially the couch. She closed her eyes for a second and a memory came to her. It was of one of the dreams she’d had a few weeks before. The dream where Levi had a woman bent over the couch. The couch in her dream was brown suede. Levi’s couch was brown suede. How could I have known that? I couldn’t have. It must just be…another…coincidence. There had been so many of them lately. She sighed and turned to look at the photograph on the wall behind her. She’d seen it when they walked in, but she had quickly averted her eyes. It was Her…Krissy, if the tattoo on his neck was any indication. She was sitting on a grassy hill, dressed in cutoff jeans and a red Harley Davidson t-shirt. Her light brown hair was in a braid that hung down across one shoulder and her green eyes sparkled as she smiled at the camera…or whoever had been behind the camera. She looked so happy…and so alive. Zoe felt hot tears flood her eyes just as she heard Levi say:

“Okay, here’s some blankets for you, and a t-shirt. There’s a bathroom here in the hall. Help yourself to anything you want to eat or drink in the fridge, there’s not much. I eat out a lot.”

She reached up to make sure none of the tears had spilled out. Taking a shaky breath in, she turned to face him. She had to smile when she saw the pile of blankets in his arms. “Did winter come when I wasn’t looking?”

He looked embarrassed and she felt bad. “I wasn’t sure if you’re one of those people that get cold at night or…”

“I’m sorry. What I meant to say was, thank you. I’m not hungry, so no worries about the food, I’ll be fine.” He smiled at her as he set the blankets down on the couch. “I have to be to work by six so I’ll probably be gone before you get up,” she said.

“I’m leaving around then too; I’ll drop you at work.”

“You really don’t have to do all that.”

“I know,” he said, leaving it at that. “Well, I’m going to go to bed. You sure you want the couch?”

She nodded. “I’m sure. Thank you.”

He smiled, “Okay then. Goodnight.”

“Goodnight, Levi.” She watched him go back down the hall and waited until she heard the door to the bedroom open and close before turning back toward the photograph. She reached out and touched the photo with her fingers. “I’m sorry, Krissy. I’m so sorry I couldn’t help you.” The girl in the photograph didn’t answer her…of course…but Zoe found herself staring at it for a while longer anyways, hoping that she would. With all the weird things happening lately, she might not be surprised if she did. Finally pulling herself away from the photo, she went into the bathroom and changed before setting the alarm on her phone and tucking herself in on the couch. She didn’t realize how exhausted she was and as soon as she closed her eyes, she was sound asleep.

Zoe slept peacefully and dreamlessly until the sound of her alarm going off at four-thirty a.m. woke her up. It took her a few seconds to remember where she was when she woke up on Levi’s couch. When she did remember, the first thing she did was look over at the photograph of Krissy on the wall. Zoe almost expected her to be scowling and pointing an accusing finger at her. Of course, she wasn’t. She was still smiling, still happy, still beautiful…still alive. With a frustrated sigh, Zoe threw back the covers and sat up. The appearance of Levi coming out of the hallway startled her. He stopped when he saw her and smiled. “Good morning.”

“Good morning,” she said.

He came toward her and she realized all he had on was a pair of red boxer shorts. She could clearly see the outline of his erection. Her heart began to beat rapidly in her chest and her palms were so sweaty that she had to wipe them on the t-shirt she was wearing. “How’d you sleep?” he asked, dropping down on the sofa next to her. He smelled so good, so masculine. She looked at the tattoo on his neck, and remembered again where she was, who he was, and what she was doing. She stood up.

“I slept good, thank you. I’m going to rinse off in the shower, if you don’t mind.”

Levi reached up and put his hand on her arm. He held her in place, but gently. She could have simply walked out of his hold…but she didn’t. “Not yet,” he said. “I want you, Zoe.”

She gasped at his use of her real name. “How did you know?” she asked him. He smiled and said:

“You’re the love of my life. You’re my soulmate. How could I not know your name?” Her head was spinning. She was confused. He didn’t even know her…why was he saying those things to her? Was he just as bad as that Matt guy who tried to force himself on her at the party? Did he bring her here, pretending to be a nice guy, only to fuck her?

“Levi, this isn’t right,” she said, looking back at the picture on the wall. “I need to tell you something.”

He kept his hold on her arm and stood up. “Come on, baby, you can tell me in the bedroom.” Zoe knew she should say no, but she followed him. He was so fucking hot, and he’d been so sweet to her the night before. Besides that, she’d been dreaming about him for weeks now…months, even. He led her into the bedroom and stopped next to the bed. She stood there and let him peel the t-shirt off her. He looked at her body and she had a sudden urge to cover it back up. Krissy had been full and curvy. Zoe knew that she was still too thin and she didn’t have any breasts or hips any longer. She put her arms up over her chest and suddenly Levi’s eyes were on her face. “Don’t cover up. You’re beautiful.”

She shook her head, slowly. She wanted to object, but she didn’t, all at the same time. “Levi…” He leaned down and with his mouth hovering over her lips he said:

“Yeah, baby…say my name.”

“Levi, I…we…”

“Belong together,” he whispered, just before his hot mouth covered hers. She felt like she was having an out-of-body experience as she slipped her arms up around his neck. For a second she hesitated. She was touching the tattoo…the one that held the name of his true soulmate. But Krissy wasn’t coming back…and he wanted her, Zoe. She let her mind and body concentrate on what he was doing to her. The slow, sweet way he was kissing her was sending signals to her nipples, which were puckering and hardening, and her pussy, which was almost instantly soaking wet.

As they kissed, he lowered her down to the bed behind her and then he lay down next to her. His strong arms were still holding her and his sweet lips and sexy tongue were still making love to her mouth. Zoe completely forgot about Krissy and how wrong what they were doing had seemed only moments ago. It felt too right to be wrong, and she was beyond the point of objecting.

As Levi deepened their kiss, he moved her so that her back was pressed into the bed and he let his hands begin to explore her body. He started with her shoulders, massaging them and tracing his fingers across her collarbone. She felt his mouth leave hers, but then it was back on her body, on her neck, licking and kissing and sucking all the way across it. He slid his lips down further and licked across her collarbone as he took one of her small breasts in his hand. He touched it like it was something precious, sweet and gentle, giving it a little squeeze before he bent down and licked her nipple. Zoe’s body convulsed and Levi licked her nipple again and then held onto her little breast as he sucked it into his mouth. She moaned and arched her back up off the bed, at last putting her hands up and tangling them in his shoulder-length hair. His hair was soft and silky and she loved the way it felt between her fingers. He sucked harder on her breast and used his other hand to reach over and twist and pull on the other nipple. Zoe was panting and moaning and writhing underneath him as she pulled harder at his hair and breathed out his name. The more she said his name, the more intense the ministrations with his mouth became. He used the sides of his teeth to scrape across her rock-hard nipples and bit and nibbled at the sensitive skin that surrounded them. She was at the point of losing her mind when she felt one of his hands sliding down into the front of her panties. He quickly located her swollen clit and began to flick it with his big fingers. She was almost screaming out his name at that point and the more excited she got, the rougher his lovemaking became. He pinched her clit between his fingers and pulled at it until she was on the verge of exploding and then he shoved a finger up inside of her pussy and began to move it in and out. She felt like she couldn’t breathe. She needed to come but it felt almost too good. She was overstimulated and when he slid in a second finger, she actually screamed. Zoe wasn’t a screamer, so that surprised her, but Levi seemed to love it. With a mouth full of her flesh he said:

“Yeah, baby…scream for me…. let everyone in this building know how good I make you feel.” He crooked one of his fingers and hit her G-spot, and that sent her plummeting over the edge with another scream. She held his face to her chest with her eyes closed while he continued to work her pussy and she soaked his hand and her panties. Her orgasm came in waves, and each time she thought she was finished, another one would wash over her and her body would begin to shiver and shake once more. By the time she was finished, not only were her panties wet, but there was a huge wet spot on the bed underneath her. When she opened her eyes, he moved his mouth off her breast and looked up at her with those huge, brown eyes. They were filled with desire and he watched her face as he fisted the panties she was still wearing in one hand and ripped them off. She braced herself as he pulled himself up and she felt his huge, hard cock against her thigh. She remembered from the day they showered together how big he was…No, that was a dream. Wasn’t it? She looked down between them and saw his cock pressing into the top of her mound and the bottom of her stomach. It was thick and the bulbous head was red and oozing with his lust. Maybe it was a dream and maybe it wasn’t. She didn’t care. She wanted to feel him again, or for the first time…whatever.

She put her legs up, resting her feet on his back, as he took his thick cock in his hand and pressed it into her. She gasped as her walls tried to open to accommodate him. She was so wet that he should have slid in easily…but he was so big that he had to work himself up into her a little at a time. While he was doing that, he leaned down and kissed her again. He let his tongue move in and out of her mouth, like he was fucking her, and that only turned her on more. She started rocking her hips against him, taking in an inch more of his hard cock each time. Levi licked her lips and then moved his lips over to her ear. He whispered that he loved her, and she felt his hot breath and shivered. Then he sucked her earlobe in between his teeth just about the time his cock bottomed out in her pussy at last. He moaned and bit down on her lobe, causing her to cry out. Levi let go of her ear and used his hands to press into the bed on either side of her head and pull himself up. She reached up and put her hands on his hard biceps and held onto them as he began to thrust in and out of her. He completely filled her up and each time he pumped into her, he gave her all he had to give. It was the most incredible thing Zoe had ever felt and she knew that she could easily become addicted to it. She lifted her hips to meet his every thrust and Levi pounded her, relentlessly. Her head was banging into the headboard with each one of his aggressive thrusts now and she could feel his cock swelling even bigger inside of her as he got ready to come. She slid her hands up his arms to his shoulders and she felt the ropes of tight muscle in his neck before sliding them up to rest on either side of his face. He opened his sexy eyes and looked down at her and smiled, just as she felt his entire body tense up…and then he pulled out of her pussy and said, “Open your mouth, baby.” Zoe did as he told her to do and Levi got up on his knees and turned around so that his cock was lying against her lips. He put his head down between her thighs and began to lick her pussy furiously. Zoe opened her mouth wider and began to lick and suck at the tip of his cock. Levi lifted his hips up higher and Zoe got her hand around his cock and scooted down slightly so that she was really able to suck it. Levi was licking her pussy and sucking and chewing on her clit as she sucked his hot, thick cock. Suddenly, with his face still in her pussy he breathed out, “I’m going to come, baby.”

“Me too,” she said, almost desperately.

“Oh yeah, baby, I’m going to come in your mouth. Is that okay, baby?”

“Yes. Anywhere you want,” she said, breathlessly. At that second, Levi began to come and Zoe did too. He licked while she sucked and a few minutes of heaven later, they were both sweaty, out of breath, and completely satisfied. Levi lifted up and turned around so that he was lying next to Zoe and they were cheek to cheek. She had her eyes closed and a smile on her face. Levi pulled her in tightly and turned her on her side so that he could spoon her from behind, and Zoe fell back asleep. The next time she woke up, her alarm was going off at four-thirty a.m. and she was back on Levi’s couch…dressed in his t-shirt and her panties. Her heart was racing, and her breathing was erratic. Her body was covered in sweat and her panties were soaking wet. She wasn’t sure if she should be disappointed that she’d had another wet dream, or thrilled that she got to feel and taste him without having to feel the guilt that would undoubtedly come along with that. She looked over at the picture of Krissy and said:

“I’m so fucking confused. Help me.” Once again, Krissy didn’t answer her back.