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  I turned and gave Nick and Eric a nod and they immediately started playing the intro to ‘Without You’ by Hinder. It just seemed appropriate.

  It pretty much summed up how I felt, even if I was just trying to convince myself. Closing my eyes, I sang every word like I meant it and even started to believe the lyrics that were leaving my mouth. When I opened them again, my gaze fell on Kate who was standing at the front of the stage, looking up at me all starry eyed. Shit.

  This wasn’t gonna be easy. How do you tell a girl you are totally into her, you think she’s sexy hot and wanna screw her brains out but you can’t because you don’t think she’ll like the walk of shame the next day and you sure as hell aren’t looking for a girlfriend. But I wasn’t going to have time to think about it because as the song ended and I climbed down from the stage, she was waiting for me.

  “You we’re amazing! You guys rock!” I grinned and ran my fingers through my hair.

  “Thanks. Listen; do you wanna go somewhere a little more private? Just to talk.”

  She smiled that cute little smile of hers and nodded. Amy was watching me like a hawk from across the bar as I guided Kate to an empty table near the back. We sat down and I felt like a total shit for what I was about to say. She was still gazing at me and I was finding it hard not to get caught up in it. “So, here’s the thing. I like you. You’re a great girl but…” I struggled to think of the nicest way possible to let her down but she interrupted me before I could continue.

  “Ollie, if this is the part where you tell me I’m a really great girl but you’re just not looking for a relationship right now, you can spare me. I’m not either. I met you at the party and I thought then you were hot.”

  “I saw you at the coffee shop and decided you were totally my type and if the opportunity came up…I would take it. And now, here we are. So the question now is…” She leaned across the table and stroked her fingertips over my bicep. “What do you plan on doing next?” I didn’t need to be asked twice.

  Leaping from my seat I grabbed her hand and headed for the door, pulling her with me. She giggled as we left and I quickly wrapped my arm around her shoulder as we made our way to the monster. I always carried spare riding gear in case Amy or Mel needed a ride or even if they just wanted a change from the hunk of junk Mel was driving around. Handing Kate the helmet I grinned at her. Putting it on the seat she closed the gap between us and pressed her lips firmly against mine. Her hands slid behind my head and into my hair. Her tongue grazed my bottom lip and I was more than willing to grant her access. I kissed her with an intense hunger. God I wanted her badly. I hadn’t had sex in months and Kate was definitely a feast I wanted to dive into after my long starvation.

  Pulling away she smiled at me. “I was desperate to know what it felt like to kiss a guy with a lip ring.” I arched a brow at her. “And?”

  “Pretty awesome. Though I did enjoy the tongue action much more. I wonder what other talents it has.” She winked at me and slid her helmet on. Holy fuck.

  Chapter 6

  Bad Things And Good Girls

  Fumbling for my zipper, Kate backed her way through her door and we stumbled into her narrow hallway. Kicking the door closed with my foot, I grabbed her hands and held them high above her head, driving her into the wall. I pinned her against it with my hips and hurriedly pulled her tank over her head. Her red lace bra was just begging me to explore and I did, without hesitation. Nipping at the cups with my teeth I swept my tongue along the curves of her cleavage, still holding her hands firmly in my grasp. She moaned and thrust her hips at me. I smiled against her skin. She smelled amazing.

  My jeans were hanging loosely on my hips as she had successfully unbuckled my belt and was trying fiercely to free her hands from my grip. I chuckled and pressed my lips to hers. I kissed her deeply and released her hands, keeping her pinned against the wall with my body. She gripped the hem of my t-shirt and quickly pulled it over my head. Her eyes fell on my chest and she took in a sharp breath. I took that to mean she liked what she saw. I slid my palms up her thighs as she bit down on my lip and groaned. Holding her tightly, I wrapped her legs around my waist and kissed her, stumbling around a little as I searched for the couch, bedroom, anywhere I could throw her down and do real bad things with this good girl.

  She giggled as I growled in frustration and pointed to a door beside us. “Bedroom” she said, breathlessly.

  I wrapped my arms around her tightly and gave the handle of the door a quick turn and pushed my way in. I was so hard my dick felt like it was made of lead. I walked over to the bed and threw her down onto the mattress.

  She bounced slightly before reaching up, grabbing my jeans and pulling herself up. She sat on the edge of the bed and grinned up at me.

  Licking her lips, she slid my jeans over my hips and hooked her thumbs into my shorts. Oh hell yes! I gave her a smile and stood with my legs slightly apart as she pulled my shorts down to my knees where my jeans had me bound.

  She gasped as my cock sprung free. I’m not big headed, well, I mean, I don’t have a huge ego, but even I know that I’m not average sized. I measured it enough as a teen, who woke up with a raging boner every morning, to know that I’m pretty well equipped.

  She gave me a quick smile before wrapping her hands around my full, throbbing length and licked the sensitive and aching ridge with the tip of her tongue. I groaned as she slowly ran it up and down my cock before closing her lips around the tip and sucking like a vacuum cleaner. She was a fucking expert at this shit, I swear. Her mouth and hands moved swiftly and rhythmically up and down my shaft. My hands wound into her hair, I pulled and tightened my grip, encouraging her. I could feel myself getting closer and closer. I wanted to stop her but it just felt so damn good! She moaned and the vibrations almost tipped me over the edge. Baseball, baseball.

  “Oh fuck!”

  She nibbled and teased the edge of her teeth over the tip of my cock before sliding them all the way down, she almost made herself gag! I was going to blow soon if she didn’t stop.

  “Kate. Stop. You gotta stop or this is over.” She laughed a little and continued to tease, suck, lick and nibble on my dick.

  “Seriously baby. You have to stop.” She ignored my pleas and continued. Oh God. Football, Amy, Mel, wait…that’s not such a good idea. Thoughts of Mel and Amy in the bedroom were suddenly flooding my mind and it was not making this any easier!

  Okay, Nick. Nick. That works!

  Finally gaining some control of my impending release, I tugged sharply on her hair and she immediately released me. She gazed up at me and slid her delicious tongue over her bottom lip. I smiled back at her.

  “Your turn.”

  Slipping off my pants and shorts, I dropped to my knees in front of her. I placed my hands on her knees and thrust her legs apart. She fell back onto the mattress and giggled as I unbuttoned her skirt. She lifted her hips, allowing me to pull it down and over her delectable curves. Taking my time, I trailed kisses up the inside of her thigh and nipped gently on the fabric of her panties. I could taste her slick wetness on my lips but left her wanting as I continued my kisses down her other thigh. She writhed on the bed and moaned.

  “Oh Ollie. Please.”

  I slid my tongue slowly up again to her wet and waiting pussy. It was about to get a real treat. I ran my hands from her knees to her hips, tugged her panties down and tossed them aside.

  My cold metal lip ring brushed against her fleshy lips and she gasped. It always made me smile to myself when I did that to a girl. I teased my tongue up and down her moist slit.

  “Please Ollie. Please.” She was begging me for it and I was happy to oblige. Parting her slit with my tongue, I pressed it against her swollen and hot clit. She let out a loud moan as I licked and flicked the little nub over and over with the tip of my tongue.

  “Oh God. Oh Ollie. Oh yes!”

  God? She was close…but I wasn’t quite the almighty himself. But I took the compliment none the less. I could fee
l her body trembling as her orgasm got closer. Her hands clawed at the sheets she was laying on and her breathing quickened. She panted and gasped as her legs wrapped around me, forcing me closer to her. I slipped my hands around her thighs and held them tightly against my shoulders to stop her from moving around too much. She was writhing and squirming on the bed as my tongue unleashed its attack on her clit.

  She cried out over and over as her body stiffened and her legs tightened their grip on me. She was shaking and gasping as her orgasm exploded and took hold. I savored every last drop of her, licking her clean of any trace of her pleasure. It was mine after all. My reward for my hard work. I wondered what I might get in return but I didn’t have to wait long. The moment I released my grasp on her, she crawled across the bed, opened the draw on her nightstand and pulled out a foil wrapper. Hooking her finger at me, she gestured for me to ‘come here’. I was hoping that’s exactly what I would be doing. My cock was so hard it could have cut a brick in half.

  I practically leapt across the bed at her. Grabbing her by the wrists, I pounced and wrestled her onto her back, grinning wildly. “No need to grapple with me stud. I won’t put up a fight. I’m more than willing.”

  I kissed her, hard. Lying beneath me, her head fell back as I placed tiny, soft kisses down her neck till my lips found the red lace of her bra. Snaking my hand underneath her back, I lifted her to face me and unhooked her bra. Her tongue grazed my lip ring and I growled in pure need for her. Her hand reached out and grasped my dick and she slowly rubbed her hand up and down its length.

  I scanned the bed for the foil packet and spotted it next to the pillow. Holding it in one hand I watched as Kate slid the straps of her bra over her shoulders, down her arms and flung it across the room. She lay back down and smiled, biting her lip at me. With the condom still in my hand I seized her nipple between my teeth and gently massaged her other breast. They were perfect. The perfect size and the perfect fullness; they fit snuggly in my palm. She laced her fingers in my hair and moaned as my tongue licked and stroked over her pert and plump nipple.

  Sitting back on my heels I ripped the foil open and slid the condom on. She gasped loudly and I hissed a breath as I surged into her. She was so wet, warm and tight. I could already feel pleasure rippling through my body and we were barely even moving.

  She panted and gripped my biceps as I rocked my hips back and forth, withdrawing slowly before thrusting hard back into her.

  “Oh Ollie. Oh God. Harder.”

  I didn’t need to be asked twice. Without hesitation, I plunged into her. She yelped as I pushed hard against her, going harder and harder with every thrust of my hips. Her body shook as I pounded into her over and over. Her legs wrapped around my waist and I could feel my release building rapidly. I needed it. I wanted it but I wanted to make her come for me again first.

  I slid my hand between us and found her swollen clit with the pad of my thumb. I rubbed and massaged it as I continued to fuck her.

  She yelled, screamed and cried out my name and hearing it drove me crazy. Her panting, pleading and begging was music to my ears and as she tightened around me I couldn’t hold on any longer. She held on to me in a death like grip as she moaned and groaned through her orgasm. I surged into her again and shuddered as I came.

  Exhausted and totally satisfied from head to toe, I fell on top of her. I rested my head on her chest and exhaled loudly. She giggled and brushed my sweat dampened hair from my face.

  “Wow. That was…”

  I chuckled. “Awesome. Amazing. Everything you’ve ever dreamed of?”

  She shook her head and laughed. “I was going to say incredible but I guess what you said works too.”

  Pulling out, I quickly sat up, tied a knot in the condom and tossed it in the waste basket beside her bed. I rolled on to my back and let out a long sigh. I felt like I could sleep for a year. It had been a long time since I’d gotten laid and for the first time in months, I felt totally satisfied. And I could have stayed that way for hours I bet if she hadn’t asked her next question.

  “So was that the first time you…you know, since Layla?”

  Seriously? What the fuck is it with women and pillow talk? I didn’t want conversation after sex and I definitely didn’t want that to involve the very last woman I’d had it with!

  Sitting up quickly, I swept my feet off the bed and sat on the edge, staring at the wall ahead.

  “Yes. That was the first time since her. We done here?”

  I felt numb. I thought having sex with Kate might have helped me stop thinking about Layla, stop me from hurting and maybe, just maybe, help me fucking get over her once and for all. But I felt worse.

  She sat up and placed a hand gently on my shoulder. “I didn’t mean to upset you Ollie. I was just curious. It was insensitive and I’m sorry. Come on, you look exhausted. Stay here tonight and go back to Amy’s and Mel’s tomorrow. Okay?”

  Shrugging her hand off, I stood and searched for my clothes.

  “Thanks, but I should get back. I’m their guest and it’d be rude if I just stayed out all night. Besides, I have my ink appointment tomorrow.”

  Pulling on my shorts and jeans, I glanced up to find her sitting on the bed smiling at me.

  “Oh yeah, your tattoo. So…am I still welcome there?”

  I thought for a minute. Do you want to see this woman again? Actually, I didn’t see the harm. Kate had made it clear what she wanted and she’d just had it full dose. We knew where we stood and as long as she was cool with it, so was I.

  “Sure. I’ll pick you up here at ten in the morning.”

  As I pulled on my t-shirt she moved to get out of the bed but I quickly made my way over, kissed her and shook my head.

  “It’s okay. I’ll see myself out. You get some rest. You look totally fucked.” I winked at her and saw a smile play across her lips before I left and closed the door behind me. I walked out to the monster in a daze. This was going to be a long drive back.

  Chapter 7

  The Morning After The Night Before

  Walking into the apartment, I prayed that they guys weren’t there. I was feeling pretty shitty about myself and I wasn’t in the mood to go through a play by play of my sex life with them. It would have definitely gone in that direction if Nick was there.

  Amy had given me a key when they first moved in, in case of emergencies. Like when Mel locked her keys in her car and I had to make the ride down just to find out she had a spare waiting at the desk! But right now, I was glad I had it. At least I could sneak in without getting the third degree or a grilling from either of them. They were probably still at the bar. It wasn’t that late after all.

  Opening the door, I let out a long and relieved sigh as I entered in to silence and darkness. It was short lived as I walked into the living room and found Mel waiting for me. She had a glass of what I assumed was water but as I approached I could tell it was vodka. I instantly felt sick with worry. Mel wasn’t a drinker and it was never a good sign for anyone to be drinking alone in the dark anyhow.

  Throwing my keys on the coffee table, I slumped down on the couch next to her and rested my elbows on my knees. She went to take another sip of her drink but I reached out and took it from her before the liquid touched her lips. She watched me as I downed it and put the glass beside my keys on the table.

  “Thanks. I needed that” I told her.

  She snorted and exhaled loudly, rubbing her hands over her face.

  “Wanna tell me why you’re nursing a glass alone in the dark?”

  She shrugged. “Had a fight with my girl. She was real pissed when she saw you leave with Kate. She wanted to go after you but I told her to mind her own business. She accused me of not caring about you. But I do care Ollie, I do. But you gotta figure your shit out on your own without us being all up in your damn business. Anyway, she got really mad and we had a huge fight in the bar. She wouldn’t speak to me all the way home and now I’m not welcome in my own bed.”

  I dr
aped my arm over her shoulders and rested my head against hers.

  “Thanks for having my back, but she was actually right this time.”

  Mel gave me a puzzled look. “You fucked Kate didn’t you?”

  “Oh yeah. I fucked her and now I feel like a total piece of shit.”

  “Because you did the dirty and then bailed?”

  I shook my head. “No. Turns out, she was looking for the same thing as me. No strings and no drama.”

  Mel looked even more confused.

  “Then what’s the problem?”

  I let out a long and exasperated breath. “What do you think?”

  “Layla.”

  I nodded. “I actually feel guilty! I feel like I’ve been unfaithful. How screwed up is that? She’s wherever, screwing his brains out and I’m sitting here feeling bad for fucking Kate. I’m single, she’s single. Why should I feel so bad? Fuck I hate this shit!”

  I stood up and began pacing the room. I couldn’t think straight and I was still coming down from my post sex buzz.

  Mel watched me with a sympathetic look on her face.

  “Maybe that’s what it is. That it was Kate. She is Layla’s friend after all.”

  I shook my head. “No. It’s not that. It’s that I can’t stop comparing every woman I meet to Layla. This is killing me. I swear, when she came back that night-“

  Mel cut me off. “Yeah, we need to talk about that. What the hell happened? When did she come back? Why? What did she say?”

  I took a deep breath and sat back down on the couch next to her.

  “You remember when you guys got this place and I came in and painted it for you?”

  She nodded. “Well, I was here one evening. It wasn’t late but it was past seven and someone buzzed saying there was a woman in the foyer. I thought it must have been one of you guys that had forgotten their key again. So, I went down there, all covered in paint and plaster, to let you in. But who I actually found, wasn’t someone I expected and sure as hell wasn’t prepared for.”