Betwinx (Paranormal Erotic Romance Novella) (4 page)

“I’ve given you slow and sexy. Are you ready for hot and wild?
I
want to feel
your
muscles gripping
my
cock
, pulling
me
deeper inside
your
warmth.
”

“
You make me burn when you talk to me like that.
I’m ready for anything you want to give me. You’re such a wonderful love
r
.”

Travis
eased into her, h
is
cock
scraped against the walls of her pussy, heightening the sensations of the orgasm
still
pulsing within her.
Lorna
rolled her
hips.

“
Damn, you’re
tight.” H
e
placed
his hands on either side of her head,
h
is breathing quickened.
“So hot…
so wet…
”

She
locked her arms around
his
neck and pulled him
down
into
a deep kiss.
H
e
thrust into her, increasing the tempo until the familiar
sound of his balls
smacking
her ass
echoed around them.

“I want to ride you,
Travis
.”

H
e
slid his arm beneath her and holding her close
he
rolled onto his back
, t
aking
her with him
.
Lorna
pressed her hips against his, driving his cock further inside her.
He groaned
and closed his eyes
when she started riding
him
,
rotating her hips to the side
as she slid
up and
down his
length
.
She
clamped the walls of her pussy
tighter
,
rising higher toward
another
orgasm.

Her movements pulled the cum further down his cock.
He
dug his fingers into her hips as the sensations built
.
Lifting
his buttocks
from the cushion
he slammed into her with a powerful thrust.

“
Yo
u feel so good
…
”
His breath came in short bursts as his body spasmed
as
he found release
deep inside her pussy
.

She
arched her back
and pressed against him
.
L
ightning streaks
shot to her clit and
turned
into spasms
in the wake of his orgasm, taking her breath away.
Her pussy
clamped around
his cock
as
she came. She
gripped him tighter, pressing
against him
.

“
Baby, you feel so good. I can’t get enough of you
.”
He held her close to him, burying his head in her neck.
“
I’ve dreamt
about you ever
y
day since last Halloween.”

Lorna
smiled,
rolled off of him and snuggled in the crook of his arm but not before he
saw
the disappointment in her eyes.
He hated when she
was
sad and yet
he
knew he’d
see
that look of
regret
at least one more time today.

It was inevitable.

Time was not on their side.

Instead
,
it was an evil villain seeking to capture and confine them in its grasp, ripping them apart for another year.
There had to be
some way to
change
their destiny.
They
just had to figure it out.
He
drew her into his arms, hating they would have
to leave this sanctuary
all too soon
.

Chapter Two

The
House of Terror
was located only three blocks from the ocean.
As she walked with
Travis
through the
old fashioned
town she
could smell the salt in
the slight breeze blowing in from the East
.
They were only a block away from the ocean now and she could hear the waves crashing onto
the
shore.

These were the things she missed about being alive. The calming presence of the ocean,
the gentle breeze that always seemed to blow
through town
and
the
cry
of seagulls had been h
er favorite things.

She’d spent many af
ternoons on the beach, drawing, reading and planning her future with
Travis
. She’d
bugged him for a whole week by hanging out
at the lifeguard stand
and
designing her wedding
dress
while he’d worked his
part time job
protecting the swimmers from danger
. The ocean had always brought her peace
.
A steady serenity that stayed with her hours after she’d returned home.

Linking her fingers with
Travis
’s,
for
the first time in many years
she felt free.
She couldn’t wait to see those waves in a few more minutes.

She
watched the
few
people walking along the sidewalk
in
the quaint little seaside town
of
Lighthouse Inlet, b
usily going about their
morning activities
. Local shops sold everything from handmade outfits with accessories to organic honey. A psychic kiosk was located
on the street between
the ice cream parlor and
the
florist
.
Through the windows
Lorna
could see
employees
moving
around inside
the stores
as they prepared
to open for the day
.

Looking longingly at the ice cream store she wished she could taste
the soft-serve
one more time.
Her favorite
dessert
had always been a vanilla cone. She
studied
the pictures of ice cream stuck to the windows
.
A ray of sunlight grabbed her attention as it reflected off of a parked car and onto the store.

What time
i
s it
anyway
?
She
looked
at the old
clock built
into the top
of
a tall red lighthouse
on one of the street corners
.
Eight-
thirty.
The shops
will
open at nine.
Time i
s moving too fast.
Soon the day w
ill
be over.

She let
Travis
lead her up
an
incline to
ward the ocean
.
She didn’t want to think about time. It always moved too fast, made them wait
so
long. It was her enemy. There was always feast or famine with
time
—
not enough or too much. She turned her attention to t
he hot Florida sun
beating down
on her bare shoulders.
The heat was delicious.

Travis
stopped at the top
of the boardwalk built over the dunes
and drew her
into the loop of his arms.
“Is this
what you’ve been aching to see
?”

Lorna
looked out over t
he Atlantic
. It
was a brilliant aquamarine.
A
warm breeze blew her hair
from her face, swirling it in wisps
around her neck
. The combination of wind and surf, the sound of the ocean
lightly lapping
onto
the
shore
sent her spirits soaring,
flying high
like the
pelicans
drifting along the coastline
.
She drew in a deep
breath
. T
he smell
of the
sea spray
filled her nostrils
,
a nostalgic reminder
that
s
he
had
always
felt the
most at home near the
sea
. The surf was a series of
small
undulating waves
. T
he ocean
looked like glass with the morning sun reflecting off the water. There was a slight breeze but even that didn’t create waves. Tiny waves lapped onto shore.

Lorna
looked from the
picturesque scene
and met
Travis
’s
gaze
.
For the moment she was happy
and content
.
Her only regret was that they were stuck between worlds
and that
some kind of supernatural
suspension kept them apart until the day someone saw them. She longed for them to
be together
every day
again.
“Isn’t it beau
tiful
?”

“You’re beautiful.” He lowered his lips to hers and care
ssed them in a soft kiss.

Lorna
grazed her fingertips along
his cheek
, touching the dimple of his smile.

“I’ll race you to the water.”
She
grinned at him and jumped the three steps
from the boardwalk
onto the beach
. She sprinted
,
her sneakers slipping in the
soft
sand
until she
stopped
several feet from
the
water’s edge.

Travis
followed, letting her win just so he could watch the way those short shorts rode up her
pretty little ass
with each long stride. He slowed to a walk as he neared her. She
hugged
herself and
he noticed
tears
misting
her eyes. His heart ached to take away her worries. “
Lorna
…”

She stepped
into
his
arms, resting her head against his ches
t
. “Don’t you wish we could sail away
and leave this problem behind
?”

“If I could make things different, I would. You know that.
”
Travis
sighed.
“
There’s nothing we can do. When it’s time the changes will come.”

“I hate time. Time has never done a damn thing but make
us
wait.”

“I know.
Maybe this year we should try something different.
”

“Like what?”

“Why don’t we just have fun?
Every year we’ve spent most of our time trying to get someone to see us. This year, let’
s just enjoy ourselves since i
t is the twentieth anniversary.”

“Twenty years.
It doesn’t seem like it’s been that long does it
?”
She considered his plan.
“Let’s do it then. It would be refreshing
to forget
about going into the light this year. It hasn’t happened yet so it probably isn’t going to happen this year either.”

“
Then it’s a deal.”

Lorna
’s brows furrowed. She bit on her lower lip, an unconscious habit that
he found adorable
,
but
he knew that it meant she was
still
worried
and thinking about getting out of this time warp
or whatever it was that
they were stuck in
.
He had to get her mind onto something else.
Something
fun. He looked down the
beach and
saw
the
Ferris
wheel
reaching
high
into the air.

“
Let’s go to Surfside.”

“What?”
She looked up at him, confusion in her eyes.

“Surfside. The theme park on the beach.”

The worried expression turned into one of keen interest.

“
I know you’re
concerned
about our situation.
So am I.
Surfside is always packed so there will be plenty of people who might see us.”
He kissed the top of her head.
“
Do you remember Lover’s
Lagoon
?
We could take a ride through there and make out like we did when we were kids.”

“
I’d forgotten about Surfside.
You’re the sweetest, most considerate man I’ve ever known.
”
A smile played at the corners of her lips.
She moved out of his embrace but held onto both hands and playfully tugged him down the beach toward the theme park.

* * * * *

Lorna
drew in a deep breath. The aromas
and sound
s
whirled around her
,
enveloped
her
, drawing her into the past.
The smell of
barbecued ribs
cooking over
crackling
flames. The sweetness
of
funnel cake and cotton candy
.
Screaming people
hanging on tight to
rides
that
spun
around faster and faster
.
Even this early in the morning the Surfside was in full swing.

“What are we doing first?”

“Want to ride the roller coaster? It’s on the way to Lover’s Lagoon.”
Travis
ran his index finger from her throat to the rise of her breasts. “It’ll cool you off.”

“Who says I want to be cooled off?” She raised an eyebrow and then grinned. “This is going to be so much fun!”

Holding her hand,
Travis
led
Lorna
through the park to the roller coaster. Several people waited in line so he stopped behind them. T
he
long
car pulled up
on the tracks and stopped in front of them
. People filed off and the line moved on.

“
I
f people knew
ghosts
could do this, they’d never look at empty seats on a ride the same way again
would they?
”
Travis
sat in the outside seat.

“
They’d always wonder if there was a
spirit
sitting
beside them
. Watch your hands.” She held hers high as the automatic bar
lowered
in front of them.
The car jerked forward and she leaned over and nibbled on
Travis
’s earlobe, slipping her hand between his legs
she stroked his jeans, felt him grow against her hand
. “Do you remember how much roller coasters excite me?”

“You do love a thrill ride don’t you?” He chuckled. “Better hold on baby, here we go.”

Lorna
gripped the safety bar as they neared the top of the steep incline.
The car crested and the
n
dropped like a rocket. The wind tore at her hair, the car jerked her from side to side, and she couldn’t wipe the smile off
her face. She screamed just for fun
and laughed as the ride propelled along the tracks.
When it neared the station she threw her arms around
Travis
. “Let’s stay on and ride again.”

Six rides later,
they exited the car.