Chase the Road (A Brothers of Rock - GONE BY AUTUMN - Novel) (12 page)

Maya stood at the fireplace and let
the heat wash over her. She heard Blake walking from the kitchen, the old
floors always moaning, making it impossible to sneak around.

“
Can
you get my phone?
”
Maya
asked as she looked over her shoulder.

Blake pressed a button and then
smiled.
“
Nothing. You have
to let it go for right now. Okay? You can
’
t
beat yourself up waiting. I know you don
’
t
want to hear that from me, but I
’
m
just trying to help.
”

Maya then burst out laughing.

It caught Blake off guard. He froze
for a second and then slowly reached out to Maya and gave her a fresh beer.

“
Why
are you laughing?
”

“
Look
at this,
”
Maya said.
“
Just
…
look at this.
”

“
What?
”

“
Us,
”
Maya said.
“
The band finally fucking left us
alone.
”

She kept laughing and watched as
Blake swallowed hard. He looked down, nodding.

“
Yeah,
”
he said.
“
Too many years too late, I
guess. They were always on top of us, weren
’
t
they?
”

“
Always,
”
Maya said.
“
But that
’
s how it went. You guys were so close.
”

“
You
were part of it all,
”
Blake
said.
“
You still are. We
owe everything to you and Sam.
”

“
I
’
m happy. I
’
m taken care of.
”

“
By
Hunter?
”

Maya frowned.
“
He
’
s
not here.
”

“
What
does that mean?
”

“
He
’
s just not here,
”
Maya said.
“
I
’
ve
been
…
I
’
ve spent nothing but time
justifying things, Blake. That
’
s
all I can say.
”

“
So
he
’
s in London and wouldn
’
t come here?
”

“
Something
like that.
”

“
Well,
that makes him an asshole.
”

Maya sucked in a breath.
“
Yeah, I guess you
’
re right. But that
’
s why you
’
re here and he
’
s
not.
”

“
So
I
’
m a replacement? A stand-in?
”

Maya grabbed for Blake
’
s hand.
“
What if
…
what if I said you
’
re
everything?
”

Blake quickly pulled his hand away
and took a few steps back.
“
Christ,
Maya
…
what do I say to
that?
”

“
I
don
’
t know. You were the
first person I called. You were the first person I thought of. It was just
instinct.
”

Blake sat down on the arm of the
couch. He looked at Maya.
“
You
’
re supposed to be trying to
relax. Not doing this. Not drumming up some old memories.
”

Maya turned and walked toward
Blake. She stopped with just a few feet between them.
“
I know. But I
’
ve
never done anything the right way.
”

“
Neither
have I,
”
Blake said.

“
Yet
after all these years it
’
s
just us, Blake. Alone in this cabin. A place I never thought we
’
d ever be alone in.
”

Blake reached for Maya
’
s hand and took it. His thumb
stroked her fingers, so gently, so beautifully.

“
Maya,
I never want you to hurt. I never want to go back and do what we did wrong
again.
”

“
What
did we do that was so wrong?
”

Silence fell. Blake looked down for
a few seconds, shaking his head.

“
What?
”
Maya asked.
“
Tell me, Blake
…”

She reached and touched his face,
making him look up at her.

He
’
s still fucking sexy. So hot. The same Blake
…
just bigger, more manly,
sexier
…

“
What
did we do that was so wrong?
”
Maya asked again.

“
That
’
s the question that
’
s been killing me for years.
Because I can
’
t think of a
damn thing. The only thing wrong that happened was that we stopped being
together. And ever since then, there
’
s
a spot in my heart that just hasn
’
t
felt right. And it
’
ll never
feel right. Ever. Without you
…
seeing you with anyone
…”

Maya saw the jealousy and hurt in
Blake
’
s eyes. Maya knew
just how it went down. She was the one who had pushed Blake away. She had been
desperate for something mutual so she didn
’
t
lose him completely, but it had been her fault.

“
Then
don
’
t see me with anyone,
”
Maya said.
“
Just see me
…
with you
…”

Maya started to move down and Blake
hurried to stand. Their lips met halfway and Maya quickly put her hands to
Blake
’
s shirt and sat him
back down on the arm of the couch. It was fun to be taller than him for once.
To give herself a chance at commanding this thing.

The taste of his mouth, his tongue,
it was all too familiar. Something she
’
d
missed for so damn long but now felt so damn right.

Blake reached up and cupped her
face with both hands. He stopped the kiss and put his forehead to hers.

“
I
’
m giving you one warning,
”
he growled.

“
A
warning?
”

Blake then stood up, towering over
Maya.
“
This isn
’
t like before. I
’
m not going to stop, Maya. I
’
m not going to hold back. You
knock that wall down
…
it
’
s done
…
I have nothing to lose in my life because if I don
’
t have you, I have nothing.
”

“
Christ,
”
Maya whispered.

Her knees were instantly weak, a
raging heat between her thighs.

She may have fooled around with
this rockstar before
…
but
now he was all rockstar and all man. And now she wanted him to be
all hers
.

(12)

Blake wanted it so badly. Kissing
Maya wasn
’
t good enough.
Being in this damn cabin wasn
’
t
good enough. Having her hands pulling at his shirt, wanting him closer, just
like she had done when they first kissed
…
that wasn
’
t
good enough.

In his mind and heart Blake had no
idea what would constitute good enough. Going back in time was simply
impossible. There was only the seconds waiting to be lived. Whether those
seconds added up to days, weeks, months, years, or more, didn
’
t matter because he couldn
’
t control that.

But he could control the moment.

Blake tried to step back, but Maya
stayed with him. The back of his legs hit the couch and he started to sit
again. Maya was right there, right on him, pushing herself. They slowly fell
back to the couch, Maya now on top of Blake. Their mouths were locked tight,
the kiss better than Blake had ever tasted in his life. He was insanely jealous
of any man that had gotten a chance to kiss Maya but he was determined to be
the last one who did so. Nobody needed her sweet lips more than he did.

A hand slipped to the back of her
neck. Blake
’
s other hand
moved down her body and to the side. He sought out the curve of her hip, bringing
back more memories. His fingers touched her shirt, pulling up enough to let him
feel her skin. His hand then kept moving, forcing its way between him and Maya.
She gently lifted herself and broke the kiss long enough to sigh. But her lips
were right back to his again.

Blake couldn
’
t stop himself now. His fingers touched the top of
her jeans. With a small flick, the button was open. His hand then fit so nicely
right into her jeans
…
and
her panties. The silk rubbed against the back of his knuckles while his
fingertips trailed smooth skin until it grew impossibly warm and very moist.
His middle finger curled and hooked around Maya
’
s
soft sex, pulling at her, seeking out the nub of her clit. When he found it,
Maya thrust at him and groaned.

That was always her magic spot
…

Maya broke the kiss again, pressing
her forehead against his, looking down. She let out another deep sigh and
whimpered as Blake started to make circles with his finger. He moved left to
right, up and down, always changing the movement
…
just the way she liked it.

Maya lifted herself a little more
and looked down at him. Those beautiful blue eyes may have been stripped of all
their innocence but they were still the same to Blake. That same person was
there with him. The only woman he truly ever loved. The simple love of his
life.

“
Keep
going,
”
Maya purred and bit
her bottom lip.

She fell to the back of the couch,
resting there, arm stretched across the back, her other hand gripping the front
edge of the couch tight.

Blake added a second finger,
offering more pressure, leaving Maya damn near gasping for air. Her sultry hips
rocked harder and faster, moving right with Blake
’
s
hand. He gritted his teeth as he forced himself to hold back from lunging up at
Maya and tasting her sweet neck. Rather, he wanted to watch her face. The way
she bit her lip and then let it go to sigh. The way her hair fell in her face
and kept fighting it back, only to lose a second later.

Looking down at her body, Blake saw
that Maya wore dark red panties. Almost blood color, somehow making this entire
thing even hotter than it already was.

He definitely didn
’
t envision hooking up with Maya
again and having her like this. But it was good. It felt good. For himself, he
was hard and a little uncomfortable, feeling twisted in his jeans and boxers,
but the mere sight of Maya
’
s
belly and skin leading down to where his fingers were right now was a fair
enough trade for the moment.

“
Oh,
fuck,
”
Maya groaned. She
threw her head back. She rocked harder.
“
Fuck,
Blake
…
I
’
m
…”

Blake knew just what to do now. He
slipped his fingers from Maya
’
s
precious clit and plunged them deep into her body. His fingers opened her
tender slit and he kept them there, knowing she loved to come with that
intense, full feeling.

As she came, Maya collapsed forward
and down to Blake. Her mouth found his neck and she gently bit at him, groaning
each time as her insides squeezed at his fingers. The instinctive motion
against Blake
’
s fingers
left him aching for her body even more. He wanted to feel that with his own
body. His was far thicker than two damn fingers and he would make sure Maya
came again and again, never to want or think she needed someone else. The fire
burned deep within Blake and he couldn
’
t
stop himself from wanting what was right in front of him.

When Maya finally came down from
her climax, Blake gently eased his fingers from her. He brought his hand up and
then around to the small of her back. He held there, feeling Maya breathe on
his neck. Each wave of warm breath made his cock harder and more achy.

“
Fuck,
”
Maya groaned.
“
I forgot how good that felt.
”

“
Oh,
sweetheart, it was just my fingers,
”
Blake said.

Maya lifted herself and looked at
him.
“
No, Blake, not that.
What you did to me.
”

“
What
are you
…”

“
Orgasm
…”

“
No,
”
Blake said.
“
You
’
ve
…”

“
Not
since you. I mean, there
’
ve
been, you know, I guess I could call it a
selfie
…”
Maya grinned and blushed.
“
But nothing like that.
”

“
For
years?
”

“
For
years.
”

Blake swallowed hard. He gritted
his teeth again and tried to push back a little. He suddenly felt trapped in a
corner knowing a split second decision was going to change his life.

 Maya wasn
’
t allowing any kind of movement.
“
We
’
re
here, Blake. Just you and me. Finally. Like we
’
ve
been dreaming about for years. So
…
just let it all go
…”

“
For
what?
”
Blake asked.
“
For tonight?
”
He reached up and stroked her
cheek.
“
I
’
m a rockstar, Maya, but with
you, it
’
s different. I
’
m a man with you. And I
’
m a man who wants to take care
of you everyday for the rest of my damn life.
”

Maya flirted with the tip of her nose
against his.
“
Then do it.
Start tonight. Start right now.
”
She let her lips flutter against Blake
’
s.
“
Start with my deepest
needs, Blake. The ones only you can get to and satisfy. It
’
s been so long
…
so fucking long
…”

Blake shut his eyes.

Do or die, man.

Like there ever really was a choice
in the matter.

Blake took Maya by the face. He
placed a hand on each side of her head, thumbs touching her cheeks. He was
breathing damn wildly, like he was about to explode. In some ways, he was. His
heart, his body, his mind, they were all ready to explode right now.

Lines were being crossed by the
second and Blake wasn
’
t
going to stop it. Not right now. He couldn
’
t.

His hands gracefully moved down
Maya
’
s body and he held
her. He slowly then started to sit up, leaving her straddle him again. He
touched her everywhere he possibly could; the small of her back, his fingers
teasing down to her ass, moving up along the sides of her body, even flirting
around to the silky feel of her bra.

The entire time Maya stared down at
him, her hair flooding all around, looking beautiful yet desperate. It was the
Maya he had known for such a long time. The Maya he had loved for such a time.
The Maya he would continue to love for the rest of his life.

Blake slowly started to stand. Maya
wrapped her legs around his body as he held her. Part of him wanted to place
her on the floor and love her right in front of the dying fire. But Blake kept
walking. The cabin was built with two bedrooms and a bathroom on the first
floor along with a small loft on the second floor the included a sitting area and
two more bedrooms and a bathroom.

The bedroom Blake went to was the
only one he knew in the place. The one where he slept that one time he stayed
over at the cabin. A night where Maya was kept far away because nobody could
deny how badly Blake and Maya wanted each other.

Back then, innocence was thought to
be best kept precious. Now, it didn
’
t
matter. Blake was man enough to handle anything Maya had to give him.
Innocence, memories, her heart.

Inside the bedroom (which looked
the damn same as all those years ago) Blake took Maya straight to the bed. He
couldn
’
t save himself from
the wild hunger within his soul. He placed Maya down and before either one of
them could mutter a sound, his hands tugged at her jeans, working them down her
legs. His lips crashed to hers in a hot kiss, his own reminder to her that he
wasn
’
t going to stop now.
Or
forever.

Blake then moved down Maya
’
s body, his lips seeking out her
bare skin. He kissed just above her panties as Maya kicked her jeans off. Blake
’
s hands touched the top of her
panties and gently he began to peel them from her sexy body. The scent of her
desire flooded Blake and it made him even harder and even thirstier for her
taste.

Blake tore Maya
’
s panties down and off her body.
His fingertips then trailed a line back up her legs, moving to the insides of
her legs, and straight up. The subtle and slow move left Maya lifting her body,
sighing in anticipation. The sight was beyond beautiful. The smoothness of her
body. The silky glare of her sex as she glistened.

With two fingers, Blake touched
Maya. He spread his fingers, opening her tender folds, then pressed, feeling
the warm tightness of her body. He came forward, kissing the inside of her left
leg, making Maya cry out. His tongue then darted to her slit, tasting the
sweetness of her body. He licked her top to bottom, the tip of his tongue
loving her. His hands gripped tight at her hips, pulling her close to him. When
he moved his tongue to the softness of her clit, Maya started to lose herself
again. She reached down and grabbed Blake
’
s
hair.

“
Blake,
”
she moaned.
“
Oh, Blake
…”

His tongue swirled down her pussy
and back up, curling against her clit. The move worked for Maya, and it
definitely worked for Blake. His hands moved down and around, fingers digging
and kneading into her ass. He held her up and kept going, bringing Maya to the
edge quickly. She rocked up and down, groaning. One hand pulled at Blake
’
s hand, the other hand reached
back for something to hold onto.

Blake suckled her sweetness, taking
Maya over the edge, again. She started to shake as her body let go again. She
stared down at him, groaning and whimpering, as she came over and over. Blake
sped up, keeping her right there, and then slowly calmed, easing Maya down.

She took heavy breaths, her hands
shaking as she touched her belly, smiling.

But Blake wasn
’
t done yet.
“
Nobody has ever touched you,
sweetheart. Ever.
”

“
I
guess not,
”
Maya said.

“
Why?
You
’
re beautiful
…
how could you
…”

“
Because
it wasn
’
t you.
”

Fair enough.

Blake moved up Maya
’
s body and moved her hands out
of the way. With one hand, he lifted Maya
’
s
shirt. He kissed each inch of her body that became exposed, knowing what he
wanted to taste next. The old memories were still rushing back to him, knowing
how good Maya had tasted then.
Now was the same.

Maya sat up and Blake lifted her
shirt up and off. His instinctive temptation was to rip at her bra, demanding
to see her full and beautiful breasts. But Blake took a second and admired
Maya. Wearing nothing but a bra she was a dream right before his eyes. He
touched her shoulders, fingers sliding over the straps of her bra. That was all
he could handle. He reached behind and unclasped her bra. The last item was now
off Maya
’
s sexy body,
leaving her completely nude for his taking.

One hand slid over and cupped Maya
’
s left breast. Blake then kissed
down her chest until he was at her breast. His tongue swirled around her rose
pink nipple, making it more erect. His teeth playfully tugged at her, bringing
Maya to gasp for breath.