Chasing Me (18 page)

“A really long, hard, hot shower.” I reply, when he pulls his shirt over his head.

Adjusting the water temperature, our clothes go flying in all directions. The shower, luckily, is on the wall opposite our bedroom, but maneuvering around in this corner stall isn’t easy. Hunter bangs his elbow on a shelf while attempting to wash my hair, sending bottles crashing to the floor.

Once I’m rinsed, I turn pressing him into the wall. Hunter grabs my ass, urging my legs around his waist. “Hang on to me.” He groans, thrusting into me. His eyes close instantly, his entire body stilling. “Fucking hell, that’s amazing.”

“Hunter, move please.” I beg, desperate for him to give me more.

“I can’t. Don’t even talk, if you breathe too hard I’m gonna blow my load.” He mumbles painfully into my neck.

I laugh, and I can’t help it. I bury my face in his hair and laugh hard. Hunter hisses out a breath, as my body shakes. His body tenses, as the water sluices down over us. “Shit, stop laughing dammit. I’m not going off early because I don’t have on a condom.”

My laughter stops immediately. In all the commotion, we had done something I’ve never done before. “Um,” I start.

“Fuck.” He hisses, realization of our slip up hitting him too. “I wasn’t thinking, Tiger Lily. I’m sorry, that’s never… I mean I’ve never…”He shifts uneasily, knocking against the wall.

“Chase?” A little voice asks through the locked door.

Hunter jumps hearing Jasmine’s voice, shifting us off balance. “Careful, you don’t wanna-” Before I can finish my sentence, Hunter slips on the shampoo bottle he dropped. Reaching out, he grabs for the wall and curtain. Only causing us to crash backwards out of the shower and onto the floor, his dick still buried to the hilt inside me. The curtain rips from the rod as Hunter falls flat on his back with me still impaled on his cock. The force of hitting the floor has me slam onto him hard, making me cry out.

“Chase?” Jasmine sounds scared now, knocking harder at the door. “Are you okay?”

“Answer the kid, Chase.” Hunter whispers, biting back a laugh.

“Yeah, just fine honey. Go back to sleep.” I shout trying to sound convincing.

“But, I gotta go.” She answers back. “Bad!”

“Just a minute Jazzie, I’ll get the door.” Climbing off of Hunter, I ignore his smirk and toss him a towel. “Turn the water off, ass.” I hiss, quietly before running into the bedroom for something to throw on. Hunter comes into the room behind me, drying his hair with the towel.

“I think I’ll just wait here, naked.” He says, flopping onto the bed.

Yanking on a pair of pajama shorts and a tank top, I hurry into the bathroom closing the door behind me to our room. Flipping the lock on Jazzie’s door, I pull it open meeting concerned brown eyes. “You screamed.” She blurts.

“I slipped on all the water.” I say gesturing to the floor. “Be careful, yeah?”

While Jasmine does her business, I clean up the ripped shower curtain, before drying the floor with a towel.

“Is Hunter sleepin’?” Jasmine says, flushing the toilet.

I turn around to face her, knowing she’s done. “Yeah, he’s gotta work tomorrow.”

“He’s famous.” She says, like it’s no big deal. “Xandra said he’s a big effin’ deal.”

Biting back a laugh, I nod. “Yeah, I guess they are.” Walking over I help her wash up and back into bed. “Let’s just not call them that okay. We gotta make sure we don’t use ‘big people words’, okay?”

“Chase, is Xandra coming back to get me?”

“I don’t know honey.” I reply, my heart breaking. “What did she say?”

“She yelled a lot of those big people words. Said I’d like it here.” Jasmine responds.

“Do you?” I ask, hoping she isn’t still scared like before.

“Yeah,” she sighs, snuggling into the pillow. I start to leave thinking that the conversation is over, but it’s not. “He’s my daddy you know.” She continues, sounding much older than her four years. This conversation just adding to how badly I want to rip that bitch a new asshole if I ever see her again.

“Yeah, he is.” I say smiling down at her.

“‘Night Chase.” She says, snuggling with Bits again.

“‘Night Jazzie.” I reply, walking through the bathroom. Flipping out the bathroom light, I make a silent promise to the little girl sleeping in the next room. If I ever see Xandra again; I’ll give her a nice dose of my size six heel, after I break her fake ass nose.

More Than Just Words

Hunter

“There should be a daily bitch limit around here.” Chase mutters once she slides the bathroom door closed behind her. “Way too many bitches hangin’ around here.”

Having overheard the conversation between Chase and Jasmine, I’m surprised to hear how much the kid knows.
Gold Star Parenting right there, Xandra.
The only things a four year old should worry about is shit like ‘Barbies or baby dolls,’ or ‘should I have ice cream or cookies?’

The fact that Chase is as determined as I am to make things better for Jasmine tugs at my heart strings. “Thank you.” I blurt when she makes her way over, sitting down on the bed beside me.

“Why are you thanking me?” She asks, surprise written all over her face.

I turn slightly so that I am facing her. “You made tonight so much easier for her to handle. I couldn’t do this right now without you, Chase.”

“You’re doing just fine, given the circumstances.” She replies sweetly. “Being woken up just before lunch, you find out you’re possibly someone’s father. Then, she’s dropped off to you because her mother doesn’t give a shit.” Chase’s hands cup my face, her thumbs running along my jaw. “I don’t know any man that would do what you did today. Especially without the test results back first.”

“I don’t know what it is Tiger Lily.” I answer honestly. “I didn’t want to even see her before I knew for sure. Hell, last thing I want is to confuse her. But, when Xandra didn’t care who had her kid, or even what they were doing, I got pissed. Once I saw Jazzie, I just knew I couldn’t let her leave with that bitch. Everything in me screams to protect her. Not to let anything hurt her like it hurt me, or you.”

“I love you, Hunter.” Chase breathes.

Her words both give me comfort and yet cause me pain. Pain because I can’t say them back to her, like I know I should. My entire body trembles, my eyes closing tightly as I focus on breathing. Saying ‘I love you’ to someone is the ultimate vulnerability. Once you give it, you can’t take it back. That is scary. If she ever left me once I say it, I know I would never recover. “God, every time you say those words, they get deeper into my skin. They mark me like a tattoo, Chase.”

“Good,” She whispers and I can hear the smile in her voice. “One day they’ll make it to your heart.”

Unable to handle another second, I press my lips to hers. Desperation floods me, my need to give her even half of what she makes me feel overcoming me. Chase straddles my lap; the only barrier between us is her thin tank and shorts, as she dives into my mouth. Every sweep of her tongue against mine only has me craving more. Right now, there is nothing I want more than to sink into her slowly and be consumed.

Breaking the kiss, Chase stares into my eyes. “I’m on the pill.” She pants. “I don’t want to feel anything but you. Just us, Hunter.”

“Fuck me,” I choke out in shock. “Be sure about this, Tiger Lily. I’m clean.” I add, “Had a full work up in Macon when Tad drugged me. There’s been no one but you since.”

“Katheryn?” She asks, looking down at her hands. The look on her face shreds me. Pissing me off that she even had to know about that shit. “I didn’t know you had, um.”

“With a chick like her, Chase, you wear a rubber if you fuck any hole, even her mouth. That was a onetime thing and it never should’ve happened to begin with.” I admit. “I should’ve told you sooner. Babe,” I say softening my voice. “I’m working all this out in my head as fast as I can. I won’t keep anything from you, I promise. There’s been a lot of women, you do know that. There won’t be anymore.”

“Just us.” She whispers again.

Seeing Katheryn around with Big Man is going to be awkward for me knowing my dick was in two out of three of her holes in the span of a few hours. I didn’t even really think about how it will affect Chase. “Just us.” I repeat her words, driving my point home. “I’ve never had sex without a condom, never wanted to feel that much. I know they’re not full-proof, things happen. I’ve got a beautiful girl sleepin’ in the next room; living proof condoms break. Before, sex was just a random selfish act. It was me pulling my pleasure out of someone else. ”

Taking her hands in mine, I press my lips to the inside of each wrist. “Until now.” I say, needing her to know that all I want is her. God, she couldn’t have been more right upstairs. I even chose Katheryn because it was easy to picture Chase while I fucked her. Honestly, she probably wouldn’t have even cared if I had said Chase’s name. Not like I even knew hers before she sucked my dick. This just makes the obvious even more clear to me. Ever since I met Chase, it’s always been her. I just can’t make myself say the words aloud.

Reaching for the hem of her top, Chase pulls it over her head baring her breasts. Instantly, I bury my face between them, breathing her in. My breath over her sensitive skin makes her tremble with need, but she makes no move to push me. It’s like she knows that I need this moment to feel and she’s letting me have it.

I trail my lips across her skin, finally letting myself savor her sweet taste. Her fingers dig into my arms when I suck her nipple into my mouth. “Ah, Hunter.” Chase pants, throwing her head back.

Pushing her damp red hair over her shoulder, I nip and suck my way across her chest before running my tongue around her other nipple. Chase grinds against me desperately, but I can’t rush this. I don’t want it to be over too soon.

Rolling us so that Chase is on her back, I pull her bottoms off and toss them to the floor. “You are beautiful.” I whisper, trailing kisses down her abdomen. “You have no idea how much I want you.”

Settling between her thighs, I roll my hips. Teasing us both with how close I am to being inside her. The head of my cock rubbing back and forth against her clit; it’s fucking incredible. Chase arches her back, a moan escaping her lips. “Please Hunter, don’t make me wait. Show me. Show me how much you want me.” She pleads, tilting her hips.

My hand grips her inner thigh, forcing her to spread wide for me. Sliding in an inch, her heat engulfs me. I watch inch by delicious fucking inch as I slide inside her. “You feel amazing.” I groan, covering her body with mine.

Chase wraps her arms around my neck, my hips pumping and thrusting to the beat of a song in my head. Our song. The lyrics and melody crash together, driving me on. Blood roars in my ears, my heart slamming hard against my chest as Chase kisses me hungrily. Her cries lost to my mouth, devoured, as I push us both toward the release we need so badly. Writhing against me, she clamps down on my cock. So fucking tight. “Come for me, Tiger Lily.” I growl against her mouth.

Her hips meet mine thrust for damn thrust, giving as much as she’s taking. My cock jerks inside her as I feel her body letting go. She screams her release into my mouth as her orgasm crashes over her. Digging her nails into my arms as she hangs on for the ride, she bucks wildly, sending me over the edge with her. My body stills, the most intense orgasm I’ve ever had hitting me so hard that it steals my damn breath. “Ah, Chase.” I pant, not wanting to stop. I never want this moment to end.

Her eyes open meeting mine, hazel eyes filled with so much fucking love for me I could drown in it. “When you look at me like that…” I pant between breaths once I pull out of her, rolling us onto our sides.

“How am I looking at you?” She asks, concern etching her face.

Sweeping the hair from her cheek, I shrug. “Like this means something to you.” Taking a deep breath I say what I really mean. “That I mean something to you.” I know she says she loves me, but shit, words are just fucking words to most people. That’s why I don’t give away too much to just anyone. The pain I felt when she said that to me and I sent her away comes crashing back, regret tearing at me.

Chase leans in, her lips almost brushing mine. “Because
it
does; it means everything to me. I love you, Hunter.” Her eyes fill with understanding. And I know she gets it, Chase gets me better than anyone ever has. “When I say that, I don’t mean it lightly. This, Hunter, here and now.” Her hand presses against my chest. “Us. It is everything.”

Tucking her against me, I run my fingers through the drying tendrils of her hair. Neither of us saying any word as minutes turns into hours. Once Chase’s breathing evens out, I lie awake feeling her heart beat against my chest. The words ‘I love you too,’ scream inside my head, just begging to be said. But I can’t do it. Even with her sleeping soundly beside me, all I can do is lie there until sleep takes me.