Jude Stephens (19 page)

“
Did you get Bullet settled?” I
asked him.

In a usual Mark response, he said, “Yep.”

Leeds finally turned around and with a spatula in
his hand said, “Just keep him out of the house Sugar Lips.”

I was puzzled by his reaction to Bullet. Granted he
was a wolf, but Leeds didn’t seem the type to be fearful of any man
or beast. Leeds set a plate in front of me loaded with scrambled
eggs, bacon and toast.

“
Mmmm…this smells delicious Leeds,
thank you. Sit down with me and let’s catch up.”

Leeds sat in the chair across from me and said,
“Don’t you all have to get some sleep? What time does your plane
leave tonight?”

I looked up at Leeds and was surprised to see him
looking a little nervous. It’s not that he showed any outward signs
of it, but there was a slight tic in his jaw that I had never seen
before. I was more than a little concerned for my friend.

“
Yes we need to get some sleep,
but I was wondering if you would like to take a short walk with me
so we can catch up.”

Leeds sighed and said, “Okay, but it has to be quick
because I have a few things I need to get to.”

Again I wondered what was up with Leeds. Normally if
I asked him to take a walk with me he would have made some crude
sexual comment like, “how about a ride instead of a walk.”

You wouldn’t know it by looking at him but hidden
under Leeds’ thick coat was one of the most amazing things I’d ever
seen. Wings. Wings that spanned almost six feet from tip to tip.
Wings, that let him fly.

Taking my now empty plate over to the sink and
rinsing it, I turned and smiled. I put my hand out to Leeds and
said, “Let’s go.”

He didn’t look happy, but he put his hand in mine
and we went out into the cool morning sunshine. We began to walk
and I immediately said, “What’s up Leeds? You’re not your usual
charming self.”

Leeds sighed “I can’t tell you. I wish I could.”

I stopped walking and turned to face him, tilting my
head back to look up into his unusual eyes. At night they glowed
red but during the day they were a brown with large flecks of
amber.

“
Leeds, I’m your friend and if you
need my help all you have to do is ask. You’ve been a good friend
to me.” I impulsively threw my arms around him and hugged
him.

I knew that whatever he was dealing with was serious
when he just patted my back and said, “What do women want Sugar
Lips? Can you tell me that? I never did understand women. They are
sure as hell happy when I’m between their legs. But as soon as they
come, they turn into a whole other creature. A creature that
frightens even me, the goddamn Jersey Devil.” His bitter laugh made
my heart ache for him.

“
Oh Leeds, all a woman wants is to
be loved, to be loved like she is the only woman in the entire
universe. A woman wants a man to be crazy about her, to be so crazy
that he is willing to do anything to be with her.”

Leeds’ hands went still on my back and he was
squeezing too tightly. “Um Leeds…I can’t breathe.”

“
Oh sorry, Sugar Lips.” He let go
of me and we started walking. He seemed like he wanted to say
something but was having a hard time.

I finally said, “Do you want to tell me
something?”

“
I want to ask you
something.”

“
Shoot.”

“
Will you let me kiss
you?”

Chapter 19

“
Kiss me?” I repeated dumbly. Now
this was the Leeds I knew. Always trying to cop a feel or getting
you to rub him.

“
It’s not what you think. I’m not
trying to take advantage of you Sugar Lips.”

I rolled my eyes at him.

He quickly added, “Well, at least not this time. I
know that I’m normally a bounder, but it’s not like that this time.
I just want to know if my kiss is okay or if I repulse women.”

My heart constricted. His eyes looked so sad. That
is why I simply said, “Okay, kiss me.”

He suddenly looked a little nervous and because of
all of the gropes and innuendos from the past I thought to myself,
I wasn’t going to make it easy for him. I stood still with my arms
at my sides. He took a step towards me, and because he was so much
taller than me, he bent down and we ended up bumping heads.

I began to laugh. I couldn’t help it. The whole
scene felt like it was out of a comedy skit. The laughter died on
my lips when I wiped the tears from my eyes and saw Leeds towering
above me. His eyes were blazing more amber than brown when he
reached down and grabbed my chin and tilted my head back.

A small squeak escaped right before he lowered his
mouth to mine. His lips were soft as they lightly brushed mine.

His hands went to either side of my face, and he
pulled his head back a little before he tilted my head to the side
and once more lowered his mouth to mine. This time the kiss was
deeper and I tried to block the small flames that were beginning to
build. His tongue came out and traced my lips until they parted of
their own accord. As he slid his tongue into my mouth, I knew I was
in trouble.

My arms involuntarily wrapped around his waist and I
pressed myself closer to him. His tongue was doing magical things
inside my mouth. Not only did his tongue dance with mine but it
seemed like it actually entwined with mine. It twisted and pulled
and wrapped itself around my tongue. My legs began to feel weak and
I wrapped my arms tighter around Leeds and pressed my body close to
his.

Abruptly he pulled his mouth from mine and took a
step back. I almost lost my balance as my senses were still
reeling. For some reason Leeds looked angry and said, “We better
head back.”

“
Um, yeah.” Was all I could utter
as I turned to go back to the cottage.

“
Sugar Lips?”

“
Yeah?”

“
You’re going the wrong
way”

“
Um, yeah.” I muttered as my brain
tried to function. What the hell kind of kiss was that? I couldn’t
stop myself from asking him, “What’s with your tongue?”

He finally lost the scowl on his face and
chuckled,

“
What do you mean?”

“
You know what I mean. How do you
make it move like that? It feels like it’s alive. It has strength
and agility. It’s so….”

Without realizing it I had stopped walking and was
staring dreamily into space. Leeds’s hand on my shoulder brought me
out of my reverie.

“
Listen, I wish I could explain
more but I want to get back to the cottage.”

We started walking again.

“
Well, I will have to give you
your props on that kiss Leeds. I’ve never had a kiss quite like
that before.”

Leeds had a pleased look on his face but there was
also a hint of worry. When we got back to the house it was quiet.
Everyone must have gone to get a few hours sleep. “I’m going to get
some sleep. Are you sure everything’s okay?” I had this feeling
that he was in some sort of trouble.

“
Everything’s fine Sugar Lips.
Thanks for letting me kiss you, and for being my friend.” He said
the last rather stiffly.

I sighed as I walked down the hall to the bedroom.
Leeds had a really hard time letting people get close to him. I
didn’t know if he’d ever be able to open himself up to another
person. As I walked into the bedroom I felt weary. I was too tired
to shower so I simply undressed and crawled into bed next to
Alex.

As I was about to drift off to sleep I could swear
that I heard moaning. I sat up in bed and closing my eyes
concentrated on the sound. It was definitely moaning, but it
sounded more like someone moaning in pleasure. I lay back down more
puzzled than concerned. The only inhabitants were Alex and I,
Leeds, Cheve and Mark. Hmmm….odd. Since no one seemed to be in
danger I let myself relax and drift off.

I opened my eyes when water hit my face. “What the
hell?” I sputtered. But my mouth was covered by Alex’s. He kissed
me deep and hard. It took my sleep addled brain another few seconds
to realize I was in the shower naked in Alex’s arms. As soon as the
thought hit me I began to kiss Alex back with an urgency that
bordered on out of control.

“
Mmm yes, Baby…let me love you.”
Alex murmured between hot kisses. He let go of his tight grip and
my body slid down the slippery length of his. His large cock jutted
straight out from a patch of blond curls. As I gazed at it, it
jumped.

My body answering its plea began to hum as the
currents of electricity raced through my veins. Looking up into
Alex’s bright green eyes, I slipped onto my knees in front of
him.

He made a weak attempt to stop me. “Baby, no. I
want… .ahhhhh….” was all he said as I ran my tongue down his hard
length. I didn’t want to rush this so I pulled my head back and
began to gently stroke him. I looked up at him and he was watching
me intently. The look in his burning green eyes turned me on more
than anything.

Without breaking eye contact I began stroking him in
a more serious fashion. My hand fisted around his hard shaft and
began pumping. He closed his eyes and I moaned, “Keep looking at
me, Alex. It makes me so hot.”

Never taking my eyes off of him I leaned forward and
swirled my tongue around the throbbing head of his cock. His eyes
burning he croaked out, “Yeah Baby, it feels so good. Your mouth is
so hot. Ahhhhhh…” He moaned louder as I took as much as I could
into my mouth.

My tongue began an additional assault. “Ohhh God…
Baby…I can’t take this sweet torture much longer. I…” Still looking
deep into my eyes, I now saw wildness there, and his fangs slid
out. Oh my God, that was so sexy. He began to thrust his hips and
grabbed me by my hair.

I continued my assault but the
ferocity was rising inside me as well. Soon we would both be over
the edge. Alex growled and pulled my head back hard, yanking my
hair hard. I let out a little yelp.

Alex sank down on his knees in
front of me and he was breathing hard. “I want to be inside you so
bad but I’m afraid I’ll bite you. I don’t know if I can control
myself. You have me so fucking hot Baby.”

I could see that it was hard for him to hold himself
back. I was in an almost identical state. But I had an idea.
Emotion is a very subjective thing. Lust, anger, hate or joy.
They’re all different aspects of emotions. Onatah taught me that.
Alex needed a distraction.

“
Alex…Alex…look into my eyes my
handsome man.” I waited until Alex’s gorgeous green eyes were fixed
on mine before I said, “Alex…I want you to love me, sweet and soft.
I need to feel you, all of you. I need to feel your love for me.
Can you do that for me, my love?”

Alex swallowed hard. “Oh yeah…I can do that, Wren. I
dream of doing that for the rest of my life.”

Alex lifted me up and carried me
to the bed. He laid me down gently and lay beside me. He ran the
back of his hand along my jaw. “I remember the first time I saw
you. You were standing in the lobby of the Platza del la Viva
looking concerned and confused. And then Janel pushed you into me
and I touched you for the first time. Something inside me shattered
into a million pieces. I thought I would never know a more perfect
moment than holding you in my arms that is until I looked into your
eyes. I swear to you I saw my own soul reflected in your eyes. I
fell in love with you in that exact moment.”

My eyes were shining bright with unshed tears. It’s
funny how when we both needed something to ground us we both
thought back to the same exact moment. Alex wiped a tear that
slipped from my eye with the pad of his thumb. He gave a small
smile just before his mouth found mine.

He entered me at the same time that his tongue
slipped between my lips. His strokes weren’t hurried. Instead he
lifted his head and braced himself so his weight wouldn’t crush me;
he found my hand and entwined our fingers.

He moved his hips in a sweet slow motion all the
while murmuring in my ear, “I love you, Wren. I will always love
and cherish every minute with you.”

His sweet words melted my heart. I
still couldn’t say the words back to him; so instead, I tried my
best to show him. I grabbed the back of his head and brought his
head down so that I could kiss him with all of the emotion that was
locked inside of me. The emotional overload was too much and I felt
myself spiraling towards my release. “Oh my God, Alex,
yessss…”

I wrapped my legs around him as his thrusts became
harder and more urgent. I cried out when the first contraction hit
me. A split second later I heard Alex cry out loudly as my muscles
contracted firmly around his cock. It was several minutes later
that my muscles stopped contracting and Alex was able to slide out
of my body.

He wrapped me in his arms and rolled us onto our
sides. We lay there content in the silence until a thought came
into my mind. “Alex? Why did I wake up in the shower?”

I felt Alex stiffen in my arms. “I almost forgot. I
woke up, was so excited to see you in my bed, and when I leaned
down to taste you, I smelled Leeds all over you. Do you want to
tell my why?”

I laughed. “So you threw me in the shower?”

“
Hell, yeah! I wasn’t about to
make love with you smelling like swamp thing.”

I playfully hit him. “Leeds doesn’t smell like a
swamp thing. He smells like pine and that wonderful smell after it
rains.”

“
Um, Wren, are you trying to kill
me here?”

I snuggled tighter up against him until my breasts
were pressed tight against his smooth hard chest.