The Beginning of Us (141 page)

I ran up and threw my arms around him. “Thank you!”

He pushed me away and gave me a once over, before pulling me back into his strong arms. “I’m so glad you’re okay. You can’t imagine how worried I was.”

“It wasn’t like I was in the penitentiary. I didn’t get gang raped or anything.” Maybe sarcasm wasn’t appropriate, but I was just trying to add a little light to my messed up situation. “When did you get out?”

“Last night. Your parents came and talked to mine. They tried to sit me down and tell me that I wasn’t to have any kind of contact with you. They told me that if I bailed you out, I wouldn’t have a job.”

We’d started walking toward the car. It was dark out, but the smell of fresh air filled my nostrils. “Stosh, I’m so sorry. I never meant to cause this much harm to your life.”

He wrapped his arm around me and pulled me close to kiss the side of my head. “Don’t even say that. This is where you belong. They might have blinders on right now, but I have a plan to make this all go away.”

I stopped walking. “What kind of plan?”

He grabbed my hand and started pulling me along. “Trust me, Will.”

I did trust him. In fact, he was the only person in the world that I could trust. “Okay.”

He opened the car door for me and drove me to a drive thru, so I could fill my empty stomach. “I need to get you filled up. When we get home you can take your vitamins and start feeling better. You look pale, babe.”

“I’m fine. I didn’t like the food they served and my stomach was too knotted to think about being hungry.”

“I’m so sorry this happened to you.” He looked sad as we waited for our food.

“It happened to both of us.”

Stosh reached over and massaged my leg. “I won’t stop until we nail that bitch to the wall. I promise you that, Willow. She’s going to pay for this.”

I smiled. “Thanks for loving me.”

“Thanks for loving me back.”

We ate our food like two heathens. I don’t even know if we spoke while we stuffed our faces with greasy goodness. After we were done, Stosh started driving us back to his place. I was a little worried about being there, until he pulled into the main house and parked the car in the garage. “They won’t know we’re here.” He clicked a button and the garage door closed. Then he reached out for my hand. “A large bubble bath awaits you.”

The idea of soaking my troubles away sounded like heaven. “Lead the way!”

At that moment, I didn’t care what the next day would bring. I didn’t care about what my sister was doing or who she was planning on screwing over next. All I cared about was getting into a nice bubbly tub and feeling the touch of the man I loved. He’d come to my rescue and claimed he had a way to make everything better. As much as I wanted to know the details, I also wanted him to know that I trusted him completely. Whatever his idea was, I just hoped it worked, because spending another second without him was never going to be an option for me.

I was too in love to let him go.

Chapter 22

Wet and hot.

I was so exhausted, but Stosh insisted on pampering me in the tub. Far be it from me to deny the man something that made him happy. Since I’d never been in the main house, I took a tour before we retired to the bathroom. The house was beautiful and it was a shame that it wasn’t occupied year round. It had six bedrooms and five bathrooms. It also had a full finished basement with a home theater room in it. The owner collected old arcade games and had a wall in the basement designated for them.

Of course, I had to stop and play Pac Man. I used to love playing that game with my parents when I was little. Stosh was no match for me. I got four levels past his high score on my first attempt.

Feeling defeated, I could tell he was ready to get upstairs. He kissed me on the cheek and told me to follow the music. I finished out one more game before I turned everything off and started making my way up two flights of stairs.

Soft music was playing from the far end of the hallway.  I had to laugh just thinking of Stosh trying to be romantic. Even though we were both grown ups,  my mind always reverted back to being in high school. We shared a love of pizza and horror movies.

I walked into a candle lit room. Stosh was already in the tub, laying back with his eyes closed. I leaned against the doorframe and admired how handsome he was. His face had stubble from not having time to shave, but I liked it. It made him look more distinguished.

Since he was in the tub and I was just standing there, I knew that every second I wasted was another second that we could be enjoying those bubbles together. Without further ado, I started removing my clothes. Stosh heard me and opened his eyes. I liked having him watch me. I smiled as I removed my bra and panties and walked over to the edge of the tub. The water was nice. In fact, it was the perfect temperature. I took my time climbing in, on account of not wanting to slip and bust my ass.

He smiled when I sat down in front of him and leaned my back up against his chest. Nothing could have been more comfortable than being in that position after sleeping in a jail the night before. “I missed you.” My finger wet his arms that were wrapped around me.

“I missed you, too.”

“It will be nice when we have our own place to be able to enjoy things like this whenever we want.” It would be nice to not have to hide from my lunatic sister and her obsessive boyfriend. God only knew what they were planning on doing to me next. I wouldn’t be surprised if I was carjacked and left for dead on the side of the road with a bullet in my gut.

“If everything goes the way I plan, we could stay here and raise the baby.”

I turned around and looked right at him. “How the Hell would that ever be possible?”

He kissed me quickly and pulled away smiling. “You’ll find out soon enough. I don’t want to get your hopes up, but it is possible. I promise.”

“And I’m supposed to trust you?” I teased.

“Yeah, you are!”

I leaned back against his chest and closed my eyes. “I do trust you, Stosh.”

He ran his wet hands up and down my arms. “Good, because I was going to kiss you until you did.”

“It’s not a threat when it’s something I enjoy.”

“Maybe I enjoy it, too.” He ran his hands under my breasts and then over my nipples. I sat up so I could feel the cold air and his hot, wet hands at the same time. My nipples hardened and I didn’t want him to stop. He took one hand and ran it down my abdomen until it was between my legs. Under the water, he began to rub on my sweet spot. I felt his finger penetrating me and I loved the way it felt. As his finger went in and out, the water began to splash as he continued pleasing me. I leaned my head back against his chest and succumbed to an orgasmic release. Once he pulled it back out of me, and left me trembling, I turned around and kissed him slowly, savoring his tongue as it glided back and forth against mine.

He grabbed my hair and pulled it up, away from my neck. Then, like a vampire would, he sunk his teeth against it and bit down lightly. I backed away, but wanted him to do it again. I matched his move, by doing the same thing to his neck. He grabbed my hair harder and pulled back again. “Straddle me, Willow. I need to be inside of you, right now. My dick is on fire for you, babe.”

I reached down and felt his erection. It made me moan and I couldn’t wait for it to slide inside of me. All I wanted was to be filled by this man. I wanted to feel the friction as he entered me with his length.

It wasn’t just the sex I needed. I craved his touch, more than ever before. Stosh was my kryptonite and without him I knew I wouldn’t want to breathe. He made my dark night seem like a bright day and my heart finally feel full.

I lifted my body up enough to position him perfectly. While sitting back down, I felt him filling me. My hands wrapped around his neck and I began moving at a good and steady speed. We kissed again, sharing tongues before our lips made contact. Every slip of his muscle sent tingles over my skin. “You like it don’t you?”

I bit down on my lip and nodded as I looked him in the eyes.

“Fuck me harder, Willow. Ride me like you want to win that race. Rock that pussy for me, babe. Show me how you come. Tell me how good my dick makes you feel.”

Hearing him say those kind of things was so hot. “It feels so good. Don’t stop talking.”

He pulled my hair again and licked my neck. His lips lingered on my skin. “Oh yeah, your hot pussy feels so tight. You like it when it hurts don’t you?”

I nodded again, still unable to speak words out of my mouth. I was too busy moaning.

“Tighten that pussy for me. Squeeze me out, babe. Show me how you come.”

I bucked around on top of him, making the water splash out of the tub. I didn’t care. My body was giving way for the most euphoric release I’d ever experienced. I dug my nails into his shoulders and cried out as my pussy began to tighten, just like he said it would. My muscles were pushing him out, but he shoved me down and kept moving.

I was still feeling the after effects of what had just happened to me. There was no way I could even consider still going, but Stosh wasn’t done. He was still hard as a rock and waiting to rock my world all over again.

We fucked in the tub until the water was cold. Our bodies were so hot, that we hadn’t noticed.

When we climbed out, my legs felt like they were Jell-O and our skin was pruned. Stosh wrapped me in a towel and led me into the guest bedroom. There was no sense in me dressing. Neither one of us wanted clothes being in the way of touching each other. If I had it my way, I’d sleep with him still inside of me every night.

For the first time in my life, I didn’t argue with staying wrapped in Stosh’s arms all night. Being that close to him made me feel safe. He ran his hand over my belly and pulled down the covers to watch himself doing it. “I think it’s going to be a girl.”

I giggled. “Why?”

He shrugged and put his head on my stomach. “I don’t know. I guess I can just picture myself carrying her on my shoulders and her calling me daddy. I imagine her to have your smile and my keen sense of fashion,” he joked.

“You hardly match. I wouldn’t let you pick out our little girls clothes.”

“Sure you would. Especially after a hard day at the office. You could come home and get a kiss from your two favorite people and then sit down to a nice meal that we cooked together. She’s going to be my little chef apprentice. I just know it.”

“I’ll be happy no matter what we have, as long as their healthy. Nothing pleases me more than to know that we’re going to be a real family. When I decided to not have the abortion, I wondered how I was going to raise a baby by myself. I mean, I know lots of women do it, but it would be so difficult. I don’t have money laying around. My parents had disowned me. I thought you were with Ivy. It was all so much to worry about. Now everything is different. I couldn’t be more excited.”

He kissed my belly. “Me too. I can’t wait until this bullshit is done and we can finally get started.”

“Do you have any family names you want to consider?” I ran my fingers through his thick hair.

“Nah, but I do have one I’d like to consider. “Hetero Sexual Jumpsuit.”

I sat straight up. “Say what?”

He started laughing and even covered his face. “What.? It’s a cool name.”

“It’s a ridiculous name. It sounds like a garage band. Where did you even come up with that?”

He was still laughing so hard that he had to wait to answer. “I made it up.”

“You’re sick in the head if you think for one second I would consider something so silly.”

“I’m kidding. It was a funny joke name, though.”

I shook my head and smacked him lightly. “I’m so glad we have plenty of time to consider other options. I know your name is unusual, but that is absurd.”

“That’s fine. I’ll save that name for our first puppy.”

“Poor Dog!”

We both started laughing.

For the next hour I stayed wrapped up in Stosh’s arms. We talked about our future and how excited we were to finally be getting one. The only thing that wasn’t discussed was my sister. Life couldn’t always revolve around Ivy’s antics. We deserved a shot to be together, without all of the bullshit that came with it.

Ever since he’d found out that I was having a baby, he seemed to change somehow. It wasn’t like he didn’t seem devoted before, it was just that it had been heightened. His excitement was obvious and it let me know that he’d do anything for us, as I would do anything for him.

We fell asleep when exhaustion made it impossible to keep our eyes open. We were safe and knowing that made it easy to relax. My body needed sleep and I stopped fighting to stay awake.

In the middle of the night I sat straight up in bed. I could feel that someone was watching me, but nobody was in the room. My heart was racing and Stosh was snoring next to me, like nothing had happened. I got up and walked over to the window. That’s when I saw her.

Scientists have proven that twins have some kind of sensing mechanism. They’ve claimed that in some instances, we can communicate with each other through our minds. She was outside of the pool house, gathering some items and loaded them into a car. I knew she had no way of seeing me. The lights were out and I was peeking through a curtain that was floor to ceiling in length.

Still, she looked right up at the window and I swear I could see her smile. I backed away from the window, like I’d been caught.

A couple minutes after the car pulled away, I sat up in bed still totally freaked out. Stosh claimed we would be able to stay there and raise our child. There was no way I was going to do that with my sister anywhere near me. That evil witch wasn’t getting near my baby.

Chapter 23

Hit the road Jack.

It took me a long time to fall asleep. I sat in the bed thinking about Ivy taunting us with her antics. I wondered if I’d be looking behind my back for my entire life. The one thing I was sure of was that I just wanted to be as far away from her as physically possible.