Heart's Desires (11 page)

CHAPTER 17

             
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So are you going to tell me the story behind that little situation back there?”  Charlie questioned a short while later as they drove to Jake’s house.  They had stopped to pick up some clothes for Charlie to stay the weekend.

              Jake turned his head slightly to gauge Charlie’s mood.  When he saw she was only curious, he sighed before telling her the story of Stacy and Brian. 

              It was as though it happened yesterday. 

             
Jake sat across the street from the small cottage style house located in an up and coming suburb right outside of Atlanta.  He was sitting in a blacked out SUV and watching the couple.  He’d had them under surveillance for only a week when he ran across the scene in front of him.  The intimacy they displayed made him feel as if he was intruding on two people who were obviously in love. 

              They had just emerged from the house and were standing outside on the small porch. Both of them looked mussed and thoroughly sated. Brian was cuddling into Stacy’s neck as she giggled and caught his lips in an intimate kiss.  Jake’s stomach began to turn in response to the passion they displayed. They moaned into each other’s mouths, and Brian’s hands roamed over Stacy’s breasts and then down to her waist, traveling down and around to squeeze her ass. 

Anyone except Jake might have thought the pair looked to be the perfect couple.  Brian was tall, standing around six-foot two, and had a deep brown complexion, a round face, and a goatee that had just a hint of a beard lining his strong jaw line.  His brown eyes were deep set in his face, and it made him look as if he was perpetually squinting.  He was without a doubt a good looking man, but the woman his hands were devouring was definitely the stunner in the duo. 

Stacy was a slender and a petite five-foot four.  She had caramel skin with undertones of red that gave her an ever present glow.  She had round brown eyes, full lips, and a slender nose that flared at the bottom. Her short, light brown hair was cut in a pixie, and it made her look much younger than her twenty-nine years.  As they stood in their intimate embrace, devouring each other, they didn’t even notice the giant man stalking toward them with fury in his eyes.

Jake didn’t want to believe the love of his life was indeed cheating on him.  He’d suspected something was off with her the last couple of weeks.  As an ex-Special Forces operative he could read people with one look; he knew something had changed.  Jake had just started his private security firm and had been steadily building his company.  He was good at what he did, and he had several of his old Special Forces team working for him.  His business was finally becoming established, and Jake was becoming successful.  Although he had great men working on his team, for the past couple of months he had high profile clients that requested him personally, so, being a good businessman, he had to agree to his customer’s requests. 

Since he was gone out of town so frequently, Stacy was left home alone a lot, and Jake couldn’t give his woman as much attention as he’d done when they’d first met.  And although he was out of town so much, he wasn’t out of the country, so he was still able to get home most weekends to see her. 

When his schedule took him away, at first she would nag him about leaving her alone so often. He would send her flowers everyday he was gone, and enclose a message of love.  He would Skype, Facetime, text, and call her as often as he could while he was away, but nothing seemed to be enough for her.  He understood that his calling wasn’t a replacement for him being there, but he did the best he could.

One day, the nagging finally stopped.  Jake thought she had finally been able to understand why he had to be away, and was being supportive. But as it turned out, she’d just found someone else to occupy her time. When one of his guys saw her out on the town flaunting her new relationship just as if she wasn’t still in her old one, he let Jake know what his so called woman was up to. 

Jake hadn’t wanted to believe it, but he was a smart man and knew his guy wouldn’t make up something like that.  So he did what came naturally to him; he watched his woman, saw that she was obviously hiding something, and followed her. That had led him to the small cottage.

Jake growled as he snatched Brian from the embrace and pinned him against the door in one lightning speed move. “You have the audacity to do this to me!”

Jake had him lifted almost off the ground when the man tried to talk, but he couldn’t get anything out because Jake was crushing his windpipe. “My best friend, and the love of my life...”  Jake’s words trailed off as he shook his head, trying to expel the image of the two of them together in an intimate embrace.  That the two most important people in his life could betray him in such a profound way, was beyond Jake’s comprehension.  His hand tightened around Brian’s neck.

“Please, Jake, let him go!” Stacy sobbed as she begged for her lover’s life. “It’s not his fault, it’s mine.  I’m sorry, but I love him.  Please, just let him go.”  She continued to cry as her face turned red and fat tears rolled down her cheeks.

Jake turned to her, still seething in anger with obvious hurt in his stormy emerald green eyes.  He still had Brian by his throat as he addressed them both. “How could you do this to me?  To me!  The man you claimed to love, the man you couldn’t live without!”

Stacy continued to sob, her cries getting louder and louder as she continued to plead with Jake to release the man.

Jake knew he could easily kill this asshole.  All he had to do was apply the right pressure.  This was a man that he’d trusted, a man that he had called friend, a man that he would have protected with his own life.  This was also a man that had so easily betrayed him that Jake wanted to apply that pressure and take his ass out. But Jake knew that he had worked too hard for all that he had, and he wouldn’t let them ruin his entire life.  Jake slowly came to his senses as his thoughts cleared, and released the choke hold and let the man go.

Brian fell to his knees, gasping for breath, his chest heaving up and down from the panic.  “Ja... Jake man I di… didn’t mean for this to haa… happen,” he stuttered, still trying to catch his breath.

“Fuck you, Brian,” Jake replied as he started walking down the steps of the cottage porch, heading back to the SUV.

“Jake, wait, let me explain…” Stacy half-heartedly whispered.             

“Fuck you too, Stacy.”  Jake threw over his shoulder as he continued walking away.

Stacy yelled, “I am sorry, Jake. I did love you.”

Jake shook his head.  What the hell did she know about love? 

“Jake, just let me explain…”

Jake stopped mid stride and turned to face his betrayers.  His eyes showed the weariness and pain of the situation.  “You can have each other.  The only person you ever loved, Stacy, is yourself.”

“You know that’s not true, Jake.” Stacy’s tears were still flowing freely down her face.

“You know what?” Jake asked, still shaking his head.  “Thanks for doing me this favor of showing me who you really are before I made the mistake of marrying you.”

“We never meant for this to happen,” Brian started to explain, but he stopped when he noticed Jake’s furious expression, and that he was clenching his fists.

“If I never see either one of you backstabbing bitches again, and yes, you are a bitch too Brian, it will be too soon,” Jake stated, his anger palpable.

Stacy was outright bawling now.  Her sobs and hiccups only increased Jake’s annoyance. 

“Oh and you can dry up those alligator tears, Stacy. I found out this shit has been going on for several months now.  Don’t try to play the victim now.  I will send you your shit.  Don’t come to my house or you will regret it,” Jake threw over his shoulder as he started walking away again.  He didn’t even turn to look at either of them as he kept walking toward his truck, got in, and drove away.

***

              After his story was finished, Jake looked at Charlie taking in her beauty.  It was then he realized that he truly wasn’t in love before.             

              Charlie’s beautiful features were drawn down in a somber expression.  “Wow! That is some story.”

              “Yeah, I know.  I thought I loved her, but now… I know….”  Jake’s words trailed off before he continued.  “I didn’t love her as much as I thought I did.  Anyways, after I caught them together and confronted them, I haven’t seen or spoken to either one of them since today and that was four years ago.”

              “I’m sorry that happened to you, Bear.  She’s a dirty bitch for what she did,” Charlie replied, narrowing her hazel eyes in disgust.

Jake chuckled at Charlie’s words and the sincere look she had on her face.

              “What?!”  Charlie asked smiling.

              “Nothing. Heart, thanks for your… uh… support?” Jake laughed.

              Charlie laughed as well.  “Hey, she is a dirty bitch, and at least I held my tongue while she talked to you liked you owed her something.  It took all I had not to slap that heffa in her damn mouth.”

              “Ok, babe, settle down.  No need for violence.”  Jake was outright laughing.  He secretly loved this side of Charlie.  His woman stood by her man even when she didn’t have all the details of the story.  She simply had his back and asked questions when they were alone.  That was just one of the many things he loved about
his
Heart.

CHAPTER 18

Charlie and Jake made it to his house in record time.  Both were feeling lighter than ever since their pasts had been revealed to one another. 

              As soon as they were in the foyer of Jake’s large home, he dropped Charlie’s bag by the door and attacked her lips, lifting Charlie up where she instinctively wrapped her legs around his large frame.

              Charlie moaned into Jake’s mouth.  She was so excited by his animalistic attack, she didn’t care that they were still in the foyer and headed toward the wall.

I swear he has pinned me against more walls than I care to count.

              Jake’s hands roamed her fit body.  He untucked her silk blouse from her slacks as he slowly slid his hands underneath.  Jake’s large hand slid across her soft mahogany skin, and he growled into her mouth as he found her nipple was already tight with anticipation.  Charlie threw her head back and groaned loudly as he plucked the sensitive bud with his fingers.

              “That’s my girl.  Get hot for your Bear,” he growled as he lifted the bra over both her breasts before attacking them with his hot, wet mouth, and nimble fingers.

              “Always hot for you, Bear,” Charlie breathed out, lost in the euphoria of his masculine prowess.

              “I need you, Heart!  Gotta get these fuckin’ clothes off!”  Jake stopped for a split second before snatching the blouse over Charlie’s head and quickly discarding her bra.  His lips went right back to her nipples, biting, licking, and sucking on the little brown tips.

              “Take me, Bear! Give it to me…
please
!” She begged as her hands ferociously gripped his blonde locks.  Charlie didn’t care that she sounded so needy.  Hell, every time they had sex he had her begging, and she loved every single minute!

              Jake stood looking at Charlie as she breathed heavily, her breasts moving up and down with the effort.  Her braids were coming out of what
had been
a neat bun, some hanging around her face and others still up on her head. He reached up, removed the elastic band that held her hair, and let her braids fall freely down her back.  Her lips were swollen, and she was pouting because he had stopped kissing and touching her.

              “
Bear
…”  She whined as she reached for his belt buckle.  “Baby, I’m so hot.  Why are you stopping?”

              Jake knew she was frustrated, but he just couldn’t get over how sexy she was at this moment.  He grew harder just looking at her, and he was lost.  In that moment, he knew not only that he loved her, but he knew that he was in love with Charlene Heart.

              Charlie reached for his buckle again, and this time Jake let her unbuckle his belt and pull his pants down over his thick, muscular thighs. Charlie removed Jake’s shoes and pants and then looked up at him.  “No undies?”  She questioned with amusement in her eyes.

              “I had plans,” he growled, lifting her up from her knees. She stepped out of her flats and he pulled off her slacks and panties.  “Can’t wait to taste you, Heart.  Is your honey dripping for your Bear?”

He stood up, bending her over until she touched her toes.  He kneeled behind her and licked her from her clit to her slit.  “Ummm, I knew my honey would be ready, so sweet.”  Jake licked again, sucking her clit in his mouth from behind until she started to shake from her impending orgasm.

              “Yes, baby!  Yaaaaas!”  Charlie screamed, lifting up and putting her hands flat against the wall.  The move opened her up more to Jake’s skillful prowess.

              Jake stood, bending slightly, and slid into Charlie’s wet hot passage.  He moved in and out of her with slow steady strokes.  They moved in tandem, their bodies growing wet with perspiration and lust, their moans and groans of desire echoing throughout the mini-mansion.

              “I’m about to come, Bear!”  Charlie breathed heavily.

              “No, not yet…”  Jake growled as he pulled out of Charlie’s pliable body, and slapped her delectable ass. It took all he had not to push into her with all the pent up lust he had remaining in his rock-hard cock, but instead, he picked her up and carried her down the hall to his bedroom, feverishly kissing her the entire way.

              She whined again.  “Bear, please… no games…. I need you, baby.  I want to come.”

              Jake chuckled.  “No games tonight, Heart.  I promise, baby. I just want it to last.”

              He placed Charlie on the bed on her back, kissing and sucking every inch of her body before gently sliding back into her waiting channel.  Jake picked up speed and then slowed back down again, savoring every stroke in and out of Charlie’s scrumptious core.

              His hips swiveled and pumped while hers matched his every move.  Charlie thought she would hyperventilate from all the pleasure her body was feeling. Every time she thought her body was ready to explode, Jake would slow his pace to a grinding motion that would hit her clit just right to keep her climax right on the edge without going over the proverbial cliff.

              “Jake, baby, you feel so good… I lo… love how you make me feel.”  Charlie had almost slipped and confessed her true feelings.  She was so wrapped up in Jake and the pure bliss she was experiencing, and even though she wanted their relationship to work, she felt it was too soon to say those three little words.

              Jake slowed his pace and looked deep into Charlie’s desired filled smiling face.   He heard the slip up, but he thought it was too soon to address it.  He had just gotten around the stone wall Charlie had constructed around her heart, so he didn’t want to push her away with his confessions of love.  No, he would take his time before he let his Heart know exactly how he was feeling.

              “I love the way I make you feel too, Heart.  You feel so fuckin’ good, honey,” Jake whispered in Charlie’s ear as his cock pulsed inside her, signaling his impending release, but he held on, waiting for Charlie to climax first. He shifted them so his rock solid cock slid against her clit, hitting the bundle of nerves deep inside her.  “I need you to come, baby.  Give me your honey!”

              Charlie exploded on command, yelling out so loudly that if Jake’s neighbors were closer, they might have called the police. Jake moaned loudly as he followed Charlie over the cliff.  “Yes, baby, just like that,” he moaned as Charlie milked his cock, squeezing her inner muscles and draining the last ounce of pleasure from them both.

              They lay in bed, breathing hard and cuddling. Jake rolled them over until Charlie was lying on his chest with his softening member still inside her.  Neither said anything as they were still wrapped in their haze of lust… and love.

              “I can never get enough of you,” Jake said after a while, kissing Charlie on the top of her head as he ran his fingertips over her soft skin.

              “And I can never get enough of you,” Charlie replied, rising up to take his lips in a soft, sweet kiss filled with promise.  She lay her head back on his chest, still straddling him.  She lifted up to release him from her body when they both looked down in horror.

              “Shit!”  They both proclaimed as the milky white cream ran from her body.  They were both so caught up in the moment that neither of them had remembered to use protection.

              “It should be ok.  I’m on the pill.”  Charlie tried to relax a little, remembering she’d just began taking it because of their vigorous sexual encounters.

              “Since when?”  Jake asked, both his eyebrows rising with a bit of annoyance in his tone.  Although it was a slip up that they didn’t use protection, the thought of having a baby with Charlie made him happy.  In his mind, it would happen sooner or later.

              “Since we fuck like rabbits, and I wanted to make sure we didn’t have any accidents,” Charlie replied seriously, cutting off Jake’s thoughts.

              Jake nodded. He understood that, but somehow he managed to be annoyed anyway at the thought of Charlie carrying his ba… 

Jake shook his head at the thought of Charlie’s belly big and round with his growing child.  He did his best to try and free the thoughts: one step at a time buddy.  Confession of love, acceptance of love, marriage, and then baby.  Yeah, that’s how it would go.

              “You’re right.  We have a lot of sex because you are so fuckin’ irresistible.”  Jake smiled.  “How long have you been on it?” 

              “I got on it a couple of weeks ago, but it should already be in effect.” Charlie took in a deep breath before hesitantly continuing.  “I could always go get the Plan B pill from the pharmacy in the morning.” 

              Jake definitely didn’t want that.  If they made a baby, it would be a miracle, not a mistake.  “No! There’s no need for that.  Like you said, you’ve been on birth control for a couple of weeks, so we will just wait and see.”

              Charlie nodded her acceptance.  She didn’t feel right taking the morning after pill either.  “Okay.  Well I guess we will just wait, and if I am?”

              “Then we will handle things accordingly,” Jake stated neutrally.  He didn’t want to scare her with his happiness if she indeed was pregnant, so he tried to play it cool.

              “I just have to say, I don’t want an abortion.  I mean… I’m not against them or anything, but I just don’t think that’s an option for me.  I just wouldn’t feel right after all that I’ve been through.”  Charlie’s face was creased with worry; the frown lines on her forehead were deep with contemplation.  She didn’t want to complete her thought out loud, afraid that she would remind Jake of all of the mistakes in her past.  This was a new relationship, and she didn’t want to start off bringing up past mistakes. They had already had that conversation, and it was best to let it go.

              Jake sat up and pulled her closer to him.  “I would never ask you to do anything you didn’t want to, Heart.  This baby would be ours and we would raise it together.”

              Charlie relaxed a bit.  “Ok.”

“Anyways, this is all hypothetical at this point.  No need in us getting all worked up.  There’s probably no need to even worry about it,”   Jake said, trying to get Charlie to relax even more.

“You’re right.  No need to worry about spilt, um, milk.  Nothin’ we can do about it now.”  Charlie smiled shakily at him, and Jake relaxed against the massive headboard of the giant California King bed.

“I am sorry, Heart.  I just can’t help myself when it comes to you.”  Jake smiled apologetically.

“Nothin’ to apologize for, Bear.  It takes two.”  Charlie yawned, laying her head against Jake’s broad muscular chest.

Once Charlie dozed off, Jake carefully moved her body off him to lie on the bed.  He went into the bathroom and cleaned himself, then got a warm wash cloth to clean up Charlie.

              She awoke with Jake gently cleaning her treasure.  He threw the towel towards the ensuite and climbed into bed, pulling Charlie back onto his chest before pulling the duvet over both of them, and falling asleep with the thought of babies on his mind.