Him Her Them Boxed Set (12 page)

"I don't know what the bases mean anymore Luna. I'm not in high school."

"Second base, we got to second base Jos. It means we felt each other up. You know ... manual stimulation."

She all but whispers the last part while looking around the brick path lined pier as her strawberry ice cream cone starts to melt down her hand from the searing heat of the sun. No one is near us; in fact very few people are out enjoying the sights of Fells Point on one of the hottest days of summer so far.

"Oh, well that's good to know. So, how was he?"

"He is definitely moving up Jos. I give him a B+. He really knows what to do with his hands."

A big grin appears on her face as she wrinkles her nose. I am well aware of that look. She is in deep with this guy. There have been very few men in her life that she has wrinkled her nose for. He must be good.

"I am so happy for you Luna. It's been a while since you got a good one. I hope the rest of the date was just as entertaining."

"Oh, it was Jos. First he took me to Café Hon which was cute and fun. I had a very filling dinner and felt a little bad how I over ate. I think I was so nervous yesterday leading up to the date I didn't really eat much. So, when we were at dinner I gorged myself. He suggested we go somewhere to walk off the food. So he took me up the road to Cylburn Arboretum. We talked and walked the paths in the park, it was beautiful."

"Sounds great."

Luna is closing her eyes and smiling, humming lightly to herself.

"Oh it was Jos. We found a patch of wildflowers and he picked some for me. I don't know if he was allowed to do that, but I didn't care. It was the sweetest thing a guy has ever done for me. That's when we started kissing, well, more like making out. Finally, after we broke free he noticed the sun going down and we went back to his car so he could drive me home. When he parked in front of our place that's when we got to second base."

Suddenly Johnny Cash's "I Walk the Line" starts playing and I reach into my purse to grab my phone, instantly knowing who is calling.

"Hello Pierce, I was wondering when you would call."

"Hello Josephine, I hope I am not interrupting you?"

"No, I'm just eating ice cream with Luna as we discuss baseball."

I wink at Luna who is covering her mouth with her hand trying to suppress a laugh.

"So you like baseball?"

"It's ok, I guess. I'm not really into sports. It's just the topic that came up. How about you, do you like baseball?"

"Yeah, I do. I'm not into sports as much as some men, but I hang out with the guys sometimes and we watch baseball, football and basketball. College basketball, not the NBA."

"Oh, good to know. We were also discussing your friend Corbin."

There is a sudden smack on my upper arm. I look up to see Luna glaring at me as she shakes her head, mouthing the word 'no' to me.

"I guess you were talking about their date last night. I talked to him this morning and he mentioned he had a good time."

"That's what I am getting from Luna. A good time was had by all."

"Well, that's not why I called, to discuss their date or baseball or sports."

"You didn't. Well, I never would have guessed that Pierce."

I give a smirk.

"You know you're smart ass mouth is having a unique reaction on me right now. It's taking all my strength not to hunt you down, toss you over my lap and give you a spanking."

I close my eyes and try to suppress a moan. The muscles between my thighs pulsate to life and I am suddenly wishing I am in an air conditioned room and not baking under the hot sun.

"I have to say Pierce if that is a threat it's not working. In fact I think it's having the opposite effect of what you intend."

"God Josephine, please stop talking like that."

He sounds breathy and the words are fading as I struggle to hear.

"I'll stop talking like that for now, but we will have to pick up this conversation later. Perhaps tonight, you call me and we can discuss this in further detail."

"Yes."

His words faint but I managed to make it out.

"Good. I have to go now Pierce. My vanilla ice cream is melting all over my hand and I have to lick it off. Have a good day and I look forward to talking tonight."

I hang up the phone figuring I won't get much of a good bye from him. Luna is staring at me with her mouth and her ice cream racing each other to the floo
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"What?"

I lick up what I can of my ice cream and take out a napkin I stashed in my pocket to clean the rest.

"Holy crap Jos, you really know how to seduce a man don't you?"

"Of course I do, why is this news?"

"I just never witnessed it before. We usually give each other space when hitting on guys, so I never saw how you were with them. No wonder Pierce is different with you."

Her eyes go wide and she flinches as if she said something she shouldn't have.

"What do you mean different with me?"

"Crap! I wasn't supposed to say anything, Corbin made me promise."

We start walking back to where I am parked to get take-out and a movie, girl's night, ditching our ice cream in a nearby trash can for fear of being covered with the melting cream.

"Well, I don't want to put you in a position that you aren't comfortable with Luna. Don't tell me if you don't want to."

But she does want to, I know it. I suppress a smile knowing how easily she will cave and reveal everything. She can't keep anything a secret, which is fine by me because I am an open book. I don't have any secrets to hide so I never fear my best friend will reveal anything. Having only seen the pain and confusion secrets cause I don't feel the need to have them in my life.

"Damn you Jos, now I have to tell you."

I fake shock, but nod my head to give her comfort.

"Corbin said that Pierce has never dated a woman in his life. He had a very short relationship in college, but I think the girl cheated on him and he has refused to date since. Pierce just has a series of one night stands, sometimes never bothering to learn the woman's name. I think Corbin might have been exaggerating that part. Anyway, you came along and instantly Pierce started to act different."

"What do you mean instantly?"

I unlock my blue Honda and we climb in. It's so humid in the car that both our sunglasses fog up and we keep the doors open until the air conditioner is fully engage
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"He accused them of setting him up for a joke at the bar. That they must have hired someone to seduce him because you were too perfect."

I smile at the thought.

"Then when Pierce brought your note to him, which Corbin was impressed with by the way, he couldn't believe how Pierce was acting."

"How was he acting?"

"Like a lovesick teenager. He practically begged Corbin to help him find you."

"Why didn't Corbin just ask you for my phone number?"

"Corbin said he refused to do that. Based on your note it seemed like you wanted Pierce to do the work, not take the easy way out."

I am really starting to like this Corbin.

"Smart man. I approve of him Luna; you should work hard to keep him around."

She giggles like a little girl and looks out the window, no doubt trying to hide her blush.

"I won't ever mention to Corbin or Pierce what you told me here today Luna. Thank you for letting me know. If anything it solidifies my decision in regards to Pierce."

"Your decision?"

"Yes, that it was the right choice on my part to give him my phone number. If he did a 180 like that with me based on one night, then I think he will put in the work to keep me around."

Lying on my bed and staring at the ceiling fan I nervously play with the phone in my hands. My mind argues with itself.
It's late enough, I should call. No, she is probably out with Luna and is expecting me to call later.

I go back and forth like this for several minutes until my phone starts to buzz. The screen lights up with the word Goddess and I scramble up to a seated position and answer.

"Hello Josephine."

"Hello Pierce. I couldn't wait for your call, so I decided to pick up the phone myself. I hope I didn't catch you in the middle of anything?"

"Oh no, I actually had the phone in my hand about to call you."

"Ah, great minds think alike."

"I suppose so. How was your day?"

"Good. Luna and I had lunch and then ice cream in Fells Point, that's when you called. After we went back to my place and watched a Will Farrell comedy on TV. Then we ordered Chinese food. No make out session so not the best date of my life, but neither of us are into women so it worked out at the end. I think I will see her again."

"You are cute Josephine," I reply, her silliness infecting me with a grin.

"I have been called many things Pierce, but cute is not one of them."

"Well, I think you are."

"That's good, but I was hoping you were still mad at me."

"Why would you want me to be mad at you?"

"So you would still want to spank me."

My cock salutes the idea, pushing against my shorts.

"I would love to spank you Josephine. I would love to do many, many things to you."

I can hear her moan through the phone and now my dick clicks his heals, snapping to full attentio
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"What kinds of things Pierce?"

Her voice is deep and I shut my eyes imagining her naked, lying next to me like she did last night. I unzip my shorts; lift up my ass to pull my boxer briefs and shorts down just enough to release my swollen member who bounces out like a gung ho soldier at reveill
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"I would take my lips and kiss your entire body. If it took all night, I would make sure I touched every inch of your silky skin... hmm, especially your nipples. I would pay close attention to them. They are so pretty and sweet. I just want to tease them as much as I can."

"Oh god Pierce. Don't stop."

Her breath is picking up and becoming ragged through the phone. My hand moves faster on my cock and just the sound of her breath is doing things to me. Things that are more than physical, something deeper.

"Oh god Josephine I just want to take you and bend you over. Shove my cock in your tight wet pussy and ride you all night long."

"Oh fuck Pierce! Fuck!"

She came over the phone for me. When she screams my name like that I shudder wanting desperately to see her. See her huge smile after; it's burned into my brain, that happiness on her face. I can hear her breathing becoming calm.

"Oh Pierce what I am going to do to you. I think first I give light airy kisses all over that big cock of yours. Then, not to make my tongue jealous, I'll lick it like I did that ice cream today. It was so sweet and creamy, like you. I couldn't stop thinking of you when that sweet cream hit my tongue."

Oh god she is so good at this. What isn't she good at? I am more than turned on right now, she could say dominos and it would send me over the edge.

"Josephine, I'm going to come."

"I wish I was there to lick up that sweet cream of yours. My lips and tongue taking in every last drop."

That did it. Picturing her lips on my cock brought the orgasm crashing around m
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"Josephine, oh god! Fuck!"

I'm moaning and my eyes roll back into my head as my load sprays on my shirt and runs down my hand. As I come down I realize I can still hear her on the other end breathing.

"Thank you Josephine. I have to say, I needed that."

"I should be thanking you Pierce. It's hard to hear you speak and not always be turned on. You sir, have a voice that is meant to have sexy things coming out of it."

"I do?"

"Yes, it was the very first thing I noticed about you. Why do you think I refused to turn and look at you when you first spoke to me?"

"I thought I offended you."

"Oh no sexy. That voice of yours, it did things to me. I didn't even know what you looked like, but my body reacted to you."

I love it when she calls me sexy.

"You are going to make me hard again Josephine."

"Is that so bad Pierce, round two?"

"No, it's not bad at all, but I would like to talk to you to get to know you."

"Alright, we will go for round two later."

"I look forward to that. Can I ask you something?"

"Of course Pierce, you can ask me anything."

"Why me?"

There is a pause on the line before she answer
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"What do you mean, why you?"

"You could have any man you want Josephine. You are beautiful, smart, funny, honest, and the sexiest woman I have ever laid eyes on. When I woke up last week and you weren't there, I thought you only wanted a one night stand so you left. Why do you want more than that from me?"

Another pause on the phone.

"Because Pierce when I look at you I see a gorgeous man who sends shivers down my spine. Your eyes cause me to heat up while your mouth...makes me long to touch it. Don't even get me started on your body. That thing could have me screaming without a touch. But, besides how sexy as fuck you are, it's what I see in the man I have gotten to know so far. You help inner city kids, so you have a big heart and help others who can't help themselves. You have a brain which can keep up with mine; there aren't a lot of men who can do that. Even the ones that can aren't nearly as sexy as you."

I smile and blush at her words.

"You are so sweet, the poetry, how you speak to me and your need to see me happy. There is a reason I have, and I suspect your mother as well, has such strict standards when it comes to dating men. Most of them, in the end, only care about making themselves happy. They want to have sex with me because I am pretty, so after that then what? Next thing I know they are asking me to go get them water or a beer or something. As if I should be so utterly thankful that they graced me with their presence and hop up to fulfill their every need. You were never like that. Last week, you took care of me. And even when you had barely any food in the house you tried to make up for it. You let me rummage through your cabinets and tried to help me make the food, even though I know you can't cook to save your life."

"I'm sorry men have treated you so poorly. You deserve so much better than that Josephine."

"You're right I do Pierce. So, that is why I choose you, you are my so much better. You are the man who works for my affection. You are the man who, if you have sex with me again, will be asking me what I need and running to the kitchen to get me water. And I will be the woman who will happily take your arm, knowing that no other man in the world can fulfill me, pleasure me and make me as happy as you."

"Oh Josephine, I need our round two."

"I need it too Pierce."

"Can it be in person? I will drive there right now."

"No, it can't be in person Pierce. We can't just keep hooking up before we even get a chance to go on one date."

"I'll take you out right now. Dinner, a movie, dancing, anything you want."

"Pierce I really want to see you right now, please understand that, but you have to work a little harder to win me over. When we have sex again, I don't want it to be a booty call. I know you think more of me than that, but if you came over right now, that's all this would be. You mean more to me than that and I want to be romanced first, not just turned on from phone sex."

She is right and as frustrating as it is I have to agree with her.

"I understand. Can we still have round two?"

"Of course."

"I think about last week a lot."

"You do? What do you think about Pierce?"

"Everything, but my mind drifts a lot to the shower."

"You liked me licking you there?"

"Yes, but I really enjoyed watching you wash yourself. Are you touching yourself right now Josephine?"

"Oh yeah Pierce. I imagine it's your fingers rubbing my clit like last night and I don't want you to stop."

"Oh Josephine, god I want to fuck you so bad right now. I keep picturing the warm soapy water flowing over your wet body. Touch your tit for me, please."

"Uh, huh Pierce, Mmm. My nipples are so hard, but when I give a little pinch I imagine it's your teeth digging in. Now I am dipping my fingers into my wet pussy, oh god that feels so good. I want it to be your thick cock grinding into me."

My hand is moving fast over my cock and I have to put the phone on speaker to use both hands.

"Josephine I want to be in the shower with you, pounding into you hearing you moan for me. I love to make you moan."

"Oh fuck Pierce, I'm coming."

I can hear her yell out and then she is quiet for a minute. I continue the assault on myself imagining her hand dripping with her own juices as she is licking them. I am on the edge ready to come when she gets back on the line.

"Pierce."

"Lick your fingers Josephine. Oh god, fucking taste yourself."

"Mmm. I'm so sweet and it's thick, Pierce, so thick and creamy."

"Oh fuck Josephine!"

I moan and my body shakes as my cum shoots out, back over my shirt. My head pushes back against the pillows as my toes curl. After a few moments I come back down and reach over for a tissue to clean my hands before picking the phone back up.

"Josephine?"

"Yes, Pierce, I am still here."

"Thank you again."

"You never need to thank me for anything sexual. I am more than happy to please you in bed."

"My initial reason for calling you was to ask you out on a date, but I keep getting side tracked."

"When did you want to take me out?"

"Thursday night. I can pick you up at 6 o'clock."

"Oh, a work night? That's fine. But don't keep me out too late; I have to get up for a lecture in the morning."

I want to keep her up all night, but I know that won't be happening.

"Of course not. I'll make sure I get you back to your house with plenty of time."

We keep talking for another hour about our likes and dislikes. It is interesting to hear about her research into human relationships. Some of the things she talks about relate to my work with the kids in my charity, like when she explains the importance of parental relationships to the healthy development of children. But, mostly we talk about silly stuff like her love of chocolate covered fruit and my obsession with Monty Python's Flying Circus. By the time we hang up my ear is sore but my heart is happy.