Love Thy Neighbor (23 page)

As soon as it slips out of my mouth, I want
to take it back. I hope she doesn’t tell me to go home. Knowing
Nat, her curiosity will win. And I breathe a sigh of relief when
she responds, “Okay. But just this once. If this works, I’m never
doing this again!” Then she stalks off rattling and clanking all
the way. I shake my head and chuckle.

This afternoon I told Max to man the
security room while I made a quick stop at my storage unit. There’s
a whole lot of junk in there, but I was only after one thing in
particular. It took some digging and bringing up some really shitty
memories, but if this works, it’ll be worth it.

The clanking comes back down the hall and I
look up to see Nat wearing my old football uniform. Padded shorts,
shoulder pads and helmet included. It’s not so funny anymore, now
it’s turning me on.

Looking bothered as hell, she sneers, “Can I
take this shit off for now?”

Nodding, I answer, “Yeah. Come here. I’ll
help.”

She stomps over to me and I pull the helmet
off slowly. Her red hair comes free and her anger-flushed face
makes my dick stand to attention. Something about getting this
little woman all mussed up makes me happy. And horny as hell. I
carefully lift the shoulder pads off her and my gaze lowers to her
tiny white tank top. She isn’t wearing a bra and her tits look
incredible through the thin material. Throwing the shoulder pads
down, I run my thumbs over her nipples. Nat gasps then groans and
holds onto my shoulders for support.

Smirking, I slide my hands down her hips to
the edge of the shorts and lower them to the ground. My eyes widen
a little when she steps out of them and I see she’s wearing a small
white lace thong. White lace thong to match her tiny white tank,
I’d say. I suddenly want to swallow hard, run my hands down my face
and yell, “What are you doing to me?” I feel like I have no control
with her. To me, that says there is something different about her.
Something I want. But the question is, would I know what to do with
her once I had her?

I’ve never been in love. I love people. I
mean, I love my brothers and Trick. I love Ceecee and Tatiana. I
love my mom and sisters. Hell, I even love the girls in a way, but
I don’t know anything about it. I’ve only had one relationship and
it lasted a whole week. She wanted things I couldn’t give her. When
she told me she loved me, I was almost ill. All I could think of
was when my mother would tell my father she loved him. I could tell
a person I love them even if I’m not sure what it is, but would it
be fair? What does a person in love actually do? I’ve seen Nik both
lose his mind with worry and get shot over love. Is that something
I want?

Fuck, no.

Everyone talks about love like it’s this
fucking magical thing. All I’ve seen come from love is devastation,
worry and heartache. Okay, so Nik and Tina are the exceptions, but
all my memories tell me different. I think if I could love, I’d
love someone like Nat. But that’s if I could. And I can’t.

My hands span her hips and I look up at her
through hooded eyes. Her full lips are parted and her gaze is fixed
on my pajama pants. Without asking, she steps back from me and
walks over to the refrigerator. I watch her firm and curvy ass in
that thong and the need to chase her comes over me. Before I react,
she opens the freezer and takes out a tub of ice cream. I
smile.

I like the way she thinks. Dirty, dirty
girl.

She surprises me by putting the ice cream in
the microwave for a minute. I’m officially confused. My eyes narrow
and I glare at her.

I want to fuck, not make some strange goopy
shit from ice cream.

Once the timer dings, she removes it and
smiling, hands it over to me. She walks back to the kitchen and
gets a spoon and all I can think is
is she fucking serious? I’m
not hungry for ice cream!

My eyebrows rise to the hilt when she stops
at the edge of the counter, removes her tank to reveal her gorgeous
tits and kneels on the hardwood floor. She places the spoon in her
mouth and with a smile, begins to crawl over to me.

Oh, I changed my mind. I really want that
fucking ice cream.

I thought the sexiest thing I’d ever seen
was my come dripping out of Nat’s pussy. I can’t believe she topped
it in only a few days. Watching Nat crawl in only a little white
lacy thong over to me across the hardwood floor… I’m about ready to
embarrass myself by coming like a teenager. I’m leaking enough
pre-come to show through my pajama pants, but I don’t care; this is
so fucking sexy and I’m likely to never get a show like this one
again. I’m going to enjoy this.

When she reaches my knees, I let her take
the lead. She places the spoon onto the coffee table, looks up at
me through hooded green eyes and whispers, “May I suck your cock
please, Asher?”

My head falls back and I groan. The sexiest
thing just got sexier. If she asked me to give her a million
dollars right now, I’d be robbing a bank in twenty minutes flat.
This hold she has on me, it’s not good. I don’t like feeling out of
control, but she has this way of making me feel in control, even
though I
know
she’s the one running this show.

Fuck, she’s good.

I nod and she crawls forward, in-between my
knees, opens the ice cream container and sets it on the coffee
table. I watch in awe as she reaches into my pajama pants to pull
my cock free. She grasps it firmly and runs her thumb over the
head, smearing pre-come over and around it. My stomach clenches.
She tugs the bottom of my tee. I take her hint and pull it over my
head, throwing it to the side. Her hands move from my cock to my
groin then slide up my stomach to my chest. I like her hands on me.
When she touches me, I forget about the scars, because when I look
at her, I see it in her eyes; her anger on my behalf. Not her
pity.

Breathing heavily, I close my eyes and lift
my head. She kisses her way down my chest leaving behind a wet
trail. She places a long wet kiss under my bellybutton and I feel
it like an electric shock through my dick. Her mouth leaves me for
a moment and I feel something cool and wet on my cock. I look down
to see Nat licking melted ice cream off me. With slow, long strokes
of her tongue, she cleans me then starts all over again. My balls
tighten. Placing my forearm over my eyes, I say hoarsely, “If you
keep doing that, I’m gonna come, girl.”

Nat lifts her mouth off me long enough to
respond, “This is only round one, baby.”

With that being all the permission I need,
my control breaks. I sit up straighter, lean forward to grip the
back of her neck and tell her, “Taking over, pretty girl.”

Gripping her hair, I pull her closer to me
and lean back against the sofa. Holding her head steady, I slowly
thrust into her mouth, being careful not to gag her. For someone
with a sharp tongue that spits acid words, her mouth is actually a
bit small. Her eyes are closed and I know she’s enjoying this as
much as I am. The need to control rushes over me and I demand,
“Touch yourself.”

Moaning around my cock, she reaches down
between her legs and rubs her pussy with the heel of her palm. My
spine tingles. Won’t be long now. Her perfect mouth is smeared with
melted ice cream. “So dirty. My dirty girl. Fuck. I love your
mouth, babe,” I whisper hoarsely.

The vibrations of her moans drive me over
the edge. I thrust deeper into her mouth and move my hands to cup
her cheeks. My body tingles in bliss and as my balls tighten, I
tell her, “Coming on your tits, pretty girl.”

As soon as the first contraction of my
orgasm hits, I pull her head back and stroke my cock over her
chest. Looking down at her puffy red lips and hooded gaze takes me
there. I stroke myself hard and fast and spurt my cream all over
her chest, groaning all the while. Nat swipes her hand across her
chest then brings her hand to her mouth, licking it up.

Standing on clearly wobbly legs, she says,
“Shower,” then walks down the hall. I hear the shower turn on and
smirking, I lift my light body off the sofa and follow the sound of
Nat’s hypnotic humming.

Pajama parties. We should do ‘em every
night.

***

After he used his mouth to make me come in
the shower, Ash made me wear the damn shoulder pads and padded
pants to bed. I refused to put on the helmet. There’s no way I’d be
able to sleep like that!

We spent a minute or two arguing, but he
gave in, stating he was too tired to deal with my bullshit.

I win!

Once we settled in bed, which was hard
because of all the extra shit I was wearing, my mouth spoke before
I had a chance to stop it. “I know you don’t like to talk about it,
but if you ever want to talk about what happened to you, I’m
actually a good listener.”

The hand that strokes my hair stills a
moment before he resumes petting me like a kitten. “It’s fucked up.
You sure you want to hear it?” he says quietly.

My eyes widen and I whisper, “Yeah. But only
if you want to talk about it.”

Silence. He sighs then starts, “Dad was
always careful not to burn my arms because teachers would
notice.”

My body stiffens at his admission and my
heart shatters to a million pieces.

This is worse than I thought. The state of
his scars makes it look like he’d been in a horrific accident. Now
knowing he got each of those scars over multiple occasions… My
heart is broken. How can someone do that to their own child?

He doesn’t say anything for a long while,
then he quietly admits, “I don’t want to talk about this right now.
It might bring on a nightmare. Let’s just see if tonight goes well,
then…”

He doesn’t have to say anything more. I get
it. Now that I know where the nightmares stem from, I definitely
don’t want to push him to say any more than he wants to.

Turning my head to the side a little, I kiss
his chest. “Goodnight, Ash.”

I close my eyes and hear him whisper,
“Night, babe.”

Then I pray that tomorrow will come easily
for him.

Chapter Eighteen
Them stupid fucking feels

Someone is trying to undress me. And I’m so
tired that I actually don’t give a shit.

Undress me as you please, phantom boogey
man.

My pants come off in one quick tug and
something bulky is lifted from my shoulders. My tank is next to go
and I’m pulled back into something warm and hard. Arms come around
my waist and I’m startled awake when someone whispers huskily into
my ear, “Wake up, pretty girl.”

My eyes open wide when, what is definitely
an erection, rests between the cheeks of my ass. Then I remember.
“You didn’t wake up! It’s morning!” I gasp excitedly.

Asher chuckles in my ear. “I guess you were
right. You did cure me.” Palming my butt, he continues, “I’d say
that’s cause to celebrate.” And in one swift movement, he slides
his thick shaft into my ready-and-waiting pussy.

We both groan as he pulls me further into
him. My back rests against his chest as he rocks into me. I roll my
hips back to take him deeper. His arms tightly wrap around me and
we work together, thrusting and rocking for what seems like hours.
It’s not the fast and furious fucking we normally prefer, but I
make an exception. It is morning after all. Who can be
bothered?

When Ash bands one arm around my chest and
lowers the other to softly stroke my clit, I push myself back even
deeper onto him and moan. My stomach clenches and I feel a pleasant
warmth rush over me. Without warning, my orgasm comes hard and
fast. My channel pulses around him and he groans into my ear. His
thrusting slows and he wraps me tight as he stills. He silently
jerks his release into me.

Both breathing heavily, I relax back into
him and he says, “That’s what I call a fucking good morning.”

Chuckling, I state sleepily, “So happy for
you, Ash. No more nightmares. Maybe now you won’t be such an ass
all the time - what with all the sleep you’ll be getting.”

His body shakes in silent laughter and I
smile. This is nice. I’m feeling all warm and fluttery and it’s not
the after-effects of a great morning orgasm. It’s something
more.

Oh fuck.

This is why I didn’t want to do this with
Ash. It was only a matter of time before I started feeling gooey,
icky shit for him. I liked him the first time we fucked, and that’s
why I cut him off. Seven months without him around was torture, but
my mom always told me that sometimes you have to walk away from
what you want in order to find what you deserve.

Well, I did that Mama…and I found Cole.

Maybe what I thought I wanted is actually
what I deserve too. Ash is different when he’s with me. I no longer
see him as the confrontational person I once did. Now I see him as
an untrustworthy person with good reason. After finding out a
little about what happened to him when he was younger, it makes me
wonder how he came out of it without becoming a psychopathic serial
killer. If any of that had happened to me, I’d be a wreck. Ash
actually seems like he’s got his shit together in an
I don’t
trust anyone
kind of way. But he confided in me. I smile. He
trusts
me
.

“I have no idea what the fuck you’re
thinking about, but stop. Now.”

Smiling harder, I reply, “Got lost in my
head for a second and, by the way, you can’t
order
me to
stop thinking.”

Still wrapped up in him, his softening cock
starts to slip from me. He nuzzles the side of my neck, breathing
me in and says matter-of-factly, “Sure I can. I always get what I
want.”

Without any good reason at all, this
irritates me. It sounds as if he’s playing a game with me and my
feelings. I
know
he isn’t, but the hairs on the back of my
neck stand. I pull away from him, and buck naked, stand at the edge
of the bed and point to the door. I bark, “Get out.”