Unraveled (Love in Salem, book 2) (8 page)

Aidan’s breath tickled the back of her neck as he breathed in a deep languorous rhythm.  His arm was thrown across her waist, his hand cupped her breast.  A girl could become accustomed to this, waking up with a naked sexy man nestled against her back.

Ruminating on their sexy interplay just hours before, it was without a doubt the best night of sex she had ever had.  Of course, that wasn’t saying much.   She frowned.   She had only ever had sex with Randall before last night, and his idea of intercourse was to climb on, get off, and fall asleep.

When she would try to discuss what was lacking in their sex life, he would pass the blame onto her.  According to him, the reason she never enjoyed sex was because she was frigid and had intimacy issues.

The truth was he only cared about himself.  Aidan proved that to her last night.  He was a considerate lover, took the time to see to her pleasure and after having three mind blowing orgasms he finally let himself experience the ecstasy he had given her over and over again.

Loving the feel of his skin against hers, the taste of his kiss, she hoped for a repeat performance sometime soon.  If this was what happened when she released her inhibitions, she could pretty much count on always being a very naughty girl where Aidan was concerned.

Atayla relished her current position and wondered if he would mind if she acted on that impulsiveness right now.  She never got to touch him last night like she wanted to, and there was a lot of him that she wanted to feel beneath her hands.

Especially his cock.  He was so large she wondered how much of her hand could wrap around his width.  She always loved the look and feel of a man’s penis.  Had always wondered what it would be like to have all that flesh in her mouth, sucking away all his self-control.

What would he taste like, she wondered?  Would he be salty and sweet, or maybe musky?  She couldn’t wait to find out.  Would he get angry, as Randall did, or would be revel in her attentions?

Unable to decide the best course of action, Atayla sighed.  Why did everything have to be so difficult for her?  Just once she wished she was brave enough to go after what she wanted.  She was so inexperienced at those things he probably wouldn’t enjoy it anyway. 

Maybe she should go home before he wakes up.  She could slip out of bed and get dressed, call a cab and wait outside.  He would never know.  Then she wouldn’t have to face him and risk changing her mind.  She had to cut ties with him before it was too late.

Now that they shared the most intimate of relations he will probably think of her as a possession.  The last thing she wanted was to be bossed around by another man.  Sure he was kind to her now, but once she was in too deep he would change.  Once again she would be too fat, too ugly, and too undesirable. 

He would start pushing her to spend more time at the gym, start restricting her calories.  Her friends would become nonexistent because his jealousy would run them off.  Well, not Abby.  Abby would stick around no matter what.  Only this time she couldn’t run to Abby to get away.

Yeah, maybe it was better if they just ended this now and never saw one another again.  Her heart constricted at the idea.  She had to stop thinking like this.  Aidan wasn’t anything like Randall.  He had proved that to her repeatedly in his actions, in his words.

She had to stop comparing everything to her past relationship. Such negative influence wasn’t fair to either of them.  It was time to hang up her impediments and give Aidan a chance.  She knew her uncertainties would get in the way on occasion so she would need to be upfront with him when they did.

Resolve back in place, Atayla decided to make a trip to the bathroom to freshen up. Pulling the sheet away from her body, she started to climb out of bed when she noticed movement under the sheet.

She sat there frozen not knowing what the little lump was on the bed next to her.  With a shaky hand, she pulled the sheet back further, revealing a rodent like creature.  Big brown eyes surrounded by cream colored fur stared back at her.  Crying out, she jumped behind Aidan and all but pushed him at the creature.

Aidan startled awake at the sound of Atayla’s distraught yelp.  Opening his eyes, he saw only empty bed in front of him.  He wondered where she had gone until he felt her shove against his back.

He turned towards her and saw tears in her scared eyes.  Reacting quickly, he grabbed her to him and rocked her back and forth as she cried out a sob.  He soothed her as best he was able and petted the back of her head with firm strokes down her hair.

“Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.”  He crooned hurriedly.  “
Shh. It’s okay.  It’s fine.  I’ve got you.”

Resting his cheek against her hair, he was baffled by her current state.  Did she have a nightmare?  He couldn’t think of any other reason for her sudden distress.  Holding her face gently in his palms, he leaned back to look at her.  He swiped her tears away with his thumbs.

“You alright?  Tell me what happened.”               

“You have a rat in your house!  It was in bed with us, right next to me!  It scared the shit out of me!”  She lowered her head as another sob escaped.

Oh hell, he should have told her before they went to sleep this morning.

“It wasn’t a rat.”  Aidan said carefully.  When she looked up at him doubtfully, he barked out a laugh.  “I’m sorry, I know it isn’t funny.  It was most likely just Pete.”

Raising a single eyebrow, she asked slowly as though he was mad. “What is Pete?”

“Pete is my ferret.  Actually it is more like I’m Pete’s human.”  He said mockingly. “He was dumped off or lost by his owners.  I don’t know.  Anyway, I came home one evening and the neighbor’s dog had this ferret cornered under my porch.  I crawled in, scooped him up, and he has lived with me ever since.”

The look on her face was one of total disbelief.  Smiling, he continued on.

“He’s actually not all that much trouble.  Sure, he makes nests out of my shoes and steals cookies every once in a while, but he is pretty quiet most of the time.”

Atayla laughed.  He was so sincere about the whole thing she didn’t have any trouble seeing him being led around by the little rodent.

“I’m sure the only reason he was in bed with us is because I forgot to fill his food bowl last night.  It wouldn’t be the first time he woke me up protesting.”

“You don’t put it in a cage?”  She asked indignantly.

“I have a cage, yeah.”  He answered cautiously.  “I put him in there once, but seeing
him there locked behind bars made me feel like a horse’s ass.  It was like a miniature prison.  He looked up at me with those humongous sad eyes and I just couldn’t leave him there.”  He looked to her for understanding.

Such a soft hearted fool.  Atayla couldn’t help but fall for him a little more.  She truly needed to be careful, or it would be quite easy to fall in love with this guy.  She feared that descent had already begun.

Smiling, Atayla decided there could be worse things for her to deal with than a beloved varmint.  A ferret she could deal with as long as she could deal with it from a distance.  After all, Abby had a pet gerbil, which was actually more of a rodent than his ferret, and she had handled that just fine.

“Alright, as long as he doesn’t do his business in my shoes I’ll do my best to get along with him.”

“Really?”  Aidan eyes were alight with mirth.  “Would you like to meet him?”

“No!”  She all but shouted.  “I mean, maybe next time okay?”

She squealed when he grabbed a hold of her and made as though he was going to haul her from the bed.  Atayla struggled fruitlessly against his hold and laughed as he started tickling her.  Throwing her back onto the mattress, Aidan crawled up her body and stroked his nose along her neck.

“
Mmm.  You’re still naked.” 

“So are you.”

Kissing his way down her breast, he circled his nose around her erect nipple before nipping it with his teeth.  Smiling at Atayla’s surprised yelp, he soothed the offended nipple by sucking it into his mouth.

Pressing a chaste kiss to the tip, he looked up at her.  There was so much heat in his eyes she thought she would melt into a puddle of goo.

“I wish I could take advantage of your current state of undress, but I need to be at work in…”  He glanced over at the clock and chuckled.  “Thirty minutes ago.”

“Overslept, huh?” 

“Well, I did get quite the workout last night.  I needed the sleep in order to recover.”

The blush that spread across her cheeks was the most charming sight.  Lifting his finger up to glide gently down the side of her face, he knew he had to see her again tonight.  His need for her was unlike anything he had ever felt before.

“What time does ‘Margarita night’ usually end?”

Atayla laughed.  “When Abby and Carla are so drunk that they are a menace to themselves and anyone around them.”  It was obvious she was very fond of her friends.  “Usually by midnight Bill is driving us all home.”

At the disgruntled look on Aidan's face, she hastily added “Bill is my boss and Carla’s husband.”

Nodding his head, he suggested “How about I pick you up at midnight, and you can stay here with me again tonight?”

“I’d like that.”  Atayla whispered.

Giving her a predatory look he agreed “I’d like that too.  A lot.”

He gave her a kiss so deep and promising that she knew she was in for another night of debauchery.  Good thing tomorrow was Sunday, and she could catch up on her sleep.  If she were to keep seeing this man, she was clearly going to have to work to build up her stamina.

Aidan bounced off the bed and held out his hand.  “Shower with me?”  His sultry expression told her he had more in mind than showering.

“I thought you had to be at work.”

“Eh, my first client won’t be there for another hour.  If we make it a quick shower, I’ll make it there in plenty of time.”  She wasn’t the least bit fooled by the innocent smile he gave her.

Laughing, she allowed him to pull her from to her feet.  Grabbing one of the condoms on the nightstand, she followed him into the bathroom and shut the door.

Chapter Nine

Adjusting the water temperature, Aidan looked to Atayla. “How do you like your showers?”

“Hot” 

He chuckled.  “Don’t worry, baby doll.  It will definitely be hot enough for you.”

Holding out his hand, he helped her into the shower.  He backed her under the spray and helped her wet her hair.  Reaching up to the shelf, he grabbed the shampoo and squirted some into his palm.

“Turn around.”

Once she faced away from him he began to work the shampoo into her hair.  She moaned as he massaged her scalp, loving the feel of his fingers rubbing and caressing.  After Aidan thoroughly rinsed her hair of all remnants of shampoo, he grabbed the soap.

Using his hands, he created a rich lather and began washing her shoulders and back.  Reaching around he lathered her breasts, taking the time to pluck at her nipples.  She leaned her head back against his chest, absorbed in the sensations she experiences.  His erect cock kept brushing against her hip, and her pussy began spasm in protest of its emptiness.

He moved his hands provocatively down her stomach and licked the shell of her ear.  By the time his hands reached the apex of her thighs she was trembling from arousal.  Then he banded his one arm around her waist and slipped the other hand into her folds and circled her clit.

Breathing heavily against her ear, his own need hit epic proportions.  Aidan loved the feel of her desire slick folds, the taste of her wet heat, the way her pussy clenched his cock to a nearly painful proportions.  God, he’d never be able to live without this woman again.

Parting her folds with his fingers, he rimmed her entrance teasingly until she squirmed against his hand.  He plunged two fingers inside of her and whispered in her ear.

“Shh.  Just making sure you’re all clean.  What kind of host would I be if I let you go home dirty?”

Atayla whimpered as she rocked against his hand.  It amazed her how comfortable she was in his presence.  She could be brazen and wild, and it only proved to fuel his desire for her.  She turned him on, her responses turned him on, and the more she expressed herself to him the more gratification he got from it.

Aidan rubbed his aching cock against Atayla’s hip.  Damn, she was sexy.  Looking down her luscious body and watching her hips undulate, rubbing her pussy against his hand, was almost as pleasurable as sinking his cock inside her molten depths.

He knew she was getting close when her vaginal walls began rippling around his fingers.   Using his thumb, he swiped back and forth across her clit. That was all it took for her cry out her orgasm.

He continued to fuck his fingers inside of her as she rode the waves of ecstasy.  When she sank back against him at last, he pulled his fingers from her depths and raised his hand to his mouth.  He sucked the juices from his fingers, savoring the taste of her pleasure.