A Somers Dream (4 page)

CHAPTER 7

Daylight came too quickly as far as Penny was concerned. The night she had with Shane was so passionate and wonderful that she didn’t ever want it to end. They made love four times before finally giving into their bodies demands to sleep. It had been a long time since Penny had a man sleep next to her but with the exertion she spent, sleeping was not an issue. She felt warm and comfortable and secure lying in Shane’s arms last night that when she woke, she couldn’t help but smile. Feeling his arm around her and not wanting to wake him, Penny slowly removed it so that she could get up. “And where are you off to, young lady?” She looked over her shoulder and saw Shane giving her the most incredible smile she had ever seen and she melted back into him. She didn’t really want to move but nature was calling her. “Sorry. I didn’t mean to wake you. I was just going to the bathroom” she said as she was beginning to settle herself back into his arms.  As she snuggled in closer, Shane moved so that she ended on her back and he was above her looking down. She had sleep in her eyes and it was the most erotic look he had ever seen. With a small growl, he bent his head and began kissing her, slowly, tasting and savoring each pore until he could define every single one. Penny reached up and cupped his cheeks in her hands, enjoying his early morning kiss. “What do you say we pick up where we left off?” he said in between kisses while his hand began to explore exposed parts of her body. Penny groaned at the feel of his touch and began to move her hips in anticipation. “I’ll take that as a yes then” and Shane slid his hand towards the heat that she was emanating from between her legs and noticed how wet she was already. Shane felt amazing knowing it was because of him she was wet and ready. With the urgency behind them, they made slow, passionate love. Taking each other to the highest peak of intimacy that when they were ready, they both let their heat flow in and over each other and savored the feeling of completion and satisfaction. Feeling spent, Shane collapsed on top of Penny, feeling his heartbeat join hers in the radical pace they had put them through. Caressing her with each beat his own heart made while feeling her caress him.
‘It can’t get any more perfect than this
’ he thought to himself and savored each moment until he felt her move beneath him. Coming up on his elbows to look down at her, he couldn’t help but notice she was looking a bit uncomfortable. “Am I getting heavy?” he asked her as he began to roll to his side while keeping his arm around her waist. “Never to heavy” she replied as she started to get up “just the bathroom is now screaming my name” and she hopped out of bed and dashed across the room. As she was about to close the door, she could hear Shane laughing and saying something about breakfast. When she walked out of the bathroom, she looked at Shane as he sat on the edge of the bed putting on his pants. ‘
Even gorgeous when he just wakes up
’ she thought and crossed the room for her robe. “Does that sound good to you?” Penny was deep in thought and didn’t hear what Shane had said. “I’m sorry. What was that?” Penny turned around to see him standing by the door “I asked if you wanted some breakfast. Thought maybe French toast? Bacon and fruit?” Shane noticed something about Penny that he wasn’t comfortable with. She looked like she was over thinking something and not liking the outcome. He crossed the room to where she was standing, put his arms around her and kissed her on the top of her head. “Is everything alright?” he asked her, hearing the concern in his own voice and not really liking it. Penny looked up at him and smiled “Everything is fine. French toast with bacon and fruit sounds awesome. About time you fed me. Didn’t think I performed well enough for food” and she poked him. Shane couldn’t believe he thought something was wrong. He was getting jumpy and worried that she might leave but he knew he was over reacting. Feeling something jab in his side, he looked down into deep blue eyes “Did you just poke me?” he asked, keeping his voice as neutral and upbeat as possible. Penny, still smiling, reached up and gave him a kiss “Well, fair is fair. You’ve been poking me all night”. And with a quick peck, she got out of his embrace and ran for the bathroom. All Shane could do was smile. He finally found the one he’d been searching for and he’ll be damned if he’s ever gonna let her go. With that thought, he made his way down the stairs and into the kitchen to make the woman of his dreams breakfast.

The past several days had been a whirlwind.
As Penny spent the morning languorously in bed reminiscing the past week, Shane was in the shower regaling her with his rendition of Aretha Franklin’s
Natural Woman
. Their days were spent talking, discussing family, friends, work and whatever else that took their fancy. Penny found out that Shane had an older brother whom he was very close to and, at the moment, was abroad. He never really quite got along with his father, never seeing eye to eye on things and when his mother died, the distance between them grew. She could see the hurt in his eyes but she was never sure if it was due to his mother’s death or the non-existent relationship with his father. Penny wasn’t about to delve into the matter. She believed that if he wanted her to know, he would tell her. He discussed the ‘family business’, which was antiques, and how he chose to leave and stretch out on his own. He needed a challenge and starting his own business gave him just that. As for friends, they were more acquaintances than anything else. His brother is his true friend and he wouldn’t have it any other way. The rest of the times together were spent either swimming or playing card games, trying to outwit the other, while the nights were spent in each other’s arms. Penny called Cathy, as she had promised, on her third day to let her know she could hold off on calling the National Guard. She was fine. Actually, she was better than fine. She wasn’t quite sure what it was she was feeling but she certainly wasn’t questioning it, she’d figure that out when she got home. She didn’t want the time with Shane to end but she knew it had to.

As Shane stepped out of the bathroom in only a towel, Penny watched him through half closed eyes. He
approached the bed, being quiet thinking she was still asleep, he slid in next to her and drew her close. His hair and torso were still wet and Penny felt the dampness on her back. She also felt damp in another area as well. She rolled over and smiled, caressing his face as he bent to kiss her. “Good morning” he said, “it’s a beautiful day. Did you sleep well?” “Uh huh, marvellously well” she replied while her hand began to stray down towards the hardness the towel was trying, in vague, to conceal. Shane deepened the kiss, removed the towel and stretched out on top of her, holding her arms above her head as he began to kiss her neck. “You want more?” he asked, knowing what the answer will be but wanted her to say she did, “four times last night wasn’t enough?” Moaning, Penny wrapped her legs behind his thighs and began to grind her hips against him. “I just can’t seem to get enough of you” she said breathlessly, letting out a tiny whimper as he teased her with his hardness against her delicate spot. “That’s exactly how I want it” he said as he slowly entered her and gave her what they both have wanted for the rest of the morning.

After their morning romp, they both felt extremely hungry. Shane headed off to the kitchen to prepare brunch and Penny hopped into the shower. Tonight was her last night with Shane and she wanted to make it as special as possible, but how? As ideas swam through her head, she quickly washed up and dressed and headed to the kitchen. Shane was just finishing up and handed her a plate
when she showed herself at the counter. A western omelet with fruit and a side order of toast was the meal and she couldn’t wait to dig in. They were both pretty quiet while eating, both knowing it was their last night together and neither was in the mood to discuss it. After brunch, they headed out to the backyard and sat pool side to enjoy the sun’s rays and warmth. “It’s gonna be pretty quiet around here when you’re gone. Are you sure you can’t stay longer?” he said, pushing a piece of errant hair behind her ear. Shane didn’t want her to leave whatsoever. He enjoyed her company and wanted to continue enjoying it. “If I want to keep my job, I do. I wish it was longer, I really do. I’m not up to leaving just yet but I have to go back” Penny let out a small sigh, she so wasn’t ready to leave. “Well then, I guess you’re just gonna have to come back or I am gonna have to go to you. Either way, we are seeing each other again. Unless…”Shane couldn’t finish that last part just in case what she had said was just her way of being nice. “Oh! That would be awesome! I definitely want to see you again and soon. When can we set it up?” Penny was excited; she was going to have to find the time to come out again. She was gonna work on that once she got home and checked her schedule.  “I’m sure I can push some things around in the next couple of weeks, maybe open up a long weekend?” Penny smiled and Shane followed suit. “That sounds great. I have a business trip that I have to take. I’ll be gone a week so when I get back, we can get together”. Shane was on a high right now, he was going to see her again and that made him feel excellent. Penny was excited as well, she was hoping tonight wasn’t the end of their ‘relationship’, for lack of a better word. But once again, Penny had that look of doubt in her eyes that Shane had seen before. Being cautious, he reached for her chin and turned her fact to look at him. “What’s wrong?” He wasn’t sure he wanted to hear the answer. Penny looked into those green eyes and wasn’t sure how she was going to voice her concerns without it sounding like she didn’t want to see him. With a sigh, she turned her head “This whole week has been one helluva ride. What if things cool off once we’re apart? What if you decide it was fun while it lasted and turn around and forget me? What if you meet someone else and decide that I’m too far to bother with and be with that person instead?” Shane was hearing her but he wasn’t believing what she was saying. Is she backing out? Shane was reeling with anger and confusion. “What the hell?” he said, “Are you having second thoughts already? I don’t want anybody else and I’m certainly not going to forget you. Don’t you want to be together again?” He felt his heart wanting to beat right out of his chest and it took every ounce of control he could muster to try and be calm. He knew she felt something for him, something deeper than only lust. He just hope he wasn’t wrong. As Shane was staring at her, waiting for her to respond, he noticed something in her eyes as she turned to look at him. He knew that look and his heart dropped when he saw it. She had fear in her eyes and for whatever reason, Shane was going to find out. Placing his hand on her cheek, he looked into her eyes “What’s going on?” he asked her. Penny had built up this whole scenario in her head that, as other men, he would believe she wasn’t worth the effort and move on. The last thing she wanted to do was get her hopes up just so that they can be crushed later on. As she looked at Shane, seeing the concern in his eyes, she didn’t know how to explain it so she would just go right out and say it “In the past, other men that I have dated would say the same things to me. They would be sweet and be absolutely wonderful. Then, as time went on and we got back into the swing of our lives like work and such, they would leave me. They never believed I was worth the effort to wait around for so they would leave. My work takes up a lot of my time and no man likes to be second place. I feel that once I leave, I’m never going to see you again. That this is all just a dream and I’m about to wake up” and that’s when she felt the tears slide down her cheeks. Feeling embarrassed, Penny tried to turn away but Shane had a good grip “Wow. Okay, I’m going to say this once so listen carefully. I can’t prove I’m no different from any other guy and I can’t make you believe what I say is true. But, what I
can
do is show you what you mean to me and show you that I mean what I say. We all got shit on once or twice, that’s life. But are we gonna let it stop us from seeing if what
this
” he pointed between the both of them while still looking into her eyes “is actually real?  We may get hurt, yes. But we may also find out that we are right for each other and we can be happy. But we’ll never know if we don’t try. So. My question to you is…do you want to try?” Holding his breath, Shane waited for an answer while rubbing his thumb across her cheeks to dry them. Penny was dumbfounded at what he said and she had her doubts but she was willing to give it a chance. “Yes” she said “I want to try” and smiling she leaned into Shane and he held her. Come hell or high water, he was going to show her that he wasn’t going to let her go.

After pulling themselves together and joking about the insecurities that others place on others,
they decided that they would be together again in a few short weeks and the rest of the day were easier. They joked and laughed and acted like they were kids again, playing innocent pranks on each other. Enjoying the time they had left before distance separated them.

As night began to draw in, they settled themselves in the living room and Shane
lit a fire in the fireplace. As they cuddled up together on the couch with a glass of wine each, they began to reminisce about the past week and talk about little things that didn’t really mean much of anything. When the fire began to die down and only a smoldering log was left, Shane took a hold of Penny’s hand and led her up the stairs to the bedroom. He slowly began to undress her but she stopped him before her shirt made it past her waist. “Hold on. There is something I want to do, just for you, as a reminder and as a parting gift.” Shane was about to protest but she pushed him back towards the bed until he sat down. Penny held up her hand in a gesture for him to stay and she walked over to the CD player. Once she picked out the song, she put it on, turned it up, and began a slow, tantalizing strip tease. Shane was beside himself, he felt like a fat kid in a donut shop, excited and salivating. His eyes followed her every move, every gesture, from her sliding her top up, over her breasts then over her head to her turning around and unclipping her bra. He was taking it all in, he didn’t blink. When she turned to face him, she was holding her top over her breasts with one hand. He thought that was unfair, he wanted to see them. Giving her back to him once again, she dropped the shirt and began to unbutton her pants. She slowly wriggled out of them and Shane wanted to be those pants right there and then. He was getting hard and uncomfortable and impatient. When she bent over to push them down, he almost lost his mind and his control. Her beautiful derriere seemed to say ‘Come and get me’ but he fought the urge to reach out and grab it. As she stepped out of her pants, she turned around to face him with her hands covering her breasts…again! “
Oh my god, she’s trying to kill me
”, he thought as he watched her sidle closer and closer to him. Gyrating and swaying her hips, tantalizing him with each move she made, teasing him with tiny glimpses here and there of her naked breasts, flashing a bit of her hardened nipples before covering them up. Turning her back to him, again, Penny adjusted herself so she could hold her breasts covered with one hand. She was truly enjoying this. As she turned to face Shane, she took her free hand and slowly moved it down her body, lingering on her naval. Shane watched that hand with such intent; he thought he would pop a blood vessel. Watching her slowly move her hand downward was such an erotic move he was going insane, he knew he groaned when he saw her slip her hand over her panties and began to touch herself. Oh he was going to lose it, he knew he was, if he didn’t have her right there and then. Shane made a move to get up but Penny shook her head. She wasn’t finished just yet, there was more and he was going to see it all. Shane reluctantly sat back down and watched as the most beautiful woman began to masturbate in front of him. It was the most erotic thing he had ever witnessed in his life. There she was, now lying on the floor with her panties down to her knees, kneading her breasts, pinching her nipples to make them harder and slipping her finger inside that tight, hot, wet pussy. All Shane could do was watch and be entranced at the sight he was more than happy to see. Once she was close to climaxing, she took her wet finger and stuck it in her mouth, making small sucking noises with it until finally she crooked her finger indicating him to come and join her. Shane practically flew off the bed and knelt down beside her, touching her body and kissing her, while trying to remove his own clothing. He was hot and hard and aching and he knew there was only one person who can satisfy his need and she was lying there, naked and open before him like a buffet waiting to be engulfed. If he was going to die right there, at least he would die a very happy man and with that thought, he leaned over Penny and began to make love to her all night long.