Dreams Do Come True (22 page)

Nico looked up at Shontell. He recalled that she spoke French before, but this time he needed to know what she said. 

“What does that mean?” he asked her in a husky voice. She lowered herself onto him slowly, and he drew in his breath. 

“I said: Baby, make love to me. And I love you too,” she told him, as he gripped her waist and she rode him. Nico felt himself losing control as Shontell bucked on top of him. He quickly grabbed her and switched their positions, as she wrapped her legs around his waist. He penetrated deep into her hot core and Shontell welcomed each thrust. They made love passionately and completely, speaking to one another in a way that only lovers could. She continued to speak French, and he answered her in his own language of love. He kissed her shoulder and tasted the salt from her sweat. She grabbed ahold of his fingers, locking them together as he thrust into her slowly. He then increased his tempo. Shontell pulled his face to her, as she sucked his tongue hard. He could feel her coming. Within seconds he was joining her, as they both called out the other’s name. He collapsed on top of her and kissed her again. He noticed that she had tears on her face. 

“Are you okay?” he asked with concern. She nodded and hugged him. After a few minutes, he rolled onto his back and she laid on his chest. 

“I love you, Shontell.” 

“I love you back, Nico.” They both fell into a comfortable sleep. 

Shontell smiled when she woke up in the bed with Nico. Her mind went back to the night they shared. She laid everything on the line with him, and he still told her that he loved her. She had found her knight in shining armor. She got up and walked over to the balcony and stepped out. She watched the beauty of the sunrise. She felt the wetness on her face and wiped at her tears. She tried to keep her tears at bay, but they seemed to come more. She didn’t want to wake Nico. She turned to look to make sure he was still in the bed and was startled to see him standing right next to her. She didn’t even hear him get up. With concern on his face, he pulled up a chair and sat down next to her.

“Baby? What’s wrong? Are you crying?” he inquired as he began wiping her face with his fingers. Shontell looked at him and knew that he was what she had been hoping for. 

“Yes, I’m sorry I didn’t mean to wake you up.”

“Are you okay?” he asked still showing concern.

“Nico, I am okay. These are tears of joy. I was just thanking God for bringing us together, and remembering all the things that I went through with Jesse. I thought that was love. You have shown me more about love in the past couple of weeks than I could have ever imagined. I never planned on falling in love with you this quickly. You showed me patience and intimacy, and now it’s my turn to show you how much all that means to me,” she told him as she wiped the tears from her face. 

Nico wiped away at the tear that was forming on his face. He didn’t want her to see how her words got to him. He had never felt so strongly about a woman before in his life. He looked at her and saw how beautiful she was from the inside and out. It made him think of the video with her friend singing. He gave her what she wanted, and he was pleased. He pulled her onto his lap and lay his head on her stomach. They watched the rest of the sunset together. He looked up at her, and she rewarded him with a kiss. The kiss sent him into overdrive. Nico opened her robe and cupped her breasts. Shontell moaned from the touch. When the kissed ended, they were both breathless.

“Wow,” Nico whispered.  Shontell laughed lightly.

“Why did you say wow?”

“You don’t even want to know why,” he told her, shaking his head at himself. Shontell scooted off his lap and brought him down on the chaise with her. His thoughts quickly went to the first time they lay on a chaise together. He wondered if she was thinking the same thing, when she said, “Feeling DeJa Vu, huh?” He nodded his head yes. He lowered his head to her breast and let his tongue run over her areola. Shontell arched her body. She reached down and massaged Nico. He moaned as he bit her lower lip softly and then felt her sheath him and then guide him into her hot wetness. He felt like he was melting, with her gripping him repeatedly as he thrust in and out of her. He felt her about to climax and knew that he would be following. He sped up his movements and thrust deeper into her.  He felt her tighten on him, and he clenched his teeth. 

“Nico,” she screamed, as they came together. 

“I love you, Shontell. I will never hurt you,” he told her between breaths as they lay together, coming down from the high. After a few minutes, Nico grabbed his watch. He had an hour before rehearsal. Getting up, he tried not to wake Shontell. He headed into the shower, turned on the water to just the right temperature, and stepped in. Letting the water cascade over his body, with his eyes closed he allowed the water to rinse his face and Shontell’s scent from him. Hearing the door open, he smiled. He heard her shuffling around and wondered what she was doing. He almost looked, but didn’t want to embarrass her. Soon after, he felt her hands on his back as she stepped into the shower with him.

“What are you doing?” Nico asked her, laughing.

“Shh,” Shontell said to him, giving him a sultry smile as she placed her finger on his lips. He turned her around and pulled her body into his, spooning their bodies together. Nico grabbed the soap and began to lather her body, touching her in places that he thought he had missed in their lovemaking earlier.

“Open your legs,” he said. Shontell moaned lightly as she did what he asked her. Nico placed his thick member in between her folds. Shontell gasped when it throbbed. Nico cupped her breasts, twisting her nipples hard. Shontell placed both hands on the shower wall. Nico kissed the back of her neck and trailed kisses down to her ass, as he raised her leg and placed it on the corner of the tub. Nico stepped back and let the now lukewarm water hit her skin. He positioned her body just the way he wanted to before he entered her wetness, which he knew it wasn’t from the water. She squealed in pleasure as he pounded into her. Reaching back, Shontell pulled his face to hers and tongue-kissed him hard. Nico was trying to concentrate on their strokes and movements, but her kisses were making it hard. He extended his hand downward and started to play with her clit. Immediately her body began to tremble. He pulled out and re-entered her harder. She held onto the wall, as Nico took over the rhythm.

Nico felt Shontell come, and he bit the side of her neck. She pushed her ass out more, and Nico stroked her harder. Then he grabbed hold of her waist, and they made love in a way that he was unaccustomed to. He had never been so turned on by the way a woman sexed him. But he already knew she was different. Nico grunted and whispered Shontell’s name. Nico felt himself about to explode. He stroked hard and then stayed still for a few seconds. When Shontell moved on his shaft, he tried to stop her. But he couldn’t. Nico began pounding harder and harder. When he felt her tighten her sweet walls, he came hard. He knew she had to have felt his seed shoot into her, as she came again with him. He held onto her as he tried to turn the water off. After a few minutes, he stepped out the tub and held his hand out to her. Grabbing the towels, he wrapped up and then covered her up in the other. Picking her up, he carried her back into the room. He laid her on the bed, and they shared a deep kiss. Breaking the kiss, he shook his head at her. “What am I going to do with you!” he said, not expecting an answer. “Love me,” she said softly, as she pulled him on top of her and they got back under the covers.

After they showered and dressed, Shontell walked with Nico to where they were rehearsing. They kissed, and he told her he would see her for lunch.  As she turned to leave, she almost ran straight into Jesse. 

“Hey, baby girl. I see you and your man are still on good terms.”

“Why would you think we wouldn’t be? You can’t take away my joy; you didn’t give it to me, you sorry bastard,” she scowled at him. She quickly chided herself for her comment. She was doing what he wanted. She started taking a couple steps back from him. She didn’t want to be near him.

“Whoa, such foul language coming out of such a pretty mouth,” he said, holding both hands up in surrender. Shontell was about to turn and walk away. She wasn’t aware that Nico saw her talking to Jesse until he was back at her side.

“Is everything okay over here?” He gave Jesse a stern look that he wasn’t prepared for.

“Yep, it is; me and the lady here were just having a conversation,” Jesse told him, as he put his hands in his pockets. Nico continued to regard Jesse, but said nothing to his comment. He turned to her and mouthed, “Are you okay?”  She nodded, as she took her sunglasses off her dress. Putting them on her face, she smiled at Nico. Looking over at Jesse, she said, “Our conversation is over. I will see you later Nico.” She waved to Nico and started off in the opposite direction, leaving both men standing there watching her.

Jesse wanted to go and snatch her to make her come back and talk to him. He knew he had better not press his luck. He needed this gig and the exposure. He looked back at Nico and watched him as he watched Shontell walk out of sight. There it was; he saw the look…the look that he wore when he fell in love with Shontell…the same look he still tried to cover up from everyone but himself when he looked in the mirror. Jesse was pissed because he would never get her back now. He walked into the auditorium and headed towards the stage. He heard his name being called and turned around. Looking at Nico, he stood and waited to see what he was going to say. He wasn’t in the mood. 

“I am going to say this as nicely as I can. Back off of Shontell. She doesn’t want to talk to you,” Nico told him through clenched teeth.

“So, now you are speaking for her. Let her tell me that Shontell and I have unfinished business.”

“Unfinished business? I doubt that. Don’t make me have to repeat myself,” Nico told him. Jesse huffed and then continued walking to the stage. The game just changed. Nico couldn’t even begin to understand his connection with Shontell. They would see who Shontell left the cruise with—him or Nico. 

Ebony peeked out of the door before opening it all the way. She was getting antsy because she had too much time to think. There was no way in hell that she was going to spend one more day cooped up in that room. Jesse was treating her like some kind of prisoner. They were supposed to be here together. That’s what he had told her. But instead, he now said he couldn’t have her seen by Shontell. She was so tired of hearing Shontell’s name: Shontell this; Shontell that. If Shontell knew half of what she knew, her head would spin. Her thoughts were dark, as she ventured down the gallery walk.

Ebony looked behind her like she expected to get caught by the crew. She was a guest. Relaxing, she walked normal. She wondered what Jesse would do if he found out that Shontell had already seen her. She laughed some to herself. When she boarded, she took her sunglasses off to admire the ship and looked over and saw Shontell staring straight at her. She hurried through to get from the deck to the room. She had been in the room for two days, and enough was enough. She was missing all the fun. The ship was huge. What were the chances of her seeing Shontell again?  She walked on deck and went straight to the buffet to make a plate. One of the big concerts was tonight, and she wanted to make sure that she would be able to see it…even if it was from afar. She sat down to eat her food. She never even saw Shontell, Sandy, and another woman walk into the dining area.

   Shontell went straight to the bar and ordered a hurricane. She was still so mad at how she reacted to Jesse’s comment and the way Jesse came at her. Sandy grabbed their table, while she and Felecia got the drinks. The ladies sat down. 

“I can’t believe you were engaged to Jesse Wright,” Felecia said, as they made light talk. Shontell had filled Felecia in the last hour about her past. Sandy tried not to listen. But she did well in not responding or getting mad. They were killing time; the conversation was what she needed. Shontell wished she could share with them about last night with Nico. But that wasn’t her style. She never kissed and told. They decided to make a small plate of fruit and appetizers, while they were waiting on the men to end their rehearsal. Biting into a strawberry, she addressed Felecia’s comment.

“Sometimes neither can I. That was a long time ago,” she told her, wiping the juice from her mouth. Sandy decided to change the topic. Talking about Jesse was making her head hurt. Turning to them both, she asked them excitedly, “Have you ladies decided what you’re wearing tonight?”

“Yes, I have this hot strapless jumper I am sporting,” Felecia told them. 

“I think I am wearing my tangerine dress. I need to get my hair tightened,” Shontell told them. They continued about their outfits, hair, and makeup over the next thirty minutes. When their conversation paused, Felecia turned her head, looking around and made a comment that made both of the other women stop drinking their fruity drinks.         

“Hey, isn’t that the woman you showed me the picture of? Ebony, I think that’s her name,” Shontell turned and saw Ebony sitting over about five tables. 

Shontell did a double-take. What the hell, she thought to herself. What is going on here? Standing up, she headed in her direction. She ignored Sandy calling her.  “Ebony?” The woman looked up with large eyes. Shontell saw her moving to run and grabbed her wrist.

“So, I wasn’t crazy when I thought I saw you the other day. What the hell are you doing here when you are supposed to be in Detroit working?”

“I can explain,” Ebony stuttered. “Shon, you’re hurting my wrist. Let me go!” she yelled. People started looking at them. Shontell glared at her, and Ebony closed her mouth.

“I’m not letting you go until you start explaining, and you can start by telling me the truth,” Shontell told her, as she gripped her wrist even tighter. 

“Shon, stop!” she heard from behind her. She was still holding onto her wrist when Jesse stepped to the side of her and Ebony. 

“I said let her go,” Jesse said, as he pulled her away from Ebony.

“So it’s true. You are with Ebony. Why?” Looking back and forth between the two of them, she could feel her anger bubbling. Shontell’s question was directed at Ebony, more so than Jesse. 

“You just had to have my scraps. Well, you two deserve each other. Don’t think he loves you. He isn’t capable of love. He reserves that all for himself,” she spat at her partner. Then she looked Jesse up and down. They both looked like strangers to her.

“He does love me,” Ebony yelled, pouting and stomping her foot for emphasis.

“Tell her; tell her you love me, Jesse. Tell her how long we have been together.” She looked at Jesse; he had a blank look on his face, but didn’t confirm or deny what she was saying. Ebony continued talking.

“I never knew what he saw in you. You never deserved him. I could please him so much better than you ever could. You should be thanking me.”

“Thanking you. And what the hell am I thanking your trifling ass for? Saving my business? Yeah, I was grateful for that. But, I don’t need you,” Shontell told her, inches from her face. Shontell could feel how warm her skin was. The anger was getting deeper by the moment.

Ebony laughed in her face. “You don’t even know, do you?” Shontell looked at her wide-eyed.
Now what, what was this woman talking about she thought.

“What are you talking about? Know what?” Shontell asked. She watched Ebony look at Jesse, and the look he gave her terrified them both. She kept her eyes on Jesse, looking at his now-unkempt appearance. Jesse took a few steps in Shontell’s direction. He clearly was ignoring what Ebony said. She could see he was avoiding her on purpose. That made her even madder.

“Look, we need to hash out all this nonsense. Shontell, let’s go somewhere and talk in private,” he told her as he grabbed her by the elbow. She snatched away from him and she stood her ground. 

“No. You or Ebony better tell me now what she meant by that comment. What is it that I don’t know?” she asked, looking from Ebony to Jesse.  “A lot,” she heard Ebony mumble. Before she realized it, she had put her hand across the side of Ebony’s face. The smack sound seemed to bounce off the waves. There was a collective gasp from the people who were watching them. Ebony was holding her face. She didn’t even realize Nico had come over to where she was. “Jesse are you going to do something?” she asked with embarrassment on her face. Jesse took a step up and so did Nico.

Shontell saw the jaw line of Jesse tense and knew that he was getting mad from Nico’s protection of her.  She didn’t care. That is what her man was supposed to do. She looked back to Ebony.

“Now, unless you want a repeat, I would suggest you spill it now, Ebony,” she told her, getting her anger in check. Folding her arms, she waited.  

“The money I gave you to save your business came from Jesse. He gave me the money and told me to say it came from me,” she whispered. But everyone in the room heard her. Jesse went to hit her, but his hand was grabbed by Dennis. Ebony’s eyes were huge as she cowered under the threat.