Him Her Them Boxed Set (28 page)

"Fuck me Corbin. Please fuck me." Her voice is just a whisper but it's strong enough to cause me to rise and remove my clothes with speed. Moments later I am standing over her soft glistening body, my naked one ready to do as she instructed. She lifts slightly to remove her bra.

But time has passed between us since we were last together like this and I know she will want protection, so I bend down to my pants pocket pooled on the floor. Reaching inside I grab what I need and moments later I am ripping open the condom wrapper, placing the rubber on my cock.

Bringing my tip to her swollen entrance I look up when I hear Luna gasp.

"Are you sure Luna?"

She doesn't answer but reaches over grabbing my hips and thrusts herself onto me. Luna tightens around my cock as I fill her. My eyes roll back and I groan from the ecstasy of it. Her hips wiggle bringing my focus back onto her silken body.

I fall, catching myself before I crush her. My arms enveloping her body as my hips begin to thrust and take action. Luna raises her head to kiss me, but I pull away knowing that her kiss will send me crashing too soon.

Leaning on my elbow, my hand skims down her curves until it comes to rest on her swollen breast. I tease her nipple knowing her back will arch. The memories that come flooding back as my brain remembers all her tells.

My hips quicken their pace and my hand moves further down. I lift myself so that I am standing and can slip my thumb between us to press her clit. Only a few strokes and she is melting again, pulsating around my cock. Her orgasm makes her appear blissfully tormented. I watch as her body relaxes and moves to my ever growing erratic thrusts as she comes down off her high.

"God you feel so good." Luna gasps as she arches her back, her head pushing into the bed.

I have to feel her, all of her. My body collapses on to hers and before I know it her legs are wrapped around me and we are on our sides in the middle of the bed. I nuzzle into her neck, kissing, sucking, breathing her. As much as I graze my hands over her slick skin I can't seem to get enough.

Her hand moves to my chin pushing it up so our eyes meet. There is so much I see there staring back at me, longing and fear. I worry for a second that I am hurting her, but then she groans and her lips crash onto mine.

It's always her kiss that turns me, bringing me to my knees and makes me never able to forget her. When we first met and I kissed her on her porch I knew I could never let her go. I have never been kissed like that. It was so pure, open and sensual all at the same time.

So now as her lips press against mine and her tongue seeks mine it's the trigger for my release. The wave is large and toe curling. I feel it in the back of my calves as the slow burn runs up my legs. Luna muffles my moans as her lips continue their assault.

We just stay wrapped in each other's arms, kissing long after our bodies are sated.  I feel like we are teenagers gone in reverse, making out after the sex. She finally breaks free and it gives me a chance to remove the condom and roll over to toss it in the trash. As I lie back on the pillows and open my arm so Luna can cuddle into me we hear a knock on the door.

"Luna?"  Jos's voice vibrates through the door.

Our eyes widen, I had forgotten about the party happening outside the door. Luna, easily embarrassed covers her mouth with a nervous giggle. She turns slightly to the door to respond.

"Yes?"

"Are you okay? I haven't seen you in a while."

"Yeah, just taking a break."

A break? Really?

Luna looks at me and shrugs her shoulders as if to say 'I don't know'.

"Oh, okay. Have you seen Corbin and Pierce? They both haven't been around in a while. Jennifer is asking about Pierce."

Luna looks terrified. She doesn't want to tell Jos I am in here. I'll just help her with that.

"Jos, Pierce is on the deck and I'm in here helping Luna take a break."

Luna's hands are covering her face and she buries it into my chest as I laugh.

"Oh, okay. Well, thanks for letting me know where Pierce is. Hope the break was fun."

We can hear her walk away and I can't help my laughter getting louder as Luna starts to slap me on my chest.

"Corbin! Now Jos knows we have been having sex at her party...in her baby's room!"

It takes a minute before my laughter subsides as I try to wipe away my tears while defending my chest against her assault.

"I don't think Jos cares that you had sex with me in your room. She has yet to have the baby, so technically it's still your room. As for the party, she might be a little pissed, but I am sure she will get over it. If anything, feel bad for Pierce, most likely he will suffer the consequences of hiding on the deck the entire party."

Luna smirks and huffs, rolling over. I know her too well to know when she is just pretending to be mad at me. I scoot closer so I can spoon her. Her irritation with me melts quickly as she rubs herself back into my body, moaning in contentment.

"I missed you so much Luna."

"I missed you too Corbin. I thought you didn't feel for me anymore."

I pull back and tug at her shoulder until she turns her body to face me.

"How can you say that? I kissed you last week that should have at least tipped you off at how I felt."

With a shy smile she looks down at her fingers as she draws small circles on my chest.

"You seemed embarrassed that it happened and raced off. I never saw you the rest of the time. I thought you were hiding from me."

She is partly right. I was hiding from her. Knowing if I saw her again I wouldn't be able to stop myself. I push her chin up to meet my gaze.

"I could never be embarrassed of kissing you. You have to know what your lips do to me. As for hiding out, I guess you are right. But, it wasn't because I was ashamed or anything. I was worried that I might try to kiss you again and I didn't want anything to happen before I had a chance to talk to Shari."

Luna smiles but my explanation doesn't seem to reassure her as her eyes continue to dart back to her fingers, now making figure eights on my stomach.

"Luna, I still care for you as much as I ever did. Please tell me you feel the same."

She just gives me a chaste kiss before rolling over. I pull the sheets over us and cuddle behind her. Perhaps she doesn't feel as she once did? Maybe she met someone in Minnesota and I'm the rebound? I have to think of a way to woo her back to me.

We hold each other for a while before I hear her breathing lower and a light snore begin. I remember how she would always swear that she didn't snore until one day I recorded her on my cell phone. Luna got huffy and banned me from her bed. That lasted all of two days; one of those days was spent in my bed. I laugh at the memory and feel my heart constrict knowing how much I want that back.

"What do you think of this one? It's got a nice kitchen, up to date."

I ask Jos as we tour the empty apartment. My new salary as a photographer's assistant doesn't pay that much, so I am reduced to studio apartments, either in unsavory neighborhoods or in a good neighborhood but up four flights of stairs. The one we are currently admiring is only a third floor walkup, but it's on the edge of the city, so I would have to drive or take the light rail to work.

Jos still looks like she is about to faint from exhaustion, despite having been here for ten minutes.

"Yeah, the kitchen is nice. I like that it's an actual kitchen and not a wall lined with an oven and a few cabinets like the last three we saw. But the bathroom is too small. I couldn't even fit in it without my belly hitting something."

I look around and notice the water stains that look fairly recent on the ceiling. This apartment search is not going at all how I planned. I thought I would find a cute little studio with some historical or quirky charm, but I just stumble upon a lot of patchwork and tight spaces. I sigh for what feels like the hundredth time today.

"Let's go Jos. We can get something to eat. I'm tired of looking at apartments."

Her eyes light up when I mention food and she nods in agreement. I help her down the old wooden staircase and we are outside ten minutes later. I have seen ninety year olds manage a staircase faster.

We head over to a little Egyptian pizza place about a block away. Once we have our food we settle into a small table and dig in. Well, Jos digs in like a person trapped at sea for weeks and finding food for the first time. I take normal bites of my food while glaring wickedly at the people who give her dirty looks. They stare as if they have never seen a pregnant woman eat. I admit, it puts my sloppy eating to shame, but it's rude to stare even if the person in question looks like a train wreck of food.

Jos takes a breather for a moment to ask me a question.

"So, you and Corbin. Huh?" She wiggles her eyebrows at me and favors me with a Joker leer, complete with tomato sauce all around her mouth.

"What about me and Corbin?"

"You finally are back together. Good. You two are perfect for each other and I have to admit when you both broke up it really surprised me."

I give her a lopsided smile and keep eating, taking small, careful bites of my pizza.

"Whoa! What are you not telling me Luna?"

I glance up from my food surprised by her reaction.

"What are you talking about? I'm just sitting here and eating my food like a normal person." I snort trying to hide my nervousness. Jos can always tell when I am hiding something. Damn her and her robot brain.

"Exactly! Since when do you eat like a normal person, Luna? Spill. What's going on?"

Ugh! I really hate that she's so perceptive. I guess this is what makes her so great at psychology. I roll my eyes and lower the slice in my hand.

"Fine. It's Corbin. Yes we had sex, but I still don't know if I'm just a rebound to get over Shari, or if he really does have feelings for me."

"What gave you that idea? The man worships the ground you walk on. You have no idea what it was like when you left. He wrapped himself in his new app idea, as if that would replace you. I think there was a week when he didn't shower or leave his place. Pierce had to physically remove him from his home. Even months after you left, when he was a bit more normal, he still just moped all the time."

I didn't realize that. I figured it would hurt him but I had no idea he was so devastated. It wasn't much better when I moved, except I had my dad to distract me, not that that made me feel better, just bad in a different way.

"I'm sorry. But that was then. I just think it's interesting that he runs out after kissing me at your baby shower, then Shari breaks up with him, not the other way around, and then we have sex and I don't hear from him. Not even a text. That just screams rebound to me."

Now it's Jos's turn to sigh. She shakes her head but continues to shove food into her mouth. We sit in silence for a few more minutes.

"You know Luna, I still think he loves you as much as he did before. When he met Shari I was glad for him because he needed to be happy again, only he wasn't. He was just okay."

I cock my head to the side confused. Remembering them together he seemed a little more than just okay, holding her hand and giving her hugs. It took all my strength not to lunge at her. Perhaps I am seeing more to it, but if he wasn't happy why would he stay with her?

"I am sure he was more than okay Jos."

She shakes her head.

"No. When he was with you there was lightness to him because when you entered the room he lit up. But when he was with Shari he was always the same, when she was in the room or not. He was just Corbin. I saw him stare at you during Thanksgiving. That's when I knew it was just a matter of time until him and Shari were no more and you two would be back together."

I shrug my shoulders still not totally convinced of her words.

"Perhaps you're right, but as the saying goes, actions speak louder than words; I have seen no action from Corbin the past couple of days. Plus, when I woke Sunday morning he was gone. No note or goodbye, just disappeared."

Jos looks surprised. Any other time I would be happy about that, she has the power to be right all the freaking time, very annoying, but this time I want her to be right. I want her to say her usual, 'I told you so' so I don't feel hurt. But she doesn't. We spend the next few minutes finishing our food and then head out to visit one last apartment before calling it a day.

Nervously my eyes keep flickering up to the front door every time it opens. This time a young couple comes strolling inside, his hair styled in a black fauxhawk and hers is long brown almost matching her tan and brown layers of knit and dress that fall loose down her body. They are laughing as they reach the counter to order their espressos or lattes or whatever crap makes them happy.

Me, I keep my hands warm, well really to prevent them from fidgeting, wrapped around my small coffee cup that is long since been emptied. Luna's not late, I'm just very early. The little bell on the door rings once more and I finally see her sparkling eyes search the room and land on me. Her smile is natural and wide but it quickly vanishes into a hard line as she moves closer to me.

Pulling out the chair across from me at the small metal table, she sits placing her bag on the floor before looking up.

"So, Corbin, what did you want to see me about?"

No 'good to see you' or 'I missed you' from her lips only a harshly voiced statement to let me know she is pissed. I am realizing my decision to give her space was a stupid move. Luna just seemed worried when I let her know my feelings on Saturday; I really believed she wanted to take it slow. This is all new to me. I usually can read women, know exactly what they want, but she always trips me up. She challenges me and I feel so out of my element with her that I realize I might have to go to Pierce for advice. I never thought I would even think those words, yet here I am contemplating advice from a recovering manwhore just so I don't lose the love of my life.

"It's nice to see you Luna. Your scarf really brings out the blue of your eyes."

Luna smirks as if I just laid down some cheesy line about her falling from the sky. She removes the scarf revealing a rather low cut black sweater that causes my eyes to dart from her eyes to her chest a few times before finally deciding on her lips to focus on.

"Is that why you asked me here Corbin, to talk about my clothing decisions?"

"No, I just miss you is all....and I have something to discuss with you."

I try to place my hand on hers as I tell her I miss her but she pulls hers away.

"Considering how silent you have been with me these past few days I was surprised to get your text this morning. What is this matter you wish to discuss? I'm on my lunch break so I don't have a lot of time."

This is harder than I thought it would be. I didn't realize she would be angry at me. Looking back it was sort of a dick move to have sex with her, and then leave her before she woke and then never contact her. God, why did I think that was a good thing? It just seemed like the right thing Sunday morning, like maybe she would have some space to think about us for a bit and then call me. When I didn't hear from her by Monday my mind raced with how to get her in my life without seeming like I am pushing her.

It hit me when I was talking with my assistant, I need another employee. Not just any employee but someone with creative flair. Luna kept popping up in my mind, but would she go for working with me? I have to take the risk, so here I am staring at her beautiful, puffy pink lips and trying to focus on a job offer.

"Well, I am sorry about that. I have been busy and I thought you were busy too or just needed some distance. Anyway, I really am not here to talk about that. I wanted to know if you would consider becoming my new Creative Director. You would be in charge of the creative content on our app and have say in how the creative elements are used in the design."

Her head shakes in surprise as her eyes grow wide.

"I have to say Corbin that was probably the last thing I thought you wanted to talk to me about. Are you offering me a job?"

I nod and start to peel away at the cardboard coffee protector to give my hands something to do.

"Yes."

She doesn't say anything for about a minute but it seems like hours. I want to say something, fill the space with words but know it will not help. I'm about to excuse myself for the bathroom to give her some time alone when she pipes up.

"That sounds like a great offer Corbin, but you do realize I have a job that I am quite happy with."

I nod my head and look down at the shredded brown bits of paper surrounding my paper coffee cup.

"Yeah Luna, I know. It's just...Pierce and Jos showed me your photographs and -- God they are just amazing. You never showed me your work. I was blown away with what I saw. You have a real eye for beauty, and I already know how incredibly smart you are, it just made sense when I thought of who could fill the creative director role. Perhaps now isn't the right timing, but I did want to put the offer out there."

Luna looks at the counter for a minute and then back to me.

"It really is a nice offer Corbin, but I am going to have to turn you down. I know you hate Geo but I like working for him. He has taught me so much, I do love my job. It may not pay much but it's so much more than that."

"It's more than say...how he looks at you?"

She rolls her eyes and shakes her head.

"You know it has nothing to do with that. If I have a job I take it very seriously. That's another thing Corbin, if I took the job you offer I wouldn't want to be with you, romantically I mean. Too many complications. I like to keep my work life and my personal life separate."

Shit, I didn't think of that. She really is a stickler about it. Perhaps, over time, I could persuade her otherwise.

"I forgot about that. You could bend the rules just this once?"

I try to sneak my hand on to hers but she pulls away again.

"That won't be a question because I turned the job offer down Corbin. Besides, I don't even know what 'we' are anyway. Am I just someone you like to fuck occasionally or more than that?"

My eyes widen when she speaks. Is that what she thinks? Did my words Saturday night mean nothing to her?

"How can you say that Luna? I still love you, I don't think I ever stopped."

"Your words say love Corbin but your actions say wham, bam, thank you ma'am."

Some of the people at the other tables turn to look at us. I lower my voice to speak to her.

"What about you Luna? I asked you if you felt the same as me, but I still have yet to hear your answer."

She narrows her eyes and grabs her purse off the floor.

"I missed you Corbin. It broke my heart to leave you last year, but I had to. You want to know why I came back?"

I have a feeling she's going to tell me no matter my answer so I just shrug my shoulders.

"You, Corbin. Not because I missed Baltimore or even Jos, though I did miss her. I thought, perhaps we could pick up where we left off. I hoped, knowing it might not happen, but I was willing to risk it. Then when I found out you moved on, my heart shattered once again. Even when Shari broke up with you, I only thought of you. I wanted to run into your arms but I figured you needed time to heal. But you, you just take what you want when you want. You took me at the holiday party no thought of anyone but yourself. You told me how you cared so much for me. What was I to think?"

Again, I don't think she actually wants me to answer.

"Suddenly I had you back but I was still worried it was your broken heart from Shari talking, so I didn't answer you. You proved me right when you were gone by morning and then radio silence since then. Everyone tells me how much you still love me, you tell me how much you still care, but what do I have to show for it? One hot night that leaves me all alone by morning and a job offer? Wow, that's not love, that's desperation."

With her final words spoken she gets up and storms out of the coffee shop. I think she would have slammed the door if she could, but it's one of those doors that slowly shut on its own.

Well, fuck! I really screwed this up big time.