Hot Nights Forever (Hot Summer Series) (3 page)

After looking at
the amphitheater that overlooked the water, Stephanie and Brian made their way
to a nearby restaurant.  It was a locally owned steak house that had the best
ribs and steak around.  The dinner crowd hadn’t arrived yet, so they were
seated quickly. 

The restaurant had
an intimate setting.  The walls were a dark cherry paneling and the floors had
a red with gold designs in the carpet.  All of the tables were covered with
ivory satin tablecloths.  There were wall lamps giving off a warm glow against
the walls.  The tables had a small lamp on each. 

“May I take your
drink orders and interest you in an appetizer?”  The waitress asked, carrying
an I Pad.

Stephanie chose a
Margarita on the rocks and Brian got a beer on draft.  “What appetizer do you
recommend?”  Brian inquired to the waitress.

“Our stuffed
mushrooms are the best in town,” she said. 

“Is that ok with
you?” Brian asked Stephanie. 

When she nodded
her agreement, he placed the order. 

“They will be out
shortly and I’ll be back to get your main course orders.” The waitress made her
way to another table.

“Have you had any
responses from your job search?” Brian asked carefully.  He didn’t want to upset
her.    

“I’ve had offers
in school districts that are an hour or more away.  I really don’t want to
drive that far.  I have until the end of the month to decide if I’m going to
take it or not.”  Stephanie was still unsure of what she was going to do.

“An hour drive to
and from work is a long way.  Can you teach in other states?”  Brian had no
idea where that question came from. 

“I would have to
take a test and get licensed in that state but it’s not difficult to do. 
Besides, I live right in the middle of South Carolina.  There’s no other state
that would be convenient for me to drive too.”      

The waitress
brought their drinks and appetizer.  They placed their main course orders and
the waitress was off again. 

Brian pierced a mushroom
with his fork and offered it to Stephanie.   He watched her mouth as she closed
her lips around the utensil, and his mind thought of her mouth elsewhere.

Stephanie was
curious as to why he would ask about her teaching in another state but instead
of dwelling on it, she decided to change the subject.      

“Do you like
wine?”  she asked.

“I can’t say I’ve
had enough to know if I like it.  I mostly drink beer.  Why do you ask?”  Brian
took a bite of a stuffed mushroom.

“I was thinking
about us going to a vineyard Monday.  They have wine tastings and a tour of the
grounds.”  Stephanie was hopeful that he would like the vineyard.  She
purchased wines from there and they were delicious.  She had never toured the
grounds. 

“That sounds
interesting.  I really want us to do whatever you like baby.”  Brian looked at
her and gave her his sexy half smile. 

 Their main course
arrived and they ate while they talked about Brian’s life growing up and how he
and his sister would fight over everything just to torment each other.

“Sounds like you
guys drove your parents crazy.”  Stephanie laughed.

An emotion passed
over Brian’s face that looked like sorrow.  It was gone as quickly as it came. 
“Yeah, I guess we did.”

They
finished the meal and Brian paid for the check.  Walking out into the street,
the air

had cooled off like it would rain
soon.  “Do you want to walk around our downtown for a little bit?  I’m stuffed
and need to let my food settle.”

“Sure, that’s fine
with me.” Brian slipped his hand into hers.

“We don’t have any
courtyards to dart into.”  Stephanie said with a smile.

Brian gave her a
slow seductive smile.  “I would want you no matter where we were at.”

They walked a few
blocks and stopped at a few art galleries that had paintings in the windows. 
Most of the stores were closed so they made their way back to Brian’s car. 
Brian opened the passenger side door for her and Stephanie sat down.  Brian
leaned into the open car door and cupped her face with is hands.

“I’m going to kiss
every inch of your body tonight.”  He touched his lips lightly to hers and
began a slow kiss.

Stephanie was
breathless and wet when he pulled away. 

Brian made his way
around to the driver side and climb in behind the wheel.  Surely not every man
looked as sexy as he did just driving a car.     

Brian started the
engine and pulled out quickly onto the street. 

When they arrived at Stephanie’s
house, Brian shut off the engine and looked at Stephanie.

 “Are you ready?”  he asked with
his sexy voice. 

Stephanie gave him a shy smile and
breathed “yes.”  It was barely a whisper. 

Brian got out and reached her side
just as she was stepping out onto the pavement.  He held out his hand and she
placed her small hand into his larger one.  Brian led her up to the front door
and pulled her into him.

“I have really enjoyed our day
today.”  He was brushing her hair back from around her neck. 

“I did as well.”  Stephanie looked
up into his blue eyes. 

“When I said I was going to kiss
every inch of your body, I meant it.”  Brian closed the distance between their
mouths and kissed her hungrily.    

Stephanie felt her knees get weak
as Brian’s tongue laced with hers and explored every part of her mouth. 

They broke away and Stephanie
turned to unlock the door.   Her hands were trembling with need as she fumbled
with the keys. 

“Here, let me,” said Brian as he
put his hand over hers and took the keys to unlock the door.

“I’m not nervous, just anxious I
guess.”  Stephanie smoothed her hair back. 

“We are going to take things a lot
slower than we did this afternoon.”  Brian gave her a sexy wink and opened the
door.

After closing the door and locking
both locks, Brian picked Stephanie up and she wrapped her legs around his
waist.  Brian placed his hands under her rounded ass and began making his way
down the hall. 

When he reached the bedroom, he let
her slide down his body until her feet touched the floor.  He peeled off her
shirt and unclasped her bra.  Brian sat down on the bed.    

“I want you to turn around so I can
see that sassy tattoo of yours.”  Brian’s eyes were dark blue with desire. 

She slowly did a half turn.  The
top of her tattoo was visible just above the waist band of her shorts. 

“You are very sexy.  I want you to
take your only your shorts off baby.”  Brian’s voice was deeper.  

  Stephanie did as he said and was
going crazy because the cool air was caressing her skin and Brian had yet to
touch her.  She unzipped her shorts and pulled them down, revealing a purple
thong.  Stephanie let the shorts fall to the floor and stepped out of them. 

He traced the black lines of her
tattoo with the tip of one finger.  This was the only touch he was giving her
and she had goose bumps up her back and arms. 

“Are you cold baby?”  Brian said
with a smile in his voice. 

“No.  My skin is overly sensitive I
guess.  I want you to touch more of me.” Stephanie was so close to begging. 

“What would you like for me to
touch you with?”  Brian was still tracing the lines of her ink.

“Your tongue, your fingers. 
Everything.” Stephanie was breathing faster. 

Brian placed his hands on her hips
and pulled her closer to the bed.  He bent his head down and began the same tracing
pattern but this time it was with his tongue.  He began kissing his way around
the small of her back. Brian turned her around so that he was in line with her
tanned stomach.  He began his kisses at her belly button.  He reached his hands
up to cup her full breasts.  Taking both tight nipples in his fingers, he began
rubbing her peaks until she was withering with need. 

“I need you now!”  Stephanie cried
out.

Brian stood and began to undress. 
He peeled his shirt off and revealed his muscular chest and arms.  His biceps
flexed as he reached down and unfastened his jeans and pulled the denim and
boxers down.  Sliding his shoes off, he then stepped out of the jeans and was
gloriously naked in front of her.  Stephanie reached out and put her hands on
his muscular chest.

“Sit down on the bed baby.”  Brian
pulled a condom from his wallet and set it on the edge of the bed. 

Stephanie did as he said.  She sat
on the bed and leaned back on her hands. 

Brian knelt down in front of her. 
He took her right foot in his hand and began kissing the top and moved around
to her ankle.  “Can you believe this is how we met not so long ago?”  He was
thinking of when he helped her get her heel out of the grates in front of the
fire station.

Stephanie smiled.  “Not a very
graceful moment for me was it?” 

“Well, I for one am so glad you got
your shoe stuck in that grate.”  Brian was now moving his hot lips and tongue
up her calves, alternating between the right and left legs. 

“That was the best misstep I’ve
ever made” Stephanie laughed.  She suddenly stopped as her desire deepened in
her core.  Brian made his way up past her knees and was now kissing the inside
of her right thigh.  He moved to her left thigh and inched his mouth further up
to her wet opening. 

He stopped and looked up at her.  “I
want you to show me what you were doing to yourself when we had phone sex the
other night.”

Stephanie felt herself blush.  “Is
that what you want?”

“Yeah baby.  It would be so hot to
watch you touch yourself.”  Brian gave her his sexy smile.

Stephanie moved further back on the
bed and placed her head on the soft pillows.  She began by slowly moving her
hand to her breast.  She found her rigid peak and rubbed it between her two
fingers.  The other hand traveled down to her stomach.  She looked up to see
Brian and noticed that he had moved as well.  He was kneeling back on the bed
with a direct view of her throbbing pussy. 

“You are so hot baby.  Keep
going.”  Brian was about to come undone watching her. 

Stephanie’s hand traveled under the
waistband of her thong.  She slipped it down and Brian helped her take it
completely off.  Her fingers found her wet apex.  She began stroking herself
around her clitoris while still playing with her nipples. 

“Put your fingers inside baby.” 
Brian slipped the condom on.

Stephanie eased her first finger
inside her wet lips.  She began moving in and out and arched her back as the
pleasure increased. 

“Don’t stop Stephanie.”  Brian bent
down and put his mouth on her wet opening.  He placed his tongue on her sensitive
clitoris and began to put pressure and move back and forth at the same time. 

That was Stephanie’s undoing.  She
raised her hips up slightly as her release took her for wave after wave of
convulsing pulses. 

Brian eased her back down and
kissed his way up her stomach and breasts.  When he reached her mouth,
Stephanie sucked on his still moist lips and moaned.

“You like the way you taste on me
don’t you?”  Brian put his throbbing shaft at her opening.

“Yes.  It’s very sexy.”  Stephanie
flexed her hips up to meet him.

Brian pushed his hardened manhood
into her still pulsing pussy.  He filled her to her core.  She wrapped her legs
around his waist and Brian moved them off the bed.  He carried her to the
dresser and set her down on the cool wooden surface.  She still had her legs
around him as he began pumping.  Stephanie met him thrust for thrust. 

Brian greedily crushed his mouth to
hers and kissed her hard as he fucked her hard.  On his last thrust, they both
climaxed and Stephanie cried out. 

Brian rested his head on her
shoulder as his breathing slowed down.  Stephanie leaned back slightly on her
hands and tilted her head back.  “Wow.”

“Yeah, you can say that again.” 
Brian eased out of her and threw his condom in the trash. 

“Wow” Stephanie said again.  They
both laughed.  Stephanie hopped down from the dresser.

“Get to bed woman.”  Brian swatted
her rounded bottom and she squealed in amusement.

They both got into bed and
Stephanie felt so happy. Brian wrapped his large arm around her waist and
pulled her closer to him.  He kissed her head and gave her a slight squeeze.

“Good night baby” he said.

“Good night.”  Stephanie smiled. 
I
love you
was on the tip of her tongue before she drifted off to sleep.

It was Monday and Stephanie and
Brian made their way down the long drive that threaded its way through hundreds
of grape vines.   The vines were on either side of the drive and they seemed to
go on and on.

This was their first time being out
of Stephanie’s house since Saturday night.  The day before, they spent a lazy
Sunday inside all day.  Eating, laughing, talking, and of course mind-blowing
sex filled their day.

Brian turned into a parking space
in front of the building that housed the tasting room, wine making cellar, and
onsite restaurant.  The building had gray slate stone siding and white trim
around the windows and doors.  The front portico extended the length of the
building and was constructed of a pale maple wood. 

The
Windy Hill Vineyards and Bistro
was the first vineyard to open in this county and the only one in the state
to have an onsite restaurant.  Stephanie had heard many good reviews of the
bistro but had never eaten here.

“This place is impressive” Brian
said as he reached for the massive white door with a frosted glass oval in the
center. 

“Yes it is.  I love their
grounds.”  Stephanie walked into a large tasting room.  It was a complete
contrast to the exterior.  The hard wood floors were a medium oak and the walls
were paneled with dark cherry paneling.  Beautiful frosted glass miniature
pendants hung from the ceiling.        

Along one complete
wall was the bar and serving area.  The back wall was mirrored and lined with
wine bottle filled shelves.  Several bottles had ribbons and medallions hanging
from them.   The woman behind the counter greeted them warmly.

“Hello and welcome
to the
Windy Hill
” she said with a smile.  “Are you interested in our
wine tasting today?”

“Yes we are” said
Brian. 

“Great.  Here is
our selection of wines.  Pick six you would like to try and mark them here” she
said while handing them a double folded paper with a wine list and check boxes
beside each wine. 

Stephanie and
Brian made their choices.  Stephanie chose the sweeter wines and Brian chose
mostly semi dry wines.  They both handed their wine selections back to the
woman.  She brought out two wine glasses that had
Windy Hill Vineyards
engraved on the side.  Looking at their selections, the lady poured each of
their glasses with their first choice of wine. 

They tasted their
wine as she gave them a little information about what they were drinking. 
Brian and Stephanie repeated this process with their remaining five samples. 
When they decided on their favorites, she poured them a glass and they made
their way to the back deck. 

The deck
overlooked another expansive vineyard.  There were grapevines as far as they
could see.  They sat down in the patio chairs and sipped the wonderful wine. 

“I didn’t think I
would like wine but this is really good.”  Brian gave her a half smile. 

“I like mine
too.”  Stephanie took a sip of hers and put her glass on the small table.

They sat on the
peaceful deck and enjoyed each other and the wine.  When they were finished,
they made their way to the onsite restaurant, where the waiter could pair the
right wine with the right foods. 

Brian and
Stephanie ate and had an easy conversation.  They talked about places they have
traveled to, favorite books, movies, and foods. 

When Brian was
just about finished with his food, his cell phone rang.  Taking it out, he
looked at the caller id number and recognized it immediately.  He suddenly had
a knot in his stomach. 

“Is everything ok?” 
Stephanie asked after seeing the worry etched on his face.   

“I need to take
this call.  I’ll be right back.” Brian got up from the table as he was
answering the phone.  He knew what it was about.  Brian told Aaron to not call
him this week unless there was an emergency with the fire department. 

“Talk to me” he
said into his cell phone.

“Hey man.  We’ve
got a serious situation going on.”  Aaron had to talk over the background noise
of the sirens. 

“What’s up?” 
Brian had a sense of dread envelop him.

“I wanted to tell
you before the captain called.  There’s a big warehouse fire down at the ship
yards.  He’s going to be calling you in a few.  Sorry to ruin your week man but
we need all the man power we can get.”  Aaron was gathering his equipment as he
spoke to Brian.

“It must be bad. 
That’s not even our district.  I’ll be there in three hours tops.  Keep safe.” 
Brian hung up the phone and then it rang again.  His captain was calling this
time.  Brian answered it and heard the same information repeated. 

 Making his way
back to their table, Brian was preparing himself to tell Stephanie that their
week would be cut extremely short. 

“Hi.  Everything
ok?”  Stephanie could see that there was something wrong by the look on his
face.

“No.  It’s not
ok.  I’m so sorry but I have to go.  That was Aaron and then my captain.  There
is a big fire out of our district and they need all the help they can get. 
I’ve got to go back to Savannah.”  Brian watched the play of emotions on
Stephanie’s face as he told her the sudden change of plans. 

Stephanie felt so
disappointed but knew there was nothing she could do but support him.  “Ok. 
What do we need to do?  Leave right now? “         

“Yes. Do you want
to take your remaining food with you?”  Brian offered her his hand as she stood
up.

  “Sure.” She gave
him a small smile.

Brian signaled for
the waiter and he made his way to their table.  Giving Brian the check and
taking her plate, he scurried off.

They were both quiet on the short
ride back to Stephanie’s house.  When Brian pulled up in her drive, he turned
to her.  “Baby, I’ll make this up to you,” cupping her chin.

Stephanie felt tears prick her eyes
but she blinked them away.  “I know.  I just want you to be safe.” 

“I’m always safe.  Let’s go.” 
Brian gave her his sexy half smile. 

Getting out of the car at the same
time, they both made their way quickly up to her door.  Brian reached up and
unlocked it for them.  Brain went to the bedroom to pack his things.  Stephanie
sat down at the kitchen island and tried to absorb what was happening. 

She took a deep breath, closed her
eyes and repeated
I can do this. I can do this
to herself.  Slowly
opening her eyes, she still had a sense of dread in her stomach.  Deciding to
not sit and dwell on it, Stephanie got up and placed her left over food in the
frig.  She then grabbed the dish towel and began wiping down the countertops. 

Brian came into the living room and
sat his bag down on the sofa.  He made his way into the kitchen and came up
behind Stephanie.    He pulled her hair back from her neck and leaned down to
kiss the sensitive area behind her neck.  He wrapped his arms around her waist
and brought their bodies together. 

“I’ll call as soon as I get to
Savannah but I don’t know when I’ll be able to call after that.  It depends on
how fast we can get the fire out.”  Brian placed a kiss just behind her left
ear. 

Stephanie turned in his arms to
face him.  She gave him a big hug and squeezed her eyes tight to keep from
crying.  “I know you will.  Please be safe.”

“Don’t worry baby.”  Leaning down
to give her a searing kiss, his tongue explored her mouth with need and
desire. 

Pulling back, he gave her a sexy
wink and turned to get his bag.  Stephanie walked with him to the door and
stopped in the doorway.  Brian made his way to his car.  Before getting in, he
looked back at her once more.  “I will call baby, I promise.  Once this is
over, we will pick back up where we left off.”  Brian got into his Charger and
drove south toward Savannah.