Jilted (14 page)

He’d just received a call from the private investigation agency that he used to find out where she lived. Skylar resided just outside the city in the suburbs. Ashley had written the address down and had been staring at it for the last several minutes. Not for the first time, he wondered if he was going completely insane to pursue this. He could write her and Jeremy off and be done with them. But she was an obsession that he couldn’t quite shake. While he was certain he was over her, she still had the power to make his body react in ways beyond his control.

Ashley regretted touching and tasting her again. For the remainder of the banquet he’d ran his finger across his upper lip. To someone looking on the outside he was in deep thought but in actuality he was smelling his finger to get a whiff of Skylar’s pussy.

It made him hate her for having this effect on him. He could still vividly remember the first time they were together and even just thinking about it made his dick uncomfortably hard.

The court proceeding had run late that day so he didn’t bother going by his office. Ashley was tired and all he wanted to do was have a beer and watch some sports on television. He knew that Skylar had a late class otherwise she’d be at his place. He liked that she would come to the penthouse when her classes and study group was over. She practically lived with him, staying over at least a few times a week.

He’d wanted her to formally move in with him but she didn’t want to abandon her mother and sister which he could appreciate. He liked that she was so close to her family. Ashley on the other hand barely tolerated his mother, and of late he and his siblings had started to drift apart. It didn’t help matters that they’d been so unwelcoming towards Skylar. Since that disastrous dinner, he’s been very protective of her.

After showering and settling in front of the television, he heard his buzzer go off. Ashley frowned because he wasn’t expecting visitors that night. He went to the intercom. “Who is it?”

“It’s me.”

“Where’s the key I gave you?”

“I forgot it. I’m sorry.”

He chuckled. For someone who had such a sharp mind when it came to school, Skylar could be quite forgetful with incidental things. It was something he found endearing about her. He held the door open for her as she came trudging down the hallway. Her hair was styled in the usual big puff that rested on top of her head. Skylar’s glasses had nearly slipped down the bridge of her nose and she wore a huge grin. She was incredibly adorable. Her arms were full of books which he took from her. “Wow, this seems like a lot of books to carry.”

“Yeah, I have to start studying for finals.” She stood on the tip of her toes and placed a light kiss on his lips.

He would have pulled her closer to get a deeper one if his arms weren’t full. He placed the items down on the end table. “To what do I owe the pleasure of your company? I thought you had a late class tonight.”

“I did but the professor let us out early so we could start studying. I wanted to see you before I sequestered myself in my room with my nose in old law books for the next couple weeks. I want to do well on the test. It would suck if went through three years of law school only to fail my finals.”

He put his arms around her and pulled her close. “In that case, I’m glad you came by. And as for you failing, that’s highly unlikely. When I subbed I saw that you were clearly one of the smartest people in class.”

“But being smart doesn’t matter if I don’t study.”

“So if you’ll be studying for finals does that mean I won’t see you for a while?”

“I’m sure I can take a break sometime.”

Ashley grinned. “I like the sound of that.” He lowered his head and brushed her lips with his. He loved kissing her because Skylar had the juiciest lips he’d ever sampled. They were big and soft like pillows, not to mention her taste was addicting. He pressed his erection against the junction of her thighs. There was nothing he wanted more in that moment than to toss her on the floor and have his way with her, but they had yet to take their relationship beyond deep kisses and heavy petting because Skylar was still a virgin.

It had surprised him that in the age of feminism, a woman in her twenties had never had sex. Not that he minded because he wanted to be Skylar’s first and only. But he didn’t want to press things until she was ready for it because he knew when it happened it would be worth the wait. It was a testament to how deep his feelings were for her. Before Skylar, he expected a physical relationship with the women he dated, not because he didn’t respect them, but because sex had always come easy to him. He’d lost his virginity at 16 to the daughter of a family friend and he hadn’t looked back. Ashley knew without conceit that he was what most people would consider handsome and he’d had no trouble finding bed partners. Women would often throw themselves at him. And if they wanted to play coy, he never forced anyone to do something they didn’t want to and he simply moved on. But Skylar was different. He’d wait forever for her if that’s how long it took.

With great reluctance he pulled away.

“Mmm, why did you stop?” She groaned.

“Because if we kept going, I’d have you laid out on the floor buck naked.”

Skylar giggled. “I wouldn’t mind.”

“Don’t say that unless you mean it.”

She batted her eyelashes at him. “Maybe I do.”

“Woman, you’re playing with fire.”

She smiled before pulling out of his arms. “Have you eaten yet?”

“I grabbed a burger after court, but I could eat again if you want me to order some food.”

Skylar shook her head. “I’m sure I can find something in your kitchen to cook. Besides, you always eat out. You’re spending a fortune in takeout.”

“That’s because I can afford it. Don’t worry, babe. You don’t have to cook anything for me. Besides, Sonya only brings groceries in once a week and most of the time she ends up throwing most of them out because they go bad.”

“That sounds like a challenge. I accept.”

“Good luck with that.”

A half an hour later they sat in front of the television each with a plate of pasta with red sauce and a beer. Skylar had managed to whip up the dish with fresh ingredients like a seasoned chef. When Ashley took a bite of his food, he couldn’t tell the difference between what Skylar had made and something he would have ordered in a restaurant. “This is fantastic. When did you learn to cook like this?”

She shrugged. “My mom believed in making sure her daughters were self-sufficient so she taught us a few basic dishes to make at an early age. And when I got older I began to experiment in the kitchen. You should taste Izzy’s food. The kid is only thirteen but she can whip up a mean chicken alfredo. She’s a wiz in the kitchen. Sometimes when my mom had to work late, I’d end up making dinner for Izzy and me. We didn’t eat out a lot because it wasn’t in the budget, so you got kind of creative toward the end of the month when payday hasn’t hit yet.”

Ashley loved when Skylar shared glimpses into her life. It made him love her a little more each time. He liked that despite the fact that she and her family had struggled, Skylar never complained about her circumstances, instead she made the best of them. He admired that despite earlier challenges in her life she was now on the cusp of graduating from law school. She was amazing, and she was his.

They finished their meals in companionable silence while watching a basketball game. It was good to be able to spend time with someone and just be quiet and it was okay. Sometimes words weren’t needed. After he helped Skylar clean up the dishes. She turned to him and pressed a kiss against his cheek.

“Thank you.”

Ashley raised a brow in question. “For what?”

“For being you.”

“Is that so? Well I think you should thank me properly,” he teased with a chuckle.

She scrunched up her nose. “No way, I have garlic breath. I was a bit heavy-handed with the stuff when I made the sauce.”

“So what? I have it too. Besides, you have to thank me properly, remember?”

“Persistent, aren’t you?”

“I wouldn’t be good at what I do if I wasn’t,” he whispered as his head made a slow descent. When his kissed her again, he wouldn’t be denied a kiss. The strong taste of garlic didn’t mute the sweetness of her mouth. In fact it made him hungrier. He pressed his tongue along the seam of her lips. “Open up for me, baby.” Ashley grabbed a handful of her hair to hold her head steady as he devoured her lips.

Skylar was ready for him however. She pushed her tongue forward to meet his. In an instant she became the aggressor, exploring his mouth like a wanton conqueror. Ashley’s body responded instantly to her passionate kiss.

His dick strained against his pants and he knew right then and there if he didn’t stop this, things would go much further than they ever had. When he tried to pull away, however, Skylar wouldn’t let him go.

She caught the lobe of his ear between her teeth and gave it a sharp nip. He gasped more from surprise than pain. Gently she began to suck as she ran her hands down the center of his body before cupping his hardness in her palm. Ashley ached with need. Her innocent exploration of his body was driving him insane and he was fast losing his ability to control himself.

“Skylar, what are you doing to me?”

“Making you feel good.” She gave his dick a light squeeze and then she nuzzled his neck. When she started unbuckling his pants. Ashley caught her wrists. “Baby, don’t start something you can’t finish.”

She gave him a saucy grin and winked. “Who said I didn’t want to finish? I want to do this, Ashley.”

“But not right here…not like this,” he groaned. He wanted her first time to be special. Not some quick romp in the middle of the kitchen. But Skylar seemed to have other ideas.

She pressed her lips against his, effectively silencing him. “Shhh. Just enjoy it.” She whispered before returning to the task of unbuckling his pants. Before he realized what was happening, Skylar dropped to her knees and slid his pants and boxers down his hips, freeing his cock.

“It’s nice,” she whispered running her finger along his length. “So thick.”

The warmth of her breath so close to his member was almost enough to make him come right then and there. “You don’t have to do this, Skylar,” he moaned giving her one more out but secretly he hoped that she would continue. There was no real conviction in his words. He’d envisioned this moment: Skylar’s lips wrapped around his hard dick.

And then it happened: she circled the base of his cock with her small hand and placed him in her mouth. Skylar swirled her tongue around the circumference of him, tasting him. She moaned, sending vibrating sensations along his sensitive member.

“So good,” Ashley murmured, digging his hands into her hair and slowly guiding her head along his shaft. She took him inch by excruciating inch at a time, managing to get most of him in her mouth. It took every ounce of his self-control not to thrust his forward and slam his dick down her throat. Skylar suctioned her lips around him as she bobbed back and forth, steadily picking up speed as she went.

He’d been with lovers far more skilled than Skylar, who knew all the tricks and would put the most seasoned of professionals to shame, but none of those women came close to making him feel what Skylar did. Her curious and exploratory ministrations wasn’t done simply to impress him or to show off her skills but genuinely to make him feel good and to him that was ten times better than anything he’d ever had before. He grew delirious with pleasure. Ashley groaned, throwing his head back, letting the waves of pleasure flow through her body. “Yes, baby. Just like that. Your mouth is magic.”

As she continued to stroke him with her mouth, she used her free hands to fondle his balls. Her touch was tentative at first but soon she grew more confident, giving them a gentle squeeze, milking them. It was all Ashley could handle. He was about to spill his seed right then and there but for her first time he needed to do that inside of her.

Releasing the grip he had on her hair, Ashley stepped away from her. Skylar looked up at him, her sherry eyes wide with confusion. She wiped her mouth with the back of her and it had to be one of the sexiest sights he’d ever witnessed. This woman had no idea what she was doing to him. “Didn’t you…didn’t you like it?”

Ashley pulled Skylar to her feet and kissed the tip of her nose. “More than you could ever imagine.”

“Then why did you make me stop?”

“Because I was about to climax in your mouth.”

“That was the point.”

“No. The first time I do that, I want us to make love properly.”

“Then that’s what I want.”

His breath caught in his throat. “Sweetheart, we don’t have to rush into anything.”

“If I didn’t want it, do you think I would have just sucked your dick? Ashley, I’ve wanted you for weeks, but you’ve been too much of a gentleman to take what I’ve been offering. I mean, I may be a virgin but it isn’t because I wasn’t interested in sex. I’d just never wanted anyone enough to do it with. But I do want you. Please, make love to me. I need you.” Skylar took his hand and placed it against her crotch. He could feel the heat emanating from her jeans.

This is what he’d been waiting for and now that moment was here. He kicked his pants off and to the side so that he wouldn’t trip over them before scooping her up in his arms and carrying her to his bedroom. Ashley wasted no time in removing the rest of his clothes and helping Skylar out of hers.