Stronger With Her (29 page)

“Oh, god, James. I’m going to come. Please, please don’t stop,” I start begging

“I’m right here, babe. Come for me,” he whispers and continues his pace. Three thrusts later I’m screaming unintelligible words and James is chanting my name. I feel him erupt inside me and it’s like our souls connect at that moment. He slows down but continues to move until I’ve milked the last drop from him. When he finally stills, he looks down at me with a satisfied grin.

“I’m so glad you called me,” he says as he captures my mouth again. I nod while returning the kiss and mentally agree with him. I’m glad too.

I
made love to Stephanie all night. The only time I let her leave the bed was to use the bathroom, to take a quick shower with me, and to have some food. I can’t get enough of her.

“I need to sleep, please. Please let me sleep,” she whimpers as I suck on her nipples. Even while she’s protesting, her hips are moving against my fingers.

“I just need one more, baby. Just one,” I whisper in her ear as my thumb reaches her clit. It only takes a few more thrusts and a couple circles with my thumb and she’s falling over the edge again. The look on her face when she has an orgasm is addicting. The knowledge that I put it there is intoxicating, and I’m completely drunk on her.

I remove my fingers and pull the blanket up over our naked bodies. Stephanie has rolled onto her side and is already lightly snoring. I pull her against my body and hold her while she sleeps. My brain is working overtime trying to figure out how to keep this amazing woman in my life without my brother fucking everything up.

My thoughts are interrupted by her ass wiggling against my dick. Of course, it twitches and tries to get even closer to her. I know she needs to sleep so I will it to behave and drift off with the vision of her smile planted on my eyelids.

Something’s not right. I slowly open my eyes and it takes a minute to figure out where I am and that the bed is cold. I reach out to make sure, but she’s gone. I hold my breath and try to listen to the noises in the apartment. The bedroom door is closed and all I can make out is silence. Grabbing my boxers off the floor, I pull them on as I go off in search of my girl.

I find Stephanie sitting in the kitchen working on her laptop. I stand quietly in the doorway and watch her. She’s got her hair pulled back, a tight tank top and shorts on, and she’s chewing on the end of a pen while staring at the screen. The floor creaks under my feet and she looks up.

“I wondered how long you were going to sleep,” she says with a smile that goes all the way to her eyes, making them sparkle.

“How long was I out? I figured you were so tired that I’d be the first one up.”

“It was only a few hours. I don’t usually sleep much anyway. You looked so peaceful I couldn’t disturb you, so I thought I’d try and get a little work done until you woke up.”

I cross the short expanse between us and lift her out of the chair. She wraps her legs around my waist and her arms around my neck.

“What shall we do now that I’m up?” I wiggle my eyebrows suggestively and lower her a little so she can feel what else is up.

“James, as much as I enjoy having sex with you, and I do, my vagina needs a break. It’s had more action in the past eighteen hours than the pole at The Sprocket.” She kisses my nose and it helps curb my disappointment.

“I understand, baby. I didn’t think about you being sore. I’ll try really hard to keep my hands to myself.”

“Thank you. Do you want me to make you some breakfast?”

“That sounds wonderful. I’m happy to help,” I say giving her a quick kiss and lowering her to the floor.

We work together cooking eggs and bacon then eat in relative silence. Once the dishes are cleaned up, I grab her hand and lead her to the couch.

“I want to talk to you about my brother,” I say as we sit down.

She nods and looks away. “I assume you mean Jake, right?”

“Yes, baby, but it’s not what you think.” She glances up with tears building in her eyes.

I pull her into me and kiss her forehead.

“I know he hurt you. I want you to help me teach him a lesson once and for all.”

I’
m stunned by what James just said. I’ve wanted to make that asshole pay for the way he treated me at my old job. This could be fun.

“What did you have in mind?” I ask with a mischievous grin on my face.

“Ah, I was hoping you’d be on board. Here’s the thing. I want you involved but not directly. Do you think you can do that?”

“I don’t understand what you mean. You’re going to have to fill me in on your idea before I can agree to anything.”

“I figured as much,” he says nodding. “After my brothers and I worked out the scenario for the video I sent, we talked about something much worse than a punch to the gut. We think that the best way to get Jacob to learn his lesson is for him to be humiliated publicly; kind of an eye for an eye, or in this case embarrassment for being a dick.”

“So far I’m on board and I like it. He’s been such an asshole to me. Not just recently, but when I worked at Soklov.”

James’ fist clench and his breathing speeds up. “What did he do to you?” he asks through clenched teeth.

It’s obvious that he doesn’t have a clue about all the harassment I put up with. I’m not sure he can handle it.

“It wasn’t as horrible as you’re thinking. It was mostly lewd comments, crashing his computer so I would have to go down to his desk, asking me out constantly. I tried to ignore him as much as possible and when that didn’t work, I threatened to file a complaint. I finally decided to quit my job, but my boss fired me before I could resign. I haven’t been back to that building.”

“I wish I would have kicked his ass. He’s earned everything we give him,” James growls.

“Tell me about your plan. Maybe that will make you feel better,” I say as I climb up into his lap and wrap my arms around his neck.

He reaches up and grabs my hair, gently pulling until my head tilts back. Then he captures my lips with his and kisses me so deeply I feel it in my toes.

“Have I told you that I think you’re amazing? You’re so strong and determined. I wish I was more like you,” he says looking into my eyes. I can’t help the blush that blooms on my cheeks.

“I’m just me,” I say with a shrug. “I get by the best I can without falling apart. I don’t know what that makes me other than a survivor. What about you? How can you say that you’re not strong? You built your own company from the ground up, you take care of your mom and your brothers, and you’re an incredible man.” I lean in and kiss his cheek.

“Thanks, sometimes it doesn’t feel that way, you know? Especially when I feel helpless to protect those I care about. What Jacob did made me feel like that, and I refuse to let him get away with it.”

“Then, let’s get a plan together,” I say sliding off his lap to create some distance. I can’t think rationally when I’m that close to him.

“I thought that we could do something at The Shady Sprocket. Jacob thinks that he’s every woman’s dream and he’s invincible. I want to show him that he’s not. But, I don’t want you taking your clothes off in front of anyone but me from now on. I can’t kick their asses fast enough.”

The smile breaks through before I can stop it. This man has wormed his way into my life and wants to protect me. Never in my life have I felt like I was part of something bigger than myself, or that someone actually noticed me.

“Agreed,” I say nodding. “I won’t strip anymore.”

James puts his hands on both sides of my face and kisses me hard. I can feel my pussy stir to life, but there’s no way I’m going to do anything about it. I’m way too sore for more sex today. I push back a little to slow things down. The look of confusion on his face is absolutely adorable.

“Who can we get to help us?” James asks clearing his throat and shaking his head.

“I have an idea that may work. She’s not a pro, but I think she’s got what it will take to get the job done. When did you want to have this happen?”

“Is this weekend too soon?”

“It should work. I’ll have to text Trevor and make sure they’ll let me have a time slot. It’s never a problem, but I still have to ask.”

“I get that. So, who do you have in mind?”

“At this point, I think the less you know, the better. Trust me to get your brother good and humiliated. Bring the other boys so they can be witnesses. This will be very interesting, indeed.” I can already picture exactly what we’re going to do.

“You look like you’re going to enjoy this, baby,” he says kissing my neck. My head tilts to the side without my command and he continues licking and sucking on my skin.

“James, please,” I beg though I’m not sure what I’m begging for.

“I’ve got you. I won’t hurt you,” he whispers as his hands reach down to my waist. Using his upper body he presses me back so I’m laying on the couch. He moves his head down my torso, lifting my shirt and kissing the skin he exposes. He stops and pulls on my nipples with his teeth making my back arch and a loud groan escapes from my throat. James doesn’t spend much time on my breasts; he continues down to my belly until he reaches the waistband of my shorts. Slowly, he pulls them down and off my body. I didn’t bother with panties this morning so now I’m completely naked, except for my shirt that’s bunched up under my chin.