Chapter 11
Arrow was on edge, but he shouldn’t have been.
Izzy was lucky that he had gotten to her before I did. I didn’t know when or how this possessiveness of Arrow came over me, but her ass was playing with fire.
The moment I stepped out on the balcony, Arrow’s eyes had been on me, so her sitting in his lap had truly surprised him.
“I know you said you understand, but with your history, I have to make sure that you know that I am not that kind of man.”
“Arrow, I know. She just better be glad that you got to her before I did. I don’t get women like Izzy. Whatever the two of you shared is long gone. Unless she knows something I don’t, she needs to keep all of her body parts to herself.”
Arrow smirked, but I didn’t find anything funny.
“I don’t care what the next chick does. You won’t be out here fighting. You got me?”
My body tingled all over as his eyes swept my body from head to toe.
We’d been back at his house for an hour and had showered and were in bed watching a true crime docuseries I found on his streaming service. I was more interested in him than the show, but I wasn’t sure how to approach him about what I needed from him. Arrow created this sense of security, and my body was in dire need. However, technically, I was still married.
Although I had checked out long ago, would Arrow be able to truly see me?
“Can I ask you a question?” Arrow opened his mouth, and I said, “And if you say I already did, I’m gonna hit you.” We laughed.
“What’s up?”
I climbed into his lap, and his entire body tensed then relaxed.
“What would you do if I said after only knowing you for this little bit of time, I knew that I never wanted to be away from you.”
Arrow stared at me so hard for such a long time that I started to get up, but his hands settled on my thighs, holding me in place.
His right hand left my thigh and went to the back of my neck. My lips touched his, and for a few seconds, it was only light pecks. However, when his tongue swiped my bottom lip, things took a deep turn. I relaxed completely into Arrow, and there was a part of me that wanted to feel guilty because I was another man’s wife, but after the years of abuse, assault, and infidelity, I pushed it out of my mind. I deserved something that was for me.
Arrow turned his head slightly, and I was grateful because I doubted I would have come up for air if he hadn’t.
“You know once I take it there… there is no going back, right?”
“I don’t want to go back. Since being here with you, I have witnessed all the things I missed over the years. I thought I was rebelling against my folks with Gideon, and it turns out I was just a pawn in their game. With you, there is no hidden agenda. What you say is what it is. I know I have a lot to figure out and shouldn’t hop out of one thing into another, but I have to believe God gave me you for a reason.”
Arrow looked at me without blinking, then the next thing I knew, he was on his feet and carrying me down the hall.
“I hope you know you just fucked up.”
I giggled and held onto his neck.
Arrow wasn’t a small man, but I was a big girl. He carried me toward his room like he had Hendrix in his arms. He tossed me on the bed, and I bounced as laughter spilled through my lips.
Arrow came to me and started to lean over me but stopped.
“What’s wrong?” I asked as he rushed from his bedroom.
I sat up on my elbows, ready to climb from the bed, when he returned with the baby monitor.
“Almost forgot something. Don’t need my guy out there all alone thinking he been abandoned and shit ’cause his mama trying sit on my dick.”
I gasped and threw one of his pillows at him.
“You are truly impossible. You know that?”
There were no words spoken once Arrow set the monitor on his dresser.
His lids lowered to my body. I wore a floral print pajama set, but the way he looked at me, I wondered if he could see through the material. My nipples hardened as Arrows fingertips brushed against my stomach. I didn’t have a bra on, so when his large hands roamed under the fabric and brushed my nipples, I hissed.
My core tightened with his skin on mine…
“Move to the center of the bed.”
His voice was slow but steady, so I did what he asked.
“Right here?”
“Yeah. Can I eat your pussy, baby?”
I inhaled and threw my head back.
A simple question had set every part of me on fire. I didn’t think it was possible to want another human being the way I wanted Arrow. It was crazy because I still didn’t know his real name, but that didn’t matter because I just wanted him. I was brought back to the moment when cool air hit my most sensitive area. Looking down, I saw the top of Arrow’s head as his tongue dipped and wrapped itself around my clit.
He hummed and gripped both of my legs, making sure I had no escape.
“Oh my God! Arrow, please.”
“Please, what? Hmm? You told me I could have her, so let me enjoy my meal.” Arrow dropped his head back, and I wished that he hadn’t locked me in.
This was the first time I had anyone’s head between my thighs, and the sensation was overwhelming.
“Arrow!”
I felt him everywhere, and I couldn’t understand how that was possible.
My flesh prickled with goosebumps, there was ringing in my ears, and my mouth dropped open, yet there was no sound. Before I could verbally warn Arrow, I came on a silent scream that had my body folding despite his tight grip on my thighs.
I was crying and had no idea why.
“Damn, girl. We gon’ have to bottle this shit up.” He paused and looked at me. “Aw hell, never mind. I ain’t trying to be in jail because someone got a hit of this good shit. Ignore everything I just said.”
Arrow was talking to himself as he removed his pajama pants, and my eyes immediately gravitated below his waist.
“I’m not sitting on that,” I said and pointed at his hardness.
Arrow smirked and said, “Not yet, but soon.”
He got back in bed and used his hands to separate my thighs.
Since Arrow had gotten naked, I removed my nightshirt, and his eyes went straight to my breasts. Once the shirt was on the floor with the rest of the clothes, he leaned back and stared at my sex. I shivered at what could be going through his mind. There was a strong urge to ask a question, but since it would have ruined the mood, I folded my lips inward.
Arrow pulled me toward him, and I could feel him rubbing his hardness against my clit.
“Oh!” The best friction known to man had me in a chokehold.
Things changed in one breath because when Arrow entered me, I hadn’t been as prepared as I thought.
I lifted from the bed, and he wrapped his arm around my neck. Arrow’s lips found mine, and we did more breathing each other’s air than kissing, but that was perfectly fine. He worked me like there was a check at the end of our session. When he let me go, I flopped back, and he twisted slightly to the right and hit a spot I never knew existed. I wet him up, but his strokes never stopped.
I couldn’t remember the number of times I came before Arrow finally got his one.
“Fuck!” He tossed his head back and yelled. “You feel so fucking right.”
I agreed because sex with Gideon never felt like this. Not even in the beginning when things were good . Sex had always been about him, and those moments were nothing like this one.
Light filtered through the window, and I turned on my side. The ache between my thighs was a quick reminder of the night before.
I hissed as I stretched.
“Why the heck does it feel like I’ve been hit by a Mack truck?” I whispered.
“That’s what good dick will do to you.”
I jumped and immediately regretted the fast movement.
Arrow chuckled, and I rolled my eyes. He had every reason to be cocky, so I couldn’t even be mad. When I looked at him, I smiled.
Hendrix’s back was against Arrow’s chest, and they were watching some kid show.
“How long have y’all been up? I can’t believe he slept through the night.”
“Nah, he didn’t. I made him a bottle using that breast milk you had stored. You looked like you needed that sleep. I also watched a video on how to change his diaper.”
Arrow sounded so accomplished, and it warmed my heart.
“Well, thank you for stepping in. I didn’t realize how much sleep I needed until I was getting it.”
He grunted, and I reached for the baby so I could get some loving in.
I planned to make breakfast, but a quick look at the clock let me know that it was about lunchtime. Gingerly, I climbed from Arrow’s bed and trekked toward the door. I needed to freshen up so I could get our day started. On the walk yesterday, I found a library, and I wanted to take Hendrix so I could see what activities they had.
By the time I made it downstairs, Arrow was walking through the front door, holding a stack of mail.
“Hey. We need to talk about last night before we go on about our days.”
He looked me dead in the eyes, and I couldn’t help but wonder if he regretted our night.
“Oh…”
“It’s nothing bad. Just want to make some things clear now that you’ve given me that part of you. I don’t take that lightly, but you also shouldn’t take what I need to say lightly either.”
He kissed my forehead as he passed me, and I stood there, in the middle of the kitchen floor, stuck.
Last night had been important to me because I saw something in Arrow that I wished to see in Gideon for years. Had an ex sat in Gideon’s lap, he probably would have taken her into the clubhouse and slept with her. I was aware of the bad blood between Izzy and Arrow, but Gideon would have done the action to spite me. However, Arrow’s stance on me never wavered, and it felt right. What did having sex mean for the future?
I was a little nervous, but since I had opened that door, there was no closing it.
“Do you have a taste for anything specific for lunch?”
“I haven’t broken in my island, so my choice is you, but I’m cool with whatever you want.”
I gasped and couldn’t help the blush that found its way to my cheeks. Turning toward the refrigerator, I opened the door and looked at what we had. I had gotten a lot of things but mostly things that had to be prepared, and I regretted that.
“We can have hoagies and chips. Is that all right with you, sir?” I replied instead of entertaining his initial comment.
Arrow chuckled and confirmed that my option for lunch would be good. While I prepared our food, my mind wandered to the night before, and my flesh felt warm all over. I didn’t understand what I had just signed up for, but if I only had myself to be honest with… I could admit that I was ready.
Only thing standing in the way of my freedom was Gideon, and all of a sudden, I was no longer afraid about him finding us because I knew what waited on the other side for him.