Chapter Five
CHAPTER FIVE
COHN
It was killing me countering Meghan’s claims that she was ready for us to have sex, but I didn’t want her to have even an ounce of doubt. Although something told me tonight could quite possibly be the night. To be sure, I’d gauge her like I had been and we’d see how the night progressed. I was running a bit earlier than my usual, but I didn’t think she’d mind. I never rushed her.
When I pulled in front of her place, another vehicle sat outside. Alarm bells thundered in my head. If I was overreacting, we could dismiss it as my intense personality. And I’d make it up to her later. Bolting from my truck, I rushed up to her door and didn’t even bother knocking. Meghan released a scream as I barged inside.
For a split second, I thought I had startled her until my gaze zeroed in on Rhett pinning her to the ground, ripping at her clothes.
A growl that was pure animalistic tore from my throat. Sprinting into her living room, I grabbed him by the back of his shirt and wrenched him off of her. Dragging him to his feet, I punched him square in the jaw, twice in rapid succession. He dropped like a block of cement.
Kicking him away from us, I crouched down and sat beside her before scooping her into my arms and settling her on my lap, hugging her tightly to my chest. “Fuck, come here, Cupcake.” I ran my hand through her hair soothingly. “I know you’re not alright, but did he do anything to you?” Now that I was no longer in ‘pound the motherfucker’ mode, my heart was thundering in my chest for another reason. It wasn’t only my normal protective nature that had kicked in; I was starting to fall in love with Meghan. I had known from the start that she was different for me and there was something about her that drew me to her. But I hadn’t expected this. Yet I couldn’t say that it bothered me.
“Just ripped my clothes and punched me in the face.” She burrowed into my shirt.
Pulling my phone from my pocket, I gently cupped her face to take a look at her cheek and growled at the discoloration starting. Tapping open my contacts, I clicked the number I needed and held it up to my ear.
Five seconds barely passed before he picked up. “Trent here.”
“Hey, Trent. Sorry to bug you since it’s not to go out for a beer. Do you happen to be on duty right now?”
“For a few more hours. Do you need something?” He was a great friend, never hesitating to offer to help out, even before he heard the request.
“My girlfriend was attacked in her house. I knocked the guy out. He’s sprawled out on her floor. I’ll call 911 as soon as I get off with you to make it official, but I wanted you to handle it if you were available.”
“Give me the address and I’ll be there as soon as possible.”
I rattled off her address and once I disconnected with him, I called in the emergency. After explaining the situation, the dispatcher assured me an officer was on his way.
“Is Trent a good friend?” Meghan blinked up at me. Then she tucked her head into my neck and snuggled in closer to me.
I tightened my hold. “He is. I met him one of my first days on the job site. He’s a great guy and I was hoping he’d be on duty because I think you’d be more comfortable talking to him.” Rearranging her in my arms, I stood and walked over to the couch and sat down, keeping her on my lap and angling myself so that I could keep an eye on the fucktard. Wiping some stray strands of hair from her face, I kissed her forehead. “When you are hungry, we can order some food to be delivered. You let me know.”
Her brows scrunched in concentration and then she pouted. “I don’t want this ruining our night.”
“It won’t. I got here in time and now you’re safe and we can hang out.” I ran the back of my fingers along the cheek without the bruise.
“After we take care of things with the police, I want to continue our night as planned.”
“Are you sure?”
“Positive. My cheek is a little sore and I’m still a bit shaken, but it’s over and you’re here now so everything is perfect. I’m not going to let him mess up tonight for us.”
Something in her expression had me wondering if she had been planning for us to have sex tonight and was still intending to move forward with her decision. I wouldn’t add to her upset right now, instead I’d wait and see what transpired later.
Flashing lights outside her window drew our attention to the front door. A moment later, someone knocked. “Winter Park PD.”
“Come on in, Trent.” I yelled.
He poked his blond mop inside the doorway. After his eyes surveyed the scene, his gaze stopped on the two of us on the couch. “Is she up for some questions?”
“Yes, that will be fine.” Meghan slid from my lap to sit beside me, but curled herself into my side, pulling the ripped edges of her shirt together. “Come on in and have a seat.” She gestured to her matching recliner.
He tucked his six foot bulky build into the chair and studied her with his hazel eyes. Then he flipped open his pad and rattled off some questions.
A low growl rumbled in my chest when she mentioned how Rhett had gotten into her house and more snarls escaped as she recounted the rest of his attack.
When Trent was finished, he handed her his card. “This is pretty cut and dry, but just in case you need to contact me for anything else.” Then he stood and walked over to Rhett’s slumped body and shook him. “Wake up. Winter Park police here to collect you.”
Rhett grumbled something under his breath and then jerked to an upright position, rubbing at his jaw. “What’s going on?”
“You’re under arrest buddy.” Trent listed the charges he was facing and read him his rights. “Because of that, you and I are going to take a little trip and you’re going to leave this girl alone.” He hauled Rhett to his feet and cuffed him before leading him toward the front door.
“Hey, you should be arresting him. He hit me.” Rhett struggled in Trent’s grasp as he grew more alert to the current situation.
“And you hit her after forcing your way into her house and attempting to do a lot more. It was self-defense as he was protecting her. Let’s go.”
Following the two, I stopped at the door to close and lock it behind them. “I want you to start keeping your door locked. Even if it means I won’t be able to let myself in.” I walked back over to rejoin her on the couch.
She twisted her body and smiled at me. “Maybe I’ll just give you your own key.”
“You trust me that much?” I couldn’t keep the astonishment out of my voice. And a wave of contentment filled my chest.
“Yes. Completely. Not only with my physical safety, but with my heart. I don’t believe you would ever hurt me in any way.”
“No, I would not. You are always safe with me.” Especially since I was falling in love with her. “Are you still sure you want to go out for dinner?” I cupped her cheek in my palm, being careful of the bruise.
“Yes. I need to change and fix my hair and put on some make-up, but it shouldn’t take me too long. And I need to take something for this headache. I hope it goes away quickly. I already had to deal with one today, but this one is more like a dull throb.” She placed her hand on top of mine. “Would you hang out in my bedroom while I get ready?”
“I absolutely will. It means I get a little sneak peek. I would never say no to that.” I waggled my eyebrows at her. Knowing she was still shaken up from the incident, I teased her about a peep show so that she wouldn’t feel bad about needing that added security.
Hopping up off of the couch, she tugged me down to her room.
However, I stood in the doorway, with my arm bracing the frame. “Ah, this is where our magic can ignite. I’ll enjoy my show from here, for now. If I step inside, we’re going to find ourselves tangled up on that nice bed you have there and we need to get some dinner first.” I also wasn’t sure tonight was an ideal time for sex anyway. It would be her first time and she’d just experienced a trauma. That being the case, I wanted to play things lightly.
She shot me a saucy smirk. “Dessert then.” When she stepped into her connecting bathroom, she left the door half way open. Standing at the sink, she washed her hands and face and then began running a comb through her hair. Next, she applied her make-up before padding into her bedroom and over to her closet. Pulling out a pale blue sundress, she spread it out on her bed before tugging off her t-shirt – balling it up and tossing it into the garbage can – and dropping her pants onto the floor. For a moment, she was covered only in another white lacy bra and matching pair of panties, which despite their pure allure looked sexy as hell on her. Then she slipped on her dress. Finished, she crossed the room and stopped in front of me, placing her hand on my chest. “You can put your tongue away now.” Her eyes twinkled with her humor.
“For now, but there’s a good chance it will be coming out to play later.” I growled before claiming her mouth in a searing kiss. So much for taking things slow and easy tonight.
When we pulled apart, she stared up at me and her expression gave me the impression her thoughts were at war with one another. Not sure exactly where her head had gone, I clasped her hand in mine and walked us to her front door.
“I thought we’d go to Aqua Reef for some seafood tonight. I know you can get great seafood almost anywhere around here, but in my opinion, this place makes the best. And their side dishes are scrumptious too.”
After she locked her door, I led her to my truck. Rhett’s vehicle still sat outside, but thankfully Meghan paid it no mind. The drive to the restaurant was filled with easy conversation which carried into dinner, along with a good amount of flirting.
On the way back to her place, she kept shooting me heated looks that didn’t contain an ounce of uneasiness. I doubted my expression hid much of my own arousal, but I worked to keep myself in check so that this was completely on her terms.
I pulled in front of her house and the two of us walked up to her door. After she unlocked it, we stepped inside.
Turning to me, she wrapped her arms around my waist and plastered her body up against mine. “I want you to make love to me tonight. I’m positive I’m ready.”
Groaning at the feel of her soft body crushed against my hard one, I tugged her lower section even closer as I tucked the fingers of my free hand under her chin to lift her gaze to mine. “I hope you know I want you so bad. I’m sure you can feel it. So don’t ever doubt that.” Not being able to help myself, even knowing I shouldn’t, I ground my erection into her belly. “But I can wait another day or even more. Earlier you suffered a traumatic experience and this having sex for the first time is a big deal. I want you completely at ease about your decision.” My dick rebelled at my reasoning, trying to punch its way through my pants. Leaning down, I pressed a gentle kiss to her lips.
“I’m not going to lie; that incident with Rhett was scary as hell, but it’s over. And it in no way puts a damper on how I’m feeling right now. With you and what I’m hoping will happen between us really soon.”
Harley’s words came rushing back to me. But you’d be amazed at what a girl will do when she’s comfortable with a man.
Was it only comfort or something more? It was a hell of a lot more for me. “I’m not sure if it would be good to tell you this now or if you’d think I was using it to get you into bed. Even though I’ve been the one postponing this to make sure you were absolutely sure. Or if I told you afterward, you’d think I only meant it because we had slept together. But neither of those would be true. I’ve fallen in love with you, Meghan.”
She stared at me for a moment, expression unreadable, and I was positive she was going to bust out laughing or something. But then a beautiful smile curled her lips. “Wow. I had hoped since you were willing to take things slower with me than your usual that there was something more than just caring about me. But I never in a million years would have expected that. Although it’s a wonderful surprise especially since I’m falling in love with you too.”
I captured her lips in a searing kiss this time. Shoving my tongue inside, I swallowed her sigh and curled my tongue around hers, tasting and devouring her entire mouth. When we pulled apart, we were both panting.
Taking my hand in hers, she led me down her hallway. “I want the full Cohn experience. Don’t hold anything back.” Inside her room, she backed up to her bed, shooting me a flirty grin, her eyes dancing with mischief.
Easing her down to her mattress, I tumbled down on top of her. “You’re going to get the extended version because I plan on keeping you.” Reaching for the bottom of her dress, I dragged the material up her body and then slipped it over her head and flung it aside. Releasing a low growl, I licked my lips because the girl made plain white fucking hot.
“Uh-uh, your clothes come off too. I want to feel your skin on mine even before we get to the grand finale.”
Lifting myself off of the bed, I stood at the side and locked eyes with her while I unbuttoned my shirt and then slid it off of my shoulders to drop onto the floor. Her eyes glazed over with heat as she stared at my chest. The hunger in mine had to be tenfold. After quickly grabbing a condom from my wallet and tossing it onto the bed, I unsnapped and unzipped my jeans before tugging them down my legs and kicking them to the side. Then I prowled up her body and pressed my lips to hers in a hard kiss. “If at any time you need me to stop, slow down, or anything, you make sure you tell me. Okay?”
“Okay.”
While trailing my lips down her throat, my hands made their way to her bra to relieve her of it. Breasts revealed for me to feast on, I wrapped my lips around one of the nipples and teased the nub. Then I sucked the entire globe into my mouth as I ran my tongue over her flesh. Fuck, I loved her body. My dick couldn’t wait to sink into it and had hardened to the point of pain.
Arcing off of the bed, she pressed her chest into my face as little mewls escaped her lips.
On a quest to drive her insane, I released her breast with a pop, but captured her nipple between my lips again, alternating hard pulls with little nips.
Her hands found their way into my hair and she tugged on the strands. “Oh yes. Cohn that feels so good.”
Not one to neglect a breast, I slid my tongue over to her other one and took her nub into my mouth and suckled while my hand palmed the one I had just had my mouth on. After massaging the soft flesh, I rolled her nipple between my thumb and finger. When I pinched it and sucked hard on the other one, she flew apart.
“You’re stunning when you come.” Her skin flushed and dewy, her hazel eyes a brighter green and dilated, she was a gorgeous sight. I kissed both of her breasts before trailing my lips down her chest and belly to her mound. Situating myself between her spread thighs, I dropped a kiss right above her clit before sliding lower to run my tongue up her slit.
She jolted, her thighs squeezing my head. “I should be used to that, but your mouth feels so good every time.” Her breathy words made me smirk against her skin.
Hands on her hips, I lapped my tongue all around her soft folds. “Because I know how delicious you taste, I can’t get enough.” After a few more licks, I tasted my way up to her clit and made circles around the little nub with the tip of my tongue.
Her legs started to quiver so I sucked her clit into my mouth and then withdrew to run my tongue along her labia before plunging inside her pussy. I thrust my tongue in and out several times before running it up to her clit again and starting over. When she began to thrash on the bed, I wrapped my lips around her clit and sucked hard. She shattered again, this time on a scream, while I drank up every bit of her sweet release.
“So good, but I’m going to pass out before we get to the grand finale. Unless that’s your goal.” She narrowed her eyes at me.
Smacking my lips, I chuckled at her adorable anger. “No. I want to make sure you are really wet and ready so that this first time is good for you too.”
“Oh. I kinda forgot about that.” Her lips pulled into a slight frown before she brightened again. “It’s okay. I know you’ll make this as perfect as possible. I want this right now. And there will be countless other times that will be even better.”
“There sure as fuck will be. Now let me get back to feasting on your delectable pussy.” I dropped my mouth to her opening again and licked all around, dipping my tongue inside, and then tasting my way up to her clit to nibble. Adding a finger to my ministrations, I slid it inside and pumped in and out while my tongue continued its torment. While she was lost to the sensations, I pushed another digit inside and then another, hoping her pleasure would override any discomfort. She released a little squeal, but it quickly morphed into a moan. Tongue licking, fingers thrusting, I curved one of my fingers up to hit her sweet spot and she detonated. Her entire body shook as her orgasm claimed her and my name wrenched free from her throat.
“Oh my God.” Her chest heaved with her breaths and her eyes glazed over.
Pushing up from her body, I removed my boxers, my cock springing free, thrilled to be joining the action . . . finally. After ripping open the condom wrapper, I rolled the latex along my length, giving it a couple hard squeezes to settle it down a bit.
“You’ll go slowly, right?”
“Yes. And I’m going to make it as good for you as I possibly can. Trust me.”
“I do.” She nodded, her eyes wide, but burning with lust.
Dipping down, I licked her folds again and teased her clit. As soon as her body started to tremble, I replaced my tongue with two fingers and moved up her body. Positioning my dick at her entrance, I curled one of my digits to hit her G-Spot and as soon as her climax struck, I removed my fingers, pushed my cock in on one long thrust – not forcefully but in one fluid motion – and sucked one of her nipples into my mouth. I hoped the sensation overload would help her to focus on the pleasure instead of any pain or discomfort.
“Ow ow ow . . . ohhh wait, that feels good now.” Closing her eyes, she sighed into the bed.
“Fuck, Meghan, your pussy is so warm and tight. You’re squeezing me like a vice and it’s incredible.” I slowly rocked in and out of her, waiting for her pleasure to catch up to mine, my eyes rolling into the back of my head from the ecstasy.
Wrapping her arms around my neck and hooking her legs around my waist, she arced up into my thrusts. Each of my plunges now slid across her clit. “That feels even better.” She moaned.
When her pussy walls fluttered along my dick and her moans increased, I sped up my pace. Each thrust ripping a sexy groan from her and a strangled growl from me. Leaning down, I covered her mouth with mine and licked my way inside. Our tongues dueled as I devoured her. Within moments, her tunnel rippled along my cock sending flashes of electricity along all of my nerve endings. As the bolts of pleasure rushed back toward my groin, my orgasm shredded me, barreling over me like a charging bull. I came so hard I was sure I blew out some brain cells. Releasing her lips, I roared out her name. Still trying to catch my breath, I dropped to the bed beside her, wrapped my arms around her waist, and pulled her across my chest.
While she snuggled her head into my neck, I reached between us to tug off the condom. “Can I put this in the trash can you threw your shirt into?” Only a few smears of blood stained the latex.
“Yeah, that’s fine.” She murmured.
After tossing it into the garbage, I swiped my fingers along my thigh before wrapping my arm around her to hug her tight. “Are you okay? I know the first time can be uncomfortable for the girl, but I made sure you were fully aroused and incredibly wet before I slid inside.” I ran my fingers up her spine, relishing the feel of her hot, dewy, silky skin and reliving the memory of her hot tight pussy strangling my cock.
Peeking up at me, a sly grin curved her lips and her eyes were bright with contentment. “I’m glad I waited for you. I’m convinced you made all the difference. It pinched at first, but you were right, even though I was convinced you were trying to pleasure me into unconsciousness, being so stimulated helped me move past it quickly and it started to feel really good. And I’m sure our next times are going to be even better.”
“Good. That’s a relief. I knew it would feel phenomenal for me, but I wanted to make it as pleasurable for you as possible. And our next times are going to be mind-blowing.” I kissed the crown of her head. “As crazy as this is for me, I’m incredibly happy I met you that night at the bar. You were completely unexpected, but perfect for me.”
“You know the loveliest things to say and they don’t always include the words pussy, dick, or fuck.” She shot me a teasing smirk.
I chuckled at her sass and cussing. “You are starting to get a potty mouth. I love it.”
“Ugh. I don’t want to move, but I’m so sweaty and sticky I need a shower.”
“How about we shower together and I wash you? I promise, no sex though, I don’t want to make you more sore. And then I’ll head home and we can hang out tomorrow and do something of your choice.”
She stared at me for a beat. “I love the shower idea, but how about you spend the night? Then we can head to your place tomorrow for you to change before we go anywhere.”
“Cupcake, your idea is even better.” Sliding off of the bed with her cradled in my arms, I carried her to her bathroom. While Meghan enjoyed the warm water caressing her body, I soaped her up and shampooed her hair before quickly cleaning myself and then we climbed back into bed.
Both of us on our sides, my arms wrapped tightly around her, pulling her snug up against my chest, we fell asleep.
The next morning, sunlight peeking through her pale peach curtains stirred me awake. Meghan was still curled up against me so I tunneled my hands into her hair and kissed her forehead.
She blinked dreamy eyes up at me and gave me a sleepy smile. “I love waking up like this.”
“Well, I’d be fine with alternating whose place we have the sleep over each time.” My phone buzzed on her nightstand. Reaching over to grab it, Harley’s name flashed across the screen. Tapping the button to answer, I placed it at my ear. “Kinda early to be calling on a Saturday don’t you think?”
“Maybe, maybe not.” I detected the smile in her voice. “I’ve already been up for a couple of hours with Amelia. But I wanted to make sure I caught you before you made other plans. Shade and I would like to invite you over for dinner tonight.”
“Can I bring my girlfriend with me?”
Meghan’s eyes widened.
“The girl you met at Katie’s party?” Harley giggled at her question.
“How the hell do you remember shit like that?”
“That night was so hilariously weird; every detail is imprinted on my brain. I knew from that night on nothing would be the same for you.”
“Not completely true. I still love pussy. The only difference is now it’s only going to be one for me.”
A crimson blush ran up Meghan’s neck and flushed her cheeks.
I shot her a wink. “What are you making for dinner so I know what kind of wine to bring?”
“Chicken Parmesan. I’ll see you guys at six.” Harley disconnected.
Setting my phone back on the nightstand, I wrapped my arms around Meghan. “Alright, girlfriend, what do you want to do today before we have dinner at Harley and Shade’s?”
“I like hearing you call me girlfriend. Although Cupcake is kinda growing on me too.”
“We’re in this for the long haul, right?” I ran my fingers along her cheek, the bruise starting to turn bluish-purple, but I shoved the reminder of its cause aside.
“We are. I’ll make us some French Toast for breakfast and then maybe we can go miniature golfing. We haven’t done that yet.”
“Congo River Golf is close by. I’ve been there once with some guys from work before we went out for beers. It was a nice course.”
“And then maybe I can bake some peanut butter cookies before we head to dinner. I know you’re taking wine, but I’d like to take something too.”
“Can I sample the cookies while you bake?”
“Of course. I’ll want your help as well, boyfriend.” Sliding out of my arms and off of the bed, she strode into the bathroom.
I chuckled at her retreating figure. Crazy as it was, I had a girlfriend now and was planning on keeping her. I shook my head at the unexpected turn of events. A month ago, I would have called someone a crazy mother fucker if he would have said I’d be putting my bachelorhood and prowling the bars behind me and meeting a girl who would turn my world on its axis. But here I was and I couldn’t be happier. Life was always full of surprises and my latest one was the best one imaginable. I couldn’t wait to see what else life had in store for Meghan and me. But I was confident it was going to be phenomenal.